Chapter 290 The man behind the scenes
"This time, we must act in secret and thoroughly, without leaving any traces."
At the top, a sickly middle-aged man said in a cold voice.
"If the news leaks out, don't come back."
"The reputation of the Wang Quan family cannot be damaged."
"Please rest assured, Master. We will definitely complete the task."
The old man knelt on the ground and said without thinking.
Seeing his performance, the middle-aged man showed satisfaction.
"If you work for the family, the family will not treat you unfairly."
"I will have people take good care of your descendants. They will definitely have a share of the inheritance rights of the magic weapon. You don't need to worry."
"I am grateful for the great kindness of the master of the family. I am willing to sacrifice my life for the family."
The seven of them knelt on the ground together.
"Master, rest assured, if the matter is leaked, we will commit suicide immediately to apologize. We will never reveal any secrets and implicate the family."
The old man said loudly.
The middle-aged man nodded and said to Butler Fei,
“Xiaofei, take them with you to get a set of Green Water Demon Sealing Formation and a set of Demon King Formation, which will be enough to deal with those three juniors.”
"Accept the master's order!"
Butler Fei bowed and responded. Then he said to the seven people,
"Come with me!
Several people stood up and followed Butler Fei out of the main hall.
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Jin Renfeng knew the whole truth.
"Damn it! It's actually Wang Quan's family! These old bastards."
He withdrew his hand and cursed angrily.
It turned out that these people were not from the Shi family as mentioned before, but the assassins sent by the Wang Quan family.
In the old man's memory, he saw the whole process of his group of seven people coming to surround and kill him following orders.
The person who gave the order was none other than the current head of the Wang Quan family, Wang Quan Shouzhuo!
"I was wondering why these people revealed their origins so readily. Turns out they were here to frame me!"
"Damn it! I almost got tricked by these guys."
Jin Renfeng cursed several times.
He finally understood why these people still wanted to take action and kill him even though his two junior sisters had left and the news had already leaked.
It turns out that this group of people came here just to frame someone.
They hoped that their master would seek revenge on the Shi family afterwards, so that they could be completely wiped out.
"What a bunch of treacherous villains! As expected, we cannot trust a single word the enemy says."
Jin Renfeng thought to himself.
Previously, he mistakenly thought that the other party had revealed his flaws when he was proud and revealed his family background. However, he did not expect that this was exactly a trap.
In fact, it’s no wonder that he believed the lies of these enemies.
At this conference, Jin Renfeng only offended the Xiao family and the Shi family. Naturally, he had the impression that only these two families would plot a sneak attack on him.
The Xiao family's inherited magic weapon was destroyed and they were unable to take care of themselves, so naturally the Shi family was the only one left who could take action.
Every word these assassins said revealed their loyalty to the Shi family. The magic weapons in their hands were similar to the cold swords used by the Shi family, which matched his guess in every aspect.
Logically speaking, this ambush should have been carried out by the Shi family.
Who could have thought that it was the Wang Quan family who intervened?
"Fortunately, I was careful and used my hands to check my memory. Otherwise, I would have really confronted the Shi family."
Jin Renfeng looked gloomy.
"I wonder why the Shi family is so generous this time, taking out seven demon king magic weapons in one go to deal with me."
"It turns out to be that old bastard from the Wang Quan family!"
He had sensed something was wrong before.
The force that can pull out seven demon king-level inherited magic weapons in one go for assassination must be one with profound background.
What's more, this is a set of magic weapons that can be combined into the combat power of a great demon king.
For a first-rate family that only has one magic weapon of the Great Demon King, it is also a treasure that protects the family.
How could the Shi family bear to use him for assassination?
Now I see that it is true!
"When dealing with these old perverts, you can't be careless for even a moment."
Jin Renfeng reminded himself secretly, then turned his attention to the old man.
A sense of crisis came over me.
Compared with the Shi family and the Xiao family, the Wang Quan family is definitely a more dangerous existence. There are quite a few great demon king-level fighters in the family.
Not to mention him now, even Wang Quan Fugui would find it difficult to get out of Wang Quan Villa without the Wang Quan Sword.
If the Wang Quan family really attacked him with all their strength, he would be afraid that he would not be able to resist at all.
"Fortunately, these guys misjudged my strength! Otherwise, it would be really difficult to stop these assassins today."
Jin Renfeng secretly rejoiced.
"But this situation is no longer something I can handle."
"We must find the two junior sisters as soon as possible and report back to Master."
Right now, the Wang Quan family has set their sights on him and his two junior sisters. The only one who can protect the three of them and resist the Wang Quan family's invasion is their master, who is a powerful Demon King.
Controlling the formation, he broke the ice ball controlled by the Green Water Demon Sealing Formation into pieces and sent it back into the lake.
Jin Renfeng immediately launched the fire escape technique.
Raging flames rose from the soles of his feet and enveloped his entire body.
After a whistling sound, the figure disappeared from the spot.
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Chixia City, in front of the City Lord’s Mansion.
"My dear father-in-law, please inform the head of the Li family that Dongfang Huaizhu of Shenhuoshan Manor has something important to discuss with you."
Falling from the sky, Huaizhu said anxiously to Menzi.
"Miss, you came at an unfortunate time this time. The head of the Li family is no longer in the City Lord's Mansion."
The concierge said leisurely,
"A quarter of an hour ago, the head of the Li family left Chixia City with his family."
"What? Elder Li is not here?"
Huaizhu was horrified.
"Then I wonder where Elder Li went?"
"Those masters came and went, where exactly did they go? I have no idea."
The old concierge shook his head.
"But judging from the direction, it should be heading east."
"Is Elder Wen still in the City Lord's Mansion?"
Since the familiar Elder Li was not there, Huaizhu turned to ask about the whereabouts of Elder Wen.
“Not anymore!”
The concierge said,
"Now that the martial arts competition is over, there is nothing else to do in Chixia City, so Elder Wen will naturally leave."
"Now, only our master is still in the City Lord's Mansion."
Upon hearing that the two elders were not there, Huaizhu turned pale.
The eldest senior brother is deeply trapped in the formation.
The people who were trying to kill him were extremely powerful, and when they joined forces, they had the combat power of a great demon king.
Ordinary people are definitely no match for them.
Right now, there are only two elders in Chixia City who are strong enough to break through the formation.
Without the two elders, there is no one in this city who can deal with those assassins.
"Sister! What should we do next?"
Qin Lan asked worriedly.
Huaizhu shook her head slowly. For a moment, she was flustered and didn't know what to do.
"With the two elders away, the most powerful person in Chixia City is probably the city lord."
"Why don't we just go and ask the Lord of Chixia City for help! Call all the monks in Chixia City and go back to fight those assassins."
Qin Lan clenched her fist and suggested,
"I just don't believe that the monks in this city can't defeat those assassins."
"We are not familiar with the Lord of Chixia City, and it is still unknown whether he is willing to take the risk to help."
Huaizhu frowned slightly.
"Besides, those assassins are very powerful. Without the strength of a great demon king, even if we have more people, it will only cause more casualties."
"What should I do?"
Qin Lan was extremely anxious.
"We can't just watch our senior fellow apprentice die like this!" Huai Zhu lowered her head and thought for a moment before speaking.
"Let's go after the Patriarch of the Li family."
"The head of the Li family?"
Qin Lan looked skeptical.
"They've been gone for a quarter of an hour? Can we catch up?"
"We have to chase him even if we can't. Right now this is the only way to save our eldest brother. We can't give up."
Huaizhu said firmly.
"Besides, the Patriarch of the Li family has Sister Mu Chen with him, so it is impossible for him to fly at full speed. As long as we try our best to catch up, there is still a chance that we can catch up."
Unable to think of a better solution at the moment, Qin Lan could only nod in agreement.
Afterwards, Huaizhu took out the bamboo flute, pulled Qin Lan to step on it, flew into the air, and headed east.
In just a few breaths, the two reached the edge of Chixia City.
Just as the two were about to continue chasing, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked their way.
"Two junior sisters, please wait a moment!"
The visitor shouted.
When they saw the visitor's face clearly, Huaizhu and Qin Lan showed joy.
"Big Brother!"
"Master Brother!"
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"Big Brother, have you escaped from that formation?"
Huaizhu was pleasantly surprised to see the familiar figure in front of her, and her beautiful eyes kept looking him up and down.
"Those guys weren't very skilled, and I found a loophole and broke the formation."
Jin Renfeng laughed.
Seeing that he was safe and sound, Huaizhu nodded gently, his expression relaxed, and the worry on his brows disappeared.
"Isn't this the black-clad leader from before? How did he fall into your hands, Senior Brother?"
Qin Lan asked in surprise as his eyes fell on the old man in his hand.
"Those guys lost the protection of the formation and can no longer exert the combat power of the Great Demon King level."
“Then I solved them one by one.”
I deliberately left this person here as a hostage."
Jin Renfeng raised the black-clothed man in his hand and said.
"When we get back to the villa, we can send someone to interrogate him. Maybe we can get some information."
"Really? You should have told us earlier that you could beat us! You made us worry."
Qin Lan pouted and complained.
"In fact, I am not very sure, otherwise I would not use the fire escape technique to send the two junior sisters away first."
Jin Renfeng smiled bitterly.
"By the way, where did you get the space magic you used, Senior Brother? I remember that Shenhuoshan Villa does not have this magic."
Huaizhu asked with a frown.
"Could it be that Senior Brother has learned other spells from others?"
Now that the crisis is over, Huaizhu naturally wants to clarify the doubts in his heart.
"That fire escape technique was something I learned on my own. It was not taught by anyone else."
Jin Renfeng said in a deep voice.
The origin of magic in one person's world is difficult to explain, but the fire escape technique is different.
Although it belongs to the category of space magic, it is so close to fire magic that it can be attributed to one's own understanding.
"is that so!"
Huaizhu nodded and believed it directly.
Since Jin Renfeng's performance has always been outstanding, she did not have the slightest suspicion even though he now said that he had comprehended a space magic.
"But since you have mastered space magic, why didn't you use it with us to leave? Why did you stay alone to fight the enemy?"
Huaizhu changed the subject and asked.
"I see that Senior Brother has plenty of mana, and he doesn't look like he's lacking in mana."
“I could have walked away at that point.”
Jin Renfeng laughed.
"But those assassins' sneak attacks were too hateful."
"I was annoyed for a moment and wanted to fight back, so I took the initiative to stay."
"Brother, this is too reckless. Those assassins are fierce and powerful. Brother, you are alone against seven. If you are not careful, won't you lose your life?"
Huaizhu said in a reproachful tone.
"Isn't it resolved now?"
Jin Renfeng smiled apologetically.
"That's just good luck!"
Huaizhu said coldly,
"Since Senior Brother took the initiative to send Qin Lan and me away, he must be unsure of dealing with those enemies."
"For the sake of a momentary impulse, you disregarded your own safety and forced yourself to fight a stronger enemy. This time you were lucky and managed to escape. What if you are unlucky next time and fail?"
Jin Renfeng was speechless. After a while, he spoke,
"Junior sister is right, I was indeed reckless in this matter!"
He was not an ungrateful person, and he knew that his junior sister's criticism was out of concern.
After hearing this, Huaizhu's expression relaxed a lot.
"Brother, remember to be careful in your future actions and always put your own safety first."
She warned softly.
"Sister, please don't blame our senior brother. He escaped safely and the enemy was defeated. Isn't this a good thing that everyone is happy about?"
Qin Lan interrupted.
"Now that there's no ambush, we can breathe a sigh of relief."
"We can't be careless now."
Jin Renfeng shook his head and said in a deep voice.
"There's a lot of people behind these people. We still have to return to Shenhuoshan Villa as soon as possible."
He did not say that the mastermind behind this was the Wang Quan family.
The captured old man did not reveal the existence of the Wang Quan family. If he directly explained it at this time, it would reveal the fact that he possessed memory magic.
In the world of fox demons, the magic of controlling memory is extremely precious and cannot be obtained by ordinary means.
If we point it out directly, the existence of double-handedness would be difficult to explain.
"Brother is suspicious..."
Huaizhu seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"That's right!"
Jin Renfeng confirmed Huaizhu's guess.
"If we don't return to the villa as soon as possible, there might be assassins coming to attack us."
"But if someone is really targeting us, I'm afraid there will be assassins lying in ambush."
Huaizhu said worriedly,
"If we return directly, we might run into an ambush just like before."
"Don't worry about that!"
Jin Renfeng persuaded, and took out a bronze mirror from his sleeve.
"This is a telescope I seized from those assassins. It can detect the surrounding environment."
"With this magic weapon for detection, we can detect common ambushes in advance."
"In addition, I can also leave several pure Yangyan fires as marks along the way."
"Once you encounter danger, you can use space magic to return directly through the medium."
"With these two layers of protection, it is enough to ensure our own safety."
Seeing that he had arranged everything properly, Huaizhu nodded.
"Then everything will be as you say, brother."
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In order to avoid potential enemies, Jin Renfeng and his party chose to take a detour and return, avoiding the original route.
Along the way, the weather was calm and there was no disturbance at all.
However, because of the detour, they still wasted quite a bit of time. At nightfall, the three of them finally returned to Shenhuoshan Villa.
(End of this chapter)
