Fate of the Immortals and Demons

"I never thought that this ugly person was so alert and actually hid on this merchant ship."

After repeated confirmation, Biao Erhu was very sure that the person he was tracking was on this merchant ship.

"This is a merchant ship belonging to the Jubao Trading Company. Furthermore, the Jubao Trading Company and the Jubao Pavilion have a close relationship and are said to belong to the same behind-the-scenes boss."

Chou Qianxue couldn't help but feel puzzled when facing this huge merchant ship.

For bandits who have become bandits, they are not afraid of wearing shoes when they are barefoot, and they live on the edge of a knife and lick blood.

However, for forces like Mingjiabao and Qingcheng Yunjia, if they fall out with Jubao Trading Company, it will definitely be more trouble than it gains, and they may even be punished.

After all, as a large family, at least there should be business dealings and mutual buying and selling.

Biao Erhu pondered for a moment, then turned to the four shadow guards who had been following him secretly and said loudly:

"Are you four planning to just sit back and watch, reaping the benefits?"

The four shadow guards paused for a moment, then had to show up and fly out.

Although His Royal Highness the Third Prince ordered the four of them to follow secretly, how could they possibly hide it from the two people whose cultivation level was even higher.

And after the communications over the past few days, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has issued an order that he can appear to help when necessary and must not let Wei Heizi escape.

And after several days of tracking, they found nothing at all, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince was already quite unhappy.

"I wonder what instructions Fellow Daoist Biao has?"

One of the shadow guards had a relatively high level of cultivation and was already in the early stage of foundation building. He asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner and was obviously the leader.

"I believe you are all following orders to arrest that ugly man, Wei Heizi!"

Biao Erhu did not beat around the bush, but stood in the air and asked the question.

The four black-clad and masked shadow guards simply nodded.

After Chou Qianxue and Biao Erhu exchanged a glance, Tecai smiled charmingly and said:

"After tracking him for some time, I'm sure you all already know that this person must have some magical weapon that can shield his aura and conceal his true identity. However, now that he's on this merchant ship, I think you all should know what to do!"

"But we want to rob this merchant ship?"

The shadow guard with the highest level of cultivation suddenly asked.

Biao Erhu nodded and said:

"If you all join in exerting pressure, we will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Chou Qianxue followed up with:

"There's no time to lose. If we allow this merchant ship to reach the capital of Zhao State and the headquarters of the Jubao Commercial Bank branch, it will be quite troublesome."

"really."

The Shadow Guard leader agreed very much:

"It just so happens that with our Shadow Guard token, we can search all personnel on this merchant ship without arousing suspicion."

"very good!"

Biao Erhu seemed extremely happy. In this way, he would surely be able to capture this man in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the plan had been decided, the group of six immediately flew after the merchant ship that had flown out of the vast mountains.

"Manager Niu, do you think Senior Mo can truly defeat these bandits from Wohu Mountain? They are one of the most formidable bandits in the State of Zhao. It's said that their leader is a master in the late Root Establishment stage."

At this moment, as night fell, on the merchant ship of Jubao Trading Company, in a relatively spacious cabin, the maid Xiaoru was hugged by Niu Ji in his arms, and asked in a low voice with a hint of concern.

"Whatever he does, if he dies, it's only his own fault."

Niu Ji's hands were not idle, he was caressing her vigorously. Just when he was about to undress, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"what's up?"

This ruined his mood and Niu Ji was very annoyed, so he had to give up.

"Manager Niu, something terrible has happened. The Nanzhao Kingdom's shadow guards are here to investigate."

Immediately afterwards, one of his subordinates reported in a panic.

"What? The Shadow Guards of Nanzhao?"

Niu Ji was shocked. The desire that he had finally ignited was extinguished just like that. Although he was extremely unhappy, he had to come forward to deal with it.

Xiaoru seemed somewhat relieved and put on her disheveled clothes.

When Niu Ji left the cabin, he saw a shadow guard holding a token and said in a deep voice:

"We are from the Nanzhao Kingdom Shadow Guard. We suspect your company is harboring a wanted criminal. We are ordering all personnel on board to come to the deck for questioning and inspection."

"Yes Yes."

Niu Ji was just a small manager. Although he had seen many storms, he knew that eggs could not beat stones, so he quickly agreed.

Besides, I have nothing to hide, so I am not afraid of being searched.

Soon, on the merchant ship of Jubao Trading Company, all the crew members gathered on the deck except Mo Hei who was chasing the bandits.

At this moment, the sky was already dark, with a bright moon and sparse stars.

Faced with a total of more than one hundred people including Niu Ji, the manager of Jubao Commercial Bank, Biao Erhu and Chou Qianxue took turns investigating one by one, and found that no one was suspicious.

These were the four shadow guards sent by the Third Prince Baoyu. They knew very well that the person they wanted to arrest was wearing a mask that was so realistic that it could be mistaken for the real person.

But after checking them one by one, they almost tore off their faces. No one was wearing a mask, and all of them showed their true faces.

"Is there a person who calls himself Wei Heizi?"

Chou Qianxue obviously still didn't give up and asked Niu Ji who was standing beside her.

Niu Gene's interest was disturbed, and he said in a very casual manner:

"Reporting to the senior, there is no such person on the merchant ship."

Biao Erhu frowned and asked again:

"Is everyone on the merchant ship present?"

Niu Ji bowed slightly and saluted:

"If you don't believe me, you can search as much as you want. If there's still one person left, I'm willing to bear the punishment."

In fact, when Biao Erhu, Chou Qianxue, and four shadow guards arrived at the merchant ship, they surrounded it from all directions.

He had also used his spiritual sense to search long ago and found that all the people on the merchant ship had gathered on the deck.

"Let them all go away!"

After all these efforts in vain, Chou Qianxue seemed extremely exhausted and gave up.

Even Biao Erhu felt deeply annoyed. He never thought that this ugly man was so cunning, like a slippery loach, who tricked him and others around.

After pondering for a moment, Biao Erhu stood on the deck, looked up at the starry sky, and asked Niu Ji, who was left alone:

“Where will the merchant ships go?”

"To answer your question, Senior, this merchant ship is of course bound for the capital of Zhao State, the headquarters of the Jubao Commercial Bank branch."

Because his interest was disturbed, Niu Ji just answered each question in a serious manner.

As for Mo Die who claimed to have a personal grudge and went after the bandits, Niu Ji adhered to the principle of less trouble is better and obviously would not take the initiative to mention it.

In fact, Niu Ji had also heard of the Shadow Guard of Nanzhao Kingdom, which specialized in carrying out secret missions. It was better to stay away from this mysterious guard that killed people without bloodshed.

Chou Qianxue suddenly remembered and asked:

"Has anyone entrusted your company to escort a piece of cargo?"

"Escorting the goods alone?"

Niu Ji was stunned and shook his head.

"Not really, but the goods are all stored in the warehouse. If you have any questions, you may go and take a look."

"Then let's go to the warehouse and take a look!"

The leader of the Shadow Guard didn't want to return empty-handed, so he nodded in agreement.

Biao Erhu and Chou Qianxue looked at each other and went there together.

After the six people entered the cargo hold, Mo Hei was bold and careful, and sneaked into his own cabin in the security warehouse.

This was also advantageous because Mo Hei rarely went out, and it was night, so there were more than a hundred people on the deck, and there were many people and eyes. No one mentioned Mo Hei's disappearance, so no one took it too seriously.

Moreover, they all kept silent in order to avoid speaking out of turn.

After Biao Erhu and others searched the cargo hold with their spiritual sense without success, they could not hide their disappointment and came to the empty deck.

"I wonder if you seniors have any further instructions?"

Niu Ji had been accompanying them carefully, and at this moment he only wanted these people to leave quickly.

Anyone who does business does not want to have anything to do with the case so as not to affect their business.

After all, harmony is the most important thing in doing business.

"You have nothing to do here? Go!"

Chou Qianxue stopped worryingly, and after the man left, she asked Biao Erhu:

"Second Brother Biao, do you think that ugly person deliberately hid the spirit beast ring on this merchant ship as a pretext to escape?"

Biao Erhu nodded and said:

"That's very possible. To avoid alerting the enemy, we might as well leave first and wait for them to come."

The Shadow Guard leader nodded and said:

"That makes sense, unless Wei Heizi doesn't need this Fire Sheep Dragon Beast and is willing to give up entering the Ice God Palace ruins."

"Humph!"

When Biao Erhu heard this, he sneered and said coldly:

"Unless this person doesn't want to succeed in the ninth-grade foundation building, or doesn't know that the Tianyi Spring Pool in the Ice God Palace is the most suitable for foundation building."

Chou Qianxue echoed:

"Since this mask, made by Master Wangyue, was given to this person by that little girl, I believe that ugly person must have learned about the Tianyi Spring Pond from her."

The Shadow Guard leader nodded slightly and said:

"That makes sense. It's said that Wei Heizi and Princess A'man have been having a very pleasant conversation lately. He must have known about the Tianyi Spring in the Ice Palace ruins. Otherwise, he wouldn't have traveled north."

"If that's the case, then we can just follow him in secret. We want to see if this ugly person is really willing to give up the Fire Sheep Dragon Beast and abandon this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

After Biao Erhu said this, he immediately left, and the others followed him and kept a close watch in secret.

"Tianyi Spring Pool? Ninth-grade foundation building?"

Mo Hei used the mask to block his breath and had been eavesdropping on the conversation between these people. Now he was sitting cross-legged in the small cabin, and he couldn't help but be quite tempted.

"It seems I have no choice but to enter the Ice God Palace ruins."

Mo Hei thought for a moment, reached out to take back the hidden spirit beast circle, and put it back on his wrist.

Then he took out a spirit stone, sat cross-legged in the small cabin, closed his eyes and practiced.