Chapter 185: Zhu Mu, Eye of Truth, Triple Happiness

On the snow, a man in black walked slowly toward the four.

As the distance got closer and closer, Liu Da Hu, Meng Yuan, and the two followers saw the young man's attire and appearance clearly, and their expressions suddenly froze, and their moods also became extremely heavy.

Although it was night, because the ground was all covered in snow, the visibility was not low.

Although they were ten meters away, the four could see clearly the tight-fitting black clothes the young man wore, which faintly exuded a flowing light. They knew clearly that it was definitely not an ordinary object;

Looking at the young man's appearance, his face was like jade, his skin was completely unlike their roughness, and even the hands exposed from his sleeves made people feel that they exuded a faint white light.

The young man clearly didn't carry any weapons.

But Liu Da Hu and the four felt their hair stand on end, and their gazes were solemn to the extreme.

Especially seeing that the young man was still constantly approaching their side, the four were even more like facing a great enemy, and without thinking, they drew their weapons directly.

"Leader Meng, it's Great Xia's person. He just heard our words. Strike first to gain the upper hand, can't leave him to go back and report!"

Liu Da Hu took the longbow he was carrying on his back and shot rapidly at the man in black. At the same time, he also reminded Meng Yuan and the two beside him loudly.

Meng Yuan heard the words, and although a look of hesitation flashed on his face, he gritted his teeth and drew his blade to charge up.

The two behind him also drew their blades and followed him to charge up.

"To be stupid to this extent and still be able to be a leader is also a strange thing!"

The man in black was naturally Xia Hong.

Seeing that Meng Yuan was truly fooled by Liu Da Hu and charged up, Xia Hong shook his head instantly.

Whoosh…………

He just waved his right hand lightly and swept away the first two iron arrows Liu Da Hu shot. Then his gaze tightened, and his left hand grabbed the third arrow with lightning speed.

Meng Yuan took advantage of this gap and had already rushed in front of him. Almost at the same time Xia Hong grabbed the third iron arrow, the three people's broadswords also slashed toward him across the air.

"This……"

None of the three were fools. Seeing Xia Hong solve the three iron arrows lightly, how could they not realize that the young man in black before them was a presence they couldn't afford to provoke at all.

But the problem was, the broadswords had already been swung.

Even if they wanted to withdraw, they couldn't.

Biasedly, Xia Hong didn't dodge or evade.

Meng Yuan's face was full of fear, but seeing this scene, a fierce glint also flashed in the depths of his pupils, and his broadsword slashed down.

Clang…… clang…… clang…………

The three broadswords all slashed accurately onto Xia Hong's body. Meng Yuan slashed at the neck, and the other two slashed at the waist and chest.

But the expected beheading and disembowelment didn't happen at all.

In the silent dense forest, only three sounds of metal clashing rang out.

Meng Yuan and the three discovered that the positions they slashed didn't even leave a white mark. Instantly, they were sweating profusely, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.

In an instant, they even forgot to withdraw their broadswords.

"You turn your heads to look at Liu Da Hu."

Meng Yuan turned his head upon hearing this and saw Liu Da Hu had already run out over a hundred meters. His face turned bright red instantly, and he wanted to open his mouth to scold him, but didn't dare to make a sound in front of the young man, so he could only freeze on the spot without moving.

However, the next scene made his body shake even more violently.

That young man just raised his head and threw the iron arrow in his left hand lightly toward Liu Da Hu in the distance.

It was truly just a light throw; one couldn't even see him using force.

But that iron arrow flew out suddenly like a shooting star, bringing out a straight sharp line in the night sky, and accurately pierced Liu Da Hu's back.

"Ah……"

Liu Da Hu let out a scream and fell directly from the tree.

Meng Yuan on this side finally reacted. He knelt directly toward the young man and prayed: "My lord, have mercy, my lord, have mercy. I was bewitched and dared to take action against you. My lord, spare me…………"

"My lord, have mercy……"

"My lord, have mercy……"

As soon as he knelt down, the two followers naturally knelt down as well.

The three kept kowtowing and admitting their mistakes, praying for the young man to forgive them.

Xia Hong didn't even look at the three, but cast his gaze on Liu Da Hu not far away. Seeing him lying on the snow without reaction, a dark color flashed in his eyes, and he said to Meng Yuan's two followers: "Go and carry him over."

"Yes, my lord!"

After that move just now, where would the two dare to have thoughts of escaping? They threw away their broadswords, stood up quickly, ran to the distance, and honestly carried Liu Da Hu over.

Liu Da Hu still had an arrow stuck in his back and had no reaction. Being thrown onto the snow by the two, he just lay there without moving.

Xia Hong leaned forward slowly, walked to the front of Liu Da Hu, and was just about to speak.

Just at this moment, Liu Da Hu, who was already "dead," suddenly raised his head, pulled out a vermilion soft belt of unknown material from his waist, and swung it toward Xia Hong's neck suddenly.

Slap…………

The vermilion belt wrapped around Xia Hong's neck from right to left.

Although the belt was soft, the moment it touched the neck and received force, it suddenly became extremely hard, tightly clamping Xia Hong.

"Die, hahahaha!"

Liu Da Hu, thinking he had succeeded, gave two cruel laughs, exerted force suddenly with both hands, and pulled back fiercely, as if trying to twist off Xia Hong's neck.

However…………

This pull of his, which used all his strength, not only

"Did you think that arrow was the extent of my full strength?"

Xia Hong looked at Liu Da Hu with an expressionless face, his voice full of mockery.

If he hadn't held back with that arrow just now, how could Liu Da Hu have survived with a body possessing a mere forty thousand jin of base strength?

From the moment he lay on the ground without moving, Xia Hong knew he was playing dead.

This man was indeed fierce; knowing he couldn't escape, he decided to fight to the death.

It was just a pity that he had run into him.

Snap...

As Liu Da Hu's hands lost their strength, the vermilion soft band that had just been wrapped around Xia Hong's neck suddenly rebounded and loosened, then snapped straight into a two-meter-long red rod.

"This is the very rod that Zhu Ling mentioned, the one that's very powerful!"

Xia Hong grabbed the rod, and a trace of curiosity immediately rose in his eyes.

With just one grip, he knew this rod was made of wood.

A wooden rod that was not only this resilient but also this sturdy!

Why did this wood look more and more familiar...

Xia Hong thought of something, and his expression suddenly froze.

He remembered; this wood, isn't it...

"How did you see through me? Just because my strength is greater than Meng Yuan's?"

Liu Da Hu was already on the verge of death. He looked at Xia Hong, his eyes filled not only with undiminished ferocity but also with deep confusion.

Xia Hong put the long rod away, looked down at him, and a faint glimmer flashed in his left eye.

Unlike others, in his line of sight, Liu Da Hu's face was clearly covered with a layer of vermilion substance. His true appearance carried a distinctly fierce look, rather than the plain, unremarkable face he had now.

"The Eye of Truth can not only see through the flow of human Qi and blood but also distinguish a person's true appearance. I just don't know if it has other uses besides these; I'll have to wait and test it slowly in the future!"

Xia Hong's expression was slightly excited. He had studied that Yang-Face Mirror for a long time and finally decided to follow He Yuanhun's example and integrate the mirror into his eye.

After the Yang-Face Mirror was integrated into his left eye, his strength didn't change, but his eyes gained two special skills: one was the Shattering Divine Light, and the other was seeing through the flow of human Qi and blood.

No, there should be three now.

It could also break through falsehoods and see through a person's disguise!

Xia Hong was also a bit interested in this Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan exchange fair. After all, Great Xia was about to expand here. Thinking that he could come into contact with the leaders of eleven camps at once, Xia Hong simply followed along to take a look.

Unexpectedly, this look really brought a surprise.

In the other ten camps, the leader was the strongest and the followers were slightly weaker. Only in this Tongling camp was the strength of the leader, Meng Yuan, actually inferior to the follower behind him. Moreover, this follower had used a startling disguise.

Being so conspicuous, Xia Hong couldn't help but notice him.

After the exchange fair ended, Xia Hong simply followed Meng Yuan for a distance. Unexpectedly, this following really led to a discovery.

This could be considered an unexpected joy.

Discovering that Liu Da Hu was still waiting for him to provide answers, Xia Hong shook his head slightly.

He was not in the mood for that.

Xia Hong leaned down, reached out, and pinched Liu Da Hu's face for a while, quickly peeling off a layer of pale vermilion mask.

The mask had been stuck extremely tightly to Liu Da Hu's face. After it was removed, his entire appearance and temperament changed completely.

Such a magical mask immediately piqued Xia Hong's interest. After pinching and examining the mask for a long while, he immediately placed Liu Da Hu's long rod next to the mask.

Upon comparison, he discovered that the material of the two was actually the same.

"This mask was made from this kind of wood?"

"Pah..."

Liu Da Hu, on the ground, heard Xia Hong's question, spat fiercely, and said viciously: "Falling into your hands, I admit defeat. If you want to kill me, then kill me. I won't tell you anything!"

Xia Hong's expression immediately drooped, but he soon relaxed and shook his head with a light laugh: "Still quite tough. It's not that easy to die, and you don't have the qualifications to make me kill you. I hope you can stay tough for a while longer..."

After finishing, Xia Hong stopped looking at him and turned his gaze to the three people on the side.

Noticing Xia Hong's gaze, Meng Yuan and the other two, who were kneeling on the ground, began to beg for mercy again.

"My lord, it was my greed that blinded me. I beg you to spare my life. Great Xia doesn't want our Tongling camp, we will all..."

"Shut up. Bring him along, and all of you come with me!"

Xia Hong interrupted Meng Yuan directly and turned to walk toward Middle Ape Peak.

From the conversation between Meng Yuan and Liu Da Hu just now, it could be heard that this Tongling camp was likely not a good thing either, so he naturally wouldn't give them a pleasant look.

Meng Yuan and the other two stood up, not daring to say a word. They lifted the dying Liu Da Hu and followed behind Xia Hong with trepidation.

"Dad, let me tell you, over at the Great Xia camp, there are so many things: wooden beds and chairs padded with animal fur, jewelry polished from animal teeth, a forging workshop specially built for tools and weapons, and everyone has clothes to wear. There's so much animal meat they can't even finish it all, so much, so much..."

"Great Xia implements a contribution point system. As long as you haven't reached the Woodcutting Realm, even children under six have a fixed monthly quota of animal meat. Once you reach the Woodcutting Realm, you must earn contribution points yourself."

"The things Xiao Yu mentioned just now can all be exchanged with contribution points. The prices are very low, and almost everyone can exchange for the animal meat needed for cultivation..."

Not far from Middle Ape Peak, Xia Chuan was walking slowly with a group of people. The crowd was exceptionally quiet, so the voices of the Xiao sisters were very clear, and everyone could hear them.

Hearing the sisters praise the camp endlessly, the people of Great Xia naturally felt a sense of honor, and they all showed expressions of pride.

As for Xiao Kangcheng, the expression on his face was even more dramatic, from initial shock to later numbness, and finally, it was almost unbelievable.

Everything his two daughters said about Great Xia was truly too shocking for him. Although he trusted his daughters, he still couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xiao Yuan to verify it.

Seeing Xiao Yuan nod slightly, Xiao Kangcheng, having received confirmation, immediately fell silent and completely believed what his two daughters had said.

"Father, there is no time to lose, let's merge quickly!"

"Big sister is right, Father. The sooner we join, the sooner our people's lives will become comfortable. We can't delay."

Although his two daughters' voices were impatient, Xiao Kangcheng looked up at Xia Chuan in front and remained silent without answering.

The Xiao sisters looked at each other, a bit puzzled by their father's reaction.

They both knew that their father was not against merging into Great Xia; otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Uncle Yuan to go and see it with them.

What other concerns could there be?

Xiao Ning pondered for a moment, looked at the Great Xia group not far ahead, turned to her father, and said softly: "Father, do you know why Brother Xia Chuan brought so many people tonight?"

Xiao Kangcheng was stunned. Why else? Wasn't it to intimidate their eleven camps?

Xiao Ning guessed what her father was thinking. She shook her head and said: "Intimidation is only secondary, and there's no need to bring so many people for intimidation; even half would be enough..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Ning paused and continued: "The most important purpose of Brother Xia Chuan bringing so many people tonight is to move all the people from the Three Tigers camp to Great Xia."

Hearing this, Xiao Kangcheng instantly understood why his daughter wanted to say this.

"Father, there are eleven camps in Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan. Our Xiao River camp is not considered strong. There is a difference between going first and going later. If we don't seize the opportunity, it will be inevitable that if we go later..."

We won't be valued!

Xiao Kangcheng was also getting on in years; he naturally understood his daughter's meaning.

But he clearly had concerns in his heart and was just unwilling to give in.

The Xiao sisters didn't know why either, so they could only cast a look of help toward Xiao Yuan, hoping he could help persuade their father.

However, Xiao Yuan seemed to know something; he shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak.

"What is it, Leader Xiao? Do you still have any concerns?"

The Xiao sisters turned their heads upon hearing the voice and realized it was Xia Chuan, who had already brought a few people to their side at some point.

They hadn't hidden anything when they were talking just now, so it was normal for Xia Chuan to hear them.

Xiao Kangcheng showed a bitter smile on his face upon hearing this and cupped his hands: "Lord Xia Chuan, you misunderstand. With Great Xia's conditions being so generous, what concerns could I have? It's just that..."

He paused here and continued:

"Can you promise me one condition, my lord? As long as you promise, I will go back now and let the camp start packing. We will follow you all to the Great Xia camp to settle down tonight, how about that?"

Xia Chuan laughed heartily and said: "Leader Xiao, just say it. Any request, as long as I can make the decision, I will definitely agree!"

Based on his understanding of Xiao Kangcheng, the other party wouldn't propose any excessive conditions.

Xiao Kangcheng's face immediately showed a smile upon hearing this. He pointed to his eldest daughter, Xiao Ning, and cupped his hands:

"Ever since Lord Xia Chuan visited our camp last time, this daughter of mine has been absent-minded. This time, after following us to the Great Xia camp, she's become like a different person. I am shameless enough to ask for a marriage proposal for my daughter from Lord Xia Chuan. That is my only request. Lord Xia Chuan just said that as long as he can make the decision, he will definitely agree. You can't go back on your word!"

As soon as Xiao Kangcheng finished speaking, Xia Chuan was instantly stunned.

Not only Xia Chuan, but everyone in Great Xia was also stunned.

Immediately afterward, a burst of uproarious laughter erupted.

"Minister, he's proposing marriage to you, hahahaha!"

"Hahahaha, Leader Xiao, well done!"

"Hehehe, Minister, a wife has been delivered to your door."

Yu Wentao, Qiu Peng, and the rest of the Great Xia group, after realizing what happened, all started to tease them, laughing their heads off.

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm never going to talk to you again!"

As the person involved, Xiao Ning's face was already blushing.

Clearly, she hadn't expected her father, Xiao Kangcheng, to say such a thing. She was so angry that she stomped her feet repeatedly on the spot, scolding her father for talking nonsense.

Yet, while scolding, she also inadvertently scanned Xia Chuan with her peripheral vision, and deep in her eyes, there was clearly a trace of expectation.

Her younger sister, Xiao Yu, watching her big sister's shy state, couldn't help but giggle, though there was also a trace of complexity in her pupils, not knowing what she was thinking.

"This..."

Xia Chuan stood on the spot for a long time without being able to say a word. He was the final authority in Great Xia, but he really had no experience with this kind of thing. Although he wasn't blushing, he didn't know what to say either.

Refusing would be heartless, and he did have a good impression of Xiao Ning.

But agreeing directly...

He suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile:

"Leader Xiao, I'm afraid I really can't make the decision on this request of yours. Although my parents are no longer here, my big brother..."

"I agree!"

Before Xia Chuan could finish his perfect excuse, a clear, cold voice came from behind the crowd.

Everyone in Great Xia felt a shock in their hearts the moment they heard the voice.

Clang...

The joking atmosphere instantly turned solemn and murderous.

Everyone turned to look behind them, bowed to the person who arrived, their demeanor respectful, their voices perfectly synchronized:

"Greetings, Leader!"

The sudden change of the hundred-plus people of Great Xia left the six people from Xiao River stunned. Hearing the four words shouted loudly by the crowd, their expressions instantly froze.

Although they were incredibly curious, the six of them were infected by this atmosphere and couldn't help but lower their heads along with the Great Xia group, bowing respectfully to the person who arrived.

"Big brother..."

Following Xia Chuan's slightly awkward opening, everyone raised their heads one after another.

Xiao Kangcheng and the other five, who raised their heads along with the crowd, finally saw the appearance of the person who had arrived from behind.

Upon seeing him, the expressions of all six froze slightly, their faces full of shock.

Whether it was Xiao Yuan, Xiao Ning, or Xiao Yu, who had been to Great Xia, or Xiao Kangcheng, Lu Shun, and Xiao Ping, who hadn't, although they hadn't met Xia Hong, they had all had many speculations in their hearts.

To be able to develop Great Xia to such strength, to be so respected by Xia Chuan, Yu Wentao, and the hundred-plus Earth-Digging Realm experts before them, and to be worshipped like a god by the thousands of people in the Great Xia camp.

For such a figure, no matter what kind of demeanor he had, it wouldn't be an exaggeration.

The only thing they hadn't expected was that Xia Hong was so young!

He looked like he wasn't even twenty?

Especially since the two brothers looked a bit alike, but because Xia Hong's skin was so delicate and had a luster, he looked significantly younger.

Isn't he Xia Chuan's older brother?

Why does he look even younger than Xia Chuan?

There was only one explanation, and that was that Xia Hong's cultivation realm was too high.

So high that they couldn't even tell his age.

"Big brother, I..."

Xia Chuan spoke awkwardly once again. Everyone else also came back to their senses, and thinking of Xia Hong saying he agreed just now, they all started to chuckle softly.

Xiao Ning's face naturally became even more flushed, and she nervously twisted her sleeves with both hands.

Xiao Kangcheng's expression was extremely excited; with Xia Hong speaking up, this marriage was basically a sure thing.

"What, are you not willing?"

Hearing Xia Hong's question, Xia Chuan subconsciously turned to look at Xiao Ning, stammering and unable to speak.

Seeing this reaction, a smile appeared on Xia Hong's face. Earlier, when Xiao Ning came to the camp, he had already noticed that his younger brother must have feelings for these two girls; otherwise, he wouldn't have rashly stepped in to make this decision.

Xia Hong turned his gaze to Xiao Yu, who was next to Xiao Ning, his expression shifting. He said to Xiao Kangcheng: "One is not enough. I think, why not let Xiao Yu also marry my younger brother together? Leader Xiao, what do you think?"

Xiao Kangcheng was stunned. He turned to look at his second daughter, Xiao Yu, and seeing her face blushing but not saying a word, his heart instantly went cold.

Good heavens, the second one had also been bewitched by this Xia Chuan.

"This, Leader has a good eye!"

Hearing Xiao Kangcheng's address to him, Xia Hong smiled lightly.

The Great Xia group, watching Xia Chuan's increasingly awkward expression, couldn't help but laugh out loud and started to tease him.

"The Minister is the Minister; he wants to marry two wives at once."

"That's called having ability, my lord. Can someone without ability do this?"

"Hahahaha, my lord is mighty!"

"Go, go, go, all of you shut up."

Xia Chuan couldn't help but laugh and scold them. He turned to the Xiao sisters and nodded slightly, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

"Who goes there!"

"Leader, someone is coming."

"No need to be nervous!"

Just at this moment, Meng Yuan and the other two arrived, carrying Liu Da Hu.

He waved his hand to signal everyone not to be nervous. When Meng Yuan and the other two approached, everyone saw these three clearly and was instantly stunned.

The exchange fair had just ended, and many people still had an impression of Meng Yuan.

"Leader Meng, why is it you? Aren't you..."

Not to mention Xiao Kangcheng, who shouted directly, but seeing the fear and panic on Meng Yuan's face, he realized something and immediately fell silent.

"Liu Da Hu?"

It was Yu Wentao who, at this moment, looked at the person the three were carrying, and his pupils instantly constricted as he recognized him.

"It is indeed Liu Da Hu."

"He was caught by the Leader."

"He's seriously injured, but it seems he still has a breath left."

Hong Tian, Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuan, and thirty-plus others who had followed Yu Wentao to attack the Three Tigers camp also recognized Liu Da Hu.

Xia Hong didn't explain too much. He looked at Xia Chuan and said: "This Tongling camp has connections with the three Liu Da Hu brothers. These three are not good things and have probably done a lot of dirty work in the past. You split off a group of people and go to the Tongling camp tonight to investigate. Those who have problems don't need to be kept. As for the others, as long as the situation is normal, bring them back if you can."

"Yes, Leader!"

Xia Chuan's expression was spirited. Tonight, he was originally going to relocate the people from the Three Tigers camp. Just now, Xiao Kangcheng agreed to bring the people from the Xiao River camp over immediately, and now there was another Tongling camp. It could be called three happy events in one.

However, there was more.

Xia Hong threw the wooden rod and the mask to Xia Chuan and pointed at Liu Da Hu: "These two things should be useful to you. They were obtained from him. Take them back and interrogate him to figure out where these things came from."

Xia Chuan took the items, examined and touched them for a while, and his expression suddenly froze.

"Understood, Leader!"

"Alright, you all go ahead and get busy. I have something else to do and need to go somewhere else."

"Respectfully send off the Leader!"

Everyone bowed in salute. When they raised their heads again, Xia Hong had already disappeared.

Only Meng Yuan and the other two, with uneasy expressions, remained on the spot, still carrying Liu Da Hu.

"Minister Yu Wentao, you take half the people to relocate the Three Tigers people first. I will take the other half and rush to the Tongling camp now. I'll try to finish things over there tonight and bring the people back together, so we don't have to run back and forth later."

Yu Wentao nodded and quickly split off half the people, rushing toward the location of the Three Tigers camp at Middle Ape Peak.

"Leader Xiao, you go back now and notify your people to pack their things. When Minister Yu Wentao relocates later, he will pass by First Ape Peak. At that time, your people can merge directly into the team and return to the Great Xia settlement with them."

Xiao Kangcheng nodded and left with Xiao Yuan and the other four.

Finally, only Xia Chuan remained on the spot with the other half of the people.

"You three, lead the way!"

Xia Chuan was not so polite to Meng Yuan.

Big brother Xia Hong had made it very clear just now that the Tongling camp had connections with the three Liu Da Hu brothers. These three were caught by Xia Hong together with Liu Da Hu, and their expressions of guilt and trepidation throughout the whole process clearly showed that they also had big problems.

What's more, Xia Hong had just said directly that these three were not good things.

"There should be quite a bit of filth inside this Tongling camp. I have to think of a way to investigate it properly and not let people with problems enter Great Xia!"

As Xia Chuan was on his way, he lowered his head and pondered what method to use to investigate the Tongling camp and screen everyone.

(End of this chapter)