Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law

Chapter 794 - 799–800: Enemies Meet Face to Face

In such a terrifying scene, neither Si Song nor Nalan Yiren made any attempt to dodge; they didn’t even blink as they charged into the red smoke, attacking Tang Yichen.Si Song’s pupils constricted at first, somewhat underestimating the toxicity of the red smoke. With a sudden flick of his sleeve, he stirred up a gust of wind, dispersing some of the red smoke. Nalan Yiren remained unaffected.

"Bang bang..."

During the brief and rapid exchange, Si Song was surprised that this beast had indeed stepped into the Divine Power Realm, and was somewhat stronger than himself. The soft flesh of his five fingers cracked between clashes, and the poison invaded his body through the wounds, yet Si Song didn’t mind because this poison was something his body could completely withstand.

He looked at Tang Yichen. The opponent’s condition was much more severe, having been seriously injured under their joint attack, coughing up large amounts of blood.

"Beast, give me your life." Nalan Yiren, taking advantage of his weakened state, gave him no time to breathe, her five fingers turning into claws as she reached for Tang Yichen’s throat. The nails of her five fingers instantly turned purplish-black, clearly laden with poison.

Tang Yichen, coughing up blood, dodged and activated the mechanism of the Underground Palace before fleeing inside.

With the beast in such a state, Nalan Yiren certainly couldn’t let him escape. Without hesitation, she pursued him directly.

Si Song, although finding it somewhat strange, couldn’t pass up the chance for revenge for his old friend and followed suit without much thought.

On the other side of the valley, a black bird perched on the treetop of a pine tree had been watching the entrance to the Underground Palace. After seeing Nalan Yiren and Si Song enter, it immediately flew away.

Soon, it flew into a mountain hollow where several thousand heavily armored elite soldiers were hidden.

The Housekeeper He of the Third Prince’s Mansion, seeing the black bird arrive, immediately gave the order: "Move out!"

...

Elsewhere.

Chen Mo followed Sunflower Thorn to a brothel.

This guy, ordering three girls straight away, entered a private room.

And he immediately became the one eavesdropping on the proceedings.

Just then, the black bee originally quiet in his sleeve suddenly became restless, flying in front of Chen Mo, its wings vibrating.

Chen Mo initially thought the noises of passion were causing its agitation, but after observing carefully, he realized that wasn’t the case.

What he didn’t know was that this black poison bee was called a Poisonous Bee. Each reproductive cycle of this bee results in the birth of a male and a female bee, no more, no less.

This species of bee can sense each other’s feelings; regardless of whether it’s the male or female, if one feels uneasy, the other will feel it too.

The one Nalan Yiren gave to Chen Mo was a male Poisonous Bee.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo couldn’t understand beast language and didn’t know what the black bee was trying to express.

Seeing Chen Mo’s indifferent demeanor, the Poisonous Bee ceased its wing vibrations and simply flew away right in front of Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was momentarily dumbfounded, but he quickly realized something was amiss.

Could it be that something happened to Miss Nalan?

Although following Sunflower Thorn was important too, Chen Mo hesitated briefly and decided to follow the black bee out of the brothel.

Once outside, the black bee flew straight out of the city, heading toward the outskirts.

Chen Mo followed closely.

This little creature, despite its size, wasn’t slow at all.

Soon, following the black bee, Chen Mo arrived outside a valley and came to a halt, stunned.

The valley was surrounded by the military.

And looking at these soldiers, each wearing armor and holding crossbows, they were clearly not a ragtag crew but appeared to be elite troops of the Yelang Kingdom.

Among them, Chen Mo recognized someone familiar.

During the previous official soldiers’ encirclement and capture of the Lin Family residence in the Capital City, Chen Mo had seen him kill Han Yang.

Even with the valley heavily guarded, the Poisonous Bee seemed oblivious, flying straight toward the valley.

Though larger than an average bee, the Poisonous Bee wasn’t conspicuous in the wild.

Let alone whether the soldiers could see it, even if they did, seeing just a black bee, they wouldn’t bother with it.

The Poisonous Bee easily flew in.

The fact that the Poisonous Bee flew inside clearly indicated that Nalan Yiren and the others were there.

And Nalan Yiren was following the Scorpion to find Tang Yichen.

But now, with the valley heavily guarded, could Tang Yichen be in cahoots with the court of Yelang?

Chen Mo furrowed his brows tightly; if his guess was correct, Nalan Yiren and the others had walked into an ambush.

"Damn it."

Gritting his teeth, Chen Mo hesitated for a moment before pulling a black cloth from his robe, wrapping it around his face, and then swiftly heading toward the valley.

Soon, the masked Chen Mo was discovered by the military around the valley.

The valley was completely surrounded by the military. Chen Mo knew it was impossible to get in unnoticed unless he could turn invisible; otherwise, he’d have to force his way in like now.

"Who goes there?"

"Quick, stop him!"

"Ah..."

...

Rewind to the road Chen Mo took out of the city.

Nalan Yiren and Si Song, determined to kill Tang Yichen, followed him into the Underground Palace.

At the entrance, it was pitch black.

As soon as Nalan Yiren and the others entered, the coiled snakes on the steps and the poisonous creatures on the walls quickly launched an attack upon them.

Some of the venom expelled by these creatures was corrosive enough to penetrate the innate spiritual qi of an Upper-Grade Martial Artist.

However, for the duo specializing in Poison Techniques, the attacks from these creatures were trivial.

But the sheer number of these creatures was overwhelming, and to save time, Nalan Yiren flipped her palm, revealing a small porcelain bottle. Opening it, she bit her finger, letting her blood drip into the potion inside, then sprinkled the mixture around.

In the blink of an eye, these creatures, as if encountering a cat, retreated in fear.

Inside the Underground Palace, it was brightly lit. Though the space was large, it was just a big hall without any passageways leading elsewhere, and the recently escaped Tang Yichen had no other way out, standing in the hall.

Looking at the two who pursued him, Tang Yichen’s gaze lingered on Si Song, and he smirked, "Great Elder, it’s been a while. You’re as robust as ever."

The sight of an enemy intensified the hatred.

Si Song wasn’t in any mood to be polite, angrily stating, "Beast, the Valley Master treated you well, yet for personal gain, you killed your master and betrayed the valley. I regretted not killing you back then, allowing you to linger on borrowed time. Today, I shall end you with my own hands to avenge the Valley Master."

"Beast, give me your life."

Nalan Yiren wasted no words and charged at Tang Yichen.

She had remembered this face for over a decade and wished in her dreams to tear him to shreds.

Therefore, recognizing this face the moment he exited the Underground Palace, the anger buried in Nalan Yiren’s heart erupted, and she acted without hesitation.

To her, allowing this beast to live even another second was a mercy.

Spouting nonsense would only grant the beast a few more fleeting moments.

"The aura of a Taotie Gu... You must be Junior Sister..."

Unlike above the Underground Palace, Tang Yichen easily dodged Nalan Yiren’s deadly move. Even as she approached, he made a lewd "sniffing" gesture, and after speaking, he even exchanged a palm strike with the approaching Si Song.

The result was that Tang Yichen didn’t budge an inch, while Si Song staggered several steps backward, his vitality unstable.

"Great Elder, after all these years, you haven’t improved at all," Tang Yichen sneered.

"You...weren’t injured?"

Si Song, in shock, asked.

"With your feeble attacks, you think you can harm me? I merely led you in here with a little drama, fearing you might escape," Tang Yichen taunted.

"Prepare to die."

Nalan Yiren’s voice was icy, then with a wave of her hand, an extremely strong innate spiritual qi burst forth, enveloping them in a thick poisonous mist.

"Boom!"

Tang Yichen dodged, and behind him on the wall, a large handprint appeared, the stone wall caved in, and even the enveloping poisonous mist corroded portions of the stone.