E Dan's face changed. "Li Qingshan!"
The cultivators on the ground all stared at the figure in the sky with various expressions.
Caretaker Zheng flew up and stopped Li Qingshan. "Flying is forbidden in the sky above the marquis' estate!"
"Didn't you hear that the marquis has invited you?" Li Qingshan did not stop at all.
"Then please land on the ground and walk to the Soaring Clouds terrace. Wait for him to be summoned."
Caretaker Zheng's face was cold. He behaved like he was going by the book, leaving no room for negotiation. It was a stark contrast to his humble attitude when he received Gu Yanying that night.
Before Li Qingshan could look back, caretaker Zheng parted his hands, and yellow light blanketed Li Qingshan's head.
He thought to himself, I only showed you some respect for Gu Yanying that day, yet you're actually bold enough to look down on a mighty Golden Core cultivator like me? I'll show you what I'm capable of today!
Apart from the cultivators of the Clear River prefecture, most of the cultivators who had come to attend the ceremony below had heard of Li Qingshan's name. Seeing this, they all shook their heads inside, This Li Qingshan is far too arrogant. No matter how powerful he is, how can he be more powerful than a Golden Core cultivator? He's been slammed into the ground in front of so many people. He'll be utterly humiliated!
Li Qingshan did not stop at all. The corner of his lips curled up, and he pushed forward with both hands. The huge wave surged, growing a foot taller with each inch it advanced. In the end, it turned into a tsunami over thirty meters tall and collided viciously with the yellow light.
Boom!
The tsunami surged and shattered, turning into specks of light that scattered. It was still rather difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to fend off a Golden Core cultivator. However, Li Qingshan's objective was not to defeat caretaker Zheng, nor did he plan on facing him head-on. The moment the two forces collided, he immediately pulled back his hand and stomped down with his feet. Waves surged.
Caretaker Zheng shuddered. The force from the tsunami was unexpectedly great. The yellow light dimmed slightly, and his attack was stopped.
A figure suddenly rose up, breaking free from the range of the yellow light. With a turn in the air, he shot towards the Soaring Clouds restaurant like an arrow.
"Not good!"
Steward Zheng abruptly turned around and waved his hand to slap Li Qingshan. Just now, he had underestimated Li Qingshan, but he had held back because of Gu Yanying. Now, he didn't dare to hold back anymore. If Li Qingshan really reached Flying Cloud Tower, he would lose a lot of face, so he used all his strength in this move.
Li Qingshan glanced sideways as the yellow light whizzed towards him.
From the ground, the yellow light seemed like a huge fly-swatter, while Li Qingshan was the tiny fly. The cultivators of the Clear River prefecture all cried out, "Dodge!"
If one was hit, they would definitely be severely injured. If it was an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, they might even be killed on the spot. A Golden Core cultivator had an overwhelming power over a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Li Qingshan turned around in the air and spread his hands, unleashing the Vast Ocean Flow again. A region of turbulence formed in a radius of several meters, but the power within the yellow light was far too great. All of the turbulence collapsed wherever it passed by. It was unable to divert the enemy's power at all.
"Child's play!" Caretaker Zheng sneered and used a little more force.
With a bang, Li Qingshan was sent flying.
"What!" Caretaker Zheng's expression changed immediately, as Li Qingshan had not been sent flying horizontally. Instead, he flew straight towards the Soaring Clouds restaurant with a smile on his face.
Although he could not divert the power away and avoid harm, he could still divert it from the side to the front. Using this force, Li Qingshan's speed suddenly doubled.
Caretaker Zheng was unable to catch up immediately. All he could do was watch as Li Qingshan flew towards the Soaring Clouds restaurant. Right when he was about to collide with the restaurant, his hands moved gently like willows in the spring, producing an extremely gentle force. He drifted upwards, leaping over the railing and sliding towards the centre of the platform. Then, he turned around and stabilised himself, facing Gu Yanying and Si Qing. He exhaled deeply and clasped his hands.
"Subordinate Li Qingshan greets commander Gu and your highness. May I ask why you've summoned us so urgently?"
Cheers came from below the platform. The group of Golden Core cultivators did not say anything out of respect for Si Qing, but they were secretly praising him in their hearts. "What impressive moves. He achieved his goal despite being obstructed by a Golden Core cultivator, and it's rare for him to do so with such ease. No wonder commander Gu trusts him so much at such a young age!"
"Your highness!" Caretaker Zheng chased up to the balcony. His originally amiable face was now somewhat flustered and exasperated.
"Old Zheng, go and entertain the guests!"
Caretaker Zheng glared at Li Qingshan's back. Brat, don't be arrogant. I'll make you die a horrible death in this Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures!
Gu Yanying smiled. "His highness has a few questions to ask you. Just answer them truthfully."
"Li Qingshan, your cultivation is progressing very quickly!"
Si Qing studied Li Qingshan up and down. He was filled with indescribable surprise. How long had it been since they last met, yet he had already gone from mid Foundation Establishment to late Foundation Establishment. If he had always been close to breaking through the bottleneck, then there would have been nothing strange about it. However, the issue was his aura had already reached the level of peak Foundation Establishment.
Not only did this mean that he possessed extremely great talent and ability to comprehend, but it also meant that he had great support behind him. According to the information, he had not been accepted by any sect. As it seemed, Gu Yanying really did value this kid.
However, that was not strange either. Even among the princes of the Dragon province, reaching peak Foundation Establishment in his twenties was extraordinary. In a place like the Ruyi commandery, he would definitely be an outstanding genius. As a result, he became even more determined to kill him. Otherwise, once he really underwent the second heavenly tribulation and reached Golden Core, it would be difficult to kill him.
"It's all thanks to commander Gu's nurturing. I wonder when I'll be able to repay this great kindness!"
Li Qingshan bowed slightly towards Gu Yanying in gratitude. He had already learnt how to push everything onto Gu Yanying now.
Gu Yanying smiled but said nothing. She knew he was reminding her. "Oi, you still owe me money!"
"Li Qingshan, do you know why I've called you here?" Si Qing's voice suddenly sank, like the threatening growl of a jackal. The atmosphere on the Soaring Clouds terrace became tense as a result.
"I don't know," Li Qingshan said calmly.
"Have you killed anyone recently?"
Li Qingshan thought about it. "I've killed three!"
Even if the Golden Core cultivators present did not know who Li Qingshan had killed in the first place, they had asked one another about it during this time. Seeing how easily he answered, they all frowned slightly.
The Green province had been peaceful for several thousand years. The concept of peace had already been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. Qi Practitioners still tended to kill one another, but once they reached Foundation Establishment, they all cherished their lives a little more. Even conflicts between the academy and sects would rarely reach a point where they would have to fight to the death, let alone kill one another within the academy.
If they ended up killing one another over a tiny bit of profit and conflict, the entire cultivation community would be thrown into chaos. The Green province would become a barbaric land like the Mist province.
"You worked with Chu Danqing and helped him murder his fellow disciples. You're a Hawkwolf guard who carried out the executions on behalf of the school of Legalism. Tell me, what kind of crime is that?"
"I'll be honest, your highness. I really don't come from the school of Legalism, so I really don't know much about the laws of Great Xia. However, if someone wants to kill me, surely I can't just stand there and let them kill me! If you look at it, this should be called legitimate defence. Let me say one more thing. I killed all three of them. Chu Danqing didn't do anything the entire time. "
Li Qingshan told them everything that had happened. He fished out the recording stone from his hundred treasures pouch and played it, proving that he was telling the truth.
Only then did everyone understand what had happened. They thought, If that really is the case, then the three of them really are looking to die. They deserve to be killed. However, even after being ambushed, he still managed to take on three of them alone. This Li Qingshan sure is vicious.
Jia Zhen said sinisterly, "I know you're a novelist, and you're most skilled at making things up. Who knows if you didn't force them to talk after you captured them? It's not difficult to fake the voice in the recording stone!"
"If you're out to pin a crime on someone, you can always find a pretext. If you insist on sticking to me like this, then there's nothing I can say."
Li Qingshan said indifferently, as if he could not be bothered with arguing. With Gu Yanying here anyway, it was impossible for the three of them to take the blame for him with just a few words without any concrete evidence.
Si Bao smiled. "Si Qing, you've only killed three treacherous scoundrels who sold out their masters for glory. Is it worth it for you to go to war?"
"Let's put this matter aside for now."
Bang!
E Dan suddenly slammed the table. "Then what crime do you deserve for working with that wretched daemon, North Moon, to kill so many of my disciples?"
When the name "North Moon" was mentioned, the Golden Core cultivators all lurched inside. Whether it was his actions of refining all the water in the Ruyi commandery on a large scale or his terrifying battle record of killing basically all the Daemon Commanders in the Ruyi commandery in one fell swoop, it made him the most famous and powerful daemon in the Ruyi commandery.
Right now, the situation between the humans and daemons was becoming more and more tense. North Moon was definitely a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all the cultivators in the Ruyi commandery. Once a full-scale war erupted, he would behead everyone. There were not a lot of people present who were confident they could survive a direct clash with him either. To Golden Core cultivators with long lifespans and noble statuses, this was basically the worst possible outcome.
His crimes were getting heavier and heavier!
Li Qingshan replied with a question, "May I ask how I ended up working with North Moon and killing so many of your esteemed disciples?"
"Back then, I asked you what happened, and you actually dared to lie to me. Only afterwards did I get to the bottom of it. Tell me, the jade pendant in the possession of that bitch, Begonia, to report to North Moon had originally been snatched away by my disciple, E Feng. Did you personally shatter it before summoning North Moon in the end? "
"Even your disciple refused to believe the jade pendant was real. When we clashed, I accidentally shattered it. Who knew it would actually summon the Moon Devil. You're afraid to seek revenge from the Moon Devil, so you came to vent your anger on me. You're basically bullying the weak and fearing the strong. How unreasonable!"
"I fought against daemons in the Clear River prefecture, risking who knows how many times to kill a few Daemon Generals, yet you suspect me of having connections with daemons right now. How absurd!"
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