238: Chapter 0238 Golden Bone

He's here!

Lin Xiao laughed inwardly. It seemed General Yelu Chuku lacked strategic patience; he couldn't even hold out for a single day?

But it wasn't surprising. Being intimidated by Zhao Yunting for so many years, he surely had many flaws.

"The usual place?"

Lin Xiao frowned, feigning difficulty. "This..."

Er Gui's expression darkened. "What, does the Marquis no longer value his life?"

Lin Xiao quickly waved his hand. "No, I'm just not sure which 'usual place' you mean? The places we met before were different."

"Hasn't it always been Jinyan Gorge? It's just the north and south ends. Once you arrive, our Lord will appear!"

Lin Xiao glanced at the sand table in the tent. Jinyan Gorge—that place was over a dozen miles from Qizhou City. He was running quite far.

"And the time? Is it still the Hour of the Pig?" Lin Xiao asked again.

Er Gui looked thoughtful. "You... don't remember?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "I just wanted to confirm."

Er Gui nodded. "Correct, it is the Hour of the Pig."

With that, he turned to leave.

But Lin Xiao naturally wouldn't let him go; this guy was clearly starting to get suspicious.

As expected of an elite spy behind enemy lines, he must have spotted a flaw and intended to report back!

Er Gui had only taken two steps when a surge of internal energy shattered his heart from behind!

"Ugh!"

Er Gui trembled, looking back at Lin Xiao in horror. "You really aren't..."

Lin Xiao threw him directly into the storage space, making the man vanish into thin air without leaving a single drop of blood.

There were likely other spies in the army; a corpse would alert the enemy.

He could only trouble the headless Marquis of Ruyang to lie with the Khitan spy for a while.

Fortunately, as his cultivation increased, Lin Xiao's storage space grew larger, easily accommodating dozens of corpses.

"A pity I couldn't get the meeting time out of him. I can't just go and wait there early in the morning..."

As the commander-in-chief, being absent for a long time would surely arouse suspicion.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, returned to his sleeping quarters, and found Qing Zaner.

This woman served the Marquis of Ruyang at night; perhaps she knew something.

After listening, Qing Zaner recalled carefully.

"Now that my benefactor mentions it, I remember Marquis of Ruyang once left suddenly late at night."

"He said he was going to inspect the night patrols. I didn't dare ask much, but I felt something was off..."

Lin Xiao asked curiously, "He only went out once at night? Why do you remember it so clearly?"

Qing Zaner blushed. "With me serving him, Marquis of Ruyang... was usually reluctant to leave at night."

Lin Xiao thought to himself, 'Good grief.' The Marquis of Ruyang wasn't young; was he really that vigorous?

But then again, if Xiao Qingxuan were by his side, he wouldn't want to leave at night either.

With the information provided by Qing Zaner, Lin Xiao was spared a lot of trouble.

Night fell.

The Hour of the Dog.

Lin Xiao rode alone toward Jinyan Gorge.

To be safe, Lin Xiao specifically had Princess Li Xinglan leave the camp and hide in the wilderness.

Anyone else could die, but Princess Li Xinglan could not have an accident, or it would be very troublesome.

Currently, the Yan Kings Army was fighting under Princess Li Xinglan's name; he had to prevent the White Wolf Cavalry from cutting off their support with a midnight raid or assassination.

Fortunately, Princess Li Xinglan was good at running away. As long as she didn't court death, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

The moon was bright and the stars were few.

Lin Xiao rode to the south side of the gorge and sensed a remarkable aura from the cliff above.

As expected of the number one Khitan warrior, the man who severely wounded Zhao Yunting.

Among the martial artists he had encountered so far, none could compare to him.

Although the man likely wouldn't last three moves against him, Lin Xiao still planned to play it safe and let him come forward first.

He pretended to look around while continuing to ride forward slowly.

The burly figure on the cliff gave a cold snort.

Stepping out, the figure plummeted straight down, landing a dozen meters in front of Lin Xiao with the crushing force of a thousand catties!

"Thump!"

The gorge vibrated, and many rocks tumbled down from both sides.

A magnificent giant of a man with shaved hair and long braids appeared. In terms of physique, a single arm was thicker than Lin Xiao's thigh.

His dark face, looking as if carved by an axe, appeared exceptionally fierce and savage in the night, like a Shura or a malevolent god.

[General Yelu Chuku, 41 years old, Khitan Golden Wolf General, Candidate for Khitan Grand Shaman, Aptitude: Thousand-Gold Bone, Heaven Grade]

[Technique 1: Eight Desolations Profound Art (88 years of cultivation), one of the three sacred arts of Northern Shamanism, condenses the power of the eight desolations. Rank: Heaven Grade]

[Technique 2: Immovable Wisdom King (75 years of cultivation), a secret technique of the Western Regions Esoteric Sect, immovable as a mountain! Rank: Earth Grade]

[Armor: Dragon Scale Bracers (Earth Grade), a lost treasure of the Zheng Dynasty imperial family, the bracer portion of the Dragon Scale Treasure Armor, possesses the trait of growing stronger against strong opponents.]

[Traits: Natural Martial Veins (Special), Martial Arts Grandmaster (Special), Formidable Hero]

Magnificent!

Lin Xiao looked at these attributes and felt a hint of envy!

Even though he was already a Great Grandmaster, his aptitude was still only at the Earth Grade!

This guy not only had good aptitude but also Natural Martial Veins. With both combined, wasn't his cultivation soaring?

He was only in his early forties. If given time, he might actually cross the threshold of a Great Grandmaster.

After all, Zhao Yunting said that historically, Great Grandmasters were at least sixty or older.

What General Yelu Chuku lacked might just be the tempering of his state of mind.

"Marquis of Ruyang, give me a reason not to kill you. You only have three sentences."

General Yelu Chuku had a haughty expression, not taking the Marquis of Ruyang seriously at all.

Lin Xiao said righteously, "The Three Prefectures of Yan were originally the territory of Great Gan. Did you really expect this Marquis to hand them over to you Barbarians!?"

"I may have been momentarily confused, but I will never make the same mistake twice. I advise you not to push your luck!!"

Saying this, Lin Xiao drew his longsword and jumped off his horse, looking ready to fight for his life.

General Yelu Chuku narrowed his eyes. "I did consider that you might go back on your word."

"I specifically made preparations for this meeting, but I didn't expect... you would actually dare to come alone."

"Marquis of Ruyang, no matter what you're up to, tonight... you must die!!"

Before his voice had even faded, General Yelu Chuku stepped forward, extending his thick arm to crush Lin Xiao's head with his bracer!

But as soon as he stepped forward, he found that the aura of the Marquis of Ruyang before him had suddenly surged dozens of times over!!

One second he felt insignificant, and the next, he was like a towering God of War rising from the ground!?

Lin Xiao didn't swing his sword at all; he directly struck out with his left palm!

Full power, Great Mercy Hand!!

I'm coming for you, you Heaven Grade Martial Arts Grandmaster!!

General Yelu Chuku's expression changed drastically. He reacted extremely quickly, switching from offense to a cross-armed defensive posture!

But his body was already unable to dodge, so he had to tank Lin Xiao's palm strike head-on!!

"BOOM!!—"

The fabric of General Yelu Chuku's clothes tore, and his ordinary armor shattered!

Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, nose, and ears, but his feet were firmly planted in the ground!

He knew very well that once he fell, his flaws would be exposed one after another, so he had to face the enemy head-on.

"Ahhh!—"

With a roar, a golden glow appeared on General Yelu Chuku's body, faintly resembling a protective Buddha light!

The innate domineering physique of the Thousand-Gold Bone, combined with the powerful defensive force of the Immovable Wisdom King technique, complemented each other.

His body, over two meters tall, actually managed to stay standing!!

Lin Xiao faintly saw the bracers on the other's arms emitting a scale-like shimmer.

Much of his true qi was neutralized and diverted by the bracers as soon as it hit.

It can do that!?