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nAlthough Ye Jiuge had not fought Xiong Yunhu before, based on what Liu Yunfei had said, she knew that he was going to be a tough opponent.

nEven if she were to fight him alone, she was not confident about winning. She would lose for sure if she had to fight Su Junqing as well.

nShe needed to think of a way to draw away Su Junqing first.

nJust then, Zi Shang’s finger suddenly landed on Ye Jiuge’s back and drew something. It tickled her.

nYe Jiuge’s expression darkened. She thought: Doesn’t he know where we are? How can he even think of taking advantage of me now? Could he have picked a worse location?

nZi Shang seemed to have guessed Ye Jiuge’s thoughts, and he gave her forehead a knock. Then, he began drawing again.

nAfter she had calmed down enough to feel what he was doing, she realized that Zi Shang was writing the word “wait.”

nShe thought: Alright! Since Zi Shang wishes to wait, let’s wait! I hope they will finish talking soon.

nSu Junqing was unaware that Ye Jiuge was peeking at them in a secret corner.

nHe was reporting to Xiong Yunhu about Ye Jiuge.

n“Ye Jiuge is currently locked up in the death cell, and she is wearing the Spirit Restricting Manacles. I have set up many traps in the surrounding area. If Bai Songling and the rest were to come to save her, I guarantee that they wouldn’t be able to escape, even if they had wings.”

n“I don’t care about Bai Songling and Wan Ziyang. However, Ye Jiuge and the two Blood-clad Miao people must be left to me,” Xiong Yunhu said coldly.

nAfter the Bloodthirsty Patriarch had consumed the Blood-clad Miao people’s chieftain, he’d realized that he had been tricked. As a result, many of the Patriarch’s bloodline secrets had been divulged.

nThe Bloodthirsty Patriarch had spent a lot of manpower searching for the surviving members of the Blood-clad Miao. Unfortunately, he’d been unable to find them.

nIf he were to bring back the two fish that had escaped from the net to the Patriarch, this would be a great merit.

n“Liu Yunfei and Brother Jiang are both dead. Can you bring so many people with you?”

nSu Junqing frowned and said disagreeably, “Don’t forget that our mission is to bring Dongfang Yao back for the Patriarch to use as an ingredient.”

nTo successfully poison Dongfang Yao, he had racked his brain to rope in Zhang Peng. The poison was made from the Patriarch’s blood essence and the Ice Snow Spider King’s king poison.

nIt was the only portion of this poison in the whole world, and there was no way to obtain more.

n“You do not need to worry about this. Just do what you are supposed to.” Xiong Yunhu grabbed the front piece of Su Junqing’s clothes and lifted him viciously into the air.

nHe’d dared to snatch Liu Yunfei’s things, what to speak of Su Junqing, who was merely a Secondary Disciple!

nIf Su Junqing weren’t still useful, Xiong Yunhu would have killed him for what he’d said.

n“Senior, please calm down. I recognize my mistake now.” Faced with Xiong Yunhu’s savage glare, Su Junqing shuddered in fear.

nHe had initially thought that Liu Yunfei was in charge of the mission. It was only later that he realized that the person in charge was Xiong Yunhu.

nXiong Yunhu was the Bloodthirsty Patriarch’s Chief Disciple and had learned most of his teachings.

nHe was savage, brutal, and often could not speak a sentence without disagreement. He would kill to practice his cultivation, and he was a vicious figure feared by all in the Bloodthirsty Sect.

n“Hmph!” Xiong Yunhu softened his grip on Su Junqing.

nSu Junqing did not dare straighten his clothes. He smiled apologetically and said, “Senior, I spoke out of turn because I was worried that things could go wrong. You are a gracious person. Please do not hold this against me.”

n“Alright. Enough with the bullsh*t. I will give you half an hour to bring Liu Yunfei’s body back for me. If not, don’t blame me for falling out with you.” Xiong Yunhu grinned, baring his teeth. His white teeth were even scarier than a shark’s.

nLiu Yunfei was one of the top ten fighters in the Bloodthirsty Sect, and her corpse would be a superb ingredient for his cultivation.

nIf he could absorb Liu Yunfei’s corpse, Xiong Yunhu believed that his cultivation would dramatically increase.

nUnfortunately, he had to watch over Dongfang Yao, an important target. Otherwise, he would have gone to look for Liu Yunfei’s body himself.

n“Yes. I will go now.” Su Junqing nodded repeatedly.

nHe understood the meaning behind Xiong Yunhu’s words.

nIf he could not bring Liu Yunfei’s corpse back for Xiong Yunhu, he would decapitate him and use him for his cultivation instead.

n“Then, get lost!” Xiong Yunhu waved his arm impatiently and sat cross-legged on the floor.

nHe took out a bottle of blood from his Magical Bottomless Bag and gulped down a few mouthfuls. Then, he looked greedily at the unconscious Dongfang Yao.

nIf not for the fact that Dongfang Yao was afflicted with a highly toxic poison that only the Patriarch could cure, Xiong Yunhu would have secretly absorbed some of his blood essence.

nAfter all, given Dongfang Yao’s level, every single drop of his blood essence was the quintessence of his cultivation.

nShyly and meekly, Su Junqing left the room. However, when he turned his head to glance at Xiong Yunhu’s figure from behind, his eyes were filled with bitter resentment.

nIf he hadn’t been so weak at that moment, he would have gotten rid of Xiong Yunhu. Su Junqing thought: Hmph, once the Patriarch has rewarded me with a Method, these people will grovel at my feet.

nYe Jiuge had been hiding quietly on the sidelines. Once Su Junqing left, she took out the Lightning Snake Magical Whip from her waist and dripped a drop of blood into its mouth. In her heart, she chanted, “Unseal the Demonic Power!”

nAfter absorbing her blood, the Lightning Snake Magical Whip’s bloodshot eyes opened slowly.

nIn its quiet state, the Lightning Snake Magical Whip was even more dangerous than when it had gone berserk before.

nIt was noiseless, like a venomous snake hiding in the grass, waiting to give its prey a deadly strike.

nYe Jiuge did not rashly mount an attack.

nShe only had one chance, and she wanted to find the best opportunity to attack.

nAlthough Xiong Yunhu was still practicing, he was still paying some attention to his surroundings. He was ready to act in case of an emergency.

nWhen he neared the end of his practice, his state of mind became more relaxed.

nSuddenly, he felt a jolt in his heart. Surprised, he immediately opened his eyes.

nEvery time he felt this kind of palpitation, he was in danger.

nThe stronger the throbbing, the higher the danger.

nIn his early years, when he had not yet perfected his Blood Sea Technique, he would frequently experience this feeling.

nHowever, ever since he had gotten rid of the obstacles in his path and become the Bloodthirsty Patriarch’s Chief Disciple, he had not felt the palpitation again.

nXiong Yunhu did not ignore his intuition, and he was immediately on the alert.

nSuddenly, a terrifying gust of Spiritual Power erupted behind him accompanied by a faint trace of Demonic Power. It engulfed him with earth-shattering omnipresence.

nXiong Yunhu immediately activated his Red Light of Protection as he quickly dove for the side of the room.

nHowever, the attack was too fast and near, and he could not avoid it.

nAs quickly as the Red Light of Protection had arisen, it was ferociously shattered.

nXiong Yunfei felt like a sharp blade was violently stabbing into his back. The great force caused damage to his five viscera and six bowels as he felt his vitality slip.

nHis body was sent flying, and he crashed into the wall, creating a large hole.

nOnce Ye Jiuge attacked, her invisibility was automatically lifted.

nAlthough the attack had consumed about half of her Spiritual Power, she did not dare let her guard down.

nWith a crack, the Lightning Snake Magical Whip turned into a violet-colored lightning snake that whipped in Xiong Yunhu’s direction.

nBang! Her attack landed on a cloud of thick Blood Fog.

nXiong Yunhu stood up from the wall, battered by the attacks.

nHis upper garment had been destroyed, revealing a body covered with bloody scars.

nThere was even a sizable charred wound on his back.

nThe wound was so deep that his backbone could be seen. It looked sinister and stretched across more than half of his back. Even his internal organs could be glimpsed.

n“Ye Jiuge, how can it be you? Aren’t you wearing the Spirit Restricting Manacles?” Xiong Yunhu could never have guessed that Ye Jiuge had been the one to mount a sneak attack on him.

nSeeing that Xiong Yunhu had already taken on a defensive stance, it was impossible to mount another sneak attack. Ye Jiuge tried to provoke him instead. “Because you don’t even know why I am here, you deserve to die!”

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