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Chapter 17: Bone Tempering and a Thousand Spiders, No Longer Benevolent
Chapter 17: Bone Tempering and a Thousand Spiders, No Longer Benevolent
The man wore an adorable Meng Niu mask, but beneath it, his eyes held not a trace of cuteness.
In the instant their gazes met, Sun Changbiao felt the taste of death.
An intense killing intent, like a surging river breaking through a dam, threatened to shatter his mental defenses!
"This is Xu Ji Mu Diu Pu! How dare you commit murder here?!"
Enduring the excruciating pain in his abdomen, Sun Changbiao roared in the face of death.
His vital energy surged, his tendons strained, and within his palms, inner strength slithered like a tiny snake, revealing his Kai Jin Jing cultivation. He was about to launch a counterattack.
Sun Changbiao was also aware that this was Xu Ji Da Yuan, where many old woodcarvers resided. If he could stall for time, perhaps help would arrive!
If not, his older brother and father lived in a nearby courtyard. With the commotion, they would surely come to his aid!
Li Che looked at Sun Changbiao with indifference. The man's desperate appearance was a stark contrast to his usual gentle demeanor.
In fact, Li Che could never have imagined that someone so mild-mannered on the outside could be so cruel and vicious towards his own daughter.
Ordering his daughter to cook and do chores was one thing, but at the slightest dissatisfaction, he would beat her with a whip.
You can never truly know a person's heart.
Of course, none of this mattered...
What was important was that Li Che had heard Sun Changbiao's words.
He confirmed Sun Changbiao's ill intentions towards Xiao Xi, identifying him as the one who placed the Qi Xiu Ling Ying Mu Diu the night before. He intended to offer Xiao Xi to the Fa Zhu in exchange for his own child.
Such a man deserved to die.
With this thought, Li Che's heart filled with murderous intent, and his killing intent surged.
Bang!
In the face of life and death, Sun Changbiao roared, his arms slamming into the ground, propelling his entire body into the air. His back muscles tensed like a taut string, and he unleashed two powerful punches towards Li Che with an astonishing force.
The Kai Jin Jing and inner strength burst forth with his attack.
However, the burly, bull-faced figure merely raised his hand, clenching his fan-like fist and thrusting out a punch.
In an instant, a sound like a dragon's roar and an elephant's bellow filled the air, accompanied by powerful sound waves that shook the atmosphere and whipped through the room.
The two fists collided, and a bone-cracking sound exploded.
Sun Changbiao screamed in agony, his eyes filled with terror.
"Bone Tempering? Bone Tempering Warrior!"
Such strength could only belong to a Bone Tempering Warrior.
Why would a Bone Tempering Warrior appear in the courtyard and attack him without reason?
Li Che's punch shattered Sun Changbiao's arm bone, but beneath his Meng Niu mask, his eyes remained calm and unperturbed.
Under his sleeves, the Long Xiang Jin Gang Dao Guo trembled slightly.
An invisible silver thread seemed to tear through the air, like a spider spinning its web, or an extremely sharp sword unsheathed, dancing wildly and stirring up a gust of wind.
Mechanism, Thousand Spider Silks!
Accompanied by the twanging sounds and the whirring of the mechanism.
His fingers clenched, and the silk threads quickly retracted, shrinking back into his loose sleeves.
The burly figure adjusted his conical hat, shook his sleeves, and took a few quick steps, rushing into the courtyard.
He opened the courtyard gate from the inside and left, disappearing into the snowstorm.
Sun Changbiao stared blankly at the departing figure.
A red line slowly formed on his neck, and drops of blood oozed out.
Behind him, the overturned Eight Immortals Table was silently sliced in half, the cut perfectly straight.
Along with the table, Sun Changbiao's head had also been severed.
His head tilted to the side with a gurgling sound, falling from his neck, accompanied by a spray of hot blood.
The entire room was drenched in blood.
Liu Shi, lying on the side, was already terrified, her body trembling uncontrollably.
As the howling wind and snowstorm outside the broken door rushed in, she managed to scream from the depths of her throat, a shriek of sheer terror.
"Murder... Someone's killing!"
...
...
In the dark alleyway, Li Che withdrew his Long Xiang Jin Gang stance.
The power of the Dao Fruit returned his body to normal, and he quickly put on his clothes, took out the Meng Niu mask, clenched his fist, and the mask shattered into wood shavings.
Adjusting his conical hat, Li Che listened to the wailing cries that accompanied the sound of the wind and snow.
There wasn't a significant change in his facial features.
As long as Sun Changbiao was alive, he posed a significant threat to Xixi. Li Che feared that if he ever let his guard down around Xixi, the one who would end up crying would be him.
Living in this world, one's heart must be ruthless, and one's hands must be firm.
Li Che no longer considered himself a good person. Killing was not a new experience for him. The black-skinned warrior he had killed before was now Sun Changbiao.
Li Che's hands were stained with fresh blood.
But all he wanted was to protect his daughter.
This was his responsibility as a father.
"I'm still too weak. If I could... take down the Spirit Infants Sect, Xixi's safety wouldn't be threatened."
Li Che glanced at his palm and murmured softly.
Then, with his head held high and his chest out, he strode out of the alleyway.
...
...
Li Che returned to the courtyard, where Old Chen was playing with Xixi.
He extravagantly used his inner strength to melt away the snow in the courtyard, revealing the dry ground. He allowed the little girl to toddle around in her baby walker, stumbling as she ran back and forth.
"Daddy!" Xixi's eyes lit up as soon as she saw Li Che.
Stumbling with each step, she ran towards Li Che, who smiled and asked, "Did Little Xixi miss her daddy?"
Li Che picked up the little girl and playfully tickled her nose.
Old Chen immediately felt jealous and stopped using his inner strength to melt the snow. The snowflakes in the sky began to fall lightly.
"It's still Daddy, Grandpa Chen has been with you all day. As soon as Daddy comes back, you don't want Grandpa Chen anymore." Old Chen pouted, and the air seemed to fill with the smell of vinegar.
Li Che burst into laughter and pointed at Old Chen.
Zhang Ya came out of the kitchen carrying hot dishes and said with a gentle smile, "Uncle Chen, Sir, dinner is ready."
She placed the dishes on the table, which was quite a feast, with meat and fish, providing a nutritious meal.
Li Che took a small bowl, picked some fish meat, and fed Xixi, who was sitting in her baby chair and banging on her wooden bowl.
Li Che and Old Chen started eating, drinking wine, and chatting.
Zhang Ya was a great cook, and Old Chen often came over for meals. He didn't feel any psychological burden, after all, the cost of these meals was nothing to Li Che now.
Moreover, Old Chen, to keep Xixi company, had started reducing his work and often recommended his woodcarving clients to Li Che, who received many well-paid jobs.
After the meal, Old Chen left with his hands behind his back, humming a tune, and walked away in a good mood.
However, as soon as he stepped out, hurried footsteps approached, and a figure with a panicked expression appeared.
"Little Liu, where are you going?"
Old Chen recognized the person, the younger son of Master Liu, the teacher at the woodcarving shop.
"Oh, it's Uncle Chen. Alas... Something happened. My sister's in trouble..."
Little Liu's expression was grim. Seeing that it was Chen Dabao, he stopped to greet him.
Old Chen's expression turned serious upon hearing this.
Little Liu's sister... wasn't she Sun Changbiao's wife? "A villain suddenly appeared in the Xu Family Compound and broke into my sister's courtyard, brutally killing my brother-in-law... Alas... Father asked me to inform the manager. Alas..."
Little Liu sighed repeatedly and briefly explained the situation to Old Chen before rushing out towards the compound.
The cold wind howled, biting and piercing the skin. The world was eerily quiet.
Sun Changbiao... was dead? He had just informed Li Che that Sun Changbiao was the one eyeing Xixi.
As a result, Sun Changbiao was killed in his own home, beaten to death by someone.
A coincidence? Chen Dabao clenched his wine gourd, his expression turning complex.
(End of Chapter)
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