Chapter 34 (2/2)

The series of events happened too fastShen Qiao’s vital energy was already seriously injured, and it was only barely enough to fight herHe didn’t expect that she would do soreatly shocked on the spotThe expression on his face was quite horrific

Bai Rong giggled, “I’ve alanted to do this since the day I saw youToday, my wish is finally fulfilled!”

He was hit on the acupoint and he lost the ability to ave up the unnecessary struggle“What do you want?”

Bai Rong replied, “You killed Huo Xijing, and you’re askingon Master, and Master likes him a lotTherefore, he was very upset at what you did and even askedyou back for punishment!”

The more she looked, the more beautiful she felt Shen Qiao wasEveryone in the Harmony Sect, man or woman, was beautifulHowever, because they practiced Enchantment and often behaved without scruples, their kind of beauty could never give people that cold, otherworldly feel

If the people fro and basking in the desires of the mortal world, then Shen Qiao would be like the statue placed high above the ground in a te neither sorrow nor happiness

But for blasphemers, the more so, the more they wanted to defile the statue

Bai Rong said cheerfully, “But I’m a little reluctant to turn you in nowYou’re so beautifulIf you fall into the hands of my master, under his torture, I’m afraid that you’ll have to suffer badly even if you don’t dieI can’t re in that Book of Free Will that you read last ti to double check with o back and tell my master that I’m not a match for Sect Master YanHow about that?”

Shen Qiao asked, “The Book of Wandering Souls of The Strategy of Ver is hidden in Mount XuanduWhy don’t you ask me to recite that as well?”

Bai Rong laughed, “Do you think I’m stupid? I’ve never listened to thatbook beforeI wouldn’t be able to tell even if you mixed up the order or simply read some random sentences to meBut I can remember most of the Book of Free WillI just don’t remember all of itIf you intentionally mix up the order on that one, at least I can tell”

Shen Qiao asked, “What if I don’t want to cooperate?”

Bai Rong answered in her cute voice, “Then I’ll have to hand you over to my masterI’ JingxingHe’s several tiHe likes both h sexHe also enjoys torturing people in bed till they’re aline what a beauty like you would become if you fell into his hands!”

Shen Qiao heaved a sigh, “You all regard er trapped in a flat field whom anyone can bully and thus treat me however you want, as if I’m just a fly in a webIf this is the case, how can I not pull ether? Even if I don’t become the oppressor, at least I shouldn’t let myself be oppressed by others!”

Bai Rong was taken by surpriseBefore she figured out what Shen Qiaoat her with his slender finger!

“Spring Water Fingering?! How did you learn Spring Water Fingering?”

Bai Rong’s face turned ghastly as she hastened to retreat

Chapter 34 – She even pecked the end of Shen Qiao’s nose!

Shen Qiao’s eyes were still closed, his face as tranquil as a body of still waterIn the eyes of the others, the bamboo stick in his hand folloherever his heart desired and tapped at whichever direction he wanted, having no order or patterns to speak of

Facing such a co didn’t dare to take it lightlyHis expression was even graver than when he was facing Li QingyuWithin an instant, they had already exchanged hundreds of round to the roof, and froures drifted swiftly froht and sometimes in the shadows, sometimes mild while other ti swords was so inconceivably fast that those ere slightly inferior in martial arts couldn’t even identify theirat a disadvantage

Taking advantage of the opportunity that Duan Wenyang was too busy to notice them, people from the Su Family quickly came up and surrounded Su WeiSu Qiao then sent someone to accompany his mother and brother back to the inner room while he himself stayed outside despite the pain

Thethe was the most astounded

Previously, Shen Qiao did not react at all to Duan Wenyang’s taunts and the sighs froht it was nor, but the others also felt that with Shen Qiao’s current situation, he was already in fact half-destroyedHis reputation could be rebuilt, but it would be very difficult for him to recover his martial artsA person without ilistic worldIf he had to rely on another person’s protection, no matter hoerful his protector was, he was no more than a piece of rubbish in other people’s eyesAnyone would have the right to look down on him

But it just so happened that such a “useless person” had acco that most of the people present could not do — not only did he ht him to a draw

Many people couldn’t help but think that the Sect Leader of Mount Xuandu was, after all, the Sect Leader of Mount XuanduEven though the title as the ‘nu, Shen Qiao did not beco said, if his skill was al, how did he lose to Kunye and end up like that? Were there other reasons that people didn’t know about?

All kinds of thoughts flashed chaotically in people’s ht, in fear that they would miss a second of itAll they could think of was how its ht just noeen Li Qingyu and Duan Wenyang

However, inside the battle circle, Shen Qiao was not as relaxed as the onlookers i, and his martial arts was indeed superior to Kunye’sThese statements were true

The only reason why Shen Qiao was able to hold on for so long was because, first of all, he still had fifty percent of his et injured when he fought against Li QingyuLastly, the martial arts of Mount Xuandu corayIt was extre had never encountered it before, so he naturally found it difficult to seize the opportunity to be offensive and ept along

It was a dazzling and splendid fight in other people’s eyes — Duan Wenyang’s whip ca the unstoppable, thunder-likewith the ies created by the whip, were forced upon Shen Qiao one after anotherThe pressure on hiile porcelain that was beautiful yet on the verge of breaking, he was unable to withstand another blow

Suddenly, the bayu immediately threw the Autumn Water Sword in his hand to Shen Qiao and shouted, “Take it!”

Shen Qiao listened to the direction it ca his head, he stretched out his hand and caught it firy caes that Duan Wenyang’s whip had created right in the middle!

Thousands of h the valleys for the way, the Sword Energy rushed forth with a crushi+ng force, as if nothing else in this world could stop it!

Duan Wenyang’s face changed slightlyHe had to give up his offense and retreatThe ies of the whip disappeared iht

The white light wasn’t Sword Energy, for it was both intangible and forht and airy like a soft ribbon, but at the same time, it followed the other person’s heel as if it was conscious, shooting straight at Duan Wenyang in a persistent pursuit, unwilling to let him off for even a second

“What’s that? Is it also Sword Energy?” Zhan Ziqian couldn’t stop hi out loud

“No, it’s Sword Intent,” answered his senior

Zhan Ziqian asked, “Why is it different froyu’s Sword Intent was formless, while this one has form”

“The forhtly superior?”

Xie Xiang asked in return, “Sword Intent itself is inherently formless, so how can the formless surpass the formed? If one can cultivate a forrasped the essence of sword art and is nearly at the level of Sword Heart!”

Zhan Ziqian suddenly understood, and his impression of Shen Qiao soared from mild affection to adoration al had retreated more than ten stepsHowever, despite its weak and soft appearance, the white Sword Intent didn’t reduce its sharpness at allIt pressed on and allowed no rest, refusing to let hio

The end of the whip clashed with the Sword IntentA section of the hich was created with the skin of Southern Sea alligators and a few dozen redients was actually cut off by the Sword Intent!

Duan Wenyang’s expression changed slightly as he struck a pal behind bold cliffs, or a white band ofacross a river, the water touched the sky as theyit i started!

The billoave ed in all directionsEveryone who saw it turned pale and retreated several steps before they found out that what had been co at them was not a real wave but only what remained of the wave-like Sword Intent

The crowd caain, but they could still feel the sensation of the cold moisture on their facesAnd because of that, they finally realized hoerful the Sword Intent was

Zhan Ziqian found it quite interestingHe couldn’t stop hi on his handHowever, Xie Xiang told him, “That’s because he hasn’t fully achieved the state of the formed Sword IntentIf a formed Sword Intent is practiced to its consuuarantee that the spectators won’t be harmed by it”

Zhan Ziqian had always ad it, he asked, “From what I saw, his inner qi does not seereed, his eyes still following the fight, “He should be suffering from a former injury which caused his inner qi to decrease by a lotEven though he has co out its best for”

Zhan Ziqian hurriedly looked toward Shen QiaoSince he had a good impression of Shen Qiao, he didn’t want hiht and the whip ies, he could hardly discern their expressions

Duan Wenyang was a little worn outA section of his as cut off, and he still suffered injuries froyu earlierAt this ti Shen QiaoEven though the other person’s inner qi was someeak, his Sword Intent was tre had, he couldn’t continue to let it pour out like this foreverSeeing that the color of the Sword Intent had brightened again, he was afraid that it would coave up attacking and retreated as he laughed, “Sect Leader Shen, you’re true to your nameI’m a little busy today, so I’ll come ask for your advice some other timeSee you!”

No one was able to stop hi born in Tujue, he was exceptionally well-versed in the lightness skillNone of the people present could tell the origin of such bizarre and treacherous movements

Shen Qiao didn’t follow after hiht both Kunye and Duan Wenyang

Kunye was very skilled in martial artsHowever, if Shen Qiao hadn’t been poisoned beforehand, the battle on Half-Step Peak would have undoubtedly ended with Kunye’s defeat

But Duan Wenyang was differentEven though Shen Qiao had lost a ht and experienceHow frightening this opponent was truly surprised Shen QiaoAlthough it looked like he inning, he had not been able to feel out the other person’s limitIf the battle had continued on, the worn Shen Qiao would’ve lost for sure, but Duan Wenyang had instead chosen to withdraw at such a ulate his breathsShen Qiao discovered that the formed Sword Intent had usedhim extremely weak that he could hardly walkHe couldn’t help but force a syu walked over to him“Sect Leader Shen”

Shen Qiao turned the sword around and handed the Autumn Water Sword back to hi ood enough and I have disgraced such a fine sword”

Li Qingyu took over the sword“I didn’t uePlease don’t take it to heart”

One could tell with a glance that he rarely spoke in such a soft and huies sounded a bit cold and stiff

Shen Qiao laughed, “Mister Li, you’re being too politeIf you didn’t lenddead on the field by now”

His eyes could still ue scenes; therefore, over ti at people and thingsEven so, his eyes still looked dullBut when basked in the sunlight, there see inside theyu stared at hio, the Chunyang Daoist Temple can provide you a place to liveYou don’t have to descend so far to live on other people’s charity and attach yourself to people that you don’t like”

On the side, Su Qiao heard this and couldn’t help but be surprisedEveryone in the Chunyang Daoist Teer martial brother’s cold, steely heart and his sole focus on ht show some warmness in front of his master and fellow disciples, but that was itHe had never heard of hi people over to the Chunyang Teht that he would treat a coer like Shen Qiao so differently?

Shen Qiao seemed a little surprised as wellHe stared for a second, then siven, yet the offer was declined since he didn’t specify whether he needed it or not

They were just two strangers brought together by an accidentThere wasn’t much friendshi+p involved, so Shen Qiao didn’t want to cause any trouble for the Chunyang Daoist Te his sword, he left ih nobody said it, they all inevitably turned their noses up at this down and out former sect leader in their hearts just nowBut after Shen Qiao’s fight against Duan Wenyang, they no longer had such thoughts

Granted, Shen Qiao had the advantage of fighting a second round, but under the circumstances at that time, if he didn’t co?

And ould dare to say that they would surelythe Su brothers with her, Lady Qin walked over with the support of her servant girl and bowed deeply to Shen Qiao“Thank you, Mister Shen, for rescuing my son in timePlease accept this old woman’s respects!”

Shen Qiao hurried to stop her, “There’s no need to be so courteousIt was unvirtuous of Duan Wenyang to co District as a hostageAs a guest in your residence, it’s ation to lend a hand!”

Lady Qin said, “In any case, froreat rescuer of the Su FamilyOur door will forever be open for youIf Mister Shen has any requests, the Su Faht not be , a promise like this still showed the sincerity of Lady Qin’s heartfelt thanks

The birthday party ended because of Duan Wenyang’s interferenceEveryone ca in disappointether with Shen QiaoHe invited Shen Qiao to his place some other time, and they finally parted after that

Shen Qiao was about to get on the carriage when Zhan Ziqian suddenly called to him, “Mister Shen! Wait a minute!”

He cupped his hands toward Shen Qiao and said, “I wanted to talk to you earlier, but I couldn’t find a chanceCould you please promise to do me a favor?”

Shen Qiao was surprised, “What is it that you’re so serious about?”

Zhang Ziqian smiled, “I want to ask for your pers”

Shen Qiao asked, “Paintings?”

Zhang Ziqian replied, “YesI have always loved to paint, especially fairies and isBut where can I find a real immortal in this mortal world? It was not until I met Mister Shen that I finally found the person closest to the ies I had in mindTherefore, may I ask you to be my model please?”

Shen Qiao had heard of all kinds of weird requests, but this was the first tiFor a moment, he was both amused and embarrassed by the idea and didn’t knohat to say

Before Zhan Ziqian tried to take it a step further and persuade hi had already walked over“Mister Shen, please don’t take it as an offenseMy senior brother is just crazy about paintings, and he always does things like this!”

Afterwards, he cupped his hands at Shen Qiao and grabbed Zhan Ziqian by the shoulder, ready to leave

Zhan Ziqian let out a cry in protest but still lost to Xie Xiang’s powerHe could only look back repeatedly at Shen Qiao, shouting: “Mister Shen! Please don’t leave the Capital anytime soon! I will definitely drop by your residence someday!”

Shen Qiao broke into a sot in the carriage, he took out a handkerchief and coughed up a mouthful of blood onto itHis look beca was injured by his Sword Intent and would need at least half a es eitherHe hurt his vital energy as wellIt was just that he had been keeping the pain to hi must have realized it tooTherefore, he stopped Zhan Ziqian froer

Yan Wushi+ always enjoyed luxurious thingsTherefore, the servants knehat he liked and they e comfortable and luxurious as wellAfter Shen Qiao told the carriage driver to head back to the Residence of the Junior Preceptor, he no longer needed to cover up his stateLeaning against the side of the carriage and appearing exhausted all over, he passed out, his eyebrows slightly frowning

Extre, co outsideWhen he woke up, he found out that the wheels seehtly

He lifted the curtain up and looked outsideThe carriage see in the city’s outskirtsIn any case, it definitely wasn’t the way back to the Residence of the Junior Preceptor

“Old Wei, is it you outside?”

nobody answered, but the carriage gradually slowed down until it stopped coe turned backShe was still wearing Old Wei’s clothes, but she had changed into a different face, a delicate and char

Shen Qiao couldn’t see clearlyBut the moment she spoke, he kneho the person was

“It’s not just uard is really sloppyAll I did was dress up into Old Wei’s clothes and put a ba as I can e my o freely in a place like thatYou can help the away once, but you won’t be able to do it again the next time he co complained coquettishly, “Alas, why does Sect Leader Shen care so ht in front of you? Where is your concern for me? Dead, dead! I killed him, of course!”

Shen Qiao smiled, “It was my badI didn’t need to ask that questionA person smart like you won’t breed ene driver”

Bai Rong giggled, “I’ve even kidnapped you, let alone a carriage driverDid you say so like that because you were afraid that I wouldn’t tell you the truth? Alright, alright, there’s no harhtI have no interest in killing a nobody like himI knocked hi his life to himself! I don’t care even if he’s tra said, Yan Wushi+ sure doesn’t treat you very wellHe clearly knows that you’re in poor health right now, coughing blood and blacking out froe driver to acco to happen today already?”

Shen Qiao shook his head, “You don’t have to make mischief between usOur relationshi+p is not like what you thinkSo, what is the reason that Maiden Bai bringssuddenly leaned forward, her warm, scented breaths close at handShen Qiao frowned subconsciously as he fell back to avoid herThe other person tried to grab himHis bamboo stick was already broken in Residence of Su, so he had to block it with his bare handThe two of the’s ed rapidly into countless shapes like a flowerIn the tih the entire process of budding, blooThe rise and fall, life and death of a lifetile moment

However, her exquisite “Lotus Prints” was blocked by Shen QiaoThe other person seemed to have anticipated and timed all of her moves that he happened to be just a little faster than Bai Rong every tiht between Shen Qiao and Duan WenyangIn her impression, Shen Qiao was still sickly and seriously wounded like he had been in Huai Prefecture CityAt thisall of her proud “Lotus Prints”, it was needless to say how surprised she was inside

“I didn’t really believe it when they said that you killed my martial brotherNow it seems like it’s trueHave you recovered your ed the palm from Shen QiaoShe went around him and hit his acupointAfterwards, she threw her ar, “As a Daoist Priest, why are you born so pretty? You’re driving us disciples of the Demonic Sect out of business!”

She even pecked the end of Shen Qiao’s nose when she talked!

The series of events happened too fastShen Qiao’s vital energy was already seriously injured, and it was only barely enough to fight herHe didn’t expect that she would do soreatly shocked on the spotThe expression on his face was quite horrific

Bai Rong giggled, “I’ve alanted to do this since the day I saw youToday, my wish is finally fulfilled!”

He was hit on the acupoint and he lost the ability to ave up the unnecessary struggle“What do you want?”

Bai Rong replied, “You killed Huo Xijing, and you’re askingon Master, and Master likes him a lotTherefore, he was very upset at what you did and even askedyou back for punishment!”

The more she looked, the more beautiful she felt Shen Qiao wasEveryone in the Harmony Sect, man or woman, was beautifulHowever, because they practiced Enchantment and often behaved without scruples, their kind of beauty could never give people that cold, otherworldly feel

If the people fro and basking in the desires of the mortal world, then Shen Qiao would be like the statue placed high above the ground in a te neither sorrow nor happiness

But for blasphemers, thesaid cheerfully, “But I’m a little reluctant to turn you in nowYou’re so beautifulIf you fall into the hands of my master, under his torture, I’m afraid that you’ll have to suffer badly even if you don’t dieI can’t re in that Book of Free Will that you read last ti to double check with o back and tell my master that I’m not a match for Sect Master YanHow about that?”

Shen Qiao asked, “The Book of Wandering Souls of The Strategy of Ver is hidden in Mount XuanduWhy don’t you ask hed, “Do you think I’m stupid? I’ve never listened to thatbook beforeI wouldn’t be able to tell even if you mixed up the order or simply read some random sentences to meBut I can remember most of the Book of Free WillI just don’t remember all of itIf you intentionally mix up the order on that one, at least I can tell”

Shen Qiao asked, “What if I don’t want to cooperate?”

Bai Rong answered in her cute voice, “Then I’ll have to hand you over to my masterI’ JingxingHe’s several tiHe likes both h sexHe also enjoys torturing people in bed till they’re aline what a beauty like you would becoh, “You all regard er trapped in a flat field whom anyone can bully and thus treat me however you want, as if I’m just a fly in a webIf this is the case, how can I not pull ether? Even if I don’t become the oppressor, at least I shouldn’t letwas taken by surpriseBefore she figured out what Shen Qiaoat her with his slender finger!

“Spring Water Fingering?! How did you learn Spring Water Fingering?”

Bai Rong’s face turned ghastly as she hastened to retreat