The days passed peacefully, but in Ling Xiao's eyes, it was just a brief calm before the storm.
Taking advantage of this short period of peace, Ling Xiao took the initiative to follow Fan Ruoruo to visit Yi Guipin, Liu Ruyu's cousin, in order to sign in at the palace.
The reward for signing in this time was very rich. Ling Xiao was rewarded with ten years of internal strength.
At the same time, the next check-in location was refreshed. The new check-in location was actually the temple.
A month later, Wu Zhu brought Si Lili's younger brother back from Northern Qi. Ling Xiao immediately took him to Drunken Immortal Residence, paid the ransom, and redeemed Si Lili.
With Si Lili's identity, it was naturally inconvenient to bring her to the Manor of Knowledge. Instead, Ling Xiao arranged for her to stay elsewhere.
" This will be your home from now on. There will naturally be servants to take care of your younger brother's daily life. You don't have to worry about this. In the future, you just have to work by my side with peace of mind," Ling Xiao said.
" Yes, Young Master." Si Lili's weakness was her younger brother. Now that her family was reunited, she had no reason to object. Moreover, Ling Xiao was right about one thing. They had a common enemy, the Qing Emperor.
"Can you tell me your plan now?”" Northern Qi arranged for you to go undercover in Qing Kingdom," Ling Xiao asked." What important mission did they give you?"”
"Kill you!" Si Lili said.
"As expected!" Ling Xiao thought to himself,""For the sake of the palace treasury's wealth, to prevent me from marrying Lin Wan 'er, this Eldest Princess is so ruthless!”
"How did you know?" Si Lili was shocked.
"Who wants to kill me? Cheng Jushu?" Ling Xiao asked.
"How did you know?" Si Lili asked numbly.
"When will the Second Prince see me?”Ling Xiao asked again.
"How do you know?" Si Lili felt a little scared. The man in front of her seemed to know everything. He was too scary.
The Eldest Princess, the Second Prince, Northern Qi's secret agents, assassinations, what a series of schemes." Ling Xiao finally sorted out all the clues and said,""Killing two birds with one stone. Not only did you stop my marriage to Lin Wan 'er, but you also framed the Crown Prince for assassinating me.”
"You really know everything!" Si Lili cried and laughed.
Everyone thought that the Eldest Princess was the Crown Prince's subordinate, but who would know that she was actually a spy placed by the Second Prince beside the Crown Prince?
In fact, the Second Prince and the Eldest Princess had a close relationship with Northern Qi and had plotted for a long time. It could be said that nothing would go wrong.
However, they were facing Ling Xiao, a transmigrator who was familiar with the plot. Everything was destined to be in vain.
"You don't have to interfere in this matter. Let nature take its course and carry out the plan as usual.”said Ling Xiao.
" You're not worried about an assassination?" Si Lili was puzzled.
"Why should I be worried?" Ling Xiao retorted," Not only is the plan to assassinate me going on as usual, but I'm also planning to add fuel to the fire!”
"What about my identity?"
"Keep it a secret for the time being. Is it difficult to continue being a spy for Northern Qi in secret?”
" The Northern Qi people are still alright. They won't notice anything strange about me for a while, but it won't work with a pair of twin sisters. They are the disciples of Dongyi's Yun Zhilan. With these two people around, my identity will be exposed sooner or later.”
"It's fine. When Cheng Jushu is going to assassinate you, arrange for the two of them to be assassinated together.”
...
Early the next morning, the Second Prince sent a letter to invite Ling Xiao into the residence. After reading the letter, Ling Xiao smiled and knew that the show was about to begin.
Ling Xiao immediately called Fan Ruoruo over and gave her some instructions before leaving with Wang Qinian, Gao Da, and Teng Zijing.
At Niulan Street, Cheng Jushu had indeed come.
Cheng Jushu was a famous fierce man in Northern Qi. He had boundless strength and thick zhenqi. He was skilled in Thwart Kung Fu and was difficult to penetrate with a knife or spear. He was a famous eighth-level master.
There was also a pair of assassins who were sisters. They were disciples of Dongyi's Yun Zhilan and Sigu Jian's grand-disciple. They were both at the seventh rank.
Three against four!
Ling Xiao had Wang Qinian, Teng Zijing, and Gao Da on his side.
Teng Zijing and Gao Da were both Level Seven experts. As for Wang Qinian, don't be fooled by his appearance. Like Ling Xiao, he was also a Level Nine expert. Wang Qinian might even be a Level Nine Peak expert, just one step away from becoming a Grandmaster. Moreover, his lightness skill was first-class.
If not for that, Chen Pingping from the prosecutor's office would not have been at ease to send him to protect Ling Xiao.
The reason why Ling Xiao was so assured of Cheng Jushu's assassination was because he believed in Wang Qinian's strength and his own.
"Do you all know what to do?" Ling Xiao said to the three people behind him calmly as the assassination began.
"I know. Don't worry, Young Master!”Wang Qinian and the other two bowed.
"Then let's follow the plan!" Ling Xiao waved his hand and ordered casually.
As soon as Ling Xiao finished speaking, Teng Zijing and Gao Da drew their swords and charged at the assassins who were carrying swords.
Ling Xiao himself charged at Cheng Jushu with his sword in hand. He was very excited. He really wanted to try out the martial arts of this world.
As for Wang Qinian, he was watching the show leisurely.
Putting aside how intense Teng Zijing and Gao Da's battle with the two assassins was, the two of them were able to suppress the two ladies, so there was no need for everyone to worry. On the other hand, Ling Xiao's battle with Cheng Jushu was rather dangerous.
Ling Xiao wielded his longsword and slashed at Cheng Jushu's head. However, Cheng Jushu casually grabbed his longsword.
Ling Xiao was shocked, but he did not panic. He tried to retract the sword from Cheng Jushu's hand, but he was shocked to find that the sword seemed to have taken root in Cheng Jushu's hand and could not be pulled out no matter what.
Ling Xiao was truly shocked. He thought to himself that this Cheng Jushu was so domineering. He could actually grab a sharp sword with just his body and not fall into a disadvantageous position. No wonder both parties chose him to carry out the assassination plan.
However, Ling Xiao did not panic. With a thought, the long sword disappeared into thin air and was stored in his alternate dimension space. Cheng Jushu grabbed onto Loneliness.
In the next instant, the longsword reappeared in Ling Xiao's hand and stabbed at Cheng Jushu from a strange angle.
Ling Xiao practiced Taiji. Even though he had a tyrannical secret manual to fuse with, he had no moves. It was all subconscious instinct and Wu Zhu's nine years of compulsory education in Danzhou. Although his stab was strange, there was no pattern to it. Cheng Jushu easily saw through it.
Cheng Jushu waved his right hand and easily caught Ling Xiao's sword again. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
It turned out that Ling Xiao had injected his Genuine Qi into the sword this time. The Genuine Qi had entered Cheng Jushu's body through the long sword, causing him to suffer a loss.
Even so, the long sword did not pierce Cheng Jushu's flesh. Although there was blood flowing out of his hand, it was only a superficial wound.
Ling Xiao did the same thing and retrieved his sword from Cheng Jushu's hand. Taking advantage of the moment when Cheng Jushu was stunned, Ling Xiao leaped into the air and kicked Cheng Jushu's face.
Cheng Jushu was not flustered. Instead, he grinned and raised his fist that looked like a bean bun to meet Ling Xiao's foot.
With a loud crack, Ling Xiao grunted and was sent flying backward. He only stopped after retreating far away, and a trace of blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.
"F * ck, is this Cheng Jushu really just a Level Eight expert? A Level Eight expert had beaten a Level Nine expert like me into a sorry state. How could I endure it!”
At the same time, Teng Zijing and Gao Da's side had already decided the victor. With a 'kacha kacha' sound, a pair of beautiful sisters had their throats crushed by the two of them. They fell to the ground, dead beyond words.
" I'm not playing anymore." Ling Xiao was extremely depressed. He had wanted to try his martial arts, but he did not expect to be defeated by a Rank-8 master. This was the f * cking world of martial arts. If he did not become a grandmaster, it would all be in vain.
The martial arts in the world of Qingyunian was very interesting. One should not think that Rank-9 martial artists were invincible below the Grandmaster level. As long as there were enough people, even Rank-1 and Rank-3 martial artists could form a team to kill Rank-9 martial artists if they were lucky enough.
Ants could bite an elephant to death in numbers. It was possible in this world!
Unless one's martial arts reached the great grandmaster realm and completely stepped into another realm, their strength would be worlds apart and could not be made up for by numbers.
For example, among the Four Great Grandmasters, Sigu Jian guarded a city with his sword, and Ku He protected a country with his sword. This was the principle.
Ling Xiao no longer had the mood to continue playing and immediately activated his Shadow Clone Skill.
The same attire, the same strength, it was a completely different version of Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao handed the sword in his hand to the shadow clone and sat down to watch the show.
The expressions of Wang Qinian and the other two were the same as the previous night. Cheng Jushu, who was sitting opposite him, was stunned. This time, he was really stunned. Two Ling Xiao's made his brain completely unable to process what was happening.
The shadow clone did not care about that. He was Ling Xiao's clone, so he acted according to Ling Xiao's instructions. With his sword in hand, he charged at Cheng Jushu.
The speed of the shadow clone was too fast, so fast that it exceeded everyone's comprehension. It felt like in just a breath, the shadow clone holding the longsword rushed into Cheng Jushu's arms.
The sword pierced through Cheng Jushu's throat.
Even so, Cheng Jushu did not die immediately. The pain brought him back to his senses and he subconsciously reached out to grab Ling Xiao's shadow clone.
Ling Xiao's shadow clone seemed to have lost its ability to resist, and it obediently climbed onto Cheng Jushu's giant hand.
The giant hand locked onto the shadow clone's throat. Cheng Jushu used the last of his strength to break the shadow clone's neck.
The world seemed to have stopped at this moment. Then, Cheng Jushu and the shadow clone fell backward, smashing a cloud of dust on the ground.
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