Chapter 305: Yashan Invitation
"The demons and monsters treated her with courtesy. The seven major sects were manipulated by her. Even...even my master, Meng Hong, suffered at her hands."
The dark shadow on the stone seat suddenly moved, and a cold wind suddenly blew in the cave.
Chen Wanzhen shuddered and quickly changed her words:
"It's my fault! But please, Master, give me the Blood Demon Talisman, and I will call Gao Huohuo..."
"That's enough."
A withered hand stretched out from the dark shadow, with a strange black mist wrapped around its fingertips.
"I have been in seclusion for a hundred years, and yet the human race has produced such a person?"
The voice seemed to drift near and far, as if it came from the Nine Netherworld. "You said she was raising ghost blood vines? Refining spiritual energy beads?"
Chen Wanzhen kowtowed quickly: "That's right! She even used the pretext of exterminating the Yin spirits to recruit the cultivators of the three tribes into her own service..."
"Interesting." The black shadow suddenly laughed like an owl, and the candlelight in the cave turned into a dark green.
"I want to see who this Gao Huohuo is."
His voice suddenly turned cold, "Have you captured that half-demon now?"
Chen Wanzhen trembled and her forehead almost touched the cold ground.
"Master, please forgive me... Zhong Hanshang is now following Gao Huohuo closely..."
"Waste!" A withered claw suddenly stretched out from the dark shadow and grabbed in the air.
Chen Wanzhen was suddenly struck by lightning, and a line of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
"I told you in advance about his half-demon body so that you can use it to control him!"
A blood-red map suddenly appeared on the stone wall, marked with seven strange red dots.
Chen Wanzhen's pupils suddenly shrank - this is... the center of the ancient magic formation!
"Go and prepare." The shadow's voice gradually faded away.
"When the blood moon is in the sky, I will personally meet this... Alliance Leader Gao."
Suddenly there was a loud thunder outside the cave, and a flash of lightning illuminated Chen Wanzhen's pale face.
Chen Wanzhen wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and looked at the blood-colored jade talisman that suddenly appeared in her hand, a hint of madness flashed in her eyes.
The two words "Heart-Eating" on the jade talisman were emitting a mysterious light. This was a treasure bestowed by the master...to deal with half-demons.
"Gao Huohuo... let's see how you die this time!"
She grinned and crushed the jade talisman, allowing the blood-colored runes to seep into her meridians.
"Zhong Hanshang, you've been ignoring me all this time. Let me see how you deal with it."
Three days later, standing in front of the window of the alliance headquarters, the note in Zhong Hanshang's hand was crumpled.
The moonlight filtered through the window lattice, casting mottled shadows on his angular face.
"If you want to know about your father, come to Yashan alone."
Just twelve words, but like a key, gently pried open the doubts that had been buried deep in his heart for a long time.
The last time his mother finally regained consciousness, she only said a few words to his father.
Now this sudden clue made his heart beat faster unconsciously.
“Squeak—”
The door was pushed open, and Gao Huohuo walked in holding a spiritual lamp. The warm yellow light illuminated her delicate face.
"It's so late, why don't you rest?"
She glanced around and immediately caught sight of the yellowed note in Zhong Hanshang's hand.
Before he could react, she leaned in and read the words: "If you want to know about your father, come to Yashan alone."
Zhong Hanshang subconsciously wanted to put the note away, but Gao Huohuo grabbed his wrist.
Her fingertips were slightly cold, but they carried an irresistible power.
"You believe it?" Gao Huohuo raised his eyebrows, a sharp glint in his eyes, "This is obviously a trap."
Zhong Hanshang lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a faint shadow on his face: "I know. But about my father..."
"We can investigate your father's affairs slowly, but if this is a trap, wouldn't you be playing into the enemy's hands if you rush in?"
Gao Huohuo released his wrist and patted his shoulder gently, "Besides..."
She suddenly leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "I smell a faint scent of rouge on the note."
Zhong Hanshang suddenly looked up and met Gao Huohuo's cunning gaze.
They both thought of one person at the same time - Chen Wanzhen.
Zhong Hanshang frowned: "But how did she know about my father?"
"Maybe it's just a blind guess." Gao Huohuo paced in the room, her skirt swaying gently with her movements.
"But since she dares to set up a trap, we might as well take advantage of it."
She suddenly stopped, a calculating glint in her eyes: "I have an idea."
Gao Huohuo made seals with his hands and muttered something.
As the spiritual power flowed through her fingertips, a clone exactly like Zhong Hanshang gradually took shape.
This clone is not only similar in appearance, but also in aura.
"Essence and blood are the guide, and the spirit and soul are the bridge."
She bit her fingertip and dripped three drops of blood onto the clone's eyebrows, then pierced Zhong Hanshang's finger.
The moment the blood seeped into the skin, the clone opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a torch.
She put Xiao Lingzi on her clone, then took out the Jinghong Sword and handed it to the clone.
After doing all this, Gao Huohuo asked Zhong Hanshang to take out the holy light robe that was as thin as a cicada's wing.
The moment the two put on their robes, their figures gradually became transparent.
Zhong Hanshang could clearly smell the faint orchid scent in Gao Huohuo's hair, and his heart beat faster involuntarily.
"Let's go, follow him." Gao Huohuo grabbed his hand and quietly followed the clone out of the alliance base.
At midnight that night, Yashan was shrouded in thick fog.
The real Zhong Hanshang and Gao Huohuo hid on an ancient pine tree ten feet away, observing the movements through the eyes of their clones.
The dew on the pine needles soaked his sleeves, but Zhong Hanshang was completely unaware and just stared at the familiar figure in the distance.
"Do you think she will come?" Zhong Hanshang asked in a low voice.
Gao Huohuo made a silent gesture: "Here it comes."
Under the moonlight, a slender figure floated over.
The person was wearing a black nightgown and had a veil covering her face, but the way she walked and her figure were clearly that of Chen Wanzhen.
Following Gao Huohuo's instructions, the clone asked expressionlessly:
"The girl invited me here late at night and said she had news about my father. Is this true?"
"Brother Han Shang." She called softly, her voice gentle but with a hint of resentment.
After taking off the veil, her beautiful face was revealed, but her eyes and eyebrows looked a little more haggard.
"Brother Han Shang, it's me. I...I also heard this news from somewhere else.
Now that I've been wronged and dare not show myself, I can only see you this way."
She said as she took a step forward, her sleeve brushing against the clone's arm.
Gao Huohuo immediately felt a subtle fluctuation of spiritual power - Chen Wanzhen was investigating the authenticity of the clone.
"What a cunning woman." Gao Huohuo sneered in his heart, controlling his clone to retreat slightly to avoid Chen Wanzhen's contact.
"If you have any news about my father, I will clarify it for you after returning to the alliance." The clone said in a cold tone.
A sinister glint flashed across Chen Wanzhen's eyes, but she quickly regained her softness.
"I'm afraid even Brother Han Shang can't change what the leader has decided. But I've really been wronged..."
She suddenly reached out and grabbed the clone's sleeve, "You must believe me."
Gao Huohuo immediately noticed that Chen Wanzhen was using contact to explore again.
She thought to herself, "Careful indeed."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com