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Sacrificial soldiers could always accurately sense the aura of their own kind. Shadow Thirteen felt that the other party’s aura was familiar, but it was not a killing tool refined from the sacrificial soldier camp. Instead, it was a killing weapon that was a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying. People gave it the nickname Asura.
Shadow Thirteen had never seen a real Asura before, and he was only guessing. No matter what, an expert of this realm was definitely not someone they could deal with now.
Shadow Thirteen looked at the three people who had fallen and then at Ah Wei, whose situation was not much better than his. He asked, “Was this… the person you encountered last time?”
Ah Wei thought for a while and nodded. That person attacked too quickly and was suppressed before he could react. He did not even see his face clearly, but he could recognize his aura.
Shadow Thirteen received an affirmative answer and could not help but look at Ah Wei again. How could this guy still be safe and sound in the hands of such an expert?
“You… don’t just talk… Hurry up… and think of something…” Jiang Hai said with difficulty. He felt like his chest was about to explode with every word he bit out. The feeling this time was even stronger than last time. It was also at this moment that he understood how terrifying the attack Ah Wei made to save the three of them was.
“He’s… still far away,” Ah Wei said.
Ah Wei was the only person who had fought him. It had been a full fifteen minutes since Ah Wei was suppressed to the point that he could not move and that person rushed over. From the pressure he was currently under, it would take at least that long for the other party to reach here.
They could be suppressed to the point of being unable to move from afar. Shadow Thirteen once again had a new understanding of the experts in the world.
Shadow Thirteen used his sword to support his body and desperately swallowed the blood that was rolling up his throat. Then, he and Ah Wei used what little strength they had to throw out some of the cloth in the carriage and then threw Jiang Hai, Qing Yan, and Yue Gou in.
Shadow Thirteen took off his night clothes, revealing the pageboy outfit inside. He pulled off Jiang Hai’s clothes and handed them to Ah Wei. “Change into them.”
Ah Wei changed.
They only prayed that the guards guarding the door would not see that they were not the “servants” from before. Otherwise, with wolves in front and tigers behind, they would probably not be able to leave this place.
Fortunately, the guards on duty had been changed. These guards had never seen their faces before. They checked the cards and let them out. As soon as they left, a disciple reported, “Not good—something happened in the water dungeon—the prisoner escaped—lock the door—”
“Stop! Stop right there!” A guard shouted at the carriage.
Shadow Thirteen whipped the horse and the carriage left! The guards and sacrificial soldiers of the State Preceptor Hall caught up.
However, that expert’s aura did not seem to be able to distinguish between friend and foe. Therefore, they were not the only ones whose strength had been suppressed. There were also people from the State Preceptor Hall who were suppressed.
“Turn right! Into the forest!” Jiang Hai held his chest that was about to explode.
Ah Wei tightened the reins and pulled hard. The carriage changed direction and entered the forest on the right. The people from the State Preceptor Hall chased after them relentlessly. However, there were traps in the forest, and most of the people from the State Preceptor Hall quickly fell.
“How… how did you know?” Qing Yan lay beside Jiang Hai and said weakly.
Jiang Hai panted. “…Came before.”
“State Preceptor!” In the State Preceptor Hall, a disciple ran into the State Preceptor’s alchemy room and bowed respectfully to the State Preceptor, who was developing pills in the room.
The State Preceptor said in a deep voice, “How is it?”
The disciple said, “They escaped into the forest. Our people didn’t catch them.”
“Trash!” The State Preceptor threw the booklet in his hand coldly on the table. “You can’t even look at a person properly. What’s the use of you if you can’t catch him!”
The disciple knelt down in fear.
“Where’s Wan Feng?” The State Preceptor asked.
The disciple replied fearfully, “Senior Brother Wan Feng was knocked out by that group of people. He hasn’t woken up yet.”
The State Preceptor clenched his fists tightly.
“Don’t worry.” Just as the atmosphere was about to freeze, a gentle man’s voice sounded outside the pill refinement room. There were not many people who could enter and leave the State Preceptor Hall freely. Wan Feng was one of them, and the other was the commandery prince of the Queen Manor.
“You can leave,” the State Preceptor said as he glanced at his disciple.
“Yes.” The disciple obediently left. When he passed by the door, he saw the commandery prince and bowed.
Nangong Li nodded indifferently and walked into the alchemy room.
“Commandery Prince.” The State Preceptor cupped his hands.
Nangong Li stopped in front of him and looked at him. “I came so late. Did I disturb the State Preceptor’s rest?”
The State Preceptor said, “No, I’m developing a pill for the Emperor. Why are you here? I’m afraid it’s not good timing tonight. The State Preceptor Hall wants to arrest the evil thief. Forgive me for not being able to entertain you.”
“I’m here to help you catch the thief,” Nangong Li said with a faint smile.
The State Preceptor sighed. “I’m ashamed. It wasn’t easy for Your Highness to catch the evil thief. Tonight, he was actually saved by his accomplice. I was too careless.”
Nangong Li said indifferently, “If they’re not powerful evil thieves, I wouldn’t bother to attack them. It’s fine. Play chess with me. Someone will obediently hand them over to you later.”
The State Preceptor wanted to say that they had escaped into the forest, and there seemed to be a trap in the forest… But he swallowed his words. If there was anyone in this world who could be fearless, it was probably the expert that the commandery prince brought back.
With him around, any trap was nothing.
The State Preceptor pointed to the chess table at the side. “Your Highness, please.”
On one hand, the State Preceptor and Nangong Li were playing chess happily. On the other hand, the old man’s expression was not so optimistic. He had just done a divination, but halfway through, the turtle shell broke.
This was a great omen.
This meant that the opponents they encountered were more difficult to deal with than any other time. If that was all, the old man would not be too worried. What he was worried about was that he felt a familiar aura. He had not felt this aura for many years, so much so that he was no longer sure if it was that person.
If it was…
“If it is, what will happen?” Yu Wan looked at him and asked.
The old man looked at the cracked turtle shell on the table. “If it’s that person, then none of them… will live.”
Yu Wan widened her almond-shaped eyes. “Who’s so powerful?”
“Asura.”
The Asura of the Ghost Clan.
It could also be called a sacrificial soldier who had gone berserk. However, not all sacrificial soldiers who had gone berserk could become Asuras. Those who survived were the ones who had to endure the violent aura in their bodies all year round and also have to suffer the pain caused by the reversal of their meridians at all times. Therefore, they were in a manic state day and night and could not control the urge to kill at all. Their minds had long been refined. Sacrificial soldiers would never betray their master. But the first thing Asura did after becoming a demon was to kill their master with their own hands.
It was precisely because Asura was powerful and terrifying that it was difficult to control. Therefore, when the Ghost Clan discovered that a sacrificial soldier had gone crazy, they would kill them immediately and never give them a chance to cultivate into Asura.
However, there was one fish that escaped the net. They could not kill him and could only think of ways to lock him up.
If it was really him…
The old man did not dare to think further. The old man was even more puzzled. Why did this person come to Nanzhao? It was impossible for the Ghost Clan to let him out. Could it be that some outsider had sneaked into the clan and secretly brought him out?
The old man sighed. “Prepare for their funerals.”
That person hated the clansmen who had imprisoned him for so long. Once he came into contact with the aura of his clansmen, he would kill everyone.
“Ah—” In the carriage, Qing Yan could not withstand the pressure. After spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his head tilted and he fainted.
“He… he’s nearby…” Ah Wei gradually couldn’t take it anymore. Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes.
Jiang Hai spat out large mouthfuls of blood and fell unconscious. Suddenly, Shadow Thirteen saw a river.
“Jump into the river!” Shadow Thirteen said.
Shadow Thirteen grabbed Jiang Hai, Ah Wei grabbed Qing Yan, and Yue Gou still had a trace of strength. The three of them jumped up, but at this moment, a powerful internal force was thrown into the water. Water splashed seven to eight feet and slapped them back onto the shore.
Yue Gou was alone. He was slapped a little further away and bumped into the carriage before falling to the ground. It was this sound that woke the three sleeping little black eggs up. The little black eggs suddenly opened their eyes.
Eh? Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? Where was Master?
The wheel was stuck into the groove of the road. Xiaobao lost his balance and rolled down. Shadow Thirteen’s eyebrows twitched! What was going on? Why was the little black egg in the carriage? Shadow Thirteen couldn’t care less about escaping himself. He flew over and snatched the little black egg.
Soon, Er’bao also rolled out.
Ah Wei also flew over and hugged Er’bao before he fell to the ground.
One, two… there’s one more egg!
The two of them snatched Dabao at the same time. Unfortunately, it was too late. The carriage had already been grabbed by a huge force.
Bang!
The door of the carriage exploded in the air. A small black egg fell. Asura, who had long hair and bloodshot eyes, casually grabbed the back of his collar. Asura looked at the little thing in his hand, and the mania in his body surged. He wanted to crush this little thing like an egg.
The little black egg held the little milk bottle in both hands and blinked at him. Suddenly, the little black egg reached out and fed him the milk bottle.
Asura, who was about to crush the egg: “…”
