His mind was in a mess.
Li Qingshan immediately felt his body tighten. He struggled, but the chains did not budge at all. He knew that with his current strength, he definitely could not break free from a high grade spiritual artifact unless he daemonified.
In the blink of an eye, nine flying knives criss-crossed and attacked him.
Time seemed to slow down. The flying knives revolved slowly, producing an ear-piercing tremor. It was stretched out into a long note. His clear eyes reflected the edge of the knife. It was only half a foot away.
Li Qingshan collapsed on his back, and the flying knife brushed past his face.
Swish! Swish! Swish! The flying knives dragged with them, weaving into a flash above his head.
If they were hidden weapons, then Li Qingshan would have survived, but this was a spiritual artifact wielded by a sixth layer Qi Practitioner.
The flying knives stopped above Li Qingshan's head at the same time. They turned around and plunged down.
Li Qingshan rolled on the ground. Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! The flying knives stabbed into the ground he had just rolled over, plunging him into even more danger.
His expression was still very calm, but the bewilderment in his eyes seemed to have deepened. Was this the danger he sensed? Just why was he here? And why was he surrounded by these people?
He had been betrayed, hunted, forced, and surrounded. Everything that was originally very clear seemed to have become complicated, a mess!
His mind raced, but he did not stop at all. He had already aimed the Whale's Ingestion of Water at the chains and sprayed out Ice Condensate water. With the last bit of Gui Water true qi, he froze a thick layer of ice over it.
Li Qingshan shrank back. By the time the chains had crushed the ice, he had already escaped. His true qi immediately began to circulate again. He forcefully twisted his body and dodged the flying knives by a hair's breadth again, retreating into the hut with a flash.
The hut was not made of regular wood. Although the formations had been destroyed, it was still as tough as metal, so he could temporarily hide.
The Whale's Ingestion of Water spat out the crystal blade. Li Qingshan frowned and barked, "Can the Hawkwolf Guard treat human lives like grass?"
Wu Gen was shocked. He didn't think that someone would be able to escape his Python Constrictor Chains. Seeing the Spirit Tool in Li Qingshan's hand, his eyes flashed. He raised his hand and said, "Stop attacking and surround him!"
The Hawkwolf guards immediately obeyed the order and flew over, surrounding the hut.
Wu Gen then said, "We are here to arrest the remaining evil of the White Lotus Sect, Qiu Ruiliu. I see that you are one of the remaining evil of the White Lotus Sect, and you still dare to resist arrest. You really don't know life from death!"
Li Qingshan did not expect Priest Qiu to have such a background. Now that he thought about it, the way he spoke did seem like he was from a cult.
"Qiu Ruiliu? Are you talking about a skinny little Daoist? He has already been killed by me. You say that I am a remnant of the White Lotus Sect, but what proof do you have? "
The Hawkwolf guards were shocked. Their target this time was actually dead already. Was this true?
"You think you can kill a member of the White Lotus Sect alone? I don't believe you. Whether you have proof or not, we'll know once we investigate. If you surrender right now, you can still keep your life. Our Hawkwolf Guard will never wrongly accuse an innocent person. We'll investigate this thoroughly, and we'll obviously let you go! "
Wu Gen said that he didn't believe it, yet he was slightly convinced in his heart. Merely this was something that an ordinary Qi Practitioner wasn't capable of escaping from their encirclement. It would obviously be for the best if he could outsmart an enemy like that. He would use the authority of the Hawkwolf Guard to frighten him first, and once he was captured, he would be at their mercy. Who knew how many times he had done something like this already.
Li Qingshan said, "What a joke. We're all Qi Practitioners, so why would we entrust our lives to others?"
Wu Gen sneered. "Then there's nothing else to say. Get him!" He refused to believe that they could not capture him with so many people.
"Hold on!"
Wu Gen turned around with a frown. Only when he saw that it was Qian Rongzhi did his expression ease up slightly. "Rongzhi, what do you have to say for yourself?"
"Sir, isn't our Nighthawk nearby? We can just get him to identify him. That way, if we get the wrong person, it'll be bad, "Qian Rongzhi said with some worry.
Wu Gen frowned heavily. Women would always be women. They were still too soft-hearted. This person was clearly quite wealthy. If they captured him first and asked him about his origins, then if he did not come from any powerful sect, they could just kill him in the Truth-seeking society. Wouldn't that be even better? However, he obviously could not say something like that in front of so many commanders, so he sank into thought.
"Senior brother, Rongzhi is right. Let's get to the bottom of this. We can't let a good person fall for us!" said a young man with a square face beside Qian Rongzhi.
Only then did Wu Gen finally nod. "Alright. Send the signal and get him to come over!"
The square-faced young man was the newest Black Hawk commander of Jiaping city. Just like Wu Gen, he came from the Hundred Schools of Thought, which was why he referred to him as "senior brother". Compared to the other Black Hawk commanders, he was much younger. His talent could be regarded as extraordinary, so increasing his cultivation by a few more layers would not be difficult. After a few years of training below, he would obviously be transferred back to the Clear River prefecture and promoted to scarlet copper.
Coupled with their many years of friendship, Wu Gen obviously valued his opinion a lot more. He would not refute it so easily.
Before long, a Black Wolf guard emerged from the forest. He bowed in all directions. "I'm Zhou Pei. Greetings to everyone."
The square-faced young man said, "Zhou Pei, do you recognise this person? That burly man over there, come out and let him recognise you! "
Li Qingshan found the voice familiar, but he was unable to recall where he had heard it before. He arrived at the entrance in a flash and met the Black Wolf guard's eyes. The two of them said at the same time,
"Zhou Wei!" "Niu Juxia!"
This Zhou Pei was the Qi Practitioner Zhou Wei who did not like to talk much by Han Xiong's side when he first met him. He never thought he would actually be a "Nighthawk".
The so-called Nighthawk was a hawk that never saw the light of day. It was an extremely special position within the Hawkwolf Guard. They would infiltrate various organisations with different identities and gather information.
An information network in the world of mortals could be established by bribing some people of the jianghu. However, establishing a network like that in the world of cultivation required cultivators.
Because this job was very arduous, not only was it shameful, but it could even easily endanger one's life, regardless of their cultivation, they were all known as "hawks".
Li Qingshan had only heard a rough introduction when he joined the Hawkwolf Guard. This was the first time he had seen someone like this.
Zhou Wei, or Zhou Pei, immediately reported what had happened in the bookstore and restaurant that day, proving that Li Qingshan had indeed been tricked and was not a member of the Truth-seeking society. With that, he stood to one side with his head lowered. He only glanced at Li Qingshan in surprise. He never thought he would actually destroy the entire Truth-seeking society alone. Priest Qiu had basically dug his own grave.
Only Now did everyone understand the whole story. They looked at one another and waited for Wu Gen's decision.
The square-faced young man sighed. "Fortunately, Rongzhi reminded me. I didn't kill the wrong person."
Qian Rongzhi said politely, "You're too kind, commander."
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