sjar Chapter 601 - 187: Unusual Coffin, Envoy from Hanzhou, A Kill Unavoidable, One More Gamble
Chapter 601 - 187: Unusual Coffin, Envoy from Hanzhou, A Kill Unavoidable, One More Gamble
Li Yuan had always felt that the Emperor might become his enemy, and now, this feeling grew even stronger.
His mind couldn’t help but start to turn.
The Emperor had a high chance of winning, and if he returned to the Jade Capital and regained power, the number of strong fighters under him would increase—beyond imagination.
And the Great Unity of Yin Yang would bring many Evil Ghosts.
Those Evil Ghosts had intelligence, and if they were to assist the Emperor...
Li Yuan dared not imagine.
The worst outcome would be if, after unifying the Central Plains, the Emperor discovered Lady Yan of the Cloud Mountain Path and found him.
By then, those Evil Ghosts would swallow Lady Yan, and the Emperor would likely come after him.
His only option would be to retreat to the Western Pole Permafrost, using the environment capable of freezing Shadow Blood and the unaffected Ice Barbarians to resist the Emperor’s army.
But... at that moment, all his cards would be revealed, leaving him at the mercy of others.
’No, I must quietly kill the Emperor while he’s still entangled with the Five Elements Forces and the Buddhist Path, before he unifies the Central Plains.’
’But aside from other issues, the strong fighters around the Emperor make it hard for me to act;
and it’s difficult for me to discern the authenticity of the Emperor’s doubles.’
As Li Yuan was pondering, his distant surveillance bird was suddenly caught by a pair of large hands.
The bird’s eyes lifted, seeing a handsome, cold, and arrogant face.
"What do you intend to do?" Lü Xuanxian asked.
Bird: "Chirp~"
Lü Xuanxian laughed heartily: "You’re so strong yet refuse to show your stance, what does that mean?
Well then, since you won’t reveal yourself yet insist on spying...
How about we make a gentleman’s agreement?"
Bird: "Chirp?"
Lü Xuanxian said arrogantly: "I discovered the bird you’re controlling, so I’ll simply kill it.
But if you evade my search, then... even if someone else sees you, they won’t act against you.
This is a contest between you and me, involving no one else, what do you say?"
Li Yuan thought for a moment, controlled the bird to nod, and replied, "Chirp."
"Hahaha!"
Lü Xuanxian cupped the bird in his hands, set it free, and said cheerfully: "I’ll let this one go, starting the count with the next one."
...
...
In the glow of the sun, the mighty Grand General sat in casual attire on the glazed tiles atop the palace.
He was entirely bathed in sunlight, radiating brilliance.
Suddenly, his expression shifted, his figure flickered, as though still there, yet seemingly vanished.
At that moment, a soft explosion sounded far in the sky.
With the explosion, the Grand General’s figure stabilized once again.
About half a minute later, a blurry mass of flesh and blood fell down.
Lü Xuanxian continued to rest with his eyes shut.
Suddenly, he sensed something, abruptly opened his eyes, and looked towards a flock of flying birds roughly twenty miles away...
Whoosh!
His figure assumed a blurry state: present yet not present.
And twenty miles away, all those birds exploded.
The form on the glazed tiles returned to normal.
In fact, among this flock of birds, only one was controlled by Li Yuan, the rest were not.
Li Yuan, wagering with Lü Xuanxian from afar on Xiao Mo Mountain, had grasped the opponent’s strategy.
Lü Xuanxian didn’t bother identifying which bird was being controlled; he simply killed them, annihilating every bird within his perception range.
And whatever cultivation method Lü Xuanxian had practiced, his perception was absurdly strong, his speed extraordinary, a true case of Shrinking Inches.
Upon realizing this, Li Yuan arrived at a desolate graveyard-like wilderness.
The barren ground emitted a putrid stench, but there was no chilling coldness here, so even though many were buried, it wouldn’t become a Star Journey Ghost Realm.
At this moment, several ferocious-looking wild dogs were sniffing nonstop in the soil here.
One of them, upon smelling a certain spot, suddenly sensed something, and began to dig with its paws, earth flying everywhere, quickly revealing the corner of a filthy tattered mat in the soil.
The wild dog dug further down, uncovering a shallow-buried corpse.
Li Yuan scanned the surroundings.
In addition to the wild dogs, there were cats here too.
He stepped forward, and the wild dog, initially about to feast on the corpse, suddenly emitted a flattering "woo woo" sound.
Li Yuan patted its head, then tossed it a piece of jerky he’d brought along.
His gaze swept over the cats and dogs here, revealing a smile.
...
...
Snap!
Boom!
Bang!
The birds died in a variety of dramatic ways.
As if centered around Lü Xuanxian, a several-mile radius became a death zone for birds, once they came, they perished.
And such a feat didn’t seem particularly difficult for Lü Xuanxian.
He even yawned, summoning beautiful concubines and dancers to sing and dance in the courtyard.
He was both present and not, sporadically appearing miles away to kill some bird, then instantly returning to continue enjoying the feast and life.
Such a character left the Lotus Sect experts dumbfounded, while the Flying Bear Army gazed admirably.
Yet in other parts of the city, one by one, stray cats and dogs quietly entered.
The stray dog lurked in a dim alleyway.
The stray cat sprawled atop a rooftop.
They became Li Yuan’s new "eyes" and "ears."
However, Lü Xuanxian knew nothing of this...
He continued to indulge in his role as the "bird butcher."
Li Yuan, on the other hand, watched Lü Grand General’s majestic bird-slaughtering technique with curiosity, not sure why he was doing so.
Even if Lü Grand General could turn this place into a no-fly zone, he could simply investigate elsewhere or wait a few days to return.
But shortly thereafter, Li Yuan learned the answer.
An ear on a stray cat picked up a sharp voice.
"This way, esteemed guests, the National Preceptor and Sect Leader Peng will lead the way ahead."
Two voices responded: "Thank you."
Li Yuan slightly squinted, musing: Is Lü Grand General providing cover for someone? Does it have something to do with an important secret these two possess?
His mind stirred, and he directed several stray cats to stealthily approach.