Chapter 1231: Chapter 1230: About to be Exposed? Lin Dong and Tang Mu were catching up when suddenly they sensed the presence of an Earth Realm martial artist stepping onto Hibiscus Island. However, this Earth Realm martial artist’s strength was low-level, roughly at the Second Stage Grandmaster’s strength. Lin Dong knew that this person was definitely not the Master of Black Sorcerer Palace. The Master of Black Sorcerer Palace was a high-level Earth Realm martial artist, above the Sixth Stage Grandmaster. If his guess was correct, the visitor should be the ’Dragon Hall Master’ Bai Long, the head of the Twelve Zodiacs. Because from what he’d heard from Red Rat and Grey Snake, aside from the Master of Black Sorcerer Palace, Bai Long was the only Earth Realm martial artist in their ranks. At the moment, the knocking sound of Red Rat at the door also started. "Mr. Lin, I have received information that Dragon Hall Master Bai Long has arrived at Hibiscus Island. All other core members on the island need to welcome him." "You need to hurry and finish catching up with your friend, otherwise it might lead to exposure." Lin Dong nodded, looked toward Tang Mu, and said softly, "Tang Mu, I’m afraid I’ll have to impose on you for a few more days." Tang Mu shook her head and laughingly said, "It’s okay, I’m not afraid with you here." After speaking, she left the house and was again taken to the Underground Iron Prison. She was special, even though she was locked up, she was confined alone in a cell, and she didn’t need to worry about food and drink. After she left, Red Rat, Grey Snake, and Ye Wuyou all came before Lin Dong. Grey Snake said, "Mr. Lin, Bai Long’s position is higher than ours by a level. In the absence of the host, he acts just like the host." "All of us core members here on the island need to go and pay him respects. Would you like to come with us?" Lin Dong nodded, knowing the enemy and knowing yourself will lead you to a hundred battles without defeat. This was why he was infiltrating the Black Sorcerer Palace. Soon, the four of them set off, heading to a port to welcome Bai Long, the ’Dragon Hall Master’ and the head of the Twelve Zodiacs of Black Sorcerer Palace. Just as they were leaving, they noticed that Hei Tu and Lü Gou, along with some of their close aides, also set off with the same destination in mind. They naturally noticed Grey Snake and Red Rat too, and Hei Tu couldn’t help but snort, saying, "I heard that the mission you two went on this time was a failure." "Hehe, wait till you meet the boss, Lord Bai Long, to see how you’ll explain yourselves!" Hei Tu and Lü Gou wore looks of schadenfreude. As for Grey Snake and Red Rat, their faces didn’t look too good either. Although they had already concocted an excuse, they still had some reservations. But pondering over it now seemed useless; they just had to brace themselves and deal with what was to come. The group set off, quickly arriving at a port. There, a big ship painted with a gigantic Bai Long sailing slowly approached from a distance. Before long, it had already docked. Lin Dong saw that in addition to Grey Snake, Red Rat, Hei Tu, and Lü Gou, several other members of the Twelve Zodiacs had also come to welcome Lord Bai Long. Red Rat quietly introduced to Lin Dong: "That blond, blue-eyed burly man is the Bull Hall Master ’Golden Bull’ from the Twelve Zodiacs, and the one next to him is the Horse Hall Master, Silver Horse." "That woman in the purple dress is the Sheep Hall Master, Purple Sheep..." There stood Grey Snake, Red Rat, Hei Tu, Lü Gou, Golden Bull, Silver Horse, and Purple Sheep, seven of the Twelve Zodiac Hall Masters that had already arrived at Hibiscus Island, with the rest yet to arrive. Of course, Bai Long, the head of the Twelve Zodiacs, was about to arrive soon. After the big ship docked, a group of people disembarked from it. The leading figure was none other than a man, clad in white, exuding an elegant and dashing aura. Though his true age was unknown, he looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He had the face of a person from Dragon Country, with yellow skin, black pupils, and long hair. Even the white clothing he wore was of Dragon Country’s traditional dress. As he disembarked the ship, he was flanked by two beauties from Paocai Nation, one on each arm. These two beauties’ looks were in no wise inferior to that of stars. As they walked, his hands roamed restlessly over the waists of these two women, causing them to blush and seem coy. "We, pay respects to Lord Bai Long!" Seeing this man appear, including Grey Snake and Red Rat, everyone clasped their fists and bowed deeply, loudly offering their respects to him. Lin Dong and Ye Wuyou, too, mingled in the crowd, feigning their gestures. Lord Bai Long scanned everyone, and then he said calmly in Chinese, "Mmm, dismiss your formalities." Only after these words did everyone rise. Seeing this, Lin Dong had confirmed that this Lord Bai Long was undoubtedly a person from Dragon Country. It seemed that the members of the Black Sorcerer Palace were not limited to martial artists from any single country. From what Lin Dong had observed, the 12 Chinese Zodiac Members included individuals from multiple countries. They comprised people from Dragon Country, Paocai Nation, the West, and Yinghua Country... Now, they all spoke Chinese, perhaps since the leader of the Twelve Zodiacs, Lord Bai Long, was a person from Dragon Country. After disembarking the ship, Lord Bai Long suddenly questioned Grey Snake and Red Rat: "Grey Snake, Red Rat, your task this time was to assist Tian Qianqiu from the Paocai Nation Military Department to replace An Zhongshan and become the new War God of Paocai Nation." "But I have received the news that not only is An Zhongshan not dead, Tian Qianqiu has not taken over his position. Instead, An Zhongshan has recovered his strength and quelled Tian Qianqiu! What happened?" "Why did you fail your mission?" Hearing this, the faces of Grey Snake and Red Rat changed slightly. Fortunately, they had already concocted a reason for this beforehand. Grey Snake said, "Lord Bai Long, we were about to succeed. But the problem lies with Medical Saint Jin Yuan." "Jin Yuan has returned from Dragon Country. He was an old acquaintance of An Zhongshan, and he healed An Zhongshan, allowing him to regain his strength." "With An Zhongshan regaining his strength, Tian Qianqiu was completely useless, and in no time at all, he was defeated by the military department led by An Zhongshan." "Luckily, Red Rat and I had the Black Witchcraft you bestowed upon us. We managed to escape back here by relying on the Black Witchcraft..." Hearing this, Lord Bai Long frowned and said sternly, "Jin Yuan was able to heal that An Zhongshan? Are his medical skills that exceptional?" "Yes, Lord Bai Long, Jin Yuan’s medical skills are not to be underestimated. He also practices Alchemy; the Physical Strength Pill is his creation..." Grey Snake hurriedly said, "Don’t forget, Lord Bai Long. Jin Yuan was once mentored by that person for a month..." Lord Bai Long nodded, "That’s true, after all, Jin Yuan was taught by that person. It’s true that his medical skills are exceptional." "But I remember, previously you were taught the ’Bone Spirit Blood Curse’ by the host, meant to be cast on An Zhongshan. You also reported that An Zhongshan had already been affected by the ’Bone Spirit Blood Curse.’ Although Jin Yuan’s medical skills are exceptional, could he possibly have broken the ’Bone Spirit Blood Curse’ that only the host can break?" Whoosh! This question immediately changed the complexions of both Grey Snake and Red Rat. And Ye Wuyou was extremely worried, since this was indeed a difficult question to answer. If they could not provide a convincing explanation to Lord Bai Long, it might easily arouse his suspicion. "Could it be exposed?" Grey Snake, Red Rat, and Ye Wuyou all became uneasy.