Chapter 29 Wanwan Returns
"Chief Zongji, we have indeed seen the Fire Lotus, but how do we get it out?"

Zhao Xinghan was the first to come to his senses.

He asked, looking at the fiery red lotus-shaped object that was faintly visible in the molten lava.

Awakened by Zhao Xinghan's voice, the others also suppressed the desire in their hearts.

"This fire lotus is very strange! It is somewhere between visible and invisible, and cannot be taken out with any tools.

VIP!

It takes human hands to get it out of the lava!
After taking it out, someone must hold it in their hands all the time during transportation.

Once the fire lotus is placed in the device, it will slowly wither!"

The second elder who first discovered the Fire Lotus and brought it back to the Cui family introduced it.

These are all experiences.

Thinking back to the time when Cui's foreign trade fleet discovered the fire lotus overseas, figured out the pattern and brought it back to Cui, how many people died and how much time it took.

Someone was burned to death by the underground fire while trying to fish the fire lotus out of an overseas volcano.

Some people, unable to resist the desire to make up for what they had lost, merged the fire lotus into their bodies, but suffered backlash and were burned to ashes.

In addition to casualties, the fire lotus was almost completely withered because the carrying pattern was not found!

Two characters are missing!

Cui paid a huge price for this fire lotus!
However, now because of his inferior strength, Cui has to give this fire lotus away!
No one knows how the Second Elder feels at this moment.

"I come!"

"I come!"

As the second elder finished speaking, several people around him rushed to speak.

Those who were chosen by Zhao Xinghan and followed him up the mountain were all elites of the Hou Mansion.

These elites were deeply favored by the Hou Mansion, and naturally there were many die-hard fans among them.

"With your strength, trying to fish out the fire lotus from the molten lava is simply courting death!

I come! "

Zhao Xinghan did not agree to their self-recommendation, but decided to come in person.

With Zhao Xinghan's skills, it is possible for him to successfully remove the fire lotus from the magma at the cost of minor injuries.

"Go, get an iron chain from outside!"

Upon hearing Zhao Xinghan's order, several guards from the marquis's mansion immediately went out to get the chains.

"Patriarch Zongji, Second Elder, how should we store this fire lotus after we reach our destination? It's impossible to find another molten area to put the fire lotus in or arrange for someone to hold it in his hand all the time, right?"

Dai Fayan raised another question.

“After our experiments, we found that, apart from humans, the Fire Lotus can only be stored in underground fire!

This is also the reason why I placed the Fire Lotus here instead of in the clan!"

Although he was reluctant, Cui Zongji still honestly told Cui's research on Fire Lotus over the years.

Since it has been decided to give the Fire Lotus to Marquis Fu'an!

There is no need to hide some research results anymore!

Without the Fire Lotus, the research results are just a pile of waste paper and are useless.

Moreover, historical experience tells Cui Zongji that if he hesitates to make a decision, there will be no good ending for both ends!
Cui Zongji's words shattered Dai Fayan's hope.

Cui also only knew how to store these two types of fire lotus.

"who?"

Just when Zhao Xinghan and Dai Fayan were considering how to retrieve, transport and preserve the rare Fire Lotus, a treasure from heaven and earth, a stern shout from the guards of the Hou Mansion suddenly came from outside the cave.

"what!"

Then there was a scream.

"There was an accident!"

Zhao Xinghan and Dai Fayan looked at each other and immediately tensed their nerves to the maximum.

"go!"

"Get out first!"

Zhao Xinghan led the people in Hou's mansion and ran out quickly.

In this terrain, if the entrance to the cave is guarded by people outside, everyone in the cave will be trapped.

Although the fire lotus is important, Zhao Xinghan still understands the principle that if the person is saved but the property is lost, both the person and the object are saved; if the person is lost but the property is saved, both the person and the object are lost.

Moreover, the fire lotus is in the magma and is safe for a short period of time.

The reason why Cui Zongji hid the fire lotus here was not only for concealment, but also because even if ordinary people accidentally discovered it, they would not be able to fish it out of the magma.

Seeing Zhao Xinghan and everyone in the marquis' mansion running out, Cui Zongji hurriedly followed with the Cui family members.

If Zhao Xinghan understood this truth, how could Cui Zongji not understand it!

"This place is so hidden, how could anyone find it?"

Cui Zongji was thinking so, but then he saw the people from Fu'an Marquis' Mansion running in front of him, and then turned to look at the Cui family members who were also numerous around him.

In an instant, Cui Zongji was no longer surprised by the leak!

Once a secret is known by more than two people, it is no longer an absolute secret!

Knowing this truth, Cui Zongji would rather take the risk of the Fire Lotus being buried forever underground if something unexpected happened to him than tell anyone where the Fire Lotus is hidden.

Facts have proved that Cui Zongji did the right thing!

Over the years, there has never been any accident with Huo Lian.

Even though Marquis Fu'an knew that the Cui family had the Fire Lotus, he could only make a deal with the Cui family because he couldn't find the Fire Lotus.

As soon as Zhao Xinghan and his men ran to the cave entrance, he felt a murderous aura coming.

Then there was a cold knife light.

Fortunately, Zhao Xinghan was prepared. He swung the long sword in his hand horizontally with the scabbard in it to block the incoming short sword.

But the attacker immediately hit Zhao Xinghan in the face with his palm...

The attacker was very powerful, and his moves were connected very quickly. In addition, although Zhao Xinghan was prepared, he was not well prepared, so he had no time to react to this move!

However, Zhao Xinghan is not alone!

Suddenly, a hidden sword appeared behind Zhao Xinghan, protruding from his right ear and piercing the palm of the attacker...

It turned out to be the great elder of Cui clan.

He also felt the danger and murderous intent.

He burst out directly, passed the people in the marquis' mansion in front, and appeared behind Zhao Xinghan.

The attacker reacted quickly.

The moves changed by directly changing the palms to fingers.

The jade finger flashed past the hidden sword, touched the side of the hidden sword, and then tapped the hidden sword lightly...

hum...

The seemingly gentle action made the hidden blade tremble uncontrollably. In the end, the hidden blade, which was intended to rescue, left a shallow wound on Zhao Xinghan's right cheek.

Fortunately, at this time Zhao Xinghan shot out several powerful sleeve arrows from behind, which finally forced back the attackers.

As the attackers retreated, Zhao Xinghan and others were able to walk out of the tunnel.

When Zhao Xinghan walked out of the tunnel, he took a closer look and was shocked to find that the attacker was actually a beautiful barefoot woman.

"Fu'an Marquis Mansion, as expected, can only win by numbers!"

The barefoot woman looked at Zhao Xinghan and others who came out of the tunnel and said with disdain.

The woman is beautiful!

Whether it's the face or the figure...

But no one present had time to appreciate it.

Because there were already three guards from the Marquis's Mansion lying on the stone platform.

There was only one guard left, still standing with a knife in his hand, standing beside the entrance of the tunnel where Zhao Xinghan and his men retreated.

Although still standing, the guard's body was covered with bleeding wounds.

If Zhao Xinghan and the others had hesitated a little and retreated a little later, this guard might have fallen as well!
In that case, without the restraint of outsiders, it would be even more difficult for Zhao Xinghan and his men to rush out of the tunnel!

"General! You finally came out!"

Before Zhao Xinghan could suppress his fear, the guard standing at the entrance of the tunnel fainted as he felt so relieved.

"Xiao Si!"

Zhao Xinghan stared at the barefoot woman, not daring to take his eyes away. When he heard the guard faint, he could only shout nervously without turning his head.

The pressure from the barefoot woman on Zhao Xinghan was very strong, no less than that from Zhu Chengwu, so Zhao Xinghan did not dare to be careless at all.

"General, it's okay. Xiao Si is not in danger of death for now! He just fainted from exhaustion!"

One of the guards from the Marquis' Mansion who had retreated with Zhao Xinghan squatted down to check on Xiao Si's condition and replied.

Hearing this, Zhao Xinghan breathed a sigh of relief, but then he saw from the corner of his eye the three brothers from the Marquis' Mansion lying on the stone platform covered in blood.

Without checking, Zhao Xinghan knew that they were in great danger.

They are brothers who eat, live and train with Zhao Xinghan!
I didn't expect that after surviving so many dangerous moments, I would collapse here in the end.

"who are you?"

Zhao Xinghan looked at the barefoot woman in front of him, his tone full of anger and his eyes full of hatred.

Everyone has a filter.

When facing enemies, all beauty will disappear.

"Oh! You don't know me?"

The barefoot woman looked at Zhao Xinghan curiously.

"Should I get to know you?"

Zhao Xing speaks Chinese with anger.

"General, it's Wanwan from the Yinkui Sect!"

A guard who witnessed the battle on Changjie came to Zhao Xinghan and whispered.

"Oh! Do you know me?"

For the first time, Wanwan looked at the ordinary guard.

"Oh... I remember, there's an arrow in my body, it was you who shot it!"

Wanwan was smiling and talking.

But the guard suddenly felt cold all over.

"So you are the visitor from the Sui Dynasty. What on earth do you want to do here today?
revenge?"

Zhao Xinghan looked at Wanwan and asked nervously.

Zhao Xinghan was well aware of Zhu Chengwu's strength and his various unique skills.

After returning from the capital, Zhao Xinghan heard about Wanwan from his brothers in the guard team and also learned the details of the Battle of Changjie.

In that battle, Zhu Chengwu used up all his "Fire Palm", "Innate Qi" and "So Close Yet So Far", but still failed to defeat Wanwan, and even fell into a disadvantage.

At that time, Zhao Xinghan understood that Wanwan of the Yinkui Sect was definitely the best among the top masters.

And Zhao Xinghan just achieved first-class status two years ago.

The gap in strength is obvious.

"Since you've guessed it, why are you still asking?" Wanwan smiled and tilted her head, but her eyes were full of coldness.

"Miss Wanwan, you can just go directly to the Marquis to discuss your matter with him. Why make things difficult for us who are here to handle the matter?" Zhao Xinghan took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart.

What can you do if you are not as strong as others?

“It seems that the things here are really important to Marquis Fu’an!

It actually made a Fu'an dog like you suppress the hatred in your heart and be so submissive!
It seems that I am going to go on a killing spree today!"

Wanwan smiled and said so.

His eyes became colder.

Wanwan could sense Zhao Xinghan's anger when he saw the guard of Fu'an Marquis Mansion lying on the ground, but Zhao Xinghan now suppressed his anger, surrendered to her, and tried to get away with it. This shows the importance of the purpose of Zhao Xinghan's trip.

As long as we disrupt this action, we will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Marquis Fu'an, in order to avenge him for using his superior numbers to bully the weak and almost killing him!
Over the years, Wanwan has traveled all over the country, and rarely has she been injured as badly as she was a few months ago!
And it wasn’t even a one-on-one confrontation, and he was no match for the injuries his opponent had suffered!
Instead, he was besieged and shot at by a group of guards!
Wanwan has a lot of resentment and anger in her heart!

Fu'an Dog was the enemy of Fu'an Marquis Mansion and a derogatory term for Zhao Xinghan.

It’s a hint, no, it’s a clear indication that Zhao Xinghan is just a dog of Marquis Fu’an, biting people everywhere!
Zhao Xinghan has long been the second best master in Fu'an Marquis Mansion. Whenever there is a need for military support in official or martial affairs, it is almost always Zhao Xinghan who comes forward.

A lot of people have been offended.

It is not surprising that some enemies gave Zhao Xinghan a derogatory name.

"Is it really not possible?" Zhao Xinghan laughed at himself.

Zhao Xinghan didn't want any accidents to happen, so as to avoid ruining Zhu Chengwu's plans!

So even if it was a mortal feud between brothers, Zhao Xinghan planned to suppress it temporarily.

But now it seems that it doesn’t work!

After all, the enemy is not stupid. They will not let the opponent go when they know that they have a deep hatred and have the upper hand.

"Prepare for battle! Send out flares! Prepare to fight to the death!"

Zhao Xinghan drew his sword and shouted loudly.

Bang~
Without Zhao Xinghan's instructions, Dai Fayan had already fired the flare he carried with him.

This signal flare is to notify the guards left at the foot of the mountain. It means there is danger on the mountain, and they should come to support as soon as possible.

As Zhao Xinghan roared, not only did the guards draw their swords, but even Dai Fayan, the businessman in charge of the external affairs of the Marquis's mansion, silently drew out the long sword he carried with him.

Although Dai Fayan is a businessman, he believes that he can still pull off one or two sword flowers.

Even if he couldn't hurt Wanwan, he could always use up some of Wanwan's physical and internal strength by relying on his physical body.

In this situation, every bit of strength is important.

I have to say that the people in Fu'an Marquis' Mansion are men of integrity!
Zhu Chengwu’s efforts over the years have not been in vain!
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