dognovel Chapter 1217 - 1216: Hidden Mysteries
Chapter 1217 - 1216: Hidden Mysteries
"Do you think Tang Rao will come today?"Li Tao and Leng Pengfei were the first to wait here, and they still hadn't seen Tang Rao.
"I don't know, let's keep waiting."
Leng Pengfei didn't have good patience to begin with. In this icy cold, all he felt like doing when he finally laid eyes on Tang Rao was to beat him to death immediately.
"This is the final battle, Tang Rao hasn't shown up, maybe he won't come."
Just as Li Tao finished speaking, she was greeted with a slap from Leng Pengfei.
"Damn woman, quit jinxing it."
Leng Pengfei wouldn't give up until he saw Tang Rao.
Li Tao rubbed her burning cheek; she was already accustomed to Leng Pengfei's violent ways.
The final battle concluded, and unexpectedly, besides Tang Rao's Kao Shan Sect, a few major families didn't participate in the competition. The bout ended quickly, and all the answers were revealed.
As some had previously speculated, in this battle of the middle divine lands, how many truly achieved the top twenty through strength amid the transactions of money and power?
"No... no one else."
Li Tao said with trepidation.
She originally didn't want to speak up, but the tournament had ended, the stage was dismantled, and everyone had dispersed. Yet, Tang Rao still hadn't appeared.
This outcome was beyond what Tang Rao had expected.
"Am I blind? Don't I see that there's no one left?"
Leng Pengfei was not very competent, but his temper was big. Li Tao had just exchanged a few words with Leng Pengfei, and he became verbally abusive and physically threatening. Li Tao now harbored more hatred for Leng Pengfei than for Tang Rao.
She didn't dare continue speaking with Leng Pengfei, fearing he would lay hands on her again.
"Let's go back."
Leng Pengfei waited until the end but still didn't see Tang Rao, so he decided to retreat on his own accord.
Before leaving, Leng Pengfei left a thought behind.
It seemed that those close to Tang Rao didn't show up either. He didn't know if it was a coordinated statement or a coincidence.
"Something's off, let's head to the Kao Shan Sect first."
Originally intending to go back, Leng Pengfei changed his path immediately.
"No matter what Leng Pengfei said or did, when they reached the entrance of Kao Shan Sect, they didn't see a single soul."
"Nobody?"
Li Tao couldn't help but ask.
"No, there are people; it's a camouflage at the entrance."
Leng Pengfei, having seen much of the world, quickly figured out the source of the problem.
"In terms of array studies, Tang Rao is far superior to me. I can merely see the camouflage but cannot find the array's core to dispel it."
During the second retreat, Leng Pengfei almost questioned his existence.
"What are you two doing here? Come back with me."
A man in black took hold of Leng Pengfei and Li Tao, and in the blink of an eye, the ground where they had been standing collapsed.
It was a trap. The effort Tang Rao spent just to capture Leng Pengfei and Li Tao was not insignificant.
"Master."
"Master."
The two respectfully addressed the man in black.
The man in black said nothing. This time, instead of taking them into the cave, he took them to a place they had never been before.
This was a tall mountain. Just upon reaching the foot, Li Tao began to vomit from the overwhelming scent of blood.
"Can't take it already?"
The man in black looked at Li Tao. This was the first time Li Tao saw the man's face, and for just an instant, she was almost scared to death.
"Your... your face?"
Li Tao shouldn't have pointed out the man's face, knowing full well it was a taboo, but the words had already slipped out, and now she regretted it, wishing she could take it back.
"You saw my face? Everyone who has seen my face in this world is dead."
The man in black let out a sinister laugh.
"No, I didn't see anything just now. Master, please, let me go. I really didn't mean it."
Li Tao was terrified beyond composure, whereas Leng Pengfei's aura paled in comparison.
"But, it's already too late."
No matter that she and Leng Pengfei practiced demon techniques together, anyone who saw his face had to die.
The more pitiful Li Tao's cries for help were, the more gruesome her death was.
Her whole body began oozing water and festering until not even bones remained.
From beginning to end, standing right beside Li Tao, Leng Pengfei never even realized how the man in black had made his move.
"Master, I truly didn't see anything. I swear by the heavens, I will be loyal to you for a lifetime without any disloyalty. Please, master, decide."
This method of death was something Leng Pengfei did not wish to experience even once. It's wise to act according to circumstances, so he quickly began to plead with the man in black.
"Me to decide?"
The man in black inspected Leng Pengfei's Divine Sense and found nothing wrong.
"I trust you."
With these words, Leng Pengfei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Having managed to save his own life, he naturally cherished it, and the humiliation he had suffered would be doubled back on Tang Rao someday.
"Master, will the demon technique that Li Tao and I cultivated together have adverse effects due to her death?"
This was his greatest fear.
One could only understand the hardships of cultivation through firsthand experience.
"No, Li Tao's role was already used up before."
The man in black let out another sinister laugh.
Li Tao's future, he had long foreseen.
"What is most important for cultivating this technique is absorbing yin to replenish yang. She was your nourishment. Now that the nourishment is gone, it's time to find another woman for you to use."
With this statement, Leng Pengfei understood.
The happiest about the new understanding was none other than Leng Pengfei himself.
Think about it: constantly absorbing the yin essence of women; after one is drained, replace her with another. It enhances his powers and brings him pleasure. Why not enjoy it?
What he previously considered as being a dog for the man in black and doing tasks for him now seemed different. Leng Pengfei felt it was his honor to follow the man in black as the women warming his bed would now be an inexhaustible supply provided at any time by the man in black.
"Where are we going next?"
Smelling the bloody scent above, Leng Pengfei knew things weren't simple up there.
"You think the cave is my territory? Bringing you here today is to truly take you back to the main base. Inside, there are many who share the same crucial responsibilities as you. The previous petty skirmishes are over, now it's your turn to witness the grand scene."
The creation on the mountain was something the man in black was immensely proud and satisfied with.
"Thank you for trusting in me, Master."
Leng Pengfei said sincerely.
If he didn't trust Leng Pengfei, how could the man in black have brought him to his mountain base?
The man in black didn't say much more. He spread his hands wide, painting talismans in the air. The spells were too complex for Leng Pengfei to understand, but then the mountain began to change, and the earth started to tremble. The mountain gate appeared before them.
"Go in."
The mountain split into two halves, and the path ahead was so wide.