C44 (1/2)
Qin Lie's fist struck on the purple light shield that Ji Wei had instantly condensed. Ji Wei's body shook violently, and his face quickly turned pale white. A trickle of blood flowed out from the corner of Ji Wei's mouth. When Tie Zhangkong and the other two sensed Ji Wei's abnormality, their expressions immediately changed.
The four of them had fully unleashed their martial arts, but under Qin Lie's quick attacks, before they could fully unleash them, they were all defeated by Qin Lie, and fell to the ground.
Within Qin Lie's courtyard, four unresigned silhouettes unhurriedly walked in. Under Qin Lie's pressure, the four of them could only do as Qin Lie asked and tidy up the plants, but their eyes were filled with incomparable coldness and they hated Qin Lie to the bones.
”Hmm? What kind of expression is that, you're not convinced? ” Seeing the bitter gazes of the four, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Qin Lie frowned and glared fiercely at the four.
The four of them immediately withdrew their gazes in fear, afraid that they would be met with an unexpected calamity. Qin Lie did not want to end up in a mess, after all, he was someone that Xia Chu Lan had invited. Even if he did not want to look at the monastic mask, he would have to look at the Buddhist mask and give her face.
Looking at Ji Wei Qing's bruised face, the dark skinned man and the other two who relied on their power to bully others suddenly became timid with fear in their hearts. After that, they followed Qin Lie's arrangements to loosen the soil, and although they did not say anything on the surface, they actually paid their respects to Qin Lie's eighteen generations of ancestors.
They boasted that they were disciples of Mysterious Sky Sect, but even the uniforms of some nameless person with Misty Cloud City made them feel ashamed and unwilling to bring up the titles of disciples who had lost their Mysterious Sky Sect.
Especially when they found out that Qin Lie was not taken seriously in the Demon Suppressing King Palace, the disparity was even more intense.
”Qin Lie, I suggest you to stop there. We are part of the Little Saint Ruler, aren't you afraid that we will die without a burial ground if you treat us like this?” While they were weeding, one of the four people suddenly clamored. Although it was a threat, he was not confident enough.
It seemed to be a threat, but it was more like a compromise. They had grown timid, and the reputation of the grand Mysterious Sky Sect was actually unable to suppress the dignity of an ordinary person from the Demon Suppressing King Palace. Furthermore, they had been beaten up, and had become the guards of the garden.
”So what if Little Saint Ruler knows? If he dares to come over, I'll capture him too.” Qin Lie said calmly, his expression did not change in the slightest.
”Wipe the grass for me and be a good gardener!” Qin Lie shouted again, supervising them within the courtyard.
Although he said that, Qin Lie accepting the four of them as Gardeners quickly caused a huge uproar in the Duke Palace.
The winter snow melted, and the beginning of spring arrived. All living things started to recover, and the annual Imperial Hunt was about to begin. Currently, the King's Manor was busily and confidently preparing the candidates for the competition's entry.
The so-called hunting competition was an event that belonged to the entire dynasty and was organized by the Nine Xuan Empire of the Five Emperors County. Regardless of the number of people, they were all top of the list, and at that time, the entire five emperors county, whether it was the Four Great Marquis Manor, Nine Xuan Empire, or other large or small forces, all flocked towards a vast forest at the edge of the Heavenly Dragon Empire.
It was a place where ancient trees were laid out in a vast forest, and there were even more so the number of birds, beasts, and worms that were within it. All the participating clan members, once they entered the dense forest, would encounter Demon Beast s.
Which family hunted the most Demon Beast and had the highest level, then which family controlled the area under the Savage Forest? That place could also be considered a land with abundant resources, thus every family was envious.
In the past few hunting competitions, they had always been firmly dominated by Nine Xuan Empire. Even if one was occupied by the Great Wasteland clan and the Four Great Marquis Manor, there were rarely scenes of a cicada connecting with one another. The Demon Suppressing King Palace, which was getting worse every year, had never won a single one of the four great dukes in the past twenty years, and over time, the entire Demon Suppressing King Palace had been completely suppressed by the Four Great Marquis Manor and the Nine Xuan Empire.
The majority of the participants for the previous hunt were all Direct Vein disciples. Qin Lie had won great glory in the Family Competition, so he was naturally invited.
When Pang Bo and Luo Hou rushed over to report the news, they suddenly saw that Ji Wei and the other three people were hoeing the grass with their faces covered in dirt and the Cultivation Level on their bodies had all been suppressed by Qin Lie. Was he being treated like a gardener?
They knew that Qin Lie would clash with those Mysterious Sky Sect disciples, but they never thought that a dignified Mysterious Sky Sect disciple would be ordered around by Qin Lie as a gardener.
After standing in place for a long time, Pang Bo and Luo Hou finally reacted and burst into laughter.
The gazes of Ji Wei and the others gradually sank, filled with anger. They silently memorized the humiliation they had suffered today. Ever since Qin Lie defeated the four of them, these lowly guards and servants all looked at them weirdly, with no signs of the reverence they had in the past. It was filled with contempt!
”You've come. These are the four gardeners I've just subdued. You don't have to bother with them.” Qin Lie said indifferently, and then asked: ”What are you looking for me for?”
”Oh, Brother Lie, Lord Xiahou is calling for you.”
Qin Lie frowned. Why was Xiahou looking for him? After that, he went to see Xiahou by himself. As soon as he entered the great hall of the front hall, Qin Lie saw Demon Suppressing King's Xiahou.
He was tall and sturdy, his long black hair flying about, and his aura steady. It seemed that he had gone through countless battles to improve himself. In regards to this, Qin Lie felt that it was very strange. How did Xiahou give birth to Xia Menglan, who was as beautiful as a fairy. Ever since he came to the Demon Suppressing King Palace, he had only met her foster father, Xia Hou.
”Qin Lie, in a few days, you should also represent the Demon Suppressing King Palace to participate in the hunt.” When he saw Qin Lie, Xiahou Chang burst out laughing.
Even though he already knew about it, Qin Lie was still a little surprised. He asked curiously: ”Hunting Competition?”
Xiahou smiled and said, ”That's right. You can participate in the hunt as well.”
”This …?”