Chapter 85: Poison King Ouyang Feng! Fame Again!

Inside the City Lord's mansion.

City Lord Fan Dongyang was originally pacing back and forth; suddenly he felt a sense and his eyes flashed.

「Huh? My two pills have been eaten? Good, it's good that they were eaten; as long as one takes my pill, they are destined to lose memory, become stiff all over, and gradually turn into a corpse puppet。」

Fan Dongyang muttered inwardly, saying: 「This Ouyang Feng hides himself so deeply; I don't know if the steward has any news. 」

Just then, he suddenly raised his head, his expression slightly changed; he heard the deafening cry of an immortal crane from the high sky, hurriedly walked out of the main hall, and looked up.

He saw three huge pure-white immortal cranes spiraling down from the high sky, descending toward this place.

In an instant, they landed in the courtyard of his City Lord's mansion.

Fan Dongyang immediately hurried over.

「I didn't expect the arrival of the esteemed immortals; my remote welcome was lacking, please forgive! 」

Fan Dongyang immediately performed a salute.

「Quickly go call a doctor; also, help us find someone. 」

The leading Senior Brother Ye, with a grim expression, carried the unconscious Zhou Cheng down from the immortal crane's back, set him on the ground, and said: 「This person is versed in deadly poison, carries a great bow, is not someone from our path, but a martial artist; find him for me! 」

「A martial artist? Versed in deadly poison? 」

Fan Dongyang's expression twitched; a thought flashed in his mind, and he said: 「This immortal master, there indeed exists such a person in the city; his name is Ouyang Feng, nickname Du Wang. I don't know his exact origins, nor his cultivation level, nor where he hides. To be frank, not long ago, my lady was killed by this Ouyang Feng. Although I secretly searched for him for a long time, I couldn't find him. By the way, he used to be the city's top constable, but later for some reason he became estranged from his own kin. 」

「Ouyang Feng! 」

The leading Senior Brother Ye narrowed his eyes, icy and terrifying.

「Indeed, this person exists, Senior Brother Ye; we must not let him go! 」

「Not bad; Junior Brother Zhou Cheng has been injured like this by him, and we have never suffered such a great loss! 」

「The founding master is right; this group that practices evil martial arts are all heretical deviants! 」

Those around him all gritted their teeth.

「City Lord Fan, do you really have no news at all about this person? 」

Senior Brother Ye asked icily.

「Yes, none at all. For this I specially devised a plan to lure the snake out of its hole, but still failed to draw him out. 」

Fan Dongyang's face grimaced.

「Trash, how did you even become a city lord? 」

The young lady said resentfully.

「Enough, stop talking. Since we can't temporarily find him, immediately seal the city; that Ouyang Feng must have entered the city. From now on, no one may leave. Moreover, a change has occurred deep in the mist; many fallen ones and strange beasts have rushed out and will soon attack the city. Let you seal the city—it will just hold off these strange beasts. 」

That Senior Brother Ye said coldly.

「What? The strange beasts and fallen ones have rushed out? 」

Fan Dongyang's expression changed slightly.

Could it be that the taboo within the mist has been angered?

What have these guys done?

「Why ask more? Hurry up and get it done! 」

The young lady shouted.

「Yes, yes, I'm going right now! 」

Fan Dongyang nodded repeatedly, turned and left, a chill rising in his heart.

A bunch of junior cultivators on the path to immortality actually dare to speak to him like this?

If it weren't for fearing their elders nearby, I would have already torn them apart.

「That Ouyang Feng's methods are so fierce; he can even poison those on the path to immortality. Could he be a disciple of some great evil martial sect? 」

Fan Dongyang felt a sense of wariness.

Not good!

Very not good!

If the other party truly is a disciple of some great evil martial sect, then my desire to avenge my wife is probably not so simple.

Because the other side will certainly have guardians of the Dao!

For a moment, Fan Dongyang's thoughts were in a tangle, and he hurried toward the city gate.

At this moment, inside the Hall of Hundred Herbs.

Fang Yi's heart surged; he clearly heard the immortal crane's sound from just now in the high sky, and an indescribable sense of danger rose from his heart.

Just then.

The crowd on the street, which had just been excited, suddenly erupted again in chaotic noise.

A piece of news was transmitted from afar in panic.

「Something major has happened! The entity deep in the mist has been angered! Countless strange beasts and fallen ones have rushed out! 」

「Everyone run quickly! Countless strange beasts are attacking the city! 」

「What? Strange beasts are attacking the city? How is that possible? 」

The crowd was in an uproar, simply unable to believe it.

Even the many physicians inside the Hall of Hundred Herbs couldn't help but change expression, their hearts shocked.

Many people quickly rushed out to verify.

「What I have seen with my own eyes: countless monsters and fallen ones rush out of the mist, forming groups heading from the south of the city toward Qingyang City; hurry up and run! 」

A merchant let out a panicked sound.

「How could this be? 」

That physician's face turned deathly pale.

Isn't the deep mist where we have always peacefully coexisted with them?

How could they suddenly attack the city?

"Fang Yi, I've packed up, hurry!"

Shen Huairen carried several bundles and hurriedly rushed out from the hall.

Many doctors were startled, then quickly sprang into action, rushing to their respective residences to begin packing their belongings.

The whole city fell into chaos.

Everyone was in a panic, dragging their families, fleeing toward the north of the city.

For a moment, everywhere was filled with people.

But only after they sensed the situation to the north did their faces suddenly change.

The city gate actually closed again, densely packed with city guards.

"Go back, everyone go back, no one is allowed to leave!"

A captain of the city guards shouted from the city wall: "The presence in the deep mist has become enraged; aside from staying safe inside the city, everywhere else is extremely dangerous!"

"Open the gate quickly, I want to leave!"

"Qingyang City is hard to defend, open the gate quickly!"

Many people immediately shouted.

They wouldn't believe the city guards.

At such a moment, they would only trust themselves.

"Enough!"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, echoing throughout the venue in an instant.

It drowned out all other sounds.

Fang Yi's pupils contracted slightly; he saw the city lord, Fan Dongyang, actually appear on the city wall area.

But at this moment, Fan Dongyang showed no sign of being a monster transformed; instead he was gentle, looking down and speaking calmly: "Everyone, I know you all want to flee Qingyang City, but I urge you to consider the bigger picture—even if you escape Qingyang City, what then?"

Outside the city lies endless mist, fraught with danger; the next supply point is at least a hundred li away—how will you cover that distance? Can your speed truly outrun those strange beasts?

Leaving the city now would certainly mean death, with no other possibility; on the contrary, if you stay inside, I can still strive to secure a slim chance of survival for you.

The crowd below erupted again.

"Right, several mysterious immortals have already arrived at my mansion; with their help, those beast hordes and fallen ones are even less likely to breach the city."

Fan Dongyang spoke again.

Afterward he ignored the crowd, coldly ordered a sentence to the city defenders, then turned and left.

The following chapter is still a combined one~

(End of chapter)