Chapter 774: An Old Acquaintance Takes the Lead
"Yes, let's go kill him!" Wan Yuan nodded and said, obviously, they had to meet this Tang Rao. Someone capable of killing Cai Guanghui and the others was certainly no ordinary person.
However, Wan Yuan wasn't so foolish as to just rush over there − what if that person was very strong? Then wouldn't that be courting death? To do that for the already dead Cai Guanghui and the others, it simply wasn't worth it.
So, the first thing to do now was to figure out how strong this guy named Tang Rao was.
"Hao Tian, this matter is actually your personal affair. If as your master I directly bring people for revenge, it may seem a bit over the top. Some people in the sect might even criticize me later, blaming me for using public resources for personal reasons. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Wan Yuan said.
"I got it, Master. You mean we should not make a big scene, we'll sneak over there tonight. Master, it's getting dark. Let's set out now," Hao Tian said.
Wan Yuan: "..."
What kind of sins have I committed to have taken you as a disciple, damn it. This IQ is really touching.
Not to mention going... What 'going'? I don't want to go at all.
Rushing into action without knowing the other party's details would only lead to a death without a burial place.
"Hao Tian, your master is the Sect Master of Qinghe Sect. The Sect Master's duty is to protect the sect, and if I leave, there will be no one to guard the sect in case of an enemy attack. What I mean is, I will send a few of my private guards, and you will lead them to kill Tang Rao. These guards are extremely strong, and even I can't say for sure that I could beat them. With them, you'll be able to get your revenge," Wan Yuan had to spell it out this clearly because otherwise, Hao Tian, this blockhead, probably still wouldn't understand.
"Hahaha, Master, I understand, I get it! Master, please call them over, I'll leave right now, I'm going to kill that piece of trash, Tang Rao! How dare he hit me, how dare he treat me like that! I will show him what death is, what despair is, hahaha!" Hao Tian laughed uproariously.
Wan Yuan just had a face full of black lines.
He really wanted to say to Tang Rao: Please, do me a favor and get rid of this idiot for me, I can't stand him anymore.
"Snap!" Wan Yuan snapped his fingers, "Ah Quan, take five men and follow Hao Tian."
In the vast Sect Master's hall, a gaunt man suddenly appeared, all skin and bones, looking somewhat eerie.
Hao Tian was startled by Ah Quan as well, he had no idea there were other people in the hall, nor did he know that his master had such a person as Ah Quan by his side, who seemed to be quite fearsome.
"Hao Tian, Ah Quan will take five men with him. Ah Quan is at the Eighth Level of Luo Immortals, and the other five are at the Sixth Level of Luo Immortals. Together, their combined attack is something even I would have to avoid facing," Hao Tian said.
"Really, Master? My god, they are so strong. Ah Quan, let's go now!" Hao Tian looked toward Ah Quan.
Hearing Hao Tian's words, Ah Quan fiercely raised his head to look at Hao Tian. Only Wan Yuan had the right to call him Ah Quan, what the hell do you think you are.
"Ah Quan." Wan Yuan of course noticed Ah Quan's annoyance, called out to him, and shook his head.
What followed was letting this brat Hao Tian lead the way.
"I got it," Ah Quan gritted his teeth and nodded in response.
"Alright, Hao Tian, you lead the way. Ah Quan and the others will follow you. You don't need to look for them, just find Tang Rao, and Ah Quan and the others will protect you," Wan Yuan said.
"Thank you, Master, hehe!" Hao Tian was very excited as if he was going to be invincible any minute now. He thanked Wan Yuan and ran straight out of the Sect Master's hall.
"Ah Quan, if it's possible, capture them alive. If the opponent is too strong, make withdrawing the priority," Wan Yuan said.
"If we retreat, Hao Tian will cause a lot of delay," Ah Quan said bluntly.
"Don't worry about him," Wan Yuan shook his head, "Damn it, I must have been kicked in the head by a dog to have taken such a disciple!"
"Hehe, Sect Master, with you saying that, I feel relieved." Ah Quan grinned, thinking to himself that with Immortal Monarch Hao Tian being so formidable, he must have long grown impatient with his apprentice.
Immortal Monarch Hao Tian isn't a dimwit; rather, he simply lacks a brain.
After Ah Quan and the others left, Wan Yuan took a deep breath and then snapped his fingers, "Ah Huan, follow them. No need to take action; just observe with a cool head."
"Oh." An icy voice came from the hall, and then there was silence.
"That should about do it," Wan Yuan squinted his eyes. When he did things, he always liked to account for every possibility.
Ah Huan was a safety measure. If Ah Quan and the others were all killed, at least Ah Huan could come back and report the enemy's strength to him.
Wan Yuan had a lot of confidence in Ah Huan's ability to conceal himself.
As long as Ah Huan was willing, even the ancestor wouldn't be able to find Ah Huan once he was hidden.
This was a skill and also a talent. The truth was, Ah Huan's strength wasn't that formidable—just at the Sixth Level Luo Immortal. But even a Half-step Immortal Monarch couldn't easily kill Ah Huan; this guy was just too good at hiding.
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"Tang Rao, when do you think the people from Qinghe Sect will come?" Xiao Yun sat in the yard of Bounty Hall's Tang Rao, munching on a lollipop.
As for Tang Rao, he was pacing around the yard, seemingly doing who knows what. Occasionally, he would dig around the base of the walls and set up some contraptions.
"Do you think these Arrays are of any use? They look super crude, not comparable at all to the Great Formation of your sect," Xiao Yun said with some disdain.
It wasn't that she looked down on Tang Rao's Arrays. Just randomly digging in the ground and burying Immortal Stones or other stuff seemed utterly ludicrous.
"Brother Tang, is this a combination of an Illusion Array and a Poison Array?" Ba Jin squatted to one side, carefully observing every move Tang Rao made.
"Do you also study Arrays, Ba Jin?" Tang Rao asked in surprise.
"I've read a book about Arrays before and remembered it," said Ba Jin. "Brother Tang, this Array of yours looks like both an Illusion Array and a Poison Array."
"Correct, this is indeed a combination of an Illusion Array and a Poison Array. Hmm, I've given it a super badass name—'Illusion Poison Array'! How about that, isn't it kickass?" Tang Rao said.
Ba Jin: "..."
Xiao Yun: "..."
Kickass my foot, isn't it just combining two names together? There's no originality at all.
"Hey, Tang Rao, you haven't answered my question yet," Xiao Yun called out.
Tang Rao looked up at Xiao Yun: "I guess they're already on their way here. But it's probably just the vanguard, coming to test our strength. If I'm not wrong, the one leading them should be our old acquaintance."
"Immortal Monarch Hao Tian?" Xiao Yun blurted out.
"Bingo!" Tang Rao snapped his fingers.
Hearing Tang Rao's words, Xiao Yun's lips curved into a smile; she certainly remembered Immortal Monarch Hao Tian.
Honestly, it was such a pity not to have personally thrashed him into calling her daddy back then.
Now that he's coming again, she must give him a 'warm welcome'!