Unappreciative!
Hearing Ye Cangtian’s words, Kong Ling’s eyes instantly flashed with intense killing intent.
It was one thing for Po Xiao to refuse the mission, but now to mention competing for merit was clearly mocking the unfairness of his previous rewards.
Hmph!
After a moment, Kong Ling let out a cold snort. He said gloomily, "Po Xiao, you should know that I am not discussing with you, but commanding you! Are you going to disobey?"
"Lord Kong Ling, why must you make things difficult for me!"
"This subordinate has been fighting all the way and is truly exhausted both mentally and physically. I don't think Lord Xing Yuan would want to send this subordinate to face Ye Cangtian in this state!"
"If this subordinate dies at the hands of Ye Cangtian, it might even affect the relationship between you and Lord Xing Yuan..."
Ye Cangtian glanced at Kong Ling, completely unfazed by the other’s sinister gaze, and slowly spoke.
"You..."
Kong Ling was immediately rendered speechless.
The words "truly exhausted" left him at a loss for how to respond.
Since Po Xiao was not one of his own, forcing the other to fight, if he were truly killed by Ye Cangtian, Xing Yuan might very well fall out with him.
After all, the current Po Xiao could be considered Xing Yuan's fiercest general, like his right-hand man!
Moreover, he was not without subordinates, so it would be difficult to explain to Xing Yuan.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a cold snort and angrily said, "Po Xiao, do you really think the Dark Association can't function without you?"
"This subordinate has no such intention."
Ye Cangtian waved his hand and continued, "Since Lord Kong Ling already has other ideas, this subordinate will take his leave. This subordinate still needs to think about how to claim rewards from Lord Xing Yuan. I will ask Lord Kong Ling to bear witness then."
After speaking, Ye Cangtian turned and left.
Watching Po Xiao depart, Kong Ling's entire body instantly emanated powerful killing intent.
It was clear that Po Xiao's final words were meant for him.
Firstly, the other party expressed strong dissatisfaction with the rewards and intended to mock him.
Secondly, the other party was clearly telling him that even if Ye Cangtian was captured, no reward would be gained, so why bother fighting to the death!
Of course, Kong Ling viewed both of these points as blatant provocation.
"Black Impermanence!"
The next moment, an angry voice echoed in the hall, and a figure instantly appeared before Kong Ling.
Kong Ling glanced over and said indifferently, "You and White Impermanence, one of you will continue to monitor Po Xiao, and the other will go deal with Ye Cangtian. Any problem?"
Hearing Kong Ling's command, Black Impermanence was slightly stunned, then said, "Lord Kong Ling, Black and White Impermanence always act together. For the sake of caution, it is best if we act together. Otherwise, I fear we might not be able to apprehend Ye Cangtian."
"Useless! Each of you is a master of the seventh or eighth heaven, and you can't even deal with one Ye Cangtian?"
Upon hearing this, Kong Ling immediately roared.
Po Xiao was already becoming restless. With Black and White Impermanence monitoring him, he had still managed to disappear for a period of time.
If it were other guards, wouldn't it be a mere formality, making it impossible to track Po Xiao's whereabouts?
Seeing Kong Ling's outburst, Black Impermanence quickly said, "My lord, we can have Red Demon monitor Po Xiao for now, and after I've dealt with Ye Cangtian..."
"Hmph!"
Before he could finish, Kong Ling interrupted him directly, "Red Demon is too close to Po Xiao right now. What good could he do monitoring him!"
"This subordinate understands. This subordinate will do his best."
Black Impermanence responded helplessly. With Kong Ling saying that much, what else could he say? He couldn't refuse like Po Xiao.
Saying that, he withdrew from the room.
...
In the blink of an eye, night fell, and in the dim environment, a light rain began to fall.
Ye Cangtian, wearing a straw hat, moved quickly through the Ghost City.
After eliminating Zi Long during the day, the search in Ghost City became even more stringent, with patrols of guards at regular intervals.
Simultaneously, several teams were conducting a carpet search within Ghost City.
All of this was within his expectations, and he intended to use these guards to fish again.
With Lan Yue now in Kong Ling's hands, time was extremely tight for him. He had to quickly cut off Kong Ling's right and left arms to have a chance of rescuing Lan Yue.
Therefore, after eliminating Zi Long, he did not rest, signaling Xiao Feng to continue fishing.
And he himself was heading to the agreed-upon location, waiting for the fish to bite.
However, fate was not on his side. As soon as he left the Dark Association, he sensed a powerful aura following closely behind him.
This aura was so persistent that he had no opportunity to change his attire.
Damn it! Since you're looking for death, don't blame me. I'll send you on your way first!
Finally, after circling the city several times without shaking off his pursuer, Ye Cangtian's killing intent was ignited.
If he couldn't reach the designated location soon, Xiao Feng and the others might be in danger.
After all, those people were remnants of various factions, with Xiao Feng being the strongest, only at the Earth level.
Therefore, as soon as a quasi-Heavenly level expert appeared, they would be powerless to resist!
The next moment, Ye Cangtian arrived at a rural courtyard. Sensing the approaching aura, he fearlessly jumped into the courtyard's dry well.
The moment Ye Cangtian fell into the well, a figure appeared outside the courtyard.
He was dressed in white and wore a white ghost mask, none other than White Impermanence.
In his view, Po Xiao's repeated disappearances had made him lose face.
Therefore, this time after the other party left the Dark Association, he was willing to expose himself to follow Po Xiao closely, wanting to see where Po Xiao had been going recently!
And when he saw Po Xiao fall into the well, a cold smile instantly appeared on his face.
This was clearly a secret passage. If Po Xiao had nothing to hide, why would he prepare such a passage?
Thinking this, he simply left a signal and followed.
As soon as he jumped into the well, White Impermanence discovered the entrance to the secret passage and followed without a word.
The secret passage was pitch black, but it had no effect on him. With his cultivation reaching the quasi-Heavenly level, the night was no different from the day.
However, after venturing a short distance into the passage, he encountered difficulty.
The passage was a maze, and he had no idea which direction to go. Furthermore, there were no footprints left on the ground, which Po Xiao had likely deliberately cleared.
And at the next moment, the surrounding walls seemed to come alive, moving rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, the narrow passage he was in transformed into a small square, and the diverging paths ahead seemed to spread out around the square.
A formation? And a trapping formation at that!
Seeing everything before him, White Impermanence's brows furrowed.
He was a man of experience and recognized the type of formation at first glance, but he hadn't expected such a formation to be related to Po Xiao.
Speaking of which, Po Xiao's hidden depths were truly profound!
Perhaps even Kong Ling didn't know that the other party was skilled in formations!
"White Impermanence, you follow this seat like a dog, what do you want?"
Just as White Impermanence was muttering to himself, a familiar voice sounded. Looking up, he saw Po Xiao slowly approaching from the other side of the square.
White Impermanence instantly became vigilant. One hand produced a weapon, a mourner's staff, while the other hand turned ink-green.