Chapter 62: Lan Lechuan

"You say... that Imperial Guard Battalion Commander, named Li Miao?"

"Now, right here, on your Taishan Sect?"

In the quiet room, a middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, he has been here for some days." Zuo Lishan replied.

"I had a fight with him that night, and I was miserably defeated."

"This person's martial arts are already beyond the ordinary; if it weren't for your sect's witchcraft and divine technique, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have the confidence to fight back."

Zuo Lishan's appearance had returned to normal, and the ear torn off by Li Miao and the left hand twisted off had also been raised. It was just that his face was ferocious at this time, his whole body exuded a fishy smell, and his eyes were full of blood, looking like a mad dog.

He had secretly harmed several Taishan Sect disciples in these few days, sucking the blood and flesh containing true energy to make up for his body.

Under the influence of eating people, evil arts progress, and the damage to his state of mind after being defeated by Li Miao, Zuo Lishan had

As he is now, one can spot something amiss just by looking at his appearance, so for these past few days, he has not dared to appear before outsiders, only able to let Liu Baiyun turn the Mount Tai Sect upside down.

If things continue this way, the Five Mountains Alliance meeting is likely to fall through.

Without the Five Mountains Alliance meeting, there will be no bargaining chip to trade with the Ming Sect, and the remaining Gu insects will not be obtained. Without the Gu insects, he cannot defeat Li Miao and can only watch his time of death approach day by day.

Left with no other choice, Zuo Lishan can only seek reinforcements from the Ming Sect in advance, requesting that the Ming Sect send experts to assist and bring the remaining Gu insects.

This middle-aged man is the one who brought the Gu insects from the Ming Sect.

The Ming Sect Left Envoy, Lan Lechuan.

He is over fifty years old, with an ordinary appearance, save for brows and eyes as sharp as if carved by a knife or axe, making people feel awe-struck at the sight of him.

"However, that day, I did indeed, truly, injure him!" Zuo Lishan chuckled.

"It was only because I changed my cultivation method too quickly, and the Gu insects were not enough to refine my whole body, and my sword technique had yet to merge with the alien true energy, that I lost to him."

"With the Gu insects, with the Gu insects..." Zuo Lishan gently stroked his own chest: "I will not lose to him again..."

"As long as I kill him, I will still be—the best in the world!"

Lan Lechuan frowned as he looked at Zuo Lishan, secretly shaking his head, thinking to himself: "In the end—he is not worth much."

"However, a madman who is half a step above the Peak Realm is barely usable."

The Ming Sect has never placed its bets on Zuo Lishan or the Mount Tai Sect.

A madman has no value for cooperation.

Zuo Lishan did not notice Lan Lechuan's thoughts.

He was still immersed in the joy of finally obtaining the remaining Gu insects, making up for the flaws in his body, and truly becoming someone above the Peak Realm.

"Tonight, tonight."

"Left Envoy Lan, tonight I will go and kill that Imperial Guard Battalion Commander."

"Then, the Five Mountains Sword Sects will be handed over to you. You still have the remaining Gu insects; trade them all to me."

Zuo Lishan rubbed the sword hilt and grinned at Lan Lechuan, revealing his ghastly white teeth stained with mucus.

"Very well, Sect Leader Zuo. We shall do as you say," Lan Lechuan smiled.

"You go and kill him. Before the Five Mountains Alliance meeting, the Imperial Court will not have time to send a large army, and the hundred or so Imperial Guards will be handled by my Ming Sect. After the Five Mountains Alliance meeting... with Sect Leader Zuo's martial arts, you can go anywhere in this vast world."

"As for the aftermath of these Five Mountains Sword Sects, my Ming Sect will handle it. We certainly won't let Sect Leader Zuo worry."

"Good!" Zuo Lishan let out a shrill, cracked scream.

"Just wait for tonight, just wait for tonight... This Imperial Guard Battalion Commander's head shall be my welcoming gift for Left Envoy Lan..."

"Why does this time pass so slowly? I want to go kill him right now..."

"How about I go now? There is no one in the back mountain; after killing him, I'll throw him into the woods, or... I'll just eat him... The new Gu insects need blood food too, perfect, perfect."

"Hehehe..."

Lan Lechuan frowned, about to open his mouth to dissuade him.

"Sect Leader Zuo, you—"

Boom!!!

The outer wall of the quiet room collapsed with a roar, wood chips flew, and countless broken stones smashed toward the two of them.

Lan Lechuan struck a palm into the void in front of him, his unstoppable, vigorous true energy faintly forming a hand seal, blocking the incoming debris.

Zuo Lishan, however, did not dodge or avoid, letting the debris strike his body, yet not a single mark was left.

"Don't wait for tonight, Sect Leader Zuo; the two of us have thought of the same thing."

Amidst the flying dust, Li Miao walked over slowly.

With a flick of his hand, he threw the Mount Tai Sect disciple he had caught on the way onto the ground.

The disciple barely lifted his head, intending to apologize to Zuo Lishan for revealing his location, but suddenly seeing his evil appearance at this moment, he was stunned and unable to speak.

Li Miao, however, saw Lan Lechuan and frowned: "Left Envoy Lan, it is actually you who came?"

Lan Lechuan also looked at Li Miao, squeezing words out through his teeth: "Li. Miao."

"You finally dared to leave the capital."

Back then, Li Miao could be said to have personally destroyed the Ming Sect's struggle, killing off the sect's first and second-rate experts, leaving them to only slowly catch their breath over these fifteen years.

With such a great enmity, Lan Lechuan naturally harbored a desire to kill Li Miao. Over these fifteen years, Lan Lechuan had entered the capital once, and the two had met once.

When enemies meet, they are especially jealous.

At this moment, both sides were determined to kill, and there was nothing left to say. The grudges of the Jianghu must, in the end, be washed away with blood.

Li Miao stepped forward, his figure flashing, and in an instant, he was right in front of Zuo Lishan.

He raised his hand and struck a palm toward Zuo Lishan's chest.

"Well struck!"

Zuo Lishan let out a strange cry and thrust his sword toward Li Miao's chest.

He thought he had figured out the method to deal with Li Miao: My moves are not as profound as yours, but your physical body is not as sturdy as mine!

At this moment, Zuo Lishan had replenished his Gu insects, and his body was even tougher than that day.

You strike me with a palm, and I will stab you with a sword! With Lan Lechuan flanking, let's see who dies first!

Lan Lechuan was not idle either; he pointed his fingers and struck the void toward Li Miao's ribs, shooting out a sharp true energy that headed straight for Li Miao.

Li Miao, however, smiled, his left hand turning a greenish-black, and he punched toward the sharp true energy shot by Lan Lechuan.

And his other hand struck toward Zuo Lishan's chest just as before!

Bang!!!

Clang—

The two sounds overlapped and exploded with a roar, shaking the ears of the captured Mount Tai Sect disciple until they bled.

Thump, thump, thump, thump—

Zuo Lishan retreated violently, barely stabilizing his stance, but blood was flowing from his seven orifices.

A palm print a full inch deep on his chest was clearly visible! If it had been an ordinary person, they would have died on the spot!

Lan Lechuan also looked at Li Miao's fist, where only some skin and flesh had been broken, not even counting as a minor injury.

Not to mention that the wound was emitting wisps of smoke, and it was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"You! You didn't use your full strength that night at all!"

Zuo Lishan's eyes widened in anger, and he shouted frantically at Li Miao in disbelief.

Lan Lechuan also looked at Li Miao: "With your bone structure... you actually chose this path?"

"Have you been stifled to the point of madness in Shuntian Prefecture?"

(End of chapter)