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Chapter 456: Zhou Qi and Tu Shan Nana! A Battle of Wits and Courage! (Part 2)
Chapter 456: Zhou Qi and Tu Shan Nana! A Battle of Wits and Courage! (Part 2)
But considering how much he usually slacked off, it seemed reasonable...
What the hell!
They were speechless.
Everyone stared at Fan Jianqiang with an expression that said, 'Go on, we're listening.'
Fan Jianqiang smiled awkwardly.
"..."
"I think it's feasible."
He Jieqiang, who rarely spoke and had a low profile, suddenly raised his hand, "Why don't I give it a try?"
"Hold off the 'petty person' in front."
Whoosh! Everyone turned to look at him.
"You...?"
Their impression of He Jieqiang wasn't that deep.
Mainly because He Jieqiang kept a low profile.
He didn't go out to train or show off.
After the gathering of prodigies, he had been fishing.
Today on this mountain, tomorrow on that mountain, but it was all within the sect's boundaries.
Not many people knew his true strength.
However, based on his past performance...
It didn't seem too bad, right?
"What if I go instead?" Shi Hao scratched his head. "Although I'm young, I am still your senior."
He Qiang smiled. "Senior, don't you trust me?"
"Well, I know. Everyone doesn't really trust me, and I don't even trust myself."
"But I have an idea."
"And..."
"You all know I've been fishing this whole time!"
"Now, I'm feeling the itch. It's the perfect time to test it out."
"I don't know if I'll get this chance again."
Wang Teng spoke sternly. "This isn't something to joke about."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure..." He Qiang spread his hands. "Honestly, I don't have a guarantee, but I won't risk my life either."
"!"
"Alright!"
Fan Jianqiang agreed to this matter.
"Junior, I believe in you!"
"But don't be careless. Remember, your priority is to stay alive."
"Okay, then I'll take the lead."
He Qiang took a deep breath and left.
Xu Feng Lai pondered. "Isn't this a bit risky?"
"Trust him." Ya Ya whispered.
Fan Jianqiang said, "There's always risk, but trusting him won't be wrong either. After all, he was already a 'middle-aged man' before joining the sect."
"What?!"
Their minds were buzzing with this revelation.
"What's the deal with middle-aged?"
"It's not about being middle-aged, but people in their middle age are less likely to act impulsively or stubbornly. They consider the pros and cons and won't rush into things."
"So, I think he really has a plan."
"Let's not discuss this further. All we can do now is trust him."
"I have an idea on this side too."
"Perhaps we can use the 'Fishing Finger Technique'!"
Everyone: "???"
Are you okay?!
He Qiang is obsessed with fishing, but now you're joining in?!
"What's the Fishing Enforcement Technique?"
"Can't Tu Shan Nana smell Ao Beng and the Fire Qilin's scent?"
"Why don't we..."
"Right?"
"This way, it's more secure!"
"Our Formation can move, but I'm not sure if she can see through its concealment."
"So, we can give it a try."
"Junior Zhu, release Ao Beng and the Fire Qilin as bait."
"We'll hide nearby."
"If that fox enters the encirclement, it means she can't detect us. We'll seize the opportunity and attack, taking her life if necessary."
"Otherwise, it means she can sense us. We can't wait or hesitate. We'll directly surround and attack her!"
Guo Sheng, in his lifetime, always acted with caution.
They immediately started acting, first setting up the formation around the Spirit Beast Garden.
Ao Beng and the Fire Qilin were released, but the Water Qilin was not.
The Water Qilin seemed to have come from the Immortal Slaying Array...
The very one in the Qingyun Sect's pond.
Zhu Rou Rong thought, if something goes wrong...
At least, there'll be some Pureblooded Qilin bloodline left.
Then, they waited quietly.
"Where are the disciples of Lan Yue Sect?"
"Come out and explain who killed Qingyuan Elder Monk!"
"And who killed Huo Zhen!"
Outside the mountain gate.
Zhou Qi had already started shouting.
As he spoke, he raised his hand, preparing to destroy Lan Yue Sect's protective formation.
But...
Who is Fan Jianqiang?!
He had extensive experience and knew that against such a powerful enemy, the formation would be useless. So, he dismantled it before the enemy could strike.
Otherwise, they'd have to repair it later, wasting time, effort, and resources!
Zhou Qi was about to attack when he suddenly saw the 'egg shell' in front of him vanish...
He felt a sense of powerlessness, like punching a cotton ball.
How can I show off my strength and establish my dominance if I can't even break their formation?!
Just then, He Qiang stepped forward and levitated, revealing himself.
He Qiang's cultivation...
Was not low at all!
He was fishing, but his catch was from the myriad worlds.
He seemed like an ordinary fisherman, but each catch was unique, ranging from ghosts to treasures.
Just the other day, he caught a 'Ghost Bride', covered in wriggling maggots.
He kicked her back where she came from!
Aside from the strange catches, he had also reeled in many valuable items: treasures to enhance cultivation, various cultivation techniques, and artifacts.
He could even catch 'Koi', which could be exchanged for cultivation.
So...
Although He Qiang joined late and spent most of his time fishing instead of cultivating, his cultivation had already reached the Ninth Realm...
Among his fellow disciples, he was in the upper-middle tier.
Next in line after Xiao Ling'er, Ya Ya, and Shi Hao are the three.
Qin Yu and Xu Feng Lai are close competitors, almost on par with each other.
Su Yan, Song Ru, and others are still in the early stages of the Ninth Realm.
Wang Teng...
Ahem.
In the end, he's not the protagonist template, falling just a tiny bit short of the Ninth Realm.
Just a tiny bit.
However...
At this moment, facing Zhou Qi, the mid-Ninth Realm cultivation doesn't give He Qiang much sense of security.
In fact, he feels completely insecure.
His heart is filled with anxiousness and unease.
But he can't show it.
At least on the surface, he appears rather calm and collected.
"Who are you?"
He Qiang acts as if he doesn't know who the other party is, nor their identity, and simply says, "Little kid, you'd better hurry back."
"This place isn't safe."
"There's always a chance that bad people will appear, and they're very strong."
"I see you're a cultivator too, and you're carrying a sword case... Are you a Sword Cultivator?"
"You should leave quickly, otherwise, if the bad guys come, we'll all die."
"For no reason, you shouldn't die here either."
Zhou Qi was shocked.
Are you pointing at the mulberry tree and cursing the locust tree? Or do you know my identity and are deliberately cursing me? He frowned, "Is there a possibility that I'm the bad guy you're talking about?"
"That's impossible!"
"How can such a small child be a bad person?"
"..."
Zhou Qi's eyes shifted.
"You're right!"
"I'm really not a bad person."
"But, I'm being forced by bad people."
"They want me to find a clue about an old monk and an old guy. If I don't know, they'll kill me, and even wipe out my entire family."
"Why don't you do me a favor and tell me?"
Zhou Qi felt like puking at his own words!
He even wanted to give himself a good beating.
Fk, I'm a true immortal, and you're calling me 'big brother' as a mere ant in the Ninth Realm... But, everything needs to be done with caution!
Qingyuan and the others fell because they weren't cautious enough, so how can I repeat their mistake?
Whether he genuinely doesn't know or is pretending, let's play along and test the waters first! "An old guy and an old monk?"
He Qiang also immediately became a drama king, "I don't know about the old guy, but the old monk... He's the bad guy!"
"We killed him!"
"Hiss!!!"
Zhou Qi gasped in surprise, "Didn't those bad people say that the old monk was a true immortal? How could you kill him?!"
"We couldn't kill him. We definitely couldn't."
"But we have a helper." He Qiang mysteriously said, "Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars, there's no one like me in this world, have you heard of this?"
"What?!"
Damn!
What a bold claim! Zhou Qi cursed silently.
"I haven't heard of it."
"Who?"
"Our helper, Long Ao Jiao!"
"She's an astonishing and unparalleled talent."
Zhou Qi: "..."
Long Ao Jiao? He knew about her, as there was information about her in the intelligence he had gathered.
Speaking of which, the source of his intelligence was quite impressive.
He directly broke into the Celestial Oracle Tower and forced a deal!
In the Immortal Martial Continent, the Celestial Oracle Tower, which is considered equivalent to a Holy Land, couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to comply.
Naturally, the Celestial Oracle Tower provided information about Long Ao Jiao.
Indeed, Long Ao Jiao is a rare, unparalleled Celestial Prodigy.
But, isn't there a huge gap between her and 'there's no one like me in this world'?
"She can kill immortals?!"
"Yes, of course she can!"
He Qiang was shocked and tried to portray himself and the Moon Embrace Sect as harmless weaklings, saying, "You don't know, Long Ao Jiao is incredibly strong!"
"She alone can sweep through the world and suppress all enemies."
"Qingyuan Elder Monk is powerful, right? He's a true immortal! But Long Ao Jiao single-handedly suppressed him, fighting from start to finish. Long Ao Jiao didn't have a single hair out of place, and instead, she defeated him within a short time, annihilating both his body and soul."
"How powerful is she?!"
"Hiss!!!"
Zhou Qi gasped in surprise.
Damn!
Someone from the Lower World can take on Qingyuan Elder Monk in a one-on-one fight? You're scaring me!
"You're lying?!"
He didn't believe it.
"I can swear on the Heavenly Dao Vow!"
He Qiang glared, looking like an honest person being doubted, and immediately became agitated, "If, during a battle, Qingyuan Elder Monk injures even a single hair of Long Ao Jiao, I'm willing to be struck by heavenly lightning!"
Zhou Qi: "..."
Damn!
So, it's true?!
Then...
This is a bit tricky!
Zhou Qi was shocked.
Long Ao Jiao defeated Qingyuan Elder Monk without a scratch, proving her strength to be above his and that of the vixen.
Currently, Long Ao Jiao hasn't appeared...
So, where is she?
She's definitely stationed within the Moon Embrace Sect!
In other words...
If he launches an all-out attack, she will likely intervene directly.
If he shows weakness, then Tu Shan Nana, who doesn't have this intelligence, will encounter Long Ao Jiao, and at that time...
She might also be in trouble.
This~~~!
Wait a minute!
Something's not right!
Long Ao Jiao didn't get the first place in the competition?
Are the others even stronger?
Zhou Qi was almost scared to pee his pants.
It's not that he's brainless or scaring himself.
There's a precedent, there's a precedent!!!
His mind was in chaos, but his expression management was on point, only showing a look of 'shock': "Aren't you afraid that other immortals will come seeking revenge?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" He Qiang mysteriously smiled, "Don't worry, Long Ao Jiao is strong!"
"So what if she's an immortal? Is that so impressive?"
"If one comes, this young lady will kill one, and if two come, she'll kill two. As long as they don't all come at once, Long Ao Jiao isn't afraid."
"Moreover, we also have a backup plan."
"Oh?!"
Zhou Qi maintained his composure. "What backup plan?"
He Qiang became even more mysterious. "What kind of backup plan?"
"An escape route!"
"We've already prepared an escape route."
As he spoke, He Qiang took out a pitch-black, utterly unremarkable stone, like a lump of coal, something Zhou Qi wouldn't give a second glance if he saw it lying on the side of the road.
"What are you doing with a stone?"
"What stone?"
He Qiang's face turned sour. "You don't understand. This is our escape route!"
"Inside this, there's a miniature world, but from the outside, you can't tell at all!"
"If those bad people come one by one, Long Ao Jiao alone can take them all down."
"If they come together, we'll hide in this miniature world."
"At that time, without a sound or a trace..."
"Even if it's sixty years, or even six hundred years, they won't be able to find us. With this escape route, what's there to fear?"
Zhou Qi: "..."
He furrowed his brows, looking unconvinced. "Are you trying to fool a three-year-old?!"
"I'm already four years old, you can't fool me."
"This is clearly just a broken stone. How can there possibly be a world inside it?"
"Hey? Am I not convincing you?"
He Qiang became even more annoyed, glaring at him. "Would I, a middle-aged man, lie to a four-year-old?"
"Moreover, do you even know what an escape route is? Do you understand what a backup plan means?"
"Precisely because it's mysterious, precisely because it's unremarkable, it can be used as an escape route. If it's obvious at a glance that there's a problem, who would still consider it an escape route?"
Zhou Qi's eyes flickered...
This kid made a lot of sense, and I couldn't argue with him.
But, he couldn't help but wonder if there was really a world inside this thing.
He was skeptical!
At the same time, he couldn't help but consider if this kid was trying to trick him.
He claimed it was an escape route and a miniature world, but in reality, it was a special magical treasure that could hide all traces of its power, waiting for him to get curious and approach, only to suddenly attack and kill him.
But after careful consideration, he found that unlikely.
He was also in the late stage of True Immortal, just one step away from the peak.
For a magical treasure to instantly kill him in a sneak attack, what level would it have to be?
It was impossible for such an item to appear on the Immortal Martial Continent.
"I still don't believe it!"
Since it was impossible, Zhou Qi wasn't afraid anymore.
At the same time, he wanted to get his hands on this thing~
This mysterious item was a lifesaving treasure for him to possess~!
Moreover, it could cut off their escape route!
"I'll show it to you... wait!" He Qiang quickly retracted his hand. "This is the last resort for my fellow disciples and me. I don't know you, so how can I show it to you?"
"What if you're one of those bad people's henchmen?"
"No, no, you're not leaving. If you don't go, I'll take action!"
The two of them started to argue and pull at each other.
Tu Shan Na Na, who had already infiltrated the Lan Yue Sect, was getting impatient.
She could already smell the scent of the True Dragon and the Pureblooded Qilin, so close she could almost taste it.
She was so eager that tears were about to flow from the corners of her mouth.
But Zhou Qi kept dilly-dallying in the air, refusing to make a move.
Tu Shan Na Na sent a divine sense transmission, urging him: "Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and make your move! I'm in position!"
"What's the rush? Don't be impatient!" Zhou Qi, on the other hand, was quite excited. He didn't think he would be played around by someone from the Lower World, and he trusted his judgment: "I'm already cutting off their escape route!"
"Just wait for the opportunity to strike. I have my plans!"
Tu Shan Na Na: "???"
Cutting off their escape route.
What a lunatic!
Those people were Celestial Prodigies, how could their escape route be cut off so easily?
"When will you make your move?!"
"..., I'll make my move once I get this black stone!"
Tu Shan Na Na: "..."
...
Zhou Qi agreed.
In fact, he was a little tempted to snatch it.
But he was also afraid of making things worse.
Given the current situation, it would be best if he could trick them.
So, he quickly came up with an idea. "How could I be a henchman of the bad people? My entire family is in their hands!"
"If you don't believe me, I'll make a Heavenly Dao Vow!"
Immediately, he made a poisonous vow.
The Heavenly Dao showed no reaction.
"Well?"
Seeing this, He Qiang scratched his head. "It seems I really misunderstood you. Then I'll show it to you."
"Of course. I'm just a child. A child's nature is inherently good. My mother taught me this since I was little."
These words...
Made both of them feel like vomiting!
As He Qiang was about to hand over the black stone, Zhou Qi couldn't help but want to laugh.
Indeed, he was a country bumpkin from the Lower World, never having seen anything of the world.
A Heavenly Dao Vow?
In the Lower World, it seemed like the most reliable thing, but to them, what was it?
I'm an Immortal, the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm is the only one that can control me. How can the Heavenly Dao of the Lower World have the qualifications?
A sword from the past wants to slay the officials of the present? What a joke!
It was at this moment that he reached out and took the black stone.
Of course, he was extremely vigilant throughout the process.
But the expected sneak attack didn't happen, and as the stone entered his hand, and the stone felt heavier than Immortal Gold by countless times, almost slipping from his grasp.
With great difficulty, he stabilized the stone, but still couldn't see any clues: "Isn't this just a broken stone? Where's the miniature world?"
"Should I send you in to take a look?"
He Qiang opened his mouth...
Boom!!!
Tu Shan Na Na suddenly attacked.
Zhou Qi was about to make his move too, but he suddenly disappeared from his original spot.
Without a trace.
As if he had never appeared.
(End of Chapter)
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