148 Night Encounter (1/2)
Yun Yang was extremely perplexed.
The eight forces he had felt in He Hanqing’s residence represented the eight top experts, each of a strong cultivation base.
These eight experts did not seem like they had appeared before; when Ling Xiaozui had come, these eight people were probably not here yet.
If they were already here, they would have emerged to interrupt the fight. With their aid, the fight would not have been a landslide victory even if Ling Xiaozui would still inevitably win.
The question hung unanswered in the air - when had these eight people come?
Yun Yang recalled the intelligence he had received from the Nine Heavens Dictum – Numerous martial artists have arrived in Tiantang City of late but there has been no more news about them since they came.
”It looks like He Hanqing knew that someone would definitely seize the opportunity to kill him after he had weakened by his injury, so he had transferred some of the Four Seasons Tower’s support in the event of an emergency. Firstly, it was to ensure his safety and secondly to set a deadly trap for those who were preparing to strike. With these eight individuals, even if Marquis Yun and Old Dugu came together, they would be severely disappointed.
”What a way to turn someone’s trick against him; killing two birds with one stone indeed. His plans are really well thought out!”
Yun Yang's chuckle was devoid of humor; in this instance, he was the very person who was preparing to strike.
He Hanqing had been half crippled by Ling Xiaozui limiting his cultivation to an eighth of his usual strength. It was no doubt the best given time to attempt an assassination, yet who would have thought that He Hanqing had turned this fatal loophole into a flawless lethal trap?
If he did not come today and had arranged for someone to attack or to attack him directly himself, he would definitely have fallen into this deadly trap!
”This cunning old fox!”
Yun Yang’s teeth gritted with resentment but he was also genuinely impressed with the foresight and cautiousness possessed by He Hanqing. He was indeed a pillar of force for the Four Seasons Tower; his identity as Supreme Lord Spring Frost was truly apt.
Yun Yang exited the Residence of He and headed home.
Suddenly, his senses tingled even as he melted into the air, changing his form with a single thought.
At the same time, the sound of robes fluttered through the air.
A white shadow flitted like lightning some hundred feet to the front; the incredible speed of the shadow had even turned the air in his wake into a vacuum.
It was like a white tornado swirling through the streets.
Hot on the trail of the shadow, a terrifyingly chilling force rocketed from afar.
Under the cover of nightfall, a person in hemp clothes materialized from the dark. Yun Yang could feel the sound of a chilling, ghastly wind billowing, a sound which accompanied the specter's materialization in the space before him. It was the symphony of countless wronged souls and malicious ghosts clawing through the air and advancing upon him.
The vision flashed momentarily in the air before it disappeared again.
The direction of the billowing wind blew exactly where the shadow which moved with lightning speed had fled to.
There was no mistaking it.
The ghastly, chilling wind fluttered as the shadows chased after each other; it looked like a troop of hundreds and thousands of ghouls followed the shadow as it moved.
Yun Yang only felt the ghastly aura dissipating after the person had been gone for a good quarter of an hour.
”What a terrifying person.” Yun Yang slowly materialized by the corner of a wall, sucking in a cold breath.
”This person should be First Court King Qinguang of the ten kings in the ten courts of the Concourse of the Underworld who came inexplicably to Tiantang City and found Fang Mofei…”
”Looks like he didn’t exactly come with peaceful intentions. He’s most probably here to kill someone…”
Yun Yang was itching with curiosity because from the looks of it, the person the First Court King Qinguang was attempting to assassinate was no ordinary individual.
The safest estimation would still put him at Marquis Yun’s level of ninth peak pinnacle. Otherwise, King Qinguang, who was the king of the First Court would not have to personally appear and give chase over a thousand miles with no results whatsoever!
”If they were to fight head to head, this person would definitely not be the First Court King Qinguang’s opponent but his speed was incredible, above King Qinguang’s at that. Although I just caught a glimpse of it, I can still determine that he pulled a distance of three breaths away from King Qinguang and for an expert like this… the distance of three breaths should be no less than several dozen feet…”
”Looking at the situation, he would still be unable to take on the First Court King but it still wouldn't be an easy feat for King Qinguang to catch up and kill this person… it might even be impossible.”
”This will be a prolonged war, no doubt about it.”
”A contest of time, endurance and confidence!”
”It is just rare to meet even one of these otherworldly experts in Tiantang City but why are they appearing in such huge numbers now?”
Yun Yang chuckled depreciatingly, shaking his head. It looked like the current situation was growing increasingly complicated.
”But this person First Court King Qinguang is chasing after has got quite the character… Despite being hunted down by such a strong opponent, he dared to dress in white, the taboo of night crawlers. It's almost like he's afraid of being overlooked… He’s really something indeed.”