146: Ninth Elder Qin Wuye

The cold voice, as if from the deepest abyss, carried a suffocating pressure that instantly made the five Dou Wang Experts tremble!

Blood Blade's pupils constricted, and the blood-colored saber in his hand abruptly paused, a frantic warning ringing in his heart!

"That voice... is it that person from Heavenly Serpent City?!"

He suddenly remembered a name: Qin Wuye!

Ninth Elder of Heavenly Serpent City, Qin Wuye!

Rumor had it that he was sinister, ruthless, and spent years in secluded cultivation, rarely showing himself.

But once he acted, it was always with thunderous force, leaving no one alive!

He was once merely one of the deacons of Heavenly Serpent City, and through some unknown serendipity, he, who was originally only at the Dou Ling cultivation level, returned after three years of disappearance as a Dou Wang Expert, and then step by step broke through to Dou Huang.

"Impossible! Qin Wuye is clearly in secluded cultivation, how could he be here?!"

Blood Blade was horrified, but before he could ponder further, a black shadow flashed like a ghost, moving so fast that even the air seemed to be torn apart!

"A mere peak Dou Wang Expert dares to be presumptuous in front of this old fellow?"

A low, hoarse voice sounded in his ear, and Blood Blade's hair stood on end. He instinctively tried to retreat but found himself unable to move!

A withered, eagle-like hand had, at some unknown point, gripped his throat!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of bone breaking rang out, Blood Blade's neck twisted at a strange angle, his eyes still holding an unbelievable terror, and his body slowly fell. The blood-colored saber in his hand clattered to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Lord Blood Blade is dead?!"

Shadow King's face under his mask instantly turned pale, and he retreated rapidly, while sharply shouting,

"Retreat! Quick, retreat! It's the Ninth Elder of Heavenly Serpent City — Qin Wuye!"

Shadow King's voice carried an unprecedented terror, as if he had seen the most terrifying demon in the world.

However, Qin Wuye merely snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and a powerful wave of black Dou Qi swept out like a tide, instantly engulfing Shadow King!

"Little rats from Shadow Kill Tower, since you've come, don't even think about leaving."

"Screech—!"

In the black mist, Shadow King's figure suddenly twisted, attempting to use his Shadow Escape technique to flee, but the black mist clung to him like a gangrene, directly eroding his body!

"Ah—!"

With a shrill scream, Shadow King's body rapidly dissolved in the black mist, eventually turning into a pool of foul-smelling blood, with not even bones remaining!

"Hiss..."

The three unknown Dou Wang Experts had already fled using the momentum of their previous charge.

If it weren't for these two Dou Wang Experts, skilled in assassination, already making a move on Ninth Young Master, Qin Wuye would have waited to see what other cats and dogs were preparing to strike!

Qin Wuye coldly glanced at the two fleeing figures but did not pursue them. Instead, he slowly turned, his gaze falling on the carriage where Bai Xiaofeng was.

"Ninth Young Master, come out."

His voice was calm but carried an undeniable authority.

Inside the carriage, Bai Xiaofeng was already pale as ash, trembling all over. He stumbled out, crawling, and stammered,

"N-Ninth Elder, why are you here?!"

Qin Wuye cast a cold glance at him and said,

"If this old fellow hadn't followed in secret, you would be a corpse today."

Cold sweat broke out on Bai Xiaofeng's forehead, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Y-yes! Thank you, Ninth Elder, for saving my life!"

Qin Wuye ignored him and turned his gaze to Jiang Donghua and Red Silk, a hint of deep meaning flashing in his eyes.

"You two are quite composed."

Jiang Donghua's expression was normal, and he slightly cupped his hands.

"With Ninth Elder's formidable power, we are naturally at ease."

Red Silk leaned languidly against the carriage wall, Lightning Light flickering at her fingertips, and said with a half-smile,

"Since Ninth Elder arrived so early, why didn't he act sooner? Could it be that he wanted to see our capabilities?"

Qin Wuye's gaze narrowed slightly, then he said indifferently,

"Young people, being too sharp is not necessarily a good thing."

Red Silk chuckled softly and said no more.

Qin Wuye withdrew his gaze, flicked his sleeve, and said,

"Continue on your way. Any further obstructors will be killed without mercy!"

Yin Jiuxiao and the others quickly assented, and the convoy set off again.

However, as Jiang Donghua watched Qin Wuye's retreating figure, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"This old fellow probably knew there would be an ambush early on, and he could even hide among those three unknown Dou Wang Experts. Putting everything else aside, his stealth technique is definitely extremely powerful!"

"What exactly is he testing?"

Bai Xiaofeng felt a surge of lingering fear, the cold sweat on his forehead not yet dry.

He had indeed gone to Ninth Elder's secluded cultivation place yesterday to seek instructions, but the stone door was tightly shut, and no one answered.

He had thought Qin Wuye was still in deep cultivation and did not wish to be disturbed, but he never expected this sinister Elder to have been following in secret all along, even lurking near those three unknown Dou Wang Experts!

"Fortunately, fortunately Ninth Elder came!"

Bai Xiaofeng's throat was dry, and his fingers unconsciously tightened on his robes.

If Qin Wuye hadn't intervened, those two peak Dou Wang Expert assassins from Shadow Kill Tower, Blood Blade and Shadow King, would probably have succeeded by now.

With Yin Jiuxiao's strength, he could barely protect him, but if Jiang Donghua and Red Silk were targeted, the convoy would surely fall into chaos, or even be completely annihilated!

He secretly glanced at Qin Wuye but found that Ninth Elder's complexion was somewhat off.

On Qin Wuye's originally paper-pale face, a sickly flush now appeared, as if something was burning within his body.

He coughed twice, took out a chilling pill from his storage ring, and swallowed it without hesitation.

"Gulp."

As the pill entered his throat, his aura instantly stabilized a little, and the flush on his face slowly receded, returning to its usual cold, icy appearance.

Bai Xiaofeng dared not ask more, but he was secretly surprised. It seemed there was something wrong with Ninth Elder's body?

Qin Wuye seemed to notice his gaze, and he swept a faint glance at him, his voice hoarse and low.

"Ninth Young Master, this old fellow can only exert his greatest effect by hiding in the dark."

He paused, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"My not responding to you yesterday was precisely for this reason."

Bai Xiaofeng immediately lowered his head and said respectfully,

"Yes, Ninth Elder is far-sighted. I failed to consider that at the time."

Qin Wuye nodded slightly, said no more, and turned to walk to the front of the convoy, his black robe flapping in the wind, his back aloof and chilling.

As Bai Xiaofeng watched his retreating figure, a sense of unease inexplicably rose in his heart.

Ninth Elder's body did not seem as stable as it appeared on the surface.

What exactly was that pill he had just taken?

Could it be that he had another purpose for following in secret this time, besides protecting the convoy?

He subconsciously looked at Jiang Donghua but found that the young alchemist was thoughtfully staring at Qin Wuye's back, an elusive light flashing in his eyes.

Red Silk chuckled softly beside him, the Lightning Light at her fingertips quietly dissipating, her red lips slightly parted, and she whispered in a voice only Jiang Donghua could hear,

"Junior Brother, it seems this Ninth Elder is more interesting than we imagined."

Jiang Donghua did not reply, only slowly withdrew his gaze, a subtle curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.