Zheng Qingfang said 100 million taels to reassure Sun Mo. He didn't want Sun Mo to fall out with Li Xiu because of the distribution of battle spoils.
To Li Xiu, although An Xinhui had contributed, she didn't have the qualifications to receive so much money. As for Sun Mo, he was Li Ziqi's teacher. Although his potential wasn't bad, he wasn't worthy of her, the Eldest Princess of the Great Tang, to invest so much in him.
"Your highness, you might have made an error of judgment this time around. If you don't invest now, it would be difficult to salvage your relationship with Sun Mo in the future."
Zheng Qingfang sighed ruefully. He trusted Sun Mo and knew that Sun Mo would use such a large sum of money on the school and not on his personal expenses.
Hence, Zheng Qingfang would think of ways to give Sun Mo some land, property, tenant farmers, etc. As for antiques and paintings, they were just playthings that couldn't be displayed in public.
Sun Mo didn't mind. As long as he had the spirit qi roaming dragon, he could make a few trips to the Darkness Continent and find a spirit stone mine.
In the past, he had been worried that he would not be able to mine it and how would he be able to bring it back. However, he had the eight-gate cloud and could directly transport it back to the Darkness Illusion Pagoda.
Competing on wealth?
Sun Mo's potential was inferior to Li Xiu's, but in the entire Great Tang, there weren't many who dared to say that they could insta-kill Sun Mo.
Just the value of Little Silver and the Spirit Qi Roaming Dragon alone made them very capable of fighting.
Seeing how calm Sun Mo was and how he wasn't moved by money, Zheng Qingfang admired Sun Mo even more.
This was the demeanor of a great teacher who was indifferent to fame and fortune!
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Zheng Qingfang + 200. Respect (4,100/10000).
Looking at those slaves and maids who were imprisoned, Sun Mo shook his head and turned to leave. He couldn't stand such a scene.
Among these people, the men would be sent to the border as slaves, and the women would be sent to the Musical House.
After all, they were Li Zixing's servants.
However, Sun Mo had only taken a few steps when he heard Holy Pharaoh's reminder.
"What happened?"
Sun Mo frowned. "Could it be a substitute?"
"That's right. I left a soul mark on Li Zixing, but this captive didn't."
Holy Pharaoh explained.
"Can you find him?"
Sun Mo contemplated. Given Li Xiu's methods, she would definitely guard against Li Zixing using a substitute. However, as the saying goes, the devil rises ten. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to see through Li Zixing's substitute.
The question now was whether he should secretly hunt him down or tell Li Xiu.
"Even if he hides in a cesspool, I can dig him out!"
Holy Pharaoh flaunted.
"Can't you change your rhetoric? Your analogy has a flavor to it. "
Sun Mo decided to move out with An Xinhui to hunt down Li Zixing.
He was now a stray dog, and the troops around him were probably almost all killed by Li Xiu. When he escaped, he would definitely bring the most valuable things with him.
The danger was great, but the rewards were also the greatest.
Sun Mo didn't waste any time. After meeting up with An Xinhui, he rode on Little Silver and went to chase after Li Zixing.
…
After coming out of the tunnel, Li Zixing rode on a warhorse that he had prepared earlier and galloped all the way. He then switched to a carriage and a fishing boat. After several disguises, he had already left Jinling and appeared in a small fishing village by noon.
"Master, this old slave isn't a good host. Please forgive me!"
An old fisherman knelt on the ground and paid his respects to Li Zixing.
"Uncle Li, quickly get up!"
Li Zixing was like a tiger that had fallen from his usual state. He also retracted his arrogance. After helping the old fisherman up, he didn't mind the poor quality of the food and just devoured it ferociously.
"This old slave has already sent out a messenger pigeon. The death warriors will arrive by evening at the latest."
The old fisherman was a hidden chess piece that had been set up for 20 years. It had been so long that he had almost forgotten his mission.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Li Zixing, who felt temporarily safe, finally had the spare energy to think about the things that had happened during the past few days.
Just where did I go wrong?
Why did they suddenly meet on the battlefield?
Also, that Li Xiu was truly vicious and merciless. Once there was a chance, she would go all out, not giving others a chance to turn things around.
"Luckily, I'm a crafty rabbit with three burrows. I've long been prepared."
The losses this time around were sufficient to make Li Zixing feel so depressed that he wanted to cough up blood. However, it wasn't the time to despair yet. As long as he was alive, he would be able to rebel.
At that time, after he conquered Jinling, he would definitely execute Li Xiu's entire family.
"There's no need to panic. I still have a helper in the form of the Corona Starlord."
Li Zixing planned to take a nap first to recuperate. After all, he was tired after escaping for so long. However, just when he fell asleep, he heard a loud shout coming from outside.
"Li Zixing, scram out here!"
Li Zixing was shocked. Who was this? To think that they had caught up so quickly.
However, this fishing village was also his final hiding place. There were no more underground escape routes. Therefore, after tidying his clothes, he walked out.
He would see how things would turn out first.
"You're quite good at running, huh?"
After seeing Li Zixing, Sun Mo teased, "This is the real body, right?"
"It's true!"
Holy Pharaoh guaranteed.
"Sun Mo? An Xinhui? "
Li Zixing was surprised. He had thought that it was Li Xiu's troops. After all, she was the person who wanted nothing more than to get rid of him the most.
"Li Zixing, you'd better surrender and save yourself some physical pain."
An Xinhui persuaded. Although there were still seven death warriors here, they weren't enough for her to fight.
"Hehe, any random Tom, Dick, or Harry actually dares to hoot before This King."
After Li Zixing finished laughing, he directly spat out a mouthful of phlegm.
"There's no need to waste words. Just kill them directly!"
Sun Mo had Holy Pharaoh and didn't need to interrogate for information. After swallowing Li Zixing's brain matter, he would know where Li Zixing's treasures were hidden.
"Kill them!"
Li Zixing bellowed.
The seven death warriors were extremely valiant. They waved their curved blades and charged over. Two of them even consumed alchemical pills and entered a frenzied state.
"Master, watch me!"
Holy Pharaoh took the initiative to fight. It opened its wings and released a tremendous amount of bugs. They were like dark clouds that covered the death warriors.
Bzz!
The chaos halo was also activated.
These little bugs were much stronger than giant wasps. With a single bite, they could tear off skin and flesh. Moreover, the poison in their saliva would corrode the body, causing numbness, great blood loss, and intense pain. Even a warrior with the toughest will would be in so much pain that he would pee his pants.
After this wave, the seven death warriors' battle prowess directly fell by 30%.
Seeing this, Li Zixing's expression stiffened. "Headmaster An, if you let me off, I'll definitely thank you greatly in the future!"
"Where's the backbone you had when you were scolding me earlier?"
Sun Mo's lips twitched.
"Headmaster An, you're from Jinling, so you should have heard of my influence, right? If you have my help, your Central Province Academy will definitely be able to return to the ranks of the Nine Greats. "
Li Zixing knew An Xinhui's weakness.
"If I would agree to you, I would have done so three years ago."
An Xinhui drew her sword. "It's precisely because I know your character that I want to seek justice for the people of Jinling today."
Crackle!
A black bolt of lightning shot out, knocking a death warrior over. Holy Pharaoh was like a hungry dog, pouncing over and biting open the death warrior's skull.
"Great Teacher Sun, you're a smart person."
When Li Zixing saw that he couldn't convince An Xinhui, he changed his target.
"Stop wasting your breath. I only want you to die."
Sun Mo drew his blade and rushed forward before An Xinhui could.
"Since that's the case, you guys can just go and die."
Seeing that he couldn't convince the two of them, Li Zixing's countenance turned malevolent. He was prepared to fight to the death. (When a tiger doesn't show its prowess, do you guys really think that I'm a sick cat?)
Swoosh!
Li Zixing drew his sword. A moment later, a silvery-white glow radiated from the blade, causing people to be unable to look at it directly. He then swung his sword.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Over ten streams of sword qi shot out like arrows shot out by an archer group, covering toward Sun Mo and An Xinhui.
"Is this all you've got?"
Sun Mo was speechless. Such an attack only looked tyrannical and sharp, covering a wide area, and had a top-notch effect in clearing up miscellaneous enemies. However, it was simply a dream if one wanted to rely on such a move to kill a strong enemy.
Sun Mo executed the Wind King Divine Steps and easily dodged the attack of the sword qi, appearing before Li Zixing.
Eighteen Words Order.
The blade pierced forth.
Li Zixing gritted his teeth and slashed out furiously with his sword.
Holy Royal Art, One Sword to Break All Arts.
Swoosh!
The longsword slashed down. Its speed wasn't fast, but its prowess was very strong. For an instant, he felt as though space was being slashed apart.
Sun Mo didn't dare to take it head-on and changed his move. The main reason was that he was worried he'd destroy the wooden blade. After all, it was just a spirit weapon.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Li Zixing continued to erupt with power, attacking consecutively.
Sun Mo was the one being suppressed instead.
"Be careful, his sword is extremely top-grade."
An Xinhui reminded him.
"I can tell."
Sun Mo surveyed the sword in Li Ziqi's hand.
The blade and hilt were engraved with dragons and phoenixes, and the hilt was a pair of small wings. It was silvery-white in color and looked incomparably sacred.
This sword's name was Evil Vanquisher. It was a peerless-grade saint weapon and was rumored to be the pinnacle work of the swordsmithing grandmaster Ou Yezi.
Other than being incomparably sharp, its greatest divine effect was that it could automatically absorb the spirit qi in the surroundings to amplify the power of the user's moves.
This also meant that if Li Zixing's moves had a lethality of 5, it could be amplified to at least 25 or above through this Evil Vanquisher.
It could easily increase by five times.
"The sword in my hand is named Evil Vanquisher. It's the most perfect weapon for killing enemies of a higher level."
Li Zixing laughed malevolently.
His talent and strength weren't good enough, but with this sword, he could jump levels to kill enemies. After all, a five-fold increase in lethality was already considered quite impressive.
Li Zixing spent an astronomical amount of money and used ten years to search for this weapon precisely for this effect.
However, before Li Zixing could have fun, an iron fist ruthlessly smashed into his face.
Bang!
Li Zixing felt as though his head was run over by a heavy-armored war chariot. He was in a daze and his left eye couldn't see clearly. After that, his mouth also suffered a punch.
Bang!
Gulp!
Li Zixing could feel that he had swallowed a few teeth. This made him feel so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sun Mo continued to swing his fists. After that, his knee struck Li Zixing's stomach.
An Xinhui had already stopped because there was basically no need for her to help.
"Sigh!"
Looking at Li Zixing's miserable state, An Xinhui couldn't help but sigh. He was truly a frog at the bottom of a well.
The effect of Evil Vanquisher was very powerful, but it depended on who was using it.
For example, Li Zixing frequently used ultimate skills. Although they appeared tyrannical and mighty, what was the use if they couldn't hit their target?
A true expert would use the most suitable moves to kill the enemy in an instant, achieving the greatest effect.
Of course, this Evil Vanquisher wasn't bad either. After all, with a one-fold increase in spirit qi, the damage would be five times greater.
Kacha!
Sun Mo broke Li Zixing's arm. After snatching Evil Vanquisher, he lifted his leg and kicked Li Zixing's stomach.
Bang!
Li Zixing tumbled and his entire body was covered in dust.
"Master!"
A death warrior risked his life to save him. "Quickly run!"
Sun Mo didn't even look at him and swung his sword with one hand.
Sword flash!
At the next instant, sword qi suddenly appeared and shot out violently. It was like an endless storm, drowning that death warrior.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The death warrior was directly sliced into a pile of minced meat.
"This sword is really amazing!"
Sun Mo was shocked. Coupled with the Heavenly Sword Art, his combat strength would surge explosively.
"Ah, my hand! Sun Mo, I won't let you off!"
Li Zixing shouted loudly and hurriedly took out a bottle of longevity potion, pouring it into his mouth. This potion was given to him by Huo Lanying.
Not only could it treat injuries, but it could also increase one's lifespan.
Li Zixing's talent was still alright. If he worked hard, he would still have a chance to step into the longevity realm when he was middle-aged and extend his lifespan.
However, as a prince, Li Zixing couldn't let go of glory, splendor, wealth, wine, and beauties. If he couldn't enjoy life, what was the point?
Therefore, when Huo Lanying came to him to promote the longevity potion, Li Zixing was moved. One could live for 1,000 years just by drinking the potion.
"This is longevity potion, right? I advise you to drink it less. "
Holy Pharaoh sneered.
Li Zixing frowned, but he still tried to persuade them. "An Xinhui, Sun Mo, this medicine is the masterpiece of the Corona Starlord. After drinking it, you'll be able to live for 1,000 years effortlessly. If you guys let me go, I'll give you the secret prescription."
"Huo Lanying was killed by me. Do you think I didn't get the recipe?"
Sun Mo rolled his eyes.
"Old man, although the potion is good, not everyone can drink it. Given your body, the negative effects will appear very soon."
Holy Pharaoh sneered, "After all, this isn't a completed product."
Li Zixing was just about to retort when he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His body also began to squirm irregularly, and fist-sized lumps of flesh bulged out. Then, they popped and exploded. Blood and viscous liquid splashed out. It was a disgusting sight.
A stench started to permeate the air.
"Be careful!"
An Xinhui reminded, telling Sun Mo to retreat first.
In just a few breaths' time, Li Zixing's appearance had changed greatly. He no longer had a human shape and was like a sludge monster formed from a pile of rotten meat. Even his face was gone.
Heh!
The monster spewed out green poisonous gas from its mouth as it looked around with a listless expression.
"I'm so hungry, I want to eat meat!"
The monster howled. When it saw Sun Mo and An Xinhui, it immediately squirmed and crawled over.
Before it arrived, green poison had already spewed out from its mouth.
Ssss! Ssss!
The poison splattered onto the ground, corroding it and emitting a puff of white smoke.
"Holy Pharaoh, I'll leave it to you. Go!"
Sun Mo instructed, acting like he was closing the door and releasing a dog.
"Master, someone will die!"
Holy Pharaoh cried.
"Do you not want to eat brain matter anymore?"
Sun Mo threatened. "Moreover, you aren't a human either."
"Don't be anxious, let's observe first!"
An Xinhui's expression was grim. This was the first time she was facing such a monster, so there was no harm in being careful.
The rotten meat monster that Li Zixing had turned into pounced a few times but was unable to catch Sun Mo and An Xinhui. It started to feel a little anxious, but because it was too hungry, it couldn't wait any longer. Therefore, it changed its target and pounced toward the old fisherman who had been hiding in the house.
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