Chapter 233 – Utter Confusion (1/2)

Li Qingshan immediately felt his body tighten. He tried to wriggle, but the chains refused to budge. He knew that he could not break free from a high quality spiritual artifact with his current strength. He would only have a chance if he daemonified.

In the blink of an eye, nine flying swords attacked him from different directions.

Time seemed to slow down. The flying blades spun slowly. Their ear-piercing screeches were stretched into a long, deep note. The sharp blade reflected in his clear eyes, only half an inch away.

Li Qingshan threw himself onto the ground, and the flying blades brushed past his face.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! With great splendor, the flying blades produced a series of flashes above his head.

If they were just hidden weapons, Li Qingshan would have dodged the attack successfully. Unfortunately, they were spiritual artifacts controlled by sixth layer Qi Practitioners.

The flying blades stopped above Li Qingshan’s head at the same time. The blades swiveled and fell downwards.

Li Qingshan rolled along the ground. Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Flying swords stabbed into the ground where he had just rolled past one after another, throwing him into even greater danger.

He remained extremely calm, while the confusion in his eyes seemed to deepen. Was this the danger that he sensed? Why was she here? And why was he encircled by these people?

He had been sold out, hunted down, coerced, and encircled. All of this should have been very clear, but it seemed to become complicated, like a real mess!

He thought hard, but he never stopped moving. He had already aimed the Whale’s Ingestion of Water at the chains behind him, spurting out Ice Condensate water. With the final bit of Gui Water true qi within the spiritual artifact, he covered the chains in a thick layer of ice.

Li Qingshan drew in his body. By the time the chains had ripped through the ice, he had already broken free. His true qi immediately returned to normal. He forcefully twisted his body and dodged the flying blades by a hair’s breadth again, backing into the hut in a flash.

The hut was not made of regular wood. Although the formation had been destroyed, it was still as tough as steel, offering him temporary shelter.

The Whale’s Ingestion of Water produced a crystal blade. Li Qingshan frowned and yelled out, “Just because you’re Hawkwolf guards, doesn’t mean you can treat other people’s life like they’re worth nothing!”

The man in the scarlet uniform, Wu Gen, was surprised. He never thought there would be a person who could escape from his Python Constrictor chains. He saw the spiritual artifact in Li Qingshan’s hand, and a thought flashed through his head. He raised his hand. “Stop the attacks! Surround him!”

The Hawkwolf guards immediately obeyed the order. They rose up into the air and surrounded the hut.

Li Qingshan had never imagined that priest Qiu would possess a background like that. Now that he thought about it, his speech really did seem like an evil cult luring their followers around.

“Qiu Ruiliu? Are you talking about a skinny daoist priest? He has already been killed by me. Do you have any evidence to say that I’m a follower of the White Lotus cult?”

The Hawkwolf guards all shuddered. Their target was already dead. Was this true?

“You managed to kill the follower of the White Lotus cult just by yourself? I don’t believe it. As for the evidence, we’ll know once we go back and investigate you. Surrender yourself right now, and we’ll keep you alive. Our Hawkwolf Guard will never convict an innocent man. After we investigate you properly, we will obviously let you go!”

Wu Gen claimed he was not convinced, but he was already slightly convinced inside. He managed to break free from their encirclement. Just that alone was not something a regular Qi Practitioner could do. If he could take down an enemy like that with wit, then it would be for the best. He wanted to use the authority of the Hawkwolf Guard to frighten him, and once he was captured, he would be at their whim. Wu Gen had already done this plenty of times in the past.

Li Qingshan said, “What a joke. We’re all Qi Practitioners. Why would we ever place our lives in the hands of others?”