Chapter 129

The Cloaked Man's strike could hardly be called anything but fierce.

The fishing line, carrying peerless killing intent, came toward Su Xuan.

Su Xuan's expression was indifferent, showing no change whatsoever.

When the fishing line and hook reached before him, driven by an invisible force, they instantly shattered inch by inch, and the hook, too, plummeted abruptly.

The eyes beneath the Cloaked Man's hood lit up instantly, shooting out a brilliant, piercing gleam.

Su Xuan was very strong; whether based on his overt battle record or the facts summarized from the vast intelligence he had gathered, this conclusion could be drawn.

Defeating Yan Lingji, suspected of defeating Tian Ze, and killing Ji Wuye.

Although the number of times he had struck was not many, every one of those defeated by Su Xuan was an expert.

Especially Ji Wuye.

He was the master of Yemu, and the Cloaked Man had worked for him for many years, knowing very well what kind of strength this arrogant and domineering Great General of Han possessed.

Yet, such a powerful Ji Wuye was killed head-on by Su Xuan on the long street in front of thousands of troops, after which he departed with composure.

Although he did not know when Lady Mingzhu had gotten involved with Su Xuan.

But this was absolutely not the reason he chose to serve Su Xuan as his master.

After the fishing line in his hand snapped, he poured his internal energy into the fishing rod he held; at the front of the rod, a silvery-white stream of light emerged, as if dozens of fishing lines had been born out of thin air. These fine lines, condensed from internal energy, interlaced and layered as they moved toward Su Xuan.

If the world were a pond, then Su Xuan was a fish within that pond.

And he, the Cloaked Man, was the angler sitting on the bank.

Fishing is a technique, and even more so, a martial art.

The Cloaked Man had fished by the pond for years and had already practiced this fishing skill to the extreme. He viewed all living beings as fish in the water; with a pull of the line, the fish left the water, which was also the moment of their death.

"I thought you were a person who understood the times; I didn't expect you to have more backbone than I imagined~!"

Su Xuan said lightly, his words filled with a sense of regret.

The wind arose, and the Qi dissipated.

The fishing line the Cloaked Man had condensed with internal energy vanished into thin air, and then, the fishing rod in his hand instantly snapped into several pieces, scattering in all directions. Su Xuan flicked his finger, and a burst of force shot out, striking the Cloaked Man's body heavily; a mouthful of blood was immediately spat from his mouth.

The Cloaked Man was startled and was about to leap toward the lake on the side, jumping into the water to escape this place.

Su Xuan seemed to have anticipated what he wanted to do, and his voice continued to sound, "Have you thought it through, whether to jump into the water!"

A piece of the Cloaked Man's previously scattered fishing rod happened to fall into the water, and as if corroded by something, it turned into powder the moment it touched the water.

The Cloaked Man noticed this scene, and his movement to jump into the water stopped abruptly.

This water clearly had problems; if he jumped in voluntarily, it would be equivalent to seeking his own death.

Through Su Xuan's previous words, the Cloaked Man had already understood Su Xuan's purpose. He forcibly endured the pain in his chest and said in a deep voice, "You want to control Yemu?"

"Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei joined forces to harm the King of Han, cutting off my source of wealth. Although they died one after another at my hands, the things I lost have not been compensated for. Using Yemu to make up for what I lost, I think, is a reasonable and fair thing."

Su Xuan did not speak until he had to, but once he did, he revealed a matter that shocked the Cloaked Man.

That was that Bai Yifei had already died at Su Xuan's hands.

Earlier, during the battle on the long street, Su Xuan had used Bai Yifei's sword to kill Ji Wuye in public. Although this had caused the Cloaked Man to have some conjectures, as long as he hadn't seen Bai Yifei's corpse and hadn't found concrete evidence, it could not be proven that Bai Yifei was dead.

He had not expected that Bai Yifei had actually died at Su Xuan's hands.

Afterward, he looked at Lady Mingzhu with a strange gaze.

To his surprise, Lady Mingzhu's expression remained indifferent upon hearing this, showing no change, as if the person who died was not her cousin.

Su Xuan also noticed the Cloaked Man's gaze toward Lady Mingzhu, but he didn't take it to heart and continued to ask the Cloaked Man, "So, what is your answer?"

"Submission, or death!"

The short words reached the Cloaked Man's ears, and his mood suddenly became heavy.

Of course, he did not want to submit to Su Xuan; after all, he had already thought of a retreat for himself, which was the Luo Wang of the Qin Guo.

Luo Wang was backed by the Qin Guo and was powerful. If he took Yemu to defect to Luo Wang, no matter what, he could exchange it for great benefits, which was far better than defecting to Su Xuan, a wanted criminal of Han.

Although Su Xuan was strong, in the end, he only had individual courage.

No matter how strong one's strength is, as long as one faces a well-planned siege, it is still possible to be killed.

But if he did not submit, then only death awaited him.

Su Xuan had already killed Bai Yifei and Ji Wuye. In terms of power and status, both were higher than him, yet Su Xuan had no scruples and killed them as he pleased, let alone him, the Cloaked Man.

He was the most mysterious person in Yemu; in other words, if Su Xuan killed him, many people wouldn't even know he was dead.

Soon, the Cloaked Man made a decision.

"I have seen the master!"

He lowered his head, indicating his submission to Su Xuan.

However, Su Xuan could see that the Cloaked Man's heart was actually extremely unwilling; the so-called submission was merely forced by the situation, and he had to bow his head to survive.

But it didn't matter.

Su Xuan had long been prepared.

Lady Mingzhu was controlled by Su Xuan due to the ethereal "poison" in her body. It was impossible to make the Cloaked Man submit willingly, but it was possible to make him submit due to the situation.

"Give the thing to him!"

Su Xuan said to Lady Mingzhu beside him.

Lady Mingzhu then took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve.

When the Cloaked Man saw this bottle, he immediately guessed what was inside, and the expression beneath his bamboo hat became very ugly.

"Eat this thing!" Su Xuan ordered the Cloaked Man in a commanding tone.

Although the Cloaked Man did not want to eat it.

But feeling Su Xuan's gaze covering him, in the end, he took the bottle handed over by Lady Mingzhu with a sense of humiliation and ate the elixir inside.

As he swallowed the elixir, he suddenly felt that there was something extra in his body; it was... a Gu insect!

This elixir was a Gu!