Zhao Yun never expected that the person standing at the courtyard gate, smiling at him, was the same courier from the morning.

“Who exactly are you?” Zhao Yun asked coldly.

“At this point, you’re still asking such a stupid question? You really are dumb,” the courier mocked.

“He’s from the Shaman God Sect,” Ye Qiu said.

“Shaman God Sect?” Zhao Yun was shocked and then puzzled, “Why would someone from the Shaman God Sect pretend to be a courier?”

“Naturally, to lure us into a trap,” Ye Qiu looked at Chen Dong and said, “Your scheme isn’t very clever.”

“Even if it’s not clever, you still fell for it, didn’t you?” Chen Dong laughed.

“Yes, we did fall for your trap,” Ye Qiu sighed.

If they hadn’t been in such a hurry to find the killer, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.

“Although we fell for your trap, there’s a bigger flaw in your plan to lure us in,” Ye Qiu continued.

Chen Dong raised an eyebrow, “What flaw?”

“Your real target is the Ninety-Thousand-Year-Old, but he’s not here,” Ye Qiu said.

Chen Dong laughed heartily, “Who said our target is the Ninety-Thousand-Year-Old?”

If it’s not the Ninety-Thousand-Year-Old, could it be the Dragon King? Ye Qiu was startled.

At this moment, Chen Dong continued, “To assassinate the Ninety-Thousand-Year-Old, I led the Jiangzhou branch to make thorough preparations, but we still failed. If this gets back to the sect, I will be severely punished. So, I thought of another way to redeem myself: by killing the Dragon King.”

“The Dragon King is the ruler of Jiangzhou’s underground forces. If I can kill him, maybe I won’t be punished when I return.”

Chen Dong looked at the Dragon King with a smug smile, “Your time has come!”

The Dragon King’s face remained calm, “If you want to kill me so badly, you must have done some research on me, right?”

“Of course.”

“Then you must know that I’m ranked twelfth on the Tiger Rankings.”

“I know.”

“Knowing that, you still dare to lure me in? Aren’t you afraid I’ll wipe you all out?”

“If you were in good health, I wouldn’t dare provoke you so easily. But now, heh, you’re poisoned with the Yin-Yang Serpent Gu. Killing you is a piece of cake,” Chen Dong laughed sinisterly.

The Dragon King’s face turned cold, “Since you know about the Yin-Yang Serpent Gu, you should know who poisoned me. Where is he?”

“What, you want to find him and kill him for revenge?” Chen Dong laughed, “Dream on. I won’t tell you.”

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll kill you right now!” The Dragon King took a step forward, radiating a chilling killing intent.

Instantly, the temperature in the courtyard seemed to drop below freezing.

“Coincidentally, I also want to see how powerful the twelfth-ranked expert on the Tiger Rankings is,” Chen Dong said, pulling out a green bamboo leaf from his pocket and playing it like a flute.

A sharp sound quickly filled the air.

As the Dragon King lifted his foot to walk towards Chen Dong, he suddenly collapsed to the ground.

“Dragon King—”

Ye Qiu quickly caught the Dragon King, preventing him from falling.

“Dragon King, what’s wrong?” Zhao Yun asked urgently.

The Dragon King’s body trembled, his face pale, and cold sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead. He struggled to say two words through clenched teeth, “So painful!”

“Ye Qiu, what’s happening to the Dragon King?” Zhao Yun asked again.

Ye Qiu didn’t respond, instead grabbing the Dragon King’s wrist to check his pulse. After a few seconds, he said gravely, “It must be the Gu poison acting up.”

“Didn’t you say the Gu poison wouldn’t act up within a month?”

“Under normal circumstances, after my treatment, the Gu poison wouldn’t act up within a month. This sudden attack must be related to him,” Ye Qiu pointed at Chen Dong and said to Zhao Yun, “The sound he’s making with the bamboo leaf seems to control the Gu worms inside the Dragon King.”

Swish!

Zhao Yun drew his gun from his waist and pointed it at Chen Dong’s head, “Stop immediately, or I’ll blow your brains out.”

Chen Dong ignored him and continued playing the bamboo leaf.

At this moment, Zhao Yun sensed a gust of wind by his ear and stepped back, seeing the fake courier kicking towards him.

“Courting death,” Zhao Yun decisively pulled the trigger.

Bang!

A single shot killed him.

At this moment, two of the four people beside Chen Dong rushed out to entangle Zhao Yun.

Chen Dong looked at the Dragon King with disdain, “Twelfth-ranked expert on the Tiger Rankings? Ruler of Jiangzhou’s underground forces? Hmph, nothing special.”

“Kill him!”

Immediately, the remaining two Shaman God Sect disciples charged at the Dragon King.

“Little Ye, don’t worry about me, run!” The Dragon King endured the pain and urged.

Ye Qiu said nothing, channeling his inner strength to his fingertips and quickly pressing a point on the Dragon King’s back.

Instantly, the Dragon King felt the pain lessen and said again, “Ye Qiu, you must leave and find the Ninety-Thousand-Year-Old. If you’re late, it will be too late.”

“It’s already too late.”

Ye Qiu knew that Chen Dong had made thorough preparations for this trap, leaving them no chance to escape.

Sure enough, he saw out of the corner of his eye that two more men appeared at the courtyard gate, each holding a blood-stained knife.

It seemed the brothers left outside were all dead.

Ye Qiu’s heart sank. He quickly pressed several major acupoints on the Dragon King’s body and said, “I’ve sealed your meridians to suppress the Gu poison. Do not use your inner strength, or the poison will act up again.”

“Don’t worry about me…”

Before the Dragon King could finish, Ye Qiu suddenly charged out. Following several loud bangs, the two Shaman God Sect disciples were sent flying by Ye Qiu.

Hmm?

Chen Dong’s expression changed slightly. He looked at Ye Qiu in surprise and asked, “You actually know martial arts? Who are you?”

“A dying man doesn’t deserve to know.”

Ye Qiu strode towards Chen Dong.

Chen Dong didn’t show any fear. Instead, he calmly said to Ye Qiu, “You’re young and skilled. It must not have been easy to reach this level. I, as the head of this branch, appreciate talent and don’t want to kill you. Leave now!”

“Appreciate talent? Bullshit! You’re just afraid I’ll ruin your plan to kill the Dragon King.”

Seeing through Chen Dong’s thoughts, Ye Qiu wasn’t embarrassed. He continued, “How about this, join our Shaman God Sect. If you kill the Dragon King, I’ll immediately appoint you as the deputy head of the Jiangzhou branch. How about it?”

“I’m not interested in being any deputy head.”

Chen Dong thought Ye Qiu was willing to join the Shaman God Sect but wasn’t interested in the deputy head position. He smiled and asked, “Then what do you want?”

“I want your life!”

Boom—

Ye Qiu punched towards Chen Dong.