Ma Xiaoyao turned around suddenly, looked around, and found an old man wearing a gray robe standing dozens of meters away. This old man was very tall, more than two meters tall, with white hair hanging on his shoulders.
His face was full of wrinkles and he looked very old, but his eyes were very sharp.
Ma Xiaoyao was stunned. Wasn't he hallucinating? He blinked hard, but the old man opposite him was still standing there... He stretched out his hand and pinched himself again, feeling pain... Everything in front of him was not an hallucination.
It is real...
Why would an old man appear here?
And it looks mysterious...
"Uh..." Ma Xiaoyao suddenly remembered what the old man had just said. The monster on the stone platform was imprisoned by this old man? His eyes grew wider and wider: "You...who are you?"
Ever since the old man appeared, the monster on the stone platform became panicked, lying on the stone platform and trembling. It was obvious that the monster was very afraid of this old man.
"Who do you think I am?" The old man sneered: "I came over to check a few days ago and found that someone had been here and kidnapped the little Baretooth Beast... I have been staying here these days just to take a look.
Will the person who kidnapped the little Gnarly Beast come back again... I didn't expect that you actually dare to come back, and you also want to let go of the big Gnarly Beast... You are so brave!"
"You... who are you! Why... imprison this monster... the toothed beast... How did it offend you..." The old man put a lot of pressure on Ma Xiaoyao. Even if he didn't take action, Ma Xiaoyao would know
The old man is a peerless master. Just imagine, can the person who can scare the Bare-Tooth Beast be an ordinary person?
"You have too many questions." The old man raised his feet and walked towards Ma Xiaoyao. It seemed that he was walking slowly, but in fact he was moving very fast. In the blink of an eye, Ma Xiaoyao found that the old man had already arrived in front of him.
He was only half a meter away.
Ma Xiaoyao was startled and subconsciously stepped back. The old man in front of him gave him a very dangerous feeling. He didn't want to get too close to the old man.
"Stop!" The old man waved his hand casually, and Ma Xiaoyao felt as if someone had cast a restraining spell on his body. He could no longer move. Fortunately, he could still speak.
Ma Xiaoyao was shocked by the old man's terrifying methods. He just waved his hand and he couldn't move anymore. Isn't this too powerful? What kind of strength is this? At least he is a seventh-level warrior... No, he is also the last time.
An eighth-level warrior, maybe even a ninth-level warrior...
When he thought that the old man might be a ninth-level warrior, Ma Xiaoyao's heartbeat began to accelerate. In front of such a master, he had almost no power to fight back. The opponent could just stretch out his hand and kill him.
The thing that Ma Xiaoyao hates most is that his life and death are controlled by others. This feeling is terrible. Although it is very annoying, Ma Xiaoyao has no way to resist...
"And you, a beast, dare to hook up with this kid behind my back. I think you are tired of living!" After teaching Ma Xiaoyao, the old man began to teach the Bared Tooth Beast again. He slapped his palm lightly,
The bared-toothed beast began to roll on the stone platform and let out pitiful screams.
Seeing that the Bare-Tooth Beast was so vulnerable in front of the old man, Ma Xiaoyao became even more nervous. In his eyes, the Bare-Tooth Beast was already very strong, with thick skin, thick flesh, not afraid of poison, and great strength. Just because he saw it
Inspired by the strength of the Bare-Tooth Beast, Ma Xiaoyao tried his best to get a time bomb and prepared to make the Bare-Tooth Beast his pet... Unfortunately, he was about to succeed, but in the end he was disturbed by an old man with unknown origins.
Already...
Ma Xiaoyao is no longer in the mood to plot against the Bare-Toothed Beast. He just wants to save his life: "Old... senior... there may be some misunderstandings... I hope you can listen to my explanation..."
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" The old man looked at Ma Xiaoyao sideways: "You are about to die, and you still dare to quibble!"
"No...it's really a misunderstanding..." Ma Xiaoyao said anxiously: "I didn't know that you were imprisoning the Baretooth Beast. I thought it was an ownerless thing, so I planned to let it go. If
I know that you imprisoned the Baretooth Beast, but even if you gave me a hundred courages, I wouldn’t dare to take advantage of it..."
"What a sharp tooth." The old man snorted coldly: "Even if the Bare-Tooth Beast is an ownerless thing, you can't let it go. Do you know why I imprisoned the Bare-Tooth Beast in the first place?" Before Ma Xiaoyao could answer, the old man
Then he continued: "Because the Bare-Tooth Beast is too cruel and bloody. It loves to eat human flesh and can eat hundreds of people in one night. In the end, there is really no other way. I can only imprison it. Only in this way, Bare-Tooth
The beast will not continue to cause evil, but you are quite brave and want to release the toothed beast. Do you know that doing so will bring unpredictable suffering to the entire secret realm? Because your recklessness will cause many
If people are killed or injured, you will become a sinner through the ages!"
"Yes, yes, I didn't think carefully. I admit my mistake. I sincerely admit my mistake." Ma Xiaoyao nodded repeatedly. In order to survive, he could only follow the old man's wishes.
"Admit your mistake? It's too late!" The old man waved his hand: "Since I caught you doing something wrong, you have no way to survive." At this point, the old man raised his hand and patted Ma Xiaoyao's head with a thunderous palm. If
If this palm shot was real, Ma Xiaoyao would definitely die.
At the critical moment of life and death, Ma Xiaoyao could no longer maintain his composure. He shouted loudly: "The little Bare-Tooth Beast is still in my hands. If you kill me, you will never see the Little Bare-Tooth Beast again!"
The old man made a gesture and looked at Ma Xiaoyao with cold eyes: "Are you threatening me?"
"No, I don't mean to threaten senior, I just want to remind you... If you kill me, you will never see the little Baretooth Beast again. If you let me go, I will send the Little Baretooth Beast away immediately.
Come back." Ma Xiaoyao said quickly.
"Humph..." the old man sneered: "Do you know what my nickname is?"
Ma Xiaoyao shook his head.
"Listen, my nickname is Guijianchou." The old man said word by word: "This nickname was given by others, but I like it very much. I have vowed to be a strong man and a serial ghost since I was sensible.
I was afraid of strong men when I met them. With my unremitting efforts, I finally succeeded. I became a peerless strong man. I once competed for the throne, but failed in the end... Then I lived in seclusion in the deep valley...
More than a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye..."
Have you fought for the throne? Ma Xiaoyao's eyes suddenly widened, Damn! Is this true? If it is true...then...then...isn't this old man...a tenth-level warrior? Only a tenth-level warrior is qualified.
Fighting for the throne?
"Do you know what I hate most in my life?" The old man's eyes flashed sharply: "What I hate most is that others threaten me. In the past, many people did not believe in evil, but they wanted to threaten me. In the end, these people all died, and
They all died tragically..." At this point, the old man paused, and his tone became sinister and terrifying: "Are you threatening me again today? Counting the days, I haven't killed anyone in more than a hundred years, and it seems that I will break my precept today.
.”
"No, no, no, senior, I definitely don't mean to threaten you, I just want to... I want to make a deal with you... Yes, it's a deal. You let me go, and I will send the little Baretooth Beast back. If Senior
There are other conditions that can be raised, whether it is going up a mountain of knives or going down a sea of fire, I will spare no effort to complete it." Ma Xiaoyao said.
"Do you think I really care about that little beast?" The old man said in a very calm tone: "It's just a beast. If it's gone, it's gone. It's no big deal."
"Senior..." Ma Xiaoyao's heart skipped a beat. He originally wanted to use the little bared-tooth beast to threaten the old man, but he didn't expect that the old man didn't care at all. If his plan failed, he could only think of another plan: "What...
I can also use other things to make deals with seniors..."
"I have lived to this age and have seen through the world of mortals. Nothing can tempt me anymore." The old man said coldly.
"I can give you money, a lot of money, which will definitely satisfy you."
"I live in seclusion in the deep valley, and I don't need any money at all."
"Then...then I can find beautiful women for you, many, many beautiful women, and you will definitely be satisfied."
"I practice boy's martial arts. I can't touch women in my life. I have never been interested in women."
"Uh...then...then I...I..."
"Can't you think of it? Then you just have to die!" The old man laughed ferociously and raised his hand to slap Ma Xiaoyao's Tianling Cap.
"No, no, no... I still... I can... I can help you seek the throne!" Ma Xiaoyao shouted: "I can help you become the emperor! Be the emperor!!!"
"Whoa!"
The old man stopped when his palm was still an inch away from Ma Xiaoyao's head. He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Ma Xiaoyao up and down: "Only you? Can you help me seize the throne?"
Ma Xiaoyao also shouted out in panic just now. He never thought that he would really impress the old man. Ma Xiaoyao breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as he can impress you, that would be fine. Ma Xiaoyao calmed down his emotions and said: "Yes, I
I can help you seek the throne. I know that senior will not believe me...but I can prove it to senior..."
"How do you prove it?" the old man asked in a deep voice.
"Let me introduce my family background first. My surname is Ma, and my name is Ma Xiaoyao. I am a student of the Imperial City Academy. Vice President Tao Dewang is my master. He is an eighth-level warrior and has won the title of County King. I have two
I have an uncle, they are Long Xiaolin, the Marquis of Zhennan, and Yan Xueliang, the Marquis of Qingping. I also have a fiancée who is the only daughter of Han Mingguang, the commander-in-chief of the White Tiger Banner. I also have several sworn brothers, all of whom have prominent family backgrounds... I don’t know.
Senior, what do you think after hearing about my family background?" Ma Xiaoyao knew that the old man had been living in seclusion in the deep valley and was indifferent to the outside world, so he dared to make up such nonsense. Anyway, the old man wouldn't be able to find out for a while.
, Ma Xiaoyao's idea was very simple, that is, to stabilize the old man first, and then find a way to escape.
"Oh? I didn't realize it, but you have a distinguished family background." The old man chuckled.
"My master Tao Dewang will soon break through the bottleneck and become a ninth-level warrior. Then he will be a prince. My two uncles are also on the verge of breaking through. As for my future father-in-law, he has a heavy army... still
I have a few sworn brothers, and they are all extraordinary. The most important thing is that they obey my advice, even if I say something unpleasant, even if I ask them to rebel, they will agree without hesitation." Ma Xiaoyao aside.
While bragging, he observed the changes in the old man's expression. When he saw the old man's eyes getting softer and softer, Ma Xiaoyao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he had made the right bet: "Old senior, if I mobilize all my forces to help you, you have
Is it impossible to regain the throne?"
"This..." the old man hesitated for a moment: "Although the chance is small, if you plan carefully, there is still a possibility of success."
"That's enough!" Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "As long as senior nods, I will go back immediately to persuade my master, uncle, and father-in-law to support you!"
"Are you sure you can persuade them?" the old man asked.
"Of course I'm sure. If I'm not sure, I won't dare to promise you, senior." Ma Xiaoyao said hurriedly: "My master, uncle, and father-in-law all dote on me very much and almost obey my words. Besides, they also all
They are ambitious and don't want to be suppressed all the time. If they can push their senior to the throne, then my master and the others will be able to get rich benefits, so how can they not be tempted?"
The old man touched his beard: "What you said makes some sense."
"Senior, I have a question to ask you now, and I would like to ask you to answer it truthfully," Ma Xiaoyao said.
"You ask." The old man nodded.
"May I ask, senior, what is your current level of cultivation?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"...Ninth level peak..." The old man pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
"Ninth-level warrior..." Ma Xiaoyao was stunned: "You...didn't you say you had competed for the throne? As far as I know, only tenth-level warriors are qualified to compete for the throne..."
"Yes, I was indeed a tenth-level warrior before, but then..." The old man sighed: "When I was fighting for the throne, I was defeated by my opponent. I was seriously injured at the time, and my cultivation level dropped by several levels.
, Later, I was afraid of being chased by my opponents, so I lived in seclusion in the Youyou Valley. This seclusion lasted for more than a hundred years. The lost cultivation level also slowly recovered, and I was only one layer of window paper away from being a tenth-level warrior.
"At this point, the old man glanced at Ma Xiaoyao: "I know what you are worried about. You are worried that I am not strong enough to compete for the throne, right?"
"Haha...I...that..." Ma Xiaoyao looked a little embarrassed.
"You can rest assured." The old man said ambitiously: "Give me some time, it only takes a few months for me to break through the bottleneck and become a tenth-level warrior! As long as you help me sincerely, I am half confident that I can win
The throne!”
"Okay, since senior has such confidence, then I will risk my life. As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If you want to get ahead, you can't be afraid of danger!" Ma Xiaoyao said sonorously and forcefully.
"Okay, what you said is very much what I want." The old man laughed heartily: "Let's do this. If you don't dislike it, I will accept you as my adopted son. How about that?"
