Chapter 28 Challenge

Li Honggang?

The surname Li instantly reminded Fang Wang of the Li family behind Li Hongshuang. Could the white-clothed Jinghong that Li Honggang was looking for be him?

When he performed the Jinghong Divine Sword Technique, he was wearing white clothes.

It had been three and a half months since Li Hongshuang's death, and Qingchan Valley had already retreated, but the Li family had found this place unexpectedly.

The Li family didn't know what he looked like.

After thinking about it, Fang Wang asked the mountain god monster beside him about the details of the incident.

This monster was named Shan Xiang, and he grew up with the girl in green. They had been brothers and sisters since childhood. Since Qingchan Valley slaughtered the mountain god clan everywhere, Shan Xiang would accompany the girl in green every time. This time, when they were collecting herbs, they were suddenly attacked by Li Honggang.

All the monsters joined forces, but they were no match for Li Honggang, so they could only let Li Honggang take the girl in green away.

"Why didn't he kill you? Even if he spread the news, he didn't need to let everyone survive, right?" Fang Wang frowned and asked.

Shan Xiang was stunned and shook his head in confusion.

Fang Wang looked at Fang Hanyu in the distance. The girl in green had saved Fang Hanyu's life. Now that she was in trouble, he really couldn't just save her.

And if he let the girl in green stay in the hands of the Li family, he would be forced to tell Fang Jing's location sooner or later. He might as well act earlier.

After thinking about it, Fang Wang stood up, stretched out his right hand to Shan Xiang, and said, "Give me the mask."

Shan Xiang hurriedly handed the fox mask in his hand to Fang Wang.

Fang Wang put it in the storage bag, and then asked the direction of Haixia City. After Shan Xiang answered, he walked towards Fang Hanyu.

When he came to Fang Hanyu, Fang Wang told him the story. Fang Hanyu wanted to follow him, but he refused.

"This trip may be a trap. You will only hinder me if you go. Since it was done by the Li family, they must be coming for me. If they come to me after I leave, you should pretend not to know me." Fang Wang reminded him in a voice transmission. He still kept a little vigilance against the Mountain God Clan.

Hearing this, Fang Hanyu clenched his hands in his sleeves and nodded slowly.

"You must be careful!"

"Don't worry!"

Fang Wang patted his shoulder and turned to walk towards the cave entrance.

In the cave, Fang Wang took out a set of black clothes from his storage bag and put them on, then put on a bamboo hat.

He was not that stupid. He had to investigate before taking action.

After leaving Fangjing, Fang Wang flew in the direction that Shan Xiang said, and soon disappeared at the end of the world.

…

Haixia City, a border city located in the western border of the Great Qi Dynasty, was isolated from the world as early as the beginning of the dynasty and became a city for cultivators to travel.

This city is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The city occupies a radius of dozens of miles. It can only be regarded as a small city, but the city walls are majestic and full of momentum.

From time to time, cultivators came on swords, landed in front of the north and south gates, and paid spirit stones to enter the city.

In the city, in a mansion.

In the house, a girl in green was eating cakes. She put on a white opera mask again, slightly lifted it up, revealing only her small mouth, and looked like a human.

"Mountain God, did you eat well?"

A powerful voice came, and a middle-aged man in a black robe walked into the house, walking like a dragon or a tiger, with gray hair hanging down his back, a square face, thick eyebrows and leopard eyes, and three scars on his cheeks, as if he was injured by the claws of some wild beast.

The girl in green stopped immediately, pulled down her mask, and snorted, "I've said it all, I don't know Bai Yi Jing Hong, I've never seen him, I saved the Tai Yuan Sect disciple, I just couldn't bear it, for this, my Shan Shen clan has paid a terrible price."

Li Honggang came to sit opposite her, poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "It doesn't matter whether I know him or not, you Shan Shen clan can command the wild monsters, I just want you to help me pass the message, if I don't hold you hostage, how can those monsters do their best?"

The girl in green was silent for a moment, and after a few breaths, she said, "It's been several months since this happened, and the major sects have left. Bai Yi Jing Hong is probably gone."

"No, those sects are fighting for the inheritance of Ji Hao Sect, and my Li family's children are also there. They didn't find out the whereabouts of Bai Yi Jing Hong. I guess the Tai Yuan Sect disciple rescued by Bai Yi Jing Hong was seriously injured and needs time to heal. They should be hiding nearby." Li Honggang shook his head.

The girl in green snorted, "Your Li family is powerful, why don't you mobilize all the family members to search?"

"How is it possible? Li Hongshuang's joining the demon sect is a shame for the Li family. The Li family will not mobilize troops for this, let alone retaliate against Taiyuanmen. But Li Hongshuang is my son. From the perspective of the family, Li Hongshuang is dead and it is not worth pursuing. But from the perspective of a father, I must fight Bai Yi Jinghong to settle the cause and effect!" Li Honggang said coldly, and an unspeakable momentum enveloped the room, making the girl in green dare not breathe.

The room fell into silence again.

Li Honggang drank the wine in the glass, and then said: "I came here to tell the mountain god not to worry. Even if Bai Yi Jinghong doesn't come in a month, I will let you go. I have spread the news. If Bai Yi Jinghong has a little arrogance, he will come. At that time, the mountain god can also witness my decisive battle with him!"

After that, Li Honggang stood up and left.

The girl in green did not stand up, but sat in her seat in silence.

She naturally knew who Bai Yi Jing Hong was, whoever saved Fang Han Yu was the real person, but she did not tell her clan members about this, fearing that it would cause trouble.

She could only pray in her heart that Fang Wang would not act impulsively.

…

The sun was setting.

Fang Wang, dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat, stood in front of the city gate, looking at the monks coming and going. He was suspicious. This city did not look like a trap.

He came to the city guard and asked about the entrance fee.

"You need ten low-grade spirit stones or twenty spiritual energy pills to enter the city." The city guard replied.

In the Daqi cultivation world, spirit stones are divided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade from low to high. Like magic tools, the major sects will cut spirit stones into the same weight and distribute them to disciples. They will also trade with the noble families to form currency. The value difference of each grade is ten times. One medium-grade spirit stone is equivalent to ten low-grade spirit stones. As a direct disciple, Fang Wang can receive ten high-grade spirit stones every month. Spiritual energy pills are also a kind of currency. The specifications of pills have long been unified. They can be used for cultivation and to restore spiritual power, which is equivalent to spirit stones.

After paying twenty spiritual energy pills, Fang Wang entered the city. His clothes were not strange. Most monks wore bamboo hats, and some even covered their faces.

Walking on the street, Fang Wang looked at the scenery of Haixia City. Before he practiced Taoism, he had heard the legend of Haixia City.

In folk culture, Haixia City is called the disappeared ghost town. There are various versions of the legend. Almost all of them believe that the reason why Haixia City disappeared is that it was occupied by ghosts. If a mortal encounters Haixia City, he will definitely die.

It turns out that it is not a ghost town, but it is just occupied by Taoism practitioners.

There are many shops in Haixia City. Fang Wang finally saw the street stalls, which seemed lively and prosperous.

There are everything from skills, secret books, elixirs, natural treasures, magic tools, talismans, rare treasures, demon pets, etc., which is more prosperous than the town he went to before.

Along the way, Fang Wang often heard the names of Li Honggang, Bai Yi Jinghong, Ji Haozong, etc. mentioned by the cultivators. Soon, he understood clearly that Li Honggang had released the news that he wanted to challenge Bai Yi Jinghong and challenge Bai Yi Jinghong as Li Hongshuang's father. If Bai Yi Jinghong won, then this cause and effect would be written off.

The city was so lively because many cultivators came for Bai Yi Jing Hong and Li Hong Gang.

It didn't look like a trap. Li Hong Gang was following an upright path.

Fang Wang was thinking when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. He looked carefully and found that it was indeed Gu Li.

Gu Li stood in front of a stall with more people, staring at a group of demon pet eggs on the ground. She was wearing a tight purple dress, a sword box on her back, a bamboo hat on her head, and a green veil on her face. She looked very much like the first time Fang Wang saw her.

Fang Wang immediately walked behind Gu Li and whispered, "Why is Miss Gu here?"

Hearing this, Gu Li turned her head to look at him, and her beautiful eyes burst into surprise.

Fang Wang was touched by her eyes and secretly reminded himself that it was an illusion, it must be an illusion, she just wanted to challenge me.

"Brother Fang, you... let's talk somewhere else."

Gu Li said happily, and before she finished speaking, she took Fang Wang's hand and left.

This was the first time in Fang Wang's life that he was held hand by a woman other than his mother, and he was caught off guard.