After the door was closed, Master Xuantian looked at Li Zhu and said...
"Take off your clothes..."
These words startled Li Zhu. He then crossed his arms over his shoulders and looked at Master Xuantian with a wary expression.
"Don't be like that, I'm not into that kind of thing. All the rumors outside are false. You can't cross your own boundaries just because you're an old sage. I have Qingqing, Yingying, and Nazha waiting for me..."
Li Zhu added Xiaolongnu to his list of possibilities, or perhaps her mother, Mu Ling…
Most importantly, he didn't know who he should consider his woman. He had Mu Ling's body, but Xiao Long Nu's soul. It was truly a confusing mess...
"Do you believe I'll kill you right now? Can't you be a little more rational? I've already told you, you'll get beaten to death if you go back home..."
Li Zhu opened his mouth, took a long time to process, and then, considering that the other party could disguise himself as someone else, and that he had sent Zhao Feng and Wang Yanzhang out alone, it was obvious that he was using them…
Master Xuantian wanted to disguise himself as Li Zhu, but if he told Zhao Feng and Wang Yanzhang about it directly, given their straightforward personalities, they would definitely give themselves away...
But it was precisely because of their straightforward personalities that their reactions were the most genuine. So when Master Xuantian appeared as Li Zhu, with the two people's direct reactions as a backdrop, no one doubted Li Zhu's authenticity...
Thinking of this, Li Zhu looked at Master Xuantian, his heart filled with gratitude. The master had truly gone to great lengths to save his life…
"Thank you, Daoist Master, I understand..."
Li Zhu took off his clothes and gave them to Daoist Xuan Tian to wear. Then, Xuan Tian disguised himself as Li Zhu and led Zhao Feng and Wang Yanzhang back to their residence...
In the dim candlelight!
Master Xuantian restored his original appearance and calmly looked at Qinglu…
Qinglu's expression changed instantly. First, she stared at Daoist Xuantian in disbelief, then she questioned him with murderous intent.
"Old Taoist priest, aren't you afraid of offending the powerful figures of my Heavenly Dao Alliance?"
Qinglu stared at Master Xuantian with a dark expression. Today's assassination attempt had not only failed, but had also exposed Nangong Niannian's identity. This was definitely a losing proposition. She only hoped that Master Xun's side wouldn't cause any more trouble, otherwise the losses this time would be even greater than those in Luoyang...
Do you think the Heavenly Dao Alliance can threaten me?
Master Xuantian's words remained calm, but the domineering aura within them sent a shiver down Qinglu's spine...
Boom! Boom…
As several explosions rang out, Qinglu, who had remained relatively calm, finally changed her expression. She looked outside in shock, a bad premonition rising in her heart…
That was the residence of Tianmiao and his group, and Xun Daoren's target was that group of Taoists. The fact that such a massive explosion had occurred meant something unexpected had happened…
"what happened?"
Qinglu looked at Daoist Xuantian and asked, for only Daoist Xuantian could tell her what had happened...
"Now that I'm here, aren't you curious about where Li Zhu went?"
Master Xuantian looked at Qinglu and asked a question in return, which immediately made Qinglu think of a possibility: the other party had gone to ambush Master Xun...
How dare he?
Qinglu said incredulously, in her opinion, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and it was simply impossible to succeed in ambushing Xun Daoren. With Xun Daoren's strength, he would have been able to sense danger and avoid it long ago, so the success rate of an ambush was almost zero...
"Once one loses their composure, they develop many obsessions. These obsessions can make a person paranoid and insane. Xun Daoren is like that. He has lost his composure, so he doesn't believe he can be ambushed by someone far weaker than himself. But this also becomes his weakness, making an ambush on him more likely to succeed..."
Upon hearing Xuan Tian Dao Ren's words, Qing Lu fell silent, for she knew he was right. However, she simply couldn't believe that Li Zhu could launch a sneak attack on Xun Dao Ren…
On the other side!
As the person with the fastest cultivation speed, Li Zhu knew how terrifying Xun Daoren was and understood that he could not confront him head-on, otherwise he would be killed by the enemy before he even saw him!
Therefore, Li Zhu not only avoided appearing at the gunpowder-making base himself, but also withdrew all the Taoist priests from it…
Nangong Niannian had been by his side for so long, infiltrating so well, and was even willing to expose her identity to kill him, which showed how determined she was to kill him...
However, killing him was certainly not the ultimate goal. Gunpowder was what these people wanted most. Whether it was to restore the Zhou emperor's authority as they claimed, or for Zhu Yougui to succeed in his rebellion, the method of making gunpowder was something they desperately desired...
After all, the two inventions of gunpowder both changed the outcome of battles, and now its significance is slowly altering the course of warfare…
Neither the Heavenly Alliance nor Zhu Yougui could afford to miss this opportunity to obtain the gunpowder manufacturing method…
Based on this speculation, Li Zhu felt that they would most likely appear at the military camp where Tianmiao and the others were usually stationed...
Both Qinglu and Xun Daoren were incredibly skilled masters, possessing the ability to sense danger and avoid it. To deceive their innate vigilance, Li Zhu even moved the gunpowder away, leaving nothing dangerous in the military camp...
In order to launch an immediate attack on anyone who had infiltrated, Li Zhu deployed several snakes as surveillance devices; these were non-venomous and posed no danger whatsoever…
No matter who it is, as long as someone enters Tianmiao and the others' camp, the snake will respond immediately, and then it will be the Heavenly Punishment Army's chance to strike, giving the camp a barrage of fire...
So this massive explosion happened. Li Zhu was heartbroken looking at the military camp that had been blown to pieces. That cost so much money! He didn't know how much it would cost to rebuild it. He had already put this score on Zhu Yougui's mind and would make him pay back with interest sooner or later...
Xun Daoren, caught in the explosion, was on the verge of tears. How many times had this happened? Why was it that, despite being far stronger, he always suffered at the hands of Li Zhu?
If it weren't for his immense strength, he probably would have been stuck here...
When he left, although he was not injured, his internal energy was severely depleted, and most importantly, he was covered in dust and looked extremely disheveled...
In Li Zhu's bedroom, only a single lamp burned, casting two shadowy figures...
"Qinglu, those who commit many evil deeds will surely perish. The Heavenly Alliance is corrupt. If you continue like this, you will only bring about your own destruction. I advise you to turn back before it's too late..."
"Old Taoist priest, put away your hypocritical act. Aren't you afraid of aiding and abetting evil by helping Li Zhu? He's not some chosen one; he might even be a demon king..."
Qinglu spoke with disdain, clearly disagreeing with Xuantian's words...
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