Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 183 - 172

Chapter 183: 172

"He certainly has some grit."

With a cold laugh, Xi Ying stroked his long beard, "I am curious, how long can you resist!"

But his gaze was becoming a bit grave, the shock and anger in his pupils slowly turning into bewilderment.

Under the pressure of Xi Ying’s Great Rectitude, the entire sailboat was rapidly sinking, its structure creaking, as if soon it would fall apart. Yet, Li Xuan still stood tall, displaying no sign of strain.

Behind him, Luo Yan nearly laughed out loud. How long can I last? Probably as long as this man can.

Also, this guy’s acting skills are entirely too casual, at least pretend like you’re struggling a bit. But he won’t even fake it.

Can’t figure out how in the world he managed to deceive everyone.

Peng Fulai and Yue Qianqian, however, seemed more relaxed. Xi Ying’s Hao Qi was now focused on Li Xuan, significantly reducing the pressure on them.

But the situation at hand was perplexing.

Li Xuan on the other hand, was holding the Wenshan Seal, eyes revealing a trace of hesitation.

The ’Tao-protecting Eye’ he used to observe this fellow, this Deputy Zuodu Yushi, clearly proved he is the hypocrite Quan Dingtian spoke of, a heretical follower of Master Yu’s doctrine.

His Great Rectitude was impure and murky, proving his intentions set elsewhere, his scholarship impure! It couldn’t even be considered ’Great Rectitude’, but merely a pure force of will. Yet, he didn’t know how Xi Ying was able to fabricate this majestic aura.

The seal in Li Xuan’s hand, a legacy left by Master Yu, was a Tao-protecting tool, specifically designed to deal with such ’demons and ghouls’ infiltrating the academic circle.

This ’Wenshan Seal’ was already buzzing, sounding like some kind of vibrating toy.

If only this thing could move on its own, Li Xuan thought. But it required his Yuan Qi to function properly.

This was exactly Li Xuan’s hesitation. As the Heavenly Demon inside the Heart Asking Bell had not betrayed him. The price of using the ’Wenshan Seal’ at his current level of cultivation was too great.

Mainly a massive reduction in Yuan Qi, which could lead to the uncontrolled spreading of the invading Yinsha within his body.

The impact of one strike from this seal could potentially shorten his life by over 20 days, but he had only recently added over three months to his lifespan by advancing his cultivation.

With one strike, life will be reduced by a quarter. That was something Li Xuan found hard to accept.

However, after only a moment, his resolution was cemented. He couldn’t let Zhang Yue suffer in vain and allow Xi Ying to run rampant in his presence.

The crucial point was that this man bore ill intentions towards the Chengyi Earl’s mansion, and his position as deputy Zuodu Yushi could pose a great threat to the Li clan.

Since he had the capability to end this man, how could he let him go?

Just as he was sighing over his unfortunate fate while fetching the Wenshan seal from his sleeve, a cold laughter was heard in the distant sky. "Who dares to take on someone from Liudao Division?"

In the next instant, a resplendent sword light from the high sky came slashing down.

That was Sima Tianyuan, wielding a heavy sword and slashing down furiously from the sky. His powerful Sword Qi advanced like a path blazed, bombing down onto Xi Ying’s head.

Everyone heard a loud "boom", the deck under Xi Ying shattered bit by bit. The five-beam crown on his head was split in half by Sima Tianyuan’s sword.

Following this, Jiang Hanyun’s figure appeared on the ship along with thunderbolts and lightning, "Rebel, get down!"

Ka-boom!

As her punch landed, the Wave Qi on both sides of the sailboat surged again, causing waves as tall as 10 zhang. Rapidly the sailboat sank down to the water surface near the deck, but soon it floated back up again.

The figure of Xi Ying was seen spitting out blood, and he was sent flying like a cannonball.

Sima Tianyuan didn’t give up, but followed Xi Ying into the river with the heavy sword. The subsequent slashes caused massive waves.

Xi Ying was taken aback and enraged, "How dare you—"

Before he could finish, he was sent flying once again by a punch from Jiang Hanyun who was back from overhead.

Jiang Hanyun and Sima Tianyuan, one with a sword and one with a fist, attacked ferociously, their cooperation impeccable, leaving Xi Ying in a bind and exhausted.

Although Sima Tianyuan still maintained some decorum, his heavy sword swung mightily but mainly hit with the back of the blade, not fully displaying the power of his heavy sword.

Jiang Hanyun, however, was ruthless. Within two breaths of time, she threw several punches at Xi Ying’s face.

The scholar, Yue Bo, standing on the deck, had turned blue, "Stop, how dare you assault an imperial envoy—"

Before he could finish, Li Xuan had already darted to his side. Yue Bo instinctively used his Hao Qi to defend himself, but Li Xuan drew his sword and struck, easily breaking through the defense. He then gave him a shoulder bump, sending Yue Bo flying into the river several yards away.

Being a Confucian cultivator of the sixth house level, Yue Bo quickly emerged from the water, "Stop! My master is—Uh!"

This time it was Zhang Yue who grabbed Yue Bo’s waist from behind and dragged him back into the water.

"Yue Bo is quite skilled," Yue Qianqian stated worriedly upon seeing this, "Do you think we should send someone to help?"

"No need," said Peng Fulai while grinning, " Despite their family having served in the military for generations, the founding Earl Huaiyuan originally made his name in naval warfare."