Chu Jie keenly noticed Qi Shan's negative emotions.
I was a little puzzled.
Is it not a good thing that the Lord has fought successfully and emerged unscathed?
Chu Jie only learned about the fact that Qi Shan would also be injured when the Lord was injured in the past two years. It was the Lord himself who revealed it, just to clean up the mess and wipe the floor for Qi Shan.
This all started with that stubborn censor in the Censorate.
It is common knowledge that Qi Shan comes from the declining Qi clan, and anyone with a keen eye can easily find out the approximate amount of wealth the Qi clan has accumulated over the years. Qi Shan's expenses over the years have far exceeded his legitimate income and the Qi clan's wealth. Anyone with eyes to see knows that he must have some illicit income, and the Censorate has been keeping an eye on him for quite some time because of this.
Unfortunately, the fact that Qi Shan was the head of a branch of the Gods Society and that he was receiving a salary without working and was embezzling funds within the Gods Society could not be made public or disclosed to the outside world. As the ruler of the country, Shen Tang could not reprimand the dutiful censor, so he certainly had to give an explanation.
Even the most absurd reason is better than ignoring it.
Therefore, Shen Tang held a small meeting to discuss this matter, stating frankly that Qi Shan was her other life. Besides Chu Yao and Ning Yan, the third person in this world who would never betray her was Qi Shan. As for Qi Shan's financial situation, she had already investigated it thoroughly, and everyone could rest assured that there were absolutely no problems.
As for evidence to prove that Qi Shan is innocent?
No, Shen Tang used herself as collateral.
However, some cunning old foxes would use their own imaginations to figure out—which ruler throughout history hasn't been suspicious and fearless? Qi Shan is Shen Tang's other life; to harm Qi Shan is to harm her life. Those with a bit of sense would back down, leaving only one stubborn individual to continue.
It wasn't that the stubborn censor was tactless or deliberately going against Shen Tang; rather, he knew all too well that there was no such thing as absolute incorruptibility in this world, and even the most perfect system could be gradually corrupted and destroyed, let alone people who are inherently complex and unpredictable. He had to be on guard!
By keeping a close eye on him, Qi Zhongshu can at least maintain a sense of crisis and prevent him from becoming complacent and making mistakes one day!
Like most people, Chu Jie only knew that Qi Shan could take the blame for Shen Tang's injuries, but he didn't know the prerequisites for taking the blame.
He said, "It's a good thing that I'm not injured."
Qi Shan did not reply.
Chu Jie inexplicably felt an indescribable pressure and suffocation, and forced himself to say, "The ground battlefield is the home ground of the High Priest of Jimo. With his full support, our lord is always vigilant. Even for the sake of Qi Zhongshu, he wouldn't easily get injured... right?"
He came up with this reason after racking his brains.
To enhance credibility, they even brought in Jimo Qiu.
Ji Moqiu was called out and looked over.
Lying was his worst skill, and the answer stuck in his throat, so he simply chose to remain silent, letting Qi Shan and Chu Jie guess the rest. He had set up all the formations and traps on the ground; how could he not know the situation inside? The Queen of Shen was not only injured but had also lost a lot of blood. Her blood was highly stimulating to these plants; even a tiny amount would cause them extreme excitement.
The heart-like diastolic and vasoconstrictive rhythm is proof of this.
Qi Shan's eyes were dark. His physique was not intimidating to Ji Moqiu, who was only practicing martial arts, but his aura was much stronger. Every word he spoke carried the extreme pressure of a superior: "It seems that the High Priest is not very good at lying."
One sentence hit Ji Moqiu where it hurt.
A hint of panic flashed across the boy's eyes.
Naturally, no one noticed Qi Shan's face turn ashen in an instant.
Chu Jie also sensed something strange about the atmosphere.
Only Qi Shan was in disarray; his breathing was erratic, his eyes were filled with terrifying, dense blood vessels, and he stared intently at his palms, his heart filled with panic, fear, and an urgent expectation that a glaring red would appear on them. But nothing happened; his palms were intact, and he felt no pain.
His palms were taut with strength, and the veins bulged.
Chu Jie stepped back to the side.
Ji Moqiu murmured softly, "How terrifying..."
Chu Jie gave Ji Moqiu a warning look, telling him not to add fuel to the fire.
His intuition told him that the fact that his lord was injured in battle while Qishan was not was causing Qishan's mood to explode and deteriorate to the extreme.
Ji Moqiu: "The energy of heaven and earth around him has changed."
"What has it turned into?"
“Violent…”
Chu Jie's lips curled into a smile: "...It really can't be that bad..."
His colleagues all seemed to be suffering from some serious illness.
Shen Tang knew nothing about the source of all this.
After Yunda was swallowed by the "giant tumor," she followed suit. As the wound on her head healed, the last sliver of moonlight was severed, plunging her into endless darkness. However, a martial artist doesn't rely solely on sight in battle.
When the eyes cannot see, the other senses are amplified to the extreme.
Shen Tang was like this, and so was Yun Da.
Moreover, a martial artist with a strong sense of courage can also use martial energy to illuminate the area.
Yun Da waved his hand, conjuring three orbs of martial energy that swirled around him, serving as illumination. The pale blue light dispelled the darkness, allowing Yun Da to see his surroundings clearly. This place was a cave, generally oval in shape, about 23 feet at its widest point and 15 feet at its narrowest. The cave was completely silent; not a sound could be heard, and no external presence could be sensed.
Without a second thought, he used force to clear a path.
The gunshot pierced right above his head.
Several loud bangs followed.
Yun Da leaped lightly several times, continuing upwards, passing through more than twenty cave entrances before stopping. Each cave was over two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) high, and having broken through more than twenty, this height should have been enough to escape. However, the reality was that the layers of caves seemed endless.
He frowned slightly, deciding to start with the cave.
The cave walls didn't feel cold and hard like rock; they were rough, like touching tree bark. Yun Da, his face cold, cautiously moved through the cave, wary of any enemies that might attack. After walking quickly for a dozen breaths, his foot landed on a certain spot, and he decisively dodged, a silver-white light, brimming with killing intent, erupting from below.
If he had been any slower, half of his foot would have been sliced off. Before he could even see what the enemy looked like, the killing intent was already upon him.
bite--
The clash of weapons instantly sparked a dazzling display of power.
The reflection shows the face of a person.
A childlike, innocent smile graced his face.
"Found you!"
Yun Da sneered inwardly, his gun stance shifting.
The spearhead, forged from ice and snow, grazed Shen Tang's cheek as it thrust out, while simultaneously, a sharp sword pierced through flowers and leaves, aiming straight for Yun Da's vitals at an incredibly tricky angle. The sword's edge met the spear shaft, sizzling and sending a burst of dense sparks flying.
Yun Da merely used a clever trick with his wrist, and the tip of his spear struck Shen Tang's back at an odd angle—Yun Da was just an embodiment of martial energy, and whether he was seriously injured or dead, it would not affect his true body, while Shen Tang was made of flesh and blood, and she could not afford to exchange injury for injury.
Shen Tang really didn't want to exchange injuries with him.
A powerful shockwave erupted in the blink of an eye.
With two clanging sounds, Yun Da only retreated half a step, while Chen Tang was forced against the wall. He braced himself against the cave wall, using the momentum to spin around, and charged at his enemy again with his sword. Inside the dark cave, sword light and spear shadows crisscrossed densely, causing the cavern to collapse and vanish wherever they passed.
From one layer to another.
Yunda quickly realized something was amiss.
Although Shen Tang was right in front of him, he couldn't lock onto her aura, and even her aura was fading rapidly, completely blending into the surrounding environment. He knew in his heart that this was the work of the high priest of the Gongxi tribe.
"It's nothing but a trivial skill!"
Yunda didn't take this to heart.
His avatar's strength far surpasses that of the person before him.
Even with the assistance of the High Priest of the Gongxi tribe, helping her to target herself, the gap in their strength and realm was not so easily bridged. Shen Tang smiled happily: "A mere trick, is it? Hehe, in that case, let's play a game."
Shen Tang changed his tactics, switching from offense to defense.
He allowed Yunda to press forward relentlessly, each move potentially fatal.
She retreated and blended into the cave walls.
She left only one sentence: "This place is called 'Demon Catcher,' and any 'demon' caught by Yuri will be beheaded with a single sword strike!"
Laughter echoed and overlapped in the narrow cave.
"Now, the game begins."
Yunda's state of mind was completely unaffected.
"Playing tricks!"
He raised his hand to withdraw the martial energy he was using for illumination, dragged his spear and took a hundred or so steps. Suddenly, the spear thrust out, its tip precisely striking some kind of hard metal. The flying sparks illuminated Shen Tang's face for a moment, the face rapidly magnifying in the darkness. A cold wind swept through the air, blowing precisely towards Yun Da's neck.
Yun Da neither dodged nor parried, letting the sword strike his neck, which was covered in scales. The blade left only a shallow mark on the layers of scales, while his hand was already poised to deliver a killing blow.
A powerful suction force bursts forth from the palm.
Also shooting out were hundreds of fine "needles," each a crystal of ice imbued with explosive martial energy. Fueled by immense power, these needles possessed astonishing penetrating power. At such close range, even martial artists of the same caliber as Yun Da's avatar would find it difficult to withstand. Once they pierced the surface of an object, they would explode internally, the concentrated force of which could even destroy half a mountain.
Shen Tang did not take that risk.
Her body sank rapidly, merging into the ground beneath her feet.
The ice crystals that missed their target all splattered into the wall not far away, exploding one after another at close range. Several thick, hexagonal ice crystal shields rose up in front of Yunda, but even the close-range explosions only caused them to crack.
In the blink of an eye, the crack healed perfectly.
Shen Tang's voice rang out from behind him.
The cold blade of the sword swept past Yunda's eyes.
"Only a tortoise carries such a heavy shield everywhere it goes—" A chuckle, accompanied by the aftershocks of the explosion, echoed in Yun Da's ears. An ice spear moved at Yun Da's will, its tip aimed straight for her face, while the shaft of the spear in her hand held her sword-wielding hand. Chen Tang, having failed in her first attack, vanished into darkness once more. "Sigh, old man, don't you know what it means to love the young?"
Even someone as incredibly adorable as her can be ruthless.
Yunda uttered two words: "Witch!"
"I'm not a demon, why are you changing people's races and origins like this, you old thing?" Shen Tang seemed to enjoy this elusive feeling, popping up every now and then to bother Yun Da, her hands never stopping and her mouth never shut. "Sigh, why is it that every time we go out for some fresh air it's all about fighting, fighting, fighting, it's so boring. You Li isn't a martial arts specialist, yet she's always fighting and exploiting child labor."
Her voice was sweet and innocent, with a hint of softness and grievance.
It was as if she might actually get so angry that she would throw down her sword at any moment.
Yunda didn't take this nonsense to heart at all.
The next second, Shen Tang's voice became much more composed, her tone more like that of a man in his early twenties. She gritted her teeth and accused, "What do you mean by 'getting some fresh air'? Did I want you to come out? Did you insist on running out on your own? Even if we are the same person, could you at least let me know before logging in? It's like I can't beat this old man and need you to take my place. Don't I have any dignity?"
"You really can't beat him."
It was that sweet, soft voice replying again.
The mature voice, enraged, retorted: "Nonsense! A mere avatar? How could I possibly lose? I've only used one of the new techniques I've been learning these past few years. If you hadn't suddenly appeared and disturbed me, I would have beaten the shit out of his New Year's Eve dinner by now!"
"How vulgar!"
"Don't you have bodily functions? What's with all this rudeness? Three years old? Three years old is still too young to control bodily functions."
"Sigh, Yuli doesn't have these..."
The two voices were attacking and exposing each other's shortcomings.
Even though Yun Da was a man of great experience and knowledge, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Shen Tang's body was trying its best to cause trouble for Yun Da, while her mouth seemed to be controlled by two people, talking to itself.
Yunda squinted: "Who are you?"
This strange phenomenon is the first time I've ever seen it.
Shen Tang swung his sword down towards Yun Da's crown, but the sword's edge missed, tearing open the cave with a fissure dozens of feet long. The two were forced to fall to the third level of the cave below. Just as they regained their footing, Shen Tang attacked again with his sword. Yun Da adopted an offensive defense, his spear tip meeting the sword's edge. The dense sparks that exploded flickered in the darkness as he said, "Hehe, You Li is indeed You Li/I am your ancestor!"
A childish voice said helplessly, "Don't just randomly claim grandchildren."
Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can call her ancestor.
The mature voice sounded somewhat frantic.
"If you're online, fight properly and don't get hurt—Aaaaaaah, this is my body! It's nothing if I get hurt, but Yuanliang will suffer terribly! I told you, stay away! Aaaaaah!"
A childish voice: "It's not heavy, you won't die."
Another voice was still wailing and howling.
"If you can't fight, let me do it, you noob! You could have avoided the injury, but you had to take it. Yuanliang has such delicate skin, how much pain must he be suffering? You don't care about my body, but I do."
A childish voice said impatiently, "It's so noisy!"
Even his brows were furrowed.
Another voice persisted, its anger still rising: "Noob! You could beat a chicken better than you with a handful of rice on your keyboard!"
A childish voice said, "Because she needs to feed the baby with blood! Youli can't just stop fighting and draw blood from herself. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! Who's weak? You're clearly the weakest of the three, and you still have the nerve to say Youli is weak!"
As for Yuanliang?
"That young man won't get hurt," she said proudly. "Youli severed the bond between you two after she came up. I'll put it back on for you after we're done fighting, okay? Be good."
Upon hearing this, Shen Tang remained silent for three breaths.
It immediately erupted with an even sharper and more ear-piercing popping sound.
The sonic boom even caught Wenda completely off guard.
"It's all over, it ...—"
"You brat, you've ruined me—"
Qi Yuanliang has an extreme lack of security and self-harm tendencies. Once he finds out, how can she coax him back?
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