Chapter 1218: This Old Man Can Diagnose Hidden Illnesses (Part 2) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
"Gongxi Feng'en!"
Qi Cang looked up at the young man in martial arts attire standing in mid-air.
This man was tall and imposing, his movements as light as a feather as he landed on the python's head, his aura completely concealed. Qi Cang was shocked to discover that he couldn't pinpoint his location. If he closed his eyes, he couldn't sense Gong Xi Chou at all. This meant that Gong Xi Chou's strength had improved immeasurably since then, and his cultivation level far surpassed his own.
In the battle of Miaojiang, Qi Cang and Gong Xichou only exchanged blows briefly, yet the latter already put considerable pressure on him. If he were to go all out in today's battle, Qi Cang fears he might perish here. However, as the saying goes—if you can win, you live; if you can't, you die!
One may not be free in life, but one can die with equanimity.
Compared to Qi Cang, who could recognize his opponent Gong Xi Chou at a glance after many years, Gong Xi Chou's memory was clearly not as good. After looking at Qi Cang a couple more times without recognizing him, he said with displeasure, "How dare you, a mere piece of trash, address me by my name?"
He accepted the term "bestowing favor," but that didn't mean just anyone could use it to address him, or even consider whether he was worthy! Despite being compared to rubble by Gongxi Chou, Qi Cang remained unperturbed. Standing amidst the ruins of the palace, he revealed a strange smile.
"This time, are you coming for me, or just passing by?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Xichou vaguely felt that the scene sounded familiar.
A casual rhetorical question almost infuriated Qi Cang.
"Have we met before?"
If he had seen him before, why didn't he have any impression of Qi Cang's face?
Yes, it's true that you don't remember him. Back then, Gong Xichou was tricked by Zhang He and temporarily lost his sight. He had a brief confrontation with Qi Cang during that time, but he never saw Qi Cang's face.
Qi Cang's anger erupted.
"Gong Xi Chou, don't you remember me?" The surrounding ruins were suddenly subjected to increased pressure, crushed into fine dust by an invisible force, dust filled the sky, and even the head of the King of You Kingdom turned into blood and foam. Qi Cang said in a sinister tone, "It doesn't matter, if you don't remember, you don't remember. I'll send you to the King of Hell's palace to be a confused ghost!"
Qi Cang believed that Gong Xi Chou was deliberately humiliating him.
No, that's not it. He just hasn't matched the person up yet.
Gong Xi Chou is proud and usually doesn't remember the names of opponents who don't pose a life-or-death threat to him, but he will remember them vividly in a few cases. For example, his confidante Mama Shen Youli, Mama Ping replacing Yun Ce, enemies whose strength is similar to his but who have saved his life from his clutches, and those who annoy him.
Which type is Qi Cang?
It's not the third type, it's the fourth type.
Gong Xichou is somewhat hypocritical; he can toy with his opponents, but he won't allow them to underestimate him. Back then, Qi Cang was actually stronger than Gong Xichou. If they were to truly fight to the death, Gong Xichou would most likely suffer a loss, and it's hard to say who would live or die!
But Qi Cang is not one to risk his life.
Firstly, he served Zheng Qiao back then, and their relationship was one of mutual ulterior motives and self-interest. Secondly, when Zheng Qiao was at his wit's end, he played a trick on the Dragon Slaying Bureau's allies, finding his last bit of amusement by taking poison and even choosing a beautiful, secluded spot as his grave. If Shen Tang and his group hadn't arrived in time, Zheng Qiao might have at least had a complete corpse.
Even Boss Zheng Qiao doesn't want to live anymore, so why is Qi Cang going crazy and fighting Gong Xi Chou to the death? He's not out of his mind; a token attempt to stop him would be enough. He can treat the Dragon Slaying Bureau's allies as a joke with Zheng Qiao without taking it seriously and forcing himself into a difficult situation.
In summary--
Qi Cang was indeed just going through the motions with Gong Xi Chou at that time.
How could Gong Xichou not notice?
So I was blacklisted.
This time, he was spouting nonsense in front of others again, which made Gong Xichou, who was about to ask Qi Cang's name, give up the idea—there were countless nameless people who had died at his hands, so what difference would it make if he had one more big talker!
Gong Xiqiu's response to the provocation was simple and easy to understand.
A long whip erupted from his palm, a surge of martial energy.
The whip was as thick as a woman's arm, covered with countless sharp barbs, each coated with a deadly poison. The moment it appeared, even the air seemed to fill with a sweet, decadent fragrance. A single whiff of it would cause the poison, capable of paralyzing limbs, to instantly spread throughout an ordinary person's body. The thought of being whipped once, with the poison traveling through the bloodstream, was unbearable! Even he dared not be so careless.
The end of the whip is no longer an inanimate object.
A snake's head, connected to a long whip, nimbly slithered up Gong Xichou's arm to his shoulder, revealing dark green fangs to Qi Cang. Its scarlet snake eyes were fixed on the prey's vital point, poised to strike.
silky—
silky—
A chilling noise erupted from underground.
At first glance, countless mountain peaks converged into a sea of snakes, approaching Qi Cang. An ordinary person would have been terrified, but Qi Cang, contrary to his usual behavior, broke through his defenses on the spot. Without hesitation, he activated his Dan Gong, his surging martial energy penetrating heaven and earth. The tyrannical energy wave swept the mountain peaks into the sky, some being torn to pieces and turned into soil before even hitting the ground, while others were lucky enough to leave intact corpses, crackling like rain!
Countless spiderweb-like fissures appeared along with it!
A column of water shot skyward, each drop infused with Qi Cang's martial energy!
Eyes redder than a snake's pupils! Defense broken on the spot!
"Gongxi Feng'en, how dare you, you lowly brat!"
These eight characters were squeezed out from Qi Cang's back teeth, his anger level instantly breaking through the limit, almost causing a cerebral hemorrhage.
"You'd better die—"
The earth churned, countless water columns tore apart and converged into a water curtain, and a terrifying hurricane blew the entire ruins of the royal palace into the sky. Qi Cang's hand formed a sword as tall as a man, breaking the sound barrier as he attacked Gong Xi Chou. Sparks flew from the friction of the armor against the air.
Gong Xichou, this barbarian didn't even activate his martial armor!
He completely let go of his restraints and went all out, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth for his own use with the ferocity of a whale and tiger, and with a sword that could cleave the blue sky and clouds, he wished he could split Gong Xi Chou in two with one sword!
Click—
The docile, raised-headed whip-like snake, swift as lightning, transformed into a green light and charged straight at Qi Cang. Its seemingly fragile fangs firmly gripped the sword's edge. Beneath the sky, dark clouds pressed down, green energy piercing through them, and faint images of dragons and pythons roaming within the sea of clouds could be seen.
Gong Xichou, who seemed nonchalant, hissed.
The aura of this move is indeed familiar.
He finally found that unpleasant memory in some obscure corner: "So it was you, Zheng Qiao's lackey."
His response was a giant sword shadow that slashed down at his face.
The sword in Qi Cang's hand, rather than being a sword, actually had more characteristics of a saber—a long-handled greatsword, with the hilt and blade almost the same length, weighing over 233 jin (approximately 165 kg), and a long and wide blade. A single slash, without applying any force, could separate a person to either side.
This sword shadow can easily cleave through a mountain hundreds of feet high!
Before the sword even reached him, Gong Xichou's martial armor arrived belatedly, instantly covering his entire body. Excitement flashed in Qi Cang's eyes. If Gong Xichou hadn't conjured his martial armor, he would have died with regrets! Even if he, Qi Cang, were to fall, it would be at the highest level!
Thump—
Time stretched out countless times in that instant.
The movement was so slow that Qi Cang could clearly see the sword shadow "gradually" approaching Gong Xi Chou. He was filled with anticipation and excitement, eager to leave an indelible mark of "Qi Cang" on the opponent's perfect armor. Until a strange light appeared in his peripheral vision.
An unusual color appeared from behind.
In that moment of slowed-down space, it was completely unaffected, and swept past Qi Cang from behind at an astonishing speed, striking Gong Xi Chou squarely in the chest! Its attack arrived even before Qi Cang's attack!
Click, click—
A series of cracking sounds rang out.
Countless ice crystals shattered, and the sensory flow rate returned to normal.
Qi Cang stared in horror at the stranger who had suddenly appeared.
This man was dressed very casually, and at first glance he looked like an ordinary herb gatherer, even carrying a herb basket on his back.
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I took the day off today, and then rushed back by plane only to be caught in this special period. By the time I started dinner, I felt like my whole body was about to fall apart, and I was so sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open...
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