Embers of Sword

Chapter 23: Demon Tribe Token
It was late at night in Tai'an City and the Xu Mansion was quiet.

A wisp of green flame swayed without wind, reflecting two figures, a man and a woman, in the house on the paper window.

"This time, we entered the country faster than planned!"

Shen Yan held the wine cup in one hand, shaking it slightly, and said with lingering fear: "I thought that I would be stopped by the garrison officer of Fengsui City...but I didn't expect everything to go so smoothly. The 'heavenly guidance' given by the Venerable was indeed accurate. Although I don't know where that Xie came from, after getting close to him, I have a smooth journey."

"It's not the surname Xie who is powerful, but the Venerable!"

Xu You smiled: "What kind of person is the Venerable? Since he has spoken, we just need to obey. Is the token still intact?"

"nature."

Shen Yan also laughed.

She gave Xu You a look.

The deputy city lord of Tai'an City raised his hand and clenched his fist!

boom!
The next moment, the flame flickered, and the whole room was illuminated by dense fluorescent light, but to outsiders, it was pitch black, as if falling into an abyss.

This small room has nearly a hundred talismans densely pasted on the beams, pillars and all around. Without exception, all of these talismans are used to isolate the aura and prevent outside detection.

"Don't worry, this place is safe, walls have no ears."

Xu You said calmly: "The token... can be taken out now."

After receiving this reply, Shen Yan felt slightly relieved.

She took deep breaths, adjusted her mentality, and finally hardened her heart and tore open the talisman on her calf...

Hiss!

A crisp sound like tearing paper rang out in the house. The other end of the talisman was actually tightly connected to flesh and blood. After tearing it open, blood and muscles stuck together like threads. Shen Yan's face suddenly turned pale, but her movements were still firm. She tore the talisman completely off from her calf.

Then the other hand went deep into the flesh.

The five slender fingers grasped something hard and slowly pulled it out.

During the whole process, Shen Yan did not utter a single groan.

She seemed to be pulling out her own bones!
After counting the breaths!

A crisp sound of "Ding"!
The blood-soaked object fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Shen Yan sat on the ground, gasping for breath... She was almost exhausted. She used up her last bit of strength to slowly re-stick the talisman. The talisman merged into her bloody calf, and the torn wound was restored to its original state bit by bit.

No one would have thought that this talisman was actually used to mend flesh and blood!

If not torn.

She wouldn’t know... that there was such a thing hidden in Shen Yan’s calf.

Xu You's eyes were burning as he stared at the object that Shen Yan took out.

"What exactly is this so-called token? Why does it look like a piece of bone?"

Shen Yan's face was pale and her eyes were full of confusion.

She looked at the strange, hard object, which was about a foot long.

It looks like a finger bone.

But...it's definitely not human bone. If it's really a finger bone, a complete palm would be at least as big as my chest!

"You don't need to know what this object is. You just need to know... this object is extremely important. Now that it has been successfully delivered to Qingzhou, you and I have both made great contributions."

Xu You took the object, took out a piece of white silk, wiped it carefully, and put it carefully in his arms.

He murmured, "Next, I just need to hand over the token to the next messenger before the agreed date, and then I will have successfully completed my mission."

Rested for a while.

Shen Yan then spoke quietly: "Completing the mission is a good thing."

"But in order to deliver this item to Qingzhou, I had to kill all the people in Lingluo Mountain with great pain... Even if Beijun has been abandoned by the Dachu royal family, this matter will be investigated sooner or later."

"Don't worry about the follow-up investigation. I will naturally help you resolve the troubles in Lingluo Mountain."

Xu You said softly, "Look at the long term. Once this matter is settled, the Venerable will give you ten times, a hundred times the reward. By then, you will be more than just a small patriarch of the Shen family. When the Demon Country moves south, half of the Beijun fiefdom will be yours!"

"Half of the Beijun fiefdom?" Shen Yan lowered her eyes and smiled, self-deprecatingly saying, "Although I work for the demon clan, I am still very clear about my own capabilities. This matter is settled now. I am satisfied as long as I can become the master of Lingluo Mountain safely."

"On the contrary, you..."

She paused, and asked in confusion, "Five Qingyuan Pills, this is not a small amount, and you gave it away so easily? Why don't you make excuses to avoid it?"

“If you want to achieve great things, don’t be too picky about small details.”

Xu You was sitting at the desk, and said this in a nonchalant manner.

There was a pause.

"Jing'er is here. If I do something that goes against my usual image, he will definitely get suspicious."

With a sigh, Xu You said helplessly: "Now the territory of Qingzhou is restricted for 800 miles, and all cities, big and small, are under the supervision of the Imperial City Bureau. King You Hai is determined to find out the 'traitor in the demon clan'. If there is anything unusual in Tai'an City, even if there is only a slight movement, it may be captured and magnified."

I heard the words "traitor among the demon clan".

Shen Yan's expression changed slightly, but she quickly calmed down: "Haven't you confirmed it yourself? Xie Zhen really doesn't have any vitality at all..."

"Be careful and you will be safe forever. The eight hundred mile ban is not scary, and the sea king is not scary either."

Xu You looked solemn, and said slowly: "The young state teacher behind King You Hai is the person we really need to watch out for. The Venerable has repeatedly warned us not to be caught by the 'Hun Yuan Yi'. From what I know about the Imperial City Department, the thirty-six cities in Qingzhou are probably within the monitoring range of the 'Hun Yuan Yi'. If we take action in the city, we will definitely be seen."

Shen Yan raised her eyebrows: "If we take action in the city... we will be seen? What do you mean?"

"That's right. The Hunyuan Instrument can monitor the secrets of heaven and capture cause and effect. But no matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to cover the entire Qingzhou..."

Xu You licked his dry lips and murmured, "I have already set up a Yuan-breaking Array outside Tai'an City. As long as Xie Zhen leads his men out of the city tonight, it will be the opportunity to take action. The secrets of heaven are cut off, and murderous intent bursts out. I don't believe that this killing game can be seen by the 'Hunyuan Instrument'."

Shen Yan sighed.

She asked with emotion: "I knew you had a backup plan. So you planned to kill Xie Zhen from the beginning?"

"If it's just one or two, it's still okay. Even if it's three, I'll just bear the pain and give it to you."

Xu You's eyes were cold, "It's all because this young man has such a big appetite. He learned a few inferior talismans from the Taoists, but he doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. He dares to ask for such a huge amount from me..."

Shen Yan recalled the details of their time together on the road.

And the strange thing about the official stationed in Fengsui City that changed drastically afterwards.

She couldn't help but remind him, "I always feel that Xie Zhen is very weird. Aren't you worried that he is just pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?"

"He is worthy of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?"

Hearing this, Xu You sneered, "I've seen through this kid. He doesn't have even a single bit of vitality in his body. That's fine, he doesn't even have a life-defining magic weapon."

I can't feel my vitality.

Otherwise, Xie Zhen is just an ordinary Qi Refiner!

Either that or Xie is really a big shot who is several levels higher than himself and extremely powerful!

Even the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm cannot do this...

This young man looks just over sixteen years old. How could he have reached the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
There has not been such a genius in the entire Da Chu in the past hundred years!
Unless he is the reincarnated Taoist master!
This possibility is like looking for a needle in a haystack... At least Xu You doesn't believe it. If he is really a reincarnated real person, would he covet his Qingyuan Pills? How could the top big shots who are regarded as honored guests by the Taoist sect look down on his small belongings? !
At this moment, a "buzz" sound was heard.

A tremor erupted in the house, and a talisman hanging on the beam emitted a brilliant white light, reminding Xu You...the formation outside Tai'an City has been activated, and someone has joined the game!

"it is good!"

A gleam of light flashed in Xu You's eyes.

"Just as I expected, this kid has something up his mind and wants to run away after taking the Qing Yuan Pill!"

At this point, Xu You’s heart finally settled down.

He held out his palm.

The big gun placed horizontally on the weapon rack suddenly flew up and fell into his palm.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Xu You clenched the spear tightly in his palm, feeling the chill from the iron, and said coldly: "You want to leave after taking the things? How can such a good thing happen in the world?"

　"zzz~~~"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)