Chapter 264: The Cold Pool in the Valley Bottom and the Red-Scaled Python (1/2)
Chapter 264: The Cold Pool in the Valley Bottom and the Red-Scaled Python
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The Westflower Hall, the Royal Capital,
The West Capital, the Great Jin—
There were only two people in the huge Westflower Hall. Yan Yuntian, the Emperor of the Great Jin, held a newspaper in his hand and wore a weird expression.
Ming Yuesheng had changed his clothes, wearing a magnificent robe. He strolled leisurely and aimlessly inside the Westflower Hall with a cup of insipid tea.
”I've eaten too much greasy food at noon, so this tea should be more insipid!” He blew away the heat and then looked at the few tea leaves in the cup while frowning.
”If you want to drink tea, I'll send another carriage of fresh tea to you tomorrow.” Yan Yuntian shook the newspaper in his hand. ”What's your opinion about Zhou Bao? How surprising his relationship with Wang She is! I still cannot understand why a Chief of Tian Long Taoism should be connected with a common disciple of the Wu Family.”
”Your Majesty, Zhou Bao truly is a rare teen expert, but experts in the world are neither too many nor too few. Experts at Zhou Bao's age are few, but there are still some and they just can't match his reputation. I really wonder why you insist on paying attention to him.”
”Sure! Experts in the world are neither too many nor too few, and there are some other teen experts in the world as well. But, it's definitely difficult for a young man like him who was born with a poor background to earn such achievements in his youth. He must have a shocking secret!” Yan Yuntian lost himself in thought.
”Everyone has his own secret. There are numerous secrets in the world!” Ming Yuesheng didn't care. ”We've clearly investigated his background. There's nothing wrong. Even if his combat capability reaches Level Eight, he still can't make any trouble for us, let alone that he's just a teen expert at Level Seven. Your Majesty, what on earth are you worrying about?”
”I have no idea. I only have a premonition. Every time I hear about Zhou Bao, I feel something weird.”
Looking at Yan Yuntian, Ming Yuesheng seemed speechless. ”Then why not have someone sound him out?”
”No. Those fools of Tian Long Taoism have sounded him out already!” Said Yan Yuntian. ”Some people thought Zhou Bao was too arrogant. They wanted to teach him a lesson, so they commanded him to take part in the World Hero Competition in the name of Tian Long Taoism and the Four Great Families. As a result, Lin Xiaoqing from the Lins was badly wounded and carried away. Before the Lins looked Zhou Bao for trouble, Wang She suddenly exited training and banished a lot of disciples who belonged to the Four Great Families in Tian Long Taoism, claiming to support Zhou Bao. What do you think?”
Ming Yuesheng glanced at the newspaper in his hand and laughed. ”It illustrates that Wang She isn't as weak as what's said in the rumor. Maybe he even has gotten some insights during critical conditions and gained amazing benefits. What's Yu Baimei's opinion?”
”Yu Baimei should pay no attention to it at all, which is exactly what surprised me the most!” Yan Yuntian pondered. ”Yu Baimei must acquiesce in having them teach Junior Leopard a lesson and try to bring him under control. Generally speaking, Junior Leopard's attitude obviously has hit Tian Long Taoism in the face. However, Yu Baimei seems to be indifferent to it. Intentionally or unintentionally, he is somewhat partial to Wang She. Why would he change his attitude all of a sudden?”
”It seems that Your Majesty's attention to Zhou Bao is reasonable!” Ming Yuesheng was reminded by his words. ”Zhou Bao may truly have some big secrets. After all, with an identity of a master, Yu Baimei shouldn't worry too much. Look at it this way, we should have arranged his fief into the surroundings of the millennium families and perhaps he can make great trouble for them.”
”What's done is done. Now we should figure out the countermeasure.”
”A countermeasure? What countermeasure? We don't need to do so!” Ming Yuesheng replied. ”Since Zhou Bao has something which Yu Baimei also scrupled about, we should exclude him completely. It's better that he doesn't take part in the World Hero Competition, otherwise he may disrupt our plan. As for the other things, let's just talk about them when the World Hero Competition is finished.”
”All right.” Yan Yuntian sighed lightly, saying. ”I wonder whether or not we can detect their true power this time.”
”The Pure Yang Celestial Device is definitely attractive. Otherwise, the Four Well-known Families wouldn't look for Zhou Bao so eagerly. It would be better if Zhou Bao doesn't participate in this match. It's really difficult for them to find the proper people so quickly. So they can only hold an indoor election. In this way, the privity among those well-known families will be broken and they must try their best to strive for it. Even if they don't try their best, we can take this opportunity to grasp the tip of the iceberg of their hidden power.”
”Well, that's to say, Zhou Bao has helped us a lot by chance!”
”Hehe, yes! According to the way that Zhou Bao has always conducted himself, he hates making trouble. While at the same time, he hates being worried. So we should try to pacify such kind of people.”
”Pacify?” Yan Yuntian nodded slightly. ”In your opinion, is the thing that I mentioned last time feasible?”
”That's Your Majesty's private matter, so it's all up to you!” Ming Yuesheng smiled.
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”You... What did you do to them?”
The Crescent Valley, the Northwest—
It was the Yin and Yang Dust Formation!
Looking at a dozen people who lay on the ground unconsciously, Cao Xuetang was astonished, although he was really well-informed. He knew all of those guys. They occupied important positions in the Sect of Flame. Among them were three Level Seven experts and one Level Eight expert, but they now all lay on the ground like dead pigs. At the first glance, Cao Xuetang even thought that they had died since they had become unconscious.
”They broke into my territory, so I'd like to teach them a lesson.” Junior Leopard kicked the most strapping man on the ground. ”I guess you know all of them, don't you?”
”They all belong to the same sect as me. This is Xie Haifeng, the great Venerable. Unexpectedly, he should be defeated by you!” Cao Xuetang sighed. His view toward Junior Leopard was mingled with a sense of fear. He had heard early on that Zhou Bao in the Wu Sect became famous when he was young and his combat capability was even greater than some common Level Eight experts. He only took them as rumors in Jianghu at that time, but now, he thought those rumors were not accurate enough to describe Zhou Bao's true power. Didn't everyone see that he had struck down three Level Seven experts and one Level Eight here? How could a common Level Eight expert achieve that?
Junior Leopard felt quite uneasy under his fiery gaze. After all, Cao Xuetang was not a beauty, so him staring at Junior Leopard like that was a little disgusting.
”It seems that the kindling of Nanming Ignis is so attractive that it causes many people in your sect to pay a visit to me. Brother Cao, since they are experts in your sect, I don't dare to deal with them on my own. Do you have any advice or comments?”
”Hmm...”
Hearing that, Cao Xuetang couldn't help pondering. Though all those men were disciples in the Sect of Flame, they belonged to opposing influences. They were his mortal enemies and had come here to hunt him down. Naturally, he was itching to kill all of them. He cared nothing about the masters of martial arts under Level Seven, but he had to pay attention to the four experts.
In the Sect of Flame, an expert who achieved Level Seven was called a Venerable, and when one's cultivation reached Level Eight, he would become a Great Venerable. Great Venerables had a higher position than common ones. Furthermore, every Great Venerable held some authority in his hands. Xie Haifeng was one of the most dominant Great Venerables recently.
Though the Sect of Flame had already been a huge influence in the world, it only had a few Venerables, let alone Great Venerables. Every Great Venerable had a pivotal position in the sect that was much more important than the common Venerables like him. If that Great Venerable died here, the Sect of Flame would not leave the matter at that. Even if he were to obtain the kindling of Nanming Ignis and reach Level Eight, it would be difficult for him to account for it.
”I know you the Sect of Flame possesses the vast property and lots of masters of martial arts and experts. I don't want to provoke you too much. I've already gotten them under control, so how to deal with them is up to you now.” Seeing that Cao Xuetang had slipped into hesitation, Junior Leopard started to talk first and revealed his attitude clearly.
”It was I who made the trouble. I really appreciate that you can help me out with that. How could I bother you further!” Said Cao Xuetang. ”But we're going to find the kindling of Nanming Ignis now, so I'm afraid that if we let them go, they would make trouble for us. I think we'd better handle our business first and I'll take them away after that. How's that?”
”That's fine!” Junior Leopard nodded.
”They possess high cultivations, especially Xie Haifeng, who has reached Level Eight. I'm afraid that we can't keep them under control for long.”
”Don't worry. I have a method to get them to stay here quietly until we come back,” Junior Leopard replied confidently.
”Well, thank you for helping me!”
”Don't mention it, I only lifted a finger.” Junior Leopard replied with a laugh.
Since he had to do Cao Xuetang a special favor, he would definitely make it a big one. Such an amazing special favor could both show his strength and force him to pay him back. Furthermore, he would be so impressed with Zhou Bao's kindness that, if they met with any problems, he might ask him for help. Little by little, their relationship would become closer and closer.
The Crescent Valley was very long. Standing on the ridge in front of Jilei Mountain and looking into the Crescent Valley, you could see a valley stretch out long and unbroken for 10 miles, just like a long snake. The valley was also very deep, reaching a depth of 200 feet. Both sides of the valley were strewn with cliffs like the huge canyon in the desert that he saw in his previous life. But now, he was inside Jilei Mountain, not the desert.
At the end of the valley, there was a bottomless cold pool. The shape of the cold pool was quite odd. From where Junior Leopard stood, if all of the water in the cold pool was drained, an obvious meteorite crater would be seen.
”Hehe, seemingly, a meteorite had crashed into it. From the distinct traces that are left on the ground, that meteorite must be very huge.” Junior Leopard sighed in his heart. He then turned around and said to Cao Xuetang who stood beside him. ”Brother Cao, if I guess correctly, the place you that you aimed at must be located in the depths of the cold pool!”