The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 907 Five Goes and Three Goes

Within the Central Plains, besides the Ming family, a top-tier aristocratic family, there are six other powerful factions and twelve prominent clans.

Among the "Twelve Noble Families," some members of the Qi family of Guang Prefecture and the Nangong family of Xu Prefecture joined the camp of Ming Xuechan, the third son of the Prince of Wei, who was supported by the Imperial Concubine, during the struggle for the throne.

Now that the "Prince of Liang" has lost power, the Imperial Concubine has turned to curry favor with Zhao Chen, who is suspected to be a "prince," and they are the most dissatisfied.

Those who most want to get rid of Zhao Chen are precisely those who have made too big a bet and are unable to turn back.

The Qi and Nangong families are considered upper-middle class among prominent families. Although they cannot compare with top-tier families like the Yu family of Yanzhou and the Cui family of Weizhou, who are also among the "Twelve Prominent Families of the Nine Provinces" and possess clan-protecting divine weapons, they still have a profound foundation and are not something that families like the Feng and Guo families in the Northwest can "pull a fight" with.

Putting everything else aside, there were a total of five high-grade divine abilities among those who came to ambush Zhao Chen this time! One was of the second grade and four were of the third grade.

The second-rank official was the commander-in-chief of this operation, a direct descendant of the Nangong family named Nangong Mo, who was known as the "Mad Scholar".

It is said that his foundational supernatural powers originated from a certain evil spirit. Although he appears gentle and refined, he is actually extremely stubborn and often acts without considering the consequences.

In order to kill Zhao Chen, he not only brought in a Western guest from the Nangong family, but also spent money to hire a third-rank supernatural assassin from the "Underworld".

The other two superior-grade supernatural powers came from the Qi family. One of them was Qi Changwei, the "Six Young Masters of the Central Plains" known as "Young Master Xingtian," and the other was his bodyguard, a veteran supernatural power cultivator.

“Guanyi Town is adjacent to Guangzhou, and our Qi family has a certain influence here... And coincidentally, the inn where Zhao Chen stayed happens to be owned by my in-laws, and the formation in the courtyard can be adjusted at any time.” After the five met, Qi Changwei briefly introduced the situation and then added, “I brought a secret treasure that can unleash a ‘Dongxuan’ attack. Even if the surprise attack fails, it will ensure complete safety... It’s just that activating it requires time to prepare, and we must ensure that Zhao Chen cannot dodge it.”

His tone was icy, making no attempt to conceal his malice.

To be honest, the main reason why Qi Changwei disliked Zhao Chen so much was not only because this guy who was suspected of being a "prince" was blocking the path of Wei Wang's third son, Ming Xuechan, but also because of Tantai Zhugong.

This is because "Young Master Xingtian" Qi Changwei is fond of men and has always been a fan of "Young Master Zhu". Therefore, Zhao Chen, who defeated Tantai Zhugong in the sword duel and overshadowed the leader of the Six Young Masters, hated him to the bone, especially since "Young Master Zhu" left Kyushu after that battle and disappeared without a trace...

This young master was not old and was used to being domineering. He was unwilling to suppress his anger, so he led his guards to join forces with the Nangong family to intercept and kill Zhao Chen.

That secret treasure was actually a last resort given to him by his parents as a precaution.

—Although Qi Changwei is domineering, he is not stupid. He naturally knows that Zhao Chen, who has won against Tantai Zhugong in a one-on-one fight, is not someone he can handle. That's why he is going all out.

Nangong Mo glanced at Qi Changwei. He had never thought much of the title "Six Young Masters of the Central Plains," considering it just something young cultivators used to amuse themselves. So even though Zhao Chen had defeated Tantai Zhugong, he didn't think the other party was that strong.

Only those young cultivators who possess first-grade divine abilities can gain his attention.

Even so, after a moment's thought, Nangong Mo cautiously assigned tasks:

"Once we enter the courtyard, I will personally entangle 'Three Wonders Fairy' to prevent her from rescuing Zhao Chen, while Arisa and 'Yin Si's' friend will gang up on Zhao Chen and kill him as quickly as possible."

Arisa is the "Morning Star" wizard hired by the Nangong family. She is a beautiful woman dressed in a corset maid outfit.

Nangong Mo paused for a moment, then looked at Qi Changwei and the other man, and continued, "Young Master Qi, you just need to prepare to activate the secret treasure. If we are unable to defeat Zhao Chen for a long time, or if other unexpected events occur, you will be the one to make the final decision."

As for the guard, he didn't interfere with the arrangements, since activating the secret treasure required someone to protect it.

The group of people present nodded in approval of Nangong Mo's plan. Then, the five of them first went to the innkeeper to obtain control of the courtyard's formation. Under the cover of a magical artifact, they quietly opened a gap in the formation and entered the courtyard.

However, they discovered something was wrong as soon as they stepped into the courtyard, because the laws of heaven and earth around them were somewhat disordered, and their supernatural powers were not functioning smoothly, as if they were in a degraded "law domain".

"Zhao Chen actually set up another large formation in the courtyard?! He's even proficient in formations?" Nangong Mo cursed his intelligence-gathering subordinate inwardly, then without hesitation, he threw out several "formation-breaking talismans." At the same time, he first closed his left eye, then opened it again, revealing a golden vertical pupil that seemed to contain endless mysteries.

This is precisely his foundational second-grade divine power, "Yazi Evil Eye".

Unlike the so-called "Yazi Evil Eyes" that can be used as materials for "refining the apertures," which are merely organs born from creatures infected with the aura of "Yazi," this "Yazi Evil Eye" is a rare collective supernatural power, containing one second-grade supernatural power, three third-grade supernatural powers, and eight fourth-grade supernatural powers.

The only downside is that the supernatural powers are fixed and cannot be chosen by the user.

Nangong Mo is currently using the third-grade divine ability "Causal Vision" in his left eye to assist the Nangong family's fourth-grade divine ability "King Wen's Divine Calculation" in calculating the weaknesses of the formation.

The formation-breaking talisman struck the edge of the formation, creating ripples, but it failed to shake the core of the formation. However, this was enough for Nangong Mo. He quickly calculated and then pointed to a certain direction in the air.

The woman named Arisa worked seamlessly with him, transforming into a tentacle monster resembling an octopus in the next moment, appearing in the corresponding location while simultaneously unleashing a large amount of lightning from her body.

Boom! Boom!
In less than two breaths, the reinforced "Shangming Jiuyao Moyi Grand Formation" was broken!
clap clap clap...

At this moment, a young man appeared, clapping his hands and exclaiming, "Amazing, amazing!"

"Although my formation is somewhat rudimentary due to the time constraints, it is truly impressive that I was able to find the weak point in such a short time and launch a surprise attack before I could fix it!"

"As expected of the 'Mad Scholar' and 'Arisa the Swift'."

Then, he changed the subject, saying in an exaggerated tone of regret, "It's a pity that your legendary duo is about to become history today."

Nangong Mo looked at Zhao Chen, who had appeared alone, with a solemn expression. He felt a strange feeling in his heart, but on the surface he sneered: "How arrogant! I know you are quite strong, but today's game is five against two. You are doomed."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen remained smiling, deliberately looking around before teasingly saying, "Five against two? Where are the five? There are clearly only the two of you!"

Nangong Mo was taken aback upon hearing this, and then realized with shock that not only had Qi Changwei and his servant disappeared, but even the "Yin Si" assassins he had hired at great expense had vanished without a trace.

"How could this be?" Nangong Mo's right pupil dilated normally, unable to believe that the other party could take down three high-grade divine abilities in such a short time.

The so-called "Young Master Xingtian" was nothing special; he was just a martial arts practitioner, and the "Xingtian Battle Body" inherited by the Qi family was incomplete, only equivalent to a third-grade divine power.

But his guards and the assassins from the "Underworld" are all experienced and highly skilled; there's no way they could be taken down so quickly...

Yes, they must be isolated in another array space. "Three Absolute Fairy" Duan Mingxue is not here, so she must be using the array to deal with them.

Zhao Chen is bluffing!

With this thought in mind, Nangong Mo looked at the dense array of eyes on Arisa's tentacles, then released a silver blade from his left eye, which shot swiftly toward Zhao Chen.

Arisa, understanding the situation, also unleashed the electric current from her many tentacles, restricting Zhao Chen's escape route.

But Nangong Mo had clearly miscalculated; Qi Changwei and his guards had indeed been completely subdued in those few breaths!

The reason Zhao Chen was able to do this was not only because he used magical artifacts, but also because Nangong Mo spent a lot of money to hire "Yin Si" assassins. In fact, they were from the Zhong family and had orders from both Zhong Ying and the Empress. They had stood on Zhao Chen's side from the very beginning.

With their combined efforts, Zhao Chen, having used most of the power of the "Shangming Nine Luminaries Moyi Grand Formation" on the guard, killed him instantly with a single blow from the combined strength of the three!
With the guard dead, Qi Changwei, who was still preparing the secret treasure, had no chance of survival. Not only did he die, but the secret treasure also fell into Zhao Chen's hands.

(End of this chapter)