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703 : Face Off

Chapter 703

Face Off
Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

He had brought the QingZhi Snake with him to make his escape smoother. When they went through an area of forestry that was known to have many demon beasts, he pulled out the half dead QingZhi Snake and pushed its fangs into the back of his hand. By this point, his plan was pretty much a success.

QingZhi Snakes weren’t a very high level demon beast. At the very least, the level ten snakes were no threat to level eleven practitioners like them. However, it’s venom was rather special. The venom of a QingZhi Snake wouldn’t kill someone immediately, but it caused paralysis, and its effect was very obvious. Depending on one’s constitution, it might not even take fifteen minutes for the venom to spread across the entire body. Generally, if an antidote wasn’t administered within three days, the victim would die. So long as it was administered within three days, it wouldn’t be fatal.

That was what the man used to make Tao WenLiang believe him.

Tao WenLiang grabbing his hand to check the venom was within his expectations. QingZhi Snakes were infamous for their dexterity as speed type demon beasts. It wasn’t unreasonable that he would be bitten despite his cultivation base. Even Tao WenLiang with his intelligence and experience wouldn’t notice anything wrong.

The man dusted off the bits of grass on him, glancing at the direction Tao WenLiang and co left in with a mirthless smile. Then he turned and left, but the direction he was heading in wasn’t the Qilin Clan, but a different one. His figure shot through the forestry, even faster than he had moved before.

He had to hurry and inform that person before Tao WenLiang and them got there.

After a few minutes, the man landed on a large tree and made a sound of confusion, gazing out at the silent forest. He had come through this forest before. It was home to a great many demon beasts, and one could often hear the sounds of them roaring. However, he hadn’t heard a single one yet. Something wasn’t right!

The man was confused, but he was in an urgent situation right now, so he could only suppress his confusion. He poised to start running again. That was when a slash of light struck from the darkness, impacting the tree he was on and leaving a smooth, clean cut.

The man’s expression changed, quickly jumping out of the way onto the ground. The massive and ancient tree fell with a tremendous rumbling, leaving just the roots.

“Who’s there? Show yourself!” The man whipped out his dagger and fell into a battle stance. His gaze was directed at the direction the attack had come from, his gaze sharp but also alert and unsettled at the unknown danger. This was too strange.

As he spoke, a figure in white walked out from behind the tree, long dress swaying, a woman of incredible beauty. If one ignored the pressure from her aura, they might think she was a beautiful lady lost in the woods.

When the man identified her, his entire face went pale, eyes wide in disbelief as he stuttered, “Ho-holy Maiden?”

In the next moment, his dagger fell onto the ground. This was because a group of people walked out from behind Zu Ma, including the ones who had just left to ambush the Alliance’s people, Tao WenLiang and company.

Seeing this, it became clear to the man that he had fallen for a trick.

“As expected, you were the mole. I finally caught you. Looks like I didn’t plan this trap for you for nothing.” Zu Ma’s gaze was ice cold, fixed on the shocked man.

“Why?” The man forced himself to stay calm. “How did you find out?”

He wasn’t someone who participated in any of the meetings, but he was a subordinate of Dong ChengTian. Dong ChengTian was ill tempered and loved to drink. When he got drunk, his tongue would start wagging, and he wouldn’t remember anything he had said or done once he sobered up.