“Uncle Gu!”
Mo Hua’s expression was solemn as he looked at Gu Changhuai. A trace of cold intent flashed in his eyes. He lowered his voice and said,
“It might be Shui Yanluo. If we can’t capture him, we’ll kill him…”
Gu Changhuai’s gaze trembled slightly, and he nodded.
Gu An and Gu Quan also placed their hands on their knife hilts, their spiritual power secretly circulating and their knife energy accumulating, ready to strike.
The man outside the carriage also stopped speaking, and the atmosphere became even more stagnant.
Just before taking action, Mo Hua suddenly remembered something and said,
“Cover your faces.”
Gu Changhuai was slightly startled.
He was the Dao Court Si Dian Si, who acted according to the laws of the Dao. When capturing or killing people, he always did so openly and honestly, and rarely had occasion to cover his face.
“In case we can’t capture him, we also won’t expose our identities…” Mo Hua whispered.
He himself was a small disciple of the Tai Xu Sect. Although he had captured or killed many criminal cultivators, he didn’t want to be targeted by an extremely vicious criminal cultivator like Shui Yanluo.
Furthermore, even Uncle Gu’s identity wasn’t good to expose for the time being.
Hua Ruyu and this Shui Yanluo seemed to be in the same group.
Uncle Gu was also Hua Ruyu’s intended marriage partner.
If Shui Yanluo saw Gu Changhuai’s face and knew his identity as a Dao Court Si Dian Si, it would inevitably alert the enemy.
Hua Ruyu would also realize that her identity and whereabouts had already been exposed, and that Uncle Gu’s meeting with her was for another purpose.
And now there was no conclusive evidence of her crime.
Once she became vigilant and concealed her flaws, it would be difficult to investigate anything starting from her.
Of course, besides this, there was another important reason.
Mo Hua sighed in his heart.
Uncle Gu had helped him a lot, and it seemed he had already been marked by the Evil God’s side.
If he wasn’t more low-key, he really didn’t know how many people would want to kill him.
Gu Changhuai nodded, so the several people in the carriage all took out black cloth and covered their faces.
Just as Mo Hua covered his face, he heard Gu Changhuai’s “be careful,” and then killing intent suddenly arrived.
A deep blue water whip, like a poisonous snake, split open the top of the carriage and struck towards him.
Mo Hua was startled in his heart and immediately dodged sideways.
Gu Changhuai then blocked in front of Mo Hua, took out a long sword, and condensed several sword energies, offsetting the remaining force of the water whip.
Wind and water spiritual power intertwined, energy surged, and the entire carriage completely exploded.
Mo Hua and the others also had to abandon the carriage.
After the spiritual power fluctuations dissipated.
Mo Hua, who was hiding behind Gu Changhuai, opened his eyes and fixed his gaze. He then saw the surroundings were barren, wild grass overgrown, the soil underfoot was moist, a turbulent river was not far away, and there was a dilapidated ferry by the shore.
And by the ferry, a small boat was stopped.
The small boat leaned on the shore.
A man stood by the shore.
The man did not look very old, his skin was fair, and his appearance was handsome, but his gaze was obsessive, with some coldness and sinister intent.
The man’s right hand was wrapped with a lock whip.
The whip had nine sections, connected by iron chains, and was both an attacking weapon and a trapping tool.
But to Mo Hua, it looked more like an instrument of torture.
In the Yu family’s Shui Zhai, the fishing cultivators were bound by chains and died miserably kneeling. This matter floated in his mind, and Mo Hua’s heart sank slightly.
Ten to eight or nine, this man was the one who replaced Huo Fo and became the head of the Evil God’s claws, “Shui Yanluo.”
But Mo Hua was still very surprised.
This Shui Yanluo’s appearance was completely different from what he had imagined.
Solely from his outward appearance, he only looked like a “little white face” who lived by the water, fished for a living, and spent all day soaking in water, so his skin was as white as a large white fish.
If he wasn’t emitting an ice-cold killing intent all over his body, as if he had been soaked in blood, Mo Hua would never have associated him with “Shui Yanluo.”
Shui Yanluo’s gaze swept over the bodies of Mo Hua and the others, especially the current Gu Changhuai. His eyebrows raised slightly, and a trace of wariness flashed in his eyes.
But several people were all covered their faces and wearing casual clothes, so Shui Yanluo couldn’t distinguish their identities for a while.
After a moment, he slowly opened his mouth:
“Who are you people? Why are you sitting in this carriage?”
Gu Changhuai’s gaze was solemn, and he did not speak.
With these evil doers, there were naturally no pleasant words.
Seeing that Gu Changhuai did not answer, Shui Yanluo’s expression became somewhat impatient, and the killing intent in his eyes grew heavier.
Seeing that he was about to take action again, Mo Hua thought for a bit, then stepped out from behind Gu Changhuai and said roughly:
“These words are what we want to ask you…”
“Exactly what kind of person are you? Why did you attack us without reason, and even destroyed our carriage?”
Mo Hua first turned the tables.
Shui Yanluo laughed coldly, “Your carriage? This carriage is clearly Miao’er’s…”
Miao’er?
Mo Hua’s expression moved slightly.
He had heard a new name again.
Shui Yanluo also had a momentary slip of the tongue and said these two words, then immediately stopped, his gaze even colder:
“This is my carriage. You stole my carriage, and you still want to come to me for an explanation?”
“Based on what do you say this is your carriage? Did you engrave your name on it? Call its name once, and see if it answers you?”
Mo Hua quibbled.
Shui Yanluo was unable to argue with Mo Hua. The killing intent in his eyes intensified for a while, and he coldly snorted: “Sharp-tongued little brat, be careful I peel your skin.”
Mo Hua moved closer to Gu Changhuai’s side and bluffed:
“If you have the ability, come over.”
Shui Yanluo’s expression was indifferent and he was not provoked by Mo Hua, but his eyes revealed deep thought.
Mo Hua and the others had covered their faces and restrained their breaths, and had not yet taken action. He couldn’t figure out their origins for a while.
And these several people, being able to ride the carriage and appear at this ferry, was itself very suspicious.
Had their side’s plan been leaked?
Or had something gone wrong on Miao’er’s side?
What’s more, the carriage was still heavily arrayed, and couldn’t be opened without the key mechanism.
Ordinary cultivators would fundamentally not know about this carriage and this ferry.
It was even more impossible for them to sit in the carriage and come to this ferry.
“Exactly what are the origins of these several people? And what are their purposes?”
Shui Yanluo’s gaze was Yin cold as he pondered in his heart. But just as he pondered, a premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
This was the indication of the God.
He looked down at his feet and saw pale yellow array patterns crawling at his feet, like poisonous snakes attached to the ground, continuously winding.
“Array?!”
Shui Yanluo’s expression changed, and he immediately swayed his body, wanting to escape from the array’s range.
And the instant he lowered his head, Mo Hua knew that the matter of him secretly drawing the array was exposed, and immediately shouted:
“Catch him!”
At the same time, he also activated the Earth Prison Array.
But this Shui Yanluo was too astute. Even with himself chatting with him, he still couldn’t completely distract his attention, so the array was discovered before it was fully drawn.
Activating it in haste at this time, the effect of the array was not as desired.
Light flashed on the ground, and earth barriers rose, turning into a cage, wanting to use earth to counter water and imprison Shui Yanluo.
But Shui Yanluo’s body flashed, and half of his body had already left the array’s range.
The remaining several earth barriers, although they trapped one of his legs, were also shaken open by him with his thick water energy.
After escaping from the Earth Prison Array, Shui Yanluo had just stabilized himself when Gu An and Gu Quan joined forces and attacked him.
Two knife lights, like two curved moons, surrounded Shui Yanluo’s neck.
Gu An and Gu Quan, with their Foundation Establishment late stage cultivation, exerted their full strength without any reservation.
“Consecutive Knife Method?”
Shui Yanluo’s gaze sank, but he did not panic.
His thick water spiritual power surged, drawing the lock whip in his hand, turning into heavy whip shadows, offsetting the two knife lights of Gu An and Gu Quan.
Gu An and Gu Quan’s attacks were resolved.
Shui Yanluo counterattacked with another whip. The whip was entangled with sinister water spiritual power and attacked towards Gu An.
Gu An blocked it with his horizontal knife, but was flung back several Zhang by the energy of the whip. At the same time, his shoulder was slightly grazed by the tip of the water whip.
A wave of Yin cold spiritual power instantly seeped into his shoulder, causing a pain like being tortured.
Gu An’s face turned pale and he exclaimed:
“Water Punishment Whip!”
Shui Yanluo laughed coldly, “Consider you have some insight.”
Then he raised the whip like a poisonous snake, wanting to take advantage and first take care of Gu An.
Gu An had water poison enter his body, and the pain was unbearable. He wanted to dodge but couldn’t.
Gu Quan wanted to save him, but was ultimately a step too late.
Just at this time, a wind system sword light broke through the air, heading straight for the back of Shui Yanluo’s head.
Wind system sword light was originally known for its speed.
And this sword light was not only fast, the sword energy was also very sharp and menacing.
Shui Yanluo let out a “hiss” sound and, helplessly, had to give up on Gu An, using his full strength with his whip method, directly blocking this wind system sword energy.
The wind system sword energy shredded his whip shadows, but did not cause too much damage to Shui Yanluo.
But Shui Yanluo did not dare to be careless.
Sure enough, in the next instant, a clear shadow flashed in front of him. Gu Changhuai had already approached his body, holding a long sword, and suddenly chopped down.
Shui Yanluo’s expression was solemn. He swung the lock whip and hard blocked this sword move.
The two were evenly matched for a while. After a moment, energy shook, and they each separated.
Shui Yanluo stood firm, his gaze heavily on Gu Changhuai, and said with an ice-cold voice: “Golden Core?”
Gu Changhuai did not answer.
Perhaps it was that he didn’t want to speak to avoid exposing his identity.
Or perhaps he felt that there were no good words to say to this evil doer who killed like hemp.
Shui Yanluo frowned, then sneered, “A dignified Golden Core, actually also wears a face cover to hide his head and tail, is he afraid of losing face?”
This was a second-grade state boundary.
And he was already at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Under the suppression of the Heaven Dao, Golden Core cultivators could use their cultivation similarly to him.
He couldn’t kill a Golden Core, but a Golden Core might not be able to deal with him either.
So Shui Yanluo was not afraid, just silently pondered in his heart.
“Golden Core realm cultivator, wind system spiritual root, sword cultivator…”
In his knowledge, there seemed to be no such character.
Moreover, this person, although already at the Golden Core stage, it could be seen that his sword method was somewhat clumsy, not a particularly powerful sword cultivator.
Was his strength originally like this, or…
Was he using a clumsy sword method to cover up his original Dao method inheritance to avoid exposing his identity?
“Need to find a way to probe out the background of these several people, to avoid the young master’s matter being exposed and ruining the big plan…”
Shui Yanluo silently said in his heart.
Then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly attacked, his long whip like a snake, the whip tail like a snake tongue, going straight for the other side’s Gu Quan.
Gu Quan’s expression was guarded, but helplessly, there was an obvious gap in strength. His reaction was ultimately a beat slow. By the time he saw Shui Yanluo take action, it was already too late.
Caught off guard, he could only block with his horizontal knife.
But he didn’t completely block it, and was still swept by the whip tail to his arm. Instantly, he also experienced the taste of water poison entering his body.
Shui Yanluo wanted to press his advantage.
Gu Changhuai’s long sword arrived again, the sword tip pointing directly at the back of his head.
Helplessly, Shui Yanluo had to give up on Gu Quan, turned back, and continued to deal with Gu Changhuai, his heart couldn’t help but feel somewhat angry.
Gu Changhuai was even more angry.
If this place were a third-grade state boundary, he could use his Golden Core cultivation, and then capturing or killing this Shui Yanluo would be a matter of flipping his hand.
But this place was only a second-grade boundary, and he had to forcibly suppress his cultivation. His full abilities couldn’t be used.
Without using the power of the Golden Core, he was also just at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Perhaps he was a bit stronger than an ordinary Foundation Establishment peak, but not by much.
What’s more, to cover his identity and not be recognized by those with intentions, his own life spiritual tool and the techniques of the Gu family were all not used.
Therefore, being passively saving people under Shui Yanluo at this time inevitably left him stretched thin.
And from the several exchanges just now, this Shui Yanluo had deep cultivation, a sinister Dao method, and was also not to be underestimated.
To truly take him down would definitely take quite some effort.
Gu Changhuai swung his long sword, his body like wind, and attacked Shui Yanluo.
Shui Yanluo’s gaze flashed, his water system spiritual power operated, and the long whip, quenched with water poison, fought with Gu Changhuai.
Gu An and Gu Quan, who had been careless for a while and been hit by water poison, were not in a good condition to rashly join the battle at this time. They could only first support from the side to prevent Shui Yanluo from escaping.
Mo Hua then stood by with folded arms.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take action, but his some small tricks wouldn’t be of much use even if used, and might even have the opposite effect.
And at this time, the situation was unclear.
The trump cards he had in hand, if they couldn’t decide the outcome in one hit, it was better not to use them first.
After all, once the trump cards were exposed and the enemy’s vigilance was aroused, it would be difficult to launch a sneak attack.
As for this Shui Yanluo…
Mo Hua observed the battle from the side, observing his fight for a while, and roughly estimated in his heart:
First, he was not as good as Huo Fo.
Mainly, he was far from having that strong oppressive feeling of Huo Fo.
In terms of cultivation, he was obviously also somewhat inferior.
His Dao method was biased towards the sinister, using a nine-section lock whip as his spiritual tool, and displaying a whip method, which, according to little An bro just now, was a technique called “Shui Xing Bian”.
The rank of this technique was temporarily unclear.
But in terms of power, it was obviously inferior to Huo Fo’s Falling Fire Forbidden Technique, only in terms of sinister aspect, it was not inferior.
Gu An and Gu Quan, both at the late stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, just because they were careless for a moment and were hit by Shui Yanluo’s Shui Xing Bian, then fell into disadvantage and almost met with disaster.
When cultivators fight, they are not afraid of you being strong, but afraid of you being sinister.
The strong can be defended against, but the sinister are hard to guard against.
But Mo Hua also wouldn’t think that this Shui Yanluo could replace the dead Huo Fo and become the head of the Evil God’s claw just because he was sinister.
Whether this Shui Yanluo had other hidden skills was also difficult to judge…
Mo Hua then concentrated and watched the fight between Shui Yanluo and Gu Changhuai. One was to observe on the spot and learn some fighting experience;
The other was to find some clues from Shui Yanluo’s moves and see if he had other terrible trump cards.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will not be endangered in a hundred battles, this was the principle of a demon hunter.
When demon hunters hunt demons, the first thing to do is to understand the demon.
And when facing a powerful enemy, the first thing to do is also to figure out his strength and moves, know yourself and know your enemy, and not rush up blindly.
This was the quality of a qualified demon hunter.
Otherwise, no matter how many lives you have, it wouldn’t be enough to send.
Mo Hua just observed from the side, wanting to see through Shui Yanluo.
And on the other side, Gu Changhuai was still fighting inextricably with Shui Yanluo.
Gu Changhuai had the advantage, but the advantage was not obvious.
Shui Yanluo was at a disadvantage, but for a while, there was no sign of defeat.
The battle situation was somewhat stalemated, but Shui Yanluo’s heart gradually felt a bit unnerved. He always felt that in the dark, there was a pair of profound eyes watching him, seeing through everything about him.
His gaze swept over the bodies of Mo Hua and the other three.
He didn’t find where this pair of profound eyes was…
One Golden Core, two Foundation Establishment late stage defeated by himself, and one Foundation Establishment mid-stage shorty.
These four people didn’t look like the owner of this pair of eyes.
Combined with the originally unknown carriage suddenly “betraying its master,” bringing this group of unknown cultivators to this rarely visited ferry.
And array patterns had been laid on the ground at some point…
A strange feeling arose in Shui Yanluo’s heart.
“Something’s not right…”
“Can’t hold back anymore. Need to find a way to break this stalemate. If we drag on, there will probably be changes…”
Shui Yanluo’s heart tightened.
He accelerated his offensive, injecting more spiritual power into the whip. The water poison had already turned deep blue. It seemed he didn’t want to drag on anymore and wanted a quick battle and a quick decision.
Gu Changhuai’s gaze was cold, and his sword moves were steady and watertight.
His sword method might not be superb, but it was enough to hold back Shui Yanluo.
So they exchanged dozens more rounds.
Shui Yanluo suddenly threw off Gu Changhuai and turned to escape towards the riverbank.
“He wants to escape!”
Gu Changhuai and the others were startled in their hearts.
Gu An, who had been on guard early, immediately rushed forward, gritted his teeth, and stood firmly in front of Shui Yanluo with a determined expression.
But in the next instant, he didn’t know what happened, Gu An’s eyes suddenly scattered, and his whole person seemed to be shocked, motionless.
This is?
Mo Hua was startled, then his expression changed, and he exclaimed:
“Be careful!”
But after a moment, Gu Quan, who had rushed forward to support Gu An, also similarly had his pupils scattered, as if suddenly invaded by something, losing his sanity.
Gu Changhuai realized something, his expression solemn.
He concentrated, his gaze sharp, raised his twelve points of spirit, guarding against Shui Yanluo.
But to Mo Hua’s disbelief, in the next instant, Gu Changhuai, who was at the Golden Core realm, also lost focus.
His gaze was lost, and he stood stiffly in place.
A chill emerged in Mo Hua’s heart.
“What is this Shui Yanluo…”
What exactly did he do?
This series of changes happened quickly.
Seeing Gu Changhuai and the other two, all with scattered gazes and instantly losing focus, and Shui Yanluo had already raised his whip, seeming to want to deal a poisonous hand.
Mo Hua was anxious in his heart, with no time to think carefully, he immediately pointed his fingers and condensed a Fireball technique, preparing to attack towards Shui Yanluo and delay for a bit of time.
But when his Fireball technique was condensed, there was already no figure of Shui Yanluo in front of him.
At the same time, a wave of ice-cold chill surged up from behind him.
Mo Hua decisively used the Passing Water Step, his body like flowing water, and flashed forward several steps.
And the instant he left, a sinister whip struck the empty ground.
A light “eh” sound rang out.
Shui Yanluo revealed his figure, looking at Mo Hua with a strange expression.
“Water system body method?”
Shui Yanluo whispered.
Moreover, it was not an ordinary water system body method…
This body method was very profound.
And this little brat had obviously put a lot of effort into this body method, so he used this set of body method very skillfully and proficiently.
For ordinary cultivators, even Foundation Establishment peak cultivators, it would be impossible to dodge his whip.
Exactly what body method?
Shui Yanluo’s gaze turned cold, then his body flashed, like a demon shadow lurking in the water, dangerous and unpredictable, flashing several times, and approaching Mo Hua again.
Another whip struck down.
But at the critical moment, Mo Hua dodged it again.
At the same time, Mo Hua was also surprised in his heart.
What body method did this Shui Yanluo use exactly?
It looked just like a water ghost’s shadow, elusive, and hard to guard against…