Chapter 92

After a few days of getting along, Zi Chen finally realized how naive his previous idea was. Just by following people for two days and seeing nothing unusual about them, he thought that they were ordinary mercenaries.

In fact, they were not ordinary at all, except for their appearance.

There were a total of eighteen people, driving two big carts with unknown goods. In addition, there was a carriage with a patient in it, which the bearded man was taking care of.

The bearded man had a rough appearance. He was the employer of these people. He looked very fierce. He had a fat head and big ears, and his face was fierce. From time to time, the old man's cough could be heard in the carriage. According to the bearded man, they were going to Red Cloud City to see a doctor.

But who would bring fifteen Innate Masters and three True Energy Boundary Masters to see a doctor?

What's more, since the bearded man could hire them, he couldn't be an ordinary person. Zi Chen couldn't see through his strength.

Everyone treated Zi Chen quite well. There was food and drink, meat and wine, and he didn't need to do anything. Occasionally, one or two people would chat with him when they had nothing to do.

The eighteen people looked very ordinary, but Zi Chen didn't dare to be careless.

"Why hasn't Ninth Brother come back yet?"

"It's been more than ten days. He should have come back long ago."

For the past few days, Zi Chen could always hear such discussions, but he didn't care.

In the evening, the sun was setting, and red clouds appeared in the sky. Everyone stopped. For the past few days, the only thing that made Zi Chen dissatisfied was that they were too slow. Martial Ancestor's people could catch up at any time. Zi Chen was very anxious, but now, he couldn't run even if he wanted to.

"Boy, time to eat."

The bonfire was rising. The barbecue meat on a bamboo stick had turned golden, and the fat fell on the bonfire, making a crackling sound.

What made Zi Chen extremely dissatisfied was the speed, but he was most satisfied with the food. The barbecue was a very thin guy, and his control of the fire was very good. Even from far away, the barbecue emitted a strong barbecue smell. Zi Chen ate it every day, but he didn't feel tired.

"This … several seniors, I don't know what you are going to Yunxia City for?" Everyone was eating in silence when Zi Chen suddenly asked.

No one paid any attention to him. No one even looked at him.

"Didn't I tell you everything?" Big Beard's rough voice rang out.

Zi Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. By the way, Red Cloud City is said to be one of the seven main cities. It's very large, so there should be a lot of powerhouses there."

The True Energy Realm middle-aged man, who often chatted with Zi Chen, said, "Of course there are a lot of them. Countless of them. True Energy Realm cultivators are nothing more than cannon fodder there."

"There are more geniuses?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Zi Chen and said with a faint smile, "If you think you are a genius, then there are at least 655,555 geniuses like you in Yunxia City."

Zi Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. What the middle-aged man meant was that there were at least 655,555 True Qi 65th Level cultivators in the Red Cloud City.

"So many geniuses?" Zi Chen was shocked.

"Puff!" But as soon as his voice fell, several people spat out the food they had just eaten.

One by one, they looked at Zi Chen as if they were looking at a monster. One of them laughed and said, "Boy, you don't really think of yourself as a genius, do you?"

"Isn't that so?" Zi Chen retorted.

During this time, they had never asked for Zi Chen's name or where Zi Chen came from.

"Bullshit."

One of them said rudely, "You dare to call yourself a genius? If the real geniuses of Red Cloud City were to show you, you would be scared to death."

Zi Chen was not to be outdone and said, "How powerful are they? At my age, I don't believe they can reach the True Energy Realm."

Zi Chen's words attracted all the disdainful eyes.

"At your age, boy, to tell you the truth, don't be scared to death. The number one genius of Red Cloud City, Wang Qiong, reached the True Energy Realm at the age of 64. The number two genius, Wang Xian 'er, reached the True Energy Realm at the age of 63 and a half."

The man looked at Zi Chen proudly and said, "At your age, you haven't reached the Xiantian Realm at 76. You're really a toad in a well. You don't know how high the sky is."

"What, at the age of 64, I reached the True Energy Realm?" Zi Chen was shocked and didn't care about other people's sarcasm.

According to the normal age, Zi Chen was 64 this year, almost 75, but he hadn't reached the Xiantian Realm yet. But the other party was at the True Energy Realm.

The gap between the two could be said to be too big, almost comparable to heaven and earth.

"No, you're lying."

Zi Chen suddenly said, "The number one genius broke through to the True Energy Realm at the age of 64 and the number two at the age of 63 and a half. They are more powerful than the number one, so why are they number two?

You don't even know how to lie. "

"Idiot."

The man said proudly, "That's because Wang Xian 'er is Wang Qiong's younger sister. What's there to compete with her own brother?"

"Although Wang Xian 'er announced to the public that she broke through at the age of 64 and a half, some people found out that her potential is more powerful than her brother's. She was directly hidden by the City Lord."

"Hidden by the City Lord?

Is the City Lord a man? "Zi Chen suddenly asked.

"What are you thinking about?" The crowd looked at Zi Chen with disdain. "The City Lord is her father."

Zi Chen was speechless.

The man seemed to be addicted to talking, and Zi Chen didn't ask any more questions. He was still feeling inferior. The man continued, "The siblings are very talented and strong, but they have a weakness. They like to meddle in other people's business and fight for justice. It's just that they have nothing better to do."

"That's a good point," Zi Chen muttered to himself.

"If someone finds out about this kind of person's weakness, then …!" The man continued, as if he was addicted to talking.

"Old Eight, go and see if there's any danger around." Suddenly, an indifferent voice interrupted the man's words.

Old Eight reacted and quickly shut his mouth. He glared fiercely at Zi Chen and turned to leave.

After Old Eight left, the place fell into silence. Only the crackling of the bonfire could be heard.

The night passed without a word. The next morning, everyone ate and continued on their way.

"Why isn't Old Nine back yet?" It was the same question again.

"Could it be that he's addicted to killing? Didn't we tell him to hurry up?" Someone else said.

Zi Chen was indifferent before, but after hearing their conversation, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind. It was a masked man dressed in black.

"Could he be Old Nine?" Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat.

It was a pity that he didn't see the masked man's face that day. Suddenly, Zi Chen looked at their weapons. They were all swords, and they were very similar to the masked man's weapons.

"Could it be them? They're the ones who ordered the masked man to kill the villagers. But why?" Zi Chen's expression was unnatural.

Along the way, no one paid any attention to Zi Chen. He was just a passerby. Because no one cared about him, they didn't avoid talking to him.

"Old Nine won't be in trouble, right?"

"Impossible. What can a bunch of ants do to Old Nine? He's definitely not serious enough, so he wants to make a big deal out of it."

When Zi Chen heard this, he was shocked. A ball of fire burned in his heart. He hadn't expected the masked man to have accomplices, and they were all extremely cruel people.

Zi Chen's heart was in chaos. The masked man was with them. Birds of a feather flock together. These people were definitely people who killed people like scything flax. Leaving him to deliver the message was obviously suicide.

He wanted to leave, but he had a very bad feeling. It was as if a poisonous snake was hiding in the dark, and could kill him at any time.

Zi Chen didn't say anything. He quietly observed the situation, and prepared to leave at any time.

On the second day, Zi Chen's mind suddenly flashed like lightning. He seemed to understand why they were doing this.

That day, Old Eighth had only spoken half of what he wanted to say when he was stopped. After two days of thinking, Zi Chen seemed to be able to guess what he wanted to say. "Take advantage of this weakness and deliberately find something to lure them out. Then we can kill them.

"Their goal is the two siblings."

Zi Chen was shocked. These people were really bold. They even dared to touch the children of the Red Cloud City's City Lord. They simply ate a lion's heart and leopard's guts.

"No, the two siblings are at least in the True Element Boundary. They are also recognized as geniuses. Their strength is naturally strong. How can they kill these small fries?" Zi Chen denied this guess in his heart.

Suddenly, his eyes looked at the carriage.

This was an unusual team. Everyone had problems. The mercenaries were like this, the bearded man was like this, but what about the seriously ill one in the carriage?

"Is the one in the carriage the strongest, far beyond the True Element Boundary?" Zi Chen's heart suddenly became cold. He felt that the air he breathed in had a chill.

If it was as he guessed, he would definitely die.

Moreover, in this case, he did not dare to run.

"I hope the siblings don't come out. Otherwise, it's all over."

This was a carefully calculated conspiracy against the Wang siblings. Once they appeared, Zi Chen guessed that they would kill them in one blow. Then, when the time came, they would take him with them.

Zi Chen absent-mindedly followed behind them.

A few days later, they were close to the Red Cloud City. The previous peaceful atmosphere seemed to be a lot more tense. Zi Chen did not have a chance to escape in these days. He prayed that the Martial Ancestor's people would catch up, but his wish did not come true.

"Through this canyon, we will reach the Red Cloud City." The middle-aged man rarely explained to Zi Chen.

The atmosphere was tense to the extreme. Everyone walked towards the canyon.

There were steep canyons on both sides of the valley, but they were very spacious. They were not afraid of falling stones. The canyon was deep and quiet. The breeze in the air was a little cold. Everyone walked very slowly and carefully. When they reached the center of the valley, suddenly there was a trembling sound.

"Weng!"

Heaven and earth changed. The space began to tremble and distort. Then, a sword light broke through the void and appeared. It carried a dense chill and boundless killing intent as it rushed towards the crowd.

"Be careful, it's an ambush."

The middle-aged man shouted. His whole body was covered in a bright light. Yuan power surrounded his body and a powerful aura erupted. He raised his hand and attacked the sword light.

"Boom!"