Chapter 8: The Only Way to Survive

When the flames on Zhao Huan's body were completely extinguished, only a scorched black ground was left at the scene.

Liu Ao left quickly, already thinking in his heart.

If there is still a chance to regain his innocence after being framed and escaping, then, after killing Zhao Huan, Liu Ao will no longer have room to clear his name!

In other words, from this moment on, Liu Ao completely stood on the opposite side of the Demon Suppression Army.

At the same time, the battle just now also made Liu Ao realize his shortcomings.

Although he has a lot of experience, most of them are obtained from fighting against demon beasts, and when fighting with people, it is inevitable that there are some disadvantages.

In addition, the Sword of Pride is a mysterious sword, but without swordsmanship, its power will be greatly reduced.

And a good swordsmanship can be met but not sought!

Liu Ao stayed away from Qingyang City all the way, slept in the open on the way, and finally came to a city called Donghuang three days later.

Liu Ao came here to find a person named Zhou Wuya.

In the Zhou family's shop, there were only one or two people dressed as monks who were carefully selecting pills and weapons.

Liu Ao stepped in, looked around, and fell on the face of the teenage girl behind the counter.

This little girl has short hair and a pair of big eyes that are extremely watery, she looked at Liu Ao curiously, and whispered:

"Big brother, what do you want to buy? We have weapons here, pills, and ah..."

"I know you, your name is Zhou Wumeng, what about your brother?" Liu Ao smiled and reached out to rub the little girl's hair, and said softly:

"I'm your brother's friend, you can help me call him. โ€

The little girl was simple-hearted, and she didn't doubt Liu Ao's words, so she pointed to a pill shop opposite, "My brother went to that shop to buy pills." โ€

Liu Ao was stunned, "You sell pills yourself, why do you have to buy them from other houses?"

"My brother said," Zhou Wumeng's face flushed, "My brother said, buy it back cheaply, and then sell it at a higher price." โ€

The corners of Liu Ao's mouth turned up slightly, sure enough, Zhou Wuya is still so unreliable, looking at this deserted shop, I am afraid that it was all 'painstakingly managed' by Zhou Wuya.

"My brother is back!"

The little girl shouted excitedly, "Brother, someone is looking for you." โ€

Zhou Wuya was an emaciated young man with fair skin and long narrow eyes, looking weak and shrewd.

He was originally looking at the pile of pill bottles in his arms with a smile on his face, and subconsciously raised his head when he heard the voice.

It's just that the moment he saw Liu Ao, his face changed greatly, he threw the pill in his arms on the counter, turned around and slammed the door shut, his voice was full of solemnity:

"No dream, you go upstairs to read, don't come down!"

The little girl let out an 'oh', waved her hand at Liu Ao, and turned to go upstairs.

Only then did Zhou Wuya raise his leg and kick Liu Ao.

Liu Ao smiled and moved to the side, avoiding this kick.

"You don't want to die!"

Zhou Wuya roared, "Now the Demon Town Army is searching for you everywhere, saying that they want to escort you to the headquarters and behead you for reference!"

"You still dare to show up to me? You don't want to live, I don't want to die!"

Liu Ao didn't say a word, turned around and was about to open the door and leave.

"Stop!"

Zhou Wuya grabbed Liu Ao, sat down at the table angrily, and poured a pot of spirits into his stomach in three or two bites.

His gaze became solemn, and there was a flash of murderous aura in it, which did not match his weak appearance at all.

You must know that he used to be a squadron leader in the Tenth Army, two years older than Liu Ao, and had the best relationship with Liu Ao in the army.

Unlike Liu Ao, he has a lot of achievements, has many demons, and became a squadron leader early.

Because of Qiu Long's hatred of Liu Ao, he was also implicated and dismissed, and in his last anger, he withdrew from the demon army and returned to his hometown Donghuang City.

He and Liu Ao are friends of life and death, and on the battlefield, they can completely hand over their backs to each other.

Liu Ao's eyes sank, "I'm here to ask you for help." โ€

"Help a fart, no one can help you!" Zhou Wuya angrily took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and pulled back one and stuffed it into his arms, "Take the silver tickets, run away quickly, and find a remote village not to show up again." โ€

Liu Ao shook his head slowly, his expression gradually calmed down, "This time is different, Qiu Ao wants my life, I can't stand this anger, I won't stop if I don't kill him." โ€

Unexpectedly, Zhou Wuya was not half surprised, it seemed that he had long expected Liu Ao to choose like this.

"Lao Tzu knew you would say that," Zhou Wuya frowned, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Do you know that a military advisor has stepped in to protect you?"

Liu Ao was stunned, "Strategist, protect me?"

Liu Ao thought of Li Qingya for the first time, and he had only come into contact with such a person who had a relationship with the military advisor.

But the dignified military teacher, the granddaughter was used by herself, why should she help herself?

Liu Ao was puzzled.

"Yes, it's the military advisor!" Zhou Wuya raised his eyebrows, "I can't see it, you can still get the favor of a military advisor, but the military advisor behind Qiu Ao will not let you go." โ€

"As a matter of urgency, as long as you prove that you are not on the verge of escape, maybe things will turn around. โ€

Liu Ao shook his head, "There's no going back, I killed a squadron leader in the Law Enforcement Department." โ€

"Pak~"

The empty wine jug in Zhou Wuya's hand fell to the ground, his eyes widened, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

"I don't believe it. โ€

Zhou Wuya slowly got up, turned his back to Liu Ao, and his voice was full of helplessness, "You can't kill him in the Martial Spirit Realm, unless he is seriously injured." โ€

"How do you want me to help you, how can Lao Tzu help you!"

Zhou Wuya suddenly roared again, turned his head suddenly, his eyes were already red, "I'm not afraid, but my sister is still young." โ€

A trace of guilt flashed in Liu Ao's eyes, "I'm sorry, the people from the Law Enforcement Department should find this place soon, and they will bother you again." โ€

"You can really die!"

Zhou Wuya walked quickly towards the back hall, and after a while, he came back with a package and threw it directly into Liu Ao's arms.

"I have the best pill here, and there is a letter of introduction left by my father, you take it to Jiuding Academy to find a tutor surnamed Murong, he owes my father a favor, and will accept you as an apprentice, maybe you still have a chance to live." โ€

Liu Ao was moved, but handed the package back, "I know it's for your sister, I don't want it." โ€

"Fuck off!"

Zhou Wuya slammed his fist on Liu Ao's shoulder, fiercely ripped off Liu Ao's collar, and pointed at a half-foot-long hideous scar on Liu Ao's chest.

"When you help me block the scythe of the mantis demon, half of Lao Tzu's life will be surnamed Liu, don't be hypocritical to me, hurry up, and when I finish dealing with some things, I will take Wumeng to participate in the academy assessment, and I will definitely be able to pass with my qualifications." โ€

Liu Ao was silent.

This is indeed your chance.

"But..."

"But it's a fart!" Zhou Wuya grinned, and took out another letter of introduction from his arms, "This one is better, it can allow me to apprentice to a stronger tutor in Jiuding Academy." โ€

Liu Ao: "ยทยทยท"

"Get out of here!"

Since this was the case, Liu Ao stopped talking, grabbed another jar of liquor on the table, drank most of it with his neck up, and handed it to Zhou Wuya.

Zhou Wuya took it over and drank dry.

"Take care," Zhou Wuya's voice was low, his face full of seriousness, "When I go to look for you, you must live well." โ€

"Definitely!"

The two fists clashed together heavily, a ritual that would have been a precedent before the two men fought side by side.

After Liu Ao left, Zhou Wumeng walked downstairs with a thick book.

"Brother, do we really have two letters of introduction?"

Zhou Wuya smiled bitterly, "No dream, that guy doesn't have the ability to need a letter of introduction, the two of us can enter Jiuding Academy with our ability, you have to have confidence in your brother." โ€

"We've packed up our things, let's go now and go to your grandfather's house. โ€

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Less than two hours after Zhou Wuya left, a team from the Law Enforcement Department of the Demon Suppression Army brutally broke into the store, but unfortunately, the store was empty.

Only one note remained on the table.

"Let that bastard Qiu Long be careful, he won't live long!"

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Jiuding Academy, like the Demon Army, is an extremely special existence in Qingzhou.

If it is said that the Demon Suppression Army was born to resist the Demon Race, then the mission of Jiuding Academy is to cultivate many outstanding Terran monks.

There are powerful mentors here, advanced spells, and geniuses from all over Qingzhou.

And Liu Ao wants to rush to Jiuding Academy, he can't do it with a pair of legs, after all, Liu Ao is not a martial king, and he can't even glide in the air, let alone fly like a martial emperor.

He had to take a flying boat to get there.

And Heilong Lake, three hundred miles away, is a flying boat transfer station.

When Liu Ao arrived, the moon was sparse, and under the moonlight, figures galloped past and rushed to the middle of the lake.

Liu Ao took a deep breath, rushed onto the water, and tread the water forward, the speed was extremely fast.

There is a small island in the middle of the lake, and a pitch-black flying boat dozens of feet long is docked on the side.

On the flying boat, a huge bird totem shines brightly, which means that this flying boat belongs to the flying bird trading company, one of the three major trading companies in Qingzhou.

Liu Ao was dressed in a black robe and a hat, revealing only a pair of calm eyes.

A gazebo was in front of him, and in the pavilion there was a stone table, and an old man sat at the table, holding a pen and paper.

Seeing Liu Ao coming, he raised his eyelids and swept his eyes, "Where are you going?"

"Jiuding City. โ€

"Ten thousand silver, and ten thousand more if you want a room," the old man stretched out his wrinkled palm, bowed his head and began to record:

"You know the rules, right? โ€

Liu Ao took out 10,000 taels of silver tickets and handed them to the old man, hugging his fists, "Senior, don't worry." โ€

The old man said 'um' and handed Liu Ao a thumb-sized black wooden plaque engraved with the words 'Jiuding City', which was the ferry ticket.

Liu Ao thanked him and turned around and walked towards the flying boat, but he didn't see the old man record the word 'suspicious' in the book.

When he came to the vicinity of the flying boat, Liu Ao knew how big the flying boat was.

I'm afraid that it will not be crowded if it can accommodate thousands of people!

At this moment, hundreds of people were scattered all over the deck, and Liu Ao walked straight to the edge of the deck, sat down cross-legged, and began to condense the spiritual power in his body.

There are not many ways to cultivate, the most common is to breathe the spiritual energy into the body, and the meridians will absorb and condense it into spiritual power and store it in the veins.

When fighting, spiritual power flows from the veins to the meridians, and the power is infinite.

Of course, the speed of condensing spiritual power is not only related to one's own physique, but also has many auxiliary exercises and pills that can be improved.

It's just that not everyone has this exercise.

It was a full half hour before there was a slight tremor from the flying boat.

When Liu Ao opened his eyes, he saw an air flow erupting from under the flying boat, slowly rising into the air.

Thousands of feet in the sky, the wind is howling, and the clouds are shrouded in mist.

A protective formation like a film appeared on the surface of the flying boat, isolating the bone-scraping wind.

After the flying boat stabilized, the rear end spewed out another airflow and slowly accelerated.

In a few moments, the speed of the flying boat was already at its peak.

The mountains and rivers below passed quickly, and Liu Ao was secretly shocked in his heart, this speed was not much worse than the six-winged golden eagle that the demon clan was famous for its speed.

At this time, the old man who sold the tickets took a dozen middle-aged people onto the deck.

His gaze swept over everyone, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at dozens of people, including Liu Ao.

Behind him, the people wearing the unified silver robes of the Asuka Trading Company began to disperse and walk towards the target.

Walking towards Liu Ao was a short and fat man, his face was white and beardless, his expression was serious, his steps were also calm, looking at the momentum, he should be a great martial artist.

"Name, place of origin. โ€