Zhao Jianan clenched his fist, feeling the new life force "infused" into his body through the special method of the Longevity Gate.
Having experienced youthful vitality again, he had no desire to revert to being that old, useless person lying on his sickbed, barely clinging to life and waiting for death.
After weighing the options, the best outcome Zhao Jianan could think of was to get these black-family kids to shut up on their own!
Only by making them 'voluntarily' join the Longevity Sect can we completely eliminate future troubles and keep them 'silent' forever.
He believed that the three boys of the Hei family would make a wise choice between life and death.
However, as the surrounding temperature gradually rose, his attention was quickly drawn to the scorching heat emanating from it.
Zhao Jianan's gaze fell on the young man riding the firebird beast beside the Hei brothers.
He carefully examined the phoenix, secretly marveling at it.
As the phoenix flapped its wings, a powerful wave of heat swept over us.
Looking up, he noticed the Phoenix Bow behind Li Yu, radiating a heart-pounding energy.
He paused for a moment, a hint of surprise and greed flashing in his eyes.
"Good bird! Good bow! Kid, what's your name?" Zhao Jianan asked in a hoarse voice, with a condescending tone.
Li Yu didn't bother to waste words with him. He and Monk Jingshi already knew the inside story of the Longevity Sect, and there was no innocent person among them!
So he didn't respond, but instead picked up the Phoenix Bow and fired an arrow at Zhao Jianan!
Seeing that Li Yu made a sudden move without saying a word or any warning, not only were the three Hei brothers caught off guard, but even Zhao Jianan and the others who had surrounded them were slightly taken aback.
This young man's behavior was completely different from anyone they had imagined; he disregarded rules, interests, and hypocrisy.
"Alright! Let's charge in together!"
Hei San, fueled by his passion, roared and was about to join Li Yu in the attack.
He likes this unconventional, action-oriented feeling, without caring what his older brothers think.
"Third brother, wait a minute!"
Hei Yi was sweating profusely. This kind of conflict without any strategy was too reckless and too dangerous. Moreover, the three of them were no match for Zhao Jianan at all.
The crimson-gold arrow shot towards Zhao Jianan as if it had teleported!
"Hmph! Arrogant!" Zhao Jianan was both shocked and furious.
However, sensing the deadly threat emanating from the arrow, he dared not be careless and immediately launched a full-scale counterattack!
"Ten Thousand Waters Ten Thousand Accounts!"
A thick mist of water instantly erupted from Zhao Jianan's body.
Water is the only way to extinguish fires. This is based on Zhao Jianan's countless years of combat experience and is the most effective way to counter fire-type awakened individuals!
However, Li Yu's arrow was not purely fire.
"call out--!"
The arrow tore through the water curtain, burning a large hole in it before continuing its trajectory straight towards Zhao Jianan's face!
Zhao Jianan's expression turned slightly serious; he hadn't expected the arrow to be so penetrating.
He instantly focused his mental energy, and everything around him seemed to slow down.
With a wave of his hand, all the thousands of raindrops falling from the sky turned into tiny water arrows, rushing towards the flaming arrow.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
Amidst the piercing sound of dissolution, a large number of tiny water jets vaporized.
Not only did it fail to stop them in the slightest, it couldn't even delay them for a moment!
"Don't even think about it, kid! You'd better take my hit if you dare!"
Just as the arrow was about to hit Zhao Jianan, a burly old man next to him roared and crossed his arms to block it. Instantly, his arms were covered with a thick layer of rock armor!
"Rock Demon's Protection!"
A cold glint flashed in Li Yu's eyes. The arrow did not bypass it, but struck it straight at it.
"boom!"
The crimson arrow slammed into the rock armor, and the violent phoenix flames and energy exploded outwards!
The old man screamed as his arms, which were covered by rocks, shattered inch by inch. An arrow pierced his chest, and he was thrown backward as if hit by a meteorite, spitting out blood.
Before the others could reach out to help, the old man had already fallen into the depths of the ravine like a meteor engulfed in flames, his life rapidly fading away.
The power of a single arrow is terrifying!
The other members of the Longevity Sect were all utterly horrified!
Zhao Jianan's face turned ashen, and he finally became serious, staring intently at Li Yu as he angrily asked:
"Who are you?!"
"Li Yu".
Li Yu remained calm, her cold gaze fixed on Zhao Jianan and the old man behind him, as if she were looking at a group of dead people.
"Li Yu??"
Zhao Jianan felt the name sounded familiar; he seemed to have heard it before, but couldn't quite place it.
However, among the elders of the Longevity Sect behind him, one of them finally recognized Li Yu and immediately spoke up to remind him:
"It's Li Yu, the new city lord who has taken over Kangcheng!"
"The Lord of Kangcheng!" Zhao Jianan instantly recalled.
Li Yu is the same Li Yu who once helped Zhao Deyang successfully resist the Eternal Fire Alliance on the defensive line. After entering Zhongzhou, he became famous and shone brightly as a hero!
But immediately, a look of disdain appeared on Zhao Jianan's face:
"So it was that vagrant boy who got his fame by sheer luck."
He didn't care about any heroic reputation, believing that Li Yu's visit was probably just for the sake of some "righteous cause in Zhongzhou" and to show off his power.
Zhao Jianan didn't care about Li Yu. Instead, he gestured to the old man beside him and pointed in the direction where the old man had fallen:
"Go find the person, bring them back and try to save them. Don't lose face for the Changsheng Sect by letting your own people die at the gate."
"Yes." The old man immediately rode the wind down to search.
This strange behavior puzzled both Li Yu and the Hei brothers.
Just now, they could all feel the old man's life force slipping away.
If someone's heart is pierced by an arrow, even if someone uses their energy to prolong their life, they are already doomed to die. What value is there in trying to save them?
But according to Zhao Jianan's words, the old man seemed to have been pierced through the heart, yet he didn't seem to be dead.
This made Li Yu and the others secretly wonder if there were exceptionally powerful healing awakeners within the Longevity Sect who could revive even those who were half-dead.
In contrast, Zhao Jianan, after suppressing the slight ripples in his heart caused by Li Yu's strength, quickly regained his aloof demeanor.
In this world, strength is not everything.
More importantly, it's about identity, background, and the "unspoken rules" that have been in place for countless years.
Therefore, Zhao Jianan was extremely dissatisfied with Li Yu's lack of manners.
"young people……"
Zhao Jianan spoke slowly, attempting to "enlighten" Li Yu in the tone of an elder, his voice carrying a reprimand:
"In this world, you can't get far by brute force alone. Some rules and some dignity are far more important than strength."
Zhao Jianan's words were loaded with meaning, implying that Li Yu was impolite and lacked manners.
He was certain that this was within the territory of Zhongzhou, and he was a member of the Zhao family of Jincheng. As long as Zhao Deyang remained a general, who in Zhongzhou would dare to touch him?
Even though Li Yu's arrow had just demonstrated his exceptional skill, Zhao Jianan still didn't take him seriously.
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