Chapter 870: Chapter 870

Chapter 870

"You cursed liars!" With Li Huowang's roar, the white rice in his mind instantly turned black and decayed, as if a thousand years had passed in an instant.

From this, one could see that even if Great Qi wanted to cooperate with them, the Tianchen Kingdom had no intention of keeping its promises. Their counterespionage tactic didn't even bother to put out bait.

Li Huowang's appearance startled both sides, but it seemed the Tianchen side had been prepared all along. The black, rotting rice suddenly surged like an ocean.

The body immersed in the black rice suddenly felt a sharp pain. When he raised his right foot, he discovered that his thigh down to the knee had already turned into nothing but bone-white skeleton.

"Zhuge Yuan, since you've come, then don't leave today," said a woman who had appeared above the black rice. She smiled sweetly at Li Huowang.

"Zhuge Yuan?" Enraged, Li Huowang immediately suppressed his emotions and looked around in shock, searching for someone.

When he saw there was no trace of that white figure around him, and a hint of non-gang began to well up in his heart, he instantly understood two things.

First, this woman was calling him, not the dead scholar. She thought his name was Zhuge Yuan.

Second, those sudden appearances of non-gang, and why this woman called him by this name, were all consequences of his own inadvertent actions.

All of this happened because when delivering grain, he casually mentioned that his name was Zhuge Yuan, so many people from Great Qi assumed that was indeed his name.

Every time they mistakenly identified him as Zhuge Yuan, he gained a batch of non-gang.

As Li Huowang pondered this matter, the woman holding the qin (ancient Chinese zither) flicked her red fingernails lightly. The bloodwood tree on the table instantly fell into the black rice, bubbling with blood bubbles.

Then the rotting black rice on the ground quickly dyed a dark red. "Ding~ ding ding ding~" Urgent strings sounded. The red-dyed black rice, like living creatures, danced to the music, rising high waves around Li Huowang, covering him.

Looking at the woman plucking the strings from afar, Li Huowang, gripping the bone sword hilt tightly, showed a cold smile on his face. "Zhuge Yuan? Is that it? Then fine! I'll give you Zhuge Yuan!"

In the next moment, as the surrounding waves crashed down upon him, he immediately pulled out the bone sword behind him and threw it forcefully toward the woman.

Seeing that this was an important artifact for heading to Daliang, some hidden people from the Tianchen Kingdom couldn't help but react.

A black shadow flashed, two figures suddenly shot out from the black rice, reaching for the bone sword.

But just as they grabbed the hard blade, the bones grew flesh and organs at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the original bone sword transformed into a white-robed scholar.

"Hmm?" As Zhuge Yuan quickly tapped twice with his wolf-hair brush, the two men who had seized him were instantly erased. The tip of the brush darkened slightly.

Mid-air, he quickly turned back, using the brush to pull and guide. A vast amount of rotting black rice, as if being tugged by an invisible giant hand, changed direction and splashed back toward the woman playing the strings.

Where the black rice disappeared, Li Huowang's body, riddled with holes, was revealed.

He knelt on one knee, his hands tightly gripping his swollen head, as if afraid that if he let go, his head would explode.

"Brother Li, are you alright?"

Li Huowang suddenly pointed forward with a hand, gritting his teeth and saying, "Kill them!"

Zhuge Yuan opened his folding fan with a snap, stepped onto the black rice with both feet, and with one hand holding the brush, flew toward the woman.

Zhuge Yuan's first move caused the woman to be overwhelmed. Even though the rotting black rice continuously sent forth various helpers, she still couldn't match him.

Li Huowang staggered to his feet, looking at everything from afar with a cold laugh.

Zhuge Yuan really was about to act. These people definitely couldn't stand against him. Even if this Zhuge Yuan was a fake created by himself.

The only regret was that it seemed the Tianchen Kingdom's heartworm hadn't come along this time. It was a pity he couldn't take this opportunity to strike twice with one arrow.

Still, weakening the Tianchen Kingdom's strength a bit was good. Better than nothing at all.

Thinking this, Li Huowang's gaze shifted to the treacherous faction sitting anxiously nearby. "And I can also use this chance to warn some scheming individuals within Great Qi. Overall, I haven't lost anything."

Trying to betray him and defect to the Tianchen Kingdom to gain more benefits was impossible.

As long as Great Qi lacked strength, the Tianchen Kingdom wouldn't even bother to use real things to deceive them. They didn't consider the currently weak Great Qi seriously.

Moreover, after this incident, the next time the Tianchen Kingdom tried to use counterespionage tactics in Great Qi, even with superior conditions offered, no one would believe them anymore.

"What are you standing there for!? Hurry up and help!"

Li Huowang's words instantly woke everyone up. They nodded repeatedly, picked up various weapons and artifacts, and rushed to help Zhuge Yuan. Although just moments ago they had considered betraying Li Huowang.

They were never Zhuge Yuan's opponents. With these twelve people joining, they were even less Zhuge Yuan's opponents. The situation was completely one-sided.

Not long afterward, the surging black rice gradually diminished. They were all transformed by Zhuge Yuan into black color, splashed across the valley walls, forming a series of landscape paintings full of artistic conception.

Just as Li Huowang thought this matter was over, some forest areas different from the surroundings began appearing around him, gradually assimilating the surroundings.

It seemed that in the Tianchen Kingdom, this entire area was forest.

Some figures suddenly emerged from those woods, rushing toward Zhuge Yuan and his group.

"The Tianchen Kingdom has sent reinforcements? Even better, I want to see how many people they have left to die!"

Li Huowang originally thought the newcomers might be skilled fighters, but unexpectedly, the help sent by the Tianchen Kingdom was still no match for Zhuge Yuan, even weaker than the woman's strength.

Their appearance added more people to the landscape painting, but brought no change.

Even so, the Tianchen Kingdom seemed unaware, sending batches of people continuously.

Li Huowang wanted to instruct Zhuge Yuan to pass through those places and investigate what exactly was happening in the Tianchen Kingdom. However, the other party seemed very cautious. Every time he approached, the changing environment would quickly disappear.

Seeing the landscape painting nearly become a "Clearing Riverside Scene" painting, Li Huowang frowned. "Something's wrong. These people aren't here to turn the tide. They're actually trying to delay me."

Thinking of the possibility of being ambushed, Li Huowang stepped forward, preparing to retreat from this place.

But a melodious cry blocked his way.