Ye Qiu led the group, heading towards the headquarters of the Witch God Sect.
Because when Qilin retreated, he buried the iron box not far from the Witch God Sect’s headquarters.
On the way.
Ye Qiu asked Qilin: “I heard from Qinglong that this time Longmen attacked the Witch God Sect with ten thousand people. Where are the others?”
“When retreating, they were all scattered, and we lost quite a few.” Qilin said, glancing back at Su Xiaoxiao with murderous intent in his eyes, angrily saying: “When I see the Witch God Sect people again, I won’t let a single one go.”
Ye Qiu found it strange: “Logically, even if Jiuqiansui died in battle, with your and Qinglong’s cultivation, it shouldn’t have been so disastrous? After all, the Witch God Sect lost many experts before.”
Qilin said: “You don’t know, the Witch God Sect still has experts, dozens of them whose skills are no weaker than mine or Qinglong’s.”
Ye Qiu’s heart sank.
He had long anticipated that the Witch God Sect still had experts, but he didn’t expect there to be so many.
You must know, Qinglong’s current skills could rank in the top ten of the Dragon List, and Qilin’s skills were also comparable to Dragon List-level experts.
However, Ye Qiu wasn’t particularly concerned. With his current skills, as long as they weren’t God List experts, they posed no threat to him.
What worried him most now was the killer of Jiuqiansui.
Jiuqiansui had cultivated five strands of true qi, a level of cultivation that held a place even on the God List, yet he still died at the Witch God Sect’s headquarters, indicating that there were God List-level experts stationed there.
“I’m more worried about those Longmen disciples. Without Qinglong and me leading them, if they encounter an attack from the Witch God Sect, they’ll be in trouble.”
“Moreover, this Miaojiang region has rugged mountains and complex terrain, with miasma appearing from time to time.”
“The climate here is very different from the capital. Although it’s already late autumn, the forests are often full of poisonous snakes, centipedes, spiders, and other venomous creatures.”
Qilin said with concern: “I wonder how those Longmen disciples are doing now?”
Ye Qiu suddenly thought of Han Long and Zhao Hu, saying: “Qilin, don’t worry. Han Long and Zhao Hu, the boss of Yangcheng, have come to Miaojiang.”
“Where are they?” Qilin asked hurriedly.
“I don’t know their exact location yet, but they arrived before me. If things went smoothly, they should be close to the Witch God Sect’s headquarters.”
Ye Qiu said, then asked Tang Fei: “Is there a way to contact Han Long?”
Tang Fei shook his head, cursing: “This damn place has no signal at all.”
Long Ye added: “Our walkie-talkies are useless beyond ten meters.”
“How far is it from the Witch God Sect’s headquarters?” Ye Qiu asked again.
Qilin answered: “Sixty kilometers.”
Ye Qiu said: “Do you still remember the route?”
Qilin nodded: “I remember.”
That’s good.
Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, then asked Qilin: “Qinglong told me that this plan to attack the Witch God Sect was carefully planned by Jiuqiansui for a long time. If it was planned for so long, why was this operation so sudden?”
Qilin shook his head: “I don’t know.”
“To be honest, Qinglong and I were also surprised.”
“Because according to Jiuqiansui’s original plan, we were supposed to wait until next spring to destroy the Witch God Sect.”
“Jiuqiansui suddenly moved up the plan. I think he must have had his reasons.”
“I even asked Jiuqiansui why he was in such a hurry to attack the Witch God Sect. He said that if we didn’t act now, it would be difficult to destroy the Witch God Sect later, and Longmen might even be swallowed by them.”
Ye Qiu frowned slightly.
It seemed that Jiuqiansui had launched the attack early to prevent some unforeseen event.
But what was the unforeseen event Jiuqiansui was worried about?
The group continued through the forest.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.
A bullet shot rapidly towards Su Xiaoxiao.
Whoosh!
Ye Qiu’s body flashed, quickly grabbing the bullet in his palm.
“Be careful, there’s a sniper.” Long Ye shouted.
The warriors quickly dropped to the ground, taking cover, while some fired in the sniper’s direction, suppressing the enemy with firepower.
“Give me the gun.” Ye Qiu said to a warrior nearby.
Immediately, the warrior handed the rifle to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu took the gun, tapped his toes, and landed on a pine tree branch, then aimed forward and pulled the trigger from above.
Bang—
The bullet shot out.
The sniper was killed with one shot.
Ye Qiu observed the surroundings, confirming there was no danger before jumping down from the branch.
At this moment, Tang Fei ordered two warriors to rush forward and carry the sniper’s body back.
Thud!
The sniper’s body was thrown to the ground.
Ye Qiu glanced at it. The sniper was young, under thirty, with a buzz cut, shirtless, and a snake-shaped tattoo on his arm.
Clearly, this guy was from the Witch God Sect.
“Do you recognize him?” Ye Qiu asked Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head.
“He came to kill you.” Ye Qiu said: “Su Xiaoxiao, I’ve saved you twice now. I advise you to cooperate with me.”
“Hmph, who knows if these assassins were arranged by you?” Su Xiaoxiao said: “The Witch God Sect’s people wouldn’t kill me.”
“Are you blind? Didn’t you see the tattoo on his arm? That’s the unique mark of your Witch God Sect.” Qilin cursed.
Su Xiaoxiao snorted coldly: “Anyway, the Witch God Sect’s people wouldn’t kill me.”
“Are you saying the people trying to kill you were arranged by me? Foolish.” Ye Qiu said: “If I wanted to kill you, it would be effortless. Besides, I don’t have time to arrange assassins to kill you.”
Su Xiaoxiao sneered: “Ye Qiu, stop pretending. The assassin was definitely arranged by you.”
“You want to get information about the Witch God Sect from me, but I won’t talk, so you staged this hero-saving-the-damsel act, hoping I’d be grateful and betray the Witch God Sect.”
“Let me tell you, Ye Qiu, I’m not a three-year-old. Your tricks won’t fool me.”
“You can give up. I won’t tell you anything about the Witch God Sect.”
After speaking, Su Xiaoxiao turned her face away, ignoring Ye Qiu.
“Stubborn fool!”
Ye Qiu snorted coldly, too lazy to deal with Su Xiaoxiao, and said to the group: “We’re now on the Witch God Sect’s territory. Everyone must stay alert and be ready for enemy attacks at all times.”
“You are all my brothers, and I have only one request: when we return, not a single one of you can be missing.”
“Can you do that?”
“Yes!” everyone roared in unison.
“Move out.” Ye Qiu gave the order, and the team continued forward.
Ye Qiu glanced back at Su Xiaoxiao, his heart full of doubts.
“Strange, she’s the saintess of the Witch God Sect. Why would the Witch God Sect’s people want to kill her?”
