The bodies of the puppets were stiff, and their every move seemed to be stagnant.
Therefore, no matter how fast and powerful they were, other than the young swordsman who was at a disadvantage because he did not understand their characteristics, the others quickly suppressed them.
More than ten corpses of the puppets immediately lay on the ground.
At this moment, a skinny figure that looked like an ape rushed out from the group of puppets like a ghost.
A martial artist at the peak of Inner Refinement had just killed a puppet when the figure approached him and stabbed its hand into his heart like a sharp knife.
The faintly beating heart was immediately pulled out by it and then violently crushed.
In the next moment, it disappeared again and appeared beside another martial artist. Just as it was about to repeat the same trick, a wide and thick broadsword slashed down.
Clang!
The figure paused for a moment and retreated without success.
However, Escort Leader Zhang, who had slashed with his broadsword, looked extremely gloomy.
"What a strong defense …"
His heart couldn't help but sink. He had long known that the Pixiu would hide among this group of zombies, so he had always kept a portion of his strength and was extremely vigilant.
He immediately closed in when the Mandrill attacked. He could not save the first person in time, but he managed to save the second person.
He had used all his strength in that slash.
However, he could not even cut through the Mandrill's skin, let alone cut off its arm.
That feeling of a blunt knife cutting into an incomparably hard rotten wood caused him to be incomparably shocked. A wave of fear involuntarily emerged from the depths of his heart.
Roar!
With a roar that seemed to come from the depths of hell, the Mandrill's eyes flashed red. Its figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
Escort Leader Zhang's heart skipped a beat. He instinctively swung his broadsword to the side.
Clang!
The Mandrill's skinny arm seemed to be condensed with an unimaginable power. Not only was its defense unparalleled, but there was also a terrifying force gushing out.
Although he managed to block the attack, the force of the attack still caused him to involuntarily slide backwards.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Escort Leader Zhang tried his best to block the attack, but he was extremely anxious and desperate. The Mandrill's strength was far beyond his expectations. Even if it was not as strong as a second-rate martial artist, it was not much weaker than a peak third-rate martial artist.
As for him, he was only a beginner third-rate martial artist who had barely opened four meridians …
Suddenly, he felt his long saber stop. He glanced around and immediately realized that a cheetah-like zombie had pounced on him and used its body to block his saber.
"Oh no!"
Suddenly, his expression changed. He happened to see the Mandrill's ghostly figure rapidly approaching. Its skinny but hard arms and long, knife-like claws had already silently pierced towards him.
The internal energy protecting his body shattered the moment it came into contact with the claws. The hard claws carried an incomparably cold aura as they pierced towards his heart. The cold aura that faintly surged into his heart caused his heart to suddenly stop …
"It's over!"
Escort Leader Zhang's face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with despair.
At this moment, a saber light flashed past without a sound.
Poof!
The ferocious and terrifying head that looked like an ape flew into the sky and fell to the side.
Even if the Mandrill was strange and powerful, it could not escape death with its head cut off. It fell to the ground with a thud.
'I'm saved!'
Escort Leader Zhang was overjoyed when he felt the claws, which were emitting endless coldness in his chest, suddenly stop moving.
He quickly looked at the person who saved him, and his face was filled with shock and disbelief.
'It's him!'
He did not expect that the person who saved him would be the young man from before.
Immediately after, the thoughts in his mind churned violently, and he was extremely shocked.
It was precisely because he had fought with the Mandrill that he knew how powerful it was. Even if he used all his strength, he wouldn't be able to cause much damage to the Mandrill. However, the young man in front of him only needed one strike to kill it.
Just one slash. Just one slash. After one slash, the Mandrill's skin that even he could not break was cut open, and its head was sent flying …
One could only imagine how powerful that slash was.
'A peak third-rate expert?
Or a second-rate expert? '
Even if he could see that the long saber in the young man's hand was unusual, it did not stop him from coming to this conclusion.
He felt extremely bitter when he thought about how he had underestimated and tested the young man before.
'Thank goodness Miss Qing stopped us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to wait until now to face the Mandrill if we had a conflict with him.'
"Thank you, little … Senior, for saving me. Otherwise, my old bones would have died here."
At the thought of this, Escort Leader Zhang hurriedly spoke with reverence and respect on his face.
"It's nothing."
Ziyue shook his head and did not take it to heart.
Although the Mandrill was powerful, it was at most comparable to a second-rate expert. With his means, it would be easy to deal with it, so he did not take it to heart.
As the Mandrill died, the zombies under its control seemed to have lost their spirit. They instantly became dull and weak, and their strength was greatly reduced. Soon, they were killed by the others.
After that, the people from the escort agency looked at Ziyue with complicated gazes. They were filled with awe, respect, fear, and anxiety …
"How should I address you, Senior?
My name is Zhang Zhen, and I'm currently an escort leader of the Four Seas Escort Agency.
Our Four Seas Escort Agency is located in the East City County, and our Head Escort is the Invincible Iron Fist Wang Zheng. He's quite famous in the Jianghu.
What happened before was indeed a little inappropriate on our side. I apologize to you once again. I hope that you can be magnanimous enough to forgive us. "
Zhang Zhen hurriedly approached and said respectfully.
"East City County?"
Ziyue raised his eyebrows and asked, "How far is the East City County from here?
As for what happened before, that person is already dead. I don't need to pursue it. "
"We're currently in the North River Town area of Tianshui County. If we want to get to the East City County, it'll take at least ten days. If we're slow, it'll take at least a month.
Coincidentally, we're planning to return to the East City County. If you don't mind, we have an empty carriage here. It'll save you the trouble of being exposed to the sun and rain. "
Zhang Zhen hurriedly explained.
"Forget it. You just have to tell me which direction is the East City County."
Ziyue pondered for a moment and looked at the ruined temple. Even though the situation was critical, the purple-clothed woman did not move at all.
He had some misgivings about this mysterious purple-clothed woman.
Her strength was one thing, but the reason why she was injured and whether it would cause unnecessary trouble was another.
"Actually, you don't have to worry. Although the person who injured me is not dead, his injuries are not much lighter than mine.
As long as we can reach the East City County within ten days, there won't be any problems.
Also, the reason why I didn't do anything was not because I wanted to leave him in the lurch, but because if I did, my aura would definitely leak out, and it would cause even more trouble.
The appearance of the Mandrill was not without this reason. "
At this moment, the purple-clothed woman suddenly spoke.
"Is that so?
What does that have to do with me? "
Ziyue's tone was calm, but he could not help but feel surprised.
Why would an existence like the Mandrill make a move if he made a move?
"I hope you can come with us.
As long as you can safely send me to the East City County, I will definitely give you a reward that will definitely satisfy you. What do you think? "
The purple-clothed woman replied softly.
"A reward that will satisfy me?
I'm not interested in ordinary things. "
Ziyue shrugged and said indifferently.
"If I'm not wrong, your strength should have reached the peak of a second-rate expert. That's not bad.
It's indeed difficult for ordinary things to tempt you.
So, what do you think of the Xiantian Pill? "
The purple-clothed woman's cold voice sounded.
In an instant, the surroundings fell silent.
Everyone's breathing couldn't help but quicken.
As martial artists, they naturally knew how precious the Xiantian Pill was. It was definitely something that countless people dreamed of.
Especially those first-rate experts who could not find a chance to break through to the Xiantian Realm.
But then, everyone looked at Ziyue with a trace of shock.
Second-rate expert or peak?
They had already guessed that Ziyue's strength was not low, and that he was at least at the peak of a third-rate expert. He might even be a second-rate expert.
But now, they had received confirmation from the purple-clothed woman, and that her true strength was far beyond their expectations. This made them extremely shocked.
How was this possible?
Looking at the other party's face, he really wasn't that old.
Could it be that she had cultivated a special cultivation technique that allowed her to regain her youth?
Ziyue's pupils also shrank, revealing a trace of surprise.
He was surprised that she could see through his strength, and even more shocked that she had a Xiantian Pill.
He did not know whether she had already seen through his strength as a peak second-rate expert, or because his aura leaked when he killed the Mandrill.
After thinking about it, he guessed that it was the latter.
Otherwise, she should have been able to see that he was hiding the spiritual aura unique to cultivators.
But soon, he restrained his expression and said seriously, "Do you really have a Xiantian Pill?"
"I don't have it, but when we reach the East City County, I will definitely have it if I want it."
The purple-clothed woman's tone was calm, and there was an unquestionable tone.
"How can you prove it?"
However, Bai Ziyue was unmoved.
The Xiantian Pill could help first-rate experts to break through to the Xiantian Realm.
For martial artists, it was no less precious than the Breakthrough Pill and the Orifice Awakening Pill. Naturally, he valued it.
If it was just empty talk, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
"I can't prove it."
The purple-clothed woman shook her head, pondered for a moment, and said, "But I have the purple-gold token of the East City County's Chen Clan. It should be enough to prove it."