After leaving the market, Ye Xin took out a palm-sized green gourd and chanted a spell. The green gourd suddenly grew in size. The three of them jumped onto the green gourd one after another. The green gourd emitted a soft green light and turned into a light green light curtain, covering the three of them and flying high into the sky.
In a certain courtyard, a middle-aged young woman with ordinary facial features was sitting in a stone pavilion with a pale-faced scholar in a green robe. The scholar was holding a light green Dharma plate in his hand.
"They have left the market. Most likely they are trying to lure us out of the market. We can just fight a few symbolic moves and then run away! There is no need to be serious. According to reliable intelligence, Han Changming is the leader. Although he is not well-known now, he has killed many foundation-building monks in the Red Algae Sea area for more than ten years and is very famous."
After the scholar in green said this, he heard a crackling sound of bones inside his body. His facial features twisted and his body swelled rapidly, turning into a fat, big-eared, and pot-bellied young man in green, completely different from before.
The Bone Changing Technique, a small trick to change one's appearance and form, is a trick that an evil cultivator who kills and robs must master. Even he himself has forgotten his true appearance.
The middle-aged young woman also performed the Bone Changing Technique and turned into a plump and beautiful middle-aged woman. They did not believe Lu Yue and were still on guard against Lu Yue.
Half a minute later, a fat young man in a green shirt and a plump middle-aged beautiful woman walked out of the market. They were the evil cultivators who were going to murder Han Changjing. Even if Lu Yue was present, he would not be able to recognize their identities.
The middle-aged beautiful woman summoned a palm-sized yellow boat and cast a spell. The yellow boat burst into a dazzling yellow light, and its size suddenly increased to three meters long, floating in the air. The young man in green jumped on it.
The beautiful middle-aged woman jumped up, made a hand gesture, and said, "Let's go."
The yellow flying boat emitted a dazzling yellow light and carried the two people through the air at an extremely fast speed.
Han Changming and the other two sat on the green gourd. Han Changjing looked nervous, his eyes full of worry, and a thin layer of sweat seeped out of his forehead.
After he entered the foundation-building stage, he had never had a life-and-death battle. Over the years, he was obsessed with matters between men and women. Apart from refining talismans, he spent most of his time with Lu Yue. He had no time to improve his fighting experience, and he didn't have the intention to do so.
"Seventh Brother, don't be too nervous. If the thief saw your reaction like this, he would have run away long ago."
Ye Xin sent a voice message to comfort him, saying that even a fool would know that there was something wrong with Han Changjiong's current condition.
Han Changjiong nodded and his expression eased a little. He was not alone now. If something happened to him, Lu Yue and Han Xian, mother and son, would be left behind and their lives would definitely be difficult. He couldn't bear to leave his wife and children behind.
"They are chasing us, be careful and alert."
Han Changming reminded through voice transmission, his spiritual sense sensed that two foundation-building cultivators were chasing after them.
Ye Xin changed her magic spell, and the green gourd's speed increased greatly, flying towards a deserted island not far ahead.
The deserted island is only thirty miles in size, with a flat terrain and only a few low earthen slopes. If the tide rises, the deserted island will be submerged.
Not long after, the green gourd fell on a slope, and Han Changming and the other two jumped off the green gourd.
Han Changming narrowed his eyes slightly, his face was calm, Ye Xin looked normal, and Han Changjiong looked nervous. He didn't know where to put his hands. If Han Changming hadn't reminded him, he would have wanted to hold on to eight or ten second-level talismans.
A yellow light appeared in the distant sky and flew towards here quickly.
Not long after, the yellow light stopped, revealing a flying boat shining with yellow light. A plump middle-aged beauty and a fat and big-eared young man in a green shirt were standing on the yellow flying boat.
Han Changjiong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them. According to Lu Yue's explanation, these two people were not the masterminds behind the scenes.
"My two Taoist friends, do you have any advice for me?"
Han Changming asked politely with a calm expression.
"We dare not teach you, we want to borrow something from you."
The young man in green shirt said with a half-smile, looking harmless.
"What?"
Han Changming put his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed.
Seeing this, the young man in green and the beautiful middle-aged woman were certain that Han Changming and the other two were trying to lure the snake out of its hole. However, this was within their expectations, and they did not want to fight to the death, so they just ran away after a few moves.
"Your heads."
The young man in green shirt looked cold, and a green light flew out from his sleeves, turning into a green cylinder the size of a palm. The green cylinder was about a foot long, and the surface was covered with some exquisite patterns. After a low mechanical sound was rang out, the green cylinder suddenly emitted a green light and turned into a green lotus as big as a millstone. The green lotus had nine light green lotus seeds, and there were some tiny holes on the surface of each lotus seed.
After a "chi chi" sound of breaking through the air was heard, a large piece of slender green light shot out, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and went straight towards Han Changming and the other two.
Han Changjiong was shocked and quickly threw out a wind wall talisman and a fire wall talisman. A strong wind blew, and a green wind wall more than 20 feet high and a red fire wall more than 30 feet high appeared out of thin air, blocking them.
Boom!
Two deafening explosions were heard, and the two high walls burst open one after another, turning into a gust of wind and flames all over the sky, and a huge fire started on the ground.
A huge roar was heard from the sky, and a white cloud hundreds of feet in size appeared above the deserted island. The white cloud rolled violently like the rising tide, and white ice cones, about a foot long, flew out, and the dense white ice cones hit Han Changming and the other two.
Han Changming was prepared. He stomped the ground lightly with his right foot. A ray of yellow light followed his right foot and disappeared into the ground. A low roar came from the ground. The soil under his feet suddenly turned into soft quicksand. At the same time, strong winds blew up, and countless yellow sand grains were blown into the air and turned into a yellow sand umbrella over ten feet in size, blocking his head.
Dense white icicles fell on the yellow sand umbrella, making a dull sound like rain hitting banana leaves. Occasionally, a white icicle pierced through the yellow sand umbrella, but was stopped by Ye Xin's spell.
Han Changming slapped the two storage bags on his waist, and the Amethyst Flying Scorpion and Thunder Rhinoceros Insect flew out, and Ye Xin also released the ice sculpture.
The Purple Crystal Flying Scorpion was of the upper grade of the second rank, Ye Xin and the Thunder Rhinoceros Bug were of the lower grade of the second rank, and the middle-aged beautiful woman and the young man in green were only in the middle stage of foundation building. They were shocked.
"It's a tricky idea, so forget it."
The middle-aged beautiful woman changed her magic spell, and a large yellow light suddenly emerged from the yellow flying boat, flying towards the direction it came from. However, before the yellow flying boat flew far, an extremely sharp hissing sound was heard, and the middle-aged beautiful woman and the young man in green felt their heads sink and they felt dizzy, as if someone had hit them on the head with a heavy object.
The speed of the yellow flying boat slowed down, a strange hissing sound was heard, and a silver lightning as thick as a baby's arm fell from the sky and struck the protective aura of the middle-aged beauty, causing the protective aura to dim immediately.
A gust of wind blew, and a huge ice sculpture fell from the sky. A pair of white claws scratched the protective aura of the middle-aged beauty. It spewed out a white cold air, and the body of the middle-aged beauty quickly froze and turned into an ice sculpture.
The young man in green was startled. A gust of fishy wind blew by, and the Amethyst Flying Scorpion suddenly appeared in front of him. Its tail stinger trembled, and the young man in green only felt a residual image passing by, and the protective aura suddenly shattered.
A green light flew over and instantly wrapped around the body of the young man in green, tying him up tightly.
A yellow net several meters in size dropped from the sky, covering the young man in green and the ice sculpture.
It took less than five breaths from the time Han Changming and Ye Xin took action to the time they captured two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Han Changming and Ye Xin were experienced in fighting and had skillful cooperation. In addition, they had the help of second-order spirit insects and birds, which made them far more than ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Han Changjiong said with amazement, he had five second-level talismans in his hand and had not had time to throw them out.
At this time, a huge blue clam floated to the surface of the sea, and the clam shell opened. Han Daobin, Han Deling, and Han Delei stood inside the clam shell, their faces full of shock. They originally came to protect Han Changming, but Han Changming captured the enemy easily, and they had no chance to fight back at all. Han Changming is no longer the same as before, and his strength is far greater than before.
Han Changming made a gesture and a large yellow net flew towards him. Han Daobin and the other two also landed on the deserted island and looked at the young man in green with cold expressions.
"Fellow Daoist, please spare me. This is all a misunderstanding."
The young man in green shirt begged for mercy quickly. He regretted his decision so much. It was not like he had never fought with other foundation building cultivators before. Even cultivators in the late foundation building stage could not have defeated him so easily. Han Changming and his wife actually had many second-level spirit insects and birds. He was careless.
"Hand over the antidote, and we can spare your life."
Han Changjiong took a step forward and said fiercely.
"We don't have the antidote either. We are just following orders. Madam Wang is the person in charge. She might have the antidote."
The young man in green said with a wry smile, pushing the responsibility onto his companions.
"Interrogate them separately. I'll interrogate the woman, and you guys interrogate him. As long as they cooperate with us, we can spare their lives."
Han Changming melted the ice and took the middle-aged beautiful woman to a cave not far away, while Han Changjing and others interrogated the young man in green.
Ye Xin stood at the entrance of the cave, and from time to time she could hear a woman's shrill screams.
“Fellow Daoist, please spare my life. I am telling the truth...ah...I am not lying...ah..."
After a while, Han Changming came out with a frown on his face.
"How is it? Husband, did you find out anything?"
Han Changming shook his head and said, "No, she doesn't know the identity of the real culprit behind the scenes. The other party asked them to throw dirty water on the Chen family. They originally wanted to run away after a few moves, but who would have thought that our strength was too strong, and they didn't even have a chance to escape."
Han Changming was a little frustrated that he had not found the real culprit behind the incident.
It's not that there is no gain. The other party hopes to deepen the hatred between the Han and Chen families. In other words, if the Han and Chen families are not on good terms, the mastermind behind the scenes will benefit. Or, the other party does not want the Han and Chen families to live in harmony. While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The Han family can follow this clue and should be able to find the murderer.
At this time, Han Changjiong came over and asked impatiently, "How is it? Ninth brother, do you have an antidote?"
Compared to the murderer, Han Changjing cares more about the antidote.
Without the antidote, Lu Yue's life would enter a countdown. In fact, even if they didn't lure the enemy out, the enemy had already noticed Lu Yue's betrayal and would kill Lu Yue sooner or later.
"No, and I don't know who the murderer is, but I'm sure that the Han and Chen families are at odds with each other, and even fighting each other, which is good for the real murderer behind the scenes. If we follow this clue, we will definitely find the murderer. Brother Qi, don't be too discouraged."
Han Changming comforted him, saying that they would not be able to feel at ease until they found out who the enemy was.
"Yes! Seventh Brother, there will always be a way. If it really doesn't work, let's go to Tinghai Pavilion for help."
Han Changjing nodded with a gloomy look. The antidote in Lu Yue's hand could delay the situation for three years. As long as the problem was solved within three years, it would be fine.
"Chang Jiong, there might be someone watching you in the dark. Don't leave the market without permission in the future. Stay in the market and we will find a way to solve this matter."
Han Deling warned, her face serious.
"Got it, Seventh Aunt."
Han Changming glanced at the sky and said, "Okay, it's getting late, we have to rush to the Mu family to celebrate the birthday."
"According to that guy, there will be an underground auction in Kuixingfang City soon. Only those with special tokens can participate. I plan to participate. You guys go back first!"
Han Deling plans to attend an underground auction. Some underground auctions require acquaintances or special tokens to participate. Good things may appear in this kind of underground auction.
"I don't have much friendship with the Mu family, so you guys just go and celebrate the birthday. Seventh sister and I will go to the auction together! There are exactly two tokens."
Han Delei said so.
After chatting for a while, Han Changming, Ye Xin and Han Daobin returned to Huludao, while Han Deling, Han Delei and Han Changjing returned to Kuixing Market. However, they did not return to the market immediately, but flew towards the junction of the Qingli Sea and the Red Algae Sea. They put on a full show, as they had not yet passed Han Dehao's level!
More than a month later, Han Changming and the other two returned to Huludao. Han Daojing breathed a sigh of relief to see them return safely.
Han Daobin explained in detail what happened, and Han Daojing was shocked.
"Changming, don't let the Purple Crystal Flying Scorpion grow too fast. You are only in the middle stage of foundation building. The spirit insects and spirit beasts are too powerful and may devour you. You have to be on guard."
Han Daojing showed concern on his face.
Han Changming nodded and said, "I understand, Uncle Daojing, let's calculate the time. It's time for us to set off. Please take good care of Benfu."
"Chang Ming has been stuck in the middle stage of foundation building for many years. We need to find a way to help him resolve the bottleneck. Resolving the bottleneck is not just a life-and-death battle, there are other ways."
Han Daobin was surprised and delighted after seeing Han Changming's true strength. If Han Changming could advance to the late stage of foundation building, he would definitely be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
"Bottleneck is a matter of luck. Some people are stuck in the middle stage of foundation building for their entire lives, but I have only been stuck for more than 20 years. Maybe soon, the bottleneck will be automatically resolved."
Han Changming said optimistically.
Considering that he was going to the Mu family to celebrate the birthday, in addition to Han Benzhi and Han Benyong, he also brought eight clansmen in the Qi Refining stage, as a kind of experience.
There are not many opportunities like this, and Han Benzhi and Han Benyong are both very excited.
Early the next morning, Han Changming and Ye Xin left Huludao with ten clansmen in the Qi Refining stage and rushed to the Mu family.