Chapter 332: Searching for the Little Fox

"There is deadly poison in the food?!"

The Knight Order Captain looked solemn, stepped forward, and asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency Commander, you aren't joking, are you?"

Qin Jian crossed his arms: "Do you think I would joke with you about this kind of thing?"

He did not suspect this Knight Order Captain for the time being; after all, since Bibi Dong felt at ease leaving him here alone, she naturally trusted the Knight Order stationed here.

Even if there was a slight infiltration among these people, it wouldn't pose much of a threat.

It was just that Bibi Dong probably hadn't expected them to act so quickly, actually managing to carry out an assassination all the way to Death Canyon.

There was no need to doubt this matter; it was naturally an order from the Elder Hall.

After all, the news hadn't spread that fast yet, so the Knight Order here hadn't heard the news that Qin Jian was a Million-Year Soul Beast, which ruled out the possibility of them acting on their own.

"Before I return, you must find out for me who is dealing with me in the shadows."

Qin Jian said indifferently: "If you don't do this well and instead come to monitor me, do you guess the Pope will praise you or punish you?"

The Knight Order Captain shivered.

There was no need to think to know that finding the poisoner was more important; this was the Pope's favorite, what could be more important than his safety?

"Alright, I'm leaving."

The Sixth Soul Ring on Qin Jian's body lit up, his Sword Wings unfolded, and with a light flap, he vanished from the spot with a 'Swish!'.

The captain's eyes blurred, and he discovered that Qin Jian had appeared a hundred meters away.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Following that, the Sword Wings flapped repeatedly, turning into streaks of afterimages, and after a few breaths, no one knew where he had gone.

"What fast speed..."

Seeing this scene, the captain also knew that even if he wanted to follow Qin Jian, he simply had no way to keep up with his speed...

Qin Jian naturally wasn't trying to show off in front of him on purpose, but because he couldn't figure out where the assassin in the Knight Order was hiding, so he didn't want his whereabouts to be tracked.

"This Death Canyon really is a living hell..."

Qin Jian went deep into the canyon, gradually taking in all the ugly scenes of hysterical release in this doomsday.

Slaughter, enslavement, robbery, rape... it was everywhere.

As long as they were the weak, regardless of gender, they could not escape their forced fate.

And within such disorder, there existed its own rules.

Those truly Evil Soul Masters already possessed their own forces, only needing to drive their subordinates to fight for things, while they lived like local despots.

Moreover, these few forces were relatively peaceful with each other.

These Evil Soul Masters standing at the very top had a tacit understanding; their subordinates could fight at will, but it would not evolve into a slaughter between the two forces, which could be considered a kind of healthy competition and coexistence model.

"This Death Canyon is like a projection of the real world; there are classes, there are exploited weaklings..."

Qin Jian looked coldly at the scene of demons dancing in chaos, gradually unfolding his Domain, bringing every blade of grass and tree within a few hundred meters under his control.

"Relatively speaking, the Spirit Masters here are born without any kindness, so there is more baleful aura, and their fighting is even bloodier."

He shook his head, not interfering with the dancing demons under this extreme law of the jungle, and slowly searched the surroundings to investigate the trail of Hu Liena.

Categorizing Death Canyon was already his greatest mercy toward this group of criminals.

But he was no saint; it was impossible for him to have his sympathy overflow upon seeing miserable scenes and then wish to destroy a place like this.

Because these Evil Soul Masters were guilty to begin with; if one had to let them out, that wouldn't be being a saint, that would be being sick...

"Sigh, where did this little fox run off to? I was even prepared to play the hero saving the beauty; why hasn't the popular event of several forces fighting over a beauty happened?"

Qin Jian searched for the better part of the day, having almost swept through most of Death Canyon, yet he couldn't find a trace of Hu Liena.

He didn't know how Bibi Dong tracked her; did Title Douluo have this special skill?

"Were those few tattered cloaks of mine that effective? These people actually couldn't find her?"

Qin Jian stood on the mountain ridge, looking down at Death Canyon.

The Domain couldn't be kept open forever; even if he were a Title Douluo, he couldn't sustain such consumption, so he had to stop and rest.

"That shouldn't be possible; these Evil Soul Masters living in an extremely harsh environment, even if they have no soul power on them, aren't that easy to fool..."

Qin Jian pinched his chin and muttered to himself: "How exactly did this little fox avoid these wolves? This is interesting..."

The setting sun slanted westward, and the night gradually descended.

Qin Jian naturally wouldn't mistreat himself; he simply left the godforsaken place of Death Canyon and went into the forest to catch a pheasant to roast and eat.

After eating his fill, he returned to Death Canyon.

Under the cover of night, sin would become even more rampant.

But at the same time, with the cover of night, appearances could not be seen clearly, and figures were not as obvious as in the daytime.

Qin Jian had probably guessed Hu Liena's strategy.

Hiding by day and moving by night, huh? In the beginning, it was indeed a good choice; with her skills, even without soul power, she could handle most Evil Soul Masters alone.

As long as she didn't get surrounded, there would be no danger.

"Swish!"

Under the moonlight, Qin Jian leaped down from the ridge, his Sword Wings lightly flapping, and he drifted toward Death Canyon like a glider.

Through continuous use, he was slowly becoming familiar with his Sixth Soul Skill; he wasn't far from free flight...

This time he didn't search for long; in just under an hour, he discovered Hu Liena's trail in a small valley.

This person was wrapped in a black cloak, bundled up tightly and airtight, leaving almost only a pair of fox eyes exposed.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo..."

Hu Liena's movements were very agile, just like a real little fox, winding back and forth through the woods until she hid herself in a place where a small-scale slaughter was nearing its end.

The amount of food provided daily was constant, and the time of delivery was also fixed; it was provided every hour on the hour, at random locations.

This was the moment when the entire Death Canyon would erupt into a riot.

"Swish!"

The slaughter below was nearing its end, and the victor was finally preparing to enjoy his spoils, but he was caught off guard when a sharp blade pierced his heart from behind.

The one who had suddenly struck was not Hu Liena, but another person who had been lurking.

But at this moment, a scene appeared that left Qin Jian feeling quite speechless: someone else rushed over from another direction to ambush this ambusher, but failed to succeed, and the two began to fight in a tangle.

And Hu Liena remained in hiding...

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... and behind the oriole, there is still a hunter..."

He pinched his brow, speechless: "Are you all playing with nesting dolls?"

Finally, after these two ambushers decided the victor, Hu Liena got her wish and became the final hunter, slaying them both and seizing the food.

But Qin Jian's brow suddenly furrowed.

Hu Liena had failed to notice, but he had his soul power fully intact, and he had opened his Domain.

Therefore, he clearly sensed that dozens of people had suddenly surged into a radius of five hundred meters.

The target... Hu Liena.

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PS: Book friend 【White Dove Chaotic】 tipped Zhu Zhuqing 10,000 coins, adding one chapter via the green channel.

Thanks to book friend 【Amogul】 for the 500 coin tip!

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