Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 339 - 240: Turbulence Anew!

Chapter 339: Chapter 240: Turbulence Anew!

"So we just let that beast Xie Wenren escape?"

Li Ping’an, looking at the mysteriously vanished Puppet Xie Wenren, was unable to contain his rage, his fury burning fiercely.

He understood that if they let Puppet Xie Wenren get away, he and Zixia would never have peace again, especially the less cultivated Zixia.

"Ghost Taoist, what are you even good for?"

The extremely angry Li Ping’an directly scolded the Ghost Taoist.

"I, I, I..."

The Ghost Taoist spread his hands helplessly and said,

"I don’t know either!"

The Ghost Taoist understood Li Ping’an’s feelings very well. Although Puppet Xie Wenren had escaped, he posed no immediate threat. However, in the future, Puppet Xie Wenren would surely torment Li Ping’an to death alongside the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva.

As someone who had been there, he knew this more clearly than anyone.

But now it was too late to say anything!

"I’m sorry, Li Ping’an. It’s my fault for being useless..."

The Ghost Taoist was rarely so humble and sincerely apologized to Li Ping’an.

"What’s the use of saying these things now?"

Li Ping’an helplessly looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh, eventually turning helplessly to Zixia in the crowd, silently remorseful,

"I’m sorry, things will be harder for you than for me now..."

"But I will definitely protect you, Zixia..."

"Hmm?"

Zixia, in the crowd, was very puzzled by Li Ping’an’s strange behavior. Logically, Puppet Xie Wenren’s escape should be all to Li Ping’an’s benefit. Why was he so dejected?

"What is he even saying to me?"

"Ghost Taoist!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect, who was arguing with Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan, witnessed this scene and immediately exploded with rage, suspecting the Ghost Taoist of conspiring with Li Ping’an. So, he angrily confronted the Ghost Taoist:

"Did you tamper with something? Huh? Did you deliberately let Xie Wenren escape?"

"Your mother’s fart!"

The Ghost Taoist was not nearly as polite to Sect Master Zhuge Junchen as he was to Li Ping’an and retorted furiously,

"Are you bloody blind? Is this tortoise mine? Did you not hear the voice of the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva?"

"Are you bloody deaf? It was the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva who rescued Xie Wenren, what the hell does it have to do with me!"

"This..."

Head of Immeasurable Sect Taishu Yiqing, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of Hehuan Sect, Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and Sixth Senior Brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu, among other leaders from the Taoist sects, were completely dumbfounded.

"Good escape!"

Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan felt a secret joy in his heart:

Although Xie Wenren had escaped, it was all to Li Ping’an’s benefit!

But the other Night Travelers behind him immediately flew over and quietly asked him:

"Big Brother Mu Qiang, now that Xie Wenren has escaped, how are we going to explain this to Lord Yang?"

"Explain?"

Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan had already prepared his excuses and immediately retorted:

"Do you think capturing Xie Wenren could actually lead us to the lair of the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva?"

"Even if we did find out, would you go deal with the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva, or would I?"

"Haven’t you seen the power of the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva?"

"Even if Lord Yang went himself, it would likely be more perilous than fortunate!"

"The Undying Immortal Kumarajiva has lived for hundreds of years, how could he possibly die easily by our hands?"

"But..."

The Night Travelers behind Muqiang Baoshan hesitated:

"But we can’t just leave it unexplained to Lord Yang and the Imperial Court, can we?"

"Explain? Explain what?"

Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan counter-asked:

"The Night Traveler’s Bureau has been established for hundreds of years, and neither the former Night Travelers nor the Head of the Night Traveler Agency have given an explanation to the Imperial Court!"

"Don’t you know our capabilities?"

"Better to avoid trouble than to create it!"

"We can’t mess with the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva, let Lord Yang try his luck beyond the Sword Qi Great Wall if he has the ability!"

"Let’s just forget about it then..."

The other Night Travelers finally shut up and calmed down.

"So many Daoist experts gathered and yet Xie Wenren managed to escape?"

"This Undying Immortal Kumarajiva is really strong!"

"His hands were even sealed and he still managed to rescue Xie Wenren right in front of these experts!"

"It seems that only The World’s Foremost Talented King Tianran can deal with the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva!"

"Right, since Xie Wenren has escaped, might he come after me for revenge?"

"I was also shouting to beat and kill him just now; I won’t become the next Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, will I?"

"It’s hard to say, just be more careful in the future, don’t let Xie Wenren come for revenge!"

"Right, right, right, keep a low profile from now on!"

The lower-level Cultivators immediately thought of Puppet Xie Wenren possibly seeking revenge on them, hence they seemed very frightened, cautiously discussing while fearing that the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva might suddenly attack with Puppet Xie Wenren.

The atmosphere became very tense and mysterious.

"Everyone, please sit down and let’s discuss!"

The happiest person at the moment was Observatory Master Immortal Fei He of the Moyun Temple, because despite the chaos, no one had died; only some plants and the floor were damaged, which could be fixed with money, so he felt quite relieved at the moment.

"Now that things have come to this, let’s all sit down calmly and discuss!"

The Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, also hoped that Puppet Xie Wenren would leave, so that the threats to Li Ping’an by Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of Hehuan Sect, Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and Sixth Senior Brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu along with other Daoist elites could no longer pose a threat to Li Ping’an.