Not long ago, Xie Buchen followed the secret order from Master Hengxu and entered the Gate of Hell and visited the Observation Tower. Now he has returned safe and sound, with no casualties. It is truly a miracle.
Everyone was amazed when they saw him and Lu Xiangleng approaching from a distance.
He was dressed in a green robe that seemed to be condensed with mountain smoke and ink. He did not talk to others on the way, but went directly to Zhenren Hengxu who was watching the battle on the high Gobi Desert and bowed first.
Of course, other important figures from the Nineteen Continents also gathered at this moment.
Zhenren Hengxu took a quick look at his condition and knew that he was indeed injured, but he was not seriously injured at the moment, so he suppressed his question and asked directly: "How is the situation?"
"I lived up to my master's trust and entered the Ghost Gate to investigate the situation of the watchtower. However, I unexpectedly ran into Daoist Fellow Yashan Jianchou and Mingri Xinghai Qu Jianhuang on the way, and was unable to control the Lingjue of the watchtower as planned."
Thank you for telling me the truth.
Almost at the moment when the names of Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng came out, everyone was shocked!
"See you, little friend?"
"How is this possible?"
"And why is he with Asuka Xinghai..."
"How did they get into the polar region?"
"From the Ghost Gate?"
"I haven't heard of it!"
“What happened…”
…
A surprised voice, tinged with a hint of disbelief and suspicion, suddenly spread among the whispers.
Many people looked at the monk from Yashan with surprise and doubt.
Most of the Yashan monks present had bewildered expressions on their faces, as surprised as everyone else.
The expression of the leader Zheng Yao was no different from that of everyone else.
Of course, the others were genuine and he was just pretending.
Zhenren Hengxu had already seen through it and guessed that the cultivators from Yashan and Mingrixinghai had not arrived yet, and they also found many excuses. There must be some ulterior motive behind it.
But he never expected—
These two people unexpectedly appeared in the Extreme Region without any warning, and behind the Gate of Hell where the monks should not have arrived!
His two gray eyebrows suddenly frowned, and he couldn't help but glance at the mountain man who had just walked over. But he suppressed his anger and immediately asked how Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng appeared behind the ghost gate.
After all, it's wartime and the situation is special.
If he asked, it would undoubtedly let everyone know that he knew nothing about it, and let people know that there was no trust between Yashan and Kunwu, and the conflict was irreconcilable.
On the contrary, if you don't ask, others will just think that this was arranged by them long ago.
Master Hengxu only asked Xie Buchen, "Then Lingjue should be in the hands of these two people?"
"yes."
Xie Buchen's mind turned slightly, and he easily figured out the reason why Master Hengxu ignored Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng and did not ask about it, so he did not mention it again, and only answered about the plan he and Jianchou had planned in the watchtower hall at the gate of hell.
"Daoyou Jianchou said that the two of them disguised themselves and mixed in with the Jiyu, which made it quite convenient for them to act. The order to close the watchtower has been obtained. The next step is to find the right time to completely declare war on the Jiyu. The two sides will work together inside and outside, which should be able to achieve the miraculous effect of catching the enemy by surprise and catching them off guard."
Putting aside the huge doubt as to why the two of them appeared in the Extreme Region, what Xie Buchen said at this moment could be regarded as great and exciting news.
When everyone heard this, they knew that the current deadlock would be broken soon!
The lookout tower is already in their hands, so how difficult is it to capture this gate of hell? !
Even Master Hengxu had a moment of daze and confusion in his eyes after hearing this, as if he had not expected the turn of events to be so critical, and had not expected this development...
Originally, he sent Xie Buchen to take care of the matter of the Watchtower.
But now, Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng have got there first.
When he listened carefully, he heard that what people were talking about at the moment were "Yashan's unexpected victory" and "The methods of Fellow Daoist Jianchou and His Majesty the Sword Emperor are truly unpredictable". He felt something strange in his heart, and vaguely realized what Fudao was trying to compete with him for and what he meant by that.
Xie Buchen, on the other hand, had no feelings about all this, or even if he did, he didn't care. He just looked up at the silent Master Hengxu and said, "In addition, there is one more thing I must report to Master..."
Zhenren Hengxu asked, "What's the matter?"
Xie Buchen lowered his eyes and replied calmly: "Among the eight kings of the Jiyu, the second king, Chujiang King, has fallen."
*
"Dead?"
Under the Jiyu Bafang City, beside the Reincarnation Pond, King Qin Guang stood at the end of the plank road with his hands behind his back, still looking at the huge ghost axe wrapped in the water. There was no anger in his voice about the fact that there was one less King Yama in the Bafang Yama Palace. He was very calm, as if a stranger had died.
Zhang Tang stood behind him and replied, "I personally took action and they have indeed perished. But the two monks from the Nineteenth Continent who were captured the other day took the opportunity to escape. It was my negligence and incompetence that caused me to fail."
"It's useless to capture him and interrogate him." King Qin Guang laughed. "The situation in the Nineteen Continents is just like that. Even if we capture him and interrogate him, this battle will still be a tough one."
"Now there is no one guarding the Gate of Hell..."
Zhang Tang would not refute King Qin Guang, but when he thought of the current situation at Ghost Gate, he frowned and looked at King Qin Guang.
King Qin Guang’s back almost blended into the surrounding darkness.
Only in the reincarnation pond, a strange silver light was rippling on the ripples.
He pondered for a moment, then said, "After Chu Jiang's death, he should be much more honest and will not dare to do anything behind my back. Ghost Gate is the gateway to and from my Extreme Domain, and right behind it is the City of Wrongful Death. Once Ghost Gate is lost, the City of Wrongful Death will be lost. This battle is the first one, and we cannot lose it. You should go to the Sixth Palace first and ask King Taishan to go to Ghost Gate to take charge of the situation."
"I will go there now."
Zhang Tang accepted the order and was about to withdraw.
King Qin Guang only looked back at him at this time. His calm eyes did not have the temperament of any living creature in this world. There was a kind of indifference close to "Tao". He only said to him: "King Chujiang is dead, and the second palace is vacant. Now it is wartime. When the situation eases, someone should fill this vacancy. You are the first judge under my command. If you have this intention, you can plan for yourself."
"… "
Although the words are plain, the meaning is shocking!
Zhang Tang couldn't help but raise his eyes when he heard this. In the silence, he met the insightful gaze of King Qin Guang. He seemed to understand what he meant, then he lowered his eyes again and said slowly, "Yes."
After that, King Qin Guang said nothing more.
So he finally withdrew from here and went to the Sixth Taishan King Palace in the void.
*
On the other side, Jianchou has transformed into Lianzhao. According to the plan he had previously made with Qu Zhengfeng, he re-entered the eighteenth level of hell under the pretext of recruiting additional ghost soldiers.
In the cave under the ruins, there were monks from both the Yashan and Xinghai sects.
She informed everyone of what had happened in the past two days and the current situation outside, and wanted to lead everyone out of the eighteenth level of hell.
But things are not that easy.
There are eighteen levels of hell, and each level of hell is a checkpoint.
The reason why she and Qu Zhengfeng were able to pass through safely was entirely because they had high levels of cultivation and disguised themselves as Lian Zhao and Xiao Mou, so they were not discovered.
And now...
Fang Xiaoxie, who was holding the little mink, saw Chou frowning, and then he suddenly figured out what she was thinking about. He blinked and suggested, "Master, we have so many people, why don't we just fight our way out of the Eighteen Layers of Hell and kill them all?"
Kill through the eighteen levels of hell
This warlike and passionate boy has very attractive ideas.
But...
Jianchou's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "The battle has not started yet, and the outcome has not been decided. Revealing your strengths and weaknesses will give others an advantage, which is unwise. Even if you can force your way out, you may not be able to keep all your strength."
"What should we do then?"
Every bone in Fang Xiaoxie's body was clamoring to fight, and seeing that Jianchou was so calm and rational and was not moved by his proposal at all, he curled his lips, muttered, and became annoyed.
There was a hint of deep thought in Jianchou's eyes.
What came to her mind at this time was the unanswered question that had already surfaced when she encountered Xie Buchen's ambush on the way to the watchtower -
How did Xie Buchen pass through the gates of hell without being noticed by gods or ghosts
Should we go around it by taking the side road
Or is there a more shocking method
All the past details related to this person flew out quickly from the depths of her memory in that moment.
Wisdom, strategy, tactics...
A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in her consciousness, and she laughed out loud. She stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Walk?"
Fang Xiaoxie and even the others were stunned, bewildered: Has she thought of a way to get out
"How do you get there?"
Jianchou was determined to shock people with his words, so he said, "To conceal the truth from the world, of course we have to do it under their noses!"