Chapter 1220

The leaders of eight factions and sixteen sects…

They were definitely high-level Wulin figures. Ordinary people couldn’t see them even if they wanted to. Those who wanted to build a relationship with them would even have to form a long queue that would stretch to the end of the street.

In the past, it would have been very difficult for one to get close to these heads.

But now…

!!

A string of leaders took the initiative to walk toward John Doe and gave the hold fist salute to John Doe, with radiant smiles on their faces.

In Fang Qiu’s opinion, it was not a big deal. After all, they were familiar with each other after they had explored the ancient ruin together.

However, in the eyes of the onlookers…

The meaning behind this was completely different.

Did the patriarchs of the four families and the chief of the Pear Garden throw their arms around John Doe’s shoulder just now?

The leaders of the eight factions and sixteen sects treated John Doe with such respect and lined up to congratulate him!

It was fantastic.

The incredible scene stunned all the other Wulin people.

No one expected John Doe to receive such VIP treatment.

From the actions of the four patriarchs and the Pear Garden chief, they recognized John Doe as one of the top experts in Wulin. After all, he had even defeated a guru!

Soon…

Amid all kinds of congratulations, everyone left, one by one.

After those Wulin people left, He Gaoming and the others, who had been in great shock and surprise, rushed forward and lifted John Doe up high without saying a word.

“Winner! Winner!”

“We won.”

“Haha, John Doe, the oldest, is invincible.”

“The oldest is invincible!”

The brothers felt exhilarated and cheered in delight.

At this moment, they enjoyed the victory and felt as if they were in a dream, for they didn’t expect John Doe to vanquish a guru successfully. Beyond that, the guru sincerely admitted John Doe’s superiority!

Others couldn’t feel their ecstasy. They cheered for a long time before they stopped.

At this moment…

“Brother John Doe.”

A burst of laughter came.

Everyone turned to look.

A somewhat familiar figure walked toward them, accompanied by two young people.

They took a closer look.

The middle-aged man from the Sword Sect was the leader of the group.

“A good fight. Congratulations.”

As the middle-aged man approached, he gave Fang Qiu a hold-fist salute and congratulated him. Then he said, “Just now, I saw you and your brothers were celebrating, so I didn’t dare to come forward and disturb you.”

“Thanks for your kind consideration.”

Fang Qiu quickly saluted back and said, “Sir, I know you, but how should I address you?”

“My surname is Wu, Wu Guanqing!”

The middle-aged man replied quickly with a smile.

“Brother Wu.”

“Yes.” Fang Qiu nodded knowingly.

“Brother John Doe, you seem to have little consideration for my feelings.”

Wu Guanqing looked at Fang Qiu and teased, “When we first met, I issued an invitation to you. After the wine tasting, I sent you another invitation. This will be the third time.”

Fang Qiu was startled.

“Today, I’d like to invite you again. If you are free, please come and visit our Sword Sect?”

Wu Guanqing said with a bright smile.

“Brother Wu, as you can see, it was not that I didn’t want to go but that I had no time.”

Fang Qiu gave a wry smile and cupped his fists. “But I promise I’ll pay a visit to the Sword Sect once I’m free. At that time, I will have to trouble you to take care of me.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”

Wu Guanqing laughed out loud and cupped his hands as he bade him farewell.

Fang Qiu watched Wu Guanqing leave.

Then he turned to the group of brothers who were still very excited and said, “Brothers, there is a matter of cardinal significance, so I must go first. You should leave this uninhabited area as soon as possible. I’ll come to you after I settle this important matter.”

“You’re going away again?”

He Gaoming was stunned and said, “We’re waiting for your guidance.”

“There will be many opportunities.”

With a smile, Fang Qiu told them.

He Gaoming heard this.

He couldn’t say anything more, so he left with the other brothers.

After all, they had to continue making wine.

Each month, they had to deliver a fixed amount of wine to every Wulin force. It was good enough that they were able to get one day off to watch the battle.

He Gaoming and the others left.

Right after that, Fang Qiu immediately flew out.

While moving rapidly through the air, he released his Divine Consciousness to check out the situation within 50 kilometers around him thoroughly. When he was sure that no one was around, he slightly adjusted his direction and continued moving forward.

In the end…

Fang Qiu flew around the uninhabited area in a circle. After making sure no one was following him, he immediately rushed in the direction from where Qingshan had left.

After he and Qingshan were ambushed, Fang Qiu was on high alert.

If the ambushers didn’t have a big plan in mind, they wouldn’t have launched a series of secret assaults.

Therefore, Fang Qiu was sure that their target was either Qingshan or him.

It was also why Fang Qiu sent He Gaoming and the others away with an excuse.

However…

After searching around the uninhabited area for a long time, he still didn’t find anyone.

This situation made Fang Qiu worried in an instant.

Now…

Qingshan was his only clue, if anything should happen to him, Fang Qiu would be at a dead end!

How could he let such a thing happen?

With this in mind…

Fang Qiu immediately rose into the air and quietly pursued Qingshan, following the direction he left by.

Of course…

Fang Qiu’s pursuit was not open and aboveboard. Instead, he did it discreetly.

Qingshan’s safety was indeed critical to him.

However, Qingshan was a guru, after all. Under normal circumstances, no one could kill him.

Fang Qiu chased after him because he wanted to see if those who attacked them by surprise would strike again by taking advantage of Qingshan’s injury.

In the battle just now…

Fang Qiu had noticed that the person who made the sneak attack was not Qingshan.

The attacker’s internal Qi, which was filled with murderous Qi and the aura of blood, was utterly different from Qingshan’s. Although the energy of Qingshan’s internal Qi was also red, it was similar to the energy of flames. Besides, the quality of their wooden sticks was different.

Based on this understanding…

Fang Qiu didn’t stop Qingshan from leaving.

Sure enough…

He chose to observe in secret. One of the reasons for this was that he wondered if the ambusher would make a move. But the most important reason was that Fang Qiu wanted to ask Qingshan about his master’s information and whereabouts.

Fang Qiu was well aware of this.

At present, in Wulin, Qingshan was the only one who was very likely to have the same experience as him, so he could only ask Qingshan privately about this matter.

If he expressed his doubts at the end of the battle, Qingshan would not answer.

After all…

The whole Wulin knew too little about the old master’s generation.

At the center of the uninhabited area…

They had just gone through a fierce battle, and the ground was still in a mess.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

Three figures zipped over from far away.

They stopped at the center of the battlefield.

“Where is he?”

One of them scanned around and immediately asked, as he raised his eyebrows.

“Usually, he wouldn’t have left so quickly when the fierce battle had just ended.”

“How odd! Why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?”

The other two also frowned.

“Split up and search!”

After the first person said this, the three people flew out instantly but in three completely different directions.

They searched all around.

The three of them gathered together again.

“No.”

“I found no one either.”

“John Doe, where did you go?”

The three of them were quite speechless.

In fact…

They had been here for a long time, but because of the massive crowd, they had not dared to show up for fear of being besieged by these Wulin people.

Therefore, they had been waiting in the shadows.

When the open battle between John Doe and Qingshan ended and the onlookers dispersed, they came out to look for John Doe, with murderous intent.

But eventually…

When they came out, John Doe had long gone out of sight.

After scouting around for a long time, they didn’t find any trace of him, which left them dumbfounded.

Here…

Heading out to the north…

Fang Qiu rushed out of the uninhabited area at high speed. As soon as he was out of that area, he entered the Qinghai Great grassland and sensed an abnormal energy fluctuation 50 kilometers away, which was constantly changing.

There seemed to be a fierce battle!

He hid his aura and moved forward secretly; then Fang Qiu used his Divine Consciousness to explore the surroundings carefully.

After a thorough investigation…

He found four completely different kinds of energy.

One of them came from Qingshan!

“Sure enough.”

Fang Qiu cocked his eyebrows.

Apparently…

Qingshan was under siege. Judging from the other three auras which had nothing in common, their owners were all gurus!

In this case, Fang Qiu couldn’t help frowning.

It had only been a few days since Qingshan descended the mountain.

In Wulin, his only connection was with the nine people he had challenged and certainly, he hadn’t made any enemies. In this case, who was attacking Qingshan?

After a thought…

Fang Qiu immediately accelerated.

Soon, he felt energy Qi blowing against his face.

He watched from afar.

As he had expected, on the grassland far away, a figure in a cyan robe with a red stick was surrounded by three people.

He gazed intently at the figures.

“It’s them?”

Fang Qiu was astonished to learn that the three people who were jointly attacking Qingshan were three of the four people under Seventh Venerable’s charge. He had encountered these people from Nirvana Organization in Zangjiang.

“Nirvana!”

At the sight of these three people, Fang Qiu immediately figured it out.

So, Nirvana Organization was behind all of this!

Since it was Nirvana Organization, the reason why they chose to do so was instantly apparent.

Qingshan had just come down the mountain as a guru, so people from Nirvana Organization knew Qingshan must have a strong background. Therefore, they fully utilized the challenge. One of them disguised himself as John Doe to attack Qingshan. Then one dressed up like Qingshan to ambush John Doe. In the end, John Doe and Qingshan would regard each other as enemies.

Then, after the battle, gurus from Nirvana Organization would slay Qingshan and frame John Doe for the assassination.

Of course…

It was quite possible that John Doe was also their target.

After all, there was the old master behind John Doe.

Obviously…

Nirvana Organization was ready to provoke a full-blown crisis in Wulin and even wanted to draw out the experts of the older generation.

Their wild ambition was laid bare for all to see!

Thinking of this…

Fang Qiu found Qingshan could barely hold on under the siege from the three gurus.

Without hesitation, he took out his mobile phone, swiftly clicked it a few times, and put it away. Instantly, he swooped down into the battlefield.

“Hmm?”

John Doe’s appearance was a great surprise to three gurus from Nirvana Organization.

However…

After a brief moment of shock, their faces suddenly broke out in smiles.

According to their original plan, they would slaughter Qingshan and put the blame on John Doe. Now that John Doe was here in person, it would be much more convenient for them to fabricate the murder scene!