Chapter 1823: Chapter 1042: Ninja Team General_2
The person who came was completely dressed like an old-school ninja, a style Yang Xiao had only seen at domestic comic conventions and had even made fun of for being overly ugly at the time.
However, this individual’s strength was not weak at all, boasting spiritual power at the peak of Ghost Level, even stronger than Ku Daoist from the domestic Evil Cultivation Squad.
After seeing the person’s outfit clearly, Wang Yue Qianxun’s face also darkened, "We are no match for him. I’ll stay to hold him off, you find a chance to leave."
"Who is he?" Yang Xiao wasn’t planning on leaving. Wang Yue Qianxun was a good person, and Yang Xiao liked her personality a lot. Besides, it’s just a peak of Ghost Level, not someone he hasn’t fought before.
If he was willing to risk it all, not to mention Ghost Level peak, even if a half-step Netherworld Realm came, they’d have to die here today.
"Don’t hesitate, this guy is different. He’s from the Kah Party; under the Kakou Gate Master, there are five Ninja Team Generals, codenamed Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Air. Together they are known as the Shadow Gate Five Escape Clans. This person is the Air General among the five, not someone you or I can handle."
"Yang Xiao, stop dithering. If you leave now, at least one can still go. Wait any longer, and no one will be able to!" Wang Yue Qianxun pulled out a wooden hairpin from her coiled long hair and gripped it in her hand. Clearly, this was her magic artifact.
"Heh heh heh..." The newcomer emitted a night owl-like laughter, hoarse and raucous, and constantly measured Yang Xiao with a cold glare: "Looks like I’m lucky, caught a big fish in one net—the special envoy sent by Hua Country Patrol General Bureau to the Ju Mountain Family. You’re worth quite a bit of money!"
"This young girl is also not bad, so young yet already the head of a regional intelligence agency, a direct member of the Ju Mountain Family, and quite a figure too, heh heh heh..." The Air General among the five was quite pleased with himself.
Yang Xiao was resigned, why do villains always show up in the same manner, even with this grating laughter that seems made from the same mold? Can’t they be a bit more creative?
"Miss Wang Yue, don’t worry. With me here, I’m terrifyingly strong." Yang Xiao drew his ring-headed saber with a reverse grip and shook his left hand, the Ghost Lantern appeared in an instant.
With the Ghost Lantern lit up, the green halo it emitted immediately dispelled the fog within 5 meters, clearing the opponent’s domain.
Having been tempered in the Secret Realm this time, his strength has improved further. He has now touched the threshold of Upper Ghost Level, and he’s not the least bit afraid to deal with this Old Ghost.
To be honest, Yang Xiao has gotten used to fighting against stronger opponents over the years. The foes were almost always stronger than him, but through his hard work and a bit of help from his kind elder sisters, he ends up being the last victor.
Today will be no exception.
Seeing the fog grow thicker and completely engulf them, Wang Yue Qianxun also knew it was too late to escape now. To survive, she’d have to fight.
"They’re not alone. Besides this guy and those two puppet fighters, there’s another hidden in the fog behind," Wang Yue Qianxun reminded.
"Got it." Yang Xiao had long used the Human Bone Staff to sense the nearby situation—they’ve been surrounded. Besides the leading Ninja Team General, there are three enemies.
Among them are the two guys who waved earlier; they used to be Wang Yue Qianxun’s subordinates but now they’re dead and transformed into puppets.
The strength of these two puppets is considerable—one Upper Ghost Level Middle, one Upper Ghost Level Lower. And hidden in the fog behind them is another one that’s stronger, with spiritual power comparable to his.
"Your Ju Mountain Family is really wealthy, sending two Ghost-level Apostles to scout ahead. You do pay me a lot of attention," Yang Xiao joked to ease the tense atmosphere and to comfort Wang Yue Qianxun.
"You’re overthinking it. These two people were just Fierce Level Apostles. I don’t even know what that guy did to them that their strength skyrocketed to this level." Wang Yue Qianxun’s perception was sharp; she sensed a very stable spiritual power vibration from her former two subordinates, different from those hastily made puppets.
If she weren’t aware of these two guys’ backgrounds and knew for sure this wasn’t some illusion disguise, she would have considered them living, human apostles.
The Ninja Team General was not making a move, and neither did Yang Xiao nor Wang Yue Qianxun strike first—as delaying time was more favorable to the two. After all, the Ju Mountain Family would soon realize the two were out of contact, and reinforcements were on the way.
"How soon will your people arrive?" Yang Xiao asked softly.
"The first wave of reinforcements will come quickly, but there’s no expert nearby who can match this person. For someone with enough weight, it’ll take at least an hour and a half to get here," Wang Yue Qianxun replied softly.
"Not to criticize, but your intelligence work is rather poor. I’m the Patrol General Bureau’s special envoy, wouldn’t you at least send some experts with enough weight to protect me?"
"I have such a large family business back home waiting for me to inherit, should anything happen to me, will you be able to explain?"
Whenever he’s extremely tense, Yang Xiao unwittingly utters nonsense, easing the atmosphere while also relieving his pressure.
"I have the ability to protect you. You had the chance to leave just now; it was you who insisted on staying, even telling me not to worry, claiming you’re terrifyingly strong." Wang Yue Qianxun didn’t indulge him, retorting directly with two sentences.
Yang Xiao was displeased hearing this, baring his teeth: "Hey, I say, how could you..."
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
The Ninja Team General hidden in the fog clapped his hands as if watching a play, "Stop this act; neither of you is leaving. Today, let the two of you become doomed lovers; die together!"
"Wait a minute!" Yang Xiao raised his hand, interrupting the Ninja Team General’s subsequent spellcasting, somewhat annoyed: "I say, you seem to have a problem with your brain. I’m the Patrol General Bureau’s special envoy, here with the bureau’s mission, holding lots of high-level intelligence. If you kill me, where will you get the intelligence from?"
"Why don’t you try persuading me to surrender first? Please, at least give me a way out unwillingly, it’s much more embarrassing to surrender outright."
"I’m really accommodating, accept both soft and hard tactics, especially powerless against beauty traps—high-cool big sisters, sweet lolis, none refused. As long as you offer enough benefits, I’ll tell you anything, clearly priced, fair to all ages." Yang Xiao said in one breath.
This statement left the half-hidden Ninja Team General in the fog bewildered for quite a while until he sneered coldly: "Fine then, surrender. As long as you surrender and honestly hand over the intelligence you hold, I guarantee not to kill you and even give you what you want."
"Be a bit more polite, mind your tone," Yang Xiao reminded.
"Special Envoy, please follow me back and meet the Sect Leader. Our Kakemono Gate will treat you well," the Ninja Team General endured patiently.
"Should I understand this as your Kah Party’s request to me?" Yang Xiao asked.
"Of course."
"Then shut up, I disagree," Yang Xiao bluntly cut off the conversation.
In the next second, a figure mysteriously appeared behind the Ninja Team Air General, suddenly raised its leg, and kicked through the other’s body.
It was the Bone Burning Taoist puppet controlled by Yang Xiao that struck. After recent tempering, Yang Xiao had become relatively proficient in controlling this puppet, although not as freely as the Mirror Ghost, it’s a decent combat strength; this guy’s two magic artifacts are quite good.
However, the scene of splattering blood and flesh did not occur; instead, the other’s body dissipated like fog, completely merging into the mist and disappearing.
While the Bone Burning Taoist looked around, searching for the other’s whereabouts, in the next second, a terrifying scene unfolded. In the fog behind him, a shadow quickly condensed, then the shadow raised a leg and kicked through the Bone Burning Taoist’s body.
The Bone Burning Taoist who got his body pierced seemed to have his soul extracted and fell straight to the ground, instantly severing the connection with Yang Xiao.
What shocked Yang Xiao even more was that the shadow that just suddenly appeared behind the Bone Burning Taoist, although merely a phantom, the outline of that shadow was clearly the Bone Burning Taoist himself, and the move was exactly the one used in the sneak attack before.
"Use the other’s tactics to apply on oneself!" Yang Xiao was taken aback. This move is so similar to the magic artifact ability from the Taoist Great Demon he possesses.
At this moment, Yang Xiao finally understood, this guy was accompanying him for idle talk to stall time, but actually, he was luring him into making a move. This guy’s abilities are truly terrifying!
"Heh heh heh..." A night owl-like laughter emerged from the depths of the fog; the laughter was untraceable, but the mocking intent in it was unmistakable.
"Patrol Office Special Envoy, nothing extraordinary! The Sect Leader has decreed, a dead envoy is more useful than a living one!"
