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"Laifu, are you senile? With his cultivation level not even reaching the Yellow Spirit Realm, he thinks he can save the city lord? Don't be fooled by him!"

Ma Qiduo's somewhat disdainful voice rang out, and ignoring Lai Fu's attempts to stop him, he pushed the door open and entered.

Upon seeing this, Fan Tong was startled. The Yama Ancient Sword had previously warned the head guard of the city lord's mansion that Ma Qiduo had the experience of devouring the demonic energy in Huo Kong's body, which clearly indicated that he was also related to the demon race.

If Maqiduo were to see that Huokong had been healed, putting aside the possibility of things turning from open to covert, the demons might become desperate and attack directly, making the situation even more critical.

Fan Tong stood up helplessly, intending to block Ma Qiduo, but before he could speak, Ma Qiduo burst into laughter.

"Haha... I knew it! With your meager cultivation level, you dare to dream of saving the city lord? Don't you even know your own limitations!"

Ma Qiduo first glanced at Huo Kong on the hospital bed, then noticed the unnatural expression on Fan Tong's face, and immediately began to berate him.

"Young City Lord, don't be fooled! This guy is clearly a fraud. You must be able to tell the difference!"

After hearing Ma Qiduo's words, Fan Tong looked down in surprise. Ma Qiduo didn't seem to be old and blind, so how could he be blind?

Holy crap! What's going on? Huo Kong's complexion and breathing are exactly the same as when he was poisoned before. If Fan Tong hadn't known the truth, he definitely wouldn't have noticed the flaw.

"Uncle Ma, what do you mean by this? Are you so happy that you couldn't save my father?" Huo Xian said angrily when he saw Ma Qiduo's face.

"Uh... Young City Lord, you've misunderstood. I was just worried you'd be deceived. I can't wait for you to get better! Oh dear, look at my memory, I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now!"

Knowing he was in the wrong and had overreacted, Ma Qiduo made up an excuse and left the room.

Before leaving, he glanced back at Huo Xian and Lai Fu, snorted inwardly, and then left with an arrogant air.

"Huo Xian, what's wrong with your father? Why does he have these symptoms again?" Fan Tong asked curiously when he saw that Huo Xian didn't seem to care.

"Young Master Fan, this is a long story, let me explain it to you!" Huo Kong's somewhat aged voice came again.

"My Huo clan is also an ancient clan, but after several upheavals, we ended up living in this small town. Furthermore, due to the interruption of our lineage, we are unable to unleash the power of our bloodline, resulting in our low strength. Even I am only at the eighth level of the Human Spirit Realm."

"However, a secret technique passed down from our ancestors has not been lost. It is called the Breath Concealment Technique. This technique can not only change one's appearance, but also conceal one's aura. Even if one is two major realms higher, one can remain undetected."

"Oh? That's amazing?" Fan Tong was indeed surprised. A person's cultivation level can be detected, but the Concealing Breath Technique can block the observation of a high-level cultivator. It is truly extraordinary.

"Lord of Fire City, do you know your own condition?" Although Fan Tong was curious, he wouldn't pry into someone else's ancestral secrets, so he asked instead.

"Of course I know, I'm not poisoned!" Huo Kong gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred.

"What? Father, you're not poisoned? Then what happened?" Huo Xian jumped up abruptly, looking quite alarmed.

"Your father has been infected by demonic energy. It seems someone is deliberately framing him!" Fan Tong stated bluntly.

"Alas! That's the truth! And this person is Ma Qiduo!" Huo Kong sighed deeply and slowly began to explain.

“Ma Qiduo suddenly came to me, saying he wanted the method to cultivate the Breath Concealment Technique. This is an ancestral secret technique, how could I possibly give it to him? So I scolded him severely to dispel his idea.”

"Who would have thought that not long after, he brought up the matter again, and before I could get angry, he suddenly attacked me."

"Oops! I was careless and didn't dodge!"

"I was directly injured by Magidol. More importantly, he had demonic energy on him. Then he used a secret technique of the demon race to try to gradually erode my mind with the demonic energy and turn me into a demonic servant like a puppet!"

"Luckily, I have Xian'er and Laifu. Maqiduo couldn't use other demon materials to refine me, which is why it's taken so long! Otherwise, I probably would have died long ago!"

Huo Kong recounted the whole story in detail, leaving Fan Tong completely stunned!

"That Ma Qiduo deserves to die! Father treated him so well, yet he still dared to frame us. He must suffer a terrible death!" Huo Xian slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"There's no rush now. Maqiduo was bribed by the demons a long time ago, but we just didn't realize it! The most important thing right now is to find out if there are any other demons in Skyfire City!"

"If not, Magidol alone is easy to deal with. Taking him down will quickly reveal why the demons want my Concealing Breath Technique!"

Experience is the best teacher, and Huo Kong quickly finalized his plans.

“Father is right, but how to investigate the demons is a problem. If they don’t reveal themselves, it’s hard for us to find them.”

Huo Xian nodded in agreement, but then raised another difficult question.

"Leave this matter to me! We'll split up. I'll go and gather information, while you, Lord Fire, should focus on recovering from your injuries and regaining your fighting strength as soon as possible."

With the help of the Yama Ancient Sword, Fan Tong naturally accepted the task. Of course, most importantly, he hoped that after the Yama Ancient Sword finished eating the meat, he could also have some soup!

"Then, Brother Fan, what can I do?" Huo Xian couldn't help but ask when Fan Tong finished speaking but didn't assign him any tasks.

"As for you, you should treat those Fengqing Sect cultivators who are coming soon well. They've come from so far away, you can't just leave them untreated!" Fan Tong chuckled and ruffled Huo Xian's hair.

Fan Tong nodded to Huo Kong, then got up, took Lai Fu with him, and walked together toward the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Laifu, where are you going?" Ma Qiduo stood at the door and shouted loudly as he saw Laifu and his companion walk out of the city lord's mansion.

"Do I need to report to you where I go? You can control them, but can you control me?" Before Laifu could speak, Fan Tong retorted directly.

“You little liar, I haven’t even settled accounts with you yet, and now you’ve suddenly appeared on your own. Do you really think you’re something special?” Ma Qiduo said angrily.

“Ma Qiduo, how dare you! How dare you talk back to the immortal master of Fengqing Sect? Are you trying to rebel?” Lai Fu picked up where Ma Qiduo left off and reprimanded him righteously.

"Hmph! You think it's true just because you say so? You're really getting senile!"

Although Ma Qiduo was stubborn, his actions betrayed him. Without waiting for Lai Fu to speak, he turned and left on his own.

Fan Tong nodded to Lai Fu in secret, and with Lai Fu's company, he strolled around leisurely, enjoying the beautiful scenery of Tianhuo City.

Less than an hour later, when Fan Tong and his companion reached the forest outside the city, a group of men in black suddenly appeared!