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"At last, they arrive!!"

Facing Xuu Hu, Tian Heng found himself overwhelmed by the three adversaries surrounding him.

The storm-like swiftness of their sword shadows gave him no respite; he couldn’t even spare a moment to watch the fight between Xuu Hu, Zhou Tengbin, and Tian Yunhu.

A moment’s distraction could lead him to be minced into meat.

On the other side, both Zhou Tengbin and Tian Yunhu died with their eyes wide open, unable to comprehend how their foe had appeared.

After slaying those two, Xuu Hu didn’t rush to assist Tian Heng.

Instead, he took a deep breath to regulate his own breathing.

Tian Heng couldn’t afford mishaps, and neither could he.

.. Despite a successful surprise attack, capturing the remaining three opponents unharmed was still challenging.

The mission given to him by his master was far from over!

Frankly, this could be the most perilous episode in Jiangnan!

His master always had flawless strategies, yet this time, even he hadn’t anticipated a rebellion from within, especially from the greatly favored Tian Family Army!

The moment Xuu Hu confirmed the news, he wished he could pulverize these ungrateful traitors!

The Western Sea Army besieged the city, forcing them to send out scouts to request aid from the Warrior Army at Tong Pass. However, everyone knew the odds were slim for those ten scouts to deliver the message. It was at this crucial moment that Old Wolf returned.

He brought back shocking news!

The news came from a Western Sea Army member named Meng Sheng, who had deceived Old Wolf early that morning, causing them to activate the Spellcraft Array in defense. Unexpectedly, the insider who had tricked Old Wolf ended up sending back a crucial piece of information through him.

Tian Heng had been taken hostage, their plan wasn’t to assault Lyuzhou City fiercely, but to feign an encirclement. In reality, they aimed to coordinate with external forces from the north to annihilate the Warrior Army in Xuu Hu’s absence!

When this news arrived, not just he, but even the astute members of the Shen Family were stunned.

Most people would instinctively dismiss this news as false, for whether it was Meng Sheng who lured away Old Wolf, or Tian Heng, the leader of the Western Sea Army, both were traitors. Trusting a traitor’s word literally meant one had an ironclad head.

Yet, the message they brought felt genuinely plausible.

Because the logic was sound!

In the power dynamics of Jiangnan, the Warrior Army was critical.

Even if they conquered Lyuzhou, as long as the Warrior Army remained, it would be merely a capture of Lyuzhou City.

As long as Xuu Hu could successfully break through, there was a chance to strike back.

Even if Xuu Hu failed to break through, if Chen Qing returned, he could still turn the tides with the Warrior Army.

Conversely, if they took advantage of Xuu Hu’s absence and collaborated with the external forces to first eliminate the main force of the Warrior Army, the situation would differ. Without an army, besieging Lyuzhou would lead to certain victory!

If Tian Heng truly betrayed, it was utterly unnecessary for him to reveal this plan; hence there was a significant probability it was true.

At that moment, judgment was crucial. Believing Tian Heng meant Xuu Hu must break through.

According to Tian Heng, the Ancient Demon Clan had many masters of the same caliber as Xuu Hu, guarding almost all possible exits from Lyuzhou. Xuu Hu couldn’t possibly break through, and even if he did, the army would immediately retaliate. Once captured, all would be lost.

The best method to completely eradicate the enemy was to stealthily slip away.

"That’s impossible... You shouldn’t be here!"

Within Tong Pass, Xuu Hu readjusted his breathing before striking again. As a top-tier expert, he took advantage of the enemy’s complete unpreparedness to strike, giving them no chance to react!

The slashing strike, potent enough to cleave through space, hit at the most precise moment, severing the waists of the remaining three adversaries instantly!

The three, just like Zhou Tengbin, wore faces of disbelief. They clearly hadn’t expected Xuu Hu to appear here.

With the situation now under control, Xuu Hu didn’t immediately execute them. As a Martial Artist, he disdained to sneak attack but... for the greater good, he had to engage in this distasteful act.

Now that the situation was resolved, he didn’t mind letting his opponents die understanding...

"Underworld!" exclaimed Xuu Hu directly.

Yes, all routes had been blocked, and it was impossible for Xuu Hu to risk a forceful breakthrough. The alternative provided by Shen San was the Underworld!

"Underworld Registrar?" Tian Heng frowned. He had merely secretly passed the intelligence to Meng Sheng, allowing Meng Sheng to relay it. As for how Xuu Hu would break through, he couldn’t help—the fact that he’d managed to secretly give the intel to Meng Sheng was already incredibly difficult under constant surveillance.

Meng Sheng did not disappoint, first deceiving the Door God Old Wolf by gaining his trust and causing his deputies to lower their guard against him. Then he used the ability of the Gate Deity to reposition himself at the city gates to bring the message back.

He knew that with the capabilities of the Shen Family members, even in the most desperate situation, as long as they knew the intelligence, there would definitely be a chance to send Xuu Hu over.

But he hadn’t expected the opponent to take the path of the Underworld Registrar.

"Impossible!" the deputy general, with only half a body remaining, roared unwillingly, "The City God Temple of the Underworld Registrar—we have control over it, you couldn’t possibly have sent someone out from there!"

Tian Heng too looked at Xuu Hu puzzled, just as the opponent had said; theoretically, the Underworld Registrar was an impossible route.

The Underworld Registrar wasn’t a place one could simply walk into or out of, even with Wei Gongcheng, the Lyuzhou Hell Ruler in position, it wasn’t just anywhere and anytime one could exit from the Underworld Registrar—it required the City God Temple.

The City God Temple was the entry and exit point of the Underworld Registrar—this was something everyone in Jiangnan knew.

Previously, when Lyuzhou was short of manpower, many mortal scholars went through the City God Temple for civil service roles.

The Night Traveling God also needed the City God Temple to open the channel to the Underworld.

Even Wei Gongcheng was no exception to this.

There weren’t many City God Temples outside Lyuzhou City, just three, particularly concentrated in the largest three county towns, and no other places had enough Underworld Registrar staff yet, so they hadn’t expanded there.

And those three City God Temples, Wei Gongcheng almost didn’t need to investigate to know that they must have been sealed off.

How could one possibly traverse through the Underworld Registrar’s path?

"Ghost Doll’s horse..." Xuu Hu once again provided the answer.

At this answer, everyone was stunned for a moment, then Tian Heng could not help but burst into laughter...

Who would have thought, they had missed counting this!

Yes, if a Yin-Yang Horse could traverse the Path of Yin and Yang, why couldn’t it traverse the Underworld Registrar?

After all, no one had thought of it before, nor tried it, but that didn’t mean... it couldn’t, right?

The three mutilated deputy generals immediately showed a look of regret, even having the impulse to slap themselves; how could they have not thought of this?

If they had thought of this earlier and slaughtered that horse beforehand, even if Tian Heng chose to betray and leak the intelligence, they would have no way of sending Xuu Hu out.

In fact, from the moment Xuu Hu entered Lyuzhou City, they had already won...

Yet they hadn’t expected to be overturned by such an overlooked detail.

"Anything else you want to say?" Xuu Hu coldly looked at those three guys, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

His lord had treated the Western Sea Army generously, and even more so these deputy generals.

The batch of resources from Ao Zhen directly enabled these people to break through to the Transcendent realm, and all the good things were pretty much enjoyed by these guys.

And what happened?

They actually, without any hesitation, conspired with outsiders to plot against Jiangnan...

Indeed heartless as a wolf and lungs of a dog!

"Boss..." the leading deputy general looked at Tian Heng, showing a confused expression, "Why?"

Tian Heng knew what the other party was asking—why he wanted to betray them when clearly... the other side had promised tremendous benefits!

Xuu Hu was also somewhat curious as he looked at Tian Heng; according to the other party’s plan, Tian Heng’s group was almost in a winning situation, so why take the risk and turn against them at the last moment?

"Do you want to know why?" Tian Heng looked at his subordinates’ miserable halves of bodies, his eyes complex.

Indeed, why?