The Villain's Counterattack

Even after getting Xiongba's permission, Duanlang still dragged it out for nearly two months before going out. All the preparations made Xiongba frown. How afraid of death is this kid? He considered the possible attacks on the road, the possibility of getting lost, and even the possibility of being trapped in Lingyun Cave. There were so many food and seasonings that were enough for ten people to eat for a month.

Looking at his weapons and equipment, there were three hundred and sixty silver needles, that's right, not thirty-six, but a full three hundred and sixty, thirty-six throwing knives, three layers of animal skin inner armor, and even three layers of animal skin pads on the soles of his feet, plus three meters of thin folding rain cloth, one hundred and eighty kilograms of special dry food, and ten water bags. If it weren't for a carriage, Xiongba didn't know how the two little boys would carry them across.

Xiongba rejected Duan Lang's request to exclude Nie Feng from the one hundred elite guards of the Tianxia Association without even thinking. This bastard was unprecedentedly afraid of death. He even installed iron plates on his carriage and had thirty or fifty bottles and jars of various detoxification and healing drugs. Now he wanted him to order a team of one hundred guards to accompany him?

Are you going to worship your ancestors or to eliminate the enemy? Ordinarily, eliminating a small or medium-sized force would not necessarily require a team of 100 elite soldiers from the Tianxia Association.

I'm afraid your arrogance is almost comparable to that of me, the leader of the Tianxiahui.

Who is Duan Lang?

He is like a donkey that won't go away even if you pull it, and is trying to retreat. The more you forbid me, the more I want it. Although Xiongba has long wanted to send people to secretly follow and monitor the two guys, the suspicious hero is just like this dog, but he is absolutely unwilling to let so many people guard the two guys in a high-profile manner.

If one hundred people is not enough, then eighty is fine by me.

What? Eighty people is too many? Sixty then? Otherwise, I'll make a concession and go to fifty. No less. Any less would be a disservice to Master Nie Feng's status as a direct disciple of the Tianxia Association.

Duan Lang was a fox who relied on the power of others to bully others, and his ability to use chicken feathers as a token of authority was really unique. Xiongba was speechless after being entangled by him for a while, and finally agreed to give him ten elite disciples of Tianxiahui, which made Duan Lang reluctantly say goodbye and leave.

But the next moment, this bastard took ten carefully selected elite members of the Tianxiahui to the warehouse to collect a large amount of supplies, not to mention weapons and armor, and also applied for a lot of silver and medicine. He turned a private outing to worship into a business trip, which made Xiongba unable to breathe and coughed in anger.

By the time Xiongba reacted, Duanlang had already taken Nie Feng and ten elite members of the Tianxiahui, drove the carriage, and left the Tianxiahui in a swagger, leaving him speechless.

Where did this bastard get his rogue nature from?

Xiong Ba thought about it and finally came up with a possibility. This kid was young and too concerned about his reputation. He didn't want to lose face in front of his good friend Nie Feng, so he was tortured for four years. During these four years, he had a very hard life. He had nothing, but he endured it because of his family background and status.

But when he broke the bottom line he insisted on, his true nature was exposed. From then on, he would give up everything he saw and would desperately grab any benefit he saw, not even the smallest profit would be let go. So...

The source was actually me? Xiong Ba felt somewhat helpless about Duan Lang being raised like this. It was better to have his own disciples. Both Qin Shuang and Nie Feng had a certain air of nobility. Bu Jingyun was also very good. It was a pity that he had ulterior motives and had disappeared for so many years without any reason. Even after sending out many men, he still couldn't find him.

If he had not firmly believed in the prophecy of the clay Buddha, he would have given up on Bu Jingyun and looked for other substitutes long ago.

Nie Feng and Duan Lang traveled to Leshan's Lingyun Cave to offer sacrifices to their father. With their combined martial arts prowess, they were no match for any Grandmaster. But was the Fire Kirin comparable to an ordinary Grandmaster? Even a Grandmaster was merely a mere figment of the imagination before the Fire Kirin. Only a Broken Realm expert could contend with it. At least for now, Xiong Ba wouldn't dare attempt a challenge against the Fire Kirin.

The two guys will most likely take the opportunity to explore Lingyun Cave. It is unlikely that they will go deep into it, but they will definitely try to call Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai. It is true that Duan Lang wants to use the underground fire of Lingyun Cave to practice Yin-Yang Sutra, but it does not say that he cannot do other things by the way.

It doesn't matter whether Duan Lang lives or dies, but Nie Feng cannot die. He is the disciple that he has painstakingly trained for four years (most of the time he just taught him the Wind God Leg and then let him go). It would be a pity if he died in vain. It's better to send someone to look after him.

"Dog King and Ghost Shadow." Xiongba sent out the two best players at tracking and hiding. The Dog King and Ghost Shadow were among the Twelve Evils of Tianchi. The Dog King loved dogs like his life and could communicate with them, which was magical. The Ghost Shadow had mastered the highest level of Japanese ninjutsu, Ghost Shadow, and could kill enemies in the dark and appear and disappear mysteriously. He was an excellent expert in tracking and investigating secretly.

The Twelve Evils of Tianchi are the secret forces of Tianxiahui, and their overall strength is even greater than that of Tianxiahui without its hegemon. The eldest, Tonghuang, has strange and unpredictable martial arts that are hard to guard against, while the others have their own unique skills, and are all grandmasters, and are not weak among the grandmasters either. Their methods are quite sharp and ruthless, and none of them are easy to deal with.

After leaving the Tianxia Association, Duan Lang did not relax his vigilance. With his understanding of Xiongba, it was impossible for him to let Nie Feng escape his sight easily, especially after Bu Jingyun's whereabouts were unknown.

Fortunately, he went out this time with a free and unrestrained attitude, and did not hide anything inside. However, once he left the Tianxiahui, he immediately changed his attitude and became cautious. After running for a while, he changed from the main road to the small road, turned three times and changed direction continuously. He passed three villages and towns without entering, and only sent three or five elite disciples to disguise themselves and go into the villages to make purchases.

No publicity, no causing trouble, and certainly no robbery.

Even Duan Lang himself, when passing through a town, disguised himself and went in for a walk with Nie Feng. Three days later, the troops were divided into three groups, with three people in one group leading the way, three people in the other group staying behind to clean up the rear, and the remaining four elite soldiers changed into the Tianxiahui uniforms and disguised themselves as ordinary servants and guards, guarding Nie Feng and Duan Lang.

Nie Feng and Duan Lang also took off their Tianxiahui attire and transformed into second-generation noblemen, but without their personal maids, they looked a little less like playboys.

Nie Feng and Duan Lang were very interested in this situation. Occasionally, they would have a picnic by the roadside, holding a book in one hand and a glass (drinking water) in the other. When they were in the mood, they would recite a few appropriate poems aloud, which made the Dog King and Ghost Shadow who were secretly protecting them very upset.

Tianxiahui has many enemies. You can tell this by looking at how Xiongba imprisoned his daughter Youruo on an island in the middle of a lake and how his father has not seen the light of day for ten years. There are many spies and spies in Tianxiahui. Few people know where Nie Feng went out, but they left Tianxiahui in a high-profile manner, and the news still got out.

The Dog King and Ghost Shadow secretly followed and discovered more than one or two spies, but they were actually confused by Duan Lang's miraculous manipulation and lost track of them. By the time Duan Lang and Nie Feng reappeared, it was difficult for an unfamiliar person to distinguish them. If it weren't for the Dog King and Shadow's extraordinary martial arts skills and their relentless pursuit, they might have lost them.

"If this kid becomes a grandmaster, he will be qualified to join us." The Dog King assured the ghost with great certainty that the Twelve Evils of Tianchi are very powerful and each has their own methods, but there is no doctor. It would be great if this kid could join.