FVN Chapter 85 You still have such thoughts now?
Chapter 85 You still have such thoughts now?
"You still have such thoughts now?"
Qin Xiyue did not resist, but simply said something lightly.
After a few moments of silent eye contact, Li Qingyi finally got up and put her scattered clothes back on one by one.
With a formidable enemy at hand, he certainly didn't have that kind of thought.
More than anything, he just wanted to embarrass Qin Xiyue.
After everything was arranged, Li Qingyi walked through the dim light inside Huanzhulou to the fifth floor to find Leng Qiuyi.
At this moment, she is using the dim light of a solitary lamp to peruse an ancient book.
Upon seeing Li Qingyi arrive, she immediately stood up, intending to give up the main seat.
"Sit down." Li Qingyi raised her hand and gestured to stop her movement.
"At 9:00 AM tomorrow, have someone spread the word throughout the city that Li Qingyi fled Xuan Ce City from the south at dawn and intends to return to You Yue Kingdom."
Leng Qiuyi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously looked out the window—
The night was deep, and it was just past midnight.
A chill ran through her, and she lowered her head, her tone filled with admiration:
"Your insight is truly remarkable; I am deeply impressed."
She thought to herself: The landlord can predict the enemy's movements without leaving his house. His methods are truly unfathomable.
Then another thought struck him: 'Could it be that my every move is being watched by the Lord?'
If Li Qingyi knew what she was thinking at that moment, she would surely laugh helplessly.
He was somewhat bewildered by the praise and thought to himself:
"How come everyone's flattery skills are so impressive? I shouldn't be this kind of leader..."
"Master," Leng Qiuyi asked tentatively, "has Li Qingyi offended anyone?"
Li Qingyi had no intention of explaining, only smiling calmly: "You seem to understand things quite well."
Upon hearing this, Leng Qiuyi immediately understood and secretly praised:
"As expected of the poster, this 'using one tiger to devour another' strategy is truly brilliant!"
Seeing her look as if she had figured it out, Li Qingyi frowned almost imperceptibly, then relaxed her brow.
'Is she imagining something again?' He sighed inwardly and stopped dwelling on the matter.
Li Qingyi recalled that in both simulations, she was captured by Lu Zhenxuan at noon, so she deduced that the other party must have arrived at noon.
Therefore, he instructed Leng Qiuyi to spread the news of his escape from Xuan Ce City at the hour of Si (9-11 AM).
It is spread at the hour of Si (9-11 AM), and after fermentation and diffusion, it can spread throughout the city by noon.
In this way, Lu Zhenxuan, who has just arrived in Xuan Ce City, will surely come after him upon hearing the news.
When enemies meet, how can he be allowed to "escape" so easily?
Li Qingyi would never forget the look in Lu Zhenxuan's eyes that seemed to want to devour him alive.
If he were in the other person's shoes, he would never have let the other person off the hook.
At that time, the chances of ambushing and killing this fiend by Qin Xiyue setting up an ambush twenty miles away will greatly increase.
"Does the master have any further instructions?" Leng Qiu asked softly, noticing his silent stance.
Li Qingyi snapped out of her daze, a slight smile playing on her lips: "That's all."
As he was about to turn around, he added:
"Remember, this matter must be made known to everyone, even the youngest children on the street should hear about it."
"Understood."
After giving her instructions, Li Qingyi turned to leave.
Leng Qiuyi watched his retreating figure disappear at the top of the stairs, and finally couldn't help but whisper:
"Thank you, OP."
"What are you thanking me for?" Li Qingyi stopped and turned around, puzzled. 'Why is she acting so strangely tonight?'
"Thank you, Master, for giving me the opportunity to personally avenge my enemy."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi suddenly remembered that after Qiu Ming, the head of the Qiu family, brought Zhang Fang here, she had ordered someone to throw him into the dungeon and hand him over to Leng Qiuyi for disposal.
"It was nothing," he said calmly. "Even without me, given time, you could have killed this scoundrel yourself."
Before he finished speaking, he had already started climbing the steps.
Watching that receding figure, Leng Qiuyi slowly sat back down in her chair and smiled from the bottom of her heart.
She murmured softly, her voice barely audible:
"Meeting you, OP, is truly a blessing for me this autumn. It's just a pity... I didn't meet you sooner."
Back on the sixth floor, Qin Xiyue had already tidied her clothes and stood quietly by the window, the moonlight bathing her in a soft glow.
"Where to?" she asked, her voice still cold.
"South of the city."
As soon as Li Qingyi finished speaking, Qin Xiyue raised her fingertips, and an invisible spiritual energy flowed from her fingertips, enveloping the two of them.
Their figures suddenly became blurry and indistinct, and their aura completely disappeared, blending into the surrounding environment.
Just then, Li Qingyi suddenly stopped in her tracks.
He remembered that he still had twenty-one spirit stones in his storage ring.
Just to be on the safe side, he planned to simulate it again.
"What's wrong?"
"Wait a moment."
"it is good."
Li Qingyi sat cross-legged on the Moon-Viewing Platform, holding her breath and focusing her mind deep into her consciousness:
"Deep Blue, give me the simulation."
[Simulation started, 15 spirit stones consumed, 6 spirit stones remaining.]
[The two of you leaped from the viewing platform, your figures disappearing into the night, silently leaving the city from the south. At the same time, you distracted yourself, controlling the Azure Puppet, which maintained a specific distance from you, moving in sync.]
[Your main body proceeded smoothly, but just as the Azure Puppet was about to step out of the city gate, a sudden change occurred.]
A tremendous force suddenly descended, like a mountain pressing down, pinning the Green Puppet to the spot, rendering him unable to move.
You were horrified and immediately switched your senses to Qingkui's vision, only to see that its limbs had been completely destroyed by invisible energy.
Behind him came Lu Zhenxuan's voice, filled with ferocious pleasure:
"Luckily, I quickened my pace and arrived tonight, otherwise you slippery little brat would have gotten away!"
You were greatly alarmed and cursed the old man for his lack of martial ethics, arriving ahead of schedule.
At the same time, he secretly rejoiced, rejoicing that he had used the Azure Puppet as bait, and even more so that Qin Xiyue had arrived in time to cast this profound concealment technique for him, shielding him from the divine sense probing of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Now that Qingkui has been captured, you've decided...
1. Return to the city to provide assistance and kill Lu Zhenxuan.
Second, temporarily avoid the limelight and develop elsewhere.
Li Qingyi's face tightened.
Although I had mentally prepared myself to run into Lu Zhenxuan halfway through, I never expected to bump into him in the south of the city.
"For this simulation, we'll have to make do with Qingkui for now..."
He sighed inwardly, a strong sense of urgency welling up within him.
With a slight thought, Li Qingyi immediately manipulated the green puppet to push open the courtyard gate and speed off towards the north of the city.
In the simulation, Qingkui ran into Lu Zhenxuan because he started a little late.
By leaving the city ahead of time and heading ten miles north, we should be able to avoid this killing god.
"Ugh... how could I have bumped into him just by randomly choosing a spot? A one in four chance, how could I be so unlucky?"
Li Qingyi was somewhat distressed, feeling that nothing he did had gone smoothly lately.
"Luckily, my true form was protected by Xi Yue's secret technique, otherwise I would have been wiped out in one fell swoop."
Li Qingyi secretly rejoiced:
"Luckily, we simulated it first, otherwise we would have almost repeated the same mistake. Now that things have come to this, we can only temporarily avoid their attack and develop in another place."
Engaging in battle with Foundation Establishment cultivators within the city would inevitably cause collateral damage, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. If the commotion escalates too much and attracts the attention of True Person Xuanmi of the Dao Sect, wouldn't we be doomed again?
Li Qingyi was unwilling to waste the precious simulation opportunity and made a choice immediately.
I choose option two.
During the journey, you informed Qin Xiyue of Qingkui's capture. Her eyes instantly turned icy cold, and she even wanted to immediately fight your way back to the city to settle the score with Lu Zhenxuan.
[You don't know where her confidence comes from, so you immediately and firmly refused, telling her that if the casualties in Xuan Ce City are too heavy due to the great battle, it is very likely to attract the attention of the Daoist Master Xianmi, at which point both of you will be doomed.]
Qin Xiyue pressed you on why Master Xianmi was concerned about this matter, but you couldn't explain why and could only claim ignorance. She didn't press further, remained silent for a moment, and then agreed to your decision.
For a moment, you were at a loss for where to go. Suddenly remembering Ling'er's entanglement with the Zhao family, you decided to hide for a month, gather your strength, and see if you could find an opportunity to take Ling'er away.
You and Qin Xiyue spent three days arriving at the imperial city, and its prosperity caught your eye.
In the imperial city, you encounter Qin Xiyue's senior brother, Jun Luoyu, who displays extreme hostility towards you.
You didn't take it seriously. After parting ways with Qin Xiyue, you immediately used the Listening Rain Pavilion's assassin token to find the Listening Rain Pavilion branch in the imperial city.
The only problem is you didn't go in; you were worried about being recognized by the Foundation Establishment assassins at the Imperial City headquarters. Anyway, to earn contribution points for completing missions, all you need is an assassin's token; whether you report to headquarters or not doesn't really matter.
Since it's unlikely that you'll make a significant breakthrough in your cultivation within a month, you might as well take on and execute missions like crazy.
Finally, as the one-month deadline approached, I accumulated enough contribution points to exchange for the coveted 'pseudo-human skin'.
Within days, news spread throughout the capital: the Zhao family of Zichuan was holding a grand birthday banquet, declaring that all those on the path of cultivation, regardless of their level, were welcome to attend.
Qin Xiyue had already set off for the Zhao family several days ago and invited you to accompany her. At that time, you had not yet obtained the 'Pseudo-Human Skin', so you politely declined her invitation.
[You then learned that although the Zhao family of Zichuan claimed to be located near the imperial city, they were actually thousands of miles away in the southwest. This claim was made simply because there were no other cities nearby.]
Upon hearing this news, you feel utterly cheated. At your current pace, the distance of thousands of miles would require a full day's journey at top speed.
[After much deliberation, to ensure Ling'er's safety, you have no choice but to go. After all, your current public identity is that of the Listening Rain Pavilion Master's "disciple." This title should carry considerable weight with such a powerful clan of Purple Mansion Immortals.]
[After donning the 'pseudo-human skin' to change your form and controlling your cultivation aura at around the fourth level of Qi Refining, you immediately set off for the Zhao Clan of Zichuan.]