I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 74: No Effort Is Better Than Success

A little mist rose in the air.

It is already March now, and the temperature difference between day and night is larger, so frost is normal, but the sudden appearance of heavy fog is obviously abnormal.

There is no industrial pollution here, nor is there any so-called smog weather.

In particular, there is a certain strange smell in the mist, and it is not a naturally formed white mist.

Bai Xuan immediately said, "Luluo, take someone who is still able to move independently to your young lady! Wake her up and find a place to hide."

"Then Master..."

"I'll be fine."

Bai Xuan said this and looked at the old coachman not far away.

Uncle Huai had been dozing off before, but he opened his eyes, a gleam in his eyes. He nodded slightly and followed Luoluo.

He is from the Ningguo Mansion, and protecting Ning Jianshuang is the top priority no matter what.

Hu Xianfeng, who was as tall as an iron tower, waved his hand to disperse the mist and said in a deep voice, "This mist contains the ingredients of the magic incense, and it seems to be mixed with other poisons. It is not a good thing for those who come here."

Leng Wuqing said: "The other party's posture is obviously to wipe out the entire family."

Bai Xuan was also a little speechless: "Doesn't the shopkeeper have too many enemies?"

He began to understand why Jiang Baichuan had to hide in Li County for fifteen years. He was afraid that if there was any sign of trouble, he would be discovered and killed in seconds.

But he was not nervous. This place was very close to Jiankang, and there were two famous detectives of the Embroidered Uniform Guard nearby. Counting Li Qian, the veteran half-master, the Jiang family now had three masters in charge, which was terribly powerful.

"Send out the flare and call for reinforcements."

Hu Xianfeng nodded, took out something from behind him, lit it and pointed it towards the sky. With a whoosh, the flames shot up into the sky at an extremely fast speed.

An arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet you.

Just before the flare flew into the air and was about to explode, it suddenly stopped its momentum. A figure hanging high in the air accurately intercepted it, and the flare fell back to the ground, exploding with a brilliant light like iron flowers.

The light not only illuminated the Jiang family compound, but also illuminated the black-clad figures that suddenly appeared around them.

These people were all wearing night clothes, their weapons were all drawn, and some of them were even stained with blood.

The bodies of two Embroidered Uniform Guards on duty who were on guard in the surrounding area were thrown to the ground, which immediately brought considerable psychological pressure to several people at the scene.

You have to know that people in the martial arts world usually don't dare to attack the Embroidered Uniform Guard easily. Even if they want to seek revenge, they will avoid touching people from the government, unless they are extremely evil and have committed unforgivable crimes, such as Park Yuhai before.

"Twenty... that's a bit too many." Leng Wuqing frowned, trying to discern something from this group of black-clad men: "They don't look like Jianghu people."

"They are assassins," Bai Xuan said confidently. "They have obviously practiced combined attack techniques, and their weapons are all of the same standard. Their heights and builds are very similar, as can be seen from their positions. Ordinary people in the martial arts world cannot have such training. Moreover... each of them has a strong smell of blood, and they are all fed with human lives."

He knew no less than ten ways to train assassins, many of which were cruel. The most common one was to breed poisonous insects internally. Hundreds of people would go in and only ten would be selected to see who could survive to the end.

He just couldn't figure out for the time being why a assassin of this level would come to his door. Only a behemoth like the Langya Lin Clan could afford assassins of this level. Could it be that they wanted to get the fourth Chengfeng?
"So what if we have a large number of people? There isn't even a master among us. It's impossible for us to defeat the Grandmaster at this level." Hu Xianfeng crossed his arms across his chest, his eyes revealing contempt.

"The other side is well prepared. I think it's not that they don't have experts, but that the experts haven't appeared." Leng Wuqing reminded: "Don't be careless."

"Here we come!" Bai Xuan said, "Please take care of yourselves. I don't have time to take care of your lives..."

Several people looked at the young man at the same time, their expressions somewhat subtle.

This kid...

How humorous.

……

"Miss, wake up quickly!"

Luoluo didn't care about anything else and just woke up Ning Jianshuang who had just fallen asleep for two hours.

"What happened?" Ning Jianshuang woke up slowly and rubbed his eyes.

"Someone is coming to attack."

"what?"

"Take this Baicao Pill first and hold it in your mouth." Luoluo handed over a pill: "Young Master asked us to hide it first!"

Ning Jianshuang held the pill in her mouth, and the cool minty taste made her mind clear.

"There is only one safest place in the Jiang family."

"Take everyone to the ancestral hall to hide!"

A group of old, weak, women and children came to the ancestral hall. There was no one around and no ambushes, so it was very safe.

Ning Jianshuang felt a little relieved.

"Miss, please come in quickly." Luoluo said hurriedly, "The door is about to be sealed."

"..."

Ning Jianshuang walked into the ancestral hall. At the moment the gate closed and the sealing stone fell, his mind suddenly raced and an idea emerged.

"Oops!"

She looked at the temporarily sealed door and bit off her thumb nail in anxiety.

"Fell into a trap!"

The other party was not here to wipe out the Jiang family, otherwise they would have deployed some assassins here in advance.

So, who is the other party targeting?
No matter who it is, anyone who stays outside is in danger! "Uncle Huai, leave through the secret passage first." Ning Jianshuang said immediately, "Go get some help! Quick!"

……

In just a few moments, only three or two of the more than twenty assassins were left alive.

The rest were all killed.

Just as Hu Xianfeng said, a master cannot be insulted. Even if he is only half a master, it is not something that an ordinary real warrior can challenge.

It is a leap from the Crouching Dragon List to the Human List, and there are few masters on the Human List who dare to challenge the Grandmaster.

"What a bunch of killers... their fighting style is completely reckless."

Li Qian pulled out a long needle from his arm and said, "Even if I die, I will exchange my life for my injury."

His breathing became slightly rapid and his face was unnaturally red, obviously he had been poisoned by some kind of poison.

Since they are assassins, it is normal for their blades to be poisoned.

That's why they would rather die than leave a wound.

If a person has no weaknesses, then create weaknesses for him. A master is difficult to kill if he stays in peak condition, but poison is an excellent weapon to defeat the strong with the weak.

Different types of poisons have various effects, such as blocking meridians, infecting Qi, etc.

Deadly poisons are not popular because their properties are too strong, their characteristics are too obvious, and they have more stringent conditions for effectiveness, such as invading the heart meridian. But will an expert watch it invade his own heart meridian?
Another reason is that it is too easy for a deadly poison to kill people. Once it appears, it will cause panic in the martial arts world and will immediately attract the attention of sects such as Xuanhu Sect and Wanyao Valley. These medical and pharmaceutical giants will develop antidotes as quickly as possible and put them directly on the counter.

On the contrary, those poisons that are not directly fatal but are of various kinds are not taken seriously. For most of these unconventional poisons, masters rely on self-metabolism and can heal themselves after a period of time. The use of such poisons is only to create an advantage against the enemy.

The principle is very simple. It is like an athlete who has a severe cold. He may not be able to perform at even 50% of his usual level.

At this time, Li Qian didn't know what poison he had been poisoned by, but he only felt that his whole body began to feel hot, the blood circulation accelerated, his eyes began to become bloodshot, his vision and hearing were affected, and even his true energy was infected. He had to sit in meditation to suppress this manic state.

This poison is not fatal, but it almost caused the owner of Yanbo Tower to lose at least 30% of his combat power.

He had to retreat back into the mourning hall and gave up standing side by side with the other two.

It wasn't just that he was injured that was bad.

It was also because Li Qian saw it.

——Leng Wuqing is not a master.

Her strength is good, but just good. She is not a master, not even half a master.

Now there are no three grandmasters, only two...but everyone subconsciously thinks that a famous detective is equal to the grandmaster level.

Being one of the Four Great Detectives at such a young age, his professional skills may be in solving cases or searching for intelligence, but his hard power is not enough to match the other two.

The one who is most at ease now is Hu Xianfeng. As a master of horizontal training, the attacks of these assassins are just scratching him. He doesn't need to defend himself and can even make time to protect Leng Wuqing who is next to him.

But Hu Xianfeng's leeway soon ran out.

After the soldiers are killed, it's the turn of the elites and bosses to appear.

More than twenty assassins were killed, and a master also appeared from the misty smoke.

At the same time, the color of the smoke began to change.

It changed from pale white to a rich milky white, and then was smudged into a brighter and more intense purple.

"Damn it..." Hu Xianfeng waved his palm and the smoke that was usually produced could be dispersed by raising his hand, but now he couldn't blow away the smoke no matter what. When the purple smoke appeared, he felt dizzy, his true energy was a little out of control, and there was a slight tingling and discomfort in his dantian.

The power of the Nine Dragons and Two Tigers that had been cultivated in the past was also being rapidly withdrawn.

"You coward! You're playing such a dirty trick!" Hu Xianfeng shouted in a deep voice, "Come out and fight your Grandpa Hu if you dare!"

"This is not a trick. It is the latest medicine developed by the Dharma King of Snake Valley. It is both a medicine and a poison..." A voice sounded from the depths of the purple smoke and began to explain slowly.

——This explanation is not for any other reason, it is simply to delay time and wait for the poison to penetrate into the human body.

"First, add a medicine to your diet to unclog your meridians. This medicine has color and flavor, but it's non-toxic and harmless, so it needs to be masked with other spices. Secondly, release the Thousand Illusion Mist, which has a slight odor that can affect the mind. This mist has no effect on determined masters, but it's merely a medicine inducer. Once you've fully warmed up, inhale large amounts of this Thousand Illusion Mist. Finally, it's time for it to appear... the Purple Cloud Mist."

"It will transform the previous medicine into a poison, attaching to the true qi and piercing the dantian. This poison is named 'Ten Evils'. It has ten different effects. The most obvious effect... is to disperse the qi and transform it into gong."

"However much mist you absorbed before, it will consume your internal energy from within."

"Even a Grandmaster wouldn't feel well, don't be too anxious. Dispersing the power is just the first step. There will be other effects later..."

Hu Xianfeng felt increasingly weak and frail, gritting his teeth.

But suddenly a figure flashed in the smoke.

Om-!
A clear sword chant sounded, and the desolate sword light directly cut through the purple smoke, and the burst of energy caused the smoke to scatter.

Two figures shot out from it, landing in the southeast and northwest directions respectively. The sword-wielding man strode out of the smoke, the sword in his hand flashing.

A man in black stared in surprise and suspicion at the young man who walked out of the fog and moved freely.

"You...you weren't poisoned?"

Bai Xuan carried the sword on his shoulder, looking at him as if he were a fool.

The first of the ten evil poisons is to disperse the power.

But I have no cultivation to begin with, so where would I get the strength to let you disperse?

Is there something added that doesn't exist?

(End of this chapter)