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Chapter 16: The Wrathful Vajra, Not Innocent
Chapter 16: The Wrathful Vajra, Not Innocent
Staring and guarding... in Li Zhe’s view, it would be better to kill.
The other party had joined the Spirit Infant Sect, with the target being his daughter, Xixi. This was like a ticking time bomb, and no one knew when they would make their move.
This was a foregone conclusion. Why wait for the other party to act first when he could take the initiative?
Recalling the angry spirit infant statue placed outside the courtyard last night...
The other party’s actions were undoubtedly a provocation, as if glaring at him and loudly declaring, "If you dare to stand in my way, I will kill you!"
Was Sun Changbiao innocent?
In Li Zhe’s heart, he was not innocent at all. When he had set his sights on his daughter Xixi and joined the Spirit Infant Sect, intending to use someone else’s child to fulfill his own desire for a son...
His hands were already stained with blood.
Li Zhe pressed down his hat and exhaled a hot breath from his throat.
Then, his figure plunged into the wind and snow.
The Xu Family Woodcarving Shop’s compound was vast, sprawling like a small city. Inside, the alleys and courtyards were intricately laid out, with towering walls and narrow gaps between them.
Li Zhe slipped into one of the alleys, took off his clothes, and put on a black cloak.
He then retrieved a wooden mask he had made, originally intended to bring back and play with Xixi, as a toy for her.
But now... he would use it temporarily.
Since Xixi was born in the Year of the Ox, Li Zhe had carved a bull-faced mask, with a slightly cartoonish and cute design.
Wearing the cute bull mask, Li Zhe felt as if the world had been shut out, and his breathing became light and free.
"Sun Changbiao..."
Li Zhe whispered the name.
In the next moment, he stimulated his Dao Fruit, the [Dragon Elephant Vajra].
Crack, crack, crack...
The sound of bones colliding echoed, like popping beans. Li Zhe’s figure under the black cloak began to move, his muscles twitching and tingling all over. His body grew taller and more robust, his back muscles hardening like iron, coiling and intertwining like dragons!
Flesh and blood of the dragon and elephant, the Vajra that cannot be destroyed, unmatched in physical strength!
This was the characteristic of the Dao Fruit [Dragon Elephant Vajra]!
After Li Zhe chose to activate it, his body underwent a complete transformation. The cultivation and blood qi suppressed within the Dao Fruit surged out, converging into his physical body!
His physical body also transformed, becoming more powerful and robust!
Li Zhe, who was originally about 1.75 meters tall, grew to about 1.9 meters after activating the Dragon Elephant Vajra. His flesh swelled, becoming solid and muscular, exuding an overwhelming presence.
"Strength..." Li Zhe’s eyes behind the bull mask flickered as he looked at his hands, which were like fans, brimming with terrifying power. He clenched them tightly, causing a gust of wind to ripple!
"It’s as if it contains the power of a dragon and elephant..."
"Such a transformation, I’ll call it the 'Vajra Transformation.'"
Li Zhe murmured softly.
He felt as if he were a giant elephant in the jungle, possessing the terrifying strength to crush tigers and lions.
This was the change in physical strength brought about by the Dao Fruit alone...
Unmatched in physical strength!
Li Zhe’s face, swollen with flesh, stretched into a slight smile behind the mask.
Then, his massive figure took a step, shattering the wind and snow.
...
...
Sun Changbiao’s courtyard was located on the west side of the Xu Family compound.
As the second son of the Sun family’s steward, Sun Changbiao’s courtyard, which he moved into after separating from his family, was naturally excellent, a three-courtyard complex with a spacious and bright yard.
Sun Changbiao, holding an umbrella, returned to his courtyard after work.
He exhaled, his face turning somewhat grim.
"Chen Dabao is on to me... so fast, he’s already at my doorstep."
Standing in the courtyard, Sun Changbiao’s expression was unpredictable. He had noticed that Old Chen was investigating him. Even though he had tried to hide it, joining the Spirit Infant Sect was something he couldn’t keep secret forever.
After all, he had personally gone to the Spirit Infant Sect’s altar to offer incense.
"Well, if he’s watching me, so be it. If I don’t make a move, Chen Dabao won’t dare to kill me... without evidence, he won’t act."
"What I need to do is pass on information and look for an opportunity... a spirit infant, once delivered to the altar, my son’s wish will surely come true!"
Sun Changbiao desperately wanted a son.
No, it should be said that both he and his wife desperately wanted a son.
Suddenly, Sun Changbiao, standing in the courtyard, was interrupted in his thoughts.
“Dad... Dad, it’s time to eat.”
A timid voice called out.
Sun Changbiao looked over and saw his eldest daughter leading the three younger ones, timidly carrying the dishes, clearly just finished cooking in the kitchen.
“Understood.”
Sun Changbiao replied coolly.
Then, he put away his umbrella, shook off the snow, and brushed off his long robe before stepping into the warm inner room.
The four daughters placed the steaming dishes on the table, and the eldest daughter, with a tight-lipped expression, led her three younger sisters out of the warm room, heading to the kitchen to eat.
At the table, Sun Changbiao and his wife, Lady Liu, began to eat heartily.
“Husband, how is that matter going?”
“The Deputy Incense Master is pressing hard... The child from Master Li’s family is a one-in-a-hundred spiritual infant. If we can send him to the temple, the High Priest will surely grant us a son!”
Lady Liu caressed her slightly swollen belly, her eyes filled with hope.
Sun Changbiao frowned, “Don’t rush, I know what I’m doing...”
What do women know?
Chen Dabao is not someone to be offended. This guy is powerful, and many of the inner city Xu family’s high-ranking officials are trying to court him!
Old Chen’s fondness and appreciation for Li Che’s daughter were clear. If he were to anger Old Chen, he might get a severe beating, or even worse, lose his life if things went poorly.
“Eat.”
Sun Changbiao picked up a piece of stir-fried meat with his chopsticks, and his frown deepened, “Why did that brat put so much salt? Trying to kill her old man?”
Outside.
The tall girl, who had led her sisters out of the room, pressed her lips together, her face paling at the sound of the scolding. She quickly led her sisters to the kitchen, where the warmth from the firewood would make them more comfortable.
It was too cold outside, and the kitchen’s warmth would provide some comfort.
After the girls left.
A towering, mountain-like figure, wearing a hood and mask, appeared silently in the corridor, untouched by the snow and wind.
Watching the girls enter the kitchen, the eyes behind the Mooniu mask were cold and emotionless.
...
...
“Knock, knock, knock—”
Sun Changbiao, sipping warm sweet wine and enjoying a piece of stir-fried meat, was covered in oil, feeling quite content.
Suddenly, he heard a knocking sound, and his relaxed eyes narrowed.
“Brat, I told you not to make noise during meals. Did you not understand?”
His wife, seeing his frown, quickly slapped down his chopsticks and scolded him.
Sun Changbiao raised his hand to stop her, “You’re pregnant, don’t get angry. Take care of our son.”
With that, he stood up, casually taking down the vine from the wall of the inner room, picking at the meat stuck in his teeth while swinging the vine.
However, just as he reached the door...
“Bang—”
A deafening explosion, accompanied by flying splinters, and the door was kicked to pieces!
Cold wind and snow rushed in.
A massive leg, like a divine whip, suddenly lashed out!
It struck Sun Changbiao’s abdomen, the terrifying force exploding like a cannon. His eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, his body curling into a shrimp, and he was thrown onto the table, smashing the dishes to pieces.
“Pfft—”
Sun Changbiao spat out a mist of blood, his abdomen feeling as if it had been torn apart. He was numb all over, struggling to lift his head.
“Who... who... who are you?”
His first thought was that Chen Dabao had acted.
But seeing the newcomer, a towering and heavily oppressive figure he didn’t recognize, Sun Changbiao was stunned.
It wasn’t Chen Dabao!
How could that frail old man be so powerful?
Then... who could it be?!
Who had he offended?!
(End of Chapter)
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