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

puff!
As soon as the Great Rejuvenation Pill entered his mouth, Zhu Chongba spat out a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with ice shards. Upon seeing this, the monk Kudu's expression changed drastically: "Are you alright?!"

Zhu Chongba remained silent, gripping the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand. The Xuanyuan Sword began to frantically infuse him with the power of the Human Emperor. As the power of the Human Emperor was poured in, Zhu Chongba's injuries gradually stabilized.

Kudu watched Zhu Chongba with a worried expression; the cold poison had already invaded his lungs and internal organs!

This caused Zhu Chongba enormous damage, and it will probably take a long time for him to fully recover.

At this moment, Zhu Chongba finally caught his breath and immediately shouted, "Chase! Don't let them get away! Have Xu Da lead the troops to pursue them! Chen Jiu Si's strength is now less than one-tenth of what it used to be. We must seize the time to catch him, catch him!"

"Don't get agitated. Your injuries are too severe. Getting too excited could cause your wounds to reopen!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba said, "I'm not excited, I'm not excited. We must catch him, we must catch him!"

"This is the best chance to capture him!"

As Zhu Chongba was speaking, Tang He rushed up and, seeing Zhu Chongba's appearance, hurriedly said, "Take the throne! Take the throne!"

Zhu Chongba took a deep breath and said, "Tang He, pass on my order to Xu Da to lead troops to capture Chen Jiu Si immediately. Under no circumstances should he be allowed to escape from Jiangnan. If he escapes from Jiangnan, there will be endless troubles. We must finish him off in one battle!"

Tang He, seeing Zhu Chongba's expression, said, "Yes, my lord, I understand!"

Zhu Chongba then looked at Master Kudu behind him and said, "Master, this time we're counting on you. Please do everything you can to keep Yuan Sanjia occupied and prevent him from interfering in the capture of Chen Jiu Si. If we can capture Chen Jiu Si, the world will be at peace!"

Master Kudu looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "Chongba, you should rest. I will take care of the rest!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba gripped Master Kudu's hand tightly and said, "Master, I entrust everything to you!"

Upon hearing this, Master Kudu got up and walked down the mountain. At this time, Zhu Chongba sat on the ground and slowly absorbed the power of the Xuanyuan Sword. Soon, Tang He returned.

He said to Zhu Chongba, "Your Excellency, Xu Da has already led his men to catch up, and Master Kudu has also gone with them."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba nodded slightly and said, "I can't move right now. Go and get me a sedan chair to carry me. I can't wait here for news to come back. I need to see if Chen Jiu Si gets caught by us."

Tang He said, "Sir, you're so badly injured right now, so please don't cause yourself any more trouble."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba chuckled and said, "Hehe, if we don't make trouble, that won't do. If we don't make trouble now, when will we? If we can capture Chen Jiu Si this time, the world will be ours."

"Tang He, hehe, the world is ours now!"

Zhu Chongba's eyes were full of light. That's right, if they could capture Chen Jiu Si this time, the world would be settled in one battle, and all that would remain was the Northern Expedition.

Moreover, after killing Zhang Shicheng this time, Zhu Chongba felt that there was an extra energy in his body. This energy made it possible for him to explore the mysterious Five Revolutions of the Melting God!

He felt that Chen Jiu Si must have also obtained this power, which should be the legendary power of destiny.

The Mandate of Heaven rests above the three human emperors. Now that Chi You, represented by Zhang Shicheng, is dead, his power has been divided equally between Chen Jie and himself.

As long as one earnestly comprehends this power, one can successfully break through to the fifth level of the Fusion God realm. The same principle applies to Chen Jiu Si; if he comprehends this power, he can also successfully enter the fifth level of the Fusion God realm.

Having figured this out, Zhu Chongba knew that if he allowed Chen Jiu Si to escape back to Huangzhou Prefecture, then the next great battle would be a battle between two fifth-level Fusion Gods.

It will definitely be even more tragic then.

This might be the closest he's ever come to capturing Chen Jiu Si. If he can detain Chen Jiu Si here in Jiangnan this time, then the world will be at peace!

Having figured all this out, Zhu Chongba couldn't sit still any longer and immediately ordered his men to carry him away on a sedan chair to chase after Chen Jiu Si.

At this moment, Chen Jiu Si was on Yuan San Jia's back. Yuan San Jia then activated the power of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, and at great speed, they fled from here.

Wow!
Chen Jie also spat out a mouthful of black blood. Zhu Chongba was truly ruthless, detonating the Xuanyuan Sword Qi inside his chest cavity. If it weren't for his ability to use the Qiankun Great Shift to redirect the sword Qi at the most crucial moment, he would already be dead.

Fortunately, although his heart meridian was severely damaged, Chen Jie still has the life force of the Spring Word Technique, which can help him recover.

Chen Jie originally thought that he could use the Spring Word Technique to quickly recover from his injuries, and once he recovered, he could go back and kill Zhu Chongba.

The damage he inflicted on Zhu Chongba was not something that could be easily resolved. Chen Jie believed that Zhu Chongba would need at least one or two months to heal. Once he was fully recovered, he could return and kill Zhu Chongba directly.

If I eliminate Zhu Chongba, then I will become the supreme ruler of the entire southern land, and all I need to do is think about how to launch a northern expedition.

However, Chen Jie miscalculated. This Xuanyuan Sword Qi was no ordinary attack. After the sword qi pierced into Chen Jie's body, it was surprisingly difficult to remove it, even though it was a vital force.

Chen Jie tried many methods, but in the end, he could not get rid of the Xuanyuan Sword Qi that was entrenched in his heart meridian.

Chen Jie felt that it would take him at least three or four months to completely eliminate the Xuanyuan Sword Qi, and he would need to use his life force to gradually wear it down.

Therefore, Chen Jie can only flee in a sorry state, unable to fight back, kill Zhu Chongba, and achieve final victory.

At this moment, both Chen Jie and Zhu Chongba wanted to kill each other, but neither could do so.

stomping on...

Yuan Sanjia and Chen Jie fled frantically. Chen Jie closed his eyes and tried his best to let his life force heal the injuries in his body. Just then, Chen Jie felt a strange energy in his body.

This energy seemed to contain the laws of heaven and earth. Chen Jie had a premonition that if he could comprehend these laws, his strength could be directly raised to the fifth level of the Fusion God.

Chen Jie thought to himself, "This must be the power of the Heavenly Dao."

The power of Heaven was hidden within the body of the Human Emperor. When Zhang Shicheng, the Human Emperor of Chiyou, died in battle, his power of Heaven was divided equally between himself and Zhu Chongba.

It can help us enter the fifth stage of the Fusion God realm. If we defeat the opponent and obtain all the power of the Heavenly Dao, then we should be able to directly reach the realm of the Earthly Immortal!

Thinking this, Chen Jie's eyes were filled with inexplicable ambition. The Land of Immortals, and this world, I want them all!

As Chen Jie was thinking this, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and the sound was very loud, coming in waves.

They're cavalry!
Chen Jie immediately figured it out, and Yuan Sanjia turned around and said, "It's Zhu Chongba's cavalry chasing us. It looks like they don't want us to leave."

Chen Jie said, "Mr. Yuan, you can see with those eyes?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "No need to look, just listen."

"So why did you turn around just now?"

Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia with a puzzled expression. Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia replied, "Instinct."

Then he fell silent. At this moment, Chen Jie glanced back and saw about five thousand cavalry charging towards him.

Chen Jie thought about it and realized that Zhu Chongba was really rich, as he could even support five thousand cavalrymen.

Just then, Chen Jie saw a monk riding a cavalryman's horse charging towards them. Chen Jie said, "Oh, Mr. Yuan, that Master Kudu has also caught up with us. It seems they really hate me to death!" Yuan Sanjia said, "Hehe, if you can die here, the world will be at peace."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "So, Mr. Yuan wants me to die here?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia said, "Hehe, if you die here, it means I have failed. If I have failed, you can die anywhere."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed heartily and said, "Mr. Yuan is absolutely right."

"What a pity! I can't die here. I, Chen Jiu Si, must have a share of this world!"

After saying this, Chen Jie fell silent, then looked at the distant river and said, "We'll be safe once we're on the boat."

At this moment, Chen Jie asked, "I wonder how Zhang Dingbian's operation is going?"

At this time, the treasury of Hangzhou Prefecture had been emptied. All the gold, silver, agate, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, everything of value, had been taken away, and then the grain in Hangzhou Prefecture was also taken away.

Zhang Dingbian directly ordered the distribution to the people in the city.

The people were in dire straits due to Zhang Shicheng's exploitation. Upon hearing that there was food to eat, they were extremely excited and immediately rushed to the granary to loot it. Zhang Dingbian didn't care about any of this, after all, his goal was not the food but the silver, antiques and calligraphy.

Zhang Dingbian also took all the skilled craftsmen in Hangzhou Prefecture in one go.

Seeing the empty treasury, Sun Yong grabbed a torch and prepared to burn the Hangzhou government office down.

Zhang Dingbian then stopped Sun Yong and asked, "What are you doing?"

Sun Yong looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "Burn it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian asked, "Why burn it?"

Sun Yong said, "We can't keep them. Keeping them would just be giving them to the enemy."

Zhang Dingbian said, "Nonsense, we'll take it back sooner or later. This place will be ours sooner or later. It's such a waste to burn it down. Go away, don't cause trouble."

Zhang Dingbian said something and then immediately led his troops to retreat; they had to finish the battle quickly.

Just as his group of soldiers arrived at the port, Zhang Dingbian suddenly raised his hand and said, "Quickly, get on the ship and set anchor!"

At this moment, Zhang Dingbian immediately ordered the warship to set anchor. Those around him didn't quite understand what he was saying, but Zhang Dingbian angrily said, "Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

"The enemy has a large number of cavalry coming!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room widened their eyes in disbelief. How could there be such a large number of cavalry?
Thinking this, everyone was shocked. They knew that it took time for the Fujian ship to leave the port, and if the cavalry caught up with them before they weighed anchor, they might not make it in time.

Zhang Dingbian understood the underlying principle and immediately ordered the ship to set sail.

After the ship weighed anchor, it slowly left the port. By then, dust was already rising in the distance. Zhang Dingbian then had everyone board the ship, and he piloted a small boat across the river.

Immediately following them, Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia rushed over, followed by Xu Da's cavalry.

At this moment, five thousand cavalrymen charged in with great ferocity. Upon reaching the port, Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia jumped onto Zhang Dingbian's small boat together.

Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and asked, "My lord, are you alright?"

Chen Jie coughed twice and said, "It was alright. I fought Zhu Chongba. I was in pretty bad shape, but he was in even worse shape, hahaha..."

Chen Jie laughed heartily. Hearing Chen Jie's laughter, Zhang Dingbian said, "My lord, let's go back to the ship!"

Chen Jie said, "No rush. Haven't you always wanted to meet Xu Da, Zhu Chongba's top general?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dingbian immediately looked towards the shore, where he saw a group of people chasing after them. The leader was a man with a beard, whose face was square and who was none other than Xu Da.

Looking at Xu Da's appearance, Zhang Dingbian's gaze sharpened slightly as he asked, "Is this Xu Da?"

"I heard that he was the one who set up the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation in Wushan this time. There's something to it."

Meanwhile, Xu Da chased after the ship to the riverbank. He was furious as he watched the ship sail away. At the same time, his eyes fell on a small boat not far away, on which stood Chen Jie and others.

Xu Da then squinted at the armored general on the ship and asked, "Who is that man?"

Then he heard the person next to him say, "It seems to be Zhang Dingbian, the number one general under Chen Jiu Si!"

Zhang Dingbian!
Xu Da looked at Zhang Dingbian and said, "That's Zhang Dingbian. The Small Heavenly Star Array he set up during the great battle in Huangzhou Prefecture was indeed powerful."

At this moment, Zhang Dingbian and Xu Da exchanged a glance, and there was a sense of mutual appreciation between them. This may be the telepathic connection between fierce generals.

Master Kudu, seeing that they were about to cross the river, remembered the high hopes his disciple had for him. Unwilling to let Chen Jie escape like this, he immediately leaped into the air, and a large Buddha statue appeared behind him.

At this moment, he suddenly slammed his palm directly into the river, intending to harm Chen Jie.

Yuan Sanjia saw through Kudu's idea. He stretched out his finger, and the water in the river suddenly flew up and flew towards Master Kudu. The next moment, it collided directly with Master Kudu's palm in mid-air.

With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere, filling the entire scene with spray.

Once the splash subsided, Chen Jie, Yuan Sanjia, and the others had already drifted far away. At this moment, Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia jumped onto the ship, and then Chen Jie said, "Let's set off some fireworks for Marshal Xu to thank him for sending us here!"

Upon hearing this, the cannons on the warships roared to life, and the next moment, cannonballs rained down on the cavalry on the shore.

In an instant, the cavalrymen were thrown into disarray, their horses and men falling, and countless were killed or wounded.

Seeing this, Xu Da gritted his teeth in anger, knowing he couldn't catch up, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to compete with Chen Jie in terms of cannons; he could only watch helplessly as Chen Jie left.

At this moment, Chen Jie looked at Xu Da and others on the shore and shouted to the soldiers, "Come and shout with me, Chongba's brilliant plan to secure the world has resulted in the loss of gold and silver and the loss of soldiers!"

Hearing the shouts, Zhu Chongba arrived in his carriage and asked Tang He, "What are they shouting?"

Tang He said, "Anyone talking about climbing the ladder is just making empty promises."

Zhu Chongba said, "We lost gold and silver and also suffered a loss of troops. I can understand the loss of troops, but what about the gold and silver?"

At this moment, cavalrymen rushed over and said, "King Wu, it's terrible! The treasury of Hangzhou has been looted clean by these damned Hubei soldiers. They didn't leave us a single hair!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba's eyes widened suddenly, and the next moment, overcome with anger and anxiety, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. (End of Chapter)