The more Li Mo chased, the more panicked he became. The black figure kept a certain distance from him.
Li Mo was a general now and his speed was like heaven and earth compared to before.
"That black figure isn't any weaker than me!"
Li Mo thought. But now that he finally found a clue to Third Elder's killer, Li Mo wasn't willing to give it up so easily.
It chased after its opponent relentlessly until it reached the top of a mountain. Only then did the black shadow stop in its tracks.
Li Mo exhaled as he looked at the black clothed opponent who was as strong as him.
The black-clothed man looked left and right, only to find himself in a bottomless abyss with no way out.
The only way to get away was to get rid of this young man.
He didn't waste time and waved his hands.
Cold flashes shot at Li Mo.
"Hidden weapons!"
Li Mo dodged in a panic. The opponent's hidden weapons were special. Not only were they fast, but there were so many of them that there were no blind spots.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding …
The sound of metal hitting stone echoed.
Despite Li Mo's dodging skills, a few of the hidden weapons still pierced his robe. Blue smoke rose from it and Li Mo hastily took it off.
In an instant, it was corroded into nothingness!
If he was hit by these hidden weapons, not even his bones would be left.
Li Mo's back was drenched in sweat.
Because the opponent's face was covered, he couldn't see his expression. But Li Mo could see the pride in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh …
Another few whooshing sounds rang out.
Li Mo didn't dare be careless this time. He took out his scarlet sword and a scarlet enchantment covered Li Mo.
The black-clothed man's hidden weapons were all blocked by the enchantment. They fell to the ground and melted bit by bit under the scarlet sword's heat.
Seeing that the hidden weapons were no longer a threat to Li Mo, the black-clothed man stopped fighting.
He jumped into the abyss behind him.
Li Mo frowned as he came to the edge of the cliff. It was pitch black down there, with only the howling of the wind. There was no sign of the black-clothed man.
But Li Mo didn't believe the man in black jumped off the cliff out of fear.
"Bastard, he got away!"
Li Mo was angry, but helpless.
The opponent's hidden weapons gave him quite a headache.
Now that he had jumped off the cliff, it would not be easy to find him again.
When Li Mo returned to where he was intercepted, only the horse he rode was there. The two men's corpses were nowhere to be seen.
Not a clue was left for Li Mo.
In the end, he mounted the horse helplessly and continued galloping toward Taiping Town.
However, not long after he left.
Several black-clothed men appeared on the spot, and the one leading them was the man who had jumped off the cliff.
Watching Li Mo leave, his eyes flashed and he led the others in pursuit.
…
When they were about ten miles away from Taiping Town, the road ahead was blocked by some fallen trees. It was impossible to pass through.
Fearing a trap, Li Mo released his spiritual sense to cover a few li.
"You're really haunting me. I didn't go looking for you, but you came knocking on my door!"
Li Mo dismounted and entered the Xuanyuan Mirror.
"Leader, that's where the kid disappeared!"
The black-clothed men caught sight of Li Mo's horse, but no trace of him.
"Scatter and watch out for sneak attacks!"
Needless to say, these men were well-trained. At the leader's words, they scattered. Even if one of them was attacked, the others would be there to save him.
In the mirror, Li Mo was in no hurry to act, watching his opponent's reaction.
He was waiting, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
"Leader, did that brat run away?
Why is there no sign of him? "
"Cut the crap and be careful of me. I've exchanged blows with him and he is strong.
He won't get away so easily. "
Li Mo's patience exceeded the black-clothed leader's expectations.
Four more hours passed and there was still no sign of Li Mo. It was as if he didn't exist!
"Retreat!"
The black-clothed leader finally lost his patience and chose to retreat.
After hearing the leader's order, a few subordinates immediately came to his side.
Li Mo was waiting for this chance. Among them, only the leader's strength was on par with his. The rest were martial masters. If he used the Xuanyuan Mirror to imprison them all, it wouldn't be a problem at all!
Whoosh!
A dazzling white light shot from a tall tree trunk at the black-clothed men on the ground, enveloping them.
"Shit!"
The black-clothed leader shouted. He wanted to resist, but it was too late. A feeling of helplessness spread through his body. His hands, ready to take out his hidden weapons, fell limp.
His subordinates were even worse off.
They all lay limp on the ground.
Li Mo's figure appeared on the tree branch and jumped down next to them.
He poured his qi into the Xuanyuan Mirror.
The white light flashed and disappeared, leaving the black-clothed men trapped in the mirror's space.
This wasn't a good place to linger. Who knew if they had other accomplices.
Li Mo got on his horse and galloped away.
Before dark, he finally rushed back to his manor. Everything in the manor was normal, but Liu Yan was still cultivating.
Li Mo didn't bother her and returned to his room.
He wanted to know where these black-clothed men came from and what they wanted.
Under the dusky sky, the familiar square, with the statues of the four sacred beasts towering around it.
Seeing Li Mo's silhouette, the black-clothed men screamed at him from the ground.
"Bastard, despicable scum, using such underhanded methods. I advise you to let us go, or one day you'll kneel and beg for mercy!"
Li Mo sneered, not making a sound. 'Let them shout. Didn't Shui Wuhen do the same when she was imprisoned?'
But now, he was like a docile cat, curled up in a corner of the square. How could he have the strength to make a pointless struggle?
"Bastard!
Are you going to let us go or not? "
Li Mo's silence made the black-clothed leader panic. He felt his body weakening and his qi draining.
If this were to continue, his cultivation would really be destroyed in a day.
"Let you go?
Give up on that idea. If you tell me what I want to know, I will stop torturing you and give you a quick death! "
Li Mo didn't care for the threat. In the Xuanyuan Mirror, he was the master.
"Humph!
Even if you torture me to death, you'll never get anything out of me! "
"You've got some guts. Go talk to that brother over there. I'm sure you two know each other. He's been with me for a long time and knows this place well."
Only now did the black-clothed leader look at the curled up Shui Wuhen, who hadn't said a word.
The moment he saw Shui Wuhen's disheveled appearance, the black-clothed leader was shocked!
"W-why are you here?"
Just as Li Mo expected, they knew each other. They were the Martial God's men.