plumnovel Chapter 157 Anomaly!
Chapter 157 Anomaly!
Chapter 157 Anomaly!
Qingkui was just about to push the door open.
Then came Ling'er's voice, cold as icicles forming under the eaves in the twelfth lunar month.
"Li Qingyi, from now on—we must never see each other again."
"???"
Li Qingyi, who was controlling the green puppet, looked completely bewildered.
What happened?
In an instant, Li Qingyi thought of Zhao Mengxi.
He whirled around, his gaze piercing like a knife as he looked at Zhao Mengxi inside the room: "What did you say to Ling'er?"
"Hahaha----"
Zhao Mengxi finally couldn't help but chuckle.
The pent-up frustration and resentment of the past few days seemed to vanish with that laughter.
She looked up, her eyes slightly upturned, with a hint of smugness.
"Young Master Li," she said slowly, "so someone like you—even has things that matter?"
Seeing the undisguised pleasure in her eyes, Li Qingyi suddenly calmed down.
"Think what you want." His voice was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger. "But this gold will surely be mine."
After saying that, he stopped looking at her and turned to walk outside.
As Zhao Mengxi watched the rapidly disappearing figure in green robes, the smile in her eyes gradually cooled.
"Truly—a heartless person whose eyes are only on the Great Dao."
She muttered to herself, and after a moment, she simply closed her eyes and focused on circulating her internal energy.
Since we can't leave for the time being, we might as well cultivate.
The green puppet transformed into a barely perceptible wisp of light and silently entered Li Qingyi's sea of consciousness.
"What exactly did Zhao Mengxi say? —" Li Qingyi frowned slightly.
This was the first time he had ever seen Ling'er with such a resolute and cold attitude.
After thinking for a while, still without any clue, he shook his head.
Never mind, there will be opportunities to explain in the future.
Right now, we need to pay more attention to what Jiang Yanxu is doing.
Zhao Wuyi left in a hurry; his intentions must be quite significant.
However, it wasn't until night fell as dark as ink, enveloping the entire Zichuan Mountain Range, that the darkness truly began to fall.
Jiang Yanxu suddenly sent a very brief telepathic message: "The situation has changed."
"What do you mean?"
Immediately afterwards, no matter how Li Qingyi tried to contact them, there was no response, as if they had sunk into the sea.
Li Qingyi's heart sank.
Another unexpected event occurred.
He subconsciously began to calculate his trump cards.
The simulation still needs 21 more spirit stones.
But in this deep Zhao family mansion, he held the identity of "Young Master of Tingyu Pavilion".
Could they possibly openly ask someone to borrow spirit stones or demand resources?
Once a persona collapses, the subsequent troubles can be considerable.
Various thoughts churned in his mind, but as dawn broke, there was still no word from Jiang Yanxu.
A sense of foreboding gradually gripped his mind.
We can't wait any longer.
Li Qingyi sensed something unusual.
He made a snap decision: he had to go to the capital immediately to find Li Changqing!
But before that, Ling'er must be taken away.
Regardless of what Zhao Mengxi instilled in her, keeping her in the Zhao family would be too risky.
Li Qingyi moved swiftly, disappearing from Tingzhu Pavilion like a wisp of smoke. His expression shifted slightly as he passed through the pavilion, before returning to his original handsome appearance.
With a few leaps, he silently appeared in the courtyard where Ling'er lived.
"I told you, I don't want to see you again."
"Things have changed, and they're very complicated. Come with me and leave the Zhao family first."
Ling'er turned around and saw the expression on his face. Her lips moved, and a struggle flashed in her eyes.
But when she thought of Li Qingyi's heartless and ruthless appearance, she suddenly shook off Li Qingyi's outstretched hand.
Li Qingyi took a deep breath: "I don't know what Zhao Mengxi told you, but I can tell you it's absolutely not true. Now, come with me immediately!"
His eyes were so determined, and the urgency in his tone was so real.
Ling'er stared at him blankly for a moment, then nodded very slightly.
Li Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take her away.
Several powerful auras suddenly descended, crashing down around the courtyard like boulders.
Amidst the shifting light and shadow, Zhao Zhouhui, along with three Foundation Establishment elders whose auras were composed, had blocked all paths of escape.
Zhao Zhouhui's face turned ashen, his eyes flashing like lightning: "So this is the young master of Huanzhulou! How dare you conceal your presence and sneak into my Zhao family's inner quarters, even attempting to kidnap my daughter? You truly deserve to die!"
Li Qingyi paused, shielding Ling'er behind her.
He truly hadn't expected that there would be four Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding Ling'er.
When did this happen?
Li Qingyi was certain that there had been no such change before Qingkui arrived yesterday.
Could it be when Jiang Yanxu sent the message?
Facing the four Foundation Establishment cultivators, Li Qingyi suddenly smiled.
"Zhao Wuyi isn't here," he said slowly, flipping his wrist to reveal the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman between his slender fingers. "You think you can stop me?"
The moment the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman appeared, a terrifying aura far surpassing that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator erupted and spread.
The air seemed to freeze, and the three Foundation Establishment elders' expressions changed drastically, instinctively taking a half-step back.
Zhao Zhouhui's pupils contracted as he stared intently at the talisman, his Adam's apple bobbing.
He knew all too well what this thing meant.
With the power of the Purple Mansion, if the ancestor were not present, the entire Zhao family would probably be reduced to dust with a single strike.
"Tell your men to back off." Li Qingyi's voice carried an undeniable killing intent: "Now, let me take my men away. Otherwise—I wouldn't hesitate to slaughter the entire Zichuan!"
Looking at the resolute Li Qingyi before her, Ling'er suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.
I was so stupid to believe what a stranger said.
Zhao Zhouhui's forehead veins throbbed, and his fists clenched tightly in his sleeves.
He quickly weighed the options in his mind:
What are the chances of a sneak attack that could instantly kill this boy?
But since the other party is the young master of Tingyu Pavilion, how could he only have this one trump card?
If things go wrong, the Zhao family's legacy will be ruined.
But the old ancestor's instructions before he left still echoed in my ears.
"Keep a close eye on Ling'er!"
At this moment, Zhao Zhouhui was caught in a dilemma!
At that very moment, when tensions were at their peak and the atmosphere was incredibly tense.
Everyone, including Li Qingyi, suddenly felt an indescribable heat on their heads.
Everyone looked up.
In the sky above, a huge, burning sun suddenly appeared and fell.
Everyone was horrified.
The originally gray sky was now engulfed in fiery red.
An indescribably crimson sun, carrying the terrifying power to incinerate everything, crashed down towards the core area of the Zhao family.
Li Qingyi: "???"
Does this script even exist? What on earth is going on at the Purple Mansion level?
The light was so dazzling that it instantly robbed everyone of their sight, leaving only an endless expanse of red.
At this point, even if you wanted to run, it would be too late.
He only had time to pull Ling'er behind him, his magical power surging wildly and recklessly, and his protective sword aura operating at its maximum.
next moment.
Boom!
An indescribable roar, accompanied by a scorching impact powerful enough to tear the soul apart, engulfed everything.
Li Qingyi felt as if she had been struck head-on by a mountain range, her chest aching terribly, and her protective sword aura instantly annihilated.
Boundless darkness and blazing white exploded in my consciousness, engulfing all senses.