Chapter 343: Miaomiao, the Diplomat (2/2)
It was the handsome guy that had been hiding his cultivation base.
”Aunty Wu, please calm down. We shouldn't provoke the Zhu Clan and the Cao Clan now, or our clan will face a series of calamitous wars against the Yuan Clan and the demon armies in the future.”
Zhou Gongjin fearlessly walked up to Wu Guotai and asked her to stop His solemn expression and determined eyes faced the angry woman even though the latter was ready to unleash her wrath at any moment.
Huang Gongfu and two other elders recognized the young man. They rushed to Wu Guotai's side and appeased her.
”Sister Wu, calm down. Let's not decide our actions without listening to the lord first. We also need to bring Cao Mao to him. Maybe, there is something about this war that we don't know.”
”That's right! Sister-in-law, this call-to-arms nonsense and alliance talk from Yuan Shaoqing is fishy. They have enough power, resources, and armies to take down a city, but they are ordering everyone as if they're the emperor! We need to listen to the story from the Siren City's side to figure out the truth.”
Huang Gongfu glanced at Miaomiao for a moment. He also cupped his fist and bowed, ”Sister-in-law, we must not provoke this young man and this demoness. They likely have a life brand, and their parents can learn what transpires here. Rather than taking action by your emotion, it is advised to consult with the lord, other elders, and our honor guests from the Great Zhang Clan.”
”…”
Surprisingly, the elders went along with Zhou Gongjin's advice as if he was someone important from the Sun Clan.
Miaomiao turned to Zhou Gongjin. Now that the charming prince was here and everybody respected him, the former got curious about the latter's identity.
Wu Guotai squinted her brows and glared at Zhou Gongjin. Then, she seized Miaomiao's neck, who didn't pay attention to her.
Wu Guotai ignored Zhou Gongjin's warning!
”Talk! Why is a spy from Siren City here!? Where is Sun Yun!?”
The woman attempted to squeeze Miaomiao's neck and break his bone.
At that moment, she sensed odd feedback – She couldn't squeeze Miaomiao's neck.
The skin was too hard! It felt as if she had been holding a thick metal pipe, and she couldn't even put a dent on it.
Despite being choked by the lady, Miaomiao heaved a sigh of relief. Judging from Wu Guotai's words, Sun Yun seemed to have contacted her parents or the Sun Clan, and this woman had learned about it.
Around Miaomiao's neck, his skin had partially transformed into a fire dragon skin, increasing the sturdiness and the toughness around the area. As such, Wu Guotai's physical force couldn't harm him.
In a relaxed manner, Miaomiao smiled as he grabbed Wu Guotai's wrist, injecting several strands of dragon fire Qi into Wu Guotai's arm, ”Is that the right tone to talk to a foreign diplomat?”
Sensing the advanced element Qi strands in her arm, Wu Guotai kicked the ground and leaped backward. She circulated her earth element Qi and water element Qi to drive out the foreign energy in her arm, but she couldn't move them.
Basic element Qi couldn't possibly contest against a cheating power of a protagonist. Now, Miaomiao had displayed some of Xie Tian's overwhelming power.
”You!!”
Wu Guotai merged with her dao avatar and transformed into a demi-lioness. Her head transformed into a female lion's head, and her physique got denser. However, her human hands, feet, arms, and legs remained the same.
With the enhanced physique, Wu Guotai added her earth and water element Qi into her sword.
Then, she swung it, sending a crescent wave of sharp water blade at Miaomiao.
”Woman, if you value your life, withdraw your power. Don't you know that you're already dead?”
Miaomiao sidestepped and dodged the oncoming water blade.
”Brat, you're the one who's already dead!”
Wu Guotai hadn't given up. Her left hand formed a hand incantation, and the water blade suddenly scattered, flowing backward and coming for Miaomiao again. They transformed into water bullets.
Sensing the basic water element Qi attack, Miaomiao didn't bother dodging. His back faced the bullets as he turned his skin under his clothes into fire dragon scales.
The water bullets showered Miaomiao. Some of them even hit the back of his head and rocked him.
Then, the shattered water bullets condensed and devoured Miaomiao whole as if they had transformed into a man-eating slime king, after which, the blue water blackened and hardened.
From water, it changed into a dark boulder, sealing Miaomiao inside.
”Hahahaha! Take that, brat! True, you might be a genius, but an essence gathering trash can't possibly be a match against a core pillar realm cultivator! Oh, you can't hear me? Of course! You're already dead! Hahahaha!!”
Wu Guotai burst into laughter as she was proud of her Qi manipulation skill. The water-earth combo had been her deadliest technique that earned respect from other elders. Upon use, no one under the 6th-stage could survive.
That only applied to ordinary cultivators.
BOOM
Suddenly, the boulder got incinerated and turned into dust.
”Huh?”
While Wu Guotai was confused, Miaomiao reappeared behind her and cold steel entered her body from the back. The tip of the blade exited from her middle abdomen.
”This is a warning stab. Since I'm a diplomat, I don't want trouble. I made sure to avoid critical organs.”
Miaomiao pulled out Killer Queen. Blood gushed out of her chest and her back, wetting her gold robes.
Before Wu Guotai collapsed, Miaomiao whispered, ”I could have detonated your right arm, but that will ruin our relationship in the long run. But since you tried to kill me, I'll leave those little bombs in your arm a bit longer. Now, stay down and wait for help obediently. You see, I've come in peace, and I hate fighting. Everything was self-defense.”
”…”
The three elders, who had chosen not to protect Miaomiao at the critical time, were shocked. By the time that they came back to their senses, Miaomiao's katana had already pierced through Wu Guotai's torso.
”Sister-in-law!!”
”SISTER WU!!”
Huang Gongfu and two elders rushed at Miaomiao. Meanwhile, the latter fully transformed into a dragonewt, aka the lizardman form.
Three swords of elders smacked his face, chest, and neck, but they failed to dig into his skin.
”A word of advice, physical attacks from 3rd-rated core pillar realm cultivators can't possibly harm me. Rather than attacking me, you should take her to a medic. She will die from blood loss if you don't tend her wound now.”
”…”
The elders gulped and looked at their sky-grade swords, which had slight cracks on them. Although they hadn't put all their strength and element Qi into the attacks, the strikes just now carried enough power to cleave 6th-stage physique cultivators into two.
Yet, Miaomiao was fine!
”You, what are you?” Huang Gongfu was astonished.
Miaomiao brightly smiled, ”As I said, I'm a diplomat.”