Chapter 1869 - 1872: Scared Out of One’s Wits
Hong Hu gave the order.
As it turns out, Hong Hu’s worries were unnecessary.
Or rather, his worries were instilled by Liu Fang!
After all, this is, at the end of the day, the Cultivation World!
As long as there is no entity stronger than Hong Hu here, the local cultivators would not dare resist Hong Hu.
It’s the motto: Save yourself before others!
They certainly don’t want to become Hong Hu’s target, otherwise, even with several Nascent Souls under their command, they would inevitably be killed by Hong Hu!
After all, they believe if they were truly targeted by Hong Hu, the rest would be mere bystanders, eagerly dividing the power left behind after their death!
Therefore, even though they’ve received warnings to be cautious from trusted subordinates, they nevertheless left all their men outside the building, entering the grand hall alone.
Thus declaring their stance!
Hong Hu saw his old subordinates enter alone, and was instantly overjoyed!
It proved that his worry was superfluous, his subordinates still respected him!
Thus, he opened a grand banquet.
"Everyone, the power of our town has risen significantly lately, all thanks to you!"
Hong Hu drank wine with a flushed face, shouting loudly.
"You overpraise us, great king!"
The group of Nascent Souls responded with flushed faces and slurred tongues.
While already dreaming about the beautiful life ahead.
Then suddenly.
A crowd flooded in from outside the building!
These people were the newly recruited subordinates!
Instantly, everyone inside the grand hall panicked!
"Xu Bang! What are you all doing?! Get out!"
Li Zhang saw among them were his newly recruited men and immediately shouted!
He had already been suspected by Hong Hu once before, and he didn’t want to provoke Hong Hu’s wrath again now!
Not only him, but the remaining Nascent Souls also saw their men within this crowd!
They too began shouting, one by one!
"Zhang Lei! What are you doing!? Who allowed you to come in?!"
"Qi Hu! Whose command are you listening to?! There’s nothing happening here, leave immediately!"
"He Tongwu! Are you all insane?! Right now, leave, get out!"
"..."
Their angry shouts echoed throughout the grand hall; however, these Nascent Souls desperately found that their subordinates, usually ever so respectful and obedient, were completely ignoring their commands, moving further inward, seemingly surrounding them!
"Dammit! Something’s definitely wrong!"
Hong Hu immediately shouted in rage!
Seeing the surrounding posture, how could he not understand what was happening!
Yet, simultaneously, he saw that these people were not summoned by his old subordinates!
Liu Fang’s previous warning really did have merit!
Following, with the sound of his teeth grinding, his icy voice emitted: "Old brothers, stop yelling, Liu Fang was right, these people surely have intentions!"
Hearing Hong Hu’s words, the old subordinates realized the situation, instantly filled with anger, alongside a hint of fear!
They had to be afraid!
The number of Nascent Souls encircling them was several times over theirs!
They began to each begrudge their greed!
Now, it’s all coming back to bite them!
"Brothers don’t worry! Why be afraid! I’m not dead yet!"
Hong Hu glanced at his subordinates, taking in their expressions entirely, further affirming his speculation.
These people weren’t summoned by these old subordinates.
This comforted him just a tiny bit!
Steadying his heart, Hong Hu roared with an oppressive tone: "I’m here, old brothers unite, these people can’t do anything to us!"
𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
This low roar instantly cleared away the fear from the hearts of the old subordinates!
Indeed, Hong Hu is still here!
This is Out-of-Body!
With an Out-of-body here, what should they fear?!
As the fear subsided, only anger remained!
"Dammit! A bunch of traitors!"
"Dare to attack us?! I’ll ensure you get no burial place!"
"How dare you act out in front of King Hong Hu?!"
"There truly is ambition amongst wolves, I already noticed something was wrong with you!"
"Great king, let’s act, kill them!"
"..."
The instigated voices filled with rage and murderous intent echoed continuously within the grand hall!
However, those surrounding them still appeared calm, with even several showing ridicule.
The ridicule instantly infuriated the old subordinates!
These people were on the brink of death, yet they dared mock them?!
Suddenly a short-tempered one prepared to act, ready to deal with these traitors properly!
But!
Just as the short-tempered Nascent Soul stood up, they suddenly felt a sensation of weakness and fatigue surge through their body, causing them to sit heavily back down!
"Poison?! We’ve been poisoned?!"
The short-tempered Nascent Soul’s face instantly changed, their entire being began trembling!
Poisoned?!
Hearing their words, the rest also began to panic!
Ceaselessly started circulating their skills!
The result!
They despairingly found, they indeed were poisoned without even realizing it!
At this moment, their bodies felt powerless, True Yuan couldn’t circulate!
Realizing this, and seeing the ridicule in the eyes of those surrounding them!
Instantly, the murderous intent transformed into boundless fear within moments!
The door of death opened wide before them!
"Poisoned?!"
Hong Hu was also suddenly startled!
He quickly examined his own body!
Sure enough!
His True Yuan circulation was also restricted, though not as severely as the old subordinates, his strength still greatly diminished!
This bred an endless terror in Hong Hu’s heart: "What’s happening?! Why would we be poisoned?!"
Suddenly!
A leisurely voice drifted over.
"Of course I poisoned you!"
Accompanied by the voice, Liu Fang leaned leisurely against a nearby pillar, pulled out a box of cigarettes, tapped it, drew out a stick, and threw the rest to the surrounding brothers.
"You?! Liu Fang?!"
Hong Hu was momentarily terrified!
Liu Fang was the person he trusted most, for Liu Fang to poison was naturally effortless!
Yet, simultaneously, a boundless disbelief flooded his mind!
Liu Fang?!
Why Liu Fang?!
Wasn’t Liu Fang the person he trusted most?! Wasn’t Liu Fang the most hateful towards these outsiders?! Many of them weren’t Liu Fang’s enemies?!
Why?!
Why is Liu Fang now one of them?!
What is happening?!
Hong Hu’s mind was blank!
Not just him, the local aficionados present were all blankly staring at Liu Fang!
They couldn’t fathom that it was Liu Fang?!
This Liu Fang who loathed these outsiders the most?!