Chapter 1303: Young General

Pain.

Extreme, unbearable pain, like a thousand cuts, sliced into the Blind Man’s body. He wanted to wail to vent the pain, but found he couldn't open his mouth at all... All his organs felt as if they had been sealed with molten iron; he couldn't open his eyes, couldn't speak, couldn't breathe.

Pairs of black palms engraved with curses slowly reached out from the abyss below him, climbing onto his body as if to swallow him whole.

"—Ah!!"

The Blind Man screamed and sprang up from his seat, almost flipping the table.

"?" Jian Changsheng, who had just finished his eighth plate of chicken, was startled by the Blind Man’s scream and looked up blankly. "Not to be rude, brother, but do you have hemorrhoids?"

Jiang Xiaohua silently glanced at the Blind Man, opened a new bottle of wine without a word, and continued to drink, two faint blushes of intoxication appearing on his cheeks, his black bandages dancing in the breeze on the lake.

"..." The Blind Man turned his head, still shaken, as if instinctively not wanting to come into contact with Jiang Xiaohua again, and gave two awkward, dry laughs:

"Just overheated... you know how it is."

Although the Blind Man had stumbled over Sun Bumian, at least he knew who had attacked him; but Jiang Xiaohua was different. Apart from endless pain, loneliness, and fear, the Blind Man couldn't feel anything else... He didn't even know what kind of thing had just attacked him.

Even after stumbling twice, the Blind Man wasn't without gains. At least he could be sure that neither of these two was the "general star" he had calculated earlier.

In that case...

The Blind Man slowly looked at Jian Changsheng, who was sitting directly opposite him.

"Three guests, are you satisfied with the meal?" The Blind Man asked with a gentle smile while wiping his nosebleed. "Actually, besides these, we have prepared some small gifts for you..."

The Blind Man clapped his hands gently, and large crates were carried up. As the crates were opened one after another, the entire pavilion was dyed in a layer of gold.

Looking at these several large crates full of gold, the double-skin milk in Sun Bumian’s hand dropped onto the table with a thud...

When the last large crate was opened, an indescribable aura spread through the pavilion. It wasn't gold, but a crate of strange and peculiar items. The moment they smelled their aura, Jian Changsheng’s hand, which had been gorging itself, paused slightly, and he looked into the crate with surprise.

"This gold is just a token of our sincerity. I know you distinguished guests might not care about such worldly possessions, so consider it just a little something extra."

"This last crate contains some sacrificial vessels that our South Sea Domain has collected over the years. If you are interested, feel free to take whatever you like..."

The Blind Man said, while sensing Jian Changsheng’s movements.

Among the three, only Jian Changsheng was the general star he had calculated. His attitude was crucial. As for the other two, they seemed to have a close relationship with him. If he could keep Jian Changsheng, it wouldn't matter if he bled a little more.

This general star might not like gold, but it was impossible for him not to be interested in sacrificial vessels. These things were hard to come by, and it looked like this general star was someone who liked to be active in the Gray Realm. Carrying a suitable sacrificial vessel at a critical moment could save a lot of trouble.

Just when the Blind Man was full of confidence, feeling that the general star would surely be moved by his sincerity, the atmosphere in the pavilion underwent a subtle change.

Jian Changsheng put down the chicken leg;

Sun Bumian moved his gaze away from the gold;

Even the desireless Jiang Xiaohua silently put down the wine bottle in his hand, looking at the Blind Man with a grave expression...

They knew Chen Ling. Chen Ling might arrange a welcome banquet for them to have a good meal, but he would absolutely never give them crates of gold and sacrificial vessels.

And until now,

Chen Ling had not appeared.

"Where is Red Heart?" Sun Bumian asked in a deep voice.

"Red Heart?" The Blind Man didn't react for a moment. "...What Red Heart?"

A breeze blew across the calm lake, stirring up ripples, and an inexplicable chill spread through the pavilion;

Jian Changsheng’s eyes no longer had the casualness from before; in its place was a sharpness like a sword’s edge:

"Where is Chen Ling?"

At these words, the Blind Man suddenly realized something.

"You... are you from the Twilight Society??!"

The Blind Man couldn't see faces, so naturally, he couldn't compare them to the wanted posters of Twilight Society members. As for the subordinates he sent to meet the three, firstly, Jian Changsheng and Jiang Xiaohua were so dirty and disheveled that their features couldn't be seen clearly; secondly, even if some of them had vague suspicions, they wouldn't dare to mention it, as these were distinguished guests that the Lord of the South Sea had specifically emphasized treating well...

Who could have guessed that this invitation would bring three Twilight Society members?

"Chen Ling is no longer in the South Sea Domain." Teacher Ye spoke at the right moment.

"The Lord of the South Sea used the lives of everyone in the Fusion Faction as a threat to make Chen Ling take a Vow Gu, so that from now on he can never step into the human domain again... Chen Ling was forced to return to the Ghost Mockery Abyss..."

After saying this, he deliberately added: "Now, this is the home turf of the Lord of the South Sea."

At the entire dinner table, there was only one clear-headed person from beginning to end... and that was Teacher Ye.

Before Jian Changsheng and the others arrived, the Blind Man had told him he was going to host a "general star." When he saw Jian Changsheng and the others arrive leisurely and swaggeringly for the banquet, Teacher Ye had guessed the misunderstanding.

The Blind Man wanted to host a "general star," while Jian Changsheng and the others mistakenly thought this was Chen Ling inviting them.

The Lord of the South Sea forced Chen Ling away; how could Teacher Ye not have resentment in his heart? But he didn't show it, silently enduring until now, only pointing it out at the most critical moment.

The Blind Man also realized it now and immediately said:

"Whether you are from the Twilight Society or not, the Lord of the South Sea doesn't care... We are all human. As long as we can put aside our prejudices and work together to fight the Gray Realm, we are comrades!"

"I will personally go and withdraw the wanted posters for the three of you in the South Sea Domain. From now on, you can live here freely, and our South Sea government will definitely treat you with the etiquette due to distinguished guests!"

Crack—crack...

A series of crisp sounds rang out from the stone table.

Spiderweb-like cracks began to spread across the stone table, and at the same time, a cold laugh of extreme anger rang out:

"I thought it was Red Heart who had a change of heart and wanted to treat us well here..."

"To actually use children as a threat..."

"Heh..."

The next second, the ancient killing intent of the Military Path erupted like a volcano, roaring toward the sky!!

Boom—!!!

The table laden with dishes shattered instantly. The sharp killing intent strangled all the flowers in the pavilion, and the erupting aura actually blew off the roof of the pavilion. The ancient pressure stirred the lake water, and waves spread wildly in all directions!

In that ancient killing intent, which had almost condensed into substance, Jian Changsheng’s pupils were completely pitch black. Pieces of armor condensed from killing intent covered his body. His right hand gripped his waist, and a long sword in a horizontal scabbard was slowly drawn...

Jian Changsheng’s messy hair moved without wind. At this moment, he no longer looked like the sloppy beggar from before, and the black ribbons connecting his armor danced wildly in the killing intent.

He stood there straight, like someone who had returned from an ancient battlefield...

A young general!

The young general’s lips parted slightly. A phantom of Bai Qi was outlined behind him, the two overlapping. The ancient killing intent from the deepest part of the Military Path’s ancient treasury mixed into his voice, exploding like thunder above the lake!

"Lord of the South Sea!! Are you even human!!!"