I am your natural enemy.

Chapter 668 Successor, Assassination
Wen Yan looked at the old man's body, sighed, and fumbled in his bag. He was originally going to light incense, but when he saw a pack of cigarettes, he took out three cigarettes, lit them for the old man, and inserted them in front of his body.

He didn't know this old man, but he had heard of many warriors similar to this old man before.

The sixth stage of the road of martial arts is still being explored, and many fifth-stage warriors have died on this road, more than those who died in battle.

If he were in the other person's shoes, and heard such things when his life was about to end, he would die with regrets if he didn't take a look and confirm it.

If it were someone else, it would be hard to believe, but if he said it gently, the other party would at least believe it halfway.

The old man did not mention anyone in his last words, probably because he still had younger generations alive and did not want to offend anyone.

But if you come to Wen Yan for no reason and don't want Wen Yan to hold a grudge against you, you must provide information, and that information has actually been made clear.

In order to make the old man believe, it is impossible to remain anonymous. This person must have sufficient identity, the source of information must be reliable, and his own character must be guaranteed and he will not lie about such things.

Secondly, there are many people who can speak in front of Wen Yan about their high authority, and there are actually quite a few people in the Three Mountains and Five Peaks.

But at the same time, those who have high authority and belong to the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, every one of them has a name and a surname.

For example, in Fuyu Mountain, besides Wen Yan, there are only two people who meet this condition.

Qin Kun and his fourth great uncle.

Even the Grand Master Uncle does not actually meet the requirement of having high authority. The Grand Master Uncle basically does not participate in the tasks of the Lieyang Tribe. Although he has a high status, his real authority is definitely not as high as Wen Yan's.

For those who meet all these conditions, there is actually no difference between them and directly applying for the name of Tianshi Mansion.

Wen Yan sighed. He really didn't expect that when the old Taoist priest got into trouble, the first people to jump up and down were the people from the Taoist temple.

If you think about it carefully, it’s not that surprising.

When the old Taoist priest was around, even Zhang Qihui, a direct descendant of the Zhang family, only dared to recruit Taoist soldiers outside and did not dare to say that he was a member of the Zhang family.

As for the others, they should naturally keep a low profile and do what they should do.

But if the old Heavenly Master is no longer around, how tempting would the title of the contemporary Heavenly Master be.

The highest honor of the Tianshi Mansion is that in the era of spiritual revival, fame, profit, power, wealth, strength, etc., no matter which one you want, this title can satisfy you.

What's more, the Tianshi Mansion has not decided on the next Tianshi in advance.

It would make sense if those who have hope compete with each other.

But if you find someone to stop him, the other person must know some secrets, knowing that the old master is not dead yet, but is on the verge of death...

This nature is completely different.

Thinking of this, Wen Yan was shocked.

Oh no, the old Taoist priest is not only trying to kill the fish he caught, but is also selecting the next Taoist priest for the Taoist Temple.

If the Tianshi Mansion wants to select the next Tianshi before the revival of spiritual energy, it will naturally follow the normal procedures and choose someone with both moral integrity and talent. If there is a difference in talent, it must be a person of virtue who can protect the ancestral foundation and inheritance.

But what is the era now?

It sounds good to say that if you don't advance, you will regress.

The emergencies and difficult situations that the successor may encounter may not occur once every few decades, or may not even appear for decades.

The current successor may encounter emergencies, difficulties and crises every year.

At that time, if the crisis cannot be overcome, the worst consequence would be that the Tianshi Mansion would suffer heavy damage. In more serious cases, the beautiful mountains and rivers surrounding the Tianshi Mansion would be in great crisis.

And all those who hope to succeed, no matter how experienced they have been before, can actually be considered to be protected under the emperor's wings.

In the simplest case, when a monster commits a crime, the people from the Tianshi Mansion who are assigned to the Lieyang Department will go directly to arrest the monster.

Then there is a high possibility that the alien on the opposite side will directly tie up the monster and send it out.

The worst that can happen is to pretend to be confused and practice Tai Chi. No matter what happens, you won't kill the person directly.

These weirdos dare to scold the field lackeys of the Lieyang Tribe, but why have I never heard of any weirdos scolding the lackeys of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, nor have I seen anyone dare to scold the old Heavenly Master.

But if the old master dies, the gap between the younger generations will be too great, and their attitudes will be completely different when encountering many things.

Now, the people in the Tianshi Mansion are being pushed to their limits and their biggest trump cards are being pulled out, forcing them to grow up when facing a sudden major crisis, forcing them to reveal their true nature, or to make changes.

Some people who have the potential to succeed want to fight for it.

Some people, even if they don't want to fight, will be dragged into it.

There are also some who can see the long term and understand that they must fight.

At times like this, the one who is able to overpower others and finally gain recognition from fellow Taoists from all over the world and become the protagonist in the succession ceremony must be someone with no shortcomings in means, mind, or ability.

But in the same way, if someone suddenly encounters a drastic change, and has no problems for the previous thirty or forty years, but is unable to strengthen his faith in the Tao at this moment, then he is also eliminated.

Wen Yan's thoughts turned, and he suddenly realized this at this moment. Before, he had never thought about what kind of talents would emerge from the Tianshi Mansion. At most, there would be internal competition.

It seems that the old Heavenly Master knows much more clearly than him. At this moment, whether it is on a larger scale or limited to the Heavenly Master's Mansion, there is no room for a tender and affectionate transfer of power.

If we don't make up our minds now, given the current environment and expectations for the future, a catastrophe that will push the Tianshi Mansion into the abyss will surely occur in the future.

The old Taoist priest is really ruthless and thinks long-term.

Wen Yan felt that if he could think of it, then there must be others who could think of it too.

The guy who is the first to stand out at this moment is indeed stupid and bad.

While thinking about it, Wen Yan took a photo of the old man and asked the black box to match his identity.

The matching results came out quickly. Wen Yan looked at the resume and sighed with a complicated expression.

This old man can be considered a meritorious official. Even though his two sons are dead, he only has one grandson left.

According to the records, if this old man had not lost so much blood when he was young, he might have had a chance to break through to the sixth stage of martial arts.

He raised his head, looked at the old man's body that was still alive, took out his cell phone and called Black Box.

"Send a message to Feng Yao. I ran into this old man today and we had a very pleasant conversation. The old man has reached his end and his last wish has been fulfilled. He died with a smile on his face. Send a car to collect the body and... send it to the Decheng Funeral Home. At the same time, notify the family members."

Wen Yan did not mention being stopped, he just said it was an accidental encounter. As for the people from the Tianshi Mansion, the old Tianshi would take care of them himself, he was too lazy to care.

On the other side, Feng Yao received the message and was shocked. Why did this old man suddenly die there?
He was about to call Wen Yan, but after looking at the messages and thinking about them for a while, he realized something was wrong.

After thinking about it, and thinking that many things were wrong in Nanwu County today, he didn't make the call and handled it according to Wen Yan's report. If there was anything really, they would talk about it later.

At the same time, in Decheng, Gauss from the hospice department left work and went to a banquet.

The people of the local Lieyang Tribe have basically no combat capability. Those who have combat capability were seconded a few months ago and have not returned yet.

There are generally two types of cases here.

Ordinary cases can be solved without the involvement of the Fiery Sun Division’s field combatants.

Or it could be a case that the field combatants of the Lieyang Division are completely unable to handle.

Gao Si is not here, Wen Yan is not here either, and today, Pei Tugou is still on a business trip in the next county.

Coincidentally, the whole family, including the silly son, went out with Xiao Wu to play. The house looked empty.

In the Xijiang River in the south, a cargo ship passed by. A big grass carp followed a water snake, swimming behind it, and the two stared at each other.

"There is someone on the boat with evil aura and resentment. He must be the bad guy mentioned in the case. What should I do?" The water snake muttered.

"At least I can't drown in the water!" The big grass carp stared with its eyes wide open, blocking the simplest way.

"If we don't do this, we might not be able to defeat them. You have tried it these days. Some people are very strong after falling into the water."

"Anyway, you can't drown in the water! No one has drowned in our area for a year. If you dare to drown him, I will kill you first!" The big grass carp stared and said cruelly in a stupid manner.

Seeing the big grass carp like this, the water snake immediately gave in and gave up the idea. The big grass carp was really brave.

"How about borrowing someone's phone?"

"Correct."

The two monsters swam around the shore and finally went to borrow a cell phone from the old turtle.

On the other side, in the southern part of Decheng, in a newly opened bath center, Chen Tao, who was still scrubbing people's backs, was called from the lounge to scrub the back of a customer. As soon as he started, he knew that the customer was from the north and was a martial artist who practiced hard skills.

After opening the bath center, Chen Tao felt that since his apprentice was a ghost, he had to recruit another living person, who didn't need to be too talented.

Since I was bored, I went back to my old job and came here to give people baths and bone massages.

While scrubbing the body, Chen Tao routinely sold packages. While scrubbing the body and touching the bones, he was also trying to figure out the details of the person in front of him.

He must have injured himself while practicing boxing. His muscles and the way he exerts force make him better at fighting. It was okay when his hair was hanging down, but when he wiped the opponent's forehead first, he immediately noticed the fierceness between his brows.

By the time the bath scrubbing was over, Chen Tao knew that this man had come to Decheng to kill someone, and he probably hadn't succeeded yet, so he was just about to leave.

Chen Tao thought about it and took out his cell phone to send a message.

He lives very comfortably here. Although he doesn't make much money from running a bath center, he doesn't lose much either. After adding the foot massage business recently, he can break even and he is very satisfied.

If there was a strange warrior who might be in the fourth stage and came to Decheng to kill people, and he saw it but didn't say anything, Wen Yan would definitely be unhappy if he knew about it.

This matter must be taken care of.

In a residential area in the northern part of Decheng, a moving company’s van drove in, right in front of the villa area.

After coming in, I saw a shadow, close to the ground, following the shadow of the garden, and quickly approaching Wen Yan's house.

Shadow arrived at Wen Yan's yard, looked at the open door, and paused slightly.

I walked all the way in, as if I had been here before, and followed the path to the basement.

When I got to the basement, I saw that there was a downward passage. I paused and continued walking down.

They made their way to the underground hive and arrived in front of Huo Yong's cell. A figure slowly stood up from the shadows.

The man looked at the cell door, confused.

The door of the cell was not locked at all, but was just ajar. He gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand, and pulled gently, and the door was opened.

The inside of the cell was empty. The visitor looked left and right but didn't see any surveillance cameras, so he walked in.

As he entered, he saw a flame burning silently. The flame turned into a long whip, wrapping around his body and binding him.

Flames appeared in front of him, and finally, Huo Yong appeared, grabbed his neck with one hand, and lifted him up.

"Don't... Lord Huo Yong, I have been ordered to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come and rescue Lord Huo Yong!"

"Who asked you to come?" Huo Yong frowned. He really didn't like the aura of the man in front of him. It always reminded him of the man in the blind spot. As he spoke, he began to exert force with his hands.

"What happened outside? Where's Wen Yan?"

"Wen Yan has been led away. I just know that someone will definitely try to stop Wen Yan from coming back, and maybe even kill him."

"Hmm?" Huo Yong frowned, his expression becoming even uglier.

The person who was pinched saw that Huo Yong looked unhappy, and continued quickly.

"Don't worry, Lord Huo Yong. The one who attacked is an old man who is about to die. After he attacks, he will definitely die. Moment of Beauty is a warrior's ultimate life-threatening skill. Wen Yan is definitely dead."

Hearing this, Huo Yong exerted force with his hands and waited until the other party fainted before throwing him aside. It was too unlucky to kill someone here.

He was captured after winning a head-on fight with Wen Yan. If he could beat Wen Yan, he would of course leave with a clear conscience.

After staying here for a while, he has become somewhat accustomed to it.

Especially when I heard that the Xing Tian clan had settled down nearby, apart from looking for fights, they didn't continue to look for trouble.

At this moment, seeing a guy whose aura made him very uncomfortable saying these things, he felt even more uncomfortable.

If I were to be rescued by this kind of people, rescued in this way, I might as well stay here.

Huo Yong looked at the unconscious man and closed the cell door.

He's waiting here.

Ten minutes later, outside the hospital in the northern part of Decheng.

Several people have already appeared here, including warriors and professionals, but no ghosts or monsters.

Only humans can enter Decheng relatively easily.

Seeing that there were many people coming and going in the direction of the inpatient department, they each went into the inpatient building.

The old Taoist priest leaned on the hospital bed, received an IV drip, ate some steamed buns, and then took a miniature bone-strengthening pill.

After more than a day, his condition has recovered a lot, at least he should not die.

After a few months of recovery, it is possible to return to normal.

Suddenly, the door of the ward was opened silently.

The old Taoist priest didn't look up. At the moment when the strong wind hit him, he moved his body slightly to avoid the vital parts.

The blade passed along the front of his neck no more than three centimeters away, and the sharp edge even stung his skin.

The attack failed and the intruder was shocked. He was just a skinny old man, how did he dodge it?

The moment he turned his gaze, he saw the old Taoist raised his head and looked at him.

"Shh, be quiet."

The old Taoist muttered something softly, and the visitor's pupils immediately dilated.

The strength in his body had not yet dissipated, but he had already sat down on the ground obediently, leaning there without moving.

The whole person seemed to be stupid, curled up into a ball. During the whole process, he was deliberately moving lightly so as not to cause any noise.

(End of this chapter)