Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1322: Chapter 860: Ambush (Part 5)

Seeing the sudden change in Yang Xiao’s expression, Nalan Shuo immediately added, saying that the matter behind this seemed very complex. Fu Qingzhu was young and eager, and his methods were ruthless, which earned him much dissatisfaction within the Apostles Union.

This matter is definitely not a simple attack by an evil cultivator; it seems that he was betrayed. However, since this is an internal affair of the Union, it is inappropriate for the Patrol Defense Office to intervene.

"Director, aside from you, who else knows about my return?" Yang Xiao quickly asked.

"No one. In the entire office, it’s just me. Oh, and Xi Menxiu, who is specifically responsible for communicating with you. He certainly won’t blurt it out on this matter," Nalan Shuo acknowledged that Xi Menxiu could be relied upon at critical moments.

"Very well, my return must remain confidential. I need to do something, and I must have an alibi."

"Director, which hospital is Fu Qingzhu at now?" Yang Xiao pursued.

"He is in a private ward of the Apostles Union, where the security is tight, and no one but their own people can get close," Nalan Shuo explained.

"Please give me the address. I need to go personally to see his condition; otherwise, I won’t be at ease," Yang Xiao said as he prepared to leave. "Could you notify Xi Menxiu to wait for my cue and cut the surveillance in the ward?"

Sui Chengguo also wanted to accompany Yang Xiao, but Yang Xiao declined. He preferred to act alone as it was more convenient, given it was just a visit to see a friend.

Moreover, given Yang Xiao’s current skills, if he insisted on leaving, there was probably no one in Rongcheng who could stop him.

Soon, Xi Menxiu got in touch with Yang Xiao. They agreed to act in 10 minutes, with Xi Menxiu cutting the surveillance in the ward first, and then Yang Xiao would appear.

"Captain, three minutes at most. If it takes any longer, they’ll become suspicious, and don’t take anyone with you," Xi Menxiu, accustomed to calling Yang Xiao captain, advised.

"I understand." Yang Xiao looked at the time on his phone to finalize the plan.

Before this, he had already reached the vicinity of the Union’s stronghold and used the Human Bone Staff to probe the area. There were no masters inside, only two Fierce Level Apostles.

To Yang Xiao, these were insignificant. As long as he didn’t reveal himself, they would never know he had been there.

In Rongcheng, a Fierce Level Apostle was considered a master, on par with a Venerable Level Heretic Cultivator. Such levels of experts were scarce in the Apostles Union, so assigning two to guard Fu Qingzhu showed the importance of this matter.

However, Yang Xiao had a subtle sense that this level of attention was not a good sign.

Yang Xiao had already infiltrated the Mirror World corresponding to the hospital building, staring at his good brother from behind a mirror.

Fu Qingzhu now lay motionless on a clean hospital bed, eyes closed. He wore a patient gown, and different colored tubes ran from his nose and mouth, connected to IV drips.

Even after just two months, Yang Xiao could clearly see Fu Qingzhu had lost significant weight. His condition visibly poor, with scars on his exposed skin. freёwebnovel.com

Seeing the red light beneath the surveillance camera go out, Yang Xiao flashed into the ward.

At this moment, the ward was empty. Fu Qingzhu seemed isolated. Outside, several guards were stationed, with a Fierce Level Apostle among them.

Yang Xiao quickly checked Fu Qingzhu’s body, noting multiple injuries, but they didn’t seem severe enough to cause unconsciousness.

Without hesitation, Yang took out the pitch-black human skin, intending to transfer some of Fu Qingzhu’s injuries onto himself. There was no need to transfer all; he just needed to awaken him.

However, as cuts appeared across Yang Xiao’s body, he realized things weren’t that simple.

Fu Qingzhu’s injuries weren’t severe; they were superficial. It seemed his mind had been damaged.

"It’s spiritual damage..." Putting away the pitch-black human skin, Yang Xiao had a bold guess. frёeωebɳovel.com

He took out the Human Bone Staff, and with just a slight probe, his heart sank. Fu Qingzhu’s body lacked almost any spiritual power.

Like he had been emptied, Fu Qingzhu seemed nothing more than an unconscious shell.

"Damn it..." Yang Xiao’s expression darkened, feeling deeply distressed.

He didn’t know who Fu Qingzhu had offended. In Rongcheng, apart from him, someone else possesses a spiritual attack magic artifact and had mercilessly crippled Fu Qingzhu.

It wasn’t Elder Pu. Yang Xiao had fought him before; he didn’t have this capability. Could it be... someone sent by Yiling Academy?

This seemed quite possible. Everyone in Rongcheng knew about Fu Qingzhu’s close ties with him, close enough to wear the same pants.

If Fu Qingzhu had been ambushed because of him, then this grudge couldn’t be resolved. Yang Xiao intended to track down and repay that person tenfold.

"Ugh..."

As Yang Xiao stewed in anger, suddenly, Fu Qingzhu, initially motionless on the bed, let out a low grunt. His dry lips tensed up, and his brows knitted together in apparent pain.

"He still has consciousness?" Yang Xiao’s eyes lit up, suddenly hopeful.