Lan Hua chose a spot to sit down, waiting for Cao Jin's reply, facing the waterfall.
Everything was so peaceful and serene.
Baxia sat on Lanhua's shoulder, his mouth slightly open, looking as if he could devour Cao Jin's primordial spirit at any moment.
Cao Jin's primordial spirit is weak, and its power is slowly dissipating. In less than two hours, his soul will completely return to the world.
"Hmph, don't try to get anything out of me!"
Lan Hua smiled slightly, not angry at all. "Brother Cao, we don't need to rush. We have plenty of time."
Even though you don't say it, I can guess a bit. How about this, let me guess!
Baxia said, "Brother Hua, what's the point of guessing? The result is the same: I'll burn him down."
My dragon flames can burn his primordial spirit to ashes, but this process will inevitably be extremely painful.
Upon hearing this, Cao Jin's primordial spirit visibly fluctuated.
"Alright, Lan Hua, I'd like to see if your guess is right!"
Lan Hua laughed and said, "Brother Cao's attempt to assassinate me could only be one of two things, which is not hard to figure out."
The first possibility is that you really want a fetus, and you have the opportunity to get one.
After all, you've already won one round. Although you failed to win the second round, the strongest person in Haoran Prefecture has been injured by me.
As for Lü Yuanwei of the Lü family, his cultivation level is far below yours. Even if you are injured today, he will not pose a threat to you.
The only threat is me. Once you eliminate me, even the disciples of the Duanmu family won't be a match for you.
"Am I talking about something else?" Lan Hua revealed a playful smile.
Cao Jin nodded. "That's right, I did have that idea. What's the second possibility?"
Lan Hua said, "The second possibility is that the Lü family contacted you privately, wanting you to join forces with the rogue cultivators to eliminate me, and then promised you benefits."
Then, in the martial arts competition, you pretend to lose to Lü Yuanwei, so that the Lü family can also win a round.
Therefore, the Four Directions Martial Arts Tournament will have to be extended by one day. The Lü family, if they win the fourth match, will receive the bow and jewel.
After saying that, Lan Hua smiled and asked, "What's the possibility of what I said?"
Cao Jin snorted, "Then tell me, Brother Lan, what exactly is my reason and purpose for killing you?"
Baxia casually replied, "Of course, it's because of the second possibility!"
Cao Jin was taken aback, not expecting the dragon prince to hit the nail on the head.
"Dragon Prince, how did you know?"
Baxia raised its little head and said, "This is not difficult. Even if you kill my brother Hua and get the bow, do you think you can get out of Zhuiyi Peak?"
Even if the three families did not harbor any evil intentions, they did not pursue or attack Yi Feng.
"Are you sure they won't snipe you while chasing Yi Feng?"
Cao Jin sighed, "That's right, you're correct, but there's another reason!"
Lan Hua smiled calmly, "Is it the old man who ran away just now?"
That old man has the cultivation of the Refining God Realm. Even if you get the bow embryo, you won't be able to get past the level of a rogue cultivator.
"Rogue cultivators, rogue cultivators, they're even less ruthless than those major sects; they only care about profit."
Cao Jin sighed, "That's right, the person who asked me to assassinate you is the head of the Lü family."
He promised that, once the assassination was accomplished, those involved would be allowed to study at the Lü family's residence.
If we serve the Lü family in the future, we can become their guest retainers.
I originally intended to kill you and seize the bow for myself, but I never expected that the old scoundrel Lü Bu had already seen through my intentions.
They threatened me, saying that if I harbored any disloyalty, even if I obtained the fetus, I would still be unable to escape the control of the Lü family!
"Just as I thought!" Lan Hua revealed a fierce look.
Lan Hua never expected that the Lü family would be so direct and so adept at scheming, using their assassination techniques on her.
"The Lü family will be destroyed sooner or later!"
Cao Jin snorted, "If it weren't for the Dragon Prince by your side, you would surely be dead!"
"Even if I don't make a move, you still can't kill my Brother Hua!" Baxia pouted.
Suddenly, a red light flashed in Lan Hua's palm, and a red lotus flame appeared, devouring Cao Jin's primordial spirit.
"ah..."
Cao Jin let out a miserable scream, and then fell silent.
Looking at his palm, there wasn't even a speck of ash; his primordial spirit had been burned completely.
"Brother Hua, it's dawn, time for the martial arts competition!"
"I know!"
Lan Hua did not rush to leave, but went to Cao Jin's corpse and looted his storage ring.
Besides a large number of spirit stones, there were also many gold and iron arrows inside.
More importantly, it contains a secret archery manual, the Fuxi Transformation Arrow.
"Impressive archery skills. I'll take a look!"
On the summit of Zhuiyi Peak, people from all directions gathered.
Dongfang Bai looked around, his eyes anxiously searching for Cao Jin's whereabouts, but there was no trace of him.
"Strange, where are they?"
Yuan Bo shook his head. "I didn't see him last night. Maybe he's healing in his room and missed his appointed time?"
Dongfang Bai looked towards the Duanmu family's side and saw that Lan Hua was not among them. He thought to himself, "It can't be such a coincidence, can it?"
Duanmu Wudi frowned slightly. "What's going on? Why hasn't Lan Hua arrived yet?"
Nalan Ruode said, "Strange, where did he go?"
Duanmu Qian, with her meticulous mind, said, "Last night, a dragon's roar seemed to come from the foot of the mountain. I wonder if it has anything to do with Brother Lan?"
"Dragon's roar?"
Nalan Ruode seemed to know something. "Grandpa, I think Lanhua will be alright. He'll come soon!"
Duanmu Wudi nodded slightly, "Alright, let Lanhua continue for now!"
On the Lü family's side, everyone wore smiles, looking on with anticipation for a good show.
When the patriarch Lü Bu saw that neither Cao Jin nor Lan Hua had appeared, he secretly thought that his treacherous plan had succeeded.
Not only did they eliminate Lan Hua, but they also took Cao Jin with them.
"The bow-shaped implant must belong to the Lü family!"
Wang Yang called out loudly, "Please, the four of you, hand over the list of the contestants!"
Seeing that Cao Jin still hadn't arrived, Dongfang Bai knew things were going badly. "Yuan Bo, we're counting on you for now!"
Yuan Bo was somewhat flustered. "Brother Dongfang, I'm just one of the three representatives to make up the numbers."
With my cultivation at the first level of the Core Formation Realm, there's no way I can win!
"There's no other way, Cao Jin isn't here, so you're the only one who has to go!"
After speaking, Dongfang Bai reported Yuan Bo to the authorities.
This time, Duanmu Wudi drew the character "乙" (B), Dongfang Bai drew the character "甲" (A), Cai Mingchong drew the character "丙" (B), and Lü Bu drew the character "丁" (D).
Li Tong announced loudly: "The rogue cultivator Yuan Bo will face Lan Hua of the Duanmu family, and Lu Da, the archer of the Haoran Prefecture, will face Lü Yuanwei of the Lü family!"
Yuan Bo was taken aback, and his expression changed instantly.
Lan Hua's reputation was known to everyone on Zhuiyi Peak; anyone who faced him would either die or be crippled.
"Brother Dongfang, what should we do? My opponent is that brat Lan Hua!"
Dongfang Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, "Brother Yuan, don't panic. If I'm not mistaken, Lan Hua most likely won't be showing up!"
On the other side, the members of the Duanmu family all looked anxious, as Lan Hua still hadn't appeared.
Yuan Bo felt much more at ease and began to act arrogantly.
"Where is my opponent, Lan Hua? Tell him to come out! If he doesn't show up within half an incense stick's time, then I've won this match!"
Duanmu Zhi Qiu was extremely anxious, "This time, it should really be my turn! I could take him down with one hand!"
Just as Yuan Bo was feeling smug, a voice came from behind him, instantly freezing his expression.
"I'm sorry, Brother Yuan, I just went hunting, so I'm late. Please forgive me!"
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