Chapter 538
Expelling People
Thinking to himself, Li Musheng casually agreed to the request of the Great Chu King Xun, as it was just a small matter for him to take action once.
However, for King Xun of Great Chu, this was a matter of life and death concerning that loyal old general.
King Xun of Great Chu was both surprised and delighted. He really hadn't expected Li Musheng to agree to his request so readily. After all, even he himself had no confidence in persuading Li Musheng to take action based on what he had just said.
Li Musheng did not explain much, but simply had the Great Chu King bring the Earth-Introducing Ancestor.
Although Li Musheng was not skilled in medicine, the most serious problem for the Earthly Ancestor at this time was not his physical injuries, but the strange incantations he had placed in the White Emperor's Tomb.
Li Musheng's intervention was entirely expected; he easily removed all the curses from the Earthly Ancestor's body. The remaining injuries on the Earthly Ancestor could then be treated slowly.
Not long after Li Musheng finished doing all this, Lianxing, who had gone to the White Tiger Temple, returned, but she did not bring back the news that Li Musheng wanted.
"Sect Master, there is no trace of the Green Mountain Pavilion Master in the White Tiger Temple either."
Lianxing stood before Li Musheng, bowing her head to report. Her beautiful, expressionless face seemed devoid of any emotion, but her heart was already churning with turmoil.
The relationship between the Hidden Killer Pavilion and the White Tiger Temple has never been equal. Although Lianxing is one of the top young assassins in the Hidden Killer Pavilion, even she is not qualified to step into the White Tiger Temple.
However, when she went to the White Tiger Temple with the instructions of the new temple master, she never expected that she would be turned away and instead be personally summoned by the temple master.
This was almost impossible in the past, after all, the position of the White Tiger Temple Master in the entire White Emperor City was unmatched. Even the former Pavilion Master of the Hidden Kill Pavilion might not be able to see him, which naturally made Lianxing very frightened.
After hearing Lianxing's report, Li Musheng visibly frowned.
Lianxing caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye, immediately composed herself, and continued:
"However, please rest assured, Pavilion Master. The Palace Master of the White Tiger Temple has personally promised that although the White Tiger Temple does not currently have any trace of the Pavilion Master of Green Mountain Tower or the three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City Clan, they will come to inform you as soon as they have any news."
Upon hearing this, Li Musheng's brows relaxed slightly.
Having already seen the memories of the Great Chu King, he naturally knew that the White Tiger Temple was also searching for the whereabouts of the three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City clan and the master of the Green Mountain Tower.
"Where on earth did those four old guys go?"
Li Musheng stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "There's no news even from the White Tiger Temple. It's as if the Green Mountain Tower Master and the others have suddenly vanished into thin air."
Just then, a Hidden Assassin Guard appeared silently outside the room and reported:
"Master, there is a young lady outside who calls herself Yun'er and is requesting an audience."
Upon hearing this, Li Musheng's thoughts were immediately interrupted, and a very complicated and strange expression appeared on his face.
He glanced in the direction of the courtyard gate, pondered for a moment, and then used his true energy to transmit a few words to the guards of the Hidden Kill Pavilion outside the room.
Upon hearing this, the expressionless assassin guard of the Hidden Kill Pavilion changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal. He then agreed and disappeared from his spot, appearing on the street outside the courtyard gate in the blink of an eye.
The Fairy of White Clouds wore a pale yellow dress, her eyebrows were curved, and she held a handkerchief in her fair wrist. She was as delicate as a willow in the wind, revealing a pitiful and sickly beauty.
Upon seeing the Hidden Killer Pavilion assassins appear, Fairy Baiyun lightly moved her lotus-like steps, intending to walk into the courtyard. However, the next moment, she was stopped by the Hidden Killer Pavilion assassins with cold expressions.
Seeing this, Fairy Baiyun frowned slightly. If it were in the past, if this assassin from the Hidden Kill Pavilion dared to stop her, she would have easily sent him flying.
However, the current situation is obviously different. Not to mention that she no longer has martial arts cultivation, more importantly, she still has to pretend to be weak in front of Li Musheng.
"Why are you stopping me? I need to see my brother, His Highness."
Fairy Baiyun suppressed her anger, but spoke softly and gently.
However, when faced with the delicate and beautiful woman in front of him, the assassin guard of the Hidden Kill Pavilion frowned with disgust, and even revealed a trace of undisguised killing intent on his expressionless face.
His chilling gaze fixed on Fairy Baiyun, his hand still raised in front of her, as he coldly said:
"Fairy Baiyun, you still have a chance to leave, but this is also your only chance."
Upon hearing this, Fairy Baiyun was suddenly stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on her lovely face.
The reason why Fairy Baiyun lost her composure was naturally because the assassin guards from the Hidden Kill Pavilion had called out her name directly.
This means that the other party clearly already knows her true identity.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. More importantly, Li Musheng in the courtyard must also already know her true identity.
Thinking of this, Fairy Baiyun felt a chill run down her spine, and a sense of fear and dread she hadn't felt in many years suddenly welled up in her heart.
Just then, a voice transmission from Li Musheng rang in Baiyun Fairy's ear:
"Go on, and remember, don't go chasing after celebrities when you're old enough to do so."
As Li Musheng's voice fell, Fairy Baiyun could immediately feel that the wisp of martial energy that had been enveloping her meridians and dantian had quietly dissipated.
At the same time, her previously dissipated martial arts cultivation was restored at an extremely fast speed.
The assassins and guards from the Hidden Kill Pavilion who were blocking Fairy Baiyun could naturally sense the sudden change in her, and their expressions immediately became extremely solemn.
However, Fairy Baiyun, who had recovered her martial arts cultivation, clearly had no intention of making a move. She glanced deeply into the courtyard where Li Musheng was, and then transformed into a cloud and vanished into the sky in an instant.
Only then did Fairy Baiyun's voice reach Li Musheng's ears from afar, saying:
"It's a pity that you were born when I was already old. If I were a few decades younger, Your Highness would surely be mine."
As the voice of Fairy Baiyun slowly faded away, her figure had already vanished into the distance. Li Musheng's eyelids twitched in the room. If he hadn't used the Soul Searching Technique to access the memories of the Great Chu King, he would have almost fallen for the trap set by this woman who coveted his body.
Although he didn't mind having some auntie fans in the underworld, the other party was so old, it was obviously going too far for a toad to want to eat swan meat, and he would never let her succeed.
Of course, this was just a minor incident for Li Musheng; what he was most concerned about right now was the whereabouts of the Master of Qingshan Tower.
……
Meanwhile, in a hidden cave at the foot of a hill a few miles away from Baidi City.
A faint, earthy-yellow halo enveloped the entire underground area, and within the halo stood a group of people dressed in strange cloud-patterned clothing, exuding a unique aura unlike that of ordinary people.
One of the middle-aged men, wearing a white turban and a white robe embroidered with gold-trimmed cloud patterns, gazed at the four people in front of him who were bound by a circle of shimmering, crimson-gold chains, and slowly spoke:
"Many people in Baidi City are looking for you now, but you don't need to worry. We have completely isolated this place from the outside world, and people outside will definitely not be able to find you."
Upon hearing this, the three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City clan, who were bound by crimson gold chains, and the master of Qingshan Tower all opened their eyes.
The Sixth Patriarch glanced at the group of people before him, then lowered his eyes and said:
"In any case, I am grateful to you all for saving us. Otherwise, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to come out of the Tomb of the White Emperor alive."
At this moment, all four of them were trying their best to heal their injuries by circulating their internal energy. At that time, the seventh layer of the White Emperor Tower's array restrictions were collapsing, although they barely managed to withstand the crushing force of the terrifying and chaotic power within.
However, all four were also seriously injured and were at their last gasp. At this point, let alone the White Tiger Temple, even ordinary martial arts masters could easily defeat them.
However, just as the White Tiger Temple was about to make a move, they were rescued from the Tomb of the White Emperor by a group of people who suddenly appeared before them.
With the knowledge of the Sixth Patriarch and others, they could naturally see that almost all of these people were divine beings, and the method that led them to escape from the Tomb of the White Emperor was also an extremely powerful innate divine ability.
Of course, these people clearly didn't have good intentions, otherwise they wouldn't have bound them with crimson gold chains.
At this moment, the middle-aged man in white robes also glanced at the four members of the Sixth Patriarch's group. Although he knew they were secretly healing, he did not stop them, but instead shook his head and said:
"Saving you all was just a small favor, don't worry about it. After all, for us, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Upon hearing this, the three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City clan all showed a strange expression. The Seventh Ancestor stared at the white-robed middle-aged man before him and said with narrowed eyes:
"Do you perhaps have a grudge against the White Tiger Temple?"
However, the middle-aged man in white shook his head and said:
“We have no enmity with the White Tiger Temple, but we have some entanglement with the eighth prince of Dali.”
Upon hearing this, even the Green Mountain Pavilion Master, who had remained silent until now, showed a strange expression.
The middle-aged man in white robes seemed to sense their confusion. He chuckled softly and said in a low voice:
"I suppose you all don't know that the Eighth Prince of Dali once set up an extremely powerful illusion in the hall where you are. If we hadn't intervened in time, you would have fallen into the illusion."
"In that dangerous situation where the world was collapsing, you were powerless to resist and would not have been able to wait for the White Tiger Temple to make a move. You would have been beheaded long ago and would have had no chance of survival."
Upon hearing this, the four people bound by the crimson gold chains all frowned. At this moment, the Sixth Patriarch looked thoughtful and asked the middle-aged man in white robes:
"Excuse me for asking, but may I ask where your group comes from, and what entanglement you have with the Eighth Prince of Dali?"
However, the middle-aged man in white robes shook his head again and said:
“You don’t need to know our identities, but I can tell you that the Eighth Prince of Dali stole a treasure that has been passed down in our clan since ancient times.”
"This treasure has the ability to create powerful illusions, and the illusion he set up in the main hall of the White Emperor Tower relied on this treasure."
At this moment, an elderly man in gray standing next to the middle-aged man in white robes spoke in a deep voice:
"We had to sacrifice a secret treasure to sense the existence of the illusion in that secret realm of heaven and earth, which is how we found the four of you and rescued you."
"We paid a heavy price to save you, and we only have one request: that the four of you cooperate with us to retrieve that treasure from the Eighth Prince of Dali."
……
The group of people in front of them were naturally from two ancient families from Qishan overseas. When they received the news of Meng Qianqiu's appearance, they rushed to the capital of Daxuan, but in the end they were too late.
After some investigation, they naturally found out that Meng Qianqiu, whom they had been searching for, had already fallen into the hands of Li Musheng, the eighth prince of Dali.
Therefore, the group from the two ancient families followed Li Musheng's trail and eventually arrived in the Western Desert.
During this period, they continued to gather intelligence on Li Musheng, the eighth prince of Dali, but the more they learned about him, the more alarmed they became.
The rumors surrounding Li Musheng in the martial arts world were too astonishing. His powerful martial arts skills, which made him the number one person below the God of War, made them even more cautious.
In addition, Li Musheng also possessed the Meng family's most precious treasure, Meng Qianqiu. Although they had already followed Li Musheng to Baidi City, they remained hidden in the shadows and never made a move.
It wasn't until the Tomb of the White Emperor opened that they used a secret treasure left behind by their family that was specifically designed to counter the Dream Thousand Autumns Illusion. By sheer chance, they managed to rescue the Lord of Green Mountain Tower and three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City clan from the Tomb of the White Emperor.
At this moment, after listening to the words of the middle-aged man in white robes and the old man in gray, the master of Qingshan Tower and the three elders exchanged glances.
After learning the purpose of the white-robed middle-aged man, the Sixth Patriarch and his companions were not surprised by the request made by the gray-robed elder.
Of the four, apart from the Sixth Patriarch, the remaining three did not actually have any goodwill towards Li Musheng. Among them, the Fifth Patriarch pondered for a moment and then spoke up:
“You have saved our lives, and we are not ungrateful people. If we can help you, we will do our duty.”
"However, the eighth prince of Dali possesses unfathomable martial arts prowess, and we are currently severely injured. I fear that for the time being, we may be willing but unable to..."
However, before the Fifth Patriarch could finish speaking, the middle-aged man in white robes waved his hand and said:
"It's alright, we have plenty of patience, we can wait."
"However, there are people searching for you everywhere in Baidi City right now. Since you are seriously injured, it is safer for you to stay here."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man in white robes gestured to a white-robed man with cloud patterns standing behind him to step forward, and continued:
"Since you all have no objection to helping us reclaim our family's treasure, please sign the contract now." (End of Chapter)