Chapter 199 Misunderstanding

When I woke up, I was lying in a damp cave. The faint sound of water coming from the cave entrance told me that I had been brought into a grotto by the water's edge.

The flashlight illuminating the cave was from my backpack. Zhu Xiaoyu sat obediently in a corner of the cave, looking at me and saying, "Can you ask your ghost servants to stay away from me?"

I gently called out, "Cang Jian!"

Cang Jian slipped out from the cracks in the rocks near Zhu Xiaoyu and burrowed into my pocket.

I stared intently at Zhu Xiaoyu and said, "Now let's get to know each other again. Who exactly are you? What is your purpose?"

Zhu Xiaoyu looked up at me and said, "Senior Brother, I really don't understand what you mean?"

My voice turned cold: "Zhu Xiaoyu, if I hadn't seen through your scheme, if I didn't still have some karmic connection with you, do you think you'd still be alive?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said innocently, "Senior Brother, I really don't know what you're talking about?"

I finally lost my patience: "Cang Jian, kill her! Take her head and go kill Wen Yile."

"Then notify Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) that anyone from the Coffin Gate is to be killed on sight. From now on, Liangjie Tang and the Coffin Gate are irreconcilable."

Zhu Xiaoyu's face turned completely pale: "Senior Brother, you've misunderstood."

I raised my hand and slashed down at Zhu Xiaoyu's head. Zhu Xiaoyu produced a Yama Umbrella from who knows where and held it up in the air, meeting my blade.

Sparks erupted in all directions as the blades collided with the umbrella's surface.

Before Zhu Xiaoyu could speak, Cang Jian's hand reached out from the cracks in the wall, pressing his blade against Zhu Xiaoyu's neck.

Just as Cang Jian was about to withdraw his blade, someone shouted, "Stop!"

I lightly raised my hand, and Cang Jian lowered his weapon. At that moment, Wen Yile and Shi Fei Daoren (Taoist Shi Fei) appeared at the cave entrance.

Wen Yile said anxiously, "Li Po, don't be impulsive. Let me explain! We of the Coffin Gate..."

Before Wen Yile could finish speaking, I shouted sternly, "Where is Ye Yang? You better give me a satisfactory answer."

Wen Yile said, "Ye Yang is currently missing. But..."

"No buts..." I swung my blade backhand at Wen Yile.

As Wen Yile parried, Shi Fei Daoren quickly rushed forward. Together, they blocked my blade. Violent *zhenqi* (true energy) sprayed in all directions within the cave, and fragments of rock shot through the confined space like arrows, with whistling sounds filling the air.

However, in the midst of the collision, I smelled a hint of alcohol.

Although I closed my breath in time, I still felt as if I were drunk. I swayed a few times and fell to the ground.

After I fell, Cang Jian didn't appear. She must have been suppressed by someone as well.

At that time, although I couldn't move, my consciousness was still clear. I could hear everything they were saying.

Wen Yile stamped his foot and said, "Xiaoyu, how many times have I told you not to underestimate Li Po, not to underestimate Li Po? Why won't you listen?"

"Now you've caused such a big misunderstanding. How am I supposed to explain this to Xie Bangui (Half-Ghost Xie) and Wang Hun (King Soul)?"

"Do you know who Li Po is? Do you know who Ye Yang is?"

"One is Li Chunfeng's own son, and the other is Li Chunfeng's direct disciple. If anything happens to them, the Coffin Gate and the Embroidered Uniform Guard will be at war until one of us is destroyed! Do you understand?"

Zhu Xiaoyu's voice trembled, "I really didn't expect..."

"You didn't expect what?" Wen Yile roared, "I think Xie Bangui has spoiled you all rotten. If there's a problem this time, I'll make Xie Bangui ask for family punishment himself!"

Shi Fei Daoren quickly said, "Lao Liu (Old Liu), calm down! Don't be like this..."

Lao Liu?

A name flashed through my mind: Jia Huo Liu (Fake Liu)!

Xie Bangui came from the Ghost Bureau and was raised by eight top experts in the Ghost Bureau.

Those eight people were the famous Ghost Bureau Eight Generals.

Jia Huo Liu was one of the Ghost Bureau Eight Generals. Besides being proficient in cultivation, he was also good at forgery. Even gods and immortals would have difficulty distinguishing the fake goods he made from the real ones.

He was helping Xie Bangui, a generation above him in seniority. The only people who dared to call Xie Bangui by his name and even threaten to discipline him were the Eight Generals.

Among the Eight Generals, only Jia Huo Liu had the surname Liu.

Wen Yile.

Separate the character Liu: It's almost "Wen Yile"!

Legend has it that when Jia Huo Liu made forgeries, he would always leave a hidden mark on his creations. He also left a hidden mark when he faked his own name.

No wonder Wen Yile gave me the feeling that he was everywhere. He would appear every time at crucial moments.

Shi Fei Daoren was with Wen Yile. Who was he?

Was he Shi Fei Daoren of the Divine Constable lineage?

Or was he Wu Fei, Tian Xiaosheng (Heaven Knows) the Destiny Master under Wang Hun?

Jia Huo Liu.

Wu Fei.

In the Yang Jian (human realm), one died heroically for the Coffin Gate. The other, for the great cause of the arcane arts, blinded himself, peered into the secrets of heaven, and calmly faced death after suffering the backlash of the heavenly Dao.

After Xie Bangui and Wang Hun became gods, they would surely bring them back under their command.

With the Coffin Gate's scheme, their appearance was normal.

However, they shouldn't have used me and Ye Yang as bait.