924: The Giant Rhino

Perhaps it was reverence for the existence of the protagonist.

Rubbing his temples, Du Xingchen looked at the round moon outside the cold night window.

Tomorrow should be the time for the Demon Hall to make a move.

If it truly reached a point where he couldn't contend, he could have Jiangshan appear with a reasonable excuse to help.

He didn't let Jiangshan appear in front of everyone, nor did he expose this relationship in front of everyone.

If he remembered correctly.

The protagonist currently had a token that would allow him to recognize the Lord Jiangshan.

Whether the token could make the Lord Jiangshan believe and accept this was another matter.

Just speaking of the protagonist, Moyun.

In his heart, he actually had a hidden powerful backer!

That backer was undoubtedly the Lord Jiangshan.

If he exposed his relationship with the Lord Jiangshan at this time, the one who would be unable to understand and accept it would definitely be the protagonist Moyun!

In his opinion, it would definitely be that he had stolen his identity!

The consequence of doing so.

That was that the protagonist Moyun would clearly target him as the enemy!

The biggest taboo when dealing with a protagonist was to directly confront them.

Du Xingchen was well aware of this.

After Moyun himself met Jiangshan and was rejected, he would be confused, not hateful.

...

Another side room in the inn.

The Captain of Team Fierce Wine, Wang Lie, was called here by his Master.

"Master? Is there something you need your Tu to come for?" Wang Lie asked respectfully.

After spending so many days together, he was becoming more and more respectful of this Master.

All the questions he usually had about Cultivation, when he asked this Master, the other party could easily answer them offhand!

Just in terms of knowledge, insight, and Cultivation experience, he was definitely not inferior to a Grand Sage Master!

Even Wang Lie himself had several times been in a trance, believing that his Master was a Grand Sage Master expert!

Of course.

According to this Master's information, he was a Saint Master.

This was actually very impressive too.

"Hehehe, Wang Lie Tu, let me ask you, which road will you take everyone into the Outer Domain tomorrow?" The White-Haired Old Man sat quietly on the bed. He had always had very few movements, only maintaining a seated posture.

Whether on the back of the strange beast or in the room.

"Which road to the Outer Domain?" Wang Lie was slightly confused by his Master's question and turned his head to answer seriously, "Naturally, it's the safest Baiyang Road. The road condition there is good, and there isn't much sandstorm."

"And there are also several stations set up by Jiangshan City. If we happen to encounter any bandits or those damned Demon Hall people, we can immediately call for the Army for rescue."

"Baiyang Road has always been the choice."

As Wang Lie finished speaking, the White-Haired Old Man fell into a brief silence: "Baiyang Road is safe, but the road section is also long. By the time you bring this group of people to the destination, it will probably take at least two more hours."

"Let's still go through Relic Ancient City."

"Relic Ancient City?" Wang Lie's heart skipped a beat: "But this road has no safety guarantee at all."

"Before, within Linshan Country, our team could take a relatively dangerous road to save time, after all, it was within Linshan Country."

"Now that we are almost in the Outer Domain, there is hardly any human habitation in Relic Ancient City, and the probability of encountering danger is very high." Wang Lie predictably refused the White-Haired Old Man's suggestion.

"My good Tu, let this old man tell you the truth." The White-Haired Old Man sitting on the bed sighed slightly: "Actually, not long ago, I went to Relic Ancient City."

"There, I gained great benefits. Under the grace of the ancestors' inheritance, I broke through to the Realm of Saint Master."

"In my memory, that Opportunity was not completely absorbed by me."

"This trip, letting you pass through there, is actually to take away the remaining Opportunity that was left behind." Saying this, the White-Haired Old Man shook his head: "I myself am already satisfied at this Realm, but I think, since I have taken such a good Tu like you, the remaining inheritance should also be left for you!"

"Although the location of that inheritance is very hidden, the more time we delay, the more worries I have."

"If we can go directly to Relic Ancient City tomorrow, then this old man will definitely assist you, Tu, in absorbing that Opportunity and directly transform into a Six-Star Soul Card Master!"

The lie that the White-Haired Old Man casually fabricated instantly made Wang Lie's heart pound with excitement: "Master, is what you said true?!"

"Naturally." The White-Haired Old Man slowly nodded, then fumbled out an ancient piece of cloth from his body: "Look, this is the clothing of that ancestor. This was an expert from the era of conflict a thousand years ago."

"Hiss! Good, good, good!" Wang Lie was extremely excited: "Then tomorrow, Master and I will go to Relic Ancient City, and let the Deputy take this group of guests to the Outer Domain via Baiyang Road!"

Under the excited voice, what he got in return was the White-Haired Old Man's silence.

"Confused!" The White-Haired Old Man, whether pretending or truly angry, suddenly cursed: "How can we only go to that place by ourselves?"

"Didn't you yourself say that Relic Ancient City is dangerous?"

"Taking this group of guests with us, it will be safe for us to go to that place together."

"Don't forget, there are Grand Sage Masters among those guests!"

"Waiting until everyone arrives at Relic Ancient City together, and then separating, is the secure strategy!"

After this analysis, Wang Lie nodded in realization: "So that's how it is! Master, you are truly far-sighted!"

"Okay, then tomorrow we will go to the Outer Domain via Relic Ancient City!"

...

The cold wind of the Desert blew throughout the night, and the damp and cold air spread out as the sky turned a fish-belly white.

The scattered cries of vendors and the aroma of breakfast food became the best alarm clock to wake up Jiangshan City.

"Knock, knock, knock ~"

"Little Boss, get up early and eat."

Outside the door, the personnel from the team escorting the protagonist group knocked on the door to wake them up.

When Du Xingchen arrived on the first floor of the inn, yawning, the other members of the protagonist group also arrived one by one.

Eating breakfast, Du Xingchen saw these unenthusiastic members of the protagonist group and spoke again to deepen their memory, asking: "It's been a night, has Moyun still not returned?"

"The Soldiers are no longer pursuing the matter that happened at the city gate. If Moyun had intended to investigate, he should know this, right?"

"Since he knows, why hasn't he returned?"

Du Xingchen deliberately asked this way.

In fact, Moyun himself certainly did not know that the trouble he caused had been resolved.

After all, Relic Ancient City is not close to Jiangshan City. If Moyun had stayed to inquire about the information here, it would have been impossible for him to go to that place.

"Hmph! This guy hasn't returned, he's definitely gone to arrange some other scheme! I knew that his killing was just an excuse to leave alone! Just wait, if we encounter danger, it will definitely be this guy Moyun secretly designing it!" Wen Xiucheng was like a barrel of gunpowder that would explode at a touch.

"Alright, what kind of talk is that, being so reckless?" The Giant Rhino's dissatisfied voice came from the stairs.

As he spoke, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he managed to steady himself by holding onto the handrail, preventing himself from falling.

"Teacher, why are you..." When Wen Xiucheng turned his head to look at the Giant Rhino on the stairs, his tone paused, carrying surprise.

The other few people also noticed at this time, each with some doubt.

In front of everyone, the Giant Rhino's complexion was very bad, very bad!

His face was sallow, as if covered with a layer of corpse oil, and his swollen eye bags revealed intense fatigue.

The dark circles that spread to half his face were also particularly exaggerated, making people worry if this person would collapse on the spot!

And those thick lips, pale to the point of having no trace of blood, further highlighted this weak posture as extraordinarily real!

It was like recovering from a serious illness, or like the onset of poisoning, or even like severe kidney deficiency...

He was clearly fine yesterday, but now.

Even if it was just one night, he shouldn't be so depleted, right?

How ruthless would that be!

Among the crowd in the team area, the White-Haired Old Man sitting cross-legged on a stool chuckled inwardly.

The poison had taken effect.

It seemed that the last layer of insurance was completely locked, and the plan would be foolproof!