Chapter 1420: We Need a New Plan

In the recent fierce battle, He Lingchuan exposed two openings in his haste to end the fight quickly, and was struck by Xue Zongwu's hammer; although he had the protection of the Jinglong Armor and his bodyguard Gangqi, he still suffered internal injuries. Once he relaxed, he felt he could barely lift his hands.

Lingguang brought over the medicine box and began to examine his wound.

"We really killed Xue Zongwu." Dong Rui's eyebrows danced with excitement, "The Black Armor Army has truly made a name for itself. And we did it in broad daylight, slaying Xue Zongwu; from now on, the legend of us will spread throughout Yao State."

"We?" The Soul-Capturing Mirror in He Lingchuan's arms let out a sharp sound, "You're really flattering yourself. It was clearly only my master who killed Xue Zongwu; what does it have to do with you?"

Dong Rui added: "Oh right, what did you take just now?"

"Three treasures." He Lingchuan first produced a pair of purple-gold melon hammers, "This is Xue Zongwu's weapon, and also a pair of divine weapons for killing, able to withstand continuous attacks from 'Floating Life'; it seems to have some origin."

In terms of strength, it is not inferior to A Xun's Zheliao Blade.

Dong Rui picked up one of the hammers, feeling its weight in his hand, and found it difficult to swing.

"This thing is Xue Zongwu's personal weapon and moving signboard; who knows how many people recognize it. You wouldn't dare use it directly, would you?"

"Either put it away for later use." The Nine Nether Great Emperor will not forever hide his head and show his tail; there will come a day when the truth is revealed, "Or, hand it over to Songyang Prefecture for modification, or simply melt it down and remake it into weapons."

When he previously obtained Sun Fuping's staff, he also wanted to melt it down, extract good materials to attach to the broken blade.

"And this." He Lingchuan snapped his fingers, and the Jinglong Battle Armor appeared, covering his whole body, startling Lingguang who was applying medicine, "See anything different?"

Dong Rui examined him from head to toe, quickly noticing the abnormality on his shoulder: "Huh, is this little thing also newly acquired?"

He remembered the style of the Jinglong Battle Armor very clearly; there was no such strange little beast on the shoulder guard! He got too close; the White Flame remained motionless, not even blinking, but its neck faintly reddened. He Lingchuan knew it was gathering power in alert, ready to bite Dong Rui at any moment.

Its temper is not good.

Dong Rui does not have the protection of the Heavenly Scale Balance of Weng Xing; if it spat a mouthful at his face, he would probably have to go find Shuangye Guoshi for plastic surgery again.

He hurriedly patted White Flame's head: "Our own, our own, calm down."

The little monster then swallowed back a large mouthful of fire into its belly.

"This was originally Xue Zongwu's shoulder-crouching beast, apparently refined using the soul of a great demon, possessing its own consciousness." This point is very similar to the Soul-Capturing Mirror.

Having handled so many treasures, He Lingchuan is experienced and knows that magical artifacts with independent consciousness are rare, at most having only a bit of "spiritual awareness"; those capable of independent action are even rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. After the shoulder-crouching beast was taken by the Divine Bone Necklace, who knows what it experienced in the Great Fang Hu; upon emerging, it became obedient to him, bearing no grudge for him killing its former master.

Now Baiye crouches on his shoulder, and in future battles, it will be an additional killing tool.

"Finally, this is the thing." He Lingchuan took out the magical artifact "One Sail Smooth Wind," "Tonight, Xue Zongwu relied on it to dodge two assassination attempts, even escaping once from my hands."

Dong Rui took it in his hand and immediately sensed the artifact's nature, clicking his tongue: "A gold belt for killing and arson—this surname Xue has plenty of treasures, all of them top-notch... huh? It seems to have moved twice."

He immediately put the artifact on the ground, and both discovered that "One Sail Smooth Wind" had actually unfurled its sail.

"Moving without wind? You haven't recognized its master yet?"

"Not yet; I stripped it from Xue Zongwu's body. But since Xue Zongwu is dead, it should be ownerless."

As soon as the words fell, the artifact returned to its original state.

But the mission is not yet over, and this is a critical moment; He Lingchuan feels that these two movements of the artifact are somewhat strange.

Not long after—about ten or so breaths—the eyeball spider hidden in He Lingchuan's collar suddenly spoke: "Hey, stop dawdling, your whereabouts have been exposed. Qi Yun Sheng has summoned people and is preparing to pursue you."

The two and Lingguang were all startled.

The Ghost Ape again took a banana and began to peel it slowly.

Dong Rui shouted: "How did he find out?"

"I don't know. He placed a golden needle in the bowl, and the golden needle automatically turned toward your direction." The eyeball spider said to He Lingchuan, "If he can track you from a distance, you're in trouble."

He Lingchuan frowned: "Or perhaps it's these few items on Xue Zongwu's body that are being tracked."

Lingguang said with a numb paw: "Should we throw away these three treasures?"

Dong Rui's eyes rolled: "Hey, why not frame someone else? You just said the Heavy Martial General was sent away by you, searching for boxes all over Zhuozhe; why not pin these tracked treasures on the Heavy Martial General, letting Qi Yun Sheng go find trouble for him?"

The more he thought about it, the more reliable it seemed:

"Coincidentally, Xue Zongwu and Qingyang are at odds, while Heavy Martial and Qingyang have connections. To say he helped Qingyang deal with Xue Zongwu wouldn't be implausible, right? We put the things on him, let them two sides fight like dogs—wouldn't that be good?"

He Lingchuan had also considered this idea, but it flashed through his mind and was immediately rejected by him:

"Improper. Framing Heavy Martial would directly disrupt both plans and bring trouble out of Mangzhou, straight to Zhuozhe! The deviation in tonight's assassination plan is already significant; we must consider the consequences."

He spoke solemnly: "Besides, Heavy Martial is no fool; if he discovers he's been framed, he will likely come to the inn where we're staying to look for suspects. He suspects us, and who knows, Qingyang might also turn their gaze toward us. Going around in a circle, this would still be us bringing trouble upon ourselves."

"Besides, our being tracked has another possibility—" He Lingchuan quickly analyzed, "Perhaps Xue Zongwu, before his death, placed a tracking object or divine ability on my person."

For example, the juice of the attracting bee cocoon or the like. Divine abilities and spiritual objects in the world are countless; human knowledge cannot exhaust them.

If that is the case, discarding the treasures would be useless, and they would be in great trouble.

"What should we do now?" Lingguang anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks, "Mangzhou might even seal the city!"

Dong Rui also said: "Qi Yun Sheng came prepared; dealing with him won't be as easy as ambushing Xue Zongwu with a sneak attack! Moreover, he already knows you're hard to deal with, so he won't rashly come forward to attack fiercely; as long as he buys time, that's enough."

Tracking does not necessarily mean attack.

Time advantage, once again standing on the enemy's side.

The Ghost Ape also squeaked, with fruit meat in its mouth.

When doing the analysis just now, He Lingchuan's mind had already flashed with many ideas.

Dong Rui urged him again: "We need a new plan."

Now, immediately, at once!

Don't forget, they still have to return to Zhuozhe before dawn; time is urgent.

"Then let's use the backup plan." He Lingchuan pointed north, "Turn around. We're going to meet Elder Qi of Qingbian Mountain."

(End of Chapter)