"Get out of here!" My twin blades simultaneously blocked the Death Hook. The three weapons collided, and after an evenly matched blow, we each retreated several steps. Stone fragments scattered under our feet, and a string of footprints remained on the bluestone-paved ground.

Xiang Kai and I exchanged a quick glance before turning and rushing towards Hei Ye Xiao and Bu Youming.

At the same time, their ritual was complete.

A bloody light rose from both of them, but the blood light around Hei Ye Xiao was denser, seemingly carrying a threatening aura that could tear him into pieces through his armor.

My heart leaped. I knew witchcraft myself, and this was clearly a sign of a curse entering the body. Was the Emperor really treating Hei Ye Xiao as a traitor?

In an instant, the blood light around Bu Youming also became thicker and purplish, indicating that the curse was deepening.

Xia Xiaotian trembled, "Li Po, if anything happens to Bu Youming, unless all of our Di Xians die, we will never forgive your Liangjie Tang."

Ye Yang coldly retorted, "Do you think Liangjie Tang can't exterminate your Di Xians?"

Just as tensions rose again, the blood light around Hei Ye Xiao suddenly dissipated, nearly making my heart jump out of my chest.

When I looked at Hei Ye Xiao, he was standing in place, coldly looking at Bu Youming, "Descendant of a traitor, aren't you going to die?"

In the next instant, the blood light around Bu Youming also gradually disappeared. He also looked at Hei Ye Xiao with a smile that was not quite a smile, "You've jumped to conclusions too early."

Hei Ye Xiao stood there dumbfounded, muttering to himself, "Bu Ting wasn't a traitor? Then how did I wake up?"

Finished!

This is awkward!

One moment we were fighting to the death, and the next, it was all a misunderstanding.

Ye Yang telepathically said, "Stupid dog, go apologize! You have thick skin!"

Nie Xiaochun and Qin Xin nodded in agreement.

When did I become thick-skinned?

Nie Xiaochun added, "You're the Hall Master; it'll be more sincere if you go!"

Is that what a Hall Master is for?

However, I couldn't let them laugh at us, so I could only walk over, cup my fist in the other hand and say, "Brother Xiang, I was impulsive just now. I, on behalf of Liangjie Tang, sincerely apologize to you."

"After this matter is over, I will specially arrange a feast to apologize!"

Xiang Kai laughed heartily, "Hall Master Li, you're too polite. There's no need for so much pretense among martial artists."

"This matter is also our fault for leaving Miaojiang in a hurry and not having time to explain to you."

Xia Xiaotian looked at Ye Yang, "Your swordsmanship is not bad!"

Ye Yang nodded slightly, "Your scythe, although from a foreign land, has its own unique features. It's alright!"

I almost fainted from anger. Ye Yang really knew how to talk!

Ye Yang had a problem: he looked down on foreign things. Everything from Huaxia was the best!

For him to say "alright" was already his limit.

However, in this situation, wasn't he just looking for a fight?

Xia Xiaotian's expression turned cold, "I want to vindicate the Grim Reaper!"

"I'll play along!" Ye Yang even drew his sword!

Qin Xin and Nie Xiaochun rushed forward together, one hugging his waist, the other holding his arm, dragging Ye Yang back.

How embarrassing!

It used to be just me who was embarrassing, but now it was a whole group.

Xiang Kai's side was also desperately pulling Xia Xiaotian back, "My little ancestor, stop fighting. What time is it?"

Xiang Kai and I each calmed down our own men and stood together again with a serious expression.

Before either of us could speak, we exchanged a look, and we both understood each other's meaning.

Xiang Kai spoke first, "Everyone, please follow me. I'll explain the secrets of Da Meng Xiang along the way."

I nodded to Ye Yang and followed Xiang Kai, walking towards the last village in Da Meng Xiang.

Xiang Kai said as he walked, "I think I have to start with Miaojiang to explain the Da Meng Xiang incident."

"My third uncle, Xiang Zhennan (Xiang Wentian), disappeared many years ago while searching for the Yellow Dragon Secret Burial. We met Bu Youming and Yan Junyi during the investigation. We can also be considered to have found all the descendants of the former Left Four Guards."

"The reason why the former Left Four Guards chose to remain in the human realm was to open the secret burial of the Right Four Guards in the future."

I couldn't help but ask, "Do you mean that the Right Four Guards can't leave their slumbering place on their own?"

Xiang Kai said, "Back then, when the Emperor left the Right Four Guards to nourish the zombie legion, he made this arrangement."

"The Right Four Guards are, after all, zombies. Even if they were originally wise and famous generals, they would still be affected by the resentment of zombies."

"If they suddenly appeared without anyone to restrain them, it would inevitably cause panic among the practitioners."

"The Emperor knew the personalities of his four vanguard generals very well. They wouldn't explain anything to the people in the cultivation world. Once angered, they would likely erupt and slaughter the cultivation world."

"To avoid this situation, the Emperor entrusted the task of awakening the Right Four Guards to the Di Xians."

"So that's how it is!" I responded, looking at Hei Ye Xiao, who also nodded at me.

Xiang Kai's explanation was indeed reasonable. When I first met Hei Ye Xiao, I also felt that he was full of resentment.

What the Emperor wanted was not to unify the cultivation world, so he would not sit idly by and watch the four vanguard generals fight to the death with the practitioners.