Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 632 Strength restored, power greatly increased

This was a last resort. When Damoba discovered how powerful Zhu Chongba's Xuanyuan Technique was, that even a second-stage Fusion God technique could break through a third-stage Fusion God technique's attack, how could he possibly be a match for Zhu Chongba if he reached the third stage of Fusion God technique and fought against someone of the same level?

This is absolutely a menace. We must not let him leave alive, let alone go to Mount Taibai. Today, even if it means getting injured, we must deliver a fatal blow to Zhu Chongba.

Zhu Chongba clearly sensed Damoba's killing intent. He frowned and thought that if he fought him head-on, he would probably not be able to win. However, Damoba was pressing him step by step. He could not continue to fight him like this. The difference in their cultivation levels was too great. The saying "a change of worlds" was absolutely true.

Thinking this, Zhu Chongba frowned. He thought that if things didn't work out, he should avoid their sharp edge and wait for a suitable opportunity. Alternatively, he could avoid the main road and cross the mountain, which would also be a good option. Unfortunately, his second and fourth brothers might not be able to escape.

However, once I return from my trip to Mount Taibai, my strength will surely improve. If not, I can save them myself later, as long as those bastards don't execute my two virtuous brothers too soon.

If it's execution!

Zhu Chongba's gaze sharpened. In short, he absolutely could not die here, and he could not abandon his grand ambitions here.

Zhu Chongba made up his mind. He was a capable man. He knew what he wanted and would work hard for it. He was bullied since he was a child. He herded cattle for a landlord when he was five or six years old. Later, his parents starved to death due to a natural disaster. No one loved him and he suffered all kinds of contempt. When he got older, he went to a temple and became a monk. He thought he could finally eat his fill, but he still suffered contempt.

After that, when he was so hungry that he had no other choice, he went down the mountain, only to be caught up in the chaos of the Zoroastrian army. Step by step, he endured countless hardships, and finally achieved his current status as the Lord of Haozhou.

He had sacrificed so much, and therefore he was even more reluctant to die. At least until he achieved his goal, he was absolutely unwilling to die.

Therefore, he was willing to give up a lot for everything he had gained, including his own brothers.

This can be seen from his later ruthless purge of those meritorious officials who followed him.

After all, those meritorious ministers, such as Li Shanchang, Lan Yu, and Fu Youde, were all his old brothers, but he showed no mercy when it came to killing them. This was the true reflection of his heart. He came from nothing, so he cherished everything he had even more.

The situation is so critical that he has no choice but to try to escape!
This is his truest thought.

At this moment, he glanced behind him. Xu Da, who had followed Zhu Chongba the longest, immediately understood his thoughts and pulled Chang Yuchun to run away.

Chen Jie also saw this scene and thought to himself, "This is bad. This bastard is trying to run away. He'll be fine if he runs away, but he'll expose himself to enemy fire. He's planning to abandon me."

Thinking this way, Chen Jie could do nothing. Before his strength was restored, he could only play the fool and lie low. There was really no other way.

Chen Jie quietly stepped back, shielding everyone in front of him.

With his head down, he pondered how to escape. If Zhu Chongba ran away, would these Mulan soldiers take their anger out on them?

I could unleash the power of the divine blood again, but is it right to waste a drop of divine blood for these scumbags?

As Chen Jie pondered, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind as he considered his next escape route. If these people captured him and forced him into hard labor, it wouldn't be a problem; he could recover his strength in five days and escape wouldn't be an issue. However, if these people started killing him directly, he wouldn't be able to relax so easily.

Thinking this, Chen Jie looked at Zhu Chongba and cursed inwardly, "Zhu Chongba, can't you stand up for yourself? If you could stand up for yourself, we wouldn't be in such a passive position."

Thinking of this, Chen Jie took a deep breath and banished these useless thoughts from his mind. There was no point in thinking about anything else now; he should just take it one step at a time.

Thinking this, Chen Jie lowered his head and remained silent, waiting for Zhu Chongba's decision.

However, just as Zhu Chongba was considering fleeing, a bronze bell suddenly rang out from the pass.

Damopa was taken aback and looked towards the city wall, whereupon a messenger pointed into the distance and said, "Master, another troop of men is approaching!"

Damoba was taken aback. Another group of people arrived. His gaze sharpened as he looked in that direction, where a large banner was openly displayed, bearing the two words: "Whale Shark."

Upon seeing these two words, Damoba immediately frowned. It was the Whale Shark Gang from Fujian, Chen Youding's group.

Thinking of this, Damoba looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "Consider yourself lucky. The pass has been opened without any checkpoints."

Zhu Chongba looked at Damoba and said, "Hehe, so you're letting us pass?"

Damopa said, "If it were just you, you wouldn't make it through today."

Zhu Chongba looked at the smoke and dust in the distance and said, "People from the Whale Shark Gang, I heard that the Whale Shark Ancestor has reached the fourth level of the Fusion God realm. If I join forces with him against you, do you still have a chance to live?"

Upon hearing this, Damoba looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "If you weren't a fool, you wouldn't have done this!"

Zhu Chongba frowned slightly and asked, "Why?"

This trip is all to Taibai Mountain. Whether it's one opportunity, two opportunities, or many opportunities, nobody knows. Nobody wants to share their opportunity with others. So, the most likely scenario is that he'll kill you first and then do something else.

Zhu Chongba said, "What you say makes sense. Then let's put this battle aside for now, and we'll definitely have another chance to learn from each other in the future."

Upon hearing this, Damoba chuckled and said, "Alright, I would really like to have another match with you. After all, it's a real pity that I couldn't learn the strongest strike of the Xuanyuan Technique from you this time. I hope we can have the opportunity to spar with each other again next time."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba said, "There will be an opportunity. Let's go."

With a shout, the entire caravan immediately rushed out of the pass without stopping. Damoba then said directly to the soldiers on the city wall, "Withdraw! The big fish is here. Our small nets can't hold them back."

After saying that, he left immediately. The main purpose of setting up the checkpoint here was to stop those below the third level of the Molten God realm.

After all, there are quite a few people who have come to seize the Taibai Mountain Dragon Vein this time. Therefore, they can stop some as much as they can. After all, no one knows whether this opportunity is one, a hundred, or a thousand. If everyone who goes to Taibai Mountain gains something, that would not be a good thing for the Great Qian Dynasty.

Therefore, many people died here, but unfortunately, it is now impossible to stop them. The fourth level of the Whale Shark Gang's Melting God has arrived. If his master, the Living Buddha, had not come, no one would have been able to stop him. However, if his master is to be mobilized, then those on Wudang Mountain will also have to move, making the situation even more passive.

Therefore, when the heavens collapse, no one can safely escape danger; this is the will of heaven, and there is nothing one can do about it!
Damoba withdrew just like that. By the time the Whale Shark Gang arrived, Yuguan was deserted and nothing could be found.

Looking at the lonely pass before him, Whale Shark Ancestor and Irie Ryuto laughed and said, "It seems that the Great Qian Dynasty also knows that the Ancestor is unstoppable."

Thinking of the whale shark ancestor, he asked, "By the way, how is that old fellow in Shu?"

Upon hearing this, Damoba immediately bowed and said, "Reporting to the Ancestor, the great master Tang Bao of Shu has already passed Zhangjiakou and is only a day's journey away from us." Tong Wei said, "Hmph, that old fellow is slow enough. But let it go. Today, I'll let him take advantage of me. I'll help him clear away all the scum blocking the way."

After saying this, Tong Wei said, "Let's go, let's get through!"

After saying that, the group passed through the checkpoint.

As the saying goes: Once you cross the Shanhaiguan Pass, you'll find... cough cough, once you cross the Shanhaiguan Pass, you'll arrive in western Liaoning.

Zhu Chongba and his entourage traveled directly through Jinzhou, Fuxin, Shengjing, and Liaoyuan, heading straight for Mount Taibai.

However, along the way, in the Liaoyuan area, the caravan would deliver the people to their destination.

Starting from Huangzhou Prefecture, they passed through several provinces and finally arrived at Erdaohuzi on the 26th.

The group stopped at Erdaohuzi that day and then went their separate ways.

Zhu Chongba looked at Qingzhu and said, "Young Master, we've finished this escort mission. You can walk the rest of the way on your own."

Qingzhu smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Zhu. I am deeply grateful. Please come and visit the Li family in Huanggang Prefecture sometime."

Zhu Chongba laughed and said, "That won't do. When I arrive in Huanggang Prefecture, your City Lord Chen will insist on personally welcoming me, won't he, Old Xu?"

Qingzhu laughed and said, "Hehe, what Lord Zhu said is true. Only Lord Zhu can be compared with my Lord."

Zhu Chongba then looked at Qingzhu and said, "Miss, stop pretending. You're not the main person here. This old Xu is the one you really need to protect, isn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Qingzhu's expression changed slightly, but she quickly recovered and looked at Zhu Chongba, saying, "What are you saying, Lord Zhu? Chief Xu is just our family's medicine chief; he's not as powerful as you make him out to be."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba said, "Alright, stop lying to me, Brother Jiu Si, how long are you going to keep up this act?"

As he spoke, Zhu Chongba looked directly at the innocent-looking old Xu. Chen Jie, seeing the determined look in Zhu Chongba's eyes, stretched and knew he didn't need to pretend anymore. After all, his strength had been restored, and since he had revealed his whereabouts, the other party wouldn't let him off easily.

Then he looked at Zhu Chongba and asked, "When did you find out?"

As he spoke, Chen Jie immediately released his bone-shrinking technique, then stretched his body and returned to his original height of 1.8 meters.

Zhu Chongba said, "Brother Jiu Si, you've really fooled me! If it weren't for the fact that you somehow revealed a trace of your power today, I would still be completely in the dark. You've really been playing me for a fool!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie realized that it was because his power had just recovered that day, and he had lost control for a moment, revealing his abilities and thus alerting Zhu Chongba.

However, this was a helpless situation. You can't prevent someone from regaining their power, can you? But even though Zhu Chongba discovered his true identity at that time, it was useless because he couldn't change anything.

Having figured this out, Chen Jie looked at him and said, "It's not that I intentionally hid it from Brother Zhu. It's just that I encountered some difficulties and wanted to come quietly. Who would have thought that Brother Zhu would join me halfway, which led to this misunderstanding today."

Zhu Chongba looked at Chen Jie and said, "Brother Jiu Si, you are so heartless. You didn't tell me anything along the way, and I even ordered you around. You deserve to be beaten, you deserve to be beaten."

Chen Jie said, "It's an honor for us to be able to serve Brother Zhu."

Chen Jie was very polite, and Zhu Chongba was also very polite. They could both sense each other's strength, and only when they were evenly matched could they have a proper conversation.

At this moment, Zhu Chongba looked at Chen Jie and said, "By the way, Brother Jiu Si, what are your plans next? How about we go to Mount Taibai together?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "I still have some things to take care of. Let's meet at Mount Taibai."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba looked at Chen Jie and said, "Alright then, but Brother Chen, this trip to Taibai Mountain is a mixed bag. If all those old monsters participate, it will be very bad for both of us. How about we join forces?"

Chen Jie said, "You and I joining forces?"

Zhu Chongba said, "Well, if we join forces and there's an opportunity, we can split it equally."

What if there's only one chance?

Zhu Chongba said, "Then how about we defeat the other competitors and then each rely on our own opportunities?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Jie said, "That's fine too."

Zhu Chongba said, "Then it's settled. Brother Jiu Si, if you have something to do, go ahead and take care of it. The two brothers and I will go ahead first."

After Zhu Chongba finished speaking, he left. Chen Jie gave Qingzhu and the others some instructions, and then bought some old ginseng from Erdaohuzi to nourish his family later.

Then Chen Jie instructed Qingzhu to lead people south from Liaoyuan, pass through Fushun, and continue south to Jinzhou Prefecture in the far south, where merchant ships from Huangzhou Prefecture would pick them up.

After giving these instructions, he bought some old ginseng and sent Qingzhu and the others away. Chen Jie also stayed in Erdaohuzi for one night, mainly because his internal energy had just recovered and he wanted to check his physical condition.

As night fell and the weather turned cold, the only Liu family inn in Erdaohuzi turned off its lights early. Chen Jie was staying at the Liu family inn. It was a dark and windy night, and Chen Jie sat cross-legged on his bed, feeling that the world was very quiet.

At this moment, Chen Jie was sitting cross-legged and introspecting. This was the second time he had used the Immortal Blood, which made Chen Jie's body feel the domineering power of the Immortal Blood even more. It even caused his internal energy to become disordered, and he could not use his martial arts for a month.

However, every cloud has a silver lining, and this experience turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Chen Jie.

Using the violent power of the immortal blood, Chen Jie's meridians were directly broken. Then, the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique was used to frantically repair them. Breaking and repairing, breaking and repairing, over and over again for more than a month, the result was that Chen Jie's meridians widened wildly and became wildly tough.

Chen Jie's meridians are now strong enough to withstand the impact of the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, so there shouldn't be any major problems. In fact, Chen Jie feels that if he uses the Immortal Blood now, the side effects won't be as severe as the previous two times.

He couldn't afford to lie in bed for another month or two. Chen Jie even felt that if he used the Immortal Blood again, he would at most suffer a serious injury, and he could even use his Qi. He would recover in ten days or half a month. If that were the case, he would have made a huge profit.

Otherwise, using this divine blood would be like taking half a life, which wouldn't be good.

(End of this chapter)