This feat was widely praised, and throughout the Great Yuan Kingdom, from royalty to common people, no one was unaware!
It's just that this dragon demon incense is difficult to produce; the Northern Barbarians had saved it for decades, but only had enough for one bottle.
dragon demon incense is colorless and odorless, and for humans, it has no toxicity and is actually very beneficial, but for Demonic Beasts, even if they are several miles away, they can sense it, and then it drives them into a frenzy.
Back then, the Northern Barbarians mixed this dragon demon incense into wine and made Chen Yu drink it all.
The Northern Barbarians might not even have this thing anymore, yet the Tian Family could still take it out to deal with Chen Zheng, which made Chen Zheng suspicious!
"It seems the Northern Barbarians' inside man is the Tian Family!"
Chen Zheng guessed in his heart.
It's a pity, he had no evidence!
Shaking his head, Chen Zheng suppressed the thoughts in his mind, staring at the small bottle in his hand, pondering his next move.
Zhu Hai said from the side, "Young Marquis, with your current strength, if I directly lure Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao over, you and I can join forces and kill them directly. Why go through all this trouble?"
Chen Zheng smiled, "Killing them is simple, and I'm not afraid, but have you ever thought about yourself? After killing them, what will you do?"
"Me?" Zhu Hai was stunned for a moment.
Chen Zheng nodded and said, "Exactly! The four of you were ordered to kill me. As a result, the other three died, and only you and I are alive. What do you think the Tian Family and those people will think?"
Zhu Hai's face instantly turned pale.
"Understood?" Chen Zheng shook his head and said, "I must find a way to make them pay, and also get you out of this, and ideally, gain the trust of the three Families, especially the Tian Family!"
Zhu Hai was a little moved, not expecting Chen Zheng to be thinking of him.
Chen Zheng waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be in a hurry to be moved. My helping you is also helping myself. When we get to Xuanlin Academy, the Tian Family will certainly not let me off easily. Instead of constantly guarding against thieves, it's better to directly plant a nail within their ranks!"
Clearly, Zhu Hai was the nail Chen Zheng had prepared, and this was also the cooperation he had discussed with Zhu Hai.
If operated properly, not only could Chen Zheng gain an intelligence source, but Zhu Hai could also gain considerable benefits from it!
Of course, once discovered, Zhu Hai would also die a terrible death!
Unless he was truly willing to betray Chen Zheng... but when it comes to trust, that's a matter of opinion.
The reason Zhu Hai agreed was because it was the only way he could not violate his conscience and at the same time preserve his Family.
Moreover, Chen Zheng promised him that when Marquis Chiye returned, Chen Zheng would recommend him to Marquis Chiye to join the Red Armor Army!
"Young Marquis, just tell me what to do. Zhu Hai is a rough man and not good at thinking," Zhu Hai said directly.
Chen Zheng put away the dragon demon incense and smiled, "No rush! Before that, let's go hunting first. We must at least ensure we qualify to go to Xuanlin Academy."
Their respective marked plaques were activated the moment they entered the Hunting Ground, and after five hours, they would stop recording data. At that time, they would have to leave the Hunting Ground and report their scores.
Based on the specific quotas, those with higher rankings would qualify to go to Xuanlin Academy.
"Yes!"
Zhu Hai readily agreed.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, Zhu Hai knew one thing: Chen Zheng's mind was better than his. Since they had decided to cooperate, he was too lazy to think much. Whatever Chen Zheng said, he would do!
After entering a normal hunting rhythm, with their combined strength, hunting Demonic Beasts could only be described as a massacre. Both their scores began to soar at an alarming rate.
On the other side.
Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao were doing the same. They searched for Chen Zheng's tracks while hunting Demonic Beasts along the way. Although killing Chen Zheng was important, they would not give up their qualification to Xuanlin Academy because of it.
As time passed.
There was less than an hour left until the end of the hunt. Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao had almost traversed the entire Hunting Ground but had not found any trace of Chen Zheng.
"This good-for-nothing didn't leave the Hunting Ground early, did he?"
Peng Yu cut down a first-order seventh-level Demonic Beast with a sword, his heart gradually growing anxious.
Suddenly, he felt the ground shake, and roars of beasts echoed one after another. As if realizing something, Peng Yu flashed up a tree.
Soon!
Demonic Beasts came rushing, passing beneath him. Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint, strange red glow in the eyes of these Demonic Beasts.
"The dragon demon incense is working! Did someone find that good-for-nothing?"
Peng Yu was instantly invigorated!
He followed the direction of the stampeding Demonic Beast horde.
"What's going on?"
"Are these Demonic Beasts crazy?"
"Where are they going!"
The other members participating in the hunt noticed the abnormal movements of the Demonic Beasts and were all confused, not knowing what had happened. But they knew one thing: the Demonic Beasts now seemed even more dangerous!
Midway, Peng Yu encountered Shi Tianhao, who was also following the beast horde.
"Brother Peng!"
"Brother Shi!"
The two met and greeted each other.
"It wasn't you..."
The two spoke in unison and then stopped at the same time.
Shi Tianhao smiled, "It seems keeping that Zhu Hai was the correct choice. I searched the entire Hunting Ground and didn't find any trace of that kid, but in the end, he found him!"
Peng Yu nodded, "Me too! I even thought that good-for-nothing left early."
The two chatted while speeding up.
Until they saw Chen Zheng with their own eyes, they couldn't truly rest assured.
Soon, the two approached the source of the beast tide, slowing down in unison.
"Brother Peng! Brother Shi!"
A voice called out to them. The two turned their heads and saw Zhu Hai hidden among the branches of a giant tree, waving at them.
Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao exchanged glances and simultaneously leaped towards Zhu Hai.
"Brother Zhu! You succeeded?" Shi Tianhao smiled.
Zhu Hai nodded excitedly, "That's right! After I found this good-for-nothing, I pretended to be weak according to your plan and offered to cooperate with him to lure you over. That kid, eager for revenge, fell for it! I then took the opportunity to get the dragon demon incense on him!"
Saying this, he pointed into the distance, "That good-for-nothing is over there, already surrounded and trapped by the maddened Demonic Beasts. He's just a spent force now!"
Zhu Hai paused, looking terrified, "But that kid's sword box is really powerful; he continuously killed several first-order ninth-level Demonic Beasts! Good thing I got away quickly!"
Then he smiled again, "But now that sword box has also been destroyed by the Demonic Beasts. In at most a quarter of an hour, that kid will be torn to shreds!"
Hearing this, the two felt a stir in their hearts and looked in the direction Zhu Hai was pointing.
They saw Chen Zheng, in a disheveled state, in the midst of the beast encirclement, wielding the long saber in his hand, already in a perilous situation, as if he would be torn to shreds by the claws and fangs of the maddened Demonic Beasts at any moment.
"Brother Peng, Brother Shi, shall we go? This should be enough to account to the Tian Family, right?"
Zhu Hai spoke.
The two exchanged glances and shook their heads simultaneously.
"You two leave first. I need to see this kid die with my own eyes before I can rest assured!" Peng Yu said first.
Shi Tianhao shook his head and smiled, "No, no, no! Such a small matter, why trouble Brother Peng? Just leave it to me!"
Their gazes met, as if invisible sparks were flying!
There was only one position for Marquis Chiye!
If one could personally cut off Chen Zheng's head and bring it back, that position would naturally be theirs!
Now!
This was the best opportunity!