Smoke wasn't rare, as lowly Jianghu people often used this method.
However, Lianhai Changjin's cultivation was deep, so the effect wasn't particularly good.
He quickly woke up, but found himself tied to a tree by thick vines.
Yan Li and Tang Sanghua were squatting on the ground, counting their spoils of war.
"Eight tokens, half each, that's four tokens." Tang Sanghua took the tokens, "Looks like he got average in the written exam. Speaking of which, did anyone get an excellent score? Why do I feel like the highest score was average? "
Average in the written exam was two points, so one needed to collect eight tokens to be considered qualified.
Yan Li accepted the other four and said, "You only feel that way because you got an ordinary score."
"Nonsense!" Tang Sanghua rolled her eyes, "He's talking seriously, and you're still arguing. Don't you want to know what's going on? "
Yan Li couldn't be bothered with her, "Let him have his own token."
Lianhai Changjin was instantly moved, but Yan Li's next words made him feel like he'd fallen into an ice cave.
"This way, he'll have the motivation to continue collecting, and before the end, we can snatch one more."
Tang Sanhua repeatedly praised, saying: "This idea is not bad, I have a whole new level of respect for you."
"You should've done this earlier." Yan Li snorted.
Besides the token, Lianhai Changjin also had a valuable jade pendant, four thousand banknotes, and twenty taels of silver. In addition, there were three sets of Shadowless Starthread and forty taels of Heaven Mystic Stone.
Three sets of Starthread was three thousand taels of gold; forty taels of Heaven Mystic Stone could be exchanged for more than four thousand taels of gold. Exchanging these two precious treasures could be exchanged for more than seventy thousand taels of silver. Adding the jade pendant and banknotes, it was probably close to a hundred thousand taels of silver.
After counting, Yan Li clicked his tongue, "This guy is a moving treasury!"
"Grow up!" Tang Sanghua was exasperated, "It's only a hundred thousand taels of silver."
But he was very intoxicated with picking and choosing, taking some and not letting go of others.
Yan Li said, "Move your claws away before you say that!"
After the two of them divided the wealth, they discovered that Lian Hai Changjin had already woken up and was crying miserably.
"Young Master Lianhai, since you're so rich, why don't you help us poor people?" Tang Sanghua smiled and patted his shoulder.
Yan Li ran over and picked up the jade fan. "Well, since you're so rich, why don't you let us have this treasure?"
Lianhai Changjin's expression changed as he said, "Brother Yan, you mustn't! This is my family heirloom …"
"Oh!" Yan Li smirked, "Family heirloom, it must be very precious. You know I'm a robber, but when a robber steals something, he has to get rid of it … "
He waved his fan. "The highest bidder wins."
Tang Sanghua was overjoyed. "What robber? You're just a profiteer."
Lianhai Changjin heaved a sigh of relief. "Money is not a problem. I'm willing to spend another hundred thousand taels to buy it back. "
Yan Li raised a finger and wagged it, his words shocking everyone. "One million!"
Lianhai Changjin couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. "Brother Yan, this is too …"
"And your life." Yan Li's tone left no room for doubt.
Lianhai Changjin could only smile bitterly. "It looks like I'll have to stay away from the two of you in the future. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Lianhai Bank will become your personal treasury."
Tang Sanghua grinned. "It's just a hundred Shadowless Starsilk. For the Lianhai Villa, which is as rich as a country, it's just a drop in the bucket. Just think of it as relief for the poor."
Saying so, she looked at Yan Li coquettishly. "Cooperating with you was indeed the right choice. You're really too smart."
Yan Li ignored her and looked towards a certain direction in the forest.
He frowned. "Are you born in the year of the dog? We should go. "
He stuck the jade fan on Lianhai Changjin's waist and turned to leave with Tang Sanghua.
Lianhai Changjin hurriedly said, "Wait, please help me untie …"
Not long after the two of them left, a figure came out of the dense forest. He was wearing a black robe and holding a dark green sheathed longsword. He came to the bottom of the tree.
That grave and stern expression, that gaze that was as sharp as a sword, could not be imitated by a second person.
It was Xiao Sibai.
Once he identified an opponent, he had to fight.
"Unbecoming." Xiao Sibai stopped in his tracks and turned his head slightly to look at Lianhai Changjin. Then he pulled out his sword and cut the vines that bound him.
Lianhai Changjin smiled and cupped his hands. "Thank you, Brother Xiao."
"In a fight to the death, you'll definitely die." Xiao Sibai said.
Lianhai Changjin smiled. "Brother Xiao knows that I've never been good at fighting. Moreover, in this world, anything that can be settled with money is not a problem. "
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated." Xiao Sibai said.
Lianhai Changjin spread his hands. "Perhaps I was born not suited for cultivation."
"You and I will fight one day. On that day, if you still act like this, I will definitely kill you." Xiao Sibai said and turned to leave.
Lianhai Changjin smiled and tidied up his clothes. He waved his jade fan and ran in the opposite direction.
A faint chanting could be heard in the wind. "A pot of wine in the mortal world, half a cup empties half a mountain hut. Painting the year without feeling carefree, like Zhuang Zhou's butterfly. Sparse shadows slanting and faint fragrance floating, floating flowers and waves are lonely. There is injustice in this world, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. In life, there is only one meeting. Better to drink and sing. The willow shore is sobered by the morning wind, the waning moon clears its shadow … "
…
It was close to noon.
Four hours after Yan Li fell into the water, the Da Pu brothers were buried. Wang Yuanqing and Lu Tiansu stood at the edge of the slope, looking around for something.
A guard ran up from the bottom of the slope and reported: "Second Young Master, there is a cave ten miles down the river. There is a fire burning in the cave, it is still warm."
Lu Tiansu said: "According to the witness's testimony, that bastard and Tang Sanghua have reached an agreement. Then the ones who have the guts to light the fire in the cave are most likely them."
After a pause, he smiled and said: "The guards sent by Commander Wang are very good at tracking. It won't be long before they find that bastard. That Tang Sanghua … "
Wang Yuanqing's lips curled into a sneer. "That bitch, she refused a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I will make her pay for looking down on me. As for that bastard, do you think he will not break down if I play with that bitch in front of him? "
As he said this, he looked at Lu Tiansu and smiled. His smile was full of perversion.
This was a game they were used to playing.
…
At noon, night fell on Mount Kunyuan.
In a withered forest, Yan Li slowly pulled out the Leaving Cliff, bringing with it a spray of fresh blood that sprinkled on the soft, withered leaves.
There were several corpses lying around. Tang Sanghua finished picking up the spoils of war, yawned, and walked over. "It's about time. I'm so tired. Staying up late is a beauty taboo."
Yan Li shook off the blood on his sword and returned it to its sheath. He was a little unsatisfied.
Actual combat was indeed the best way to improve. As he circulated his Primordial Qi, it felt more and more condensed. The higher the concentration of Primordial Qi, the more lethal it was. The less space it took up, the more Primordial Qi the Dantian could hold.
He had experienced a lot of actual combat in the past, but lacked Primordial Qi, so he could not experience it.
He estimated that after two or three days of practice, he could reach the bottleneck of Rank-4, which was the peak of Rank-5.
"Let's go."
Just as the two of them were about to walk out of the withered forest, a group of people walked toward them. The leader was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old beautiful girl.
She wore a jujube colored floral dress with white shoes. Her long black hair was tied into a pendant bun. This bun was unique in that it was tied into a pendant and hung over her shoulders. It was also called a swallow's tail. This made her look more graceful and gentle. It was the hairstyle of the unmarried ladies of Yongling.
She was shocked when she saw the two of them. "It's, it's you. I heard you killed many people …"
Tang Sanghua laughed and said, "Oh, it's Sister Azi. I was just thinking of you, and you appeared. Look at how fated we are. Why don't we travel together?"
This girl was Zhao Azi, ranked ninth in the academy. Not only that, she was the only daughter of Zhao Xu, the Minister of Public Works.
Hearing Tang Sanghua's words, her face paled, and she seemed to be afraid.
"Don't be afraid, First Miss. We will protect you!"
The people around her quickly spread out, protecting her in the middle. One of them said coldly, "If you know what's good for you, retreat immediately."
"Does your family own this road?"
Yan Li's footsteps did not stop. It looked like he was strolling leisurely, but he was actually pressing forward with every step.
When he advanced, Zhao Azi had no choice but to retreat. Her guards had no choice but to follow suit.
A group of five or six people, one of whom was ranked above Yan Li, was being forced to retreat by him. It was somewhat unbelievable.
The leader of the guards was also of the fourth rank. Of course, he was not afraid of Yan Li, but of Tang Sanghua, who was beside Yan Li.
He said angrily, "Relying on a woman to intimidate others, what kind of ability is that?"
"Fair words." Tang Sanghua could not help but tremble with laughter, looking somewhat charming.
Yan Li's eyes were very calm, like the surface of a lake. Then, there were ripples on the surface of the lake because a person was walking over from the other end of the road.
Black robes and a dark green long sword. In Mount Kunyuan, this had become a scenery.
There were wolves in front and tigers behind. Zhao Azi's group was suddenly in a dilemma.
"Take a sword from me, and I will spare your life."
Xiao Sibai only had eyes for Yan Li.
Zhao Azi suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly retreated to the side with her subordinates.
Yan Li stopped ten meters away, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Looks like we can't escape. I don't know if you've heard of the saying, geniuses are meant to fall. I don't think you've heard of it before, because there are only two kinds of people around you. One is the people who need your help, and the other is the dead people you've killed. The former won't say anything bad, and the latter won't speak. "
That guard recognized Xiao Sibai and sneered, "In front of the most outstanding swordsman in the history of the Xiao Clan, your words are the funniest joke I've heard this year. I'm afraid that after one move, you will become the second kind of person. "
Xiao Sibai said, "I hope you're worth me wasting a day."
"Brother, Brother Xiao, defeat him …" Zhao Azi nervously clenched her fists and shouted in a very small voice.
Tang Sanghua retreated to the side and said with interest, "Looks like little girls prefer strong, cool young masters, and are completely uninterested in little ruffians like Yan Li."
These words, it was as if she wasn't a little girl.
Yan Li said with a smile, "That's because little girls don't have the ability to see through the essence, and are unable to appreciate the charm of maturity."
Leaving Cliff showed some clues.
Xiao Sibai also grasped the hilt of his sword at the same time.
Between the two, there was an indescribable energy that transformed into invisible sword shadows.
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