Chapter 39 Easily disguising the disguised face, a dream of an old friend returns…
Good news! Li Hongyi has finally managed to infiltrate Chang Yubai and Li Qingyun's duo.
Bad news, it seems he's doomed.
"No, there's no need to hold such a grudge," Li Hongyi said with a bitter smile, his face covered in cold sweat, while Li Qingyun's sword was still held against his neck.
"If you dare to move, I'll have my master kill you."
Li Hongyi: "This is so unreasonable! Brother Bai, are you just going to watch?"
Chang Yubai: "No, that won't happen."
Li Hongyi was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Chang Yubai revealed his black scales: "I will join in."
Li Hongyi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly jumped a few more times.
Chang Yubai patted Li Qingyun, who turned around and looked at him, instantly understanding her master's meaning. She sheathed her longsword and took a few steps away, while Chang Yubai had already raised his sword again and placed it against Li Hongyi's neck, his killing intent even more surging than before.
"Real name".
"...Li Hongyi".
Why are you approaching us?
"...I meant no harm, really. If I were to try to harm you two, may I be struck by lightning and never be able to advance to the Venerable Martial Realm in this lifetime! I can swear an oath against my inner demons..."
“No need,” Chang Yubai interrupted him. “Tell me your purpose quickly.”
"..." Li Hongyi glanced around, and it wasn't until the third time that he finally realized he really couldn't escape. He could only sigh and honestly confess, "I came for Fellow Daoist Xiaoyun."
A buzzing sound emanated from the Black Scale Sword.
Chang Yubai, his face dark and sullen, gathered his spiritual pressure and pressed it down on Li Hongyi.
Chang Yubai said, pausing between each word: "Change, mouth."
Li Hongyi quickly changed his form of address: "Fellow Daoist Li! I came here for Fellow Daoist Li!"
The heavy spiritual pressure then dissipated.
"For me?" Li Qingyun never expected such a reason to come out of Li Hongyi's mouth.
He thought the other party was trying to curry favor with Chang Yubai, who was from the Venerable Martial Realm, which is why he rushed between himself and his master.
"Yeah, remember that wind-attribute spirit beast from the dessert shop? I arranged its appearance perfectly, but who knew that information broker would sell me false information?"
Li Qingyun raised her longsword again.
Chang Yubai's lips twitched; he also greatly admired this person's plan.
Why do you think that rescuing a damsel in distress would move Xiaoyun?
Li Qingyun scoffed with utter disdain.
Li Hongyi: "..."
Li Hongyi: "Cough."
Chang Yubai understood something from that awkward cough. A flash of inspiration struck him, and Li Hongyi realized something was wrong and tried to stop him, but it was too late.
Chang Yubai: "You've tried to seduce a cool, aloof girl before! You used this trick!"
Li Hongyi was practically kneeling before him: "I'm convinced, I'm truly convinced, Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me."
Chang Yubai: "But Xiaoyun is a man."
Chang Yubai: "...No way."
Li Hongyi: "!!! That was a misunderstanding!"
Chang Yubai: "So you really used this trick to successfully win over a man?"
Li Hongyi truly knelt down this time: "Your Majesty, I beg you to shut up."
Chang Yubai's mouth is far more lethal than his sword; he always seems to rub salt into his own wounds.
Li Qingyun: ...
Li Qingyun: "Master, may I take action?"
Li Hongyi: "I advise you not to."
But Li Qingyun ignored his advice completely.
Li Hongyi: "Really, if you kill me, the consequences will be severe."
Li Qingyun did not believe it.
But when Li Qingyun turned her head, she found that Chang Yubai was actually thinking about this matter.
Li Qingyun: ? ? !
What's there to hesitate about! Could Li Hongyi possibly trigger a major historical upheaval in Guanwu?
Li Qingyun turned and glared at Li Hongyi, who had already dusted himself off and stood up.
"Indeed, the White Emperor is very knowledgeable. You should also know that someone with Fellow Daoist Li's talent should not appear at this time."
Li Hongyi chuckled and finally revealed his true intentions: "This is not conducive to future development."
"And then?" Chang Yubai's expression remained largely unchanged. "What are you going to do? Kill Xiaoyun?"
“I’m not that violent. What kind of image do you have of me?” Li Hongyi couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. “I made it very clear from the beginning that I wanted to follow you two to avoid any major mishaps.”
“I’m a very reasonable person,” Li Hongyi retorted, unconvinced.
Reason with me? Chang Yubai didn't believe it: "If you reason with me, would Ling Yu'er be chasing you all over the city to arrest people?"
"What exactly did you do to her?"
Upon mentioning close friends, Li Hongyi's face immediately fell, and he seemed much weaker.
Fortunately, Ling Yu'er's investigation yielded no results, and she had already led her men out of the city. The three of them changed back to their original appearances and huddled in the bedroom of the inn. As long as Chang Yu and Bai did not make a fuss, they would not attract the attention of the Ling family guards.
"I... I just didn't agree to get married."
Chang Yubai: "?!"
Chang Yubai: "How could you have promised to marry someone else!"
Lian Wumiao! He clearly had high hopes for the future Venerable Piaomiao! I heard that Lian Wumiao and Li Hongyi were engaged, and Chang Yubai was very confident that he had bet on the right person. How come it turned out that Li Hongyi was so fickle that he would marry anyone he saw!
"Pah, scumbag!" Chang Yubai felt deeply deceived.
Li Qingyun: "..." I can probably guess that Master is avenging Lian Wumiao.
Li Hongyi laughed awkwardly twice, but did not deny his scumbag nature.
"What about Lian Wumiao?" Chang Yubai was very concerned about the bet he had placed.
He didn't place this bet after meeting Lian Wumiao. He had been secretly betting on the fact that Lian Wumiao was Li Tiansheng's real mother while he and Venerable Qingyun were living in seclusion. After all, no matter what trouble Li Tiansheng caused, his first reaction was to use Lei Zhen Valley as a backing token, which he was very skilled at.
It's important to know that Lian Wumiao wasn't the first godmother Li Tiansheng recognized. She was only the fifth candidate for biological mother, yet she managed to become Li Tiansheng's most trusted backer!
Chang Yubai simply didn't believe that their relationship wasn't close.
Li Hongyi exclaimed in surprise, "...Miaomiao?"
Then, he glanced away discreetly: "Ah, that's all in the past."
Chang Yubai stared intently at Li Hongyi's reaction, practically glued his eyes to him.
Despite not having seen each other for fourteen years, Li Hongyi was able to instantly recall Lian Wumiao's affectionate nickname, suggesting that there was indeed potential for a relationship between them.
"No!" Chang Yubai said firmly, "You come back with me to see Lian Wumiao."
"...Can I escape?" Li Hongyi asked weakly.
"No! Impossible!" Chang Yubai pressed him down and grabbed his shoulders. "Lian Wumiao has been looking for you. She even asked me to come and take you back when I saw you."
Out of consideration for his feelings, he and Lian Wumiao were old friends, so he had to help him with this favor.
Logically speaking... well, there's no logic to it. He always bets on people who are willing to bet on nothing, so he absolutely cannot lose!
Lian Wumiao must be the ultimate winner!
Li Qingyun had already looked up at the sky.
After learning that Li Hongyi had slept with a group of women, Li Qingyun quietly lowered her guard against him. When she learned that he had actually come for her sake, Li Qingyun felt very relaxed.
Since they didn't come for their master, it doesn't matter.
That idiot Li Hongyi, he didn't even tell me about something so important earlier, making me worry for nothing.
"Master," Li Qingyun said calmly.
But his next question caused the other two to change their expressions drastically: "Why didn't you take off his disguise?"
Li Qingyun has always been a man of action; once he has an idea, he puts it into practice. As soon as he finished asking this question, his hands were already moving towards the acupoints on his face that supported his transformation.
"Wait—" Chang Yubai tried to stop him.
Unfortunately, Li Qingyun acted too quickly and spoke too late; it was too late for any attempt to stop her.
Li Hongyi slightly opened his eyes, feeling his disguise technique being dispelled.
Chang Yubai's face had turned pale.
He looked at Li Tiansheng's suddenly appearing figure, his lips parted slightly, trying to show that he had no ill intentions in coming and did not want to be enemies with a prodigy of the Venerable Martial Realm.
But Li Tiansheng didn't give him a chance to explain. The black sword, stained with ghostly energy, was drawn from its sheath, and its tip pierced through his chest without warning.
"I had a feeling that there was a third person in the room from the very beginning of the battle."
It turns out that Li Tiansheng knew he was watching all along.
He couldn't escape. Even though he had learned how to escape for many years, he was still a high-level martial arts cultivator. How could he compare to the reaction speed of a Venerable Martial Realm cultivator?
He didn't even know when the long sword had pierced him; by the time he regained consciousness, the blood in his chest was already flowing uncontrollably.
Li Tiansheng struck his vital point directly, piercing through his core and heart with a single sword strike. Even if fate were to favor him now, he could not possibly survive.
"They kill the old and then the young, when will this ever end!"
"When will this ever end?!"
He thought he heard Li Tiansheng roaring, but it must have been his imagination. How could someone who seemed like the protagonist, living a life of endless pleasures, possibly utter a wail of despair?
But I, on the other hand, lost my master and my life. This is the real joke of life.
He touched the gushing blood, letting his thoughts crumble.
That's strange, Li Tiansheng.
He thought to himself.
So, being killed by you doesn't hurt, huh?
Chang Yubai saw that face again.
99.999% similar faces.
The only minor difference might be in their overall demeanor.
“p…”
Chang Yubai's face was deathly pale, but he couldn't shake the fear of death approaching from his memories.
"Run!" he finally shouted, grabbing Li Qingyun's hand and speeding away from the place amidst their bewildered gazes.
Years later, Li Qingyun once again experienced the feeling of being tricked into running away by Chang Yubai.
But why Li Hongyi?
Li Qingyun reached out to stroke his master, but found his hand covered in cold sweat. His hand stopped on Chang Yubai's cheek, but the person being stroked could not feel the touch and trembled as he fled at top speed.
"Master?"
He called out softly to Chang Yubai, but received no response.
Some things defied common sense. Li Qingyun couldn't help but feel panicked.
He wanted to activate the Jingyuan Stone, but he was afraid that he would see a different scene than before. Perhaps Li Hongyi's appearance was really a scourge. Li Hongyi came to suppress him, but if he wanted to suppress him, he had to destroy Chang Yubai first.
For a moment, Li Qingyun wanted to grab his sword and go back to kill Li Hongyi, even if it meant dying together with him.
But Chang Yu grabbed him too tightly, making it impossible for him to break free.
"Master?" Li Qingyun then realized that Chang Yubai was still conscious.
"Don't go over there," Chang Yubai kept repeating, "Don't go over there."
Li Qingyun couldn't see Chang Yubai's expression, but he knew that Chang Yubai was very scared.
This fear, which he didn't know where it came from, was consuming Chang Yubai, leaving him with only the word "escape."
Being able to spare the time to respond to himself was already Chang Yubai's limit.
Why? Why be so afraid?
Will the Wish Stone see the fear we feel now?
He activated the necklace, but could not see the terrifying scene he had imagined.
It's still that cozy little house, and I'm still that gentle and aloof person.
So even if you're this afraid, you still can't overcome the pure land hidden deep in your heart?
Master, what are you afraid of?
Li Hongyi also wanted to know the reason.
He hadn't expected that simply removing his disguise and revealing his true self would cause Lord Bai to hastily leave.
Is this face scary? Definitely not. My true appearance is quite handsome, and this face has captured the hearts of countless women.
He has never used his true appearance to humiliate anyone, so the White Emperor shouldn't react this way.
Could it be that she didn't want him to keep up, so she deliberately staged this whole thing to shake him off?
The more Li Hongyi thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so he quickly activated his cultivation technique to catch up.
Chang Yubai's escape techniques were indeed unique, but Li Hongyi's legwork was no joke either. After a while, he actually managed to catch up to Li Hongyi and get quite a close distance.
Seeing that the culprit was catching up, Li Qingyun urged Qitian to create some trouble and drive Li Hongyi away.
But as soon as he activated his spiritual power, Chang Yubai grabbed him and held him down.
Then Hei Lin and An Ning simultaneously launched their attacks, using every deadly move to strike Li Hongyi.
"White Emperor! This isn't fair!" Li Hongyi shouted at Chang Yubai in front of him, "You clearly said you were going to take me to Thunder Valley, so why are you turning your back on me!"
"Shut up, Li Tiansheng!" Chang Yubai roared back, but he had lost too much of his reason. The fear of death had clouded his vision, leaving only the face of the murderer.
He couldn't hear what "Li Tiansheng" was saying, nor did he dare to listen, in case it was the same thing he said before he died.
What if "Li Tiansheng" is still aiming to eliminate them completely this time?
Li Tiansheng.
Upon hearing these three words, Li Hongyi's breath caught in his throat, and for a moment his face turned deathly pale.
"How do you know him... No, I'm not!"
Li Hongyi knew this wasn't the time to investigate: "Look carefully! I'm not Li Tiansheng, I'm Li Hongyi!"
Li Hongyi emphasized his full name again, even shouting it with heart-wrenching intensity: "Li! Hong! Yi!"
An unfamiliar name and the three characters "Li Tiansheng" rushed into Chang Yubai's consciousness.
They stopped at the same time.
Li Hongyi's spiritual power was already nearing its limit, and if Chang Yubai continued to run, he would be powerless to catch up.
Fortunately, the name he just shouted was desperate enough to break through the shackles of Chang Yubai's memory.
Chang Yubai turned around tremblingly, the wind blowing her white robe wildly, and her once-steady hair was also fluttering in the wind.
"Li... Hongyi?"
He saw that Li Hongyi was about to cry.
That was a side of Li Tiansheng that he would never reveal.
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