Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 673 Fish

"Ah Xuan, you are too timid now."

"Where did the courage you and Lao Zhao had when you came to the North to rescue us go?"

Wei Zhen laughed, not feeling worried at all.

But Li Xuan looked at Wei Zhen worriedly.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

Wei Zhen scratched his head.

"I'm worried about you, old man."

Li Xuan was too embarrassed to say it directly.

Among those present, only Li Xuan and Wei Zhen were still fourth-rank.

But Li Xuan possesses Yin-Yang Qi, so he can probably defeat ten Wei Zhens without any problem. Even if he faces a third-rank master, he can hold on for a while.

But Wei Zhen...

No matter how slow-witted Wei Zhen was, he realized that the cat looked down on him.

"Ah Xuan, Doctor Cat!"

"If you keep looking at me like that, I'll get angry!"

Wei Zhen said with his eyes wide open.

Li Xuan withdrew his gaze guiltily, but that little expression had already betrayed his true thoughts.

"Ah, what a world."

"Are fourth-grade people so shameless now?"

As Wei Zhen spoke, he also felt a sense of sadness.

Zhao Feng, who was of the same generation as him, had already entered the upper third level of realm, but he himself was still a long way off.

Wei Zhen had been stuck at the fourth rank for many years. He applied to lead a team of hunting officers in the hope of making a breakthrough during his travels in the northern border.

But talent is something that becomes more and more obvious as one reaches higher levels.

Zhao Feng was more talented than him, something Wei Zhen had already known since he was young.

Otherwise, Wei Zhen would not have been unable to become a disciple of General Shang.

It’s just that Zhao Feng had suffered a serious injury in the past, which made his health much worse than before and his cultivation stagnated for many years.

But he never expected that when the two met again after not seeing each other for a long time, Zhao Feng had already stepped on the wind to save him from danger.

Even though Wei Zhen was happy for his old friend, he couldn't help feeling sorry for himself.

After so many years, he still hasn't been able to comprehend his own path, and there's no sign of him even touching the threshold.

And today Wei Zhen was very fortunate.

Among the four hunting teams, he was the only one who stayed in the capital and participated in the southern tour.

Something happened in the northern border. Given the current relationship between Daxing and Damao, Wei Zhen's team is no longer suitable to continue taking risks there.

Other hunting teams returned to the capital early last year, and after resting for a while, they started their hunting trip for the new year.

Only their North Team was free and they also served in the Red Scarf Team.

During their time with the Red Scarf Team, Wei Zhen and his teammates got plenty of rest.

During this southern tour, Wei Zhen did not intend to be a spectator, but planned to make a big move.

He is already quite old, and now that he has this opportunity to be loyal to the emperor and serve his country, he naturally has to seize it.

I'm afraid no one except Wei Zhen himself knows what he is realizing at this moment.

He had already put life and death aside, so he didn't care too much about Li Xuan's underestimation.

And he also knew that Li Xuan was worried about him.

After all, Wei Zhen had also heard that in the previous battle, all the masters sent by King Zheng were of the top third rank.

The fourth rank is just the level of a secret guard leader.

"Ah Xuan, since His Majesty has assigned me a task, I have no choice but to complete it."

Seeing Wei Zhen's firm attitude, Li Xuan didn't know what to say, so he could only say:
"Then be careful, meow."

In the battle between the top three ranks, Li Xuan could only play a supporting role and might not be able to take care of Wei Zhen.

This time, Emperor Yongyuan sent the four of them to stake out the government office.

They were now in an inn not far from the government office.

Here, Li Xuan could sense Jiang Pu's whereabouts.

Jiang Pu was also afraid of death. After Emperor Yongyuan passed away, he immediately used his connections and spent a large amount of money to hire a third-rank master in the martial arts world.

Although this person is of the third rank, his aura is mediocre, far inferior to that of the two stewards.

But it is better than nothing. At least it can consume some of King Zheng's power.

Li Xuan kept a close eye on the aura of Jiang Pu and the martial arts master beside him, waiting for King Zheng's men to arrive.

They waited for a whole day, until night fell, when they saw unusual movements in the government office.

Several strange auras sneaked into the government office and went straight to Jiang Pu's room.

Their aura was not hidden at all, and Li Xuan could sense it clearly.

"Here comes Meow!"

"Three people, all of them are third-grade meow!"

Li Xuan was extremely surprised.

He immediately strengthened his perception and searched the entire city, but did not detect any trace of other masters.

But he didn't feel happy for long, as he immediately remembered something.

"King Zheng has the means to hide his presence. Could he be using the same trick we are using?"

Li Xuan thought about how they had tricked King Zheng on the cliff before, and now he couldn't help but fear that King Zheng would use the same method against him.

"Don't worry, Axuan."

Manager Shang touched Li Xuan's head with his finger.

"Since the last conflict in the government office, Your Majesty and Prince Zheng have been extremely alert."

"Both sides are well aware that any slight omission will give the opposing general an opportunity."

"King Zheng will not gamble with his life."

Manager Shang spoke with great confidence, and Li Xuan also felt relieved.

But then Manager Shang suddenly changed the subject:
"but……"

"But if there is an accident, Xuan, you must evacuate immediately and report back to His Majesty."

"When the time comes, we will cover your departure."

Li Xuan immediately shook his head: "How can this be possible?"

Butler Shang just smiled and explained:
"Ah Xuan, it's not easy to block your perception."

"Besides, you and I can use the Dao Realm together. It won't be a problem for me to trap them for a while with my Mirror Flower and Water Moon. We can also fight with the second-grade one."

"But if King Zheng arranges a force that is enough to defeat us..."

"The chance to win has appeared!"

Li Xuan's heart trembled.

He asked why the lineup for this mission was so strange.

When fighting against an ordinary third-grade enemy, he could crush him with the help of the Dao Realm displayed by Li Xuan and the monk chief steward, but he was helpless against a second-grade master who had transformed his realm into armor.

Li Xuan was still unclear about Tang Nu's strength. He had only seen him make simple moves before and he had not displayed his full strength.

But he is Master Ye's disciple, and he is not very old, so it is unlikely that he has very strong strength. He should be around the third rank.

Li Xuan was afraid that the action would not go smoothly, but he did not expect that the other three were determined to die.

Listening to what Chief Steward Shang just said, they seemed to hope that the action at the government office would not go smoothly, so that Li Xuan could go back and report the news in time, allowing Emperor Yongyuan to directly attack Prince Zheng.

Li Xuan opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. His nose just felt a little sore.

He didn't want any harm to his friends.

This idea is very willful.

Especially in the current harsh struggle that determines the fate of a dynasty.

But Li Xuan still thought so.

"I am a man of destiny, and a man of destiny must be able to do things that ordinary people cannot do."

Li Xuan said to himself silently in his heart.

He raised his head and said to everyone:
"Let's go, we've already met them." Everyone nodded, then immediately restrained their breath and rushed to Jiang Pu's room.

When they arrived, Jiang Pu's room was bustling with activity.

The courtyard where Jiang Pu lived was isolated by a space separated from the outside.

Even if Jiang Pu shouted for help at this time, no one outside could hear it, but this did not affect Li Xuan's perception.

He informed others of the situation inside.

In the room, Jiang Pu hid behind an old swordsman with white hair and beard.

The old swordsman stood with his sword in hand, and his momentum was not at all weak when facing three people.

"Jiang Pu, the prince just asked us to ask you a question, but I didn't expect you to find someone to greet us."

The three figures wearing large black cloaks and speaking in strange accents did not look like good people.

King Zheng sent this kind of person to question Jiang Pu, which obviously showed that he was very dissatisfied with him.

Jiang Pu didn't say anything, but just looked at the three people opposite him with a nervous expression.

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"Wow, I was wondering who gave you the confidence, it turns out to be Elder Qingsong from the Yuqing Sect."

"It seems that you think that with this old man protecting you, the prince can't do anything to you, hehe."

The three cloaked men spoke one after another, but they were in perfect harmony, as if they were one person speaking continuously.

It’s just that their accents and voices are different, with very distinct differences.

The only thing in common is that the way these three people spoke was very strange, and no one knew where they were from.

“Since you three recognize my identity, please give me some face.”

Old Man Qingsong held his sword and bowed, then spoke to the three people.

"face?"

"What dignity do you have, old man?"

"Do you really think you are the number one person?"

"How ridiculous! Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

The three of them were talking one after another, but no one interrupted.

When Old Man Qingsong saw the attitudes of these three people, he knew that the situation would not end well.

But since he took on the job, he was somewhat confident in his own abilities.

"In that case, let's watch this!"

Old man Qingsong is also a veteran in this world. He knows that if he doesn't show off his skills to intimidate the other party, he won't be able to get the face he got today.

He drew out the sword in his hand with a swish, and the room was suddenly lit up by an emerald green light.

Old Man Qingsong's sword shone with a luster like emerald jade. He swung the sword and the sword energy shot out straight, but then the thick sword energy actually split into many branches like branches, launching an indiscriminate range attack on the three cloaked men.

"The moves are quite beautiful."

Li Xuan said secretly, and sneaked over with Shang Zongguan and others.

Now that they are fighting, they are bound to be distracted.

With the help of Yin-Yang Qi, Li Xuan was able to help other people temporarily conceal their aura, but it didn't last long.

Anyway, they are preparing for a surprise attack, so they don't have to hide for too long.

By the time they reached Jiang Pu's courtyard, fighting had already broken out in the house, and the Qi barrier that originally enveloped the courtyard was completely dispersed.

Suddenly, the entire government office became bustling with activity.

"There is an assassin, protect the lord!"

Someone in the government office noticed the commotion here and shouted a warning.

But when Li Xuan looked around, he didn't see anyone coming over.

Someone came nearby, took a look at the situation in the yard, and didn't dare to move forward. He just shouted for help.

Li Xuan couldn't help but silently give a thumbs up after seeing this.

"It seems that no matter where they are, workers are very conscious."

After all, it's not worth risking your life for those little things.

Seeing that everyone in the government office knew what was going on, Li Xuan didn't pay much attention to it and continued watching the battle in the yard.

In order to intimidate the opponent, Old Man Qingsong used his famous skills right from the start.

The Qingsong sword energy he wielded was infinitely changeable and powerful, making it hard to defend against. This earned him the nickname "Old Man Qingsong" in the martial arts world.

But today his Qingsong sword energy didn't work very well.

The three cloaked men on the opposite side wandered in the dense sword energy, emitting bursts of strange laughter.

The sword energy could only penetrate their wide cloaks but could not hurt them at all.

Seeing this, Old Man Qingsong immediately gathered his strength and launched a more fierce attack.

He understood that if he started to lose control of the other party, his words would be even less effective later on.

"The green pines are thousands of feet high!"

Old Man Qingsong shouted loudly and actually stuck the sword into the ground.

The next moment, dense sword energy emerged from under the feet of the three cloaked men and soared into the sky, leaving them with no escape.

"Hiss, hiss, the old man does have some tricks up his sleeve."

"Brothers, it's our turn to take action."

"Cold Abyss Whirlpool!"

As soon as the three cloaked men finished speaking, their bodies actually started to swim in the air, just like they were in the water.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw it, wondering what kind of Taoism this was.

The three cloaked men swam in the air, nimbly dodging the sword attacks while entangled with each other and swimming faster and faster.

Moisture gradually rose from their bodies, and soon a huge vortex was formed.

The vortex will deflect the sword energy and absorb some of it to strengthen itself.

The two sides used their methods against each other and reached a stalemate, but the sword energy of the old man Qingsong became weaker and weaker, while the vortex formed by the three people became stronger and stronger.

Finally, seeing that he could no longer hold on, Old Man Qingsong stopped his attack and recovered his energy.

If the stalemate continued, he would not be able to withstand the three opponents alone.

But the three cloaked men had no intention of stopping. When they saw that old man Qingsong was the first to stop, they pushed the whirlpool out with even greater momentum.

"Old man, it's your turn!"

The three of them shouted in unison.

The huge vortex was filled with thick moisture, leaving streaks of frost on the ground.

Old man Qingsong led Jiang Pu, who was protecting him, and retreated repeatedly until there was no room for retreat, then he used all his strength to strike out with the sword.

Although he broke through the whirlpool, he was also thrown out and spurted out a large mouthful of blood.

"Senior Qingsong!"

Jiang Pu exclaimed and hurried to help old man Qingsong.

Old man Qingsong was also tough. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up with the help of his sword.

"Water gives birth to wood. It's not that easy for the three of you to defeat me."

"If you delay until the commotion gets out of hand, I don't think you'll get anything good out of it."

"There are more than just the Yuqing Sect around Jiaozhou City."

Old man Qingsong's face turned red and purple, but he quickly suppressed it. By the time he finished saying these words, his face was only slightly red.

But Jiang Pu and Old Man Qingsong both understood that they had no way to deal with the three people in front of them.

But Jiang Pu told Old Man Qingsong that he had a backup plan, and Old Man Qingsong could only hope that his backup plan worked.

"Old man, just like us on our first day out of the gate."

The three people on the opposite side simply tore off their already tattered cloaks, revealing their true faces.

The skin of the three people opposite was all blue and white, like corpses that had been soaked in water for a few days, which made people feel scared.

The clothes beneath their cloaks were little better than their rotten cloaks.

The three men looked very similar, with sparse hair, ugly looks, and only wearing a pair of tattered shorts, without even a pair of shoes.

They each held a dagger, an anchor, and a chain, all of which were rusty.

Based on the appearance of these three brothers, some people would believe that they were water ghosts who had just come ashore.

Just as Li Xuan secretly marveled at the fact that King Zheng had found a talent, Elder Qingsong exclaimed after seeing the appearance of the three of them:
"Are you the Three Cold River Ghosts!?"

(End of this chapter)