Divine War Pill Emperor

The journey to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Capital, the Gambling City, was a long one.

Even if Jiang Chen and the others hastened their pace, it would still take them half a month to get there.

「Two days passed.」

Along the way, they would occasionally encounter passing Martial Cultivators.

"Hm?"

Jiang Chen’s brow suddenly furrowed.

"What’s wrong?"

Zhan Yang and the others noticed something was off with Jiang Chen and spoke up.

The group came to a temporary halt.

They also prepared to take a rest on the road.

Jiang Chen said in a low voice, "There’s a murderous aura that’s been behind us this whole time."

He had noticed this murderous aura for a long while now; it was constantly trailing them.

This made Jiang Chen’s expression turn grim.

"No way. Where’s the murderous aura?"

"Yeah, how come I haven’t noticed anything? This is the main road. There shouldn’t be any robbers or the like, right?"

Zhan Yang and the others were a bit confused.

Jiang Chen stated with certainty, "There is definitely a murderous aura following us."

An idea suddenly struck him.

He said to Zhan Yang and the others, "Up ahead, when we pass through the forest, let’s set up an ambush. I want to see just who these people are."

He didn’t want to be followed around without knowing why.

So he decided to take the initiative.

No one else objected.

Besides, none of them possessed Jiang Chen’s powerful perception.

They could only follow Jiang Chen’s lead.

In the forest ahead, the five of them quickly left the main road and circled around to the rear.

They hid in the tall grass, waiting for the right moment to strike.

"SHH, SHH, SHH..."

Just as Zhan Yang and the others were starting to get impatient...

...they heard the faint sound of footsteps approaching.

Then, a group of more than ten people emerged.

The moment they appeared, they immediately began looking around.

"Brother Li, the people from the Warring States Mercenary Corps are gone."

"They just vanished. It’s so strange."

A debate broke out among the group.

Jiang Chen and his companions, hiding in the shadows, heard everything.

Zhan Yang, JinLing, and the others were especially dumbfounded, their mouths hanging open.

"So someone really was following us."

"Damn it, we’ve been targeted. But who are these people?"

They peeked out silently.

But they didn’t recognize a single person.

Although Zhan Yang and the others had traveled far and wide since founding the Warring States Mercenary Corps, they rarely made enemies.

They didn’t have many grudges against them.

"Perhaps these people are connected to that Mr. Lü who gave us the Fake Pill."

Suddenly, Jiang Chen spoke up, voicing his speculation.

He sized up the group and quickly determined that the one with the highest Cultivation was a Martial Master Fifth Heaven expert.

The rest were all Martial Master experts as well. This was definitely not a weak force.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen said to the still-puzzled Zhan Yang and his companions, "Let’s go out and meet them."

Meanwhile, Li Qing’s face was ashen.

They had been following the members of the Warring States Mercenary Corps, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

But now they had lost them.

He was instantly annoyed.

"Could they have discovered us?"

"Damn it, hurry up and find them! Once you do, we move immediately."

Their goal was to prevent the Warring States Mercenary Corps from completing their mission, which naturally meant they had to snatch back the Fake Pill.

This way, the Warring States Mercenary Corps would be forced to pay ten times the compensation.

However, they knew that the Warring States Mercenary Corps couldn’t afford that many essence crystals.

Then, they could force the Warring States Mercenary Corps to hand over the Moyang Flower as compensation. The plan, one could say, was perfect.

Of course, it would be even more perfect if they could just snatch the Moyang Flower at the same time.

So he was naturally furious that his targets had suddenly disappeared.

It wouldn’t be the end of the world if they couldn’t get the Fake Pill back on the road.

But failing to retrieve the Fake Pill would cause Li Qing’s reputation within their team to plummet.

He couldn’t stand the thought of failure.

Soon, the members of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps’ Dark Team were about to set off in search.

"No need to look."

Just then, a voice called out.

Li Qing and his men immediately looked toward the forest.

They saw five people walking out.

It was none other than Jiang Chen and his group.

Zhan Yang was at the very front.

He was the one who had just spoken.

"Huh?"

"It’s you."

Li Qing and his men were extremely surprised.

Seeing Zhan Yang and the others walk out so suddenly, a sense of realization dawned on them.

"You knew we were following you?"

Li Qing asked.

"That’s right. Did you think your pathetic little tricks could fool us?"

Zhan Yang sneered.

He was now completely convinced by Jiang Chen.

Everything proved that Jiang Chen had been right—they were indeed being followed.

The five of them walked out of the forest.

They appeared on the main road, face-to-face with Li Qing’s group.

Li Qing chuckled. "Since it has come to this, there’s no need for us to hide anymore."

"Cut the crap. Hand over all the treasures you have, and we’ll let you live. Otherwise, you’ll regret it."

Their goal this time was simply to rob Zhan Yang’s group and get their hands on the Fake Pill.

As he spoke, Li Qing’s men began to surround them.

They already knew the strength of the Warring States Mercenary Corps. Their strongest member, Lu Beifeng, was only at Martial Master Third Heaven.

Meanwhile, their own strongest, Li Qing, was already at Martial Master Fifth Heaven.

The rest were also Martial Master experts.

It was safe to say they could take down Zhan Yang and his group with ease.

Of course, they weren’t willing to kill members of a Mercenary Team so easily.

Zhan Yang glanced at Jiang Chen.

He saw that Jiang Chen hadn’t reacted.

His heart was still filled with apprehension.

Nevertheless, he said defiantly, "Handing over our treasures is impossible."

"Who are you?"

"Why are you making an enemy of us?"

Li Qing smiled.

"We’re just robbers, specializing in robbing passing merchants."

"We only take valuables, not lives. Please cooperate obediently."

"Hand over all your treasures, and we’ll let you go."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and his experts immediately took out their respective Magical Treasures, staring menacingly at Zhan Yang’s group.

In their eyes, they could take down Zhan Yang and his people almost effortlessly.

Of course, as members of a Mercenary Team, they were bound to have a few tricks up their sleeves.

So they remained on guard against Zhan Yang’s group.

They advanced slowly.

"In your dreams."

Zhan Yang scoffed.

"If I’m not mistaken, you were sent by Mr. Lü, weren’t you?"

At that moment, Li Qing and his men all froze.

The color drained from their faces.

’This is bad,’ Li Qing thought. ’They actually know.’

If word got out that a client had hired assassins to kill members of a Mercenary Team, it would attract the attention of the Mercenary Castle.

If the Mercenary Castle were to intervene, their Black Demon Mercenary Corps would be exposed sooner or later.

At that point, the Black Demon Mercenary Corps would likely face pursuit and even annihilation by the Mercenary Castle.

This was one of the Mercenary Castle’s rules.

No Mercenary Team was allowed to casually fight and kill another.

Then, Li Qing snapped, "What Mr. Lü or Mr. Niu? We don’t know what you’re talking about."

"If you don’t hand over your treasures now, we won’t be so polite anymore."

A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

With a signal, the dozen or so experts immediately charged toward Zhan Yang and the others in unison.

Zhan Yang’s expression changed drastically.

His Cultivation hadn’t even reached the Martial Artist realm; there was no way he could face so many experts.

Niu Tuo and Lu Beifeng were the first to step forward.

"You guys, get back!"

"Let me handle them."

Just then, Jiang Chen spoke.

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