Outside the city effect, the carriage was gradually moving away, about ten miles away from the Imperial Capital City at the back.
Lin Hao was instantly alert, and coldly shouted, "Carriage driver, stop!"
"Giddy up!"
However, upon hearing Lin Hao's voice, instead of stopping, the coachman sped up his horse.
All of a sudden, the speed of the cart steeply accelerated by a few points, directly rushing into a bamboo forest.
Lin Hao's face changed, and the Dragon Devouring Sword instantly flashed in his hand, swinging out violently.
Swish-!
The sword qi swept across, and Hurricane split the carriage savagely, and immediately jumped down from the carriage with Little White in tow.
"Phew~!"
The one-eyed carriage driver immediately pulled the horse's rope, then reversed the direction, his gaze grimly looking at Lin Hao.
"Who are you? What's the purpose of bringing me here?"
Lin Hao held the broken sword in his hand and said coldly.
"Snap~!"
The one-eyed vehicle didn't reply, yet at that moment, a weird clapping sound suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, a black figure slowly walked out from the depths of the bamboo forest.
"For a blind man to have such sharp reflexes, it is indeed quite extraordinary."
The voice of the man in black was slightly feminine, and that laugh had an insidious feeling to it.
With the help of the four treasures' vision, Lin Hao sized up the man in black who suddenly appeared.
However, he saw that the other party had a pale face, a melon face, and a smoky makeup around his eyes, giving him the image of a sissy.
"Cut the crap."
Lin Hao had a chilling look on his face and said in a cold voice, "Who exactly are you guys!"
The man in black smiled grimly, "It's not important who we are, what's important is whether you're willing to do things for us."
At those words, Lin Hao's heart sank slightly.
It seemed that these guys, this time, had brought him to this place, completely pre-planned it beforehand.
Moreover, they seemed to know their whereabouts and trajectory like the back of their hand.
After all, how could a carriage happen to be parked at the street corner near the royal residence, and guessing that he would hire a carriage because of the long journey to the north direction of the city.
All these actions, as if playing chess, were all calculated in advance!
In such a situation, unless someone had exposed his whereabouts.
As his mind turned, four faces suddenly appeared in Lin Hao's mind.
They were Qin Yu, Lei Meng, Third Prince Yan Chen, and Princess Yan Xingyue.
Because, other than these four people, no one knew that he would go forward to the north of the city and participate in the second half of the banquet.
Only these four people knew about his journey tonight
Who could it be?
Lin Hao frowned, never imagining that he had been betrayed.
As for who exactly it was, Lin Hao didn't have the heart to analyze it at this moment.
Right now, these two mysterious guys of unknown origin had to be resolved first!
"You don't need to think about escaping, in this bamboo forest, besides us, there are quite a few experts lurking."
Seeing that Lin Hao was silent, the man in black smiled sinisterly and said, "The reason why I found you this time is not to hurt you, but to cooperate with you."
At those words, Lin Hao raised his eyebrows lightly and said blandly, "Cooperate with what? What's in it for me?"
The corner of the black-clothed man's mouth curled up slightly, then he stretched out a finger and said with a slow shake, "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me speak slowly."
"I'm in a hurry, let go of any farts!"
Seeing that sissy's expression and actions, Lin Hao was quite disgusted and directly disliked him back.
The man in black smiled insidiously, "Compared to the big event we're going to discuss next, it's fine not to go to that kind of meaningless banquet."
Hearing this, Lin Hao's heart sank slightly.
As expected!
Just as he had guessed just now, these guys indeed grasped his whereabouts!
Thinking of this, Lin Hao's face turned cold and asked, "How do you know that I'm going to the banquet later?"
Hearing Lin Hao suddenly ask such a question, the black-clothed man's eyes were slightly stunned, and only then did he realize that he seemed to have just spoken out of turn.
However, even so, what could Lin Hao do to him?
A small Tianyan Academy Academy student, although he possessed the ultimate cultivation talent, it was only a top-tier talent, possessing great potential in the martial arts.
Therefore, in terms of strength, before Lin Hao had grown up, he was still as small as an ant in their eyes.
"With our skills, it's completely easy to grasp your whereabouts."
A playful smile surfaced on the pale face of the man in black.
"Since you're in a hurry, I won't say any more nonsense."
Immediately, he turned his words around and continued to speak, "We want to obtain information from you about Grand Emperor Yan Peng and their side."
"Therefore, if you can join the Great Prince and their faction, you will be able to learn some insider information."
Hearing this, Lin Hao's heart snapped, and he sort of understood what exactly these guys' purpose was.
It turned out that they were looking at the Great Prince and the others for rewarding him, so they were planning to intercept him halfway.
To put it simply, they wanted him to be a spy, mainly providing intelligence information.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in this, and as for what benefits there are, there's no need to waste words."
A cold smile spread out from the corner of Lin Hao's mouth, and he directly rejected the other party.
Although he came from a background that wasn't the power of any powerful family, he wasn't so bad as to be instructed to be some bullshit spy.
That kind of position was not only troublesome, but also stifling.
Unlike an assassin, one could complete the mission by directly sending out a team of pet assassins to get their prey killed, leisurely.
The man in black shook his head and said, "Although I am disappointed in your choice, I can give you five minutes to reconsider."
"This time, don't let me down again oh."
For this kind of rejection, the man in black seemed to have long been accustomed to it, and his gloomy voice carried an undisguised threatening intent.
And with the fall of the words, in the bamboo forest of this area, a black shadow suddenly emerged, actually directly surrounded this open space.
With that kind of formation, Lin Hao's path of retreat was clearly blocked.
Lin Hao frowned slightly, it seemed that this fellow, obviously, had come prepared, and held the mentality that he was bound to win.
He realized that those martial artists around him, each of them had a strong aura, and their strength was at least at the level of a fifth level warrior.
As for that effeminate black-clothed man, he should be at the cultivation level of a seventh level warrior.
The deterrent power of such a lineup, if it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid that they would be scared into softening and complying on the spot.
However, for Lin Hao, who had many cards, wanting to use this kind of strong-arm tactics against him wasn't that easy!
The man in black was very patient, staring at Lin Hao with a playful gaze, quietly waiting for the five-minute time limit he had set for consideration.
Just like this, time passed by minute by minute.
Within the bamboo forest shrouded by night, Lin Hao stood in place, always silent.
Next to him, Xiao Bai had both of his palms open, and each claw on his fingers, under the moonlight, was glowing with a sharp, cold aura, ready to strike at any time.
The atmosphere of the scene, also at this moment, seemed to become frozen ...