Chapter 63

After hearing Cheng Wei's description, Chu Danqing realized that Guo Ming and Cheng Wei had clearly misunderstood Xiongquan's true identity.

In their eyes, he was a blade for the mastermind, but in reality, he was not.

As for the Blood Shadow Chapter of the Military Way Martial Scripture, Chu Danqing also learned the general situation.

The reason it was called "niche" was that if one did not practice the entire Military Way Martial Scripture but only one chapter, it would lead to problems of Qi and blood deficiency.

Although the Blood Shadow was incarnated from shadows, it required blood Qi to maintain; the more Blood Shadows, the greater the depletion.

Over time, problems were bound to arise, so one had to heavily supplement their Qi and blood daily.

Secondly, the reason it was hidden in the Imperial Palace was that it allowed for rapid success through evil arts, and if it spread, it would cause deep-seated harm.

Only the "white gloves" deeply trusted by the royal family in the Imperial Palace would be cultivated with this inheritance to carry out certain unspeakable deeds.

This made Chu Danqing think of a possibility: the top three items in the faction shop also hid certain missions.

For example, if he had obtained the Lu family's Flame Scorching Plain Scripture, he should have been able to trigger another hidden mission with a high reward.

The attributes of that group of Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers were low because they could only inherit half of the main body's attributes and one-tenth of the equipment effects.

This made Chu Danqing truly envious, but upon further thought, it was not very suitable for him.

The attributes, skills, talents, and even equipment of the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers all came from the Troop Commander.

If they could be fully inherited, the value would naturally be extremely high, but with limited inheritance, the summons created by the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers using equipment became a rabble.

Especially with one-tenth of the equipment effects, a summoned crossbowman would only have 0.6 of the attributes, the equipment carried on their bodies would likely be unwatchable, and their skills would also drop to one-tenth.

The summoning foundation could not be saved; it was more suitable for non-summoning builds to use against group battles, as they possessed skills to enhance their own combat power to make up for the shortcomings of the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers.

As for saying that it would be stronger in the mid-to-late stages once Chu Danqing's strength increased, that was another paradox.

If he already had stronger strength, why would he choose to be limited to a Fine-tier inherited skill?

He could completely use a higher-quality inherited skill.

"Brother Chu, proceed with caution from now on." Guo Ming muttered in a low voice: "This County Commandant Xiongquan has an extraordinary background."

"Keep Dabao alert, do not stray too far from the three of us, and if there is any sign of trouble, retreat immediately."

In his view, the other party clearly knew that they were going to find Bai Yao, which was why he was waiting on the road.

Since you want to handle the aftermath, they did not need to participate, and if there was danger, they could take the opportunity to leave.

"That's right, stay away from him and let him play the hero himself." Cheng Wei echoed.

As the battle ended, the two quickly shut their mouths; Xiongquan withdrew the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers and then hurried back.

"What's wrong?" Xiongquan sensed the strangeness in the atmosphere and asked.

Chu Danqing smoothed things over: "Nothing, I was just shocked by your strength."

Xiongquan still felt something was not quite right, but he had no time to say anything because Cheng Wei was already leading the way ahead.

There were corpses on the street, so it was no longer appropriate to take the carriage.

Furthermore, the remaining distance was not far, and clearing a path for the carriage would take longer than just walking.

"Consultant Chu, what's the situation with these two?" Xiongquan was confused, but he could see the attitude of Guo Ming and Cheng Wei.

"They don't know you well, so they're awkward and quiet." Chu Danqing replied.

Actually, he was telling the truth, but there was a deeper meaning.

Xiongquan did not care much after hearing the explanation; to him, they were just two natives.

With Cheng Wei leading the way, they soon arrived at a restaurant.

It was inscribed with the three characters "Chongyang Tower."

Chu Danqing recognized it; wasn't this the restaurant where Guo Ming had intended to treat him to a meal?

He had come, but unfortunately, it was not to eat.

Xiongquan kicked open the front door and walked in aggressively.

However, he stopped as soon as he entered, his gaze fixed on a figure sitting in a grand armchair at the back of the hall in a slouching posture, whose appearance could not be clearly seen.

"Guo Erlang, Cheng Dalang." The figure turned around and sat upright, saying in a complex tone: "Why do you two bother to wade into these muddy waters?"

Guo Ming's eyes sharpened: "Bai Yao, it's not that we came to wade into muddy waters, it's that you won't let us go."

This figure was indeed the Bai Yao they were looking for; the other party was sitting at the back of the hall, eating and drinking safely.

Judging from his demeanor and appearance, he was not kidnapped as they had guessed.

When Bai Yao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then his face turned ferocious as he smashed the wine cup in his hand onto the table.

"I won't let you go? It's clearly you who are seeking your own deaths."

"As of now, none of us, one by one, should think about living."

After speaking, Bai Yao stood up and walked out.

Only then did they use the moonlight to see Bai Yao's appearance clearly.

His body was still human, but it had bloated significantly, and his skin was sallow while tadpole-like patterns emerged.

"You've gone mad!" Cheng Wei was also startled: "You actually used evil arts to defile the Son of Heaven, and even used yourself as a container to forcibly seal and extract his power."

"Such great disrespect, are you worthy of the cultivation of the Taiping Dao Master and the Human Duke Dao Master?"

Xiongquan ignored the grudges between the three and directly brought out the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers to start the battle.

"What's there to be unworthy of, heh." Bai Yao looked at Xiongquan and the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers with disdain, pinching an Art Formula in his hand.

A shrill wail emerged from within his body, causing his skin to crack along the patterns, and yellow-red flesh squeezed out.

Wind and thunder followed, forming a large-scale area of effect damage.

Dabao reacted very quickly, grabbing Chu Danqing with his left hand and Guo Ming with his right; the unluckiest one was Cheng Wei, who was tucked under his arm as he quickly retreated from Chongyang Tower.

Xiongquan and his Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers, who were still inside Chongyang Tower, did not have time to run.

The yellow wind blew over, shattering his military formation, and golden thunder leaped among the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers, causing massive damage.

This scene made Xiongquan's eyes split with rage.

Range and high damage, combined together, the Blood Shadow Dao Soldiers simply could not support themselves, and many had already dissipated into dark red shadows amidst the yellow wind and golden thunder.

Chu Danqing decisively cast a Scouting Art; the bad news was that there wasn't even a name, just question marks.

"Dabao, hurry back to the Lu Mansion, do not stop for even a moment." Chu Danqing could be certain of one thing: even a full-strength Mother of Grudges was likely no match for Bai Yao.

Bang~

Xiongquan was sent flying out of Chongyang Tower, scrambled to his feet, turned, and ran, while simultaneously taking out two restorative consumables from his storage space and consuming them.

However, he did not run with Chu Danqing and the others, but chose a completely different direction.

"The bigger the commotion, the safer my father will be." Bai Yao's gaze fell on Guo Ming and Cheng Wei.

(End of chapter)