Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Young Master Lu, are you questioning my abilities?"

Just as Lu Feng was complaining, Gu Canyang's remnant soul slowly floated out of the treasure basin, looking at the former with an annoyed expression.

After all, he was a renowned veteran powerhouse in his lifetime, and even though he is now only a wisp of remnant soul, he is still far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Now that his abilities have been questioned by a junior like Lu Feng, Gu Canyang is naturally very unhappy.

"Hehe, kid, I didn't mean that."

Seeing that Gu Canyang seemed a little angry, Lu Feng immediately wiped his greasy mouth, then threw away the unfinished monster skewers in his hand, and a smile reappeared on his face. "Old Gu, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take action again."

"After all, this Valley of Corpses is much larger than Zhiyang City. Not only is it full of twists and turns, but it's also teeming with monsters and poisonous insects. If we keep searching for the murderer at this pace, it'll probably take forever..."

Lu Feng's tone was somewhat impatient.

Since he entered the Valley of Corpses, he has been rampaging through the area, killing many Xuan-level demonic beasts along the way, but he hasn't seen a single Kong family martial artist, let alone the mastermind behind it all.

"You brat, as the old saying goes, 'What the eye can see is only a short distance away.'"

"Sometimes, you can't just rely on your eyes to find someone; you also have to pay attention to their scent..."

Seeing Lu Feng's anxious expression, Gu Canyang stroked his long beard and said unsurprised.

After all, although the other party is skilled and experienced, he is still just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, and sometimes he is inevitably impetuous and impatient.

"Old man, I've tried this trick before, but the various auras in this Corpse Burial Valley are mixed together, and with my current strength, I simply can't distinguish their origins..."

"You brat, the aura I'm referring to isn't that; it's killing intent!"

Gu Canyang snorted coldly, interrupting Lu Feng once again.

"murderous look?"

Lu Feng was taken aback.

"That's right, the killing intent spreading throughout this valley is not only growing stronger, but it's also all concentrated in one place. Haven't you noticed yet, kid?"

Gu Canyang glanced at Lu Feng again, his tone suggestive.

Given Lu Feng's strength and realm, it was unlikely that he would have overlooked this wisp of killing intent within the Burial Valley. However, the other party was preoccupied with the Blood Soul Tracking Technique, focusing solely on finding the murderer through the residual traces of Yuan Power aura, thus neglecting this detail.

This is what the elderly often say: "A leaf before the eyes blocks out Mount Tai."

Swish!

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng suddenly understood and immediately expanded his eight extraordinary meridians to their limit, while his nose twitched slightly.

"The source of the murderous aura... is there!"

A few breaths later, Lu Feng turned his gaze to the southwest of the valley, his expression suddenly becoming solemn.

"Heh, it's not too late to go now; perhaps we can still save the lives of that brother and sister..."

Gu Canyang's voice drifted into her ears, and the next moment, his figure vanished into thin air again, seemingly returning to the inside of the treasure basin.

"Brother Kong Yi, Little Swallow, you two absolutely have to hold on...!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng did not hesitate at all. He immediately used Dragon Dance, and his whole body instantly took off into the air, flying at full speed towards the direction from which the killing intent came from.

...

On the other side, deep within the Valley of Corpses, atop a certain cliff...

Boom!

A loud bang of energy impact rang out, and the next moment, Kong Yi and several Kong family guards coughed up blood and retreated violently. Finally, like birds with broken wings, they all fell to the ground, unable to move an inch.

Not far away, a burly, imposing figure stood silently. He was none other than Zhao Yihu, the former head镖师 (chief镖师) of the Jiangnan镖局 (escort agency) and now a master of the Wusheng Sect.

"Wow...!"

Struggling to get up, Kong Yi's face turned pale the next moment, and he vomited several mouthfuls of black blood again. At the same time, the vitality in his body dropped again and again, as if he was not far from death!

"elder brother!"

Seeing that Kong Yi was breathing weakly and on the verge of death, Kong Yan, who was standing to the side, was also shocked and turned pale. She quickly jumped forward to help him up.

"Swallow, don't come any closer...!"

With difficulty, Kong Yi glanced up at the bewildered Kong Yan, only to see her panting heavily as she stammered, "You... are no match for Zhao Yihu...!"

"Brother! But...but what about your injuries...!"

Tears welled up in Kong Yan's eyes, and she hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Listen, obey... step back!"

Kong Yi gritted his teeth and shouted almost word by word.

"My two nephews, I, your Uncle Zhao, have already given you a chance, but you didn't intend to cherish it. Now that things have come to this, I, your Uncle Zhao, have no choice but to personally send you down to join that old bastard Kong Youde...!"

Zhao Yihu glanced at the weakened Kong siblings opposite him, then slowly extended his right hand again, then clenched his five fingers into a fist, gradually gathering a large amount of fierce Yuan energy within it, as if the next move would be the final, fatal strike!

"Hehe, truly impressive skills. No wonder you are the renowned Chief Escort of the Jiangnan Escort Agency. I admire you..."

Just as Zhao Yihu was preparing to completely kill the Kong siblings, a light, mocking laugh suddenly came from afar.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The next moment, dozens of figures in black descended from the sky.

These men in black were all armed and exuded a murderous aura, clearly from the same organization. The leader, dressed in a yellow robe with a cold face, was none other than Jiang Qingtian, the chief of Qingtian Village.

As for Jiang Qingtian, he was closely followed by his second-in-command Qin Ming and the mole Kong Dingnan.

"Jiang Qingtian, you've finally arrived..."

Upon seeing that the person who came was Jiang Qingtian, Zhao Yihu was not surprised at all. He simply turned his head and said quietly, obviously having expected it.

"Uncle Zhao."

Stepping forward as well, Kong Dingnan slightly cupped his hands towards Zhao Yihu, who was not far away. Although he was bowing, his tone was surprisingly cold.

"Oh? I didn't expect even Nephew Kong to come..."

Seeing this, Zhao Yihu also turned around and glanced sideways, his tone revealing a hint of amusement, "Hehe, compared to your ignorant older brother and younger sister, you, Nephew Kong, are a smart man. And in this cruel world, only the smart can live longer..."

"Second brother!"

"Brother Nan? What are you doing here...!"

At this moment, upon seeing Kong Dingnan suddenly appear, the siblings Kong Yi and Kong Yan, who were standing to the side, were also startled, their faces showing a deep sense of disbelief.

As for the remaining few surviving guards of the Kong family, they also looked horrified, as if they had seen a ghost.

"What's going on?!"

"Second Young Master, wasn't he already dead...?"

"Could it be that the second young master also managed to escape this calamity back then?"

"No! It seems the Second Young Master came here with those bandits from Qingtian Village...!"

The heavily injured guards of the Kong family looked at each other in shock.

After all, when the Kong family was besieged by the Jiangnan Escort Agency, the Wusheng Sect, and the Qingtian Village, apart from the Kong siblings Kong Yi and Kong Yan and a few others who were captured alive, almost all the other Kong family warriors perished!

"Big brother, little sister, you shouldn't be so stubborn. You were lucky to escape the Yellow Wind Desert unscathed back then, but you won't be so lucky this time..."

Faced with the astonished looks of Kong Yi and Kong Yan, Kong Dingnan remained expressionless. "Now that the Kong family has been destroyed, if you two want to live, you have no choice but to submit to Chief Jiang or Uncle Zhao. Otherwise, even I cannot save you."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Yi's expression changed slightly, as if he had suddenly remembered something. "Second brother, could it be that you already knew the Kong family would be attacked...!"

"Brother Nan, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Before the other person could finish speaking, Kong Yan suddenly stepped forward and interrupted, her tone full of incomprehension and anger, "Zhao Yihu is our father's killer! Now you're going to bow down to this beast? Are you going to acknowledge a thief as your father?!"

"My father's killer? I'll recognize my enemy as my father? So what...!"

Faced with Kong Yan's questioning, Kong Dingnan snorted coldly. His previously expressionless face suddenly twisted into a ferocious grimace, and his emotions gradually became agitated. "Little sister, you would never understand. If it weren't for that old bastard Kong Youde's favoritism back then, I would never have fallen to this state!"

"Whether it's talent and comprehension, or methods and abilities, I far surpass my elder brother. I am clearly the most suitable candidate for clan leader, but that old bastard Kong Youde is blind and actually chose my elder brother as the next clan leader!"

"To put it bluntly, the Kong family's extermination is entirely the fault of that old bastard Kong Youde and you Kong family members. As for me, Kong Dingnan, I've simply abandoned the darkness and embraced the light. Hahahaha...!"

After saying this, Kong Dingnan also laughed loudly, his face full of resentment and indignation, as if he had suffered many injustices in the past.

"Second brother... no, Kong Dingnan, so you were also one of the accomplices in Father's death...!"

Upon hearing this, even if Kong Yi couldn't believe it, he understood that Kong Dingnan had already secretly defected to Qingtian Village and was willing to act as a traitor, colluding with Zhao Yihu and others.

As for the reason why the other party betrayed the Kong family, it was only because he was jealous that he had become the next clan leader and wanted to take revenge on Kong Youde, the former head of the Kong family.