Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 148 - 143: Decisiveness (3rd update)_1

Chapter 148: Chapter 143: Decisiveness (3rd update)_1

"Why do you insist on forcing me to draw my blade?"

Li Xuan shook his head, pacing leisurely between two Baihu who had been frozen into place.

First, he cast a scornful smile at Situ Zhong, who had stood up from his seat, wielding a long sword but not having cut down yet. Then, he turned his eyes to the young Dangtou on the side, who had also partially drawn his own sword out. "Mr. Dangtou, I would like to know, who orchestrated this spectacle today? Was it really ordered by Eunuch Qin?"

Sweat on the forehead of the young Dangtou had already turned into ice crystals.

Originally, he intended to make his move right after Li Xuan, when the latter’s momentum would decline. Yet the speed at which the two Baihu were frozen was too fast, fast enough for Li Xuan to adjust in an instant, even leveraging the newly amplified cold power in the courtyard and the terrifying might of his freezing blade that had immobilised dozens of other Wu cultivators, further oppressing their spirits.

As a result, he had only managed to draw half of his sword before he had to stop; Situ Zhong’s attempt at wielding Shi of the sword was abruptly halted, leaving him unable to advance or retreat.

"No!" After a moment of thought, the young Dangtou sheathed his sword again. "This was all Situ Zhong’s independent action. My uncle originally thought of him as a mature and experienced investigator, which is why he transferred him here to assist me in my duties. But who could have thought that he’d be so reckless!"

He didn’t believe he had done anything wrong by snitching, because this entire incident was due to Situ Zhong’s capricious and arbitrary actions.

"So, you’re saying that besides obstructing the investigation and assaulting officials of the Liudao Division, he is also guilty of falsely conveying the eunuch’s decree and stirring up conflict?"

The Huaiyi Blade in Li Xuan’s hand was coated with another layer of frost. He sneered at Situ Zhong, "Well, old dog, do you give up your sword and surrender willingly, or do I have to go another round with you?"

Situ Zhong’s face turned pale. He knew that if he did not resist today, he would still have a chance for survival. If he insisted on defiance, the young man before him would certainly not miss the opportunity to eliminate him.

Li Chengji, the Earl Chengyi, was cruel and merciless, and it seemed his second son was no different.

Situ Zhong wanted to give up his sword, but he was filled with righteous indignation and deep resentment, and he dreaded the upcoming prison days.

"Damn pup!"

In less than a breath’s time, Situ Zhong made up his mind. He abruptly swallowed an elixir, and his muscles bulged with a ’crackling’ sound, stretching his arms out like those of an ape. His eyes also emitted a murderous light, "Do you really think you can deal with me just because you derived Yi of the sword from your magical instrument?"

His voice thundered, causing his long sword to be wrapped in red fire, and the surrounding ice to melt rapidly.

"You want to resist arrest? That’s exactly what I want!"

Li Xuan’s eyes flashed slightly, then the Huaiyi Blade erupted with an overpowering lightning radiance. Dozens of python-like electric currents radiated in all directions, casting a deep purple hue over the great hall of the courtyard.

The next moment, Li Xuan and his blade blinked to the front of Situ Zhong.

In the eyes of the purple-clothed head constable was utter astonishment. He clearly felt that Li Xuan was accumulating cold power, that his sword Shi had reached an extremely high level.

Situ Zhong was fully prepared for Li Xuan’s ’Frozen Blade’.

But when Li Xuan’s blade came out, it was a thunder style of sword secret that completely caught him off guard.

"Idiot! Who would play their predicted card during a game of Mahjong?"

Situ Zhong vaguely heard Li Xuan’s cold sneer, then he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Li Xuan’s sword had cut a terrifying gash into his chest. At the same time, a violent thunderbolt surged into his body, destroying his meridians, organs, and even his flesh and blood marrow.

"Damn beast!"

Situ Zhong’s eyes turned blood-red, a ruthless, violent thought seemed to be pent up in his mind and had nowhere to vent.

Li Xuan’s blade didn’t aim to kill him but rendered him rootless, scattering all his Zhenyuan.

Even if he lived, he would only be a man whose cultivation was completely destroyed.

He forcibly turned his head, staring deeply at Li Xuan. All his hatred and killing intent turned into a grim laugh, "I should have thought of it, should have thought of it! Taking on this matter, was like stepping into hell’s gate. If it wasn’t you, Li Xuan, who got sent in, then it would be my turn, Situ Zhong, to meet disaster. How laughable that I, this fool, still harbored some hope."

When Situ Zhong said this, his eyes bulged out, almost bursting, "I’ll be waiting for you in hell!"

To everyone’s surprise, he found the strength to swing his right arm, reversing his blade and sending it straight into his own skull, resulting in a burst of blood misting in the air.

Li Xuan’s pupils slightly constricted, then he impassively sheathed his blade.

He had planned on sparing Situ Zhong’s life, using him and his crimes to apprehend and interrogate the mastermind behind the Lanyue House case.

But it seems this man anticipated his fate and ended his own life in the most decisive and violent way.

As a modern man, Li Xuan felt some hesitation regarding such matters, it was different from his usual demon subduing and slaying.

However, merely a moment later, Li Xuan’s emotions had once again calmed down.

Everything was due to Situ Zhong’s own wrongdoings. If he wasn’t guilty, he would not have needed to take his own life.

Outside, Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue were already stunned, both standing at the foot of the stairs, looking at Li Xuan with a strange look as though they were strangers.

"Fuck!" Peng Fulai murmured incredulously after he came to his senses, "Is that really Li Qianzhi? I feel like he’s growing more and more like a master. Ah -"

That was because Zhang Yue reached out, grabbed the flesh on his face, and gave it a hard pinch.

Peng Fulai was in great pain and retreated like a spring, "What’s wrong with you, Zhang Taishan? Again pinching my face, are you crazy!"

"I just wanted to see if I was dreaming." Zhang Yue looked bewildered, "Only ten days past, and I thought I caught up, only to be left behind again. This is not right, if this is a dream, then I, Zhang Yue, should be the protagonist."

Peng Fulai was both angry and laughing, "Why didn’t you pinch yourself?"

"You have more flesh." Zhang Yue glanced at Peng Fulai and pondered for a moment, "Or you could pinch me."

Peng Fulai unhesitatingly delivered a kick to Zhang Yue’s thigh. But Zhang Yue did not move at all, while his face turned pale with pain, and his leg twitched erratically.

"Zhang Yue was just teasing you." Qianqian Yue at the back then sympathetically looked at him and said, "Xingtian’s Golden Body is one of the strongest horizontal cultivation methods in the world. Once it is performed, it is harder than steel. You should have asked him to undo the horizontal cultivation first."

"TMD!" Peng Fulai could barely speak because of the pain, "Zhang Taishan, I will fall out with you! Right now, severing our brotherhood, breaking off our friendship!"

Zhang Yue scratched his head, and then smiled innocently, "Qianqian, don’t be nonsense. I didn’t mean to tease him, I just forgot."

Meanwhile, Li Xuan emotionlessly scanned the dozens of ice sculptures outside the gate.

"Dangtou Qin, I think you can now go find a few more spellcasters."

He was genuinely worried that these people would die, and if dozens of deaths and injuries occurred in the palace, no matter how justified he was, there would still be a big storm afterwards.

The junior Dangtou look quite complicatedly at Li Xuan, "It’s not necessary. With the commotion in the prison, I guess, several high-level masters stationed in the palace are already on their way."

He then saluted again, "Let’s formally meet. My name is Qin Renfeng, nice to meet you, Youjiao Li! In the past month, the name ’Tiger of Mingyou,’ Youjiao Li, has been well-known. They say that you are the most outstanding new star in the Zhuque Hall of the Liudao Division this year. Today, when I saw you, I realized that there is no false reputation under the big name."

Li Xuan also casually saluted back, "I’m Li Xuan! Dangtou Qin has overpraised me. Zhuque Hall is a place with many powerful people, I’m nothing compared to them."

At this point, a figure flew horizontally from the sky and landed in the courtyard, "What on earth happened here? Why was there a fight?"

It was a eunuch in a purple robe with a clean shaven face. He scanned the frost on the ground and the many human-shaped ice sculptures, and then fixed his gaze on Li Xuan, "Such a cold knife energy, it looks like the Frozen Blade of Earl Chengyi from the Li family, right, young man?"

His voice was sharp, giving Li Xuan a prickling sensation in his Shenpo.

Li Xuan’s face changed slightly and then returned to normal. He knew that the eunuch had used a soul-attacking technique, probably to show his dominance.

However, his Shenpo was naturally strong, so this force felt like a tickle to him.

The interest in the eunuch’s eyes intensified, but before he could act further, another figure also flew down to the courtyard.

"What happened?"

The newcomer was Sima Tianyuan. He cast a deadly glance around, and then, when he saw Li Xuan, he also appeared to be astonished.

"Remarkable, Li Xuan. Did you cut this blade? Tsk, I guessed in a few more years, we will not lack you amongst the Fumo Xiaowei of our Liudao Division."

His expression then became serious, "What exactly happened here? How did it turn into a fight?"

Li Xuan thought, what a coincidence, the one on duty in the Forbidden City today turned out to be the General Commander of Huoque Department.

He did not answer, but looked at Qin Renfeng first. The way he tackled today’s event would depend on what Dangtou Qin had to say first.

"It is my fault. I misjudged someone, which led to today’s storm."

Qin Renfeng clasped his fists and bowed slightly, "All this was caused by Situ Zhong. I saw that he was old, efficient, and appeared loyal, so I let Situ Zhong help me manage all the affairs of this place. But today, he arbitrarily abused his power due to his personal desires, falsely transmitted my uncle’s orders to impede the Liudao Division’s case, causing me this trouble."

He also sighed, "At the time of the incident, I was interrogating the prisoner in the prison. By the time I rushed out upon hearing the news, it was already too late."

Li Xuan stared deeply at Qin Renfeng, and also bowed, "The situation is roughly as Dangtou Qin said. Before Situ Zhong killed himself, he had already admitted all his guilt."

He thought that he should be cautious with this Dangtou Qin in the future.