Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Slaying Three Men

The three of them murmured and discussed for a while.

Then, Zuo Qiuming operated his mana, and instantaneously clouds appeared under his feet. With each step, a cloud would hold him up. His speed was extremely fast, taking less than three breaths to go from the ambush in the mountain cove to the Water Curtain Cave.

A moment later.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The sound of the Illusion Jade Bees flapping their wings echoed within the Water Curtain Cave.

Clouds appeared.

Zuo Qiuming transformed into a white streak and shot out from the cave, followed by a large-bellied Illusion Jade Bee. Its wings were all white, almost catching up with Zuo Qiuming every time, yet missed by just a fraction.

One fleeing, one pursuing.

The human and the bee quickly descended the mountain.

The Tier One early-stage Illusion Jade Bees hovering at the mouth of the Water Curtain Cave hesitated for a while, then turned around and returned to the hive. Their duty was to protect the eggs in the hive.

Zuo Tianming, hiding in the mountain cove, moved his ears slightly and whispered:

”Third brother, light the incense!”

The two of them agilely leaped out of the cove. With a wave of their sleeves, a large handful of field mosquito repellent appeared in their hands. The right hand formed a technique, and with a puff, a small flame sprang up. After lighting nearly a hundred sticks of repellent, they placed them at the mouth of the cave. The two of them changed their techniques, and suddenly gusts of wind swept, quickly carrying the wisps of blue smoke from the burning incense into the cave’s depths.

At first.

The buzzing of the Illusion Jade Bees’ wings flapping was still heard inside the cave, but it fell silent within half a tea time after the repellent burned out.

Zuo Tianming collected his technique, saying:

”Third brother, you stay outside to keep guard.”

”Second brother, didn’t the eldest brother say we should go in together?”

”The cave is too narrow, and us being inside would just be a hindrance. Better for you to stay outside and keep watch. If you see the Bee King returning, signal me immediately, understand?”

”Alright, then you be careful, Second Brother. It’s possible that some Illusion Jade Bees weren’t knocked out.”

Zuo Tianming flashed into the Water Curtain Cave.

The youngest, Zuo Yaoming, quickly retreated back to the original hiding spot in the mountain cove, looking down toward the mountain. Suddenly, he felt a faint pain in his right leg. Lowering his head, he saw his legs had somehow been stained with blood red:

”Ene...”

Zuo Yaoming was about to send a warning signal.

However.

A streak of Sword Qi suddenly swept across his neck.

Before he could even make a sound, his head fell to the ground.

The Little Cyan Snake, which had executed the Blood Fusion Technique underground, leaped up. After the Autumn Cicada devoured Zuo Yaoming’s soul, it opened its mouth and swallowed him whole.

On the Invisible Flying Ship above, Fu Changsheng waved his sleeve, and the ghost and the snake instantly returned.

Zuo Yaoming was only at the Early Stage of Qi Cultivation; under the joint sneak attack of Fu Changsheng and Xiaoqing, he had no power to resist. When he drove the flying ship to the mouth of the Water Curtain Cave, he released Xiaoqing and Autumn Cicada again.

Inside collecting the Illusion Jade Bees was Zuo Tianming, at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, comparable to his cultivation and from a Loose Cultivator background. Fu Changsheng dared not be careless.

About half a tea time passed.

The sound of footsteps in the cave grew closer.

As they reached the cave entrance.

Suddenly, the Little Cyan Snake shot out, heading straight for Zuo Tianming. Zuo Tianming never expected an ambush, but he reacted quickly, instantly activating the Vajra Shield talisman he had ready.

With a bang.

Xiaoqing crashed into the yellow light shield and rebounded!

At the same time.

The attack from Autumn Cicada followed tightly.

Thousands of red threads shot out like a volley of arrows, clanging against the Vajra Shield, and the surface of the shield developed a dense web of cracks!

But with this moment of time.

Zuo Tianming had already activated an Earth Escape Talisman. Just as the Vajra Shield shattered, a flash of yellow light plunged him into the ground.

”Trying to escape, dream on!”

Fu Changsheng formed a technique with his right hand, and the Tracking Talisman flew off in a flame toward the southwest. Fu Changsheng drove the flying ship at high speed, reaching the outskirts of the Phoenix Tree Forest in less than a dozen breaths.

At that moment, a flash of yellow light appeared on the ground.

As Zuo Tianming emerged, a flying sword slashed down upon him from above.

With a crack.

The flying sword struck his Wolf Demon Armor, shattering it on impact.

Zuo Tianming pointed the Jade Ruyi in his hand, the Ruyi spinning around, entangling with the flying sword, mouth open wide, clearly ready to call for help.

”Autumn Cicada!”

Fu Changsheng immediately commanded Autumn Cicada.

Autumn Cicada descended like a bolt of lightning, with thousands of strands shooting out. With no protection, Zuo Tianming could only watch helplessly as his body was pierced through by countless threads, not even having time for a scream before breathing his last.

Fu Changsheng reached out his hand.

The bulging pouch hanging from the opponent’s waist quickly floated over.

Fu Changsheng glanced at it.

He found it was indeed the Illusion Jade Bees, along with their hive, which he had also taken down.

Fu Changsheng’s eyes lit up with joy.

Suddenly, his ears twitched.

Clang clang clang!

The sound of intense fighting came from within the Phoenix Tree Forest:

”Looks like Zuo Qiuming couldn’t escape the pursuit of the Bee King.”

Fu Changsheng didn’t immediately enter the forest.

Instead, he listened intently.

Suddenly.

A thunderous explosion was heard.

A giant mushroom cloud rose from the forest.

The sounds of battle from the forest ceased.

Only then did Fu Changsheng drive the flying ship into the Phoenix Tree Forest.

What he saw in the forest.

A dozen large trees severed mid-trunk.

The blood-soaked Zuo Qiuming issued a technique onto the gourd floating before him. Not far from him, a barely alive Illusion Jade Bee was sucked into the gourd. Zuo Qiuming then sealed the gourd with another technique before collapsing tiredly to the ground:

”Damn it, I had to use up a Bursting Talisman.”

Zuo Qiuming was covered in wounds.

Murmuring:

”Why haven’t Second Brother and Third Brother come down from the mountain?”

As he pondered.

Suddenly.

A sense of life-threatening danger surrounded his heart.

Without thinking, he dashed aside, only to see a blood-red mass emerge at his original position, with a Little Cyan Snake leaping out:

”Who is it!”

Zuo Qiuming finally understood why Second Brother and Third Brother hadn’t come down. They must have fallen into someone else’s hands. He never expected there would be someone hiding in Qilian Mountain.

He was both shocked and furious!

He quickly scanned his surroundings.

But all around was empty, not a single ghostly figure in sight:

”Damn it, sneaking around, what kind of hero or good man are you, got the guts to come out and face your grandfather.”

As he spoke.

Zuo Qiuming was secretly activating an Earth Escape Talisman hidden in his sleeve, as he had just battled with the Bee King and wasn’t fit for another fight now, even though he wanted to avenge his two brothers!

In the next instant.

The Earth Escape Talisman in his sleeve shone brilliantly with yellow light.

Just when Zuo Qiuming thought he would escape and vanish into the ground, three flying swords cut through the air from different directions, descending upon him.

In haste.

Zuo Qiuming quickly spun the abacus in his hand.

The beads shot out.

Clashing with the three flying swords in mid-air.