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Chapter 624 Yuan Sanjia: Do you recognize my Qimen Dunjia technique?
Tang Bao frowned. Facing the blind man who had suddenly appeared before him, he felt a great sense of danger. However, he still couldn't figure out who the person in front of him was. In his memory, he had never had such a thin, blind friend.

However, judging from the aura emanating from this person, he is by no means an ordinary person. After all, the dense aura emanating from him reminded him that this person should also be at the fourth level of the Fusion God Realm, or even stronger.

"who are you?"

Tang Bao could tell from the other person's tone that this person was actually quite familiar with him, but he didn't know who he was. This was really bad. The Tang Clan were people who acted in secret, and they usually investigated their opponents thoroughly before doing anything.

The same applies to this campaign against Huangzhou Prefecture. According to Tang Bao's intelligence, the only thing in Huangzhou Prefecture that he could pay any attention to was that Laughing Buddha Peng Yingyu.

But the person in front of me, judging from both his appearance and the nature of his qi, is clearly not the Laughing Buddha. So who is this person? Could it be that there is a hidden master in Huangzhou Prefecture whom I do not know about?

Thinking of this, Tang Bao's heart pounded. He rarely encountered situations where the intelligence was unfavorable, and this person gave him a very dangerous feeling.

"Hehe, what's wrong, Brother Tang? Don't you even recognize me?"

Seeing Tang Bao's appearance, the blind man's smile widened. As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Bao suddenly straightened up, his previously hunched body becoming upright. At that moment, he suddenly drew his sword.

With a loud thud, a slender longsword was drawn, gleaming brilliantly in the sunlight. Upon seeing this sword, Tang Bao's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Spring Breeze and Willow Sword, you, you are Yuan Sanjia?"

Tang Bao's face showed disbelief, because the Yuan Sanjia at this moment was completely different from the Yuan Sanjia in his memory. In his memory, Yuan Sanjia was a dashing and charming man who was the most handsome man in the world.

But it has no connection whatsoever with the unremarkable-looking blind man in front of me.

Tang Bao exclaimed in shock, "Yuan, Yuan Sanjia! You, you really are Yuan Sanjia?"

Yuan Sanjia then looked at Tang Bao and smiled, saying, "What's wrong? It's only been thirty or forty years, how come you don't recognize me?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao said, "Heh, yes, I don't recognize you, I really don't recognize you. How did the number one handsome man in the world become this inhuman and ghostly appearance? How can you expect me to believe it?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia touched himself and said, "Neither human nor ghost, is it really necessary to look so awful?"

Tang Bao said, "If those beauties of the martial arts world back then saw what you look like now, I wonder if they would regret their choice back then?"

Yuan Sanjia chuckled and said, "That was thirty or forty years ago, we're all old now!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Yes, I don't even recognize the old folks anymore. But what are you doing here today?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia looked at Tang Bao and said, "Haha... What a coincidence! I received some things from Chen Jiu Si of Huangzhou Prefecture and promised to do some things for him. Coincidentally, this is one of them!"

Yuan Sanjia smiled at Tang Bao, who frowned and said, "You promised Chen Jiu Si to help him resist my Tang Clan's army?"

Yuan Sanjia smiled and said, "Yes."

Tang Bao looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Brother Yuan, it's been decades since we last met. It's truly heartbreaking that we have to fight as soon as we meet."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Let's not fight. Give me face and go back. I don't want to fight with you old friends. After all, there are fewer and fewer old friends left!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao said, "Since Brother Yuan doesn't want to, why not make way for me?"

Yuan Sanjia shook his head and said, "This is probably really difficult for me. Since I have made a promise, I cannot go back on my word. So please, Brother Tang, do me a favor."

What if I don't sell?

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao immediately unleashed a terrifying aura, charging straight at Yuan Sanjia. Yuan Sanjia chuckled and said, "Brother Tang, don't be impulsive, calm down, Feng Lai!"

woohoo...

As soon as Yuan Sanjia uttered those words, Tang Bao immediately felt a terrifying wind pressure bearing down on him. As the wind pressure approached, Tang Bao felt as if his whole body was bound. Looking down, he saw that the entire earth was contained within a giant Bagua (Eight Trigrams).

He was positioned in the Xun trigram of the Bagua, and at the same time, he saw the entire Bagua formation arranged on the ground, extending in all directions and radiating across the entire battlefield.

Tang Bao frowned, realizing he had been careless. Having not left the mountain for many years, he had lost his former vigilance and had unknowingly entered someone else's formation. He had truly walked into a deadly trap.

Tang Bao clenched his fist and looked down at the great formation. The formation was rotating, with the eight trigrams representing heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, and lake slowly turning.

This is Yuan Sanjia's strongest Qimen Dunjia technique; once you enter the Qimen, you become part of the game.

Tang Bao knew he had completely fallen into a disadvantageous position, and now fighting Yuan Sanjia was no longer on an equal footing.

Yuan Sanjia is recognized as the third strongest in the world, and the strongest among the four ranks. So what makes him so strong?
His strength lies in his mastery of Qimen Dunjia, which allows him to draw upon the power of mountains, rivers, and the natural world to replenish his combat strength. This is the essence of Qimen Dunjia. If given enough time to set up a grand Qimen Dunjia formation, even a fifth-level Fusion God might find it difficult to defeat him.

This is the power of the Qimen Formation, and the reason why it is ranked third in the world.

This battlefield was clearly set up by Yuan Sanjia in advance. Now that he has become a player in the game, he is just a pawn. If the other party insists on dragging him into this game, he will probably not be able to escape death!

Thinking of this, Tang Bao could no longer maintain his composure. He looked at Yuan Sanjia and said with a fierce but weak expression, "Yuan Sanjia, I admit that I entered your Qimen Formation, but if you want to kill me, I'm afraid you will have to pay a considerable price. Is it worth it for Chen Jiu Si?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia smiled and said, "Whether it's worth it or not, I won't kill you. I've said it before, my only opponent has always been one person. Apart from that person, I don't want to be enemies with anyone else."

Hearing this, Tang Bao felt a little relieved and then looked at Yuan Sanjia, asking, "Brother Yuan, what's next?"

Yuan Sanjia chuckled and said, "That's simple. Let each side withdraw their troops and live in peace. Just don't cause trouble for Chen Jiu Si anytime soon."

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao frowned slightly and said, "Brother Yuan, you are a master of divination. The general trend of the world is probably within your six lines of divination. I wonder if you could answer my questions and resolve my doubts?"

Yuan Sanjia stroked his beard and said to Tang Bao, "Brother Tang, would you like to have your fortune told?"

Tang Bao said, "I would appreciate your guidance, Brother Yuan."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Alright, alright, since that's the case, let's do some divination. What does Brother Tang want to divine?" Tang Bao said, "Let's divine whether I can take the final step!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia shook his head and said, "I can't predict it. How could a fortune teller like me capture the affairs of immortals? However, since the great calamity has begun, everyone has a chance to take that step. I've calculated that there should be one or two more terrestrial immortals in the end."

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao's eyes immediately lit up with excitement. The addition of one or two more terrestrial immortals, even if he didn't know whether it was one or two, was still a glimmer of hope.

The closest people in the world to that position are probably Yuan Sanjia in front of me and those few fourth-level old monsters, and I am one of them. In other words, my chance of becoming a terrestrial immortal is one in several, which is enough.

Having figured this out, Tang Bao felt a surge of excitement. He had thought there was no way forward, but unexpectedly, Yuan Sanjia had given him a way out.

Thinking this, Tang Bao said, "Brother Yuan, thank you for informing me. Since that's the case, I won't stay any longer. But may I ask you a question? Did you agree to Chen Jiu Si's condition of protecting him indefinitely, or only within Huangzhou Prefecture?"

Yuan Sanjia was taken aback upon hearing this, then chuckled and said, "Of course I promised to protect him within Huangzhou Prefecture. As for outside Huangzhou Prefecture, that's up to fate. The great calamity has arrived, and everyone is involved. Who can protect whom for how long?"

Tang Bao said, "Alright, since Brother Yuan has said so, then I will withdraw my troops this time. However, if that kid surnamed Chen insists on getting involved in the opportunity at Taibai Mountain outside the pass in a month or so, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia reached into his sleeve and tugged a few times, saying, "Hehe, alright, then please proceed, Brother Tang."

Upon hearing this, Tang Bao turned and landed, entering the carriage he had come from. He then said to Ming Yuzhen beside him, "Return to Sichuan!"

Upon hearing this, Ming Yuzhen was taken aback and said, "Master, are we just going to leave like this?"

Tang Bao said, "Or why don't you go and deal with that third-ranked person in the world?"

Ming Yuzhen immediately lowered her head. At this moment, Tang Bao said, "Let's go quickly. The area within ten miles of us is all array plates set up by him. If we leave too late, he won't let us go."

Upon hearing this, Ming Yuzhen was stunned. Looking down at her feet, she realized that within ten miles, all 30,000 of her troops were trapped in the enemy's formation. If the enemy activated the formation, wouldn't they all be doomed?

Having thought all this through, Ming Yuzhen didn't waste any words and said directly, "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

At his command, Ming Yuzhen immediately led her troops away. Watching them leave, Chen Xiaohu said, "Tch, I thought we were going to have a big battle!"

Zhang Dingbian then spoke up from the side: "War? What war? The highest form of warfare is to subdue the enemy without fighting!"

"Can war be fought without casualties? These are all important personnel for Huangzhou Prefecture in its future pacification of the world. We can't afford to lose them here!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiaohu nodded and said, "Yes, Lao Zhang is right. No wonder Brother Jiu Si praised you as a commander-in-chief, saying that I am just a general who only knows how to charge into battle. My vision is still not as good as yours!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian said, "Tiger Commander, you're too kind. Only someone as magnanimous as you, Tiger Commander, would allow me to speak so frankly. Otherwise, I would inevitably have to flatter you a few times! If they say anything, they're lucky they ran away quickly. Otherwise, Tiger Commander would have definitely beaten them to a pulp, leaving them utterly defeated!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiaohu laughed and said, "Old Zhang, you'd better stop flattering me. It makes me sound like a complete idiot, haha..."

Laughter erupted as Zhang Dingbian and Chen Xiaohu both laughed heartily. The pressure from the Tang Clan's fourth-stage advancement had been immense these past few days, and only now, with their complete victory, could they laugh so freely.

After the laughter subsided, Zhang Dingbian said, "As per the lord's orders, I will lead the Beggar Army to guard this place. You and Commander Jin will both return to Xiangyang Prefecture and await the lord's arrangements."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaohu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, let the brothers rest for a bit. Jin Yanzi and I will set off tomorrow."

At this moment, the soldiers of the Azure Dragon Army also recovered from their shock. Seeing the Tang Clan army retreating, Jin Yanzi woke up and went directly to Yuan Sanjia to bow and say, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for saving my life."

Yuan Sanjia said calmly, "There's no need for that. I accepted the benefits from your lord and promised to help you through this difficult time. It's nothing. Besides, we might even serve in the same court in the future, and I'll need your help in the future."

Jin Yanzi was taken aback. What was going on? According to Yuan Sanjia, had this Mr. Yuan already pledged allegiance to the lord?

Wouldn't that mean we'll have another top-tier expert at the fourth level of the Melting God realm?
Thinking of this, Jin Yanzi was extremely excited. She had witnessed the power of a fourth-level Fusion God, so she naturally knew how terrifying it would be for her own forces to have an additional fourth-level Fusion God.

As if understanding Jin Yanzi's thoughts, Yuan Sanjia smiled and said, "Don't be too happy yet. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. My joining Huangzhou Prefecture has increased its strength, but it has also naturally created an enemy for Huangzhou Prefecture."

"So, whether my joining is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen!"

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"Report! Urgent military intelligence delivered over 800 li!"

Inside the city lord's mansion in Huangzhou Prefecture, Chen Jie was playing with his two children when suddenly a soldier rushed in, carrying an urgent dispatch.

Chen Jie reached out and the man handed him the military intelligence report, which Chen Jie then opened.

Start reading immediately.

Zhao Ya, Su Yunjin, and Huang Wan'er, who were standing to the side, also looked over. They were aware of the internal and external troubles of Huangzhou Prefecture. Although they all wanted to help Chen Jie, they also knew that they were women and the only thing they could do to help Chen Jie was to prevent trouble in their own backyard.

Therefore, in the past few days, apart from taking good care of Chen Jie's daily life, they did not do anything to trouble Chen Jie.

Moreover, they had been keeping a close eye on intelligence regarding the battlefield of Shi En these past few days. After all, the Tang Clan was coming with great force, and there was also a powerful expert at the fourth level of the Fusion God realm in charge. Even though they knew that Chen Jie had invited Yuan Sanjia to help, they dared not be careless in the slightest.

No one can afford to be careless when facing a fourth-level Molten God. Even those who are also fourth-level Molten Gods dare not be careless in the slightest.

At this moment, everyone looked at the battle report in Chen Jie's hand, and Chen Jie slowly opened the battle report.

His brows furrowed at first, then relaxed, then furrowed again.

At this moment, Zhao Ya, who was standing to the side, asked anxiously, "Husband, how is it? Did we win?"

(End of this chapter)