Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 259: Chapter 168: Fight to the Death

Within the Daxing Mountains.

Su Mu gazed at the miasma-shrouded mountain forest ahead, his expression incomparably solemn.

"How much farther to our destination?"

he asked in a low voice.

As soon as he received the call for help, he had immediately gathered a few elites from the Taiping Capital Captains and left the city to provide support.

Reinforcements were as urgent as fighting a fire; he couldn’t afford to hesitate.

Even knowing the danger, he had no other choice.

Wan Qing and the others hadn’t yet recovered from their injuries and were clearly unfit to leave the city. This left him, a newly promoted Taiping Captain, as the only one in the Wuling Taiping Bureau who could lead the team.

"If we’re going in the right direction, it should be another fifty li."

Zhong Guizheng said grimly.

Fifty li in a mountain forest was not the same as fifty li in the open. Here, fifty li was a vast distance; traveling it could feel more like a hundred.

"Captain Su, you must not be reckless. Since it’s a demon trap, they are very likely waiting to ambush the reinforcements."

Zhang Chenchen said from the side.

"I know."

Su Mu said, "That’s why I’ve decided to scout ahead myself."

"Then what should we do?"

Luo Anning asked.

"You’ll be the support."

Su Mu mused, "I’ll leave the Array Plate for the Nine Dragon True Flame Array with you. Set up the array. If I encounter any demons, I’ll lead them into the trap."

Even Zhao Poni and Lin Qi Huan had fallen into the trap, which spoke volumes about the demons’ strength.

These Taiping Capital Captains were only at the Blood Transformation Realm; a random attack from them would be useless.

"Captain Su, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. I’ll go with you."

Zhong Guizheng said, "If necessary, I can buy you some time."

He was at Blood Transformation Realm Perfection and had comprehended the Gen Mountain Realm, making him one of the strongest Taiping Capital Captains.

"No need. I’m just going to assess the situation, not to fight. It’s more convenient for me to move alone."

Su Mu shook his head. "Just get ready and wait for my signal."

With that, he placed the Array Plate for the Nine Dragon True Flame Array into Luo Anning’s hands, shouldered the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, and darted nimbly into the forest. He vanished after a few flashes of movement.

Luo Anning, Zhang Chenchen, Zhong Guizheng, and the others exchanged glances, their expressions turning serious as they began to prepare.

Everyone understood the gravity of the situation. If things went wrong, the Wuling Taiping Bureau could be completely wiped out.

...

"Who’s there?!"

Su Mu called out in a low voice.

Amidst the barely audible footsteps, a figure appeared in his line of sight.

"Wu Yiqi, Fourth-Grade Inspection Envoy of the Wuling Inspection Bureau."

The man approached, his face devoid of expression as he spoke.

"So, it’s Lord Wu."

Su Mu cupped his hands in greeting, studying Wu Yiqi with some curiosity. He had heard Wu Yiqi’s name before, but this was the first time he had met the man.

Wu Yiqi looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight. He was handsome enough, but he gave off an unapproachable air.

This Wu Yiqi was a True Disciple of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, ranked second among them.

However, he wasn’t in the True Essence Realm, but the Rebirth Realm.

According to the information Su Mu had obtained from the Golden Wind Tower, although Wu Yiqi was in the Rebirth Realm, he could have broken through to the True Essence Realm long ago.

Some people score a hundred on a test because that’s the best they can do. Others score a hundred because the test is only out of a hundred points.

Wu Yiqi was the latter.

He could have broken through to the True Essence Realm long ago, but he had been suppressing his cultivation to awaken a Physical Divine Technique while still in the Rebirth Realm.

Even though he wasn’t in the True Essence Realm, Dai Jin, who was, would not necessarily be his match in a fight.

Su Mu instinctively tightened his grip on the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.

"You don’t need to be nervous."

Wu Yiqi noticed the movement and said flatly, "The conflict between the Inspection Bureau and the Taiping Bureau is an internal matter. The conflict with the demons is an external one. Right now, we share a common enemy."

"So we should set aside our differences for now and deal with the demons together?"

Su Mu asked, his expression a little odd.

’It was strange, hearing Wu Yiqi speak so seriously about internal and external conflicts.’

"Mm."

Wu Yiqi nodded. He was not a man of many words.

"I’ve already scouted ahead. The demons that have trapped Zhao Poni and the others consist of at least five Tier Three Demons and over forty Tier Two Demons."

Wu Yiqi said, getting straight to the point. "You and I will need to join forces if we’re to have any hope of rescuing them."

"Wrong."

Just then, another voice suddenly drifted over from a different direction.

Su Mu turned toward the sound and saw a man squatting on the branch of a large tree, speaking with a relaxed air.

"It’s not five Tier Three Demons, it’s six. There’s one more hidden so well that even you, Wu the Second, didn’t find it."

The man had an utterly unremarkable face—the kind you wouldn’t be able to pick out of a crowd.

"Xue Shan."

Wu Yiqi spoke the name, his expression still blank.

Su Mu studied this Xue Shan with curiosity.

Xue Shan, the Young Master of Golden Wind Tower.

’Rumor had it that the first thing Wu Yiqi did after taking his post was to hunt down Xue Shan. It seems he failed.’

"Stop staring. This face? It’s fake."

Xue Shan noticed Su Mu’s gaze and chuckled, pointing to his own face as he spoke.

"I’m telling you, Wu the Second, it’s pure fantasy for the two of you to think you can rescue anyone.

So, what do you say? How about you consider hiring me?"

Xue Shan said with a smile, "As long as the price is right, I don’t just kill people. I can save them, too."

"I have no money."

Wu Yiqi stated flatly, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Now you’re just being humble, Wu the Second. Everyone knows the Wu Family is as rich as a kingdom. If you can’t make it in the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, you’ll have to go home and inherit the family fortune. Who’d believe you’re broke?"

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