Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 703: Chapter 546: Not Taking Action Yet Waiting to Celebrate with Wedding Feast, Huh?

In Xiang Ma Town, he had once crossed swords with the White-clothed Scholar, the Pingxi Marquis, and knew the terrifying strength of the You Generation Angel Envoy. Even if he and Qu Muzhi joined forces, they might not be a match.

But now it was too late for words, the arrow was on the bow and had to be shot, their opponent was the Sect Leader of the Yu Yuan Sect, and they would certainly not allow the two of them to leave.

"How is your wound?" Qu Muzhi had an injury on his chest, a bloody wound that was still seeping blood.

"It’s nothing." Qu Muzhi reminded him, "This person has a Magic Artifact that’s a long pole, which can extend and retract freely, reaching up to 4 or 5 meters. Be careful not to be touched by it."

"Just one Magic Artifact?" Yang Xiao hesitated.

"Not just one." Qu Muzhi turned his head to glance at the stone statue in front of the cement house and whispered, "I’ve crossed swords with that Sect Leader before, and only saw the long pole, but judging from the manner of this person’s death, that Sect Leader must have at least one more Magic Artifact."

At this point, a great battle was inevitable. Yang Xiao could only hope that their opponent was the Sect Leader from the Lower Three Sects of the Eight Grudges. That way, there might still be a chance.

"Captain Qu, did you come here tracking the Evil Cultivator?" Yang Xiao voiced the question in his heart. The Yu Yuan Sect had recently caused trouble in Rongcheng, and it was Qu Muzhi who was in charge of dealing with it. Now that they had run into each other at the Ru Lin Academy, it seemed too coincidental.

Qu Muzhi shook his head, "No, I came here... on personal business."

Since it was personal business, that meant it was not something to be disclosed. Everyone had secrets, so Yang Xiao didn’t press further. He still had one matter at hand that needed to be dealt with.

"Captain Qu, there’s something I need to make clear to you. I was the one who broke the prisoner out earlier, and that girl is my friend." They would only have a sliver of a chance in the upcoming fight if they cooperated, and once Magic Artifacts were all out in the open, Qu Muzhi would definitely find out. He didn’t want this issue to cause a rift between them.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere instantly grew cold, and Qu Muzhi also fell silent, sending chills down Yang Xiao’s spine. He even had to be wary of Qu Muzhi, guarding against a possible sudden betrayal.

"So it was you..." Qu Muzhi let out a long breath, without turning around.

"That girl you caught was part of the Yu Yuan Sect’s plot. They wanted to stir up internal strife within the Patrol Defense Office," Yang Xiao promptly explained.

"And the person who sneaked into our Director’s office late at night and wrote a poem on the wall, was that also the Yu Yuan Sect’s plot?" Qu Muzhi asked.

"This... this is just a misunderstanding." Yang Xiao felt rather uneasy, but it didn’t matter if he admitted to this now, as Qu Muzhi wouldn’t remember it once they got out. As long as he could stabilize the situation and fight against the enemy together, everything would be fine. Once they left the Ru Lin Academy, he would still be Emperor Ming’s Midnight Snack.

Considering his current relationship with the Yu Yuan Sect, Yang Xiao decided that he would sign the Yu Yuan Sect’s name to anything that offended others in the future, and his own name, Captain Yang of the Patrol Defense Office, to any good deeds he did. The Yu Yuan Sect’s reputation wasn’t good anyway, so no one would likely come to verify.

"Captain Yang, let’s forget all the past grievances in Rongcheng. You saved my life, and I will always remember this favor," Qu Muzhi said gravely.

"Captain Qu is truly worthy of being Rongcheng’s number one captain, magnanimous!" Yang Xiao gave a thumbs-up. At this moment, he finally drew the Human Bone Staff from within his clothes; it was too awkward to keep his hand stuffed inside the whole time.

Time ticked away by the second, and the Yu Yuan Sect’s Sect Leader still hadn’t shown himself, but neither Yang Xiao nor Qu Muzhi dared to lower their guard, both well aware that their opponent was nearby.

Suddenly, Yang Xiao’s gaze inadvertently swept over a nearby thicket as if he sensed something, "Captain Qu, was there a tree there just now?"

"Yes, there was. Five steps to the right of the tree closest to us, there was also a boulder. It was there when I arrived," Qu Muzhi had also been keeping an eye on the surroundings. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Yang Xiao stared at the tree for a while, and indeed, he couldn’t see anything wrong, but instinct told him something was different from when he first arrived.

Half a minute later, Yang Xiao suddenly noticed that the tree seemed a little closer to him, not in a visually perceptible way, but rather... a feeling!

Almost simultaneously, Qu Muzhi made his move, his long spear swiftly thrusting through the air toward the tree closest to them. The attack was ferocious like a dragon diving into the sea, and the next second, the thick trunk was penetrated by a force, leaving a hole as wide as a bowl.

"It’s not an illusion..." This scene also made Yang Xiao frown, "The tree is real, so was it all my misjudgment before?"

"Captain Yang, there’s something wrong with these trees, they... are moving towards us, the whole grove is squeezing towards us," Qu Muzhi spoke quickly, the long spear held horizontally in front of him, "I arrived earlier than you, and there weren’t so many trees around here then."

His words woke Yang Xiao from his reverie, and that uncanny feeling in his heart finally had an explanation. Indeed, the issue was with these trees, but it wasn’t just the trees that were moving - the ground beneath them was shifting in an incomprehensible way too.

Taking out the Ghost Lantern, Yang Xiao wanted to see the truth behind these trees, but as the green halo washed over them, he couldn’t help feeling stunned; the Ghost Lantern’s light vanished into thin air like a stone sinking into the sea.

This must be the Sect Leader’s trick. It seemed that in the face of his cooperation with Qu Muzhi, the opponent was quite cautious. Of course, Yang Xiao knew all too well that what the opponent feared even more was the Demon Rakshasa behind him.

When he had first fought with Qu Muzhi, the latter’s spiritual power was much stronger than his own.

Unnoticed by them, the surrounding trees had already surged closer; now, the nearest tree was less than 5 meters away. Looking through the gaps between the trees, the forest inside was gloomy, enshrouded in a pale, milky mist, unknown what was hiding within.