Chapter 280: Chapter 249 Night Raid_1

“Senior, we are not far from the Divine Gu Valley, and if we stay over in the county town, we risk encountering unforeseen dangers!”

After the squad entered the county town, Xu Mu decided to stay the night. Zhao Yan took the opportunity to remind him.

“All the people in your team are injured, I fear they won’t be able to withstand the journey if we travel all night!” Xu Mu casually replied.

“…”

Zhao Yan was speechless.

Why don’t you realize the injuries?

Clearly, you could heal them with the wave of your hand, yet you say such things!

Although she complained incessantly in her heart, Zhao Yan dared not force him to heal her subordinates.

Besides, what good would it do even if they were healed?

They were merely ordinary people – however swift they were, how far could they possibly go?

Her main intention in saying these things was to leave with Xu Mu alone!

However, it was quite evident that Xu Mu was purposely feigning ignorance with her.

Zhao Yan didn’t dare to leave on her own after Xu Mu agreed, so she could only obediently follow him.

Everyone had dinner at the restaurant and then booked rooms at the inn.

When they arrived at the inn, Xu Mu immediately laid down and rested, offering no further instructions. He didn’t seem worried about potential pursuers at all.

Zhao Yan didn’t have the luxury of being so carefree. She carefully assigned night guards and, having learned from previous mistakes, even the food had been meticulously checked. Once sure it was safe, she let her subordinates eat. As for herself, she simply ate a Fasting Pill.

“This operation was highly secretive; only a few family higher-ups knew about it, how could someone have set up an ambush beforehand?”

“Could there be someone from our family who leaked the news?”

In her room, Zhao Yan sat at the table, contemplating everything that had happened along the way.

On further thought, there was definitely a possibility. Those in the family, in their struggle for power, were capable of everything.

“I only hope this senior is reliable, and no accidents happen!” Zhao Yan prayed silently in her heart.

Meanwhile, after returning to his room, Xu Mu immediately lay down to rest, seemingly without any caution.

In the dead of night, a silhouette emerged out of nowhere from the darkness, unleashing several streaks of dark light towards the sleeping Xu Mu.

“Old man! Give me back my son!” The voice was filled with a vengeful spirit.

“Your son sought his own death, you can’t blame me!” Xu Mu seemed to suspect it, suddenly sprung up to defend himself with magic, but found an unusual difficulty in mobilizing his spiritual power, even his brain felt a faint dizziness.

Even this slight delay caused him to be directly hit by the dark light and blasted out of the room.

A large hole was blown into the inn, Xu Mu’s body landed on the ground, creating a deep pit, which demonstrated the potency of the dark-light attack.

The figure didn’t escape after landing the hit, instead it continuously launched fierce attacks on the grounded Xu Mu.

All sorts of talismans, magical artifacts, and poisons were poured down on Xu Mu with merciless abandon.

Zhao Yan, who had been on high alert all the time, rushed out of her room as soon as she heard the commotion.

Seeing the figure that was continuously attacking, her pupils shrunk involuntarily.

“Foundation Establishment Stage!”

There was no attempt to conceal it anymore – the figure was undoubtedly on the Foundation Establishment Stage.

“This person must be the Lord of the Divine Gu Valley, we are in trouble now!” Zhao Yan looked towards the area enveloped by the glow of the skills, her heart skipped a beat.

“Is he attacking… the senior?”

A deep dread settled in Zhao Yan’s heart.

The fierce attack would probably be fatal for our senior.

In the blink of an eye, without hesitation, Zhao Yan slapped a talisman onto her body, which was enveloped in its glow as she flew off into the distance.

This was a lifesaving talisman that the ancient ancestor of her family had entrusted to her when she left home.

Just as Zhao Yan took off, a screen of light flashed before her, blocking her path.

“A formation? When did this happen?”

Zhao Yan’s face changed dramatically.

Since entering the county town, she had been cautious, with guards patrolling around her at all times. How could the enemy set up a formation without her noticing?

But no one would explain anything to her at this time. Zhao Yan knew it’s not the time to dwell on this. She had to escape while her opponent was still occupied. Any delay would reduce her chance of survival.

However, even before she could launch an attack, three ferocious winged centipedes were already rushing towards her.

At the same time, screams sound continuously from the inn, indicating that her subordinates were also under attack.

“Black winged centipedes!”

Seeing the incoming centipedes, Zhao Yan once again confirmed the identity of the intruder—without a doubt, it’s the Divine Gu Valley.

Because this kind of parasitic insect is only bred by the Divine Gu Valley. It is impervious to swords and spears, can spit poisonous fire, feeds on humans and beasts, and if it can successfully molt after a hundred years, it can evolve belly wings and its strength can rival a tier four monster beast.

The three in front of her were remarkable, clearly having reached the Qi Cultivation Late Stage, and she couldn’t resist them. Her only option was to try to dodge via the speed of her flight talisman.

“You bitch! Our Divine Gu Valley has been operating here for hundreds of years! Your petty tricks are no match for us! We replaced everyone here with our own people even before you got to the inn! Surrender now and suffer less pain!”

“Don’t worry! We will treat you well! After all, you are the missy of the Zhao family of the prefecture!”

Three figures in black robes appeared on the ground. They were making loud, mocking noises at Zhao Yan, who was constantly dodging in the sky, clearly not regarding her as a threat.

Indeed that was the case. All three of them had reached the Qi Cultivation Late Stage, and Zhao Yan couldn’t even defeat one of them, let alone all three of them together.

By now, all sounds from the inn had completely subsided, indicating that her subordinates, including the three in the Qi Cultivation Stage, had lost all power to resist.

Several individuals were flying out of the inn again, and even the weakest of them had reached the middle stage of Qi Cultivation.

Did the Divine Gu Valley fully mobilize all its personnel?

Zhao Yan thought with desperation.

At that moment, the Lord of the Divine Insect Valley, who was off on the side, had also stopped moving. He was panting slightly, indicating that the previous attack had been quite exhausting for him.

“Let’s see if you die this time. Heh!”

A sneer appeared on the face of the Lord of the Divine Insect Valley. He had deployed all his trump cards, which could not have been easily dealt with by any cultivator of the same rank or even at the Golden Core Stage, let alone one who had already taken his poison.

Seeing this, a proud smile broke out across his face.

He, who had reached the Middle Foundation Establishment phase, would certainly not use such low-level poisoning tactics.

The method he used was a combination of toxins, which were mixed from several non-toxic spiritual objects to form a poison that obstructed the operation of Spiritual Power and disturbed the release of Divine Intent.

In this case, even if the other party checked it very carefully, they would not find any clues, especially given his long-term operation in the area and his careful collaboration with his ears and eyes.

This poison was also very precious to him. If he was not avenging his son, he would be unwilling to use it.

Speaking of his son, he couldn’t help but sigh.

If he had disciplined him more strictly, he wouldn’t have been in contact with outsiders randomly and been instigated to make a move against Zhao Yan.

The Divine Gu Valley they belonged to, because of not being registered in the Palm Immortal Office, was considered as conducting illegal activities. So they always acted with caution and refrained from causing any trouble.

However, this time his youngest son had been used as a scapegoat.

But regardless of the reason, his son may make mistakes and kill others, but others may not kill his son. Otherwise, they have to face his wrath.

Zhao Yan, seeing the Divine Gu Valley Lord stopped, felt her last hope extinguishing.

In her daze, her shield was shattered, causing her to fall to the ground.

Just when Zhao Yan considered ending her life to avoid further humiliation, a figure stepped out from the dust.

“Don’t you people know the rule, ‘where there’s smoke, there’s no harm’?” Xu Mu said calmly.