The underground palace thousands of miles away from Youzhou.
Blood God Sect main hall, side hall.
Ji Hong held a piece of jade with the three red characters of Ji Lingxuan vaguely engraved in his hand, and sat cross-legged on the ground without saying a word. His back was much stooped, and he no longer had the high spirits and majesty he had before.
"Tap."
The sound of slight footsteps sounded, and Yu Xueyang, the leader of the Blood God Sect, came behind Ji Hong.
"Crack!"
His left hand gently patted Ji Hong's shoulder, causing Ji Hong's body to tremble.
"Condolences."
He turned around and stood up, faced Yu Xueyang, cupped his hands and said, "I've met the leader."
Yu Xueyang nodded and sighed: "I heard about niece Ji.
In order to avenge her brother, she resolutely went to Yanzhou and worked with the Yantuo Cult to attack Gu An.
This kind of courage is worthy of being a hero among women.
But the Yantuo Sect is a little too useless.
This leader has agreed to leave Gu An to your disposal once our teaching is completed."
Ji Hong looked indifferent, took a step back and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master."
"Let's go, let us continue to listen to the Blood God's teachings." Yu Xueyang nodded, turned around and walked towards the main hall.
Ji Hong looked at the broken jade in his hand, put it into his arms, and followed quickly.
The two quickly crossed their legs in front of the Blood God statue, closed their eyes, and the ethereal murmur sounded in their minds again.
Night time.
In the corridor leading to the outside world from the Blood God Sect's main hall, a person dressed in black walked out with brisk steps.
Soon after arriving on the ground, the man in black took to the air and flew for less than ten breaths when a strong wind suddenly came from behind him.
The man in black moved his hands quickly, condensing a blood-colored round shield, and turned around to block the violent blow.
The explosion resounded through the forest, and the dark forest instantly turned red.
"Huh?" A surprised voice came from the forest, and an old man in a blood-colored robe revealed his figure, looking at the man in black in front of him: "If you can block this elder's blow, you should not be unknown in the sect.
generation.
Say, who are you?"
The man in black took out a bloody token from his arms: "According to the secret order of the leader, go to Yuezhou to contact the Yantuo Sect."
The guardian elder of the Blood God Sect named Yan Guhuai's eyes flickered, and he reached the man in black in one step, took the token, examined it, and handed it back.
"Let's go."
When the man in black turned around and was about to leave, Yan Guhuai suddenly slapped him on the back.
The man in black seemed to have been prepared, and turned around to greet him with the same palm.
The sound of violent collision echoed in the forest and did not subside for a long time.
"The leader specially informed me during the day that he has reduced his contacts with the Yantuo Sect recently. It is impossible for you to go out and contact the Yantuo Sect and tell him who you are!"
Yan Guhuai said sternly, the red light gradually glowing in his hand, as if if you don't speak, I will take action.
"Why, do you have the guts to come out but don't have the guts to show up? Or do you want this elder to fight with you and alert others." Yan Guhuai looked at the man in black and said coldly.
The other party has such strength and obviously holds a high position in the teaching. Yan Guhuai does not want to offend him unless necessary.
But as a nursing elder, it was impossible for him to let people go without Yu Xueyang's instructions.
The man in black was silent for a while, then sighed helplessly and took off his black hood.
Yan Guhuai's expression froze: "Old Ji!"
It was Ji Hong.
"Old Yan, you must also know the reason why I came out, right?" Ji Hong responded in front of Yu Xueyang during the day, but after returning to the room, he couldn't calm down in his heart. He swallowed
Don't take this tone.
According to the news from the Yantuo Sect, all the top leaders of the Yanzhou branch of the Yantuo Sect, including Ren Xuyao, a warrior at the fifth level of the Condensation Realm, died.
It is estimated that Yu Shao and Gu An acted together.
Gu An's growth rate frightened him.
Now he can cooperate with Yu Shao, who is at the fourth level of solidification, to kill Ren Xuyao. If, after a while, he has the strength to kill the solidity level, everything will be over.
As for the nonsense about the arrival of the Blood God, he himself didn't believe it.
This is just a prophecy left by the first leader when the Blood God Sect separated from the Wu Li Sect more than a hundred years ago.
But he was the only one who heard the prophecy, and no one else heard it.
Later, he abdicated and gave the position of leader to Yu Xueyang, who actually believed in this prophecy more than he did.
I have been making various preparations for the arrival of the Blood God.
According to Ji Hong's thoughts, the Wu Li Sect also built a demon rift a few days ago to release demons.
The prophecy also said that the blood god came to the world to kill demons and save the world from water and fire.
If that were the case, wouldn't the Blood God Sect be in conflict with the Wu Li Sect?
So Ji Hong thought that this was bullshit and that he would be too old to wait until the big thing was completed. It was precisely because of this that he decided to take a desperate risk and go out and kill Gu An directly.
After killing Gu An, he would never come back, that was not what Ji Hong meant.
If Yu Xueyang doesn't accept him anymore, the worst he can do is go directly to Shiwanda Mountain, join the Wu Li Sect, and become the leader of the Wu Li Sect's guard team.
Yan Guhuai was silent for a moment: "Old Ji, have you thought about the consequences of doing this?"
"I have thought about it, but what can I do? My son is dead, and my daughter is also dead. Apart from my identity as an elder of the Blood God Sect, I have nothing left!
I clearly know that the enemy is there and I have the strength to take revenge, but I watch him and let him grow step by step.
Have I grown to a point where I can’t take revenge?”
Ji Hong's eyes were bloodshot and he roared: "Ask yourself, if it were you, would you be able to bear it?"
Yan Guhuai remained silent.
Seeing this, Ji Hong knew there was something going on and continued: "Don't worry, Lao Yan, as long as you let me go this time and let me kill Gu An; when I come back, if the leader spares me, what will happen to you in the future?
Tell me directly, go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of fire.
If I, Ji Hong, say no, I, Ji Hong, will be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, and I will not die a happy death!"
Ji Hong's face turned red, looking like an angry bull.
"Alas." Yan Guhuai said with a bitter look on his face: "You go away. Tonight, I just slapped an unknown strong man in the face."
Ji Hong's expression was stagnant, but when he heard the shouts coming from the distance, he understood instantly.
"Elder Yan!"
"But a foreign enemy is attacking!"
"..."
Just now, the palm strike between Ji Hong and Yan Guhuai attracted the inspection team on the ground of the Blood God Cult.
"Then, there is a secret road from here to Youzhou, which can avoid the Qianhu of the Suppressing Evil Division and the Lord of Wufu in these states."
Yan Guhuai threw out a roll of map in his hand: "It was originally a backup passage, I'll give it to you first, go quickly!"
When Ji Hong caught it, Yan Guhuai struck out with another light palm, and Ji Hong flew far away with the power of this palm.
"Thank you very much! Let's go first!"
Ji Hong's indifferent voice floated in Yan Guhuai's ears, and Ji Hong, who put back the black hood, quickly disappeared into the night sky.
After Yan Guhuai took one look, he turned around and landed on the ground.
His team members gathered around.
"Elder! Just now, my subordinates..."
Before the captain finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Yan Guhuai.
"Alright, I didn't know which force the Condensation Realm expert was just now. I fought with him for a while, but he has already retreated.
He escaped like this, and this elder's face was not bright.
Unless the leader asks, no one should speak, do you understand?"
All the team members looked at each other and said in unison: "I got it!"
"Okay, everyone goes back to their places and be careful!"
"yes!"
Everyone responded, turned around and started walking towards their original positions.
However, Yan Guhuai walked quickly towards the Blood God Sect's main hall.
Not long after, Yan Guhuai came to the stone room where Yu Xueyang was and cupped his hands in front of him.
"Reporting to the leader, in accordance with your instructions, the map has been given to Ji Hong."
"I understand, let's go down. If anyone asks about Ji Hong's whereabouts in the past few days, just tell him that I sent him out for something."
"yes!"
Yan Guhuai responded, turned around and walked out of the stone room.
Yu Xueyang's closed eyes slowly opened: "Ji Hong, whether you are a traitor or a meritorious service depends on your outcome this time..."
…
On the 116th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu An finally returned to Nancheng, Youzhou Town.
He took the transfer letter and took office directly.
As an inspection envoy, Gu An's task is to inspect the counties in Youzhou.
So, Gu An returned to Dongling County on the pretext of inspection.
Even closer to the end of the year, I returned to Ping'an County.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell.
However, at this time, in the pavilion of the General Banner Office of Ping'an County Town Evil Division.
Gu An and Song Shenghua moved an imperial chair and lay here.
His eyes passed over the eaves of the pavilion and looked at the snowy sky.
Song Shenghua exhaled a turbid breath and couldn't help but cover his face with his right hand: "I didn't expect that in just a few months, you would be strong enough to kill the Sky Control Realm.
Every time I think of the time when I challenged you, my face..."
The memories of Song Shenghua and others still lingered on when Gu An killed the warriors of the Sky Control Realm and the vassals of the Heavenly Level at Shiwanda Mountain, but they knew nothing about Yanzhou.
"This is all a trivial matter. At least the news is that you narrowly won with one move." The period when Gu An returned to Ping'an County was the most relaxing few days in this world, and he was in a good mood.
In this world, there is also a saying of Chinese New Year, and there are even Spring Festival couplets. Although Gu An doesn't know the reason for this.
But I can see these familiar things and feel a long-lost popularity.
In the past two days, there have been fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets of Ping'an County, and everyone has finished shopping.
Except for some necessary shops, the whole family sat around at home, rested, chatted, and played Pai Gow.
Song Shenghua smiled bitterly: "But looking at the situation now, everyone obviously knows that you let me do it!"
This news was spread not only within the Suppression and Evil Division, but also among the people in the city.
It is said that at that time, Gu An was thinking of Song Shenghua as the new commander-in-chief of the Zhenxie Division of Ping'an County. In order not to embarrass him and give him face, he deliberately lost to him.
What's more, it is said that Song Shenghua used his identity to coerce Gu An and made Gu An lose the game.
Gu An smiled: "Don't worry, as time goes by, what will be recorded in the book will definitely only be the fact that you defeated me, not the details of how to defeat me."
Song Zhixian's injuries are still recovering and he is still in a wheelchair. In addition, Song Shenghua's current position cannot leave Ping'an County, so this year the two of them brought their family members here.
Prepare to celebrate the New Year in Ping'an County.
While Gu An and Song Shenghua were talking, Dongfang Runhong walked quickly from a distance.
Seeing the solemn expression on his face, Song Shenghua and Gu An looked at each other and said, "What happened?"
After seeing the ceremony, Dongfang Runhong and Gu An let out a sigh of relief.