Chapter 1001 – Opponents
After sending Lady Xiuxi and the others back to the ship, he didn’t encounter any trouble and didn’t sense anything amiss when he entered or left the immortal palace. However, this kind of calmness that should not have existed made An Zheng even more worried. An Zheng, Du Shoushou and the others returned to the Immortal palace as soon as the sun rose on the second day.
Du Shoushou pondered as he walked: “What do you think, if this immortal palace iuge battlefield and Da Xi is already in, now that we have organized the Buddhist Sect to be in a trap, what do you think Zhuge Qionglu will do next?”
An Zheng: “Do you still remember that secret realm? the same one that the Immortal Emperor Purple Ivy and the Demon Emperor’s Grand Criticism had built together. ”
“You mean Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb?”
“Right.”
An Zheng nodded his head, “I keep having the feeling that when the Demon Emperor’s Grand Criticism and Immortal Emperor Purple Ivy created that kind of secret realm, they were not only to protect the mortal world at that time. The special thing about the secret realm is that when people like Zhao Mie go in, they can’t get out. ”
Du Shoushou said: “But what does this have to do with Zhuge Qionglu, do you mean to do with that old fellow? “But if we send it in, that guy will be making trouble inside.”
An Zheng shook his head. “I’m just a little worried.”
“Have you noticed An Zheng? The Frozen Land has been very calm recently.”
“Indeed, I wonder what the Emperor Zhuo Qingdi is doing.”
“Better to stay calm.”
“How is that possible? The Emperor Zhuo Qingdi and Zhuge Qionglu are the same type of people, their goal is the extermination of cultivators. The reason why would not cooperate with him was because the Emperor Zhuo Qingdi was able to control the whole world with their help of Demon Beasts. Zhuge Qionglu wanted to exterminate the cultivators, not hand the world over to the beasts. Thus, before exterminating the cultivators, he will definitely think of a way to eliminate the Emperor Zhuo Qingdi. ”
“It’s better for these two to fight each other. They’re just biting off more than they can chew.”
Du Shoushou said: “It’s also because of this world’s bad luck, how could there be two scum like you. The two of them just messed around, and the people got their seedlings. ”
As the three of them walked, the streets of the immortal palace became much more deserted. Most of the people had entered the secret realm, which wauge trap. But An Zheng was unable to stop them from entering. If An Zheng stood out and said that none of them were to enter, then there was a person who wanted to kill all of you. Those people would definitely not believe An Zheng. They would only think that An Zheng didn’t want them to go in to search for treasures, so that he could keep the treasures for himself.
“Let’s split up and ask around.”
An Zheng looked around: “Before the sky turns dark, meet up at the entrance of the secret realm. It’s too peaceful in the immortal palace, so it’s not a good thing at all. ”
“Alright!”
The three of them split up to gather information, and An Zheng and the others put on the masks that Zhong Jiuge had given them, so ordinary people would not be able to recognize them. An Zheng had a lot of people looking for information, but most of them were going to the secret realm, so there was not a single clue about Soaring Sky. They also didn’t care about the Soaring Dragon Mountain, they only cared about whether or not they would get nothing if they went in too late.
Currently, Inside the Immortal Palace was like a newly opened big city. All the broken houses on the streets were cleaned up and set up with restaurants, brothels, casinos, auction houses and other kinds of shops. These were the places with the most information. Furthermore, all the restaurants here were opened by powerful forces. The most valuable thing was not the wine, but the news. He would go to any restaurant and randomly order a bottle of wine. The lowest starting price would biece of Golden-Rank Spirit Stone. Let’s see what you’re looking for. If the information is important, the price will be higher.
An Zheng knew that it was impossible to get news of Zhuge Qionglu from the restaurant, but he could gather some extraordinary information. For example … Warring States Plan. If the combatants had already been arranged to hunt cultivators, then the news would definitely be bought.
Amongst the martial arts world, the Thousand Sect was the most well-informed. The people of the Thousand Sect were in various walks of life. Although the majority of them were some small fry, there were also some true experts among them. Zhong Jiuge had obtained the inheritance of the Thousand Gate, and was the sect master of the Thousand Gate in name. He told An Zheng that the special symbol that the inner circle of the Thousand Gate would know about was the Maple Leaf Pattern. As long as you saw a restaurant, a brothel, or a casino, there would be maple leaf insignia on the exterior of these places. These were all opened by people from the Thousand Sect.
With the keepsake Zhong Jiuge gave him, An Zheng was equivalent to an elder of a thousand sects, only second to the sect master. He happened to walk onto the street and saw a small restaurant with few customers. The waiter was sitting at the entrance and dozing off. An Zheng had already walked over, when he suddenly stopped. After turning around, he discovered that there was a maple leaf symbol on the sleeves of the waiter’s clothes. If he didn’t know the secrets of the Thousand Gate, no one would care.
An Zheng walked back and stood in front of the young servant, and the young servant felt the light and looked up, and immediately stood up: “Does this grandpa want to drink or stay here?”
An Zheng took out a wooden plate that Zhong Jiuge had given him for the servant to see. The servant’s face immediately changed: “I don’t know if this one is an elder but please come in, this one will go and inform the shopkeeper.”
An Zheng acknowledged his and walked into the restaurant. The waiter stood at the entrance and looked around. Then, he hung a sign outside the restaurant to rest, and then closed the door. After An Zheng entered, he casually found a place to sit, and before long, the shopkeeper ran out and stopped in front of An Zheng and bowed: “May I ask which road this elder is on? Forgive my poor eyesight, but I can’t see through it. ”
The unfamiliar Thousand Sect people definitely did not know how to reply, but An Zheng knew. The Thousand Sect was separated into the Upper Nine Paths and the Lower Nine Paths. Zhong Jiuge had mentioned that the Upper Nine Paths were people who were responsible for the affairs of the large families and the Lower Nine Paths were people who were mixed into all walks of life.
An Zheng placed the tablet on the table. The shopkeeper carefully held it up with both hands to take a look, and his expression immediately changed: “So it’s about the Governor of the Ninth Road, sorry I was neglectful. I don’t know what the Governor is here for, just tell me. ”
An Zheng acknowledged them and put the tablet away. “Nothing much, I just want to ask you guys a few things.”
“Please ask.”
“Has the people from Dragon Tiger Mountain left?”
“Nope. The disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Xuan Yue, took her disciples to the Emerald Mountain. There, they met with the Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor’s courtyard. Rumor has it that there are secret treasures.” The people of Dragon Tiger Mountain have not returned since coming out of the biggest secret realm. It seems like they are intentionally avoiding something. ”
“Is there any news from the Great Western Holy See?”
“Last night, the Great Western Holy See had gathered at least twenty thousand fine armors and entered the Immortal Palace. The leader was a Marshal of the Sanctuary, named Sima Pingfeng, and three other Temple Generals accompanied him, one was Shang Gu, one was Gao Feng and the other was Qiu Wanzhang. “The army carried a few boxes that were especially big. I wonder what was in them.”
“Where did the team go?”
“We entered the biggest secret realm. We went in there last night.”
An Zheng frowned, it was obvious that those big boxes were filled with Battle Beasts. The thing that An Zheng was most worried about was the strongest warrior, who seemed to be inextricably linked to Nie Qing. What he couldn’t understand was why Nie Qing would appear in State of Yan, and what the hell was Da Xi planning. If Nie Qing was the strongest fighter... Then, it was not certain if it was that safe.
What An Zheng was worried about was that if Chen Wunuo knew about going back on the ship, and that there was a spy amongst them, then Xiao Qi Dao and the rest would not be safe.
“Nothing else.”
An Zheng got up, “I will come back again in the future. I will pay more attention to the news of Soaring Sky and the Da Xi Army.”
The shopkeeper acknowledged, “I’ve remembered it.”
An Zheng left his house and walked along the main street toward the largest secret realm. After walking a few kilometers, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he immediately turned around and went back. The moment he pushed open the door, his expression changed … There were a few corpses on the ground, and the storekeeper and the waiter were among them. A man sat alone in the hall witable full of dishes and wine. The corpse beside him was still dripping blood, but he just sat there pouring and drinking.
This person was wearing a very simple battle armor, and it was full of scars. On one side of the table waair of short halberds with blood on them. Judging from his back, this person was very tall, at least 1.9 meters. He had an extremely muscular waist. His hairstyle was also very strange, as he tied a bun on top of his head with a piece of cloth. An Zheng had seen this hairstyle before in the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s secret plane, it was the same for the men of that era.
“Close the door.”
The person said these words flatly.
When An Zheng walked to the front of him, the person did not even raise his head. It was as if the food and wine on the table was much more important than An Zheng. There was not a single vegetable on the table that was filled with meat. His eating style was not good at all. He wolfed it down, his lips were covered in oil, and so were his hands. He did not use chopsticks. Instead, he used a sharp knife to cut the meat, and pinched one of the chopsticks before placing it into his mouth. His mouth was filled with wine as he took a big gulp.
“Why did you kill these people?”
An Zheng asked.
The man raised his head and looked at An Zheng for a while before continuing to eat the meat. His square face was covered with a short beard, and he looked cold and stern, with killing intent in his eyes.
“You obviously killed him.”
Eating meat, he mumbled, “If you didn’t come in here, they wouldn’t have died. Although I didn’t get anything out of them, I’m not sure what they have to do with you. But since you’ve come into contact with them, they deserve to die. ”
He took out the clothes under the armor and wiped his hands, then took the last sip of the wine in the jug and drank it all in one gulp.
“You shouldn’t have come back.”
“No,” he said.
The corner of An Zheng’s mouth hooked up, that was his sign of getting angry.
“Neither should you.”
An Zheng looked at the short halberd beside the man: “You are from the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb?”
“Hmm? You actually know about it. ”
The man sat up straight, his stomach bulging after he had eaten his fill. Judging from the plate in front of him, he had consumed at least four to five catties of meat and four jugs of wine. In the meantime, he had also killed six or seven people.
“I know, that’s why I said you shouldn’t have come back.”
“It’s the same everywhere I am.”
The man patted his stomach, breaking his chopsticks and picking his teeth, “Sir said to let you live, but not the people around you. He said that you weriger. As long as you could submit to him, a tiger like yourself could do many things that others could not do for him. I feel that mister is exaggerating a little. If you were a tiger, what would I be? My name just happens to have the word ‘tiger’ in it, my name is Ding Hu. ”
“Mister also said that if you want to surrender, you have to be afraid. He said that your concern is your weakness, that you have many people you care about, and that these people are your lifeline. Kill a few more to let you understand that your mingmen have always been in your husband’s hands. If you submit, the rest can be used to threaten you. If you do not submit, then I will let you die one last time and feel the pain of your loved ones being killed while you are still alive. ”
He raised his head and looked into An Zheng’s eyes: “But I feel that Sir’s way of doing this is too troublesome, and my method is more direct and effective. If I submit to you the best when I fight, and if I fail and kill you when I can’t accept it, then you are jusiece of trash who isn’t worth Teacher’s care. ”
He reached out and stroked his short halberd. “It’s been too long since I’ve had an opponent. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”
An Zheng laughed, there was an ice-cold killing intent within his smile: “You won’t be disappointed.”
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