Cao Lei's face was filled with astonishment, and he slowly lowered his head, staring at the dagger in his abdomen.
As if struck by five thunders, his face instantly turned pale.
In an instant, many things flashed through my mind.
There was a buzz in Cao Lei's head, as if he was enlightened, and he stared at the second hall master in horror.
The second hall leader snorted coldly, and several killers suddenly surrounded them and hacked the last three gang members to death.
Cao Lei showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost, in disbelief.
Just when the Second Hall Master wanted to step forward, he suddenly let out a roar of extreme grief and pushed him away with a palm.
"You...it's you! It's you!?"
"Yes, it's me."
The second hall master's face darkened slightly, his attitude changed from his previous gentleness.
At that critical moment, Cao Lei subconsciously grabbed the dagger, so he did not stab it completely. The injury was not too serious, but the impact on his heart was huge.
"Why is it you!" Cao Lei's hand holding the dagger kept trembling, "I have doubted the third, fourth, and fifth, but I have never doubted you!"
Jiulong Hall failed several times, but he didn't know there was a spy in the hall, but he never made it clear.
He had doubted everyone except the Second Hall Master.
Cao Lei pressed the wound, and blood spurted out from between his fingers.
"Answer me!" Cao Lei shouted emotionally: "Why did you betray me?!"
At this moment, the pain in my body is far less than the pain in my heart.
Cao Lei's voice was hoarse, and he pointed the heavy knife directly at the righteous face of the second hall master.
The second hall master signaled others not to interfere, shouted coldly, grabbed a long knife from the side, and slashed it forward, causing sparks to strike from the two heavy knives.
The second hall leader pretended to be helpless and said, "Boss, why are you angry? When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. If you had given up your position as hall master early, you would not have ended up like this."
Cao Lei's eyes were red, and he raised his foot to sweep across the second hall master, with an angry look on his face.
"The position of hall master was originally given to you! These are brothers who have been with the hall for many years, how can you bear it?!"
"Bah, why don't I dare? When I followed you to conquer the world, I finally got a third of an acre of land, but then you turned around and wanted to pass the throne to your good-for-nothing son. Where did you put me?"
The second hall master took two steps back, his long knife was like liquid mercury, and he bumped into Cao Lei cunningly.
Cao Lei was shocked and pained, and he hit the second hall master's shoulder hard with his left fist.
"So you betrayed me and got along with that bastard Ling Shu?!"
The second hall master was in pain and was quite wary of the old man's strength. He didn't want to waste any more time, so he winked at the killer.
Several killers understood this, and when Cao Lei retreated, they drew their knives and slashed behind him.
Surrounded by heavy enemies, Cao Lei was unable to resist, and his shoulder was suddenly slashed.
"Go away! If you want to kill me, you are not qualified!"
Cao Lei stumbled a step, held the heavy sword behind his back, and pushed it back.
The blade penetrated the killer's chest, immediately angering others.
"You old man, let's see how long you can last!"
At this moment, another even more angry voice sounded again.
Cao Lei was furious with his sword and looked angrily, only to see Ling Shu standing in the forest with a cruel smile.
He held an umbrella, as if he was watching the death struggle of his prey.
"Old guy, you are defeated because you are too loyal and too stupid. Do you know when the second hall master cooperated with me?"
"What do you mean?" Cao Lei was shocked, holding his long knife against two cold swords.
"Isn't this obvious enough?" Ling Shu laughed loudly, "It's been three years since the Apocalypse!"
As soon as these words came out, Cao Lei suddenly turned pale.
The killer took the opportunity to swarm him up, kicked him in the chest, and the long knife fell to the ground with a clang.
Cao Lei tried to get up, but Ling Shu stepped on his chest.
Ling Shu looked at his extremely painful look and said happily.
"Old immortal, who do you think your idiot son met me because of?"
"What did you say?!" Cao Lei was shocked and struggled to look at the Second Hall Master.
The second hall master had so much free time that his face became extremely cold.
"By the way, let me tell you that Cao Huowang was the one who instigated Cao Huowang when he went to Mizhou to deliver goods."
The Second Hall Master and Ling Shu had already put on a pair of trousers, but after so many years, Cao Lei didn't know anything about it.
"Old man, this period of time has kept me restless day and night. Who told you that I was going to ship the goods out of Qianzhou?"
Cao Lei had mixed feelings in his heart, but ignored him and just stared at the Second Hall Master with pain and disappointment.
"You beast! Huo Wang is also your nephew! Just for this little benefit, you actually, ah! You will be punished!"
Ling Shu's face turned green, and he crushed his wound with his foot.
"Quickly tell me who it is!"
Cao Lei gasped and stared at him.
"You bastard, when I was wandering around the world, you were still drinking milk!"
"If you don't drink a toast, you will be fined with wine," Ling Shu ordered in a cold voice, "Take him away!"
The killer received the order and immediately stepped forward, gagged the person and carried him away.
The Second Hall Master remained silent, looking at Cao Lei's back and couldn't help but shake his head.
"I could have enjoyed my old age in peace, but I didn't know how to live or die."
"This is not the time for you to sigh. Now Kowloon Hall is yours. Get out of the way as soon as possible."
Ling Shu glanced at him coldly, with a warning in his eyes.
It was already dark, so the second hall master raised his hand and asked people to clean up the corpses at the scene as soon as possible, and then went down the mountain.
The bodies under the mountain had been moved away long ago, and even the horses had disappeared.
He walked out of the mountain road and was soaked to the skin. He saw a figure in the distance and suddenly made a deep voice.
"The third child!"
The third hall master was stunned and ran over with his men.
Before he could get closer, the Second Hall Master closed his eyes and fell to the ground.
On the fifth day of March, noon has just passed.
The rain has stopped, but a bigger storm has arisen in Zhengxing Mansion.
Chen Ping hurried to the main hall and saw the second hall master hanging his arms with a pale face and beating the table angrily.
"Second Hall Master," he paused and his heart sank, "There is no news about Hall Master Cao yet?"
What happened last night spread quickly. Zhao Jin left for Huaihua Village early in the morning, but there is still no news.
When the Second Hall Master saw that it was him, his eyes flashed and he sighed: "The Third Brother and the others have all gone out to look for him, but..."
He hesitated to speak, feeling worried.
"What happened last night?" Chen Ping walked in and asked.
"It's all my fault, if only I had been more careful."
The second hall master's voice was hard, so he slowly led his men to investigate, but accidentally told the story of a poisonous plot that harmed Cao Lei's plan to send horses to help.
His voice was sad, "Master, something happened to me. I... I have committed a heinous crime!"
"Second Hall Master, don't think so. Hall Master Cao is still missing. Maybe he has found some clues, and we won't know if we follow him to investigate." Chen Ping reassured.
"Oh, I hope so!" the second hall master said bitterly.
Cao Lei suddenly rescued someone who disappeared, and nine times out of ten, he was in danger.
Chen Ping's heart felt tight, but he couldn't say anything more, so he left Kowloon Hall with a few words of comfort.
Only half a day after returning to Zhuyuan, Zhao Jin came back with news.
"The rain was too heavy and many traces were washed away. I only found some traces of fighting. It was too messy." He sighed tiredly.
"This matter must be related to Ling Shu, but it happened at this time!" Chen Ping clenched his fist angrily.
"If Ling Shu is really desperate, it must be because of that batch of goods. What is the situation in Jiulong Hall at the moment?"
"There is a chaos in Kowloon Hall. The second hall master is taking charge of the overall situation even though he is injured, and the other hall masters are not available."
If Ling Shu takes the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, things will be even more troublesome.