"BOOM!!!"
He held the eighth porcelain bottle in his hand, but did not pour it out in the end.
"Duke Ashoka …" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. If that was the case, then the Xu Family Blood Sacrifice incident in Nine Links City wasn't just a simple act of ghosts. Nor was it just the Mortal-Sweeping Manor that was implicated. Duke Ashoka was also involved …
"Pfft!!"
"Brother Lu … I have the map you want, but it's useless now. The two Northern Lands factions are fighting fiercely outside the city, and it's a mess outside. I'm not sure what's going on, but the map is useless now. The Noble Families have made their move … "
"You want me to wipe them out? With just you? "Lu Sheng grabbed the old man's hair and pulled him up.
'This way, I still can't figure out what level my strength has reached,' Lu Sheng walked out of the restaurant, still deep in thought.
"In that case, he should have participated in the battle for the treasure in the Northern Lands, right?" Lu Sheng asked again. It was rare to have such a good opportunity to understand the inside story. Naturally, he had to get to the bottom of it.
But before the poison on the needle could take effect, a large chopper the size of a door slammed into the left wall of the private room.
He opened the door and left quickly. A while after the door was shut, Lu Sheng slowly walked out of his seat.
The needle hit him hard in the chest.
"Thank you, Brother Lu! I will remember this favor forever! "he said solemnly.
He gently pulled out the cork and slowly poured the needle into his right palm.
A dangerous aura slowly emanated from his body.
The wall shattered. Caught off guard, a thin old man in green standing on the other side was struck by the knife. Countless splinters of wood hit him like an explosion, creating a large bloody hole in the blink of an eye.
At the mention of this, Li Shunxi's expression turned bitter.
His inner Qi surged, but he still did not feel exhausted. The quality of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill was obviously much higher than before, unlike before when it was powerless to resist the binding force of a porcelain bottle.
"This is troublesome …" With this, he could not find a suitable test subject even if he wanted to. This was a little troublesome.
With just Level Five of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill, combined with hard body skills and other skills, the explosive force generated was just like what had happened just now. An Intent Proficiency expert was hacked to death before he could even react.
"That Li Shunxi is a felon captured by the higher-ups. Your strength is not bad, don't make a mistake," the old voice said faintly. "Otherwise, at the very least, you'll get into trouble, and at the very worst, you'll be completely annihilated."
"Kill all the chickens and dogs? Hehe. "He laughed sinisterly." You can come out and try. Let's see if you can kill me. "
"Implicate? Who did I meet? I didn't do anything. I just received a friend. Where did the wanted criminal come from? "Lu Sheng was confused.
"Duke Ashoka?" Lu Sheng shook his head. "Is he one of the current Princes or something?"
Puff!
Lu Sheng's complexion changed slightly, but his heart became more and more gloomy. This Li Shunxi was indeed being monitored, but he didn't expect that someone would come to warn him so soon.
A puff of white smoke billowed out. Like concentrated acid being poured into the palm, the thick smell of something burning wafted out.
"Hiss …"
"Brother Li, take care …" Lu Sheng sighed, stood up and cupped his fists.
He knocked the old man to the ground, the tip of his saber piercing vertically through the old man's neck and into the ground, almost cutting the old man's chin and chest into two.
But it was a pity that the toxins in the previous seven porcelain bottles had all been neutralized by inner Qi. But all the inner energy in Lu Sheng's body had finally been completely depleted.
Li Shunxi received it gratefully. He opened it and glanced at it. There were actually no less than a hundred taels of silver in the notes and silver fragments.
The old man struggled as he was pinned to the ground. Blood bubbled up in his mouth as he gurgled, glaring at Lu Sheng. He reached out and grabbed the saber, trying to pull it out, but to no avail.
"Duke Ashoka … blood sacrifice?" Lu Sheng vaguely recalled the tragedy in Nine Links City.
"I can completely resist the toxins in all seven bottles. Soon … soon … just a little more … "Lu Sheng's heart was pounding, his forehead beaded with sweat.
Back then, the Xu Family, one of the great families in Nine Links City, had been massacred. It was said that they had been sacrificed. He hesitated for a moment, then asked with a frown, "Is it about the blood sacrifice tragedy in Nine Links City?"
Lu Sheng could tell what he was thinking, and did not urge him to stay.
He estimated that if he raised his inner force by another level, he would be able to break through to the level of Force Bind.
He had previously sensed a faintly discernible aura following closely around Li Shunxi. He had thought that it was an expert protecting him, but it turned out to be a watcher.
"We'll meet again someday." Li Shunxi held the money pouch given to him by Lu Sheng. It was as if it was not filled with money, but with a renewed sense of trust and meaning in life.
"Brother Li, you're too kind. Everyone has a time when they're in trouble," Lu Sheng said with a wave of his hand. "Right, I haven't asked about your family …"
"Brother Lu, have you ever heard of Duke Ashoka?"
As the bottle tilted, a drop of black liquid slowly flowed out and landed on Lu Sheng's palm.
"Alright, the mountains never change, and the rivers never stop flowing. Brother Lu, I, Li Shunxi, will remember today's favor in my heart. I'll definitely repay you in the future! Farewell! "
"Friend, since you've heard it, come out yourself. It saves me the trouble of inviting you out personally, "Lu Sheng stood alone in the empty compartment, speaking in a clear voice.
"I can only test it out with this for now …"
"Brother Lu, that … can you lend me some traveling expenses …?" Li Shunxi asked hesitantly, a little embarrassed. He was completely sober now. Actually, most of the time, he didn't drink much. Most of it was spilled outside, so he woke up quickly.
"Arrogant!" The old voice bellowed angrily. Following the voice was a steel needle as thin as a cow's hair, piercing through the wall and hurtling towards Lu Sheng's chest.
"Hiss."
The wine with the scent of Bind in this small porcelain bottle might be able to roughly gauge the level of Bind poison he could resist.
"Clean this up. Cremate this man's corpse. Don't leave any traces," Lu Sheng said mildly. He pulled out a bent needle stuck in his clothes from his chest. After piercing through the wall, the needle landed on his body. It didn't even break his skin, much less the poison on it.
As for his time in the Division of Weapons, he was rich. But no matter how rich he was, no one liked to be played like a fool. That was why he purposely returned the favor to that old man.
His words reminded Lu Sheng that the current situation was chaotic. With Scarlet District and Zhen Family fighting, the demons and ghosts outside were naturally in a state of chaos.
"Yes."
"According to my father's investigations, Duke Ashoka is likely in cahoots with ghosts. His hidden power is so great that it's shocking." Li Shunxi explained, "He's not a member of the current dynasty's royal family, but a descendant of the previous dynasty. But because he kept a low profile, no one knew about him. This time, it was because the blood sacrifice was too cruel that my father uncovered him."
Although he said it didn't matter now, he might be able to escape if he really went up against a major force like them. But his family would be doomed. His entire family would be implicated.
He couldn't possibly allow anyone to spread the information about what he and Li Shunxi were discussing. Moreover, the other party actually dared to threaten him. Once his temper flared, he threw caution to the wind and killed him first.
Lu Sheng wiped the blood off his boots with a towel and strolled out of the tavern.
"That's right. But he's not just a Prince. His secret power is also shockingly great. It's not just in the mundane world," Li Shunxi sighed. "My father was framed by the Ministry of War's Minister of War because he was investigating his involvement in the blood sacrifice. That's why he ended up like this."
The steel needle was extremely fast and silent. It was even masked by the shout. By the time Lu Sheng discovered it, it was already too late to dodge.
"That's right," Li Shunxi nodded, a bitter expression on his face. "It wasn't just Nine Links City. Back then, there were a total of eight such murders in the Northern Lands. The severity of the crime was shocking. There were also many villages outside the city where people went missing. In reality, the number of people who died was far greater than the total number of murders. It was precisely because of this that my father couldn't bear to watch any longer and decided to investigate. But who would have thought … "As he spoke, the rims of his eyes reddened again.
"I don't know. But what I can be sure of is that he definitely had a hand in it," Li Shunxi nodded fiercely. He poured himself a cup of water and gulped it down in one gulp. Tilting his head back, he gulped it down.
What arrogance!
Wisps of white steam gradually rose from the top of Lu Sheng's head. That was the steam of his perspiration being evaporated by inner Qi.
Lu Sheng watched as the black liquid rapidly shrank and disappeared in his palm. Then, he quickly poured out a drop of liquid from a small porcelain bottle.
The second drop of liquid disappeared very quickly, completely evaporated. Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth. One by one, the porcelain bottles were dripped with liquid in the same spot.
"It's fine," Lu Sheng retrieved his money pouch from his waist pouch and tossed it to Li Shunxi. "Use this bit of silver I brought with me."
After the sixth and seventh porcelain bottles were emptied, Lu Sheng picked up the eighth porcelain bottle … which was also the last one.
The old man's head was neatly split into two halves by the machete.
He didn't care much about a hundred and eighty taels of silver. Especially now that he was a high-ranking member of Crimson Whale Sect, he had more channels of income and was much more extravagant in his spending. Li Shunxi had a good temperament and was someone worth befriending. It wasn't a bad idea to spend some money to forge a good relationship with him.
Only then did the Crimson Whale Sect disciples outside realize what was going on. They rushed in and saw the scene, their faces all pale.
"Boss …" Xu Chui walked in, covering his nose. The room reeked of blood. Even a seasoned veteran like him couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
Although this was the lowest basic level for Noble Families and Anomalies, it was the largest boundary between mortals and Transcendents in this world.
Returning to the Golden Jade Greenhouse, he retrieved the small porcelain bottle used for the test from under his bed.
"No need," an old voice rang in Lu Sheng's ears. "Coming into contact with a wanted criminal of the imperial court. Aren't you afraid your family will be punished?"
Sitting at the round table, Lu Sheng took out a small porcelain bottle and placed it in his hand. He placed the rest of the porcelain bottles in a white box on the table.
More than half of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill's inner Qi was rapidly depleted. Soon, he began to use Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill and Nine Lakes Steel Chains Skill Body Hardening Skill.
Even he didn't know how powerful Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill was at Level Eight. It was a good opportunity for an expert to test it out.
Li Shunxi didn't want to implicate himself. After all, the Minister of War and Prince Ashoka were far more influential than most people.
So many years of family and friends couldn't compare to a stranger he had just met. For a moment, Li Shunxi's heart was filled with an inexplicable mix of emotions.
"HAH!!" Lu Sheng shouted. With a leap, he aimed the tip of his saber at his neck and brought it down viciously.
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