Chapter 1404: Hei Hu

Hei Hu was a little stunned, staring at the suddenly appearing Lan Tiansheng, then seeing Xu Kong Wang injured; at that moment, he was a bit dazed.

He knew nothing of any of this, nor was it his scheme.

He got along well with Lan Tiansheng, but he didn't trust this person; compared with Xu Kong Wang, Lan Tiansheng was even more dangerous and inscrutable. Hei Hu would never cooperate with him—Lan Tiansheng had approached him several times before, all of which Hei Hu rejected.

Yet the scene before him was something he couldn't wash away like jumping into the Yellow River; at this moment, no matter how foolish Hei Hu was, he could see the problem.

"Xu Kong Wang, this wasn't arranged by me. Do you believe it?"

Xu Kong Wang's anger surged: "Hei Hu, do you think this Dharma Protector would believe it? Heh heh heh, Hei Hu, clever scheming—truly clever. This Dharma Protector has been made to spin in circles by you; the poor Dharma Protector even thought you were on the same side, but—"

"You all deserve death, Hei Hu, especially you, for teaming up with Lan Tiansheng against this Dharma Protector."

"And all of this—was it all a lie?"

"It was a plot you set up, solely to kill me."

Seeing this, Hei Hu realized Xu Kong Wang could never trust his words; if the roles were reversed, he himself wouldn't believe him either.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this was a scheme, pure calculation.

Bai Xinlan exclaimed in surprise: "Hei Hu, you're something else—actually colluding with Lan Tiansheng, scheming against Xu Kong Wang, even us! Impressive, impressive, this Dharma Protector admires you."

Lan Tiansheng turned at that moment: "Hei Hu, stop dazing, act quickly—kill Xu Kong Wang, and we'll decide the future of Mangshan Demon Palace."

Xu Kong Wang, who had been somewhat skeptical, at this moment fully believed everything he had seen and guessed: it turned out all of this was a plot arranged by Hei Hu, intended to kill him.

So, was the Bai Meng Holy Maiden also a fake?

Xu Kong Wang fixed his gaze on the Bai Meng Holy Maiden; in that instant, he saw a clue—the Holy Maiden wasn't real, but… someone else.

Or perhaps it was Lan Tiansheng's trick; he only saw the Holy Maiden's body begin to change, turning into a grass.

Yes, a grass—a useless weed.

Hei Hu was a bit stunned, staring at the grass in his palm, and for a moment forgot to speak.

"This…"

Lan Tiansheng spoke again: "Hei Hu, act quickly—did you forget our plan? This is the perfect moment; Xu Kong Wang is wounded, he took my sword, his heart was pierced, his power has greatly diminished. If we don't act now, when?"

Bai Xinlan turned back and said: "Indeed, Hei Hu, we had agreed from the start to scheme against Xu Kong Wang. Now he's injured; the three of us should act together and slay him here."

With both of them confirming, Hei Hu truly couldn't wash it away now.

But he still wanted to explain a bit.

"Stop talking, when did this king ever join forces with you?"

"Xu Kong Wang, don't believe the slanders; those two are scheming against this king. In this matter, this king knows nothing."

Xu Kong Wang chuckled, self‑mockingly saying: "Hei Hu, enough, stop pretending. You three are fine; this Dharma Protector has taken note of you. This time the Dharma Protector was defeated, but don't think that lets you kill the Dharma Protector."

"Void Body."

Xu Kong Wang's body suddenly split, and another version of himself appeared beside him.

The duplicate was identical, except this body was uninjured and not bound by that grass.

After employing the divine technique, his complexion turned pale; clearly, this move drained an enormous amount of demonic energy and effort, even he could not endure it.

"Ahem, Hei Hu, Lan Tiansheng, Bai Xinlan, this Dharma Protector has taken note of you; today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold."

Buzz.

His body suddenly vanished on the spot, no longer detectable.

Lan Tiansheng tried to intervene, but was still a step too late.

"Damn, Xu Kong Wang's escape technique was truly formidable; its aura has completely vanished."

Lan Tiansheng knew he couldn't kill Xu Kong Wang now, and had no intention to; merely grievously wounding him was enough, then they could scheme later.

He never thought killing Xu Kong Wang was possible; this time the goal was to grievously wound him, then disgust him.

Also to sow discord between him and Hei Hu, turning them against each other so they could never cooperate again.

As a result, within Mangshan Demon Palace, there would be not a single person able to ally with Xu Kong Wang.

Hei Hu's actions this time made Xu Kong Wang no longer trust those Demon Kings.

Lan Tiansheng's aim was achieved; now he could safely target Xu Kong Wang. Though his strength was lacking, within Mangshan Demon Palace so many wanted to kill Xu Kong Wang that if other Demon Kings learned of his grievous injury, they would certainly have designs.

Even if he didn't act, others would act covertly.

They wouldn't let Xu Kong Wang recover, nor allow him an easy return.

This information must be sent back so others can watch him, block him, and hunt him.

"Lan Tiansheng, Bai Xinlan, you're good at scheming." Hei Hu snapped back, staring at Bai Xinlan and Lan Tiansheng, and asked why Bai Xinlan was never in a hurry and why she was so calm.

So it turned out all of this was false, including the Bai Meng Holy Maiden as bait; from the start they knew the movements of the two of them and set this plot.

All of these machinations came from Lan Tiansheng's hand.

Only this person could achieve such a step.

Lan Tiansheng smiled faintly: "Hei Hu, stop pretending—just say you don't want to kill Xu Kong Wang?"

"Xu Kong Wang's existence hinders your Advancement. As a Demon King seeking to rise further in Mangshan Demon Palace, the only way is to replace Xu Kong Wang's position; between you, a battle is inevitable."

"Unless you have no interest in the Demon Emperor throne—Hei Hu, are you content to stay like this forever?"

Hei Hu was unwilling.

He remained silent, still staring at Lan Tiansheng; he wouldn't be duped nor heed his nonsense.

"It would be better to kill him first, then you can ascend directly; I'm sure the Demon Emperor himself would understand you."

"Who in the entire Mangshan Demon Palace doesn't wish Xu Kong Wang dead?"

"How about we join forces once more to kill Xu Kong Wang, what do you think?"

Lan Tiansheng earnestly urged: "Xu Kong Wang will certainly return to his cave; I've already placed people on the route he must take, so he won't return easily. Hei Hu, with your ability, hunting a grievously wounded Xu Kong Wang is still very easy."

"Are you interested in killing Xu Kong Wang, making him vanish completely within Mangshan?"

Bai Xinlan added: "Hei Hu, if we join forces, Xu Kong Wang can't escape. He just used the Void Body technique and another evasion technique; his demonic power is almost gone, his strength essentially depleted."

This is a good opportunity, and also the only chance to kill him; if we don't act now, when else?