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Chapter 257 The mastermind behind the scenes, the chasm is difficult to cross

no one! ?
Did you hear it wrong?
Or maybe I was too nervous during this period and had hallucinations.

Yuan Hong looked around and released his senses. He indeed did not see anyone coming. He frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that something was wrong, but he could not put his finger on it. After hesitating for a while, he could only give up and return to the house.

Something seemed different in the room. My head was pounding and I felt waves of stabbing pain.

He staggered to the desk.

My mouth was so dry, as if I had swallowed coal.

water!
Yuan Hong could no longer concentrate on thinking.

I just wanted to drink some water and then lie down on the bed to have a good rest.

He raised the water glass. The glass that was empty just now seemed a little heavy now, as it was filled with some kind of sticky liquid.

Yuan Hong stood there in a daze, his heart slowly sinking.

Bow down.

The bronze goblet was filled with blood.

There was an eyeball covered in bloodshot, staring at him blankly.

boom!
It felt like something exploded in my head.

Yuan Hong suddenly came to his senses. He swallowed his saliva dryly and knocked over the wine glass to the ground. The unique rusty smell of blood filled the room.

"Who!" Yuan Hong shouted, looking around, "Who is it?!"

"I am the imperial court's appointed general to guard the north. If you are my enemy, you are the enemy of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" Yuan Hong roared in a low voice, looking fierce but weak, unable to hide the fear on his face. He felt a cool breeze blowing from behind, and turned around suddenly. There was nothing outside the window.

He was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but something was wrong, and when he turned around again -

Gulu!
The teapot poured out amber tea, leaving a stream of water that fell into the valuable ceramic teacup.

The giant held the teacup with two fingers, smiled, raised his hand towards Yuan Hong, and then drank the tea in it.

"You look a little flustered. Would you like some tea?" Su Heng consoled him with a smile. "There's no point in being flustered. You will definitely die today. Even gods can't save you."

He poured another cup of tea.

He placed it on the table and gently pushed it forward. The teacup stopped steadily in front of Yuan Hong, without even a drop of tea spilling onto the desk outside.

Yuan Hong looked down at the amber tea in the cup and suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.

In a moment, it was as if I was reborn.

The exhaustion he had been feeling for a long time disappeared, and the stabbing pain in his head also disappeared. He suddenly relaxed and felt an unprecedented calm. Although he knew that his life was coming to an end, unexpectedly, Yuan Hong did not feel much fear in his heart.

More of a relief.

Wow!
Yuan Hong pulled a chair from under the table and sat on it.

The giant sat in front of Yuan Hong, across a long wooden table. He did not sit on a chair, but sat directly on the cleaned floor. The room in the general's mansion was originally built for a burly general, but even so, it was a bit difficult to squeeze this man in.

He sat cross-legged with his head almost touching the ceiling. His huge body was like a solid wall, filling up the space in front of Yuan Hong.

The man looked down at him.

There was a false smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with cold light, as if he was interrogating a criminal who had committed many evil deeds.

"Although this is the first time we meet, I know your background." Yuan Hong coughed twice and took the initiative to speak, "The commander of Baihua County in Jiangzhou, almost single-handedly defeated the coalition forces of the three major secret sects in Skull Plain. Now that you appear in front of me, it means..."

Yuan Hong showed a hint of hesitation on his face. "Did Yu Qing fail in his mission, or did the corrupt demon Marpa fall into your hands?"

"Maybe both." Su Heng replied.

Yuan Hong thought that he was no longer afraid of life or death, and would not be moved by external things.

But after hearing this simple answer, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then he barely calmed down his boiling thoughts. "Compared with the demon god Marpa, you are a real monster. It seems that I didn't lose."

Yuan Hong smiled bitterly, "So, what is your purpose for coming here?"

"Who sent Yu Qing to release the demon from the seal, and why?" Su Heng asked.

"Weakening the overall strength of Skull Plain and the Seven States of Jiang and E is one of them, but there must be other plots behind this matter, which is beyond my reach." Yuan Hong replied, "As for the person behind Yu Qing, it is Jian Chuan, the commander of the Yiluansi."

"The order to release the demon god was also given by Jian Chuan."

"Jian Chuan..." Su Heng frowned slightly. He had vaguely heard this person's name from Yu Qing's memory.

"Jian Chuan also sent people to attack Baihua County to seize the remaining Golden Crow eggs, but failed." Yuan Hong took a document from the desk and handed it to Su Heng.

Su Heng took it and glanced at it briefly.

What happened in Baihua County was not beyond Su Heng's expectations.

After all, when he left Baihua County, the Golden Crow was already at the stage where it could hatch at any time.

Moreover, even if it was a newly hatched divine beast, it was still a divine beast. It was definitely not something that an ordinary Tiangui could deal with. In fact, even if it was placed in a realm above Tiangui, Xiao Jinwu should not be considered a weakling.

This incident happened less than a day ago.

However, the phenomena caused by the birth of the Golden Crow were too shocking, so it was reasonable for Yuan Hong to get the news.

"How audacious."

Su Heng sneered and said, "What kind of cultivation does Jian Chuan have?"

"He is much stronger than me. He is at the third level of Tiangui, but he has not broken through to above Tiangui." Yuan Hong replied.

"If that's the case, then he doesn't qualify as the real mastermind." Su Heng said, "Since he gave the order, he must have the strength to back it up. I don't believe that Jian Chuan, as the leader of the Yiluansi, can't even make this judgment."

"What you said makes sense." Yuan Hong said, "Behind Jian Chuan is Qingzhou Dingxuan King. Every Heavenly King in the empire is a leader above the Heavenly Ghosts, with the power to suppress demons and dominate the battlefield of mythology. Although King Dingxuan was just named Heavenly King not long ago, his record is solid and cannot be doubted."

"Interesting..." Su Heng snorted coldly, with a dangerous red light flashing in his eyes.

The last time I heard this name was from Qin Shunying in the Golden Crow Secret Treasure. Just a verbal order has forced the huge Lieyang Sect into a desperate situation, and even prepared for a desperate fight. It is really domineering and the oppressive feeling it brings can be imagined.

"Of course, this is just my guess." Yuan Hong drank the tea in the cup and put it down gently. "I don't know the specific situation. Maybe killing Jian Chuan can get the information you want. But Jian Chuan is a very cunning person. It is not easy to torture information out of him."

"I know." Su Heng nodded.

"Is there anything else you want to know from me?" Yuan Hong asked.

"No more." Su Heng smiled, "However, in order to confirm that the information I received is not wrong, I still need to take precautions."

"What do you want to do?" Yuan Hong raised his head, a hint of uneasiness flashing through his heart.

"Don't worry, it will be fine soon." In the shadows, Su Heng's smile widened. A big hand grabbed out of thin air, and it quickly enlarged in Yuan Hong's eyes.

Ah!
Accompanied by a scream.

After a while, Yuan Hong collapsed to the ground with blood oozing from his facial features.

Just now, Su Heng used the secret method recorded in the Tathagatagarbha Sutra to explore Yuan Hong’s memory.

What surprised him was that Yuan Hong did not hide or lie. What he said just now was basically true.

"That's good, it saves a lot of trouble."

According to Yuan Hong's memory, with Jian Chuan's personality, he should have realized that something was wrong and left the Jiang-E area.

And the place he is most likely to go is Qingzhou, where King Dingxuan is personally in charge of Xuantian Mansion.

Move now and use haste.

We should be able to stop Jian Chuan before he arrives at Xuantian Mansion.

However, even so, it will inevitably attract the attention of King Dingxuan.

Killing his people in front of him. Regardless of whether King Dingxuan was the mastermind behind this incident, in the end, a conflict and a war were inevitable.

The king is almost the pinnacle of the empire's normal combat power.

Moreover, the King not only has outstanding personal strength, comparable to or even surpassing the devil, but also represents the face of the empire.

To be the enemy of the king is to be the enemy of the empire.

But Su Heng was not afraid.

In the final analysis, strength speaks volumes.

Since the empire cannot give him the respect he wants, he can only get it himself.

……

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Qimuzhou belongs to the Jiang'e area, while Qingzhou belongs to the Changyue Thirteen Prefectures area.

The two states border each other, with the Qinglan River dividing the middle area.

The sun had just risen, and the Qinglan River was still covered with a layer of fine mist that had not yet dispersed. Through the mist on the river, one could vaguely see the magnificent giant Xuantian Mansion on the other side. The river was wide, and there were ships traveling on it.

There are lush aquatic plants on both sides of the river bank, and further out is a barren mountain called "Qimuling".

Swish!
The breeze blows and the water plants sway.

A tall and handsome figure dressed in white appeared by the river.

This person is Jian Chuan.

There was cold sweat on his forehead and his breathing was rapid. It was obvious that he was quite panicked along the way, even feeling a little nervous.

But when he saw Xuantian Mansion in the distance, Jian Chuan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Although an accident occurred, fortunately, it was safe and sound and we made it back."

Jian Chuan planned two things.

The first thing is to unseal the demon god, and the second thing is to snatch the remaining eggs of the Golden Crow.

Unexpectedly, both plans failed, and Yu Qing, the Tianqi Master, was unable to return.

Realizing that he was likely to be exposed and in danger, Jian Chuan left the front line without any hesitation and headed straight for Xuantian Mansion headquarters.

As long as you can enter Xuantian Mansion.

By then, with the protection of the King of Heaven, there will be nothing to fear even if it is really exposed.

"But it's better to be careful for the next period of time. It would be best if you can apply for a transfer from the Thirteen States of Changyue. The world is so big, and changing a place can be a happy and carefree life again." After escaping from the crisis, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and he suddenly relaxed.

Only then did Jian Chuan feel that the life that was so easily available in the past seemed so beautiful and worth savoring.

He took a step forward and was about to use his skills to cross the Qinglan River.

But at this moment——

Swish!
The river breeze blew and the thick fog dispersed.

Amid the swaying water plants, a burly figure with long hair stood in front of him. It was Su Heng.

A fiery red sun rose slowly behind him, casting a shadow that spread like life.

Stretching, growing, and spanning a distance of tens of meters.

It crawled onto Jian Chuan's legs and body, and finally spread to his face which was filled with astonishment, fear and shock, until the darkness completely enveloped him.

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