Chapter 367 Playing with Fire
As soon as they left, only the local Gu Kings of Yanting Empire were left here.
The Gu Kings sighed and looked at each other, all with bitter expressions on their faces.
"Well! It seems that the operation to encircle Duan Tianwu has failed. Let's all go back to our homes and find our mothers." A Gu King sighed in the crowd.
"As expected of the Qitian Patriarch who was able to bloodbath the entire Demon Dao in the past, he can still have such terrifying combat power and successfully escape after being severely injured by the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder."
"If he is in his prime, we may not be enough for him to kill. What if he has recovered his peak power as a Gu King?" A Gu King in the crowd smiled bitterly, showing a deep fear
"Are you all okay? Are there any injured people?"
Seeing that there was no danger here at all, Long Xuan finally came over from the back, ready to fulfill his duties as a team doctor. He was a member of this demon-killing mission, and he couldn't just do nothing.
Qin Manyuan looked at him and said, "Duan Tianwu's attack was ruthless, and he never held back. Almost all the people he injured died."
"He only showed mercy to the old abbot's men. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. The old abbot was injured by his Heart-Searching Finger."
"The Heart-Searching Finger is one of the unique and invincible skills created by Duan Tianwu. Those who are hit will not die immediately, but will be awakened by the inner demon in their hearts."
"Those who are hit by the Heart-Searching Finger will survive if they successfully overcome their inner demons, and die if they cannot. You can't heal the wounds left by the Heart-Searching Finger, and you can only rely on yourself."
Qin Manyuan looked at the old abbot who was already sitting on the ground.
At this time, his inner demon had already broken out, and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead. He was sitting cross-legged on the ground struggling to support himself, and his expression seemed very painful.
Qin Manyuan sneered and said playfully, "I never expected it. Only people who have done something bad will have demons. I didn't expect that this respected old abbot would have a demon."
"And the demon seems to be quite big. What kind of bad things did he do? Could he have broken the vow of chastity? Haha, just kidding, just kidding."
"Since this matter is over and the law enforcement officers of Guhuang City have left, shall we disperse?"
A sigh came from the crowd again, and the Gu Kings finally dispersed slowly.
Including the old abbot whose demon had relapsed, he was anxiously carried away by a group of monks. I don't know if he can survive this disaster.
After all, Long Xuan didn't dare to use the power of the Eye of Heaven to search for Duan Tianwu's figure, and left in boredom.
In the end, only Qin Manyuan was left standing here. I don't know why he sent away all the Qin Gu Kings but didn't leave himself.
"Uncle! You attacked Lei Zhifa from behind and killed him instantly, right? Otherwise, with Lei Zhifa's fighting power, even if he was defeated, he would never be killed instantly by Duan Tianwu who was seriously injured."
At this time, a female voice suddenly came from behind Qin Manyuan, making his body stiffen.
He slowly turned his head and looked at the woman who looked like Qin Yuyou, and said helplessly: "Why do you doubt me? Everyone knows that our Qin family and Duan Tianwu have a deep hatred, how could I kill Lei Wan to save him?"
"It is true that Lei Wan died after being stabbed in the heart, but it is also possible that Duan Tianwu ran here and hid, and when Lei Wan ran here, he was attacked and killed by him."
"It is also possible that Duan Tianwu was too fast and flashed behind him directly."
"You must know that it was the Pi Xie Sword that killed him, which is the ironclad evidence that Duan Tianwu killed him!" Qin Manyuan said in a serious voice.
The female Gu Queen shook her head and said, "Your words can fool everyone, but not me. When the Exorcist Sword was in my hand, I was afraid that Duan Tianwu would escape from our encirclement. In order to track him, I also tampered with the Exorcist Sword."
"I can know the exact location of the Exorcist Sword, and now the Exorcist Sword is on you."
"You killed Lei Wan!" The female Gu Queen stared at him and asked harshly.
Hearing this, Qin Manyuan finally fell silent, slowly showing a bitter smile, and finally stopped forcing himself, sighing bitterly: "I didn't expect that my perfect plan would be seen through by you. You are really careful and tampered with the Exorcist Sword."
"Why did you save Duan Tianwu? Isn't it for us Qin's to send so many people this time to kill him completely?" The female Gu Queen asked again with a bad face.
Qin Manyuan shook her head and sighed, "It is true that we have a life-and-death feud with Duan Tianwu, but you have to remember that there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests."
"It is true that our mission this time is to kill Duan Tianwu at all costs, but after hearing what the old abbot said in the secret room of the Big Buddha Temple, I changed my mind again."
"Duan Tianwu cannot die now, at least he must not die within a year!"
"Why?" The female Gu King asked hurriedly.
Qin Manyuan looked at her solemnly and said seriously, "Because he is from the Yanting Empire."
"The Alchemy Competition is about to begin, and our Yanting Empire is going to bet half of the national destiny with the Huiyue Empire."
"Which empire's alchemist ranks highest in the Alchemy Competition can plunder half of the other's national destiny."
"Facing this old rival, our Yanting Empire is not sure of winning, so I plan to let Duan Tianwu participate."
"Although the age limit of the alchemy competition is within 50 years old, the Demon Sealing Tower can freeze the life span of the sealer. According to the abbot, Duan Tianwu's current body is definitely within 50 years old."
"This is our chance to cheat!"
Qin Manyuan clenched his fists, his eyes showed madness, and said excitedly: "As the spiritual power of heaven and earth becomes increasingly thin, few people can become a fourth-grade alchemist before the age of 50."
"And Duan Tianwu is a genius. He is the only one in ten thousand years who has become a fourth-grade alchemist before the age of 50. Alchemy Prodigy."
"In the last Western Region Alchemy Competition, Duan Tianwu was the only fourth-grade alchemist in the field, so he crushed all the contestants and easily won the Western Region Alchemy Competition, and since then he has become famous all over the world."
"Haha, in this era, no one except him can become a fourth-grade alchemist before the age of fifty."
"All the contestants in this year's alchemy competition will also be third-grade alchemists. He, a fourth-grade alchemist, is enough to sweep the alchemy competition."
"With him, we will win this bet with the Huiyue Empire, and no accidents will happen." Qin Manyuan showed a burning gaze, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Hearing this, the female Gu King's face suddenly changed, and she said in shock: "You are playing with fire! You saved the person who made the forbidden Gu, and killed the law enforcement officer of Guhuang City. Do you know how much disaster this matter will bring to our clan once it is exposed?"
Qin Manyuan immediately turned his head to look at her, with a ferocious expression, and said excitedly: "Then do you know what will happen if Yanting Empire loses this bet?"
"Do you know what it means if an empire loses half of its national fortune?"
"Once an empire loses half of its national fortune, it is very likely to perish. What consequences can be greater than the consequences of national destruction?"
"Choose the lesser of two evils. As long as this matter is successfully concealed, we will be fine. As long as we win half of the national fortune of Huiyue Empire, countless geniuses will emerge in Yanting Empire in the future, and our country will be prosperous for at least a thousand years."
Qin Manyuan looked into the distance, clenched his fists, and showed an ambitious look...
...(End of this chapter)