"It's better to be cautious in the Jianghu. It's better not to get the spiritual ginseng than to put yourself in danger. There are other people here, let them test the waters first!" The long-faced man's earnest advice only made the lady in blue look down on him.
"Master said that you have to listen to me when you're outside!" The long-faced man was also angry. 'If you want to die, go ahead. Don't drag me down. If you're not Master's daughter, I would have left long ago.'
He was deeply aware of the dangers of the Jianghu. If he was not careful, even if he managed to get the spiritual ginseng, he would probably be killed. If Li Qingshan was a clever person, he would immediately offer up the spiritual ginseng, or he would be dead for sure. No, even if he did offer it up, the person who received it would definitely silence him to prevent the news from leaking out and being hunted down by everyone.
The long-faced man looked at Li Qingshan in the crowd as if he was looking at a dead man. He took a sip of tea. Even if he couldn't get the spiritual ginseng, it would be a wonderful thing to see such a lucky young talent die in the dangerous Jianghu.
It was the restaurant where the intense battle had taken place last night again. Li Qingshan sat in the seat of honour, receiving the fearful gazes of the aristocrats and cup after cup of fine alcohol. When he drank a cup, he suddenly stopped and looked at the rippling alcohol in the cup.
Following his movement, the restaurant quietened down. A aristocrat asked carefully, "Arrester Li, what's wrong?"
Li Qingshan said lightly, "This wine is poisoned!" He casually poured the wine on the ground. White smoke immediately rose, showing the intensity of the poison. This poison was colorless and odorless. If he hadn't activated his spiritual eyes and been careful enough to see the strangeness in the wine, he would have been poisoned by now.
The aristocrat's face turned pale. He was the one who poured the wine for Li Qingshan just now. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It wasn't me!"
Li Qingshan suddenly stood up. When the aristocrat was about to cry for help, he saw Li Qingshan look at the waiter at the side. "You're the one who poisoned it, right?" This was almost beast-like intuition, a sensitive reaction to killing intent and hostility.
"I don't think I've seen him before. He's not the waiter here." A aristocrat said.
The waiter panicked and cried out for his innocence. Suddenly, he saw a fist hurtling towards him. Before the fist had even arrived, the gust of wind from it had already rushed over, suffocating him. He could no longer afford to hide anymore. A dagger slid out of his sleeve and stabbed towards Li Qingshan's abdomen viciously.
With a dull thud, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, the waiter's chest caved in. His body flew out of the building and landed on the street. He still held the knife tightly, its tip bent.
Li Qingshan behaved as if nothing had happened. He turned around and said, "Let's keep drinking!" He knew this was not even an appetizer.
But no one could drink.
Li Qingshan said, "Sir Ye, the sect master of the Dragon's Gate sect, Yang Anzhi, has publicly assaulted and killed an official, and he's now fled. Have you issued a warrant for his arrest?"
Ye Dachuan said, "Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely mention this in the official document I send to the prefect."
"We cannot stay for long in a den of bandits like the Dragon's Gate Sect. As a constable, I am willing to wipe out the Dragon's Gate Sect and capture Yang Anzhi. What do you think, Lord Master?"
The aristocrats were horrified. The Dragon's Gate Sect was probably going to follow in the footsteps of the Black Wind Stronghold. Fortunately, most of them had summoned their descendants back as soon as possible.
Ye Dachuan looked at the sky and said, "Is it too late?"
Li Qingshan said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Master. I'll be back soon!" Since he could not drink, he would find something to do. He would not let the culprit behind all this go, the Dragon's Gate Sect. He would not give his enemies a chance to rest and recuperate.
Comrade Lei Feng had once taught us to treat our comrades as warm as spring and our enemies as cruel and merciless as winter.
The Dragon's Gate sect sat on the Dragon's Gate mountain five kilometers away from the city. When Li Qingshan left the city gates, he did not take the main road. Instead, he made his way up the Dragon's Gate in a hurry. As soon as he made it out of the city gates, two black figures tailed him, but they were not the senior brother and junior sister.
They just happened to be in the vicinity of Qingyang city and had heard the news of the spiritual ginseng. The waiter who had poisoned the spiritual ginseng happened to be their companion. He had been waiting below the restaurant the entire time, waiting to poison Li Qingshan to death and flee immediately after obtaining the spiritual ginseng. If they failed, the three of them would take action together.
However, all they saw was the waiter's corpse being tossed out. Afterwards, Li Qingshan leapt out of the window as well, heading straight out of the city. They looked at one another. "He's escaping!" They could not help but follow him.
Although the straight-line distance was five kilometers, he had to traverse mountains and ridges along the way, so it was not a measly five kilometers. Li Qingshan strode forward, leaving behind a deep footprint with each step. When he came across ditches and ridges, he would slow down and stop for a moment.
As it seemed, there was a reason why people described him as clumsy and heavy. This was because the Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength focused on practising the body, not qi. It did not have any techniques to lighten the body or lift qi at all. He only channeled true qi into his feet instinctively when he ran, allowing him to move slightly faster.
But at this moment, his situation was a little special. His spine was twisted in a strange way, and he kept adjusting his body as he ran, as if he was stretching his waist. His neck was also constantly twisting, and he was also panting heavily. His heart was beating like a drum, and white steam rose from his body, but it was actually his sweat.
Running should have been effortless for him, but he actually felt like he was bearing a great burden. However, his footsteps became faster and faster. With each step, he seemed more graceful. His body bent forward as his arms drooped down. He was like a humanoid wild beast, running through the forest faster and faster.
In the pitch-black forest, the trees rapidly approached him before being quickly thrown behind again.
Suddenly, a precipitous hill that stood twenty to thirty meters tall appeared before him. If it were him in the past, he definitely would have stopped and thought about how he could make his way around it or climb up.
But now, not only did he not stop, but he even sped up towards the hill. As soon as he reached the bottom of the hill, he lowered his body and pushed off with his feet, leaping up. He extended his hands and grabbed two protruding rocks. With another push, he leapt up the hill.
The entire movement was completed in a single stroke, just like a vicious tiger scaling a mountain. This form was the Tiger Demon Climbs the Mountain from the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging.
Oxen had already passed on the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging to Li Qingshan. He had spent the entire time on his way back to Qingyang city studying it. With the accumulation from the Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength, it was much easier. He grasped the method very quickly and experimented with it as he ran. These were the three most basic forms of the nine forms of the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging, the Tiger Demon Flexes its Spine, the Tiger Demon Stretches its Back, and the Tiger Demon Bumps its Head. These were the foundations of the Tiger Demon's Fist of Bone Forging. The other forms used them as a foundation.
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