"Heh heh, heh heh heh..."
"Wang Jiujiu," exposed for his "scheme" on the spot, found his already unsettled mood thrown into utter panic once more.
He let out a dry laugh, managing to suppress his inner fluster, and attempted to explain.
"Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son, you've suffered a great shock and are seriously injured, so your mind might not be clear. You've been deceived by the Dragon Rider Merchant Guild!"
"The real situation should be that the Dragon Rider Merchant Guild made two contingency plans. They specifically didn't kill you. If Neon's scheme succeeded today, they would have killed you to show loyalty to Neon. If Neon's scheme was exposed, they would pretend to have saved you, then frame me, and seize the opportunity to whitewash themselves!"
It had to be said, "Wang Jiujiu's" words held a shred of twisted logic!
If the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" were truly "master schemers," they could very well act this way to maximize their profits.
However, such words could not fool the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son."
The "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" had almost lost his life last night. How could he be so easily hoodwinked by "Wang Jiujiu's" glib tongue?
The "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at "Wang Jiujiu," roaring in anger.
"Wang, you despicable and insidious villain, you dare not admit what you've done. I despise you! Fine, you won't shed tears until you see the coffin, then I'll leave you speechless!"
With that, the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" turned around and looked at the "Aloof Sword Immortal" beside him.
When facing the "Aloof Sword Immortal," the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son's" tone immediately became respectful, with even a hint of reverence in his expression.
"Hero Han, please take out those few heads!"
The "Aloof Sword Immortal" nodded, extended his hand, and produced a "storage bag," handing it to the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son."
The "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" extended both hands and respectfully accepted the "storage bag."
His submissive demeanor was exactly like that of someone facing supreme experts like "Sect Master Bu Zun," a reverence emanating from the very core of his being.
Yet, that "Aloof Sword Immortal" was clearly just a "Golden Core cultivator"!
Was it truly necessary for the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son," a "Nascent Soul cultivator," to show such extreme deference to a "Golden Core cultivator"?
It was necessary!
In this place, the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" had something to say.
He stated that if they had seen the majestic sight of "Sword Immortal Han Mo" activating the seventy-two acquired spiritual treasures, the "Azure Origin Immortal Swords," they would have been even more respectful than him, wishing they could kneel down and shout "Father Han Mo"!
After the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" received the "storage bag" with both hands, he didn't even bother to waste another word on "Wang Jiujiu." He directly reached out and opened the "storage bag."
"Wang Jiujiu's" heart sank with a "thump." An overwhelmingly strong sense of foreboding surged into his mind.
Not good, something bad was about to happen!
"Stop..."
"Wang Jiujiu" shouted, trying to stop the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son," but alas, it was already too late.
As the "storage bag" opened.
Spiritual light flashed, and one by one, heads with eyes wide open in disbelief appeared.
Neither more nor less, exactly eight!
Upon seeing them, "Wang Jiujiu" almost lost his soul.
These eight heads were all too familiar to him. They were none other than his "Eight Great Fierce Generals"!
Case closed!
"Wang Jiujiu" no longer needed to guess. The events of last night were now crystal clear.
After he was summoned away by "Fairy Wu Kong," the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" continued to besiege the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son." Then, people from the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" arrived and easily dispatched the "Eight Great Fierce Generals"!
Heavens!
"Wang Jiujiu" felt his head spin, a boundless despair welling up in his heart.
The "Eight Great Fierce Generals" were all "Nascent Soul experts," and each commanded powerful Taoist soldiers, possessing formidable "Taoist Soldier Dharma Images."
To put it modestly, without considering "divine sense power," even a "Soul Splitting Ancestor" present would not have been able to easily kill all the "Eight Great Fierce Generals." At least one or two would have escaped!
Yet now, the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" were annihilated!
What did this imply?
Without considering "divine sense power," the combat strength of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" was even more terrifying than a "Soul Splitting Ancestor," far more so!
Damn it!
Could it be that the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" truly possessed thirty or forty acquired spiritual treasures, the "Azure Origin Immortal Swords"!
What "Wang Jiujiu" didn't know was that he had only guessed half of it correctly.
The "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" possessed far more than thirty or forty acquired spiritual treasures, the "Azure Origin Immortal Swords." In total, they had around one hundred seventy to eighty acquired spiritual treasures, the "Azure Origin Immortal Swords."
"Wow, whose heads are these? They have Nascent Soul aura on them. They're all Nascent Soul cultivators!"
"Oh, I recognize them. I've even interacted with some of them before. They're all from the Great Xin Dynasty, I think they're the Eight Great Fierce Generals!"
"Yes, those eight were Wang Jiujiu's Eight Great Fierce Generals!"
"How were these guys all killed? We didn't hear about any fighting near the Great Xin Treasure Ship last night."
...
The cultivators of the "Three Immortal Sword Sects" chattered amongst themselves.
No one was foolish. The eyes of the masses were sharp.
The "Eight Great Fierce Generals" were the absolute main force of the "Great Xin Dynasty delegation" this time. Below "Wang Jiujiu," they were the next in line.
These eight individuals would never leave the "Great Xin Treasure Ship" all at once unless there was a very special reason.
And last night, the "Great Xin Treasure Ship" docked at the harbor was calm and peaceful. No intense fighting was reported.
Therefore, it could be concluded that the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" were not killed on the "Great Xin Treasure Ship." They had collectively left the "Great Xin Treasure Ship" and were killed in some desolate wilderness, a place where even a world-shattering battle would go unnoticed!
This situation was quite delicate.
Why would the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" all leave the "Great Xin Treasure Ship" simultaneously and go to a desolate wilderness where they wouldn't be easily discovered?
The words of the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son" suddenly gained ninety-nine percent credibility!
Everyone had reason to suspect that the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" had gone to the wilderness to ambush the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son," only to encounter the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" and be killed while trying to kill!
Yes, that made sense. This explanation was perfectly logical!
Upon realizing this, the gazes of the crowd gradually turned hostile towards "Wang Jiujiu."
The group already didn't have a good impression of this envoy from the "Great Xin Dynasty."
On one hand, the "Great Xin Dynasty" was too aggressive. They had heard that they were attacking numerous "immortal cultivation sects" on the "Central Continent," leaving a trail of headless bodies and mountains of corpses.
On the other hand, the "Great Xin Dynasty" intended to erect "Merit Statues" on "Three Immortal Island," which was essentially trying to fleece the "Three Immortal Sword Sect"!
And now, "Wang Jiujiu" had gone completely mad, actually sending out the "Eight Great Fierce Generals" to encircle and kill the "Eastern Eight Quasi-Sacred Son." Utterly insane!