In Shangguan Heng's opinion, when faced with such a situation, regardless of whether he was strong enough or not, as long as he was not greedy, he could just bounce the snow lotus back or throw it to the pursuers. Of course, if the item thrown back was very precious and happened to be what he was looking for, then it would depend on the right time, place, and people.
The right time, the right place, whether it was convenient for him to escape or hide.
The difference in strength between the person and the Snow Lotus.
"A thousand-year-old Snow Lotus …" Although Shangguan Heng had not reached the Imperceptible Realm, he was born in an aristocratic family and his Kung Fu was far superior to ordinary people. He could clearly judge the value of the Snow Lotus as soon as it was thrown.
The thousand-year-old Snow Lotus could be used to refine elixirs and was one of the main ingredients of healing elixirs such as Recover Pill. Different elixirs had different effects, and many of them could directly improve one's Kung Fu and open the Aperture acupoints.
For ordinary Jianghu people below the Exterior level, it was naturally a treasure. However, for the legitimate son of the Shangguan family in the vast plain, it was only "not bad". There were more than a dozen Snow Lotuses over 3,000 years old in the area surrounded by the Shangguan family at the western foot of the Snow Mountain in the Jade Plain. The Snow Lotus would greatly improve its level every 1,000 years, so aristocratic families and sects would not pick the ones that were close to 1,000 years old unless they were in urgent need of them.
"What will Su Meng do? Will he throw it back to show how rich he is, or will he accept it and subdue everyone with his strength? "Shangguan Heng was looking forward to it.
He could tell that there was no lack of experts among the people chasing after him. Moreover, there were many of them. If it were him, he would have to go through a lot of trouble to defeat them. How would Su Meng, who was rumored to be good at group battles, fare?
At this moment, he saw Mengqi stretch out his hand and release his five fingers to pull the Snow Lotus into his palm. The man who threw the Snow Lotus had already climbed down the slope. He held the protruding part of the slope with both hands and feet and climbed down steadily.
His hands seemed to be wearing transparent gloves that could firmly stick to the layer of ice.
"It seems that Su Meng is going to accept the Snow Lotus and subdue everyone …" Shangguan Heng was looking forward to it.
The people who were chasing suddenly made an uproar.
"There!"
"That man got it!"
"Surround him! Don't let him escape!"
None of them called out loudly. Instead, they did their best to suppress their voices.
All the Jianghu people who came to the Snow Mountain of the Jade Plateau to search for medicine and kill monsters had been warned by their seniors that the higher they went, the heavier the snow would be. If they made too much noise, they might trigger a chain of avalanches. At that time, the sky and earth would change color and the mighty force would be too much to handle. Not to mention enlightening the Apertures, even Half-step masters would not be able to survive if they could not fly out of the range of avalanches in time!
Suddenly, they saw the green-robed man holding the Snow Lotus in front of them rise into the air. Like a roc spreading its wings, he directly flew over the smooth area and flew down the cliff.
"He, is he going to commit suicide?" The Jianghu heroes who came to snatch it were dumbstruck. They had no idea what was going on.
Shangguan Heng was also taken aback. He had thought that Mengqi would turn around and deal with the pursuing crowd. Who knew that Mengqi would make such a choice!
He shouldn't have been scared off, right? Shangguan Heng had witnessed Mengqi's Lightness Skill before, so he did not doubt that Mengqi had committed suicide out of fear.
The man who threw the Snow Lotus was steadily climbing down the cliff when he suddenly felt his vision dim, as if a shadow had blocked out the moonlight.
He raised his head subconsciously and saw the man who had been in a leisurely trance pouncing towards him from the cliff. His clothes were fluttering in the wind, and he looked like a deity. His face was expressionless, and he held the Snow Lotus in one hand while his other hand was in the shape of a saber.
This "saber" was extremely fierce and powerful, and a strong gust of wind blew against his face. The man had never seen anyone who dared to act like this on a cliff, so he was momentarily stunned. It was not until the palm wind was right in front of him that he realized what was going on.
"Does he have a death wish?"
Being on the ice wall, it was difficult for him to change his position. He could only exert force with one hand and one foot to suddenly turn around and lean his back against the ice wall to avoid the sharp attack. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and pulled out a long sword to stab at the strong gust of wind.
His strength was indeed not bad. Otherwise, how could he have snatched the thousand-year-old Snow Lotus from a large group of martial artists and escaped?
The gust of wind seemed fierce, but when the sword stabbed into it, it felt empty. It involuntarily sped up and coincidentally collided with the saber palm from the side.
"Bang!" A majestic force came from the emptiness. The sword-wielding man's right arm suddenly became numb and swollen, and the pain spread to the rest of his body.
"Returning emptiness with reality!" "Returning emptiness with ferocious reality!"
This was the enlightenment of Mengqi's Seven Immortal Illusions after he had mastered the bladesmanship, sword art, palm art, and fist art under the guidance of Gao Lan!
Taking advantage of the force, Mengqi twisted and turned like a flying bird and circled to the front of the sword-wielding man. He turned the saber palm into a finger sword and pierced through the defense the sword-wielding man made with great effort like a ghost and hit the major acupoint on his chest.
The sword-wielding man could not change his form or dodge, so he could only helplessly watch the expressionless cyan-robed man seal his major acupoint. Then the cyan-robed man grabbed his collar and jumped up as if he was walking on flat ground with his left and right feet on the ice wall.
Not long after he climbed down, he was not far from the top. Soon, he felt that he had risen up and landed on a comfortable place with the cyan-robed man.
Then, he felt his collar tighten again, and he rose up again. He leaped over the people who were chasing him in a daze and flew back to where he came from.
"What on earth does he want to do?" Shangguan Heng had no idea what Mengqi wanted to do. He just watched him jump down the cliff and grab the man who had caused the trouble like an eagle catching a chick. Then, Mengqi "flew" in the opposite direction and chased after the man, "leisurely" running away into the distance.
"Go after him!" The crowd came to their senses. Without thinking too much, they subconsciously chased after him.
They were familiar with the route and seemed to be getting closer and closer. Just then, Mengqi carried the sword-wielding man and stepped on the steep cliff. He then turned around and passed them again, running toward Shangguan Heng.
"What does he want to do …" The people who were chasing after him began to feel strange, but they were reluctant to give up the thousand-year-old snow lotus, so they habitually turned around and chased after him.
When they reached the sunken shelter, Mengqi stopped and waited for the people behind him to catch up. When they were a certain distance away, he stuffed the snow lotus into the arms of the sword-wielding man and unsealed his acupoint. Then, he leisurely returned to the bonfire.
Everyone, including Shangguan Heng, was dumbfounded. "What the hell is going on?"
Mengqi looked at the sword-wielding man and the people chasing after him and said with a smile,
"You guys continue."
The sword-wielding man subconsciously looked back, and his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle. This distance, this distance, it was exactly the same distance as when he had thrown the snow lotus!
In other words, he had completely returned to the state before he had caused the trouble, except for his mood!
"No wonder he said" continue "…" The people chasing after him also understood what was going on and were all dumbfounded.
"Did he go through so much trouble just to" stay out of this "?"
But the strength he showed after going through so much trouble was simply breathtaking!
It was quiet all around, like a dead land.
Suddenly, the sword-wielding man was the first to react. He ran madly and approached the cliff again. He wanted to escape by relying on his rare gloves.
His movement broke the silence, and the people chasing after him followed suit. When they passed by the sunken area, no one dared to look directly at Mengqi.
"Why did you do that?" Shangguan Heng asked in confusion.
"For me, the thousand-year-old snow lotus is precious, but to seek one's own path is not only about understanding heaven and earth and the Interior, but also the cultivation of one's soul. Restraining greed and not going against one's conscience is also part of the training." Meng Qi smiled. "If it's an ownerless item, I'm not afraid of fighting for it. But since someone else has already gotten it, I can't interfere. I'll subdue him, take him away, and scare him. That'll be my 'repayment' for diverting the trouble to someone else."
The precious thing Mengqi mentioned meant that it could be exchanged for a lot of Karma points.
"I understand, but why do you have to go through so much trouble? Why do you have to emphasize 'continue'? "Shangguan Heng emphasized his own problem.
Mengqi "deeply" looked at him.
"You don't understand …"
Shangguan Heng really did not understand, so he could only adjust his Qi-circulation and wait for dawn.
After another day, the two arrived at the peak without mishap.
The place was only a few dozen feet in radius, covered with rugged rocks of strange shapes that would not melt for tens of thousands of years. In the middle of the peak, there was a small igloo, so small that only one person could sit cross-legged.
A strange man was sitting inside the igloo. His gray hair was long and messy, and his face was completely covered. Only a pair of confused eyes could be seen.
He stared at the vast blue and clear sky, lost in thought.
"Senior Huang Liang, I'm Shangguan Heng from Giant Plain. I'm here to pay my respects." Shangguan Heng bowed.
Mengqi had heard from Shangguan Heng that this person's surname was Huang. It was often said that mortals were like a big dream, so he called himself Huang Liang.
The eccentric ignored the two of them and continued to daydream.
"Senior, I have a friend who often thinks about the reality of heaven and earth and the difference between the sun and the moon. I've come to ask for your advice." Shangguan Heng restrained his anger and said.
The strange man suddenly turned to look at Mengqi and said in a hoarse voice, "You also know the difference between reality and falsehood?"
"What's changeable and what's not changeable? Whether this world is the only one, and whether the sun, the moon, and the stars are actually different, I've always been troubled by this," Mengqi answered frankly.
The strange man laughed. "I didn't expect that there would be someone who thinks about such questions in this world other than a few sects. I'm not alone!"
The confusion in his eyes disappeared, and they were dark like the stars in the night sky. However, there was no twinkle and no change.
"The reason why I think more and further than ordinary people is not only because I've received the inheritance from my master and know all kinds of secrets, but also because …" He paused and said, "I'm not a person of this world."
Mengqi was shocked. "Is he a time traveler like me or a person of the World of Samsara?"
Shangguan Heng was even more shocked. He had never heard this madman say this before!
However, the madman's words could not be trusted.
"In my world, I also practice martial arts …" Huang Liang said slowly.
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