Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Anyway, the lives of people who are not from our sect are not worth much. The best thing is to fight with all four righteous sects until they are wiped out.

present.

Shao An read through the entire album, first explaining to his black-robed subordinates the compensation for the wounded and the rewards and punishments for merits and demerits, and then brought up another topic:

"Qingxuan Sect and Xueyuan, what have they been up to lately? And the people from the demon clan, didn't they say they had already left? Where are they now?"

"This one……"

The black-robed subordinate paused for a moment, "Reporting to the Hall Master, the Qingxuan Sect has been mainly looking for trouble with the Qingming Valley recently. I heard that Yu Qiuming has recovered his cultivation and has become active in the outside world again.

"Xue Yuan isn't too sure. There's been no confirmed news. They only say that her disciple, Ye Shuang'er, once appeared near the Cangwu Abyss. This was witnessed by the Shentu family and the demon clan...

"As for the demon race, they passed through the Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness and arrived in Central Continent a week ago, but their whereabouts are unknown since then.

"Perhaps, someone from the Shentu family knows their whereabouts."

"……snort!"

Shao An snorted coldly.

Yu Qiuming and Xue Yuan were undoubtedly the top two on his list of enemies, and this hadn't changed to this day.

Among them, "Blood Kite" disappeared after appearing on Hidden Moon Mountain. Although there was news not long ago that she went to [Cangwu Abyss] and died there, Shao An was not convinced, always thinking that she was faking her death.

And Yu Qiu Ming is a thorn in Shao An's side.

If these two guys hadn't interfered in Qixia Town, he would have captured Jiang Rao and handed her over to the sect leader long ago. He might have been promoted to deputy sect leader by now. How could he have been neglected in the position of leader of the Blood Refining Hall for so long?

Besides these two people...

The third person on the list of enemies is Qing Lingzi.

Because, Shao Li died at the hands of a group of monks who called themselves Qingxuan Sect.

Shao An still loved his nephew very much, almost treating him as his own son. He only regretted that he had not yet broken through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm and was no match for Qing Lingzi, who was at the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Otherwise, he could have killed his enemy himself and settled the grudge.

"I've said it before, those who are not of my kind must have different hearts. Cooperating with that group of Eastern Desolate monsters is a mistake in itself. Who knows what they really want?"

"There are clearly many powerful people in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, but now they are staying out of this matter and hiding. I'm afraid they want to wait until both we and the righteous path are defeated before coming out to pick up the spoils, right?"

"After the fighting here is over, I must bring this matter up with the Sect Master again."

Shao An said this.

In fact, he not only has some opinions about the demon clan, but also about the Shentu family.

Shao An felt that the Shentu family had been exploiting the Blood Origin Sect. Compared to their understanding of the Blood Origin Sect, the Blood Origin Sect knew far too little about the Shentu family. It seemed as if those guys were playing a grand chess game, and even the Eastern Wasteland Demon Clan seemed like pawns on their chessboard.

However, Shao An had no evidence.

In addition, the Shentu family had recently sent some clansmen to help the Xueyuan Sect share the pressure. Therefore, Shao An did not want to say more about such things that were not conducive to unity.

"..."

The black-robed subordinate kneeling below lowered his head and said nothing.

The intrigues between these big men were not something a mere fifth-grade Nascent Soul cultivator like him should be concerned about. If he made a mistake, it would only bring him trouble.

"Okay, you can go down now. If you have any information, come and tell me as soon as possible. If there is nothing else, don't bother me."

Shao An waved his hand and said casually.

"Yes."

After the black-robed subordinates left, he was the only one left in the hall.

Shao Ancai put his hands behind his back and walked slowly back to the back hall, preparing to rest himself and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

suddenly.

Shao An paused and looked towards the table not far away.

It is already the hour of Hai.

The light from the bronze lamp tree cast a distorted shadow on the ground and the table. A thin piece of plain paper had quietly appeared there, with a line of faintly written small words on it. Shao An, standing more than ten meters away, suddenly contracted his pupils and a look of inexplicable horror crossed his face.

"Who did this? And when?!"

Although he had been talking in the front hall and had not noticed the back hall, this was not the reason for the appearance of this plain paper.

What kind of cultivation and concealment skills could have allowed him to deliver this note to the table without the knowledge of an eighth-grade Nascent Soul cultivator like him?

Since the other party was able to send such a note, if he had chosen to launch a sneak attack just now, wouldn't he be...

call--

A strong wind with a smell of blood blew.

Shao An mentioned his cultivation, glanced around with a gloomy look, and used his spiritual sense to sense the situation outside.

After checking three or four times and confirming that the other party was no longer there, Shao An slowly walked to the table and set his eyes on the piece of plain paper.

On the paper, there is a line of neatly written small characters: "To know the cause of Shao Li's death, go alone to Luoyingjian at yin hour."

No signature.

However, there was a simple spider pattern clearly drawn on a corner of the plain paper.

"..."

Shao An narrowed his eyes slightly, his Adam's apple rolled. Although there was no expression on his face, his heart was already in turmoil.

To be honest, he did suspect that there was something else behind Shao Li's death.

the reason is simple--

If the people who attacked the Blood Source Sect's stronghold and killed Shao Li were from the Qingxuan Sect, they would never have left behind words like "Kill Yin Yue first, then destroy Blood Source".

After all, the gap in strength between Qingxuan Sect and Xueyuan Sect is extremely large, and they also lost in two operations to hunt blood kites, so they can never be the opponent of Xueyuan Sect.

Not to mention the last half sentence, "Only I, Qingxuan, reign supreme in the righteous path." This statement offends both the righteous and the evil, and it really doesn't seem like something a sane person would say.

However, it was impossible for Qingxuan Sect to come specifically to clarify the matter with the Demonic Path. Furthermore, there was no further evidence to prove that someone else had killed Shao Li.

Therefore, Shao An could only accept this result and set his sights on Qingxuan Sect, thinking that he must kill a few more Qingxuan Sect elders to avenge the murder of his nephew.

But now...

"When Li'er died, his body was completely devoured by a poisonous insect called the 'Marrow-Eating Spider'. This person left this spider image on the note. Could it be hinting at something..."

"Could it be that he is the real murderer who killed Shao Li? Or is he just a bystander of the battle at that time, and wants to use the information he has to trade with me?"

"What could this person be? A righteous master? An independent cultivator? Or...someone else? And when did he send the note?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Shao An's mind.

As time went by, his face, which had become a little horrified upon discovering the existence of Su Jian, gradually calmed down and began to reveal a playful expression: "Interesting."

"No matter who you are, I'm looking forward to seeing your true face."

As he spoke, blood flames ignited at Shao An's fingertips, burning the plain paper, and then he reached for the communication jade talisman at his waist.

Not long after.

The black-robed subordinate who had just left appeared in front of Shao An again and knelt on one knee: "Master."

"Ah."

Shao An didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Go find Hong Qi and come with me later."

As the highest authority in this branch of the Blood Source Sect, Shao An would not mobilize a large force of the Blood Source Sect to do his own private business just because of a note of unknown origin.

It was also impossible for him to go to the meeting alone without knowing who the owner of the note was and whether there was any trap behind it.

Therefore, he planned to take two smart and capable men with him. If he ran into trouble, he would be able to escape with them.

"As ordered."

The black-robed subordinate nodded in agreement without even asking any further questions.

Now that the boss has made the decision, all that's left is to obey. Asking questions like a child will only get you into trouble.

"By the way, bring ten Nascent Soul Blood Puppets with you. They might be useful later."

Shao An added another sentence.

He himself is an eighth-grade Nascent Soul, and with two Nascent Soul subordinates and ten blood puppets, he can deal with the opponent even if he is in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

And if the other party is not in the Spirit Transformation Realm, then unless he also has a dozen Yuanying Realm cultivators lying in ambush, it is impossible to keep him there no matter what.

"……Yes."

The black-robed subordinate agreed again, then disappeared and went back to call people.

Shao An put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

Tonight was a cloudy night, with no stars or moon. However, for the Blood Origin Sect's demonic cultivators, this was a rare good day.

Dark moon, murderous night.

This night...may not be very peaceful.

……

the other side.

A long, narrow shadow emerged from under the bronze lamp tree in the back hall, blending silently into the night, and then flew away in the direction away from this hall and even the entire Blood Source Sect branch.

Along the way, the Blood Source Sect's impregnable defense formation and buildings were all directly penetrated by the shadow, rendering them useless.

There were many Blood Origin Sect monks along the way, serving as sentries or patrolling, but no one noticed the shadow's presence, even when it passed right under their feet.

Until he completely left the Blood Source Sect branch.

The shadow finally appeared and transformed into a petite human figure in the night.

It was Bai Yuan.

Although he initially wanted to avoid the crowd and hide his abilities, Bai Yuan finally changed his mind and took a risk trying to use the [Moon Cat Earrings] to sneak into the Blood Source Sect's branch temple. He even ran to Shao An's side and stayed under his nose for more than ten minutes.

——That's right. When Shao An saw the plain paper, Bai Yuan had not actually left, but had hidden in the shadow of the bronze lamp tree in the form of a shadow.

The reason for doing this is very simple: if even Shao An can sense her in the "Shadow Walking" state, then when she sneaks into the blood pool, she will most likely be discovered by the blood pool guards; otherwise, perhaps only those in the Spirit Transformation Realm can sense her existence.

These two different results would determine how she would formulate her own rescue plan, so she had to make a confirmation.

Now it seems……

The result is not bad.

Although Shao An did not follow her instructions on the note to "go alone" and instead chose to call for help, since this guy had been lured out of his hole, what she had to do was to find a way to keep this poisonous snake.

Chapter 175 You’re not dead?!

That night.

Shao An, along with two of his subordinates, quietly left the Xueyuan Sect branch.

Then only one stick of incense was used.

It appeared at Luoyingjian, hundreds of miles away.

It was not yet the hour of Yin, and the area within Luoying Gorge was shrouded in mist. Looking down from the sky, one could see a gurgling mountain stream flowing down between the jagged rocks, forming a small waterfall that flowed into the water below the rock face.

"Master, I've checked. There doesn't seem to be anyone around. There's no sign of a formation either."

The two subordinates quickly patrolled the surroundings, then returned to Shao An and reported to him in a low voice.

Shao An did not comment.

To avoid falling into the enemy's trap, he showed up much earlier than the time agreed on in the letter. Almost half an hour earlier. If the enemy hadn't set up an ambush, then it was normal for him not to show up at this time.

but……

We cannot easily draw conclusions.

After all, a dark, windy night like this is the perfect time to kill. The Blood Origin Sect is well aware of this.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Shao An spoke coldly, issuing orders: "You two, keep an eye on the surroundings and don't miss any movement. If the enemy attacks, kill them."

"Yes."

The two subordinates nodded decisively.