Chapter 47: Death to those who cross the line
Li Weiyi, with vision and hearing far superior to those of other martial artists at the same level, secretly observed the streets outside the house and indeed found several suspicious figures.
It was obvious that they were being watched.
"We didn't provoke anyone, but we just moved in and we've run into such a big trouble. It turns out that Jiuli City is not a good place to settle down. We just want to survive and live a good life, why is it so difficult?" Qin Ke was worried and restless.
She did not drink the Golden Crow blood, because most of the scientific expedition members who drank it grew huge bird heads like Lao Liu. The transformation of Dr. Cai and Gao Huan into pure immortal bodies was only a low-probability event.
She still cares a lot about human appearance.
"Survival is the same everywhere, each has its own difficulties."
Zhao Zhizhuo said to the newcomers, "A gang that can gain a foothold in the suburbs of Jiuli City must have a Five Seas Realm expert in charge. We can't afford to provoke them. It wasn't like this before. I don't know who the Changlin Gang relies on. They are too bold. Why don't we go into the city and hide for a night while it's still early? Or just give up this house, since it's rented anyway."
"That's 2,600 silver coins, one deposit and one pay."
Li Weiyi sat on the steps under the eaves and said, "Besides, the enemy has already targeted us. How could they give us a chance to escape into the city? If we run away now, we will be exposed. The enemy will definitely think we are easy to bully and will attack us without restraint."
Zhao Zhizhuo thought of another plan: "I can pretend to go shopping, but actually go into the city to ask for an audience with the young clan leader. If he shows up, the Changlin Gang will definitely retreat."
"I'm just afraid that the Changlin Gang will be too tight-lipped and won't give us this opportunity."
For the safety of everyone in the house, Li Weiyi had to compromise even if he was unwilling to get involved with the Cangli tribe. But he was worried that Zhao Zhizhuo would encounter an accident after leaving the house.
Zhao Zhizhuo smiled and said, "I should have died in Zangxian Town. It was only because of Brother Li's rescue that I was able to survive until now. Now that everyone is in trouble, we must fight for a way out, so I will naturally take on the responsibility. Besides, the Changlin Gang may not be so cautious in doing things."
Human life was at stake, so Li Weiyi stopped being hypocritical. However, when he sent Zhao Zhizhuo away, he said solemnly, "If you can survive this, you will be rewarded handsomely in the future."
"Master Guan, how do you use this broken spring needle?"
Li Weiyi didn't know when the Changlin Gang would take action, nor did he know how strong the enemy was, but reading Water Margin told him that surrendering was useless and would only make things worse.
Only by fighting can we gain a foothold.
Only by fighting can we bring about peace.
He now urgently needs stronger power. If he can break through and open the fifth spring, he will be able to control the evil camel bell to a certain extent and will be more confident in facing the storm that may come tonight.
In the room that had just been cleaned.
Li Weiyi took off his shirt, sat cross-legged, and opened the jade box containing the Poquan needle.
The Poquan Needle is as thin as a hair, but the ice crystals are transparent and emit wisps of cold air, as if it was condensed from some kind of medicinal spring.
"You should adjust your condition to the best state first. Once this spring-breaking needle is inserted into your central acupoint, it will quickly melt and use the inherent medicinal power to soften the barrier, making it easier for you to open the spring."
"The medicinal power of a spring-breaking needle can only last for half an hour... Well, it has only been more than ten days since you opened the fourth spring. It will be difficult to open the fifth spring. You must be mentally prepared."
“Wow!”
A wisp of soul mist floated out from the blue and white urn and condensed into a half-real and half-virtual hand, which picked up the Broken Spring Needle.
After Li Wei practiced the breathing method, he clearly felt something different from before. The law between heaven and earth seemed unusually strong and active, and the speed at which the magic power ran through the forty-eight veins in his body was slightly faster.
This is the advantage of being a provincial capital city, the environment for cultivation is incomparable to anywhere else.
If you live here for a long time, your breakthrough speed will definitely be faster.
He quickly entered a peaceful state of harmony between man and nature, and all his consciousness and perceptions converged on the central acupoint on his back. He felt himself, the magical energy between heaven and earth, and the barrier in between.
“Chi——”
The Poquan needle flew out, accurately hit the central acupoint, and sank into the barrier.
A chill instantly spread throughout the body with the central nervous system as the center.
Li Weiyi's whole body trembled, as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his limbs became numb, as if he had lost all senses. Only in the forty-eight veins, the magic power continued to flow.
No wonder Master Guan said that opening the fifth, sixth and seventh springs is somewhat dangerous, as they are indeed different from the first four springs.
Fortunately, Master Guan had great skills and used the Poquan needle just right. If other warriors were so eager to achieve success, the risk would definitely be huge.
As time went by, with the energy of the magical power of heaven and earth mobilized by the breathing method, as well as the blood, magic power, and the Poquan needle in the body, the barrier became noticeably thinner due to the consumption of the four forces.
But even after the efficacy of the Poquan needle was exhausted, it did not break through.
"Use the second one." Li Weiyi said.
"Use it now? There's no such thing as continuous use." Master Guan was worried that his body wouldn't be able to handle it.
Li Weiyi said: "I don't feel any discomfort, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"It's really strange! After using the Poquan needle, the acupuncture points will be painful for a long time, and it will take several days to recover. Even a pure immortal body can't withstand your body."
As Master Guan muttered this, he picked up the second needle and inserted it.
Half an hour later.
The second Poquan needle ran out of power, and Li Weiyi finally felt the pain in the central acupoint, but there was still a thin layer of barrier. With normal cultivation, it would only take a few more days to break through naturally.
But Li Weiyi didn't know what was going on tonight, so he had to flush the fifth spring open. He said, "Use the third one. I can handle it."
"It's not a question of whether or not you can bear it..."
Master Guan was very hesitant and used the third needle to break the spring, feeling completely unsure.
"Don't worry, I hate to joke with my life the most. I'm definitely not trying to be brave. I really feel that the pain in the central acupoint is still within my tolerable range." Li Weiyi said.
…
Another room.
Zhao Meng was also practicing a breathing technique. Perhaps it was because the laws of heaven and earth in Jiuli City were so strong, or perhaps it was because the external pressure was too great, or perhaps it was because the accumulation was enough.
He unexpectedly broke through the spring at the bottom of his feet and opened the first spring.
As the magic power flowed through his body along the veins, his skin, which was originally slightly golden, glowed with a golden luster. The long red-gold hair on his head was like a burning flame.
Such a physique, such a sight.
Those cultivators who don't know the truth might think that he has the combat power of at least the Five Seas Realm.
…
As the sky gradually darkened, Qin Ke prepared the meal.
But Lao Liu and Lao Guan who were waiting in the yard were anxious and had no appetite at all. They sometimes looked towards the gate and sometimes looked into the house.
Such a long time has passed and Zhao Zhizhe has not returned yet. It is likely that something has happened.
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The two people who were practicing also stayed indoors.
When the sunset completely fell behind the gray Mengshan Mountains, the huge house was completely swallowed by darkness. No one dared to light the lamp. Qin Ke, who was very timid, crouched in the corner without saying a word, as if any sound could scare her.
“Squeak!”
Zhao Meng climbed out of the three-story main hall door. His body was no longer glowing and had returned to normal. He complained, "This door is too small. When we make money, we must build a big house and make an eight-meter-long bed. What are you doing there? Turn on the lights, otherwise people will think we are scared!"
At this time.
Li Weiyi also pushed the door open and walked out: "That's right! Even if we have to die, we want to die in a bright place. We must be hungry, Sister Qin, go and heat up the food. Uncle Liu, Uncle Guan, move the table under the poplar tree and the lights over there, and we will eat in the yard."
Seeing Li Weiyi so calm and composed, Qin Ke and the others seemed to be infected by his heroic spirit. Most of their fears disappeared and they all got busy.
Zhao Meng sat under the tree like a giant Buddha: "Zhao Zhizhuo must have met with an accident. No one will come to save us tonight. We can only rely on ourselves."
The dishes on the table are piping hot and smell delicious.
The four people sat on each side.
Li Weiyi had a good appetite. He endured the severe pain in the central acupoint of his back, holding the bowl and picking up food continuously. Hearing what Zhao Meng said, he paused slightly: "Then let the Jade Emperor bless me. The Changlin Gang must not let me survive tonight. Otherwise, I will definitely make them pay the most tragic price!"
"When we start fighting, everyone hide inside. Brother, you protect them!"
The night gradually deepens.
The bustling and lively sounds outside faded away, leaving only the large brothel a hundred steps away diagonally opposite the house, and the sounds of stringed instruments, wheels and horse hooves, giggles, shouts and scolds coming with the wind.
The layers of protective veils rising from the moat and the city walls are far brighter than during the day.
Li Weiyi sat alone under an old poplar tree, with a bone lamp hanging from the branch above his head and the Yellow Dragon Sword leaning against the tree.
…
On the third floor of a distant brothel, two middle-aged men stood by the window, gazing at the lone lamp and shadow in the dim courtyard.
One of the tall, thin middle-aged men with a black mole between his eyebrows said, "He is so calm and composed. What a courage. What is that on the table next to him... Is it a spirit tablet?"
"Is this for us? How crazy!"
Another middle-aged man with a thick beard and a few strands of white hair on his temples said, "Let Master Qi do it. Let's see what kind of person he is first."
…
Li Weiyi heard the noise outside and stopped learning the spiritual cultivation method with the senior. He looked at the open door several feet away and said, "I don't like to kill innocent people. Tonight, this threshold will be the boundary. Anyone who crosses it will die."
“Swish! Swish!”
In response, two arrows flew out of the darkness.
There was almost no sound of breaking wind, and the speed was extremely fast. It was obviously not an ordinary bow and arrow. If he had not broken through the fifth spring and his perception had greatly increased, he might not have been able to see it in advance.
Li Weiyi stood up from his seat, leaped forward, and reached out to grab the two flying black arrows.
The arrow is one foot long and as thin as wire.
But it is very hard, and strangely weighs more than one kilogram.
He had learned the art of flying needles, and two black arrows flew out of his hands in an instant, piercing through the half-foot-thick courtyard wall with two "bangs". In the darkness outside, two low, miserable groans were heard immediately, followed by the sound of someone falling to the ground.
Suddenly.
“Rustle!”
There were strange noises coming from underground, the ground became uneven, and wisps of black smoke rose from the soil.
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Oh no, I got the time wrong today and scheduled Chapter 46 for a different time.
(End of this chapter)