Chapter 432: Counter-Hunt

Tang Lanzhou stared fixedly at that face.

He knew that the person who killed his wife had already been killed by Li Miao, and what he saw now was just another Yingzhou Heaven-Man. But the fluctuation of his emotions still caused his temples to throb, and he couldn't help but reach out and press his brow.

The official from just now walked out, supported him, and said worriedly.

"Teacher, are you a bit tired?"

"If your body is unwell, why not let me take over..."

Tang Lanzhou shook his head, holding on.

"No, you can't."

"Accompanying me to go crazy is already fulfilling the friendship between you and me. This matter can only be done by me, and only my life can bear it. You shouldn't die here, nor can you bear this matter."

"Go, call General Han."

The official hesitated for a moment, sighed, and turned to enter the door.

A moment later, the leader of the Imperial Guards walked out.

"Lord Tang."

"General Han, I remember you are from the Xiaolingwei, right?"

"Yes."

"Go find Commander Zhu Shoujing and tell him I saw a Yingzhou Heaven-Man chasing someone toward the city gate."

The leader of the Imperial Guards' face changed drastically.

Tang Lanzhou was a latecomer, but he was a Heaven-Man of the Xiaolingwei planted by Zhu Shoujing in the Imperial Guards. He knew the background of Yingzhou very well and also knew what Li Miao said before falling into a deep sleep.

Yingzhou had split.

Inherited for a thousand years, dozens of generations of people had been imprisoned on the island from birth, living and dying in silence. Zheng Anqi's rebellion and the appearance of Penglai were not coincidences, but inevitable results. Yingzhou was a powder keg that could explode at any time from the root, but it had been forcibly suppressed by Zheng Anqi.

And now, Zheng Anqi was seriously injured.

All Yingzhou Heaven-Men felt that trace of fluctuation in "Nature."

They saw the hope of freedom.

So rebellion and pursuit happened as a matter of course.

Now, Zheng Anqi had become the one fleeing everywhere.

However, the leader of the Imperial Guards knew very well that Zheng Anqi's weakness was only temporary. According to Li Miao, the reason he was able to seriously injure Zheng Anqi was largely because Zheng Anqi had shared his "Nature" with the Heaven-Men of Yingzhou.

Every time a Yingzhou Heaven-Man died, Zheng Anqi would recover a bit.

This was a process of mutual hunting, and if left unchecked, Zheng Anqi would most likely win. Compared to the civil officials, the Eastern Depot, Yingzhou, and Ji Tianrui, the constantly recovering Zheng Anqi was the true heart-and-belly trouble.

Thinking of this, the leader of the Imperial Guards cupped his fists.

"Lord Tang, wait a moment, I'll be back soon!"

He did not return to the palace, but chased in the direction Zheng Anqi and the Yingzhou Heaven-Man left, and reached out to crush a Gu worm in his bosom.

At the same time, Zhu Shoujing, who was in the palace, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Found him, Zheng Anqi."

He turned his head to look to the side.

"Your Majesty."

The Emperor waved his hand.

"You go, protect the Yingzhou Heaven-Man first, don't try to kill Zheng Anqi, wait for me."

"Yes!"

Zhu Shoujing cupped his fists, then waved his hand.

"Go!"

He took several Heaven-Men of the Xiaolingwei, Ruan Mei, and several surrendered attendants, flashed out of the door, and flew toward the outside of the palace.

And in the palace, the Emperor did not move.

He just watched the coffin in front of him quietly, holding his breath, carefully observing every condition of Li Miao in his sleep.

Suddenly, his face changed.

Li Miao's expression in his sleep changed, from his original expressionless state, instantly becoming ferocious. This was an expression that had never appeared on Li Miao's face, extremely resentful, like a ghost from hell.

The Emperor pointed at Li Miao's brow without hesitation.

After a while, Li Miao's expression gradually calmed down.

Only then did the Emperor breathe a sigh of relief.

He turned his head to look at Zhu Zai: "Minister Zhu, I will go see Zheng Anqi's situation first. If I can end him, perhaps I can solve Big Li's predicament."

"Be careful, now that Ji Tianrui has not yet appeared, and Liu Jin is hiding in the dark, don't be careless."

Zhu Zai nodded.

"I know."

The Emperor flashed out of the door and chased in the direction Zhu Shoujing left.

On the court side, apart from the sleeping Li Miao, almost all Heaven-Man combat power had poured out, chasing after Zheng Anqi. And further ahead, the people chasing closely behind Zheng Anqi had increased from one to three.

"Island Master, wait—I have something to say!"

"Zheng Anqi, die!"

"You old dog, give my grandfather's body back!"

The three, one woman and two men, were all middle-aged, and their realms were all a cut above the attendants, staring fixedly at Zheng Anqi fleeing ahead, shouting incessantly.

They had never felt such pleasure.

That monster who had kept them like livestock and wantonly seized their freedom and bodies was now fleeing. And—just looking at Zheng Anqi's appearance, these few were excited beyond control.

Both arms were broken at the root, only the ankle remained of the left foot, the left shoulder had collapsed, and a fist mark was carved on it, still dripping blood as he moved.

He looked even more miserable than Li Miao.

But unlike before, he now seemed to have recovered a few years of youth, with strands of pitch-black hair mixed in his silver hair, and many of the wrinkles on his face had disappeared.

The Yingzhou Heaven-Men behind also noticed this.

"He is recovering. Did many fellow disciples die last night?"

"The ones at Yan Song's mansion all died, it was that Miao demoness who did it!"

"Tsk, can't let him escape anymore! Every moment that passes, his injuries recover a bit. If he is allowed to fully recover, even if all fellow disciples go together, they won't be his match!"

The three looked at each other.

The man with the most majestic build suddenly lunged forward, stood on a roof, and his entire upper body suddenly fell backward, like a giant bow pulled to the full.

The remaining two tightened their arms and flashed in front of him.

Bang!!!

The majestic man slammed a fist into the protective True Qi condensed by the two!

Whoosh—

The two flew toward Zheng Anqi like arrows.

In the blink of an eye, the distance was shortened by half.

Just as their momentum was about to end, the male Heaven-Man suddenly grabbed the female Heaven-Man's arm in mid-air, spun his whole body—and then suddenly let go!

The female Heaven-Man was like a lead ball, instantly crossing the final distance and appearing behind Zheng Anqi.

She did not hesitate, used all her strength, and slapped Zheng Anqi's back with a palm!

"Old dog die!!!"

Shrill and desperate, this palm squeezed out all her True Qi and strength, swearing to shatter the head of this old dog Zheng Anqi!

Instantly, her palm reached an inch behind Zheng Anqi's head!

A hint of joy appeared on her face.

"Finally! Finally!"

"A thousand years of imprisonment, today I am finally free!"

She pushed her palm forward.

Still an inch away.

She urged her True Qi, wanting to lunge forward.

Still an inch away.

Finally, she realized something was wrong—it seemed that no matter how hard she tried, she could never eliminate this inch of distance.

No, that's not right.

It wasn't distance.

The reason she couldn't kill Zheng Anqi wasn't distance, but that behind Zheng Anqi, there was a transparent high wall that could not be broken through.

Protective True Qi.

Her pupils shrank—Zheng Anqi had not completely lost his Xuanlan! Their side of three should not be his match, he shouldn't be fleeing. And the reason he was fleeing now was...

Hmm?

Suddenly, she frowned.

Where am I?

What am I doing?

Who am I?

Two astonished, anxious shouts came from behind, as if issuing a warning to her. She instinctively turned her head to look, and saw two men rushing behind her, reaching out to her.

"Careful!"

"Zheng Anqi!"

Who is Zheng Anqi?

She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted.

Oh, Zheng Anqi is the enemy.

He is behind me.

Whoosh—

A foot swept through the air, sweeping toward her neck.

At the moment her head left her body, she suddenly remembered everything. Although it was too late to dodge, she still desperately left behind one last warning before she died.

"He can influence our 'Nature'—"

Bang!

Her head exploded.

Blood splashed onto the ashen-faced two Yingzhou Heaven-Men and Zheng Anqi behind the headless corpse.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 433 =====