"Huh?" Zhao Jie's expression was utterly bewildered, beads of sweat dripping down his face.
What happened?
Did I black out?
Why do I feel like I've missed some crucial information?
Before he could recover his senses.
Countless humanoid异魔 (Yi Mo - otherworld demons) swarmed in, completely blocking the cave entrance.
The atmosphere instantly became incredibly heavy.
The terrifying demonic energy made everyone tremble in fear.
Even though they had defected to the 异魔.
They were aware of the 异魔's temperament.
Capricious and unpredictable.
And they would devour everything, leaving no bone fragments behind.
"Commander Pingba, we are framed, framed!" Zhao Jie's eldest son, Zhao Long, reacted swiftly. He glared at Chen Nan, saying, "We don't know this kid at all, he's slandering us. Please don't fall for his trap!"
"He wants to use your hands to eliminate us."
"Yes, Commander Pingba, we are not with him." The elders of the Donghe tribe panicked. If Pingba mistook them for being allied with Chen Nan.
They wouldn't have enough heads to be chopped off, even if they had a hundred.
"This commander despises those who dare not take responsibility the most. You all deserve to die!" Pingba roared, then suddenly opened its massive mouth.
Instantly.
Its human face transformed into a blooming carnivorous flower.
Each petal was covered with sharp, dense teeth.
At the same time.
A terrifying devouring force instantly enveloped the six elders of the Donghe tribe.
"No!"
"Commander Pingba, spare us!"
The six men let out heart-wrenching screams.
But Pingba gave them no chance. Until all six were sucked into its maw, the terrifyingly grotesque petals slowly closed.
However, as they closed, a crisp bone-cracking sound was heard.
As if chewing on crispy bones during a meal.
The difference was.
Red blood oozed from Pingba's mouth. It looked disgusted, "Indeed, when one is old, the taste is poor, lacking freshness." It then turned its gaze to Zhao Long, who was trembling and had already wet himself in fear.
"Shouldn't you taste good?"
"Commander Pingba, we are truly framed!" Zhao Jie cried tears like rain. "This person is Chen Nan. He is the last hope of the human race."
"We captured him to show our filial piety, nothing more!"
"Please, Commander Pingba, spare my son and me!"
He kowtowed furiously as he said this.
"What? You are Chen Nan?" Pingba looked at Chen Nan as if facing a formidable enemy, a hint of unease appearing in its eyes.
Roar!
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion let out a low growl, instantly breaking free from its restraints. After helping Tantai Shuang untie her ropes, it sneered, "You thought a mere broken rope could trap us?"
"Hmph!"
"Did you really think we didn't know your tricks?"
"Did you really think we didn't know you poisoned our drinks?"
"Let me tell you, it's useless!"
"Completely useless!"
"Commander Pingba, do you hear that? We are truly framed, we are really not with them!" Zhao Jie seized upon the important words from the Nine-Headed Flame Lion.
Although he didn't know why the other party could break free from the ropes.
Although he didn't understand why Chen Nan and the others could ignore the poison they had administered.
At this moment.
None of that mattered.
What mattered was distancing themselves from these people.
Otherwise, he and his son would surely die here.
Pingba ignored Zhao Jie and stared intently at Chen Nan, "If I'm not mistaken, Yunying died by your hand, didn't he?"
Although it had claimed not to care who killed Yunying, it was very puzzled in its heart.
Because Yunying was very powerful.
There were only a handful of beings in the entire Triple Heaven who could kill him.
But now.
It seemed to have found the answer.
Yunying was killed yesterday, and Chen Nan appeared today.
Could such a coincidence exist in the world?
"That's right, Yunying was indeed killed by me." Chen Nan smiled faintly. "Besides Yunying and the 异魔 he led, there was also a human named Zhao Xiang!"
Zhao Jie's eyes turned bloodshot. "You... you... you killed my son?"
Chen Nan nodded. "Yes!"
"I'll kill you to avenge my son!" Zhao Jie's rage boiled, and a sharp long sword instantly appeared in his hand. Just as he was about to strike Chen Nan.
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion sent him flying with a palm strike, then said with a knowing tone, "This is a high-level match. It's best for minor characters like you not to get involved, or you'll lose your life!"
Zhao Jie vomited blood.
His face filled with grief, completely unexpected that his son had died at Chen Nan's hands.
*Clap clap clap!*
Pingba clapped its hands, a playful smile on its face. "Indeed, the seven emotions and six desires of you humans are the most magnificent drama in the world!"
"It is said that the greatest pain in the human world is a white-haired parent seeing off their child. Clan Leader Zhao, I truly feel for you!"
"Please, Commander Pingba, avenge my son!" Zhao Jie wept.
"Revenge can be discussed later. After all, I am the commander of Silver Moon Valley. If I were to take orders from you, wouldn't that make me lose face?" With a sinister smile, it continued, "However, I can help you get over the pain of losing your second son."
Zhao Jie prostrated himself on the ground and cried out, "Please, Commander Pingba, save this old servant!"
Pingba waved its right hand.
An invisible force instantly enveloped Zhao Long in the distance.
Then it slowly flew over. Zhao Long was terrified, feeling as if his bones were shattering. He screamed, "Commander Pingba, spare..."
Before he could finish speaking.
He saw Pingba open its gaping maw once again.
And then...
He felt intense pain and lost consciousness.
*Crack!*
*Crack!*
Zhao Jie stared blankly as Pingba chewed and swallowed, his entire being seeming to have gone numb.
Pingba wore a perverse smile. "Isn't it just like I said?"
"Have you gotten over the pain of losing your second son?"
"Fun, so fun. This is a case of evil meeting its match." The Nine-Headed Flame Lion gloated, "Although you lost your son, I don't feel any sadness at all. In fact, I still feel wanting more!"
"This is awesome!"
"This is called retribution."
"Do you understand retribution?"
Pingba looked at the Nine-Headed Flame Lion with disgust. "Are you talking too much?"
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion glared. "So what if I'm talking too much? If you don't want to hear it, cover your ears!"
Pingba completely ignored it and looked at Chen Nan with a smile. "I've heard of your name. They say you killed Ha Tu and pacified Phoenix Ridge."
"You even killed Wu Suo and destroyed Nirvana Mountain."
"However, I truly didn't expect you to be so audacious as to trespass into Silver Moon Valley."
Chen Nan asked calmly, "Of these three forces, which one is the strongest?"
Pingba shrugged. "Obviously, it's my Silver Moon Valley."
"Oh!" Chen Nan pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you think I look like an idiot?"
Pingba shook its head.
Chen Nan smiled and asked, "Here's the problem. Since I'm not an idiot, have you ever considered why I dared to barge into the Silver Moon Valley's stronghold?"