Chapter 2829 — An Even Stranger Technique
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Suddenly, Dongfang Bushu turned and ran straight out of the safe ground, charging toward the outside, with no telling what he meant to do.
The lackey was startled and hurriedly ran out after him, only to see Dongfang Bushu dashing headlong at a large crawling spirit beast that happened to be passing by.
Seeing Dongfang Bushu come charging over, and sensing in particular the peak late Heaven-rank strength radiating from him, the crawling spirit beast instantly went on alert. It watched the onrushing Dongfang Bushu warily and let out a furious roar: "ROAR!"
But Dongfang Bushu seemed not to hear the spirit beast's roar at all and charged straight at it. Those watching from the safe ground were badly frightened by the sight — that was a gigantic crawling spirit beast, a creature of enormous bulk; not to mention Dongfang Bushu, a peak late Heaven-rank expert, even an expert at the peak great-perfection of late Heaven-rank would be no match for it!
Sure enough, the lackey watched as the crawling spirit beast simply lashed out with its tail and sent Dongfang Bushu tumbling head over heels.
What power did that crawling spirit beast possess? After Dongfang Bushu was struck to the ground, he twitched twice, then his eyes rolled up and he was off to the Western Paradise to fetch the scriptures.
This scene was witnessed clearly by the people in the safe ground, for it had all happened in a straight line from them — even inside the safe ground, one could see it all perfectly clearly through the entrance. Every one of them felt a chill run down their spines!
If what had happened before — when Young Hero Yang struck Zhang Naipao once and then died himself — had been strange, then what was happening now was utterly incomprehensible! Zhang Naipao had somehow unleashed some kind of martial technique that drove Dongfang Bushu stark raving mad, as though he had become a lunatic, so that he ran over to the spirit beast and got himself killed by it...
Dongfang Bushu's lackey now stood staring blankly at the scene before him, at a loss for what to do. Dongfang Bushu was dead, and he had no idea how he should handle it. His mind was a complete blank, and all he could think was either to run for his life or to die along with his master.
Yet reason and loyalty prevailed upon the lackey to wait until the spirit beast had gone, then carefully go recover Dongfang Bushu's corpse and slowly make his way toward the teleportation array. Had he known this would happen, he would never have chosen to bring Dongfang Bushu to the safe ground for a rest — he would have insisted, with all the force he could muster, that Dongfang Bushu leave this place...
But there is no medicine for regret in this world, and the lackey had no way out either. Whether he could reach the teleportation array safely with the corpse on his back was another matter entirely — but no matter what, he had done his utmost.
After gathering up the corpse, he did not even glance back at the safe ground again, nor did he dare say another word to Zhang Naipao. Zhang Naipao was simply too formidable — a peak late Heaven-rank expert had died just like that, in the midst of such bizarre circumstances.
"Fool who overestimates himself," Zhang Naipao said flatly, then ordered Mo Ba: "Mo Ba, go give our friend from the Night Palace a Small Return Pill. I see he's injured too!"
"Yes, sir!" Mo Ba took out a Small Return Pill and went straight to the side of Night Palace Disciple A, giving it to him to swallow. Both disciples of the Night Palace were moved to tears of gratitude, feeling that following a leader like Zhang Naipao was simply too great. (To be continued)