Chapter 25: Hunting

It really is the Yama Hall!

And they are actually coming for the two of them. Could it be that a stronger person went to assassinate the Young Master?

"There are so many people around the Young Master, and City Lord Xu is no weaker than us, it’s not empty..."

Just as the thought flashed through Huo Lei’s mind, a fire suddenly rose in the distance, reddening the sky.

After a while, demon energy rose to the sky, wild winds raged, flying sand and stones, and the wild roar of demons resounded through the clouds.

"Demon!" The two looked back in horror. "That side is... the City Lord’s Mansion?"

"Bad! The City Lord’s Mansion has changed, or is it a demon matter? Will Xu Bingkun and the Demon Suppression Division be involved?"

"Tricked!"

An empty wheelchair suddenly appeared in front of them, spinning in place, and the laughter in the air came closer. "You chased the wheelchair here, since you’ve seen it, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

The two looked in the direction of the sound, a sword light rushed straight over, and behind the sword light was a pair of cruel eyes. "Since you’re here, play with me."

"Clang!" Huo Lei quickly blocked the sword light and said urgently, "Fifth-grade assassin... I’ll deal with him, you go back quickly!"

"Going back is fine, at least stay for half a cup of tea."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" There were shadows on the mountain roads on both sides, and the aura of magic treasures flowed between the mountains, implicitly setting up a trapped dragon array.

Huo Ting was anxious. "How much money did the opponent give your Yama Hall, so hard-working! We’ll pay double!"

"Even if you pay ten times, in our eyes, it’s not worth a word from him."

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After sending out the Huo Lei and Huo Ting brothers, Huo Yu also had a moment of small insecurity.

Uncle Fu was dead, the Huo Lei and Huo Ting brothers were gone, and the guards belonging to him were only a batch of seventh or eighth grades. Suddenly, it felt quite weak.

But looking at the hall full of powerhouses, City Lord Xu Bingkun and his guards, the deputy commanders and middle-level officials of the Demon Suppression Division, and Liu Qingcang, who was also a powerhouse, it still looked like a prosperous situation. And once there was movement here, the Huo Lei brothers could return to support quickly.

No matter what, the opponent couldn't make a move at this time.

Huo Yu quickly suppressed the small unease in his heart and snorted coldly. "Everyone, sit down, drink some tea first, and talk about how to search for that bastard."

Xu Bingkun stroked his beard and smiled. "Since the colleagues from the Demon Suppression Division are here, things will be much easier to handle. After all, the Demon Suppression Division has very rich investigation experience and related treasures, and once traces are found, they have enough strength to drag people down."

In fact, the people from the Demon Suppression Division really didn't want to get involved. Being put on the fire, they could only answer, "We will divide and search tomorrow morning. As long as he is still in Xiazhou, it’s impossible to hide without a trace."

Liu Qingcang said, "What if he hides in a civilian house? Search house by house?"

"Naturally, search house by house." Huo Yu glared at Xu Bingkun with some dissatisfaction. It should have been searched house by house today, but this City Lord didn't handle things cleanly and dragged it until now.

Xu Bingkun seemed not to see it and stroked his beard. "Then should we search that household close at hand first?"

Lu Xingzhou attracted hatred to pull Huo Yu’s attention away from Shen Tang, but he also knew he couldn't pull it for too long. From Xu Bingkun to Liu Qingcang, there were all kinds of trouble around Huo Yu, and any reason could pull Huo Yu’s attention back.

So Lu Xingzhou’s plan was always to fight a quick battle, and he never intended to let Huo Yu live past the second night.

Huo Yu was somewhat moved by Xu Bingkun’s words. It was late at night, and if they searched the Shen Clan Trading Firm, could they also...

Just as he was thinking this, a wild roar suddenly rose in the distance.

Everyone was stunned, rushed out of the hall, jumped to a high place, and looked at where the sound came from.

The City Lord’s Mansion was ablaze with fire, and demon energy soared to the sky.

Everyone turned their heads to stare at Xu Bingkun. Xu Bingkun’s face turned pale instantly, and he forced himself to say, "Could it be that a demon is attacking my City Lord’s Mansion?"

Demon attacking... This statement actually cleared up much of his suspicion of raising demons. Immediately, a deputy commander of the Demon Suppression Division said sternly, "Demon invasion is the top priority. Young Master Huo, forgive us, we must go immediately!"

Without waiting for Huo Yu to reply, the people of the Demon Suppression Division left in an instant, and Xu Bingkun was even more anxious to lead the crowd away.

Huo Yu felt that he could also deal with demons, so he grabbed Xu Bingkun and said, "City Lord, don't worry, let’s go together."

Xu Bingkun thought to himself that if the demon talked nonsense, it would be fine if only a group of Xiazhou subordinates were present, and he could find a way to cover it up or suppress it. If you were there to hear it, it would be bad. So he advised, "I don't know what cultivation the demon has, daring to invade my City Lord’s Mansion, it must be extremely strong. Young Master is a golden body, it’s better not to stand under a dangerous wall. Even if you want to go, please wait for those two guards to come back before going together."

Huo Yu thought it made sense and nodded. "They will be back soon, City Lord, go ahead, we will follow later."

In the blink of an eye, the prosperous Huo residence was left with only Huo Yu and his guard team, and it became deserted.

Looking at the bright lights and messy cups in the hall, the feeling of insecurity in Huo Yu’s heart suddenly became more intense, always feeling that the large Huo residence was like a haunted house.

He paced back and forth twice, but still said, "Why haven't Huo Lei and Huo Ting returned yet... Don't wait, go slay demons!"

How did the guards know that this Young Master was so cowardly to this extent? They thought he really wanted to slay demons, so they showed rare respect. "Since the Young Master wants to go, we will protect the Young Master’s safety even if we die..."

Before the words fell, a breeze swept through, the candlelight flickered, and laughter came from the air. "Young Master Huo is not afraid of demons, then are you afraid of ghosts?"

The sound of ghosts crying resounded through the hall, and the candles went out.

Huo Yu rushed out of the hall subconsciously and shouted sternly, "The bastard is still playing god, come out if you have the guts!"

Just as he stepped out of the hall, he felt something was wrong.

Turning his head to look, none of the guards followed him out. The hall was silent, as if it were isolated from the dimension.

The only thing he could hear was Liu Qingcang’s roar: "Stinky brat, why is it you!"

Before Huo Yu could figure out the situation, a shadow sitting in a wheelchair slowly slid out from the shadows. Under the moonlight, Lu Xingzhou’s calm face gradually appeared. "Young Master Huo, long time no see."

"You..." Huo Yu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly realized, "You are not Huo Shang at all! You are that hunter’s..."

"I never said I was Huo Shang." Lu Xingzhou said faintly, "After all, sharing the same bloodline with you, I think Huo Shang would also feel it’s quite unlucky."

Huo Yu finally figured out the problem. "So you have been hiding in our back mountain all along!"

Lu Xingzhou snapped his fingers. "Tsk, rarely smart for once."

Huo Yu’s stunned expression disappeared, and instead, a sarcastic smile hung on his face. "Taking advantage of the gathering of government forces in the city, you lured me to send away the guards; then used demons to lure away the government, instantly making my prosperous situation fall apart... Do you think your layout is very precise, and you are finally face to face with me?"

Lu Xingzhou said faintly, "If you had thought of this a cup of tea earlier, you might not have died."

Huo Yu’s expression became ferocious. "But haven't you thought that you can't beat me?"

"Whoosh!" A small flying sword suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yu, then instantly grew larger, and the brilliant sword light rushed straight at Lu Xingzhou.

At such a short distance, there was simply no way to avoid it.

A talisman appeared in Lu Xingzhou’s hand.

The talisman burned, and an arc-shaped mirror appeared in front of him. The sword light brushed against the mirror and was deflected, crashing into the courtyard wall and shattering it.

"Mirror Light Talisman..." Huo Yu was stunned for a moment, then saw Lu Xingzhou holding three or four talismans between his fingers, burning at the same time.

"A very capable Daoist cultivator... unfortunately, you met the Huo family." Huo Yu laughed and suddenly sacrificed a jade pendant.

The light of the jade pendant covered the entire courtyard, and the talisman paper in Lu Xingzhou’s hand suddenly went out, and the spiritual energy dissipated.

"This is my Huo family’s Forbidden Law Spirit Jade. All Daoist techniques of the lower three grades will fail. What other skills can you have, you cripple?" Huo Yu laughed, reached out and summoned, the flying sword circled back from the wall to his hand, and he stabbed over. "Die!"

Lu Xingzhou, whose Daoist techniques failed, had no expression on his face from beginning to end, staring fixedly at Huo Yu flying over with the sword.

Until it was close at hand, his left hand stretched out like lightning, and with a light flick, the sword light was easily deflected.

Huo Yu, who had completely misjudged, was horrified. Lu Xingzhou was not just a Daoist cultivator; he was also a Wu Xiu, a dual cultivator of Dao and Wu!

Who could have expected that a sickly cripple sitting in a wheelchair was actually a Wu Xiu?

Before the shock in his heart was over, Lu Xingzhou’s right hand, which was resting on the armrest of the wheelchair, suddenly pressed lightly.

With a "bang", the front end of the armrest suddenly exploded, and countless fine needles were fired, as if thousands of pear blossoms were blooming, and like a pouring rain sprinkling the world.

Rain of Pear Blossom Needles... not a hidden weapon, but a magic treasure!

Lu Xingzhou’s wheelchair, which didn't show its mountains or water, was actually a magic treasure...

A specially made magic treasure, and its grade was not inferior to Huo Yu’s... Where did Lu Xingzhou get the resources to do such a thing?

Huo Yu finally realized that he didn't know the enemy at all in this battle! He didn't know what he was fighting against, while the opponent knew everything about him.

Huo Yu had no time to think. The jade pendant hanging on his chest shattered, forming a soft protective cover in front of him. A sound like pearls falling on a jade plate rang out, and countless fine needles flashing with terrifying energy hit the protective cover. Huo Yu spat out a mouthful of blood and fell back.

"Quite a lot of treasures..." Lu Xingzhou patted the armrest, and his whole body soared into the air like an eagle spreading its wings, chasing and attacking in the air.

Huo Yu fell back into mid-air, seeing that he couldn't avoid it, but a look of excitement flashed in his eyes. "You were also careless!"

As the words fell, a figure flashed swiftly from the shadows on the side, and the sword light slashed at Lu Xingzhou’s waist.

Everyone couldn't fly... Being in mid-air was the most dangerous time, and there was no way to avoid it.

Lu Xingzhou still had no expression on his face. "You secretly followed the shadow guard, did you really think I didn't know? He appeared, then you have no trump cards..."

From the first word, the ghost crying in the hall, which seemed to have been isolated, stopped. A sticky little dumpling flashed out like a ghost and printed a palm on Huo Yu’s back.

The life-saving brilliant light of the protective treasure exploded behind Huo Yu again. When it touched A-Nuo’s chubby palm, the energy dissipated at the speed of light, and it didn't play any protective role like ordinary clothing.

"Bang!" The palm pressed firmly on Huo Yu’s back, the sound of bone cracking rose, and the spine broke.

At the same time, Lu Xingzhou stopped urgently in mid-air, just letting the shadow guard’s sword light pass. The shadow swept past from in front, and Lu Xingzhou slapped a fine needle into his ribs.

Until this moment, a sentence was just finished.

"Pfft..." Huo Yu spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.