Chapter 49 Warrior Mage
The wedding procession from Marquis Fu’an’s mansion.

"Umm~!"

Just when Gao Yao lowered his head to avoid Cui Shuyun's gaze, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.

Gao Yao's hair stood on end instantly.

"not good!
Danger!"

Gao Yao screamed in his heart and was about to dodge, avoiding the direction where he sensed danger, but suddenly he felt his whole body stiffen.

Can't move!

This is…

"not good!"

Just when Gao Yao was shocked, a cold light came first!
"drink!"

With a secret shout in his heart, Gao Yao instantly reversed the meridians in his body, bit his tongue with his teeth, and forced his body to move.

Then, Gao Yao rolled further to the ground like a lazy donkey.

"The response is very quick!"

A tall and thin man with a black scarf and mask suddenly appeared where Gao Yao had just stood.

It's not about being tall but about reacting quickly.

But from the previous statements made by the servants of the Marquis' Mansion and the members of the Cui family, Gao Yao and Zhao Xinghan secretly discussed that the reason why Wanwan suddenly retreated when she was trying to assassinate Cui Shuyun was probably because she discovered that someone was lurking in secret.

Gao Yao had been prepared.

"Who are you?"

Gao Yao rolled nearly ten steps away, swallowed the blood that was rising in his mouth due to internal injuries caused by reverse meridians, glanced at the long wound on his right arm caused by the sharp sword, and looked up at the tall and thin man with a black scarf and mask.

"unimportant!

The important thing is, Fire Lotus!"

The masked man rushed towards Gao Yao without stopping.

The whole person's movements did not stop at all.

In the real world, at critical moments, there isn’t so much gossip!
There were too many people at the nearby Fu'an Marquis Mansion, and the masked man could not waste this hard-earned opportunity.

"You, actually know Fire Lotus?"

Gao Yao's eyes widened as he looked at the masked man.

At this point in time, there shouldn't be many people who know about Fire Lotus!
The person who came not only knew about Huo Lian, but also set up an ambush on the way back from the Fu'an Marquis Mansion's wedding party?
This…

Which force is it?
Gao Yao began to brainstorm in his mind.

At this time, the masked man was approaching Gao Yao rapidly.

"There are assassins!"

"Butler Gao..."

"Quick, someone come! Protect Chief Manager Gao..."

"Protect Chief Butler Gao!"

The guards sent by the Marquis' Mansion to pick up the bride this time were all elite.

They soon discovered the accident in Gao Yao.

Although because of the fire lotus, everyone tacitly chose not to get too close to Gao Yao's location.

But in the end not too far away!
The guards nearby began to shout and support Gao Yao.

"Hmph...you don't know your own limitations!"

The masked man snorted coldly and was about to start a killing spree.

"Don't kill anyone!"

But at this moment, an elegant and easy-going voice sounded in the air, stopping the masked man.

I only hear the voice but don't see the person!
"trouble!"

The masked man sounded unhappy, but he ultimately chose to obey the orders of the person who spoke.

“Leave these guards to me!

Capture that person as soon as possible and get the Fire Lotus!"

That elegant voice sounded again in the air.

Again, there were only sounds, no human figures were visible.

Then, heavy snow suddenly began to fall from the sky.

The snowflakes fell on the guards who were supporting them, and made all those who were touched by the snowflakes unable to move.

Many guards who wanted to support Gao Yao showed signs of struggle, but their bodies were unable to move!

"Taoism?"

Gao Yao looked towards the direction where the sound came from without any surprise.

As early as when the tall and thin man with the black scarf and mask secretly drew his sword for the first time, Gao Yao was at the critical moment and his body was stiff and unable to move. Gao Yao guessed that there was a master of the spirit refining lineage hiding in the dark.

Only the mysterious Taoist magic of the Shen Lian lineage is most suitable for Gao Yao's experience just now.

Although the spirit refining lineage is rare in today's martial arts heyday.

Ordinary people have no idea of ​​the existence of the spirit refining lineage.

But Gao Yao had stayed in the Daming Palace after all, and later gained the trust of Zhu Chengwu.

Many things are not secrets to Gao Yao.

After all, everything that exists must leave traces!
These traces could not be hidden from the Ming Zhu family and the Ming court.

The Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming court were the most powerful forces in the Ming Dynasty.

"snort…

Still in the mood to care about others?
Are you looking down on me?"

Seeing Gao Yao's gaze shifted, the masked man swung his sword like a dragon, and rays of cold light directed towards Gao Yao's whole body.

Unfortunately, the masked man missed the best opportunity.

He failed to seize the opportunity when the enemy was in the open and we were in the dark, and instead of launching a surprise attack, he directly captured Gaoyao.

Let Gao Yao react.

It’s not so easy to take down Gao Yao now!
Gao Yao moved his feet slightly and flashed several meters away.

Due to the distance limitation, no matter how skillfully the masked man wielded the sword, he could not hurt Gao Yao.

This is exactly the unique body movement technique that Gao Yaode learned from Zhu Chengwu - "A World Away".

"court death!"

Just when Gao Yao was about to move a few meters away, Zhao Xinghan, who was not far away, finally discovered the commotion here.

Then, Zhao Xinghan shouted loudly with anger rising.

Again and again.

He really treated the Fu'an Marquisate and Zhao Xinghan as soft persimmons!

“Fire Lotus!
Their target is Fire Lotus!"

Seeing the commotion at Gaoyao, the people in the Marquis' Mansion instantly understood the target of the attackers.

In fact, after dealing with Wanwan, Zhao Xinghan, who knew that the news about Huo Lian had been leaked, anticipated that the journey back to Fu'an Marquis Mansion would not be peaceful. What Zhao Xinghan did not expect was that the attacking thieves were so smart.

That's enough information.

Not only did they come in batches and act separately.

And he actually found Gao Yao.

Knowing that the Fire Lotus is in Gao Yao's hands.

Although Zhao Xinghan didn't like Gao Yao and was a little upset about Gao Yao having to pass on two magical skills, Zhao Xinghan would not sit idly by and watch Gao Yao get into trouble.

Competition is competition.

But the prerequisite is that it cannot affect the major events of Fu'an Marquis Mansion and Zhu Chengwu!
Although Zhao Xinghan and Gao Yao did not have the concept of healthy competition and vicious competition in their minds, they had already achieved healthy competition imperceptibly.

"General Zhao, you should stay here!"

Just as Zhao Xinghan was about to set out to support Gaoyao, a cold and neutral voice suddenly came from behind the boulder.

"snort…

Finally, you have shown up!

But do you think you can stop me?

Just a small path to refine the spirit!"

Zhao Xinghan snorted coldly.

After saying this, he no longer paid attention to the person hiding behind the boulder.

The intention is to support Gaoyao first.

The moment the people behind the boulder attacked Xiao Qi and other guards who went to investigate, Zhao Xinghan realized the source of his uneasiness when he first saw this small stone forest.

This is not a forest of rocks at all, it is clearly a Taoist formation of the spirit refining lineage.

Although there are no masters of Taoism in the Fu'an Marquis Mansion, with the support of top forces such as the Zhu and Zhao families, the top leaders of the Fu'an Marquis Mansion are no strangers to the spirit refining lineage.

What's more, there is Dai Fayan...

Dai Fayan could barely be called a master of spiritual cultivation...

When he first saw the stone forest, Zhao Xinghan did not react immediately, simply because masters of the spirit refining lineage were so rare.

Zhao Xinghan was not familiar with the methods of the spirit refining lineage.

I just didn't think of it for a while. However, since the stone forest is hidden in the refining spirit lineage, and the stone forest is the Taoist magic formation of the refining spirit lineage, Zhao Xinghan will no longer send people into the stone forest.

So, after he realized what was happening and after Xiaoqi and the others got into trouble, Zhao Xinghan did not rush into the stone forest immediately.

Some of the methods used by the spirit refining lineage are indeed mysterious and unpredictable.

After setting up the formation and taking advantage of the terrain, the masters of the Soul Refining lineage can face several masters of the same level at the same time...

But the Shen Lian lineage lacks the ability to fight in frontal combat.

This is the eternal and greatest weakness of the Spirit Refining lineage.

As long as we don't fall into the rhythm of the Spirit Refining lineage and don't let the Spirit Refining lineage take advantage of the terrain and formation.

In terms of frontal combat capability alone, the Lianshen lineage has never been a match for the warriors.

In a head-on combat, a warrior can even kill several masters of the same level from the Spirit Refining lineage without any injury.

If he had already entered the Stone Forest Formation and fell into the formation of the Spirit Refining lineage, Zhao Xinghan believed that he would hardly be a match for such a Spirit Refining master who was at least at the Yin Spirit realm.

But as long as he doesn't enter the stone forest, Zhao Xinghan has nothing to fear!
If that soul-refining expert dares to come out of the stone forest and show himself...

Zhao Xinghan was confident that he could capture him (her) within ten moves.

This is the advantage and disadvantage of the spiritual cultivation lineage and the martial arts lineage.

Just like the mages and warriors in Zhu Chengwu’s previous life’s game.

Moreover, most of the practitioners of the spiritual and martial arts lineages are more extreme than the mages and warriors in Zhu Chengwu's previous life's game.

Therefore, after Xiaoqi and others encountered an accident, Zhao Xinghan suppressed his grief and anger and confronted the people hiding in the stone forest outside the stone forest.

Until an accident happened at Gaoyao…

"is it?"

However, even after Zhao Xinghan revealed the truth, the people hiding in the stone forest seemed to not care.

Once these Taoist magic formations were deployed, the people in secret never thought they could hide it from the masters of the Marquis Fu'an's Mansion.

As the person in the dark finished speaking, countless green grasses suddenly emerged from the ground where Zhao Xinghan and the leaders of the wedding procession were.

Before Zhao Xinghan and the others could react.

The grass grew wildly.

He is tall and strong.

At the same time, several or dozens of green grasses climbed and intertwined with each other, forming dozens of thick and long vines.

As these vines took shape, they frantically strangled Zhao Xinghan and other leaders.

Of course, Zhao Xinghan is their focus.

More than half of the vines were directed towards Zhao Xinghan.

"How can this be!

Without the blessing of the formation, who are you to master such a magnificent Taoist technique..."

When the vines began to form, Zhao Xinghan actually reacted.

But when the vine was completely formed, Zhao Xinghan still couldn't help being surprised.

Taoist magic of this scale.

Even Taoist masters at the Yin Shen realm usually need the help of auxiliary means such as formations and altars to perform their magic successfully.

But Zhao Xinghan and his group clearly haven't entered the stone forest formation yet.

And if you want to perform such a Taoist technique without any auxiliary means...

The peak of Yin God or Yang God?

It is highly likely that Yang Shen will be needed to succeed!

Zhao Xinghan had never seen a master of Yin Shen or Yang Shen level perform Taoist magic with all his strength.

However, Zhao’s collection of books provides introductions to the masters of spiritual cultivation in each realm.

Therefore, Zhao Xinghan still roughly knows the characteristics and limits of each realm of the spirit refining lineage.

“General Zhao, we don’t want to kill anyone!
Completely offended Marquis Fu'an, the Zhao family and the Zhu family!

Our target is only the Fire Lotus!
Stop resisting and hand over the Fire Lotus!"

The person hiding in the stone forest did not answer Zhao Xinghan's doubts, but said so.

"You guys, dream on!"

Zhao Xinghan scolded without any hesitation.

He was not worried at all about angering the people in the dark, causing them to change their minds and start a killing spree.

For Zhao Xinghan, it would be better to die in battle than to live without the Fire Lotus!

Although Zhao Xinghan had complicated thoughts and would rather follow the emperor than go to the battlefield to win military merits, Zhao Xinghan was never a person who feared death.

All this is just because Zhao Xinghan calculated and felt that Bo Conglong's achievements would have a better development!
To welcome the bride this time, Zhu Chengwu not only sent Zhao Xinghan and Dai Fayan.

And Gao Yao is actually hiding in the dark.

More importantly, Zhao Xinghan didn't even know that Gao Yao was hiding in the dark.

When Zhao Xinghan saw Gao Yao suddenly appear, he knew how much Zhu Chengwu valued the fire lotus.

He also knew that Zhu Chengwu might no longer have absolute trust in him.

If the Fire Lotus is lost and Zhao Xinghan is still alive, Zhao Xinghan doesn't know if Zhu Chengwu will be suspicious...

Therefore, if the Fire Lotus must be lost, it can only be lost when Zhao Xinghan dies first...

Zhao Xinghan was ennobled nine years ago when he followed Zhu Chengwu to Xuzhou City.

During these nine years, Zhao Xinghan has already started a family and established a career.

Moreover, Zhao Xinghan's children are very talented.

Before Zhao Xinghan set out to pick up his bride, Zhu Chengwu had already promised that he would consider taking Zhao Xinghan's son as his disciple and directly teach him several magical skills.

Zhao Xinghan didn't think much about it at the time.

He believed that with his contributions over the years and his relationship with Zhu Chengwu, he was able to allow Zhu Chengwu to break the rule that the magic book could only be exchanged for contributions and could only be practiced by oneself, and bring blessings to his descendants.

But, the moment he saw the fire lotus, Zhao Xinghan finally understood...

If seeing Huo Lian for the first time and sensing that huge desire to make up for the shortcomings only made Zhao Xinghan doubt...

Gao Yao's sudden appearance and the face-to-face encounter after Gao Yao fished out the fire lotus made Zhao Xinghan more certain of his guess...

Moreover, Zhu Chengwu did not tell him the secret that Gao Yao was hiding.

This made Zhao Xinghan understand more and more that Zhu Chengwu was on guard against him!
Although Zhao Xinghan had never seen the rare treasures in the world.

But Zhao's collection of books also contains descriptions of rare treasures from heaven and earth...

Cui's Fire Lotus is no ordinary rare treasure...

The reason why Zhao Xinghan never showed it was that Zhao Xinghan had been suppressing himself and not letting him think too much...

Therefore, this fire lotus must not be lost!

At least it must not be lost before he dies in battle...

Such a high-level Taoist technique.

Ordinary guards can no longer be relied upon.

If Zhao Xinghan wants to break the Taoist magic and rescue Gao Yao, he can only rely on himself.

And fast.

Zhao Xinghan just took a quick glance and saw...

Gao Yao has at least one master of spiritual cultivation and one first-rate warrior.

Gao Yao can't hold on for long.

The combination of a master of spiritual cultivation and a first-rate warrior is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Just like Zhu Chengwu's previous life, a team of mage and warrior is much stronger than a team of two mages or two warriors.

"kill!"

I have a decision in my heart.

Zhao Xinghan directly used his most desperate method - "Demon Disintegration Method".

This is the desperate secret method collected by the Zhao family.

It was also Zhao Xinghan's last desperate resort.

This was a desperate secret technique that Zhao Xinghan did not have time to use when facing Wanwan, and he did not make up his mind to use it.

Because once he uses the "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method", Zhao Xinghan's already slim hope of becoming a grandmaster will be reduced by more than 90%.

Zhao Xinghan achieved first-class success more than two years ago. At that time, Zhao Xinghan was just 30 years old.

Although he has exceeded the 25-year-old age limit for becoming a Grandmaster.

But there is still a glimmer of hope that I can reach the top level before the age of 40.

With the cultivation of the Zhao family and the resources of the Fu'an Marquisate, Zhao Xinghan should still have another chance to become a grandmaster.

Although the hope of a breakthrough is slim!
But it's also hope, isn't it?
But just this one opportunity has already surpassed 99% of the warriors in the world.

It was also enough to make Zhao Xinghan continue to practice with full enthusiasm.

Although Zhao Xinghan is a staunch supporter of the "official-oriented" ideology, becoming a grandmaster is the dream of every warrior.

Besides, being an official does not conflict with a higher level of martial arts.

Not only are there no conflicts, but being an official and reaching a higher level of martial arts can actually complement each other.

Use your official position to gain martial arts resources, and then use your martial arts strength to help you advance your official position...

　There are no dragging and irrelevant plots, and every small plot involves laying the groundwork and subsequent plot development? No one noticed?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)