Interlude: Lurkers under the shadow of the moon|The trader behind the chess game

In the mountains under the cover of night, there is no difference from usual.

This early spring night was still so calm, there was not even the noise of birds, beasts and insects, only the rustle of the breeze sweeping through the leaves.

Suddenly, black shadows flashed through the woods that covered the mountain, breaking the silence in the mountains.

"Well, you have to inform the Commander ... I didn't expect that even the Night Guard would be mixed with spies"

Under the blood-stained black cloak, a man's weak voice was heard.

It was a hunt, and several men in black dressed in the same costume chased after the injured man, sharp blades peeking out from under their black cloaks from time to time, glistening coldly in the moonlight.

"You're not going to be able to escape from the injuries β€” so die. ”

A deathly voice sounded in the ears of the fleeing man, as a declaration of his death.

"Hmm... ”

The familiar, yet unfamiliar voice made the man's eyes widen. He knew that he couldn't escape, and in front of this old friend he knew, he had only one way to die. But, as a last revolt, his hand covering the wound on his left shoulder moved to his waist and grasped the dagger made of obsidian.

"Huh?"

The next moment, the long knife passed through the man's body, but the dagger in his right hand also slashed at the mask of the man behind him.

"Deliberately aiming at my face - it's really self-aware that you can't hurt me at all. ”

Whispering these words, the mysterious man in the black cloak pulled the long knife out of the man's body and retracted it into its scabbard.

"I'm sorry, but even if I want to kill my former comrades, I have a mission to accomplish. ”

Under the black cloak, the expression of the mysterious man could not be seen, but his voice told the mixed feelings in his heart.

After a brief period of mourning, the mysterious man in the black robe left these things behind. He took a stone with runes inscribed on it from his bosom and put it to his mouth.

"Shaker Seventy-Three reports that the target has been cleared. ”

After a brief debriefing, the mysterious man put the rune stone away again. He looked at Dongfang, which was white, and stretched out his hand, which was as delicate and white as a woman, and there was a small black mark on the back of his hand.

"One day, we will stand under the light and lead the world to a better future. ”

The mystery man lowered his arm. But, just as his arm was about to retract under the cloak, he stopped, his palm resting on his cheek, which was hidden by the mask.

A wisp of blood was left along the mysterious man's finger, just a wisp, because in the next second, the blood was stopped.

Silently glancing at the blood on his fingertips, the mysterious man turned around and disappeared into the bushes.

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In the gloomy hall, a group of black-robed people knelt and worshipped by the altar in the center. Each of them wore a ghost mask and was at least black, and even the black-robed people closest to the altar had a red ghost mask.

They, guarding those who, like them, are eyeing out the battlefield and waiting for that man's triumph.

Suddenly, there was movement on the altar, and a vortex of spiritual power formed on it, and at the same time, a figure appeared from it.

"Welcome to the Sect Master!"

Led by the Red Oni Holy Envoy, all the people in black robes saluted respectfully to the altar. They knew it was their leader who had returned.

"Ahem, ahem... Flat... ”

A boot stepped out of the vortex of spiritual power, and pieces of ice crystals fell off the leather on the surface of the boot and fell on the floor of the altar.

Then, a man stepped out of it, and the spiritual power vortex also disappeared. It's just that the man's figure is a little blurry, and his body is covered with bits and pieces of ice.

"Your Excellency, you ... This is... ”

Seeing that the man who was the sect master was so weak, all the black-robed ghost-faced people were shocked, and a black-robed man with a red ghost mask couldn't help but open his mouth and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, I just need to recuperate for a while - it's just that this time the battle plan has completely failed, and it seems that something unexpected has happened. ”

The man sighed, sat down cross-legged in front of all his men, and began to adjust his injuries.

At first, everyone was in disbelief. They didn't believe that such a powerful sect master would be defeated, and they didn't believe that the thousand-year-old layout would be burned. However, seeing that the man who was the sect master actually began to use secret techniques to heal his wounds.

"These things, you should know, this sect master will let the Immortal Holy Envoy and the Void Mad Holy Envoy explain it to you clearly-you should step down first, I will heal my wounds. ”

After a brief explanation, the man closed his eyes and began to recuperate with all his might, while the people in front of him immediately stood up after receiving the order, saluted and disappeared into the darkness.

"It's really incomprehensible - the great array that has been repaired for thirty-six days has been repaired, but it has rescued me again. And,What the hell do those guys want to do?,Actually acting behind my back.。。。 ”

In the empty hall, the man muttered softly.

Thinking back to the mysterious man who had just reached out in the moment of life and death, the man frowned. It stands to reason that he who has always wanted to destroy the Thirty-Six Heavens Defense Array that protects the Heavenly Hung Realm should be the enemy of the person who repaired the Great Array, but he was rescued by him.

Right now, there are already too many unexpected things, whether it's the girl who can defeat him, the mysterious person who saved him from the girl, or the subordinate who acts on his own.

"Well, now is not the time to worry about thisβ€”go, tell the Holy Envoy of the Night, and start the plan to destroy the country. ”

With that, a small black bird condensed by spiritual power appeared from the man's side and flew out of the hall. The sound of wings flapping echoed through the hall, and disappeared after a few seconds.

When the hall fell silent again, the man smiled wickedly.

"What if Huashan loses the battle, I have more games to set up... ”

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In the cold-filled room, the huge round table was covered with frost.

"What... What the hell is going on with this chill... ”

The rich-looking middle-aged woman said tremblingly. At this moment, her clothes were already covered with frost and snow, and even the saliva in her lips and mouth was gradually frozen, sticking the two lip flaps together.

In the arms of the middle-aged woman, the beautiful silver fox was even more frozen to death.

"I don't know... But... This chill ... It's scary... ”

The old man, who was the dean of Tianyan Academy, also looked embarrassed by frost, and even his beard was covered with ice ballast.

"It's horrible... Just opening a little connection to probe the situation in the battlefield is such a terrible attack... ”

When everyone was trying their best to resist the cold air that rushed into the circle of the Heavenly Pivot, only the crane-haired old lady did not have a single ice crystal on her body. But even she was full of sadness.

"In the future, let's be careful, it seems that this Broken Void Sect will be more difficult to deal with than we imagined. ”

Facing the crowd sitting around the round table, the old lady sighed and waved her sleeves to dispel all the cold around her.

"After you go back, you must strengthen the guards of the sect, and the old body will go back to the Nuwa Temple first. ”

After leaving a warning to everyone, the old woman's disappeared. After seeing for herself how powerful the enemy was, she decided that it was time to come up with the means that have survived to this day.

The cold disappeared, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the protective spiritual power that was originally used to resist the cold instantly evaporated the frost on their bodies.

At this time, the silver fox also recovered from its dying breath, raised its head and weakly licked the middle-aged woman's still somewhat cold palm. But it still sensed the woman's mood at this time, and obediently lowered her head again and stopped moving.

Thinking back to the old lady's words, everyone in the circle of the heavenly pivot stopped making a sound. Even though the ice on their bodies was gone, their hearts were still dull.

This time, they won by chance, but next time.

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