From the fake emperor to the concubine

With Zheng Yi's skills, neither the guards at the mine nor the garrisons around the checkpoints could detect his presence.

With almost no obstruction, Zheng Yi returned to Hewan Village.

If Feng Haitao hadn't held him back, his speed would have been even faster.

Seeing that the village was quiet, I breathed a sigh of relief.

“We finally made it. Immediately contact those who are hunting outside and ask them to come back as soon as possible.”

Zheng Yi did not deal with the two members of the Zhao family immediately.

After all, considering the attitude of the Heavenly Dao of the Blue Flame Realm towards him, if he were to strike first, who knows what might happen.

The best option is to set a trap near the village and wait for those people to come to you.

The most important thing is to take action after the people in Hewan Village take action.

Only in this way can the influence of the way of heaven be weakened as much as possible.

"Let me take a look." Zheng Yi found the place where the Zhao family members were found on the map.

In order to deal with this situation, Zheng Yi not only used magic, but also monitored the movements around him.

We have already made preparations.

In fact, Zheng Yi had placed a lot of false clues near each guarding spirit.

These clues are very secretive. If you are not an experienced hunter who has been in the mountains for a long time, you can only detect them if you track them deliberately.

Since those members of the Zhao family have not yet arrived at Hewan Village, it means that they have been confused by the false clues and are still going around in circles in the mountains.

Through the previous conversations between these people, they obviously knew that Zhao Mingtang was dead, but they obviously didn't know where he died or how he died.

"My lord, everyone has been notified and they haven't left the village too far. They will be back soon." While Zheng Yi was thinking about the problem, Feng Haitao rushed in.

Perhaps because he heard Zheng Yi's mumbling, Feng Haitao asked doubtfully, "My Lord, if the Zhao family knew that their people were dead through some means, wouldn't that be bad?"

"My Lord, your future plans will inevitably involve dealing with the Zhao family. If this happens frequently, they will sooner or later realize that something is wrong, right?"

Zheng Yi was stunned when he heard this. He realized that he was too absorbed in thinking about the problem just now and actually said what he was thinking in his mind.

Before coming to the Cang Yan Realm, he would definitely not make such a serious mistake.

Maybe it was because he was surrounded by the most simple and honest people from the lower classes, which resulted in him losing some of his vigilance.

He secretly warned himself to be more careful in the future. Then Zheng Yi smiled and explained to Feng Haitao.

"Using some means to distinguish the life and death of one's own people is indeed a very important source of intelligence."

"However, the changes in this information source are too great. Even those sorcerers who can see through the secrets of heaven cannot fully figure it out."

"Just knowing that someone has died doesn't give you much useful information other than a definite result."

"Even in the future, we can make use of this to make a difference."

Seeing that Feng Haitao still didn't seem to understand, Zheng Yi smiled and pointed to the forest outside.

"For example, right now, if those people didn't know that Zhao Mingtang was dead, they might not be where they are right now."

"But now, they will soon be surrounded by us. So, do you think it will be good for them to know this news?"

Feng Haitao frowned and thought: "So that's how it is." He bowed deeply to Zheng Yi respectfully: "Thank you for your advice, my lord."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly: "I shouldn't have told you these things. Only when you can figure it out are the things that truly belong to you."

"If you always rely on me for advice and don't think for yourself, then you will only be able to see the surface of things in the future."

The people of Hewan Village who were responsible for hunting acted faster than Zheng Yi expected.

They returned to the village a cup of tea in advance and, under Zheng Yi's arrangement, set up an encirclement.

"You useless bastards..." Zheng Yi almost scolded these people when he saw their extremely clumsy hiding methods.

Then he remembered that these people were just miners digging underground every day a few days ago, and he forced himself to suppress the urge to curse.

If he is not taught but punished, he is called cruelty.

Given the living environment of these people, it is impossible for them to be good at these things.

I had never thought of teaching them this before, so of course I would not scold them for such a thing.

"Now listen to me..." Zheng Yi suppressed his anger and taught these people how to hide as quickly as possible.

The situation is urgent now. Even if we want to rescue them, it will not be done in a short time.

They must ambush before the group investigating the cause of Zhao Mingtang's death arrives.

Therefore, Zheng Yi did not say any nonsense and directly told them where everyone should hide.

As an entry-level monk, he is naturally different from ordinary people.

Many places are secret in the eyes of ordinary people, but for monks like them, it is not easy to investigate.

However, there are some places that seem to be conspicuous, but are very easy for monks to overlook.

Suddenly, there was a sound of birds singing in the forest in the distance.

A flock of birds fluttered into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Here it comes!" Zheng Yi's heart moved.

Looking at the startled birds, it was clear that the Zhao family had probably arrived, and they were probably only one or two miles away from their current location.

Zheng Yi quickly made a gesture to silence everyone: "Everyone, be quiet. Do not act rashly without my order."

A villager, half of his body hidden by the branches, replied and then went back: "Don't worry, Immortal, we won't make any sound even if we die."

On the surface, it seemed that he was not hiding very well, and a large area of ​​his clothes was exposed.

But his clothes blended in very cleverly with the surrounding environment.

Even if a cultivator passed by, it would be unlikely for him to discover that there was a person here unless he used his spiritual sense to carefully investigate.

The most important thing is that when Zheng Yi asked these people to hide, he deliberately made their sight avoid the places where the enemy might pass by.

As long as the people of Hewan Village do not expose themselves for some reason, it is basically unlikely that those people from the Zhao family will discover their existence.

Just as they had hidden themselves, Zheng Yi saw a man running hurriedly from Hewan Village towards their location.

"...How could it be such a coincidence?" Zheng Yi was so depressed.

When he was about to deal with Zhao Tianming before, the Zhao family happened to have arrived near Hewan Village. He had to make some hasty arrangements and rush back to provide support.

We had just set up the ambush and other problems arose.

I'm afraid there's still the influence of heaven in the dark.

Zheng Yi didn't care about hiding, and rushed out to intercept the Hewan villager who was running towards them: "What happened?"

"Goddess, the village chief sent someone to inform us that the mine owner is coming. He said it was extremely urgent. I was afraid of delaying your important matter, so I hurried over to find you."

The villagers of Hewan Village have two main names for Zheng Yi.

One is Zhou Kunshan and Feng Haitao, who call Zheng Yi Lord. As for the ordinary villagers, they basically call Zheng Yi the Immortal.

After all, in their eyes, Zheng Yi was an out-and-out immortal. Not to mention the skill Zheng Yi showed in the ancestral hall before.

Just the skills that Zheng Yi taught them and the earth-shaking changes that Hewan Village has undergone in recent times make him no different from a god to them.

Zheng Yi had no intention of correcting this.

This identity has only benefits and no disadvantages for him.

Before Zheng Yi could say anything, he heard a voice coming from the jungle far behind him.

"Hey, I'm so lucky that I met someone here."

"You two, come here. My Lord wants to ask you something."

Just hearing that domineering voice, Zheng Yi's brows were almost twisted together.

"Don't say anything for a while, leave it to me." Zheng Yi first sent a message to the villager who reported the news, telling him not to act rashly.

When he turned around to face the Zhao family, Zheng Yi had completely changed his appearance.

It was as if he had suddenly become a head shorter, and a timid look appeared on his face.

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Apart from the fact that his skin was much whiter than that of ordinary people in Hewan Village, there was almost no difference in his expression.

"Sir... Sir, are you calling me?" Zheng Yi's cautious look was a bit annoying at first glance.

However, the Zhao family did not find anything wrong.

In their eyes, this is how ordinary people should be.

"Yes, I'm talking about you. What are you still standing there for? Come here quickly!"

The people who spoke were still not the two people from the Zhao family, but a leader of the guards under their command.

How could the noble Zhao family condescend to talk to a miner?
"Hey... I'll be right there." Zheng Yi stumbled forward, bending over.

He walked very slowly on purpose, and sometimes he would fall accidentally.

As a result, the villager who was with him was also led by him to stagger.

The reason for doing this is, of course, to allow all these people to enter the encirclement.

However, the Zhao family did not know Zheng Yi’s purpose.

Seeing Zheng Yi so clumsy, he couldn't stop laughing.

"I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone this stupid."

"Hahaha, look at this idiot. He can accidentally fall down while walking."

"Don't laugh, the mountain road is indeed difficult to walk on... It's normal for a peasant to be a little clumsy."

The two young masters of the Zhao family frowned.

"These idiots never disappoint us when it comes to stupidity."

"I've never seen such a stupid guy. He doesn't deserve to live in this world. After you ask him questions, just kill him."

Zheng Yi, who was performing hard, probably didn't expect that just because he looked a little clumsy, these two young masters of the Zhao family would actually kill someone.

At this time, Zheng Yi was calculating the distance between the two sides.

"One or two more falls and they will be completely surrounded."

When the two sides were close enough, they were right in the middle of the ambush circle.

Originally, Zheng Yi wanted to trick these people into saying something.

Although he now has a certain understanding of the Zhao family, this information is all obtained from the surrounding villagers.

Their understanding of a vast empire is so one-sided that it is no exaggeration to say that they are like blind men touching an elephant.

In fact, let alone them, even Zhao Tianming, who manages the mine, cannot know the entire Zhao family more detailed than the two young masters of the Zhao family.

Unfortunately, Zhao Tianming had already started rushing here, and he had no time to obtain information.

"What are you looking at? When you see the young master of the Zhao family, why don't you kneel down and kowtow?"

Seeing Zheng Yi's dazed look, the leader of the guards immediately scolded him unhappily.

"Oh..." Zheng Yi agreed expressionlessly and made a gesture to kneel down.

But no one noticed that he had already grasped a small flying sword in his hand.

Just as Zheng Yi was about to make a move, a young master from the Zhao family suddenly changed his expression and said, "Not good!"

His whole body tensed up suddenly, and he was about to take action.

This person has reached the initial stage of crystallization, which is considered quite good considering his age.

But no matter how fast he moved, Zheng Yi was even faster.

The sword energy suddenly burst out into the sky. The sword energy with the power of the Spirit Transformation Stage was simply indestructible.

The two young masters of the Zhao family didn't even have time to react before the powerful sword energy had already pierced through their bodies.

Not only them, but also the five guards standing behind them were affected by the sword energy.

Although only one died.

But none of the others were intact.

Two of them had their arms chopped off, and one lost a leg.

The remaining one was even more miserable, with half of his stomach missing and his intestines and internal organs scattered all over the floor.

With such serious injuries, even if there really is some magic pill, it probably won't be able to save his life.

When the other villagers saw Zheng Yi taking action, they jumped out from their hiding places and attacked the nearest Zhao family members.

Although these villagers have not been practicing for a long time, they have been able to lay the foundation with the skills provided by the Zhao family, and their progress is quite good.

Unintentionally, all the Zhao family guards were stunned by Zheng Yi's sword energy.

Before they could come to their senses, several of them died at the hands of the villagers of Hewan Village.

In just a brief encounter, only three people were left from the Zhao family, including the chief guard.

"You damn bastards, do you know what you have done?" the leader of the guards shouted in shock and fear.

The two young masters of the Zhao family whom he was responsible for protecting were killed in front of him.

If people knew about this, all nine members of his clan would probably be buried with him.

"You should take care of yourself." Zheng Yi raised his sword and pointed it at the leader of the guards.

This guy's cultivation is pretty good, a little bit stronger than he is now.

Zheng Yi might not lose in a normal battle, but that would be a waste of time.

Directly activate the small sword.

The sword energy of the master of the Spiritualization Stage gushed out again. (End of this chapter)