owlsbooks Chapter 12 Fierce Battle
Chapter 12 Fierce Battle
Li Qing looked the young man up and down, and the more he looked, the more unreliable he seemed.
Despite his handsome appearance, there was always a sleazy air about him.
"Hey bro, what's your decision?"
"I don't think it will work."
"Don't you want to win the heart of your beauty?"
"Isn't that just bullshit?"
Li Qingyi refused. He was certain that the young man in front of him was definitely not a member of the Qin clan.
"Why does it seem like there are more and more outsiders in the Qin family's territory lately?"
The young man sighed, looking at Li Qingyi with a disappointed expression. "Brother, you really don't want to give it a try? What if?"
Li Qingyi rolled her eyes at him. "Do I look like an idiot to you?"
"Uh...not really." The young man gave an awkward smile.
"That settles it then?" Li Qingyi was too lazy to pay him any more attention.
He did want to investigate Qin Ruoxi's true strength, but he certainly wouldn't use such a conspicuous and foolish method.
There were many people whispering and gossiping around them, so their hushed conversation wasn't particularly noticeable.
"Good bro, you really don't...?"
boom!!!
Before he could finish speaking, a deafening roar suddenly erupted.
Smoke and dust billowed into the sky instantly, and the crowd erupted into chaos.
Those who were close by were thrown into the air by the blast wave. Those with weaker cultivation levels even died on the spot, with severed limbs and blood splattering everywhere.
Li Qingyi immediately knew that the noise was caused by the exploding spirit talisman.
Why am I dealing with this stuff so much lately?
Li Qingyi retreated rapidly, searching for a corner to hide in.
The young man clung to Li Qingyi like a leech in the chaotic, fleeing crowd, never leaving her side.
The two quickly turned into a secluded alley, one after the other.
As soon as she stopped, Li Qingyi turned around abruptly, her eyes sharp as knives, locking onto the young man:
"Why are you following me?"
"Hehe..." The young man grinned, "I just feel safe with you around, brother."
Without further ado, Li Qingyi unleashed her inner power and attacked without warning.
He had never studied any offensive techniques, so he could only choose close-quarters combat, his fists fierce and aimed directly at the opponent's vitals.
Bang bang bang!
The two exchanged blows, producing a dull thud.
After just three moves, Li Qingyi stopped first, took half a step back, and her eyes became increasingly serious.
He found that all his attacks were being neutralized by the opponent.
This can only mean one thing: the other party's cultivation level is likely to be roughly equal to one's own.
Since she couldn't do anything to the other party, Li Qingyi stopped making a futile entanglement.
"Brother, my name is Han Feiyu." Han Feiyu shook his slightly numb arm, his nonchalant expression softening slightly, his eyes darting around.
"Damn it, where did this ruthless person come from? They start fighting without a second thought! What kind of cultivator engages in close-quarters combat right from the start?! It hurts like hell!"
His fear of Li Qingyi deepened even further.
"This kid first used the Concealing Breath Technique to disguise himself as being in the Qi Refining Realm, but what he unleashed just now was a genuine second-level Qi Refining Realm cultivator... his cultivation is actually on par with mine! He's really good at hiding his strength!"
"Qin Feng." Li Qingyi gave a false name, ignored Han Feiyu, and quickly flashed to the alley entrance, carefully observing the battle situation in the direction of the blacksmith shop.
All the guards of the Qin family at the first level of Qi Refining were dead, and corpses littered the ground.
At this moment, five masked Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators formed a battle formation and frantically attacked the middle-aged guard at Qi Refining Level 3.
Qin Ruoxi remained standing quietly to the side, her expression neither joyful nor sorrowful.
The middle-aged guard was clearly anxious. While struggling to fend off the combined attack of the five men, he shouted anxiously at Qin Ruoxi, urging her to hurry up.
However, she ignored the shouts and remained standing still.
Li Qingyi's sense of unease grew stronger.
The woman's posture didn't seem like she was being attacked; rather, it seemed like she was... waiting to die?
"Brother, you noticed too, didn't you?" Han Feiyu had somehow gotten closer, lowering his voice and unusually serious tone:
"That Qin Ruoxi, she's seeking death."
"You have a relationship with her?" Li Qingyi raised an eyebrow and asked.
"A relationship? Of course there is." Han Feiyu instantly reverted to his usual carefree grin, making up a story off the top of his head:
"I observed the celestial phenomena last night and calculated that she is my long-lost eighteenth concubine. Brother, you have to help me save her."
Li Qingyi stared at him with a strange expression. "What kind of weird quirk is this? Since she's your concubine, why did you let me go and flirt with her before?"
"Uh..." Han Feiyu was speechless.
Li Qingyi felt that the person next to her suddenly changed his demeanor.
He glanced to the side and saw that the other person had put away their playful smile and revealed a rare, complex expression.
"She... shouldn't be Qin Ruoxi."
Han Feiyu's voice lowered slightly, "On the contrary, it sounds a lot like someone I know from the past. But... I can't be sure."
He paused, then pointed to the thin veil covering the woman's face:
"That is the Thousand Illusion Veil, a rare treasure with the amazing effect of disguising oneself and is able to block all spying spells below the Foundation Establishment stage."
Li Qingyi asked, "So, you asked me to lift the veil to confirm whether she is indeed your old friend?"
Han Feiyu nodded.
"Then why don't you go?"
"I..." Han Feiyu fell silent at this point.
Li Qingyi turned her gaze back to the battlefield.
Perhaps it was at Qin Ruoxi's behest.
The guards, whether intentionally or unintentionally, forced the five assassins away from the blacksmith shop, without affecting Old Iron Head's forging of knives.
Old Tie Tou looked at the battle in the distance, swallowed hard, and looked panicked.
Qin Ruoxi comforted him, reassuring him to focus on forging the sword.
No one knows what she said, but in the end, Old Iron Head gritted his teeth and continued to swing his giant hammer.
In the center of the battlefield, a fierce battle raged on both sides, with various low-level spells flying everywhere. Fireballs, wind blades, and earth spikes collided and exploded from time to time.
The raging torrents of magical energy raged everywhere, and occasionally a streak of out-of-control lightning would fly past the alley entrance, leaving scorched marks on the ground.
Li Qingyi looked at the scene, her lips twitching. "How could I possibly get in there?"
His gaze fell on Qin Ruoxi again, and his heart sank.
"If this wasn't Qin Ruoxi, then who died in the simulation? If it wasn't Qin Ruoxi who died, why would Qin Baisheng personally interrogate her? And what role did Ling'er play in this whole affair?"
"Damn it, everyone in the cultivation world is truly cunning!" Li Qingyi couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"Brother, what did you just say? Did you agree to help?" Han Feiyu didn't hear what Li Qingyi said clearly, so he immediately stepped forward and asked.
Li Qingyi took a deep breath, suppressing her agitation, and nodded:
"Wait, let the five of them deal with that Qi Refining Level 3 guard, then we'll make our move."
This decision was made out of sheer necessity.
He also wanted to be like the protagonist in the novels of his previous life, to find a place to survive until he reached the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages before emerging from seclusion, at which point he could go anywhere in the world.
But... I can't hold out any longer!
What if you die suddenly in a simulation?
The only way to avoid dying without knowing why is to actively find out the truth of the matter and then use your cheat code.
"Brother, those five Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators don't seem likely to win."
"Don't worry," Li Qingyi said confidently, "they will win."
Seeing Li Qingyi's certainty, Han Feiyu, though puzzled, refrained from saying anything further.
At this moment, the five assassins on the battlefield were indeed nearly exhausted, and their attacks were not as fierce as they had been at the beginning.
But the guard at the third level of Qi Refining was in even worse condition. He had several wounds on his body, his breathing was disordered, and his magical power was almost exhausted.
The guard knew he couldn't delay any longer, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
"At this moment, only by quickly defeating the enemy can we lead Miss out of the encirclement."
He suddenly staggered back several steps, his hands moving with incredible speed to form a complex hand seal, and lightning flashed around him.
"Razer Transformation!"
With a loud shout, blinding lightning flashed, followed by a deafening thunderclap.
Several giant lightning pythons, each as thick as a water bucket, pounced towards the five assassins.
In a flash, the leader of the assassins unhesitatingly conjured a talisman.
The talisman activated instantly, unleashing a barrier shimmering with a faint golden light that firmly protected the five people behind it.
Rumble!!!
Several violent bolts of lightning slammed into the golden barrier, creating a deafening roar.
However, the golden barrier remained completely still, blocking all the lightning attacks.
The five assassins breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
The guard who had used the Thunder Serpent Transformation was now deathly pale, his magical power completely depleted.
He dared not linger for a moment. Before the lightning dissipated, he turned around abruptly, grabbed the motionless Qin Ruoxi, and fled in panic.
Once this round of impact ended, the golden barrier slowly disappeared.
The five assassins exchanged a glance and chased after the direction the guards had fled.
"Holy crap!" Han Feiyu exclaimed, staring in disbelief at the alleyway entrance.
"Who drew this golden body talisman? Its defensive effect is almost on par with a fourth-grade talisman! It's insane!"
"I drew it," Li Qingyi said calmly.
"Brother, your bragging skills are almost on par with mine! You, a mere Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator, could draw a talisman of this quality? I don't believe it for a second!"
Faced with Han Feiyu's questioning, Li Qingyi smiled calmly and did not offer any further explanation.
"Chase after them."
At this moment, Li Qingyi had the idea of eliminating the threat completely. Since these people would betray her, she might as well take advantage of the situation now and prevent any future troubles.
Without exchanging any further words, the two men moved swiftly and quietly followed behind the five assassins.