The Demon Swordsman 3
Ch. 69 - The Changing Xin Zhan

Ye Long sneaked into a building where he could smell the familiar scent that Xin Zhan gave him before they descended on the headquarters. With the wings he had it was no longer difficult to go to just any place without being caught.

The windows of a building made of wood. Unfortunately his body is too big, he forced his way in to make the woods creak tight. No matter the surroundings, the dragon forced it so much that it finally entered with its body bouncing against the wall.

The dragon sniffed quickly, moving here and there while twisting its gaze in all directions. He could smell the same medicine that Xin Zhan had given him but the smell was so faint that it sometimes disappeared. In the midst of his quest, Ye Long was startled by the presence of a woman in such a huge robe. The woman carried a decapitated head, threw the head at her and rolled until it hit Ye Long's leg.

"Who are you?" Ye Long lowered his head, sensing a great threat was eyeing him. The man laughed a little.

"You should know who I am."

When the figure opened his mask, Ye Long immediately hissed. He knew that face, while he was still in Xin Chen's subconscious and that person unmasked his crow.

Fu Qinshan's. That woman again. It seems they were followed since yesterday.

And the head lying on that floor, Ye Long began to suspect that the target of his enemy was the one they were looking for.

"You're looking for a Medicine Expert Yan She?" A sneaky smile was imprinted on his sinister face, bloodstains were visible there. There was not the slightest trace of sin on the woman's face.

"I brought it for you."

Ye Long growled. He went berserk and instantly destroyed everything in that place, Fu Qinshan dodged so quickly that he was unable to catch the woman. Ye Long's scream sounded so upset.

But that was the only hope they had. Ye Long also did not expect Shui's death to occur, Yan She was the only key to saving the dragon. But what this woman did, took the only key and destroyed it without mercy.

Shui had done a lot for Ye Long, even though he himself hated that Water Dragon a little. And in order to save Xin Chen, Ye Long failed to bring Yan She. The old man had died an hour ago at the hands of Fu Qinshan. They missed one step from the enemy. Fu Qinshan, that woman made her anger explode.

Ye Long managed to bite down on Fu Qinshan's arm which was protected by the iron armor, lightly brushed off Ye Long and made him bounce off. Ye Long did not immediately retreat, he actually jumped up high and hit his opponent with a tail.

The impact caused them to fall from a height. Now that they were outside the building, dozens of guards approached. Ye Long chased after his opponent without looking around. His body began to be invaded by the opponent's arrows and spears.

While from a distance Xin Zhan who heard the commotion immediately came, saw Ye Long covered in blood chasing after someone he could instantly recognize.

The eyes of the two meet. Fu Qinshan had a meaningful smile towards Xin Zhan. Not thinking twice that he immediately chased after the woman, there was no way Ye Long went berserk for no reason. Then before he chased after Fu Qinshan, someone shouted from inside the building.

"Drug Expert Yan She has been killed!"

Xin Zhan heard it at a glance in shock. All of that explained the meaning of Ye Long's anger now. The dragon wanted to avenge his anger on the woman, the woman who was now laughing so widely while wearing back her crow mask.

"You guys are so sloppy."

Xin Zhan was sure they were not being followed at all. Does the land in the Valley of the Gods have eyes and ears so that the enemy knows the plans they make. Then how could Fu Qinshan be able to chase after them and directly find Yan She to kill him.

The woman had fled into the forest. Ye Long managed to tear off his robe. The dragon's growl became heavier, indicating his anger was already at the last level. Fu Qinshan could not be easily reached, sometimes the woman disappeared and appeared in different places.

When Fu Qinshan appeared, Xin Zhan immediately released the weapon. The woman's back was hit by a slanted incision so perfectly. Then Fu Qinshan retreated, still able to smile like before.

"My mission is done. See you soon."

Without leaving a trace, Fu Qinshan disappeared in the dark forest.

Ye Long went on a rampage burning through the forest until he nearly injured himself. Xin Zhan tried to calm down but just as he was about to get hit by the fire, Ye Long was out of breath. Then he threw himself to the ground with his gloom.

"I can't go back ..."

During this journey, it seemed like only now did Ye Long let out his voice. The dragon's eyes were glazed.

"I couldn't help anything at all, the employer wouldn't let me out and locked me up more often. You think I'm useless, too, don't you? At least in this battle I want to help him. But once given the chance this is what I do."

There were still many words that the dragon wanted to put out, he covered his face with wings and wrapped his body around. Xin Zhan did not want to see himself.

Xin Zhan stroked the dragon's head. "We've done it, it's just that the enemy is moving faster than us."

Xin Zhan picked up the former robes of Fu Qinshan that Ye Long had torn.

"If only I could follow where this man went ... Most likely we will get a clue about the existence of the mastermind behind this all, Qin Yujin. He's been planning a war so far and that woman as far as I know is his right hand. They should have met more often."

Ye Long opened his wings slightly to peek, his movements made Xin Zhan turn his head for a moment.

"We've only been through one day, right? That means we still have two days to find this guy. Whatever the way, it's important we don't stop here." Xin Zhan was about to keep the tear.

Ye Long sniffed it quickly, "Maybe I can track this smell if that person doesn't go so far."

"How likely are you to track him?"

"Eight percent only."

"There is hope. We're leaving."

Xin Zhan was just standing up when a bang was felt again. The Dark Dragon Fight in the Valley of the Gods, nothing else. Always made her worry about Xin Chen. Which brother can calm down when leaving his sister fighting with life on the edge of the horn?

While traveling Xin Zhan healed his wounds as best he could. While preparing to return to the Valley of the Gods. Ye Long flew fast while looking at the land beneath him. They pass over a long stream that separates one place from another.

Until unknowingly, they began to be close to the Valley of the Gods and were only a few kilos meters away.

The land was the territory of the Qing Empire that bordered directly with the Shang Empire. Ye Long continued to follow the smell, even though he himself was unsure of the kiss.

But Fu Qinshan seemed to disappear and appeared again in a place not so far away the last time they saw him.

Suddenly Ye Long swooped down sharply, feeling the smell of Fu Qinshan's robe felt very close to his. They stopped at a forest in front of him in a rushing river.

"Other than this? Another hideout?"

Ye Long snorted, smelling the scent back vanished. Then reappear. When the woman disappears, the smell disappears. Then Fu Qinshan will resurface. He has time to lose himself.

A hot day when it was a sign of heavy rain, in a place far from the crowd stood a small headquarters that was not even interesting to visit. Just stand up shabby tents. Then some wooden houses almost collapsed.

The campfire event there suddenly stopped because of the swift rain that extinguished the fire. Gu Xiyi - one of them and the others immediately returned to the wooden house not far from there to dry themselves. He was upset that he could not enjoy the show.

"This rain sucks! I get tired of seeing this rain every day!" as he sat in the shade, he kept staring at the tile where the rain was pouring down there.

"Hey, instead of being upset wouldn't it be better to enjoy tonight with wine?"

Someone said behind Gu Xiyi making her turn around was very shocked.

"Ah, you seem to be! Hahaha good idea!"

The man didn't even know who was wearing the white robe. But he wears a crow mask on his face that signifies that he is part of them.

Xin Zhan pulled her smile wide, she seemed like she wanted to say something. "What if the hot spring bath is replaced with a blood bath?"

Gu Xiyi gulped as she took a few steps back, her reflex attitude was spontaneous when she saw Xin Zhan's laughter was different from before. The killer's face shook his legs for a few seconds.

"What–"

Just as Gu Xiyi's mouth was about to speak for a second then her head floated against the wall. His severed neck drained blood profusely like a waterfall, there was no one other than the two of them in that place because his other friends without him knowing had gone to another house left him alone with a stranger who did not know where he came from.

Xin Zhan stood right under the raindrops, his sword dripping the blood of the victim along with the rainwater.

"The two people should be here, I should be looking for them."

Xin Zhan galloped over regardless of some guards looking at him, they did not put any suspicions as the mask he was wearing belonged to the guard of the headquarters and considered him a part of them.

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"Hows it? Did you guys manage to kill him?" Wu Guan raised his cup and propped his elbow up on the table, waiting for the answer of the person in front of him for a long time.

I heard a very obedient answer. "He's dead as requested, please tell Master I'm back."

"If you don't mind, I can kill the medic much faster than him." An adult man with a headband and a large sword spoke out loudly.

"Well whereas with that I can make a report to Master for eradicating this one sneak! Soon I will definitely seize the top position of the Four Surveillance Units!"

His two friends were unwilling to give any further responses, and dissolved in each other's minds.

Wu Guan spoke up. "But I don't think the person I'm referring to is that easy to kill... I mean, at least the people looking for it will come after you. Are you sure you didn't leave a trace, Fu Qinshan ?"

Brak!

"Do you doubt my power!? I'm one of the higher-ups!" Fu Qinshan was pounding the table so powerful that it caused a crack, his eyes turning deathly wanting to kill.

"I-I'm sorry for my stupidity, I don't doubt your strength just..."

Of course Fu Qinshan was furious. If he was demoted due to his inability to complete the mission, surely his Master would lose faith in him. It was the most terrifying thing in his life that Fu Qinshan could not imagine.

Wu Guan did not have any more words to continue, he fell silent for a moment before continuing. "I have a bad feeling about this."

"What are you afraid of?! That guy's dead, even if the guy who's after him kills me I'll cut his neck myself!"

The door is wide open.

"I found you."

The three people turned their heads towards the hasty voice, in front of them was a young man with a sword covered in blood. It can be seen back there the guards have been sprawled dead. He managed to kill dozens of guards without causing any noise.

Xin Zhan raised his sword towards the woman. "You said you wanted to cut my neck?"

Fu Qinshan just ran away without saying anything. Xin Zhan had no time to catch up to him and now had to face off against another enemy.

"You-you-!?"

Wu Guan widened his eyes when he saw the person he was afraid of actually coming. I hardly believe it. Fu Qinshan had always completed his mission perfectly, leaving no trace and now for the first time the woman had invited their enemies into the cage herself.

"Now that you are stupefied like that it is better to quickly go to hell, my patience as wide as the ocean has been exhausted because of your actions."

This air-splitting pace made the woman look out and hurriedly took a position, her sword and Xin Zhan clashed fiercely until her agony sounded like a scream.

But who would have thought that the sword belonging to the top of the Four Surveillance Units began to be cut off when holding it, the heirloom sword in Xin Zhan's hand managed to split the sword and was now about to hit the opponent's neck.

Another weapon darted sharply, the skull spear stopped the merciless pace of Xin Zhan's sword, the number five higher-up raising his face until he could stare directly at Xin Zhan.

They were the remains of the Four Surveillance Units that survived the Xin Chen massacre back then and swore to take back the land of the Valley of the Gods from them. With or without war. Disguise in a place like this while monitoring the situation and helping as best they can. It also aims to protect 'someone' who plays an important role for their purpose of fighting over the land.

Both sides have ambitions to work together. Therefore the task that his master had entrusted to Fu Qinshan would do his best. But the woman did not expect that Xin Zhan could follow her to this extent.

"Don't the dragon ..."

His guess did not miss. But where the dragon went now he had no idea.

"You.." he growled. "Don't underestimate the power of the higher-ups of the Four Surveillance Units!" The stick hit the sword. Wu Guan and the two higher-ups began to set up an attack formation in order to face an opponent who seemed to be very strong. They were convinced that combining forces like this to defeat him was not difficult.

But after exchanging moves for some time it felt very impossible, Xin Zhan was not touched in the slightest but his sword was aiming continuously mercilessly. That fierce fighting style was the same as that of the deadly Demon Sword that they could only find in certain people. Which immortalized itself for sword skills.

"How did you get here? Was it Fu Qinshan who brought you here!?" asked the higher-ups who used spears, it seemed that Xin Zhan was continuously aiming for his life compared to these two friends.

"Is that necessary?"

"Don't ask back!"

"The way you ask is impolite." Xin Zhan grumbled in annoyance, he pulled back his sword and prepared to unleash one deadly move.

"I won't let you touch Master!" The one-time high official immediately chased after his friend and Xin Zhan who was quite far away, he saw clearly Xin Zhan wanted to kill his friend.

"The Book of Seven Keys - The Wind of Daan Village!"

The movement of the opponent who was about to stop him came to a halt when hundreds of light blades came, even the number was enough to fill this one room to the brim. Wu Guan had intended to run away and ask others for help but unfortunately escaped he was already in trouble.

Wu Guan retreated while shouting furiously. "If you're Fu Qinshan working with them, I'll make sure your life and your sister won't be saved!" He tried to look back and found one of the higher-ups had been stuck with hundreds of light knives on the wall and the other crawled in a leaky head.

Xin Zhan pointed at the higher-up with the leaking head with his sword, "Look he wants to take you to hell together."

"Don't want to!"

A doubling blade of light flew behind the young man until it made Wu Guan's feet tremble violently, he was sure that the blade could tear his flesh to the smallest part.

"But I won't kill you now," Xin Zhan put his sword back in. He passed by just like that after making Wu Guan almost pee in his pants.

"Damn...!" Wu Guan cursed loudly and immediately left asking for help. He realized the two higher-ups of the Four Surveillance Units had died instantly without putting up any meaningful resistance.

It was something quite embarrassing for him. But how else, the opponent they faced this time did not look like a human. The aura it exuded was indeed bright and shining like light, but it could be deadly a hundred times that of its own black power

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