Chapter 017: Zombie Poison

Lu Xiaofeng shuddered, instinctively stomped the ground, and retreated a dozen paces in a flash, putting dozens of meters between himself and Wang Bo.

"You..."

Wang Bo saw Lu Xiaofeng's reaction as if facing a great enemy and couldn't help but show a look of disdain. "You worthless fellow."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly realized he had been fooled by Wang Bo and wore a helpless, wry smile.

Ah...

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a scream from outside the door.

Lu Xiaofeng reacted immediately, using his unparalleled lightness skill to dash toward the main gate of Divine Sword Villa. As for Xie Wangsun, he could leave him to Ximen Chuixue; he believed Ximen Chuixue would not disappoint him.

As soon as Lu Xiaofeng flew out of Divine Sword Villa and landed on the steps in front of the villa, he saw Wang Bo appear beside him like a ghost, without even knowing how the man had arrived.

This made Lu Xiaofeng's heart tighten. Who exactly was this man named Wang Bo?

But he soon had no time to dwell on that, as he noticed many martial artists being attacked by servants dressed in Divine Sword Villa uniforms.

These martial artists, like him, had come to Divine Sword Villa upon hearing that Xie Xiaofeng had reappeared, rushing to gather information.

Yet upon arrival, they were attacked by the servants of Divine Sword Villa.

For a moment, the entrance of Divine Sword Villa was in chaos.

Many fought back with all their might but were quickly struck down by the villa's people. However, not all the arriving martial artists were useless; among them were several highly skilled swordsmen and martial arts masters.

A man in Huashan Sect attire, wielding a long sword, was unstoppable in the crowd. "How dare you block me? What madness is this? Where is Xie Xiaofeng? Tell him to come out!"

Lu Xiaofeng immediately recognized him.

The foremost swordsman of the Huashan Sect, the Wandering Dragon Swordsman Hua Shaokun.

This man was not only a famous swordsman in the martial world but also Xie Xiaofeng's uncle by marriage. However, when Xie Xiaofeng was ten years old, he had already defeated this uncle, displaying his unparalleled talent in swordsmanship.

Four years ago, when Divine Sword Villa was massacred, Hua Shaokun was at Huashan and thus escaped the disaster, but his wife, Xie Xiaofeng's aunt Xie Fenghuang, was at the villa.

So that year, Hua Shaokun lost his wife.

For the past four years, Hua Shaokun had been relentlessly pursuing the murderer who destroyed Divine Sword Villa, but to no avail.

Now, four years later, news of Xie Xiaofeng's return to the martial world emerged, and Hua Shaokun naturally rushed over. But he never expected that upon arriving at Divine Sword Villa, he would be attacked by a group of servants.

These people attacked viciously, as if intent on killing.

In an instant, Hua Shaokun's fury blazed, and he roared repeatedly.

"Xie Xiaofeng, get out here!"

He wanted to confront Xie Xiaofeng—why would he attack him and the other martial artists who had come? Had he gone mad?

"Senior Hua, be careful!" Lu Xiaofeng saw Hua Shaokun smashing through countless opponents, about to break through the crowd and ascend the steps of Divine Sword Villa. But at that moment, a fallen swordsman suddenly got up and, without a word, thrust his sword at Hua Shaokun's back. Lu Xiaofeng quickly shouted a warning.

Alerted by Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Shaokun instinctively turned and swung his sword, deflecting the thrust aimed at his back. Only then did he see that his attacker was a junior disciple of the Huashan Sect.

In terms of seniority, the man was even his own junior disciple.

In an instant, Hua Shaokun was both shocked and furious. "Gao Meng, have you gone mad too?"

The man named Gao Meng said nothing, attacking Hua Shaokun frantically like a madman.

Hua Shaokun hardened his heart, quickly struck out a few sword strokes, sending Gao Meng's long sword flying, then kicked his junior disciple in the chest, sending him tumbling out of the crowd.

But at that moment, Hua Shaokun suddenly noticed something incredible.

Many martial artists began helping the people of Divine Sword Villa, attacking those around them. The two sides were now slaughtering each other.

Hua Shaokun was completely stunned.

Lu Xiaofeng also noticed this and couldn't help but exclaim, "What is going on?"

Wang Bo glanced around and realized, "Interesting, so that's how it is."

"You know?" Lu Xiaofeng looked urgently at Wang Bo.

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Those martial artists helping Divine Sword Villa are all people who have been injured."

Lu Xiaofeng looked around and saw that Wang Bo was right—every one of the turncoat martial artists had been wounded.

Wang Bo said, "These servants of Divine Sword Villa are poisoned."

"Poison? What poison?"

"A virus, which can also be called zombie poison." Wang Bo glanced back at Xie Wangsun, who was locked in fierce battle with Ximen Chuuxue inside the villa, and said slowly, "The source of this zombie poison is Xie Wangsun."

Lu Xiaofeng's heart chilled.

Wang Bo continued, "Anyone injured by Xie Wangsun will be poisoned, and this toxin turns the victim into a puppet. These people of Divine Sword Villa were clearly injured by Xie Wangsun and have become his puppets."

"Interestingly, these puppets also carry the toxin. Anyone they injure will also be infected with this zombie poison and become a new puppet. This poison spreads from one to ten, from ten to a hundred. If not stopped, and these poisoned people are allowed to return to the martial world, you should know what will happen."

Lu Xiaofeng shuddered. Of course, he knew what would happen.

If this zombie poison was truly that contagious, then not only the martial world but the entire realm would be overrun with endless puppets.

No one would be spared.

Not even him.

Lu Xiaofeng immediately realized, "This is a trap. The one who destroyed Divine Sword Villa and created this poison wants to dominate the world. So he used the news of Xie Xiaofeng's return to lure a crowd here, intending to spread this zombie poison across the land."

"Not stupid," Wang Bo nodded. In fact, what Lu Xiaofeng thought was similar to his own thoughts.

"Who? Who could have devised such a vicious scheme?" The very thought of this person's mind and methods made Lu Xiaofeng shudder.

"You ask me? Who do I ask? I just got here too." Wang Bo rolled his eyes. He had already searched every corner of Divine Sword Villa inside and out, but found no suspicious person.

Clearly, the one who destroyed Divine Sword Villa was very cautious.

Or rather, one could say he was extremely prudent.

But this mysterious person's methods were certainly those of a ruthless individual. Such a person was extremely difficult to deal with, because Wang Bo didn't even know who the enemy was—how could he fight them?