Chapter 12

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Within the White Cloud Abyss, clouds and mist churned, turning the entire place white.

It was easy to get lost inside.

The teams of scouts from the Tang Dynasty army carefully navigated their way through the mountains and dense forests.

One such team gradually walked into the deep recesses of the White Cloud Abyss.

Then, out of the blue, a bloody shadow swiftly flew through the dense forest.

This bloody shadow entered one of the soldier’s bodies and caused him to pause momentarily.

The person in front sensed something and immediately turned around.

What he saw was that the face of the comrade behind was blood-red and had a strange smile.

The next moment, his body exploded into a blood mist that swiftly enveloped the surroundings and the other Tang Dynasty army scouts.

The blood mist pulsated a few times before it rapidly transformed into a bloody shadow that flew deep into the White Cloud Abyss.

But just as the shadow was about to take off, a white light suddenly flickered in the distance.

A piercing saber light instantly arrived before Bloody Shadow.

The old bloody shadow demon cursed inwardly as it was forced to release the person it captured.

The saber light appeared like lightning and was relentless. Evidently, the middle-aged general leading the numerous Tang Dynasty troops had arrived.

He was very cautious since the Mountain Tiger Hall disciple had mentioned that there was an expert of the Demon Dao inside the White Cloud Abyss.

The old bloody shadow demon had been careless and was caught off guard.

The old demon flared out in anger. “Do you think I’m afraid of you?”

It transformed into a blood mist and began to launch a retaliatory attack.

It had been unable to react since it had just caught some Tang Dynasty army scouts, so the saber light had successfully forced it to release its hostages.

Now that it could move more freely, it could finally face the enemy with all its might and regain its pride.

The middle-aged general looked calm and continued facing the old demon. His saber technique became gentler as the battle dragged on.

Shouts sounded from the forest.

A young man wearing armor led a few soldiers over.

The young man observed the battle for a while before chuckling and looking at the sect master of the Mountain Tiger Hall.

“It doesn’t seem very impressive or strong, unlike what your disciple said about the blood river.”

The Mountain Tiger Hall Sect Master silently scolded his disciple for providing misleading information as he smiled. “He is a young man ignorant of the world and spouted nonsense. Sorry for letting you witness this, Young Master. However, since the opponent seems to be easier to tackle than we imagined, we can relax a little.”

The armored young man snorted. “I only hope that the spirit pills are real and not a lie he made up. If this is a fruitless trip, I will rip him apart alive!”

The young man waved his hand aggressively.

Inside his hand was a light-green jade token that was flickering with light.

The people around instantly smelled a light fragrance emitting from the jade token.

Anyone who smelled it felt calm, and their soul felt cleansed.

The expression of the old bloody shadow demon changed immediately. “Spirit Cleansing Jade?!”

This fragrance benefited everyone with its cleansing effects.

But for the old demon, it only brought harm and no benefits.

Upon contact with the fragrance emitted from the Spirit Cleansing Jade, the blood mist exuding from the old demon instantly became faint and dissipated.

Making use of this, the middle-aged general’s saber technique instantly became fierce and targeted the old demon’s weakness.

The old demon felt helpless. But discretion was the better part of valor, and it knew when to hold’em and when to fold’em.

Its body flickered as it refused to continue battling with the middle-aged general and transformed into a bloody shadow. Then it flew away.

However, the old demon’s reaction was within the middle-aged general’s expectations.

The army’s archers were ready.

His saber technique had left a space for the old demon to escape.

Thus, when the old demon escaped, the archers immediately released their arrows.

The rain of arrows enveloped the old demon’s path of retreat.

The old demon’s body twisted as the mist dissipated, becoming light and free from gravity. In this way, it tried to avoid the arrows.

But under the influence of the Spirit Cleansing Jade, its demonic technique was affected.

Despite fleeing and escaping into the dense clouds, it left behind traces of blood.

“Are you being lazy? How could you allow it to flee?” Young Master Du roared in dissatisfaction.

The middle-aged general said, “If there really are spirit pills, its injuries are nothing serious. But in the battle just now, it shows that there’s a way to deal with it.”

Young Master Du ordered others to pave the way quickly so that they could advance. “All spirit pills will belong to us. I feel it a pity that that demon will be wasting one.”

“Other than that demon, the opponent might have other experts. We must advance steadfastly with most of the troops.”

The middle-aged general gave out an order, and the army entered the White Cloud Abyss while cutting down trees to pave the way.

The Mountain Tiger Hall Sect Master immediately volunteered to scout the way as he followed the blood trail the old bloody shadow demon left behind and followed it to Chang’an Fortress.

The old bloody shadow demon escaped into the fortress in a disheveled state. Without caring for its injuries, it immediately reported back to Zhang Dongyun.

“Do you know why you were shot by arrows?” Zhang Dongyun looked calm, as though he was unconcerned about the incoming enemies.

Influenced by his attitude, the old bloody shadow demon calmed down as well.

“The scouts were part of the army, so I should have thought that there would be a large army behind. Those scouts might have even been bait.”

The old bloody shadow demon prostrated. “I was too careless and spoiled your plans, Your Majesty. Please give me another chance to redeem myself for my mistakes.”

Zhang Dongyun looked at it with a mysterious smile.

How would it be possible for the severely-injured old bloody shadow demon to be able to do this?

Its old injuries had yet to heal, and with the addition of new injuries, its strength decreased once again.

It had been unable to take down the Tang Dynasty army before obtaining new injuries, and now, it would be even more impossible.

The basis of the old bloody shadow demon’s idea was that Zhang Dongyun would help to heal its injuries so that it could regain its strength.

Upon sensing Zhang Dongyun’s gaze, the old bloody shadow demon’s body turned cold.

“Your Majesty! I have no ulterior intentions! It is only to redeem myself for my mistakes.” The old demon was absolutely terrified. “I will head over to find them now.”

It would be another matter as to whether it would succeed or not.

However, the consequences would be far worse if it angered His Majesty.

Zhang Dongyun stared at it for a few moments before laughing suddenly. “It isn’t impossible to treat all your wounds.”

“Your… Your Majesty?” The old bloody shadow demon was alarmed.

“But this might cause you to lose even more,” Zhang Dongyun said nonchalantly.

The old bloody shadow demon became flustered. “Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I… I am indeed foolish and cannot comprehend your true thoughts.”