mesbooks Chapter 305 Shedding the Disguise
Chapter 305 Shedding the Disguise
Kongming, dragging Zhu Bajie along, emerged from the bottom of the river in a disheveled state. Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kongming finally emerge.
The commotion was indeed too great; even he, who was on the shore, was thrown dozens of miles by the shockwave, and he was terrified.
Seeing that Kongming was dressed in rags, they hurriedly went to greet him.
"Prime Minister, are you alright?"
"It's alright." Kongming waved his hand, and just as he was about to speak, a dull pain shot through his chest, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, Zhao Yun quickly stepped forward to support Kongming's swaying figure, and looked at Zhu Ganglie beside him.
"Why are you looking at me... It's all that wicked man's fault! I, Old Pig, went down to find treasure, but now look what happened! I didn't get any treasure, and I almost became a snack for fish and shrimp!" Pigsy cursed at Kongming.
"Ganglie, stop complaining! The Prime Minister is injured!" Zhao Yun said with some concern.
Kongming leaned against Zhao Yun to catch his breath and waved his hand: "It's nothing serious, just some internal injuries. I'll be fine after a bit of rest!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately helped Kongming to a pile of rocks, while he himself leaped to a higher place.
Two incense sticks later, Kongming slowly opened his eyes. His originally pale face regained some color, and his internal organs, which had been injured by the shock, had recovered to about 70-80% under the nourishment of the refined magic power.
He slowly rose, took off his tattered clothes, put on a crisp blue robe, and then raised his hand to remove the Lingyin illusion mask from his face, revealing his long-lost true face.
His eyes were as deep as the sea, seemingly holding a sky full of stars, shining brightly. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, forming a calm and composed curve, revealing his extraordinary demeanor.
"Hehehe... Big Brother has revealed his true colors, and I, Old Pig, am still... a little unaccustomed to it!" Pigsy scratched his head, a rare hint of restraint appearing on his fat face.
Upon hearing this, Kongming glared at him playfully, then teased, "If you don't revert to your original form soon, you'll be about to jump on my head and poop!"
"Hehehe... This... How could that be! Big Brother's image is already etched in my heart!" Pigsy hurriedly waved his hands in protest.
At this moment, Zhao Yun swept down from the height, carrying a person upside down.
"Prime Minister, this man is a member of the Xuanyuan family. He was captured by me just as he approached this place!"
As Zhao Yun spoke, he threw the young man from the Xuanyuan family directly to the ground.
"You...who are you?"
The Xuanyuan family member, no longer the arrogant figure he once was, stared at Kongming with a look of fear.
Kongming gently waved his feather fan, his voice calm yet penetrating: "Where are Xuanyuan Ba and Sima Kun now?"
"You...you...you are Zhuge Liang?"
Upon hearing Kongming's voice, the Xuanyuan family cultivator shuddered, his eyes instantly filled with intense fear. This person before him was someone who could rival his elders.
Kongming waved his feather fan lightly and said casually, "Now that Ji Rong is dead, the outcome is already decided!"
"Wh...what...you killed Ji Rong!"
Upon hearing that Ji Rong was dead, the cultivator's face turned deathly pale, and his body trembled violently. Now, in Kongming's hands, his life or death was entirely in Kongming's hands.
"Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!" the scion of a noble family begged tremblingly.
"Tell me, what has been happening outside lately?" Kongming changed the subject, his gaze suddenly becoming sharp as lightning, staring intently at the disciple, not allowing him the slightest chance to dodge.
The young man from the noble family nodded hurriedly, his voice trembling with tears, and said, "Reporting to senior, all the cultivators of my Xuanyuan family were slaughtered by the Demon Rakshasa. Even my elders were not spared. I only managed to escape by hiding among the corpses of my companions. I beg senior to have mercy and spare this junior!"
"Oh? You mean, Xuanyuan Ba is dead too?"
Kongming's gaze was intense as he pressed for an answer, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger...