Start with the fisherman

Chapter 119 Gift
"Let me go, and I will agree to whatever you want. I can swear in the name of the Yuwen family."

Yuwen Qilong fell down and sat on the sea, kicking his legs to move backwards.

"You can't kill me. If you kill me, the Yuwen family will not let you go. If you kill me, you will surely die!"

In fear of death, he was already incoherent, searching his brain for words, hoping to escape this disaster.

Unfortunately, Cao Ze’s purpose of showing up was to get rid of him.

Even if he hadn't made those threats before, Cao Ze would never have let him go.

"Wait!"

However, just as Cao Ze was about to take action, Zhao Chengxun spoke again.

Cao Ze looked back and found that Zhao Chengxun, whose blood and essence had been sucked out of his body by the Wood Spirit Heart Core, had stood up again.

"Let me do it!"

Zhao Chengxun raised his long sword tremblingly and walked forward. "The direct descendants of the Yuwen family have all been planted with the secret blood curse. Anyone who kills them will be possessed by the blood curse. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Yuwen family."

"Otherwise, how could they possibly find my trace?"

As Zhao Chengxun spoke, his face was full of pride, as if it was a great honor to be able to kill a direct descendant of the Yuwen family.

"go to hell!"

At this moment, something strange happened. A palm-sized lotus platform suddenly appeared in Yuwen Qilong's hand. At this time, he had already pointed the lotus platform at Cao Ze and the other man.

clack clack...

A sharp mechanical sound was heard, and dozens of cow-hair-thin needles shot out from the lotus platform and shot towards the two of them.

Puff puff……

Cao Ze swung his knife like the wind, sweeping away all the fine needles, and then continued to swung his knife. Yuwen Qilong screamed in pain, and his arms were gone. The severe pain made him wail in waves, and he rolled on the surface of the sea, tears streaming down his face. His body was covered with dirt. There was no trace of the demeanor of the eldest son of the Yuwen family.

But he couldn't care less.

Zhao Chengxun raised his hand and pulled out a thin needle from his body.

Cao Ze reacted very quickly, but the incident happened suddenly, and the hidden weapon used by Yuwen Qilong was purely mechanical, without any sign.

In addition, he was in a weak state because he used the enhanced version of Demon Heart Ferry and could not take care of everything.

In the end, a thin needle fell on Zhao Chengxun's body.

In the blink of an eye, the skin around the needle had turned black. Obviously, this hidden weapon was coated with a deadly poison.

"It doesn't matter. You're going to die anyway."

Zhao Chengxun was quite carefree. He used a secret technique to severely injure Yuwen Qilong. All his blood and essence was absorbed by the Wood Spirit's heart core. He was already doomed to death. At this moment, he was just hanging on by a breath thanks to his powerful physique as a half-step grandmaster.

puff……

All the wailing sounds disappeared and the whole world became quiet.

Yuwen Qilong's hideous head fell weakly into the sea, blood gushing out. It was the first time that Cao Ze discovered that the blood of the Half-Step Grandmaster actually had a faint golden color.

At the same time as Yuwen Qilong died, a beam of blood emerged from his body. After pausing in mid-air, it shot towards Zhao Chengxun. In the blink of an eye, it had penetrated into Zhao Chengxun's body, forming a phoenix-shaped shadow on his forehead, and then quickly disappeared.

Zhao Chengxun didn't care at all, his eyes were full of relief. The Yuwen family wiped out his entire clan for the Mu Lingxin core. Now he killed two direct descendants of the Yuwen family. He finally got some interest back, which was worth it.

He raised his hand slightly, and the Wood Spirit Heart Core that had been surrounding Zhao Chengxun fell into his palm as if it had a spirit. The Wood Spirit Heart Core that had released an explosive attack had returned to its original state.

Zhao Chengxun held it, with a complicated look in his eyes.

This Wood Spirit Heart Core had been passed down in the Zhao family for hundreds of years, and had once made the Zhao family prosperous, but it also ultimately brought disaster to the Zhao family...

"I'll give this to you!"

After looking at it for a long while, Zhao Chengxun finally sighed, stretched out his hand, and handed the Wood Spirit Core to Cao Ze.

Cao Ze did not refuse. He had long seen that Zhao Chengxun did not have much time left, and he really needed the Wood Spirit Core. Although Zhao Chengxun did not say anything, if he had the chance, he would help Zhao Chengxun get revenge.

At least, he will not let go of those who participated in the Zhao family's massacre.

If one person participates, kill that person; if a clan participates, kill the whole clan!
Zhao Chengxun's dry face showed a satisfied smile, and then a booklet appeared in his hand. "This is the usage of the Wood Spirit Heart Core that our Zhao family has summarized over the years. I'll give it to you as well!"

"There is a treasure map of an overseas immortal palace inside. You can go and take a look. It is said that there are powerful secret techniques that use the wood spirit core to practice in the immortal palace."

Cao Ze was somewhat delighted. The powerful attack that Zhao Chengxun had just unleashed through the Wood Spirit Heart Core was much stronger than the Magic Heart Crossing that he had used after strengthening himself.

The secret method he used just now was something he figured out through the Nie family's Magic Heart Ferry. Based on the Magic Heart Ferry, he not only stimulated the heart, but also stimulated the five internal organs at the same time, instantly erupting with terrifying power.

The original version of the Demon Heart Ferry can increase one's strength by about 30%, but the enhanced version he uses can burst out with twice the strength in a short period of time.

Of course, the enhanced version of the Demon Heart Ferry also puts a much greater strain on the body. If Cao Ze had not already completed skin grinding, tendon strengthening, and bone strengthening, anyone else would probably have been blown up by the Demon Heart Ferry, let alone killing the enemy.

Even so, Cao Ze could still feel the pain like needles pricking his whole body, and his internal organs felt like they were being cut by a knife.

The Wood Spirit Core that Zhao Chengxun had just activated not only quickly recovered its full strength, but also unleashed an attack that far exceeded its own strength, defeating even Yuwen Qilong, who had also activated a secret technique.

This booklet is a secret technique developed by the Zhao family over dozens of generations and hundreds of years. It is far more valuable than any natural treasures.

"This storage waist badge has a space of ten meters squared. I will give it to you now!"

Zhao Chengxun said as he took off the wood-like and gold-like waist badge on his waist. "It's a pity that the natural treasures inside have been used up. Only some sundries are left. I'll give them all to you to deal with."

"Let's go quickly, Yuwen Badao will probably be here soon!"

After doing all this, Zhao Chengxun finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell softly onto the sea.

At this time, his shriveled face had turned black, all his blood and energy were consumed, and coupled with the poisoning, after killing Yuwen Qilong, the breath he had held on to finally dissipated, and he closed his eyes without any warning.

……

In Donghai County, on Fenghuang Street in the west of the city, where every inch of land is valuable, there is a palace complex that occupies nearly a quarter of the west of the city and covers an area of ​​more than ten thousand acres.

The sunlight shines through the exquisite stained-glass windows and onto the soft carpet, creating mottled light and shadows. A noble lady sits quietly in the center of the spacious hall. Her posture is elegant and dignified, like a blooming peony, exuding a noble and elegant aura.

She was wearing a gorgeous brocade dress, the hem of which swayed gently with her movements, revealing the delicate embroidered shoes beneath the skirt. The color of the skirt was a light purple, which made her look both noble and gentle, complementing her temperament. Her hair was carefully combed into an elegant bun, dotted with pearls and gems, sparkling with a charming luster.

The lady held an exquisite book in her left hand, flipping through it from time to time, and sometimes lost in thought, as if immersed in the world of the book. In her right hand, she was wearing a pearl necklace. She had a faint smile on her face, and her bright eyes sparkled with wisdom, as if she could see through all the troubles in the world.

Suddenly, a blood-red light rushed into the hall, and a pendant hanging on the woman's chest shattered.

"Long'er!"

The woman sat up straight, looked at the broken pendant, then her figure flashed and disappeared in the hall. The next moment, she appeared in a ancestral hall.

Looking at the broken wooden sign on the ancestral hall, her face turned pale as paper in an instant, and her sharp eyes became empty and lifeless, as if they had lost all their focus. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she only let out a shrill scream, the sound was like that of a wounded beast, full of despair and helplessness.

She stood up suddenly, but her body was shaky, as if she would fall down at any time.

She clenched her hands into fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she felt no pain at all. Her chest heaved violently, and her breathing became rapid and heavy, as if she wanted to vent all the grief in her heart.

The maids and guards around her were frightened by her reaction and turned pale. They all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into the eyes of this noble lady.

The entire courtyard fell into deathly silence, with only the noble lady's mournful cries echoing in the air.

After a long time, her crying gradually subsided, replaced by a shrill roar.

The roar was filled with endless sadness and madness, which made people shudder.

She turned around suddenly, her eyes flashing with crazy anger, as if she wanted to burn the entire palace to ashes.

"Who! Who killed my son!" Her voice was hoarse and cold, like a call from hell.

Her figure looked even more terrifying under the light, like a goddess of vengeance walking out of hell.

A maid who was cleaning the ancestral hall silently shattered into a pool of blood and mud.

The servants and maids in the courtyard immediately knelt on the ground, trembling all over, but they didn't even dare to run away. They could only hope that their master would show mercy.

"What happened?"

A moment later, a middle-aged man in a dark robe also came.

Although he was asking, he had already seen the broken wooden plaque in the ancestral hall.

"Long'er!"

The middle-aged man's expression changed instantly.

"It's all your fault. You insisted on sending Long Er to Cape City."

The woman's eyes were bloodshot, and the look she gave the middle-aged man was filled with resentment.

The middle-aged man glanced at the woman and said nothing. He just waved his hands and made hand gestures with a gloomy expression.

Suddenly, a streak of blood flew out from the broken wooden sign and hovered in front of the middle-aged man. As the middle-aged man continued to make hand gestures, the streak of blood suddenly turned into an arrow, pointing in a certain direction.

"No matter who it is, if he dares to attack Long Er, I will make him regret it!"

The middle-aged man spoke gloomily, and a chilling chill emanated from his mouth, as if to freeze the entire world.

The woman's eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at the bloody arrow. She was already thinking in her mind how to torture that damn guy.

However, just as the arrow was taking shape, it suddenly exploded with a bang and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"what……"

The woman screamed strangely and stretched out her hand as if trying to catch the disappearing blood-red arrow in mid-air.

But they all knew that the disappearance of the arrow meant that the person who killed Yuwen Qilong was also dead.

Her eyes, which were originally filled with anger and madness, suddenly lost focus.

She stood there, her body seemed to be drained of energy, and she had lost all her strength.

Her hands dropped limply, letting the pearl bracelet in her hand fall to the ground, but it could no longer attract her attention.

Her face was pale and haggard, and her eyes revealed a deep sense of confusion and helplessness.

The air around seemed to be frozen, with only the noble lady's faint breathing echoing in the air. She seemed to be lost in some kind of contemplation, and her whole body seemed to be shrouded in an invisible haze.

After a long time, she slowly spoke, her voice hoarse and low: "Dead? Just died like that?"

There was a hint of reluctance and disbelief in her tone, as if she couldn't accept this fact.

She suddenly felt a sense of emptiness and loss. The fire of revenge that had kept her going was now extinguished.

She didn't know what to do, and her heart was filled with confusion and helplessness.

The middle-aged man's expression was equally gloomy, and a depressing atmosphere enveloped the courtyard. The guards and maids felt as if the air had become extremely heavy. They were already crawling on the ground, and suddenly their entire bodies were pressed to the ground. Even so, the pressure on them did not lessen in the slightest, but instead became heavier and heavier.

Puff puff……

Soon, there were only a dozen pools of blood left in the courtyard.

"Let's go to Cape City."

The middle-aged man spoke in a deep voice. No matter whether the person who killed Yuwen Qilong was really dead or not, he would go to Haijiao City to get to the bottom of the matter.

Even if the person who killed Yuwen Qilong died, he would make sure that everything related to that person disappeared from this world.

"Yuwen Badao that rubbish!"

"I'm going to kill him now!"

The woman raised her head, her eyes filled with hatred again, as if she had found her target again.

……

When Cao Ze returned to the previous sea area, the children of the four major families had long disappeared, but Hong Xing and the other two were still nearby, looking like they were looking for someone.

Needless to say, what they are looking for is naturally the missing Cao Ze.

"Where have you been?"

When Cao Ze emerged from the sea in front of the three people, Hong Xing couldn't help but question him, saying that it was indeed very irresponsible to disappear in such a dangerous place.

"I was trapped on the seafloor by a patch of seaweed and have just gotten out of it."

Cao Zezhang spoke immediately. With the storage space, he had already changed his clothes. This was the advantage of having several sets of the same clothes. The blood on his body had been washed clean. Except for his pale face, no one could see any flaws.

Of course, his excuse wasn't very good.

Hong Xing simply didn't ask any further questions, "Get on the boat, let's get out of here quickly."

She didn't know when Yuwen Qilong would come back. If the two sides met, they would probably not end up well.

She didn't know yet that Yuwen Qilong would never come back.

Only Tian Haiyi looked at Cao Ze with some suspicion in his eyes, but he naturally didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)