Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

At the same time, he was also assessing the veracity of Chubei's words.

If Wei Shufen really dies, will this out-of-control Heavenly Dragon Gu be enough to turn the entire Earth Vein Village into a dead zone?

The situation reached a stalemate for a moment.

Zhongbingwei used Wei Shufen and the Tianlong Gu inside her as hostages to bind Yongen and Wang Qingshi's hands and feet.

They were completely unaware of the specific power of the Heavenly Dragon Gu and its effects after it went out of control.

This unknown situation made them hesitant to act rashly.

Chungbei was clearly aware of this as well. His eyes were fixed on Yongen and Wang Qingshi, and after scanning around, he...

The look of madness on his face grew even more intense.

"Where's that guy! Where's that damned puppeteer? Tell him to come out here!"

His hatred for Cui Ming was clearly deep-seated. If it weren't for Cui Ming, his squad wouldn't have been wiped out, nor would they have ended up in such a miserable and wretched state.

Upon hearing this, Yong En's icy blue eyes grew even colder.

How could she stand by and watch her lord be insulted like this!

Yongen tightened his grip on the twin swords slightly, and an incomparably sharp sword intent almost burst forth from his body.

She took a small half-step forward, and the air around her seemed to freeze.

At this moment, not only Wang Qingshi, but even Zhongbingwei who had spoken out in threat was stunned.

Is this guy deaf or something?!

I'm threatening you! What are you trying to do?

Wang Qingshi's heart was in his throat! He was sweating bullets.

He had no doubt that if the man opposite him uttered another word that slandered Cui Ming, this woman would definitely not hesitate to strike him with a knife.

But at this critical moment, Yongen paused, gave Chubei a deep look, as if he were looking at a piece of rotten meat.

Just as Wang Qingshi was about to speak up to stop him, Yong En slowly sheathed his two drawn swords.

That awe-inspiring aura vanished instantly.

Wang Qingshi was slightly taken aback by Yong En's sudden change, but then he realized what was happening and immediately took over the conversation.

He stepped forward, a hint of helplessness and mockery on his face.

"You're looking for Master Cui? That's really unfortunate."

"He's probably already in Qinghe Town in Miao territory. Even if you turn the whole village upside down, you might not be able to find him."

Chapter 109 No One Will Escape

The standoff in the woods continued, the air seemingly frozen.

Wang Qingshi maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, trying his best to deal with Zhongbingwei, whose emotions were extremely unstable and whose face was full of bulging veins.

He kept probing and making jokes in his words, trying to get some useful information out of Chubei.

"You went to great lengths to infiltrate my southern Hunan region and constantly stir up trouble. Surely it wasn't just to create a few chaotic incidents? Since you can't escape anyway, let's have a chat?"

Wang Qingshi spoke with a grin, but secretly he was manipulating the earth's energy, carefully sensing the anomalies in the surrounding land to see if there were any other traps.

Although Chubei appears to be insane, a hint of cunning and composure lurks deep in his eyes.

He saw through Wang Qingshi's intention to stall for time, but he didn't care, which suited him perfectly.

Chubei also needs to buy time for his comrades; the longer the time is delayed, the higher his chances of escaping.

So it doesn't matter if I, a person destined to die, die here.

For this reason, he doesn't mind revealing some half-true and half-false information, which can both satisfy the other party's curiosity and further confuse the public.

"Target? Heh..."

Chubei let out a hoarse laugh, his only remaining left hand tightly gripping the short sword, the blade pressed against Wei Shufen's throat, a trickle of blood slowly flowing out.

“Your land... hides many things... that are both interesting and deadly.”

"For example... the so-called ley lines in your ley line village... and the... Gu (a type of poison) of Miao territory..."

Chubei spoke haltingly, his breath weak from his injuries, but his tone carried a repulsive greed.

Yongen's gaze never left Chungbei, and that cold stare made Chungbei feel uneasy.

He had a strange feeling that someone was watching him through Yone's eyes.

But then I thought about it again and realized it was impossible.

Could it be that the severity of his injuries caused him to have a hallucination under the woman's imposing aura?

However, Chubei didn't seem to care.

After all, he now has a hostage in his hands, plus the threat of the Heavenly Dragon Gu.

He refused to believe that these people could do anything to him...

Even if this body can't hold on for long, once he's bought enough time, he can kill the hostage and make the entire ley line village pay with its life.

Chubei's eyes hardened, preparing to continue speaking and steer the conversation toward the secrets hidden deep within the Leyline Village, in order to cover for his companions.

However, just as he was preparing to seduce the people present...

Chubei's only remaining left hand, which was holding the knife, suddenly turned into a cloud of blood mist!

An irresistible force struck, shattering the short sword into several pieces. The pieces spun in the air before crashing to the ground a few meters away.

Then, a clear yet muffled sound came from afar.

boom--!

"what!"

Chubei let out a short cry of pain, fell backward, and leaned against a large tree as he slowly fell to the ground, his eyes filled with pain and disbelief!

How can this be? !

To guard against the elusive puppeteer, he maintained the use of Ninja Art: Ripple at a high intensity.

To ensure safety, Chubei even maintained a detection range of one kilometer.

He could confirm that absolutely no one had intruded within the range of Ninja Art: Ripple!

Could it be a firearm?

Chubei was breathing heavily with difficulty.

Even a sniper rifle from the secular world, how could it possibly possess such terrifying power when traversing such a distance in such a dense and complex jungle?!

Is it well over a kilometer?

Chubei's mind was in complete disarray due to the excruciating pain and shock, and he was utterly unable to comprehend where this attack, which defied common sense, came from.

But life and death on the battlefield often hang in the balance in an instant.

Just as Chungbingwei was being sniped by Choi Myung from a distance, Yongen, who had been lying in wait, made his move!

She left a faint afterimage in place, and her true form appeared in front of Chubei as if by teleportation!

A flash of snow-white sword light disappeared in an instant!

Swish!Swish!

Chubei's remaining legs were cleanly severed at the knees!

He completely lost his support, leaning against the big tree behind him, and fell heavily into the mud, letting out a heart-wrenching wail.

what--!

The intense pain and utter failure pushed him to the brink of collapse.

Yongen remained expressionless, seemingly oblivious to the horrific scene at his feet.

She quickly sheathed her twin swords and pulled a crossbow bolt that glowed with a pale blue light from her back waist.

Without hesitation, she flung the crossbow bolt into Chubei's shoulder.

The runes engraved on the crossbow bolt lit up, and a powerful surge of alchemical energy flowed rapidly into Chubei's body along the bolt.

Chubei's eyes widened, his face twisted with resentment and disbelief.

He made painful gurgling sounds from his throat, struggled in vain for a few moments, then his eyes glazed over, his head lolled to the side, and he completely lost consciousness.

Fortunately, after the power of the pill-devouring surged into Chubei's body, it also blocked his wounds. Otherwise, it was very likely that Chubei would have died from excessive blood loss.

The entire process, from Cui Ming firing the gun two kilometers away to Zhongbingwei falling unconscious, took only a few breaths, so fast that Wang Qingshi, who was standing to the side, couldn't even react.

Although Wang Qingshi deduced from some of Yong En's behavioral details that Cui Ming should already be nearby.

That's why he took the initiative to step forward and help the taciturn Yong-eun buy time.

But he never expected that Cui Ming would provide support in this way.

"Let's go back to the village. Let's catch the fake one."

Yongen didn't even glance at the unconscious Chungbingwei on the ground, and spoke succinctly to Wang Qingshi.

Her voice remained cold and emotionless.

As if in response to her words, a rustling sound came from the shadows of the surrounding trees.

Dozens of shadow spiders emerged from tree trunks, rocks, and soil, quickly crawling towards Zhongbingwei and Wei Shufen.

It was only then that it was realized that Cui Ming's extremely long-range sniping shot hit Zhongbingwei's left hand at the very moment.

The short knife in his hand still managed to cut a wound on Wei Shufen's neck, and blood was gushing out.

Wei Shufen was pale and somewhat confused due to blood loss and previous injuries.

One by one, shadow spiders quickly crawled to her side, cleaned her wounds, and used their hidden threads and flexible limbs to help Wei Shufen suture her wounds.

The wound was quickly and properly treated, and the bleeding was successfully stopped.

Having witnessed all of this, Wang Qingshi felt even more awe at Cui Ming's unpredictable and mysterious methods.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that this Master Cui was his ally.