Chapter 58

Wang Hai's pupils shrank: "Banner Leader Zhou..."

He immediately understood the identity of the cold-faced middle-aged man: Ming Cult Thick Earth Banner Leader, Zhou Mingxu.

Don't look at this person's name as bright and warm; in fact, he was the Ming Cult's spy chief fifteen years ago. In these fifteen years, the back-and-forth with the Embroidered Uniform Guard was basically done by his subordinates.

He was ruthless and had countless lives in his hands. Judging from the words just now, he had clearly been watching Wang Hai torture his subordinates in the dark, but had never appeared. It was only when the person couldn't bear the interrogation that he killed him.

From this point, one can see that he didn't put the lives of others, or even his subordinates, in his eyes.

This person was proficient in disguise and often appeared in different faces. Sometimes he was an old man, sometimes even a woman, so Wang Hai didn't recognize him for a while.

And this person's martial arts should be similar to Liu Baiyun's.

Although he hadn't reached the top level, his foundation was incomparably deep after years of hard practice and the accumulation of the Ming Cult's brilliant techniques and materials. He was already a top-notch expert below the top.

With him alone, Wang Hai was in bad luck.

And that young one was obviously also a Ming Cult member. His attitude toward Zhou Mingxu was casual, and he was probably also a top-level figure in the Ming Cult.

Wang Hai knew the only two remaining banner leaders of the Ming Cult, and they were not young, so they didn't match this young man.

I'm afraid he is a protector who was supplemented later, and it is even possible that he is the Ming Cult Right Envoy whose news the Embroidered Uniform Guard has never been able to find.

Although the situation was critical, Wang Hai was not panicked, just asked calmly: "May I ask what connection you have with Battalion Commander Li?"

Wang Hai's plan was that it was obviously impossible to fight head-on now, so he could only see if he could escape. But since he had come here, and the other party didn't rush to do it, he would try to get some information before escaping.

This time, he would probably lose half his life if he couldn't escape, so he would exchange this half life for something.

The young man smiled gently without any hostility: "You know him."

"Battalion Commander... how come it's been fifteen years, and he's still just a Battalion Commander? Is your Commander old and dim-sighted?"

Wang Hai suddenly reacted to a piece of information in his words: fifteen years.

Fifteen years ago, it was the time when the Embroidered Uniform Guard strangled the Ming Cult. Li Miao didn't leave the capital that time; he killed the wave of people who brought witchcraft into the capital in Shuntian Prefecture.

Looking at the young man's face, he was at most twenty-something. Wouldn't he only be ten-something fifteen years ago? Among the Ming Cult members who saw Li Miao that year, there was no one so young.

Wang Hai looked at the young man's face, but the more he looked, the more familiar he became.

He sent people to check You Zi'ang's past, so he would naturally take a look at the files of the Plum Blossom Thief that year.

At this time, he suddenly discovered that the young man's description was exactly the same as described in the files!

But how could the description in the files from fifteen years ago match!

"What connection do you have with Battalion Commander Li?" Wang Hai asked in a deep voice.

The young man smiled, turned sideways, lifted the long hair behind his head, and revealed the plum-blossom-shaped birthmark on the back of his neck to Wang Hai: "Brother, since you came here to investigate, you should know this mark, right?"

"Fifteen years ago, the Battalion Commander you mentioned let me go, and I have been grateful day and night, enduring a lot of suffering, just thinking about seeing him and repaying him well."

"If you know where he is now, can you tell me? I will also remember your kindness."

Wang Hai finally confirmed that this young man was the Plum Blossom Thief, but he didn't know why his face was still that of a young man.

And that Ming Cult Right Envoy whose background he didn't know was him!

He just wanted to continue to get information, but heard Zhou Mingxu say coldly: "Right Envoy, if you want to play, there are plenty of people in the main altar. Don't delay the time and ruin the business."

"The Blue Left Envoy has already set off for a few days, you insist on dragging me here and not leaving, and now you are getting close to this wolf cub?"

"Subdue him first, cripple his hands and feet, and peel off his skin and flesh. Whatever you want to ask, ask after I finish the torture, isn't that more effort-saving."

Yun Zelin spread his hands and smiled helplessly: "Banner Leader Zhou, there are still four days until the Five Mountains Alliance Meeting, we will arrive today, no need to rush."

He stroked his long hair gently like a woman and said: "Besides, I hate fighting and killing the most."

"Brother, I'm sorry."

Yun Zelin smiled apologetically at Wang Hai: "Banner Leader Zhou has a big temper, and I am a useless person, what I say doesn't count."

"Go and escape, Banner Leader Zhou is very powerful."

"Hmph!" Zhou Mingxu snorted coldly and galloped up.

Before the person arrived, a cold light flashed on his sleeve, and dozens of fine needles like cow hair were splashed, stabbing at Wang Hai's vital points!

Wang Hai retreated and turned, kicking the door panel.

Boom!

The door panel was like a cannonball, blocking the fine needles and smashing toward Zhou Mingxu.

Zhou Mingxu punched the door panel in mid-air, wood chips splashed, and it shattered into several pieces on the spot.

But when he looked into the house again, there was a big hole in the roof, and Wang Hai was nowhere to be seen.

Zhou Mingxu turned to look at Yun Zelin in the courtyard.

Yun Zelin smiled and spread his hands: "Don't look at me."

"You are the one who insists on fighting with others, why should I stop them?"

Zhou Mingxu cursed in his heart, flipped onto the roof, saw Wang Hai's back fleeing extremely fast on the roof in the distance, and immediately used his light technique to chase after him.

He was much older than Wang Hai, and his internal energy was thick. Plus, he was the Thick Earth Banner Leader, and the work he had done for many years was secret, so his light technique was the most skillful.

In less than a stick of incense time, he caught up behind Wang Hai.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Zhou Mingxu flicked his hand, and more than a dozen poisoned flying darts flew toward Wang Hai's back.

The current situation was exactly the same as when Li Miao chased You Zi'ang. The hidden weapon reached his body, whether he blocked it or caught it, as long as he delayed for a moment, Zhou Mingxu would catch up.

Although they were both first-rate, Wang Hai's foundation was still shallow. If he fought Zhou Mingxu head-on, it would be nine deaths and one life.

Wang Hai knew this truth, didn't look back, only listened to the direction roughly with his ear skills, and grabbed backward with his right arm at the same time.

Clang, clang, clang, clang—

More than a dozen flying darts hit the iron pieces of Wang Hai's gloves, making a crisp sound.

Pfft!

But one poisoned dart was missed, and it was inserted into Wang Hai's right shoulder!

At this time, there was a strong enemy behind, and it was difficult to seek perfection, so Wang Hai could only roughly protect his vital points. He could only look at the luck of the others.

There was no time to pull out the poisoned dart, Wang Hai just kept running wildly with his head down.

A numbness gradually spread on his shoulder.

Wang Hai gradually felt dizzy: "The Thick Earth Banner's poison is really fierce."

"Today, I'm afraid it's hard to escape..."

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Tai'an Prefecture, official road.

Xiaosi was galloping, and suddenly a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Pfft—!

She covered her chest, suspicious and uncertain: "Love insect damaged... Brother Hai is in trouble!"

"How could it be, how could it be..."

Xiaosi's face turned pale, she was panicked for a while, and shed tears.

"No, no. Can't panic."

"The love insect is not dead yet, Brother Hai is not dead yet."

Xiaosi gritted her teeth.

"It's too late to turn back for help now. To be able to hurt Brother Hai to this extent, it's not a Ming Cult banner leader, it's a protector or a Left/Right Envoy!"

"Still have to go to Mount Taishan... only go to Mount Taishan!"

Xiaosi reached out and pressed on the horse's neck, the horse's eyes suddenly turned red, and its speed suddenly became faster.

"Fast! Fast!"

Xiaosi wiped the blood and tears from her face, whipped the horse, and galloped all the way toward the Taishan Sect.