"Oh right, called Linn Xing, Linn Xing is pretty good," Lang Sha glanced at the pile of corpses in the dark, "Do you want to join us?"

"Lord... please fulfill your promise for my child." Linn Yong knelt and kowtowed.

Last night, not only did Youlong Escort Agency go into the mountains, but also the Celestial Treasure Escort Agency was among them.

The two major Escort Agencies joined forces, nearly fifty people, including three Chief Escort Masters of the Refining Organ Realm.

With this strength, they could basically enter and exit Thousand Mile Mountain freely, and the bandits rarely provoked them.

But what the escort masters of the two agencies did not expect was that they didn’t encounter any bandits but met a group even more terrifying than the bandits.

First, they slaughtered most of the two escort agencies’ people, forced them to devour their companions’ organs, and then compelled them to bring people from Qianli Town into the mountains.

Two Chief Escort Masters of the Youlong Escort Agency resisted, resulting in the entire agency being annihilated.

Linn Yong had to compromise for the sake of his son, which led to subsequent events.

"Are you saying I’m not trustworthy?"

Lang Sha took a step forward, standing in the sunlight, but that face, no matter how the light shone on it, remained ominously menacing to anyone who saw it.

"Lord... I... I didn’t mean that..."

"Then what do you mean?" Lang Sha took another half-step forward, stepping on Linn Yong’s back, looking down as if stepping not on a person, but an ant.

At this moment, someone came to report.

"Lord, the target has entered the mountains, there are three of them, wearing black knight attire, riding tall horses."

Three people, black knight attire?!

Linn Yong’s heart raced, suddenly lying on the ground, gritting his teeth and said, "Lord, I know them, I am willing to bring them for the Lord."

"You know them?" Blood flashed across Lang Sha’s pupils, "Alright then, I’ll give you a chance, bring them here."

"Lord, if I bring them here, will you set Linn Xing free?"

"Of course." Lang Sha moved his foot away.

"Thank you, Lord." Linn Yong slowly got up, bowed, and left.

"Lord, should we..." The person reporting had a vicious expression, gesturing to slit the throat.

"Heh, no need, you guys hurry with the blood ritual, let him go handle things again."

"Yes."

"Everyone speed up!"

Behind, a dozen people were carrying corpses to the Buddha statue.

If you look closely, you’ll find these corpses are travelers and merchants from outpost stations.

...

Thousand Mile Mountain.

Clouds and mist lingered in the mountain, towering trees stood on both sides.

A group composed of three caravans, two escort agencies, and several independent people totaling more than two hundred were walking along the mountain path.

"Commander Meng Wanfu, you and I each take a side, if there’s an emergency, we can protect Brother Chu immediately."

Jiang Zhan riding a horse, walked on Chu Ming’s right side, and then had Meng Zhen guard the left.

"Thank you, Commander Jiang." Chu Ming cupped his hands.

"Not at all," Jiang Zhan waved his hand, "I heard from Old Fang before that Brother Chu actually practices martial arts too?"

"Yes, I practice sometimes."

"Martial arts are good, to strengthen the body," Jiang Zhan said, taking out a porcelain bottle from his waist, "Here."

"What is this?" Chu Ming took the porcelain bottle, feeling a bit familiar...

"An elixir to enhance Qi Blood," Jiang Zhan smiled and said, "Wanted to give it to you a few days ago, but busy traveling, only just remembered."

"Thank you, Commander Jiang."

"No need to thank me, I am pretty close with Old Fang, just treat me as..." Jiang Zhan paused, with over ten years age difference, calling him ’uncle’ wasn’t inappropriate, "Big brother. "

After thinking, still closer as a big brother.

Big brother?

Meng Zhen couldn’t help but laugh.

The elixir bottle was given to him by Chu Royal Attendant last night, he split two bottles with Commander Jiang this morning.

Who would’ve thought, after going around, Commander Jiang, thick-skinned, gave it back to Chu Royal Attendant...

If this Jiang Royal Attendant knew that the sixteen-year-old being protected in the middle was a super expert who had killed several of the Meridian Unlocking Realm, even late-stage experts, and even captured Kuirong Zhi’s young master, he might not say such words as ’big brother’.

"Commander Meng Wanfu, why are you laughing? What happy things are there?" Jiang Zhan stared at Meng Zhen, his eyes turning, seemingly saying "Don’t reveal it."

"Well... Commander Jiang, I’ve hit a bottleneck in my cultivation recently, could you also give me a bottle of the elixir to enhance Qi Blood?"

"..."

Chu Ming lightly smiled, at the same time, releasing the Sword Gourd Spirit.

Suddenly, his eyes twinkled.

The Sword Gourd Spirit detected the Chief Escort Master of the Celestial Treasure Escort Agency, Linn Yong, sneaking out from the mountain.

The scent of blood was very strong, much heavier than seen in the morning.

No sign of the Celestial Treasure Escort Agency’s convoy? A Chief Escort Master coming out of the mountain?

The Sword Gourd Spirit continued to trace along this man’s mountain path.

In no time.

Blood Evil Sect! Wolf Race!

In the dilapidated mountain temple, there were more than thirty Blood Evil Sect and Wolf Race members.

The weakest were of the Strong Bone Realm, the strongest...

Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm, about Three Meridian Unlocking!

Is that one beside them... Bloodthirsty Guard?

Moving corpses... Buddha statue...

Hmm?!

A sinister aura, so rich with sinister aura!

"Evil!"

Something evil is hidden in the Buddha statue!

Looking again at the location of the corpse’s movement...

The Blood Evil Sect was using fresh blood to feed the evil within the statue!

"Hey? Isn’t that Linn Yong, the Chief Escort Master of the Celestial Treasure Escort Agency?"

Someone in the team recognized the flustered Linn Yong.

"Brother Linn." Someone cupped hands, "Why isn’t the Celestial Treasure Escort Agency seen?"

"...Up ahead." Linn Yong paused, evasively cupped his hands, and then hurriedly rushed backward.

"Chief Escort Master Linn Yong looks like he’s not doing well."

"..."

At the back.

"Escort Master Linn Yong." Jiang Zhan had seen Linn Yong running from afar, "Is something the matter?"

After the morning encounter, he had begun to be somewhat wary of Linn Yong.

Linn Yong suppressed his inner anxiety, trying to make himself look normal.

He first cupped hands to Chu Ming and the others, then mysteriously leaned close to Jiang Zhan’s ear, whispering: "Brother Jiang, my Celestial Treasure Escort Agency discovered a treasure in the mountain."