Chapter 1800: This Is a Golden Opportunity!

"Yun Xiao, you little bastard, you really are here!"

The figure arriving at the depths of the Murong Tomb was indeed Tan Qigong, the Chief of the Murong City Emperor Palace, and when he saw the boy he loathed deeply, his words seemed to be squeezed from between his teeth.

"Yun Xiao? Why does this name sound so similar to the Long Xiao Battle God of those years?"

Upon suddenly hearing Tan Qigong’s venomous voice, Murong Sou, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the square, first thought of the pronunciation of the name. After all, the Long Xiao Battle God of those years was called Yun Xiao.

However, only Murong Sou, who had seen Long Xiao Battle God back then, would have such odd thoughts. As for Tan Qigong and others, they have absolutely no association between the boy before them and the Long Xiao Battle God of the past.

He only knew that this rough-clothed boy had killed most of the elders of his Emperor Palace, leaving them with just a few, and if this great enmity were not avenged, it would likely become a psychological shadow for the rest of his life.

"It seems that what this boy said earlier is indeed true, he is indeed at odds to the death with the Murong City Emperor Palace!"

After Murong Sou’s brief strange thoughts fell, he plainly discovered a fact, that this boy named Yun Xiao seemed to have grievously offended the Emperor Palace.

Murong City was the location of the headquarters of the Murong Family back then, so now that he had returned here, how could Murong Sou not take a look at the Murong City Emperor Palace?

In fact, with Murong Sou’s current strength, he could slap Tan Qigong to death with ease, but he had more important things to do, and did not want unnecessary complications.

Thus, Murong Sou was not unfamiliar with Tan Qigong, knowing that this Chief of the Murong City Emperor Palace was a Half-step Holy Rank Expert, absolutely not someone who a boy in the Heavenly Realm Late Stage could match.

If Murong Sou had previously disbelieved Yun Xiao’s words, now he believed them seven or eight parts, as a remnant of the Murong Family, he naturally hated the Emperor Palace.

By contrast, this rough-clothed boy was undoubtedly much more agreeable, and perhaps in the coming battle, the remaining two parts of doubt could be answered.

Murong Sou, extremely cautious by nature, had not fully trusted Yun Xiao yet. What if this boy teamed up with a few from the Emperor Palace to put on a deceptive show for him? Such things must be guarded against.

"Hey, hasn’t what happened in the great hall earlier made you realize anything? You actually dare to chase over and deliver yourselves to die?"

Towards these people from the Emperor Palace, Yun Xiao naturally had no good feelings, but his tone did not reveal much anger and instead carried a strange emotion.

Earlier, Yun Xiao had even prepared to reveal his secret of being the reincarnation of Long Xiao Battle God to win over Murong Sou, but unexpectedly, the pillow came just when he needed it, as these Emperor Palace guys cooperated so well.

Yun Xiao believed that as long as he killed one or several cultivators from the Emperor Palace in front of Murong Sou, he could surely make him believe what he said earlier.

After all, if it were truly a conspiracy, it couldn’t possibly require sacrificing the Emperor Palace elders to cover their deception, such a cost would be too great, certainly something the Emperor Palace would never agree to.

"Kid, tricks can only succeed for a moment; this time, you won’t have any chance!"

Tan Qigong truly hated this rough-clothed boy to the bone, yet his words were full of confidence. He believed he had seen through all of Yun Xiao’s techniques and that in a rematch, he absolutely wouldn’t lose.

When they confronted earlier in Murong Huchen’s Spirit Hall, Tan Qigong and Yun Xiao hadn’t actually fought much, but Yun Xiao relied on his exceptional speed to kill most of the Emperor Palace’s elders.

This led Tan Qigong to a misconception that the boy before him dared not face him directly in combat, yet he was too preoccupied to care about the Emperor Palace’s two Great Elders at this moment.

Moreover, Tan Qigong might not have failed to notice Murong Sou over there, but at this moment, he hated Yun Xiao even more. Dealing with this boy first then thinking of others was the right decision.

"Murong Sou, if I kill this Chief of the Emperor Palace before you, you should believe me, right?"

Yet, as Tan Qigong was brimming with Meridian Qi, the rough-clothed boy didn’t even look at him and instead turned directly, gently asking the old man in the square.

"Murong Sou? That old guy is Murong Sou?!"

Upon suddenly hearing Yun Xiao’s voice, Tan Qigong was first slightly startled, then his face changed drastically. His exclamation also made Ruan Buwei, beside him, subconsciously take a step back.

As the Chief and Elder of the Murong City Emperor Palace, how could they not understand the history of the Murong Family? They had roughly known which powerful figures the Murong Family had in the past.

Murong Sou was one of the few Holy Vein Three Realms experts of the Murong Family, and he had reached the last realm, the Supreme Saint Realm. However, when the Murong Family was exterminated, the old man escaped a disaster by being expelled from the family.

Just thinking about how Murong Sou was a Holy Vein Three Realms expert back then, Tan Qigong felt his knees go weak. No matter how confident he was, he wouldn’t be confident enough to confront a top-tier Supreme Saint Realm expert, right?

"Huh? His situation seems a bit off!"

However, Tan Qigong, being the Director of the Emperor Palace, although momentarily losing his composure, did not lose his wits. When he saw Murong Sou standing motionless in the square, he seemed to have discovered something unusual.

After all, Tan Qigong knew how deeply the remnants of the Murong Family hated the Canglong Emperor Palace. There was once a Murong Family remnant at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage who tried to infiltrate the palace to assassinate the palace’s Elder.

Fortunately, that person was discovered and besieged to death. This shows that the Murong Family and the Canglong Emperor Palace had reached a state of undying enmity.

Being here in the Murong Tomb, if Murong Sou had any strength left, couldn’t he just slap him to death? From the fact that the other party did not make a move, Tan Qigong figured that his speculation was likely eight or nine times correct.

"Haha, this is a golden opportunity!"

Upon seeing that Murong Sou indeed showed no signs of making a move, Tan Qigong was more pleased than alarmed. He thought to himself that this major contribution had fallen into his lap, and being promoted to the Canglong Emperor Palace Headquarters was not far off.

Back when Lu Qinwan destroyed the Murong Family, Murong Sou, a Holy Vein Three Realms expert who managed to escape with his life, was her biggest concern. In recent years, the main purpose of the Murong City Emperor Palace was to search for Murong Sou.

If a Holy Vein Three Realms expert hiding in the shadows wanted to do something, even the Canglong Emperor Palace would be extremely troubled. Not removing this thorn, who knows what might happen in the future?

For Tan Qigong, it was truly a matter of searching high and low only to find it effortlessly. He believed that if he could bring back Murong Sou’s head to the palace headquarters, he would surely rise to great heights.

A normal Holy Vein Three Realms expert, even if he was given great courage, he wouldn’t dare to face head-on. But the current situation was clearly abnormal. Taking advantage of this opportunity to capture Murong Sou alive was not impossible.

"Hey hey hey, didn’t you say you would deal with me first?"

Just as Tan Qigong was contemplating his plans and had turned all his attention to Murong Sou, a familiar voice inappropriately reached his ears, making him realize that before doing anything else, there was another pressing issue to resolve.

"Don’t be afraid. As long as I’m here, you won’t get the chance!"

With Yun Xiao’s cleverness, he naturally guessed most of Tan Qigong’s intentions. But since he dared to expose Murong Sou’s identity, he never intended for these palace people to leave the Murong Tomb alive.

"Young man, as long as you kill those three, I’ll fulfill my previous promise!"

At this moment, Murong Sou was aware of his own affairs. He really couldn’t guarantee that no unforeseen changes would occur. After all, he was unable to move under that special power.

If someone tried to attack him with physical strength, he might take the opportunity to kill them. But if the enemies stayed far away and used some Meridian Techniques, Meridian Spirit, or sharp weapons to attack, he would immediately find himself in danger.

To dispel his last doubts, Murong Sou gave Yun Xiao one final test. Indeed, if this young man really killed the Director of the palace, what would there be to doubt?

"Looks like I have no choice!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao spread his hands because both publicly and privately, he could not possibly spare Tan Qigong and the others. Besides, even if he wanted to step back, those three might not spare him.

"You’re at death’s door and still trying to talk tough!"

Regarding Yun Xiao’s words, Tan Qigong naturally perceived them as mocking. Where did this confidence come from in the face of a Half-step Holy Rank expert?

As for Murong Sou in the center of the square, he wasn’t very optimistic about Yun Xiao, who was at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage. After all, there was still such a large gap between their realms, and Tan Qigong, being from the palace, likely possessed combat power stronger than ordinary Half-step Holy Rank cultivators.

"Forget it. When the critical moment comes, I’ll just give a few pointers!"

With these thoughts in mind, Murong Sou decided that no matter what, he didn’t want to see these palace people flaunting their power in front of him.

Moreover, if Yun Xiao lost, his situation would indeed become awkward. He believed that with his extraordinary Supreme Saint Realm cultivation and sharp insights, even a few simple pointers should help the young man turn the situation around.

But what Murong Sou didn’t know was that the plain-clothed young man on the edge of the square, Yun Xiao’s true combat strength, did not match his Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivation.

Even Tan Qigong, who had faced off against Yun Xiao, had only seen the tip of the iceberg of his many skills. He never knew what kind of terrifying existence he was facing.