You're in Luck~

After killing the two disciples, Li Guanqi hesitated not in the least. Shrouded instantly in silver light, he vanished from the spot. A moment later, a portly middle-aged man materialized outside the mountain gate. His eyes warily scanned the surroundings, but he found nothing save for faint spatial fluctuations. Looking at the two corpses on the ground, the man's expression darkened to the extreme. He glanced up at the severed heads affixed to the mountain gate. With a wave of his hand, he collected them, then pulled out a jade slip and spoke in a deep voice. "Reporting to the Sect Master: the men sent previously... are dead!" "Furthermore, that Li Congxin returned to our mountain gate and killed two outer disciples." Lowering the jade slip, the fat man cast a glance around before flickering away, vanishing from the mountain gate. *** Donghua City. Li Guanqi sat on the second floor of a restaurant, slowly opening his eyes. "A Heavenly Immortal realm powerhouse?" Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, set down an immortal crystal, and turned to leave. "Tianhua Sword Sect, is it?" "Since you want to play, I'll play with you to the end!!" From that day on, Li Guanqi could no longer reach Qisha either. He had no idea what was happening on Qisha's side. Judging by the movements of the Tianhua Sword Sect, however, they likely hadn't captured him. Three days later. Lin Wujiu, having returned to the Lin family, learned of the matter from somewhere and hastily sent Li Guanqi a transmission. "Brother Li, are you alright? Those motherless dogs of the Tianhua Sword Sect!! How dare they resort to such underhanded methods!! Wait for me!" "I'll bring men over right now!" Hearing Lin Wujiu's furious voice, the corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curled slightly. Inside the pitch-black cave, the only sound was the dripping of water into a shallow pool. Li Guanqi exhaled a breath of turbid air, picked up his jade slip, and murmured softly, "I'm fine. Don't bring anyone over." "This feud between me and the Tianhua Sword Sect is set in stone now. Just leave it to me to handle." Lowering the jade slip, Li Guanqi sealed it. He did not want to drag Lin Wujiu and the Lin family into this affair. "Phew..." Around Li Guanqi lay piles of shattered immortal crystal powder. Fourth-tier Mystic Immortal! Feeling the surging immortal primal energy within him, the corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curved slightly. "Three days. Did they think this matter was just going to blow over?" Li Guanqi changed into an ordinary black robe, altered his facial features, took a plain saber from his storage ring, slung it at his waist, and swaggered right out. This time, Li Guanqi bypassed Donghua City and headed straight for Xihua City. Strolling along casually, he finally spotted several Tianhua Sword Sect disciples keeping a watchful eye. Three second-tier Mystic Immortals. After doing a lap around the city, the trio departed with a scroll in hand. Li Guanqi glanced at it and gave a scoff. "They even managed to get a portrait of me?" Unconcerned, Li Guanqi trailed silently behind the three. "Brother Sun, I heard that a few days ago, this Li Congxin actually murdered people right outside our mountain gate! Is that true?" The leading young man frowned slightly and replied in a low voice, "Whether it's true or not is none of our business. We'll just take a quick turn and head back to report!" "If we run into a rogue cultivator like that, our best move is to run straight away. Those guys are desperados who fear nothing since they have no roots or backing." Another tall, thin young man laughed. "Come on, why are you two so tense?" "That guy's probably fled far away already. How could he still be hanging around nearby?" "What's there to be afraid of? If we actually spot him, we just send a transmission to the sect, and we'll even get a handsome reward." Chatting and laughing, the three didn't take it seriously at all. Going out on patrol was merely an assignment from the sect. No rational person would imagine that Li Guanqi wouldn't flee after killing people. Since he had been fortunate enough to escape the Tianhua Sword Sect's encirclement, he would surely want to get as far away as possible. The mountain scenery was lovely, filled with the cries of birds and beasts. Just then, however, a mocking voice sounded quietly by their ears: "Then you guys are in luck." The trio jumped in fright and whipped around, only to see a black-robed figure execute an Instant Slash of three sword strikes!! As mere second-tier Mystic Immortals, they stood zero chance against Li Guanqi. Flames enveloped the three, instantly burning away the power of their soul seals. Li Guanqi severed their heads, stripped the robe off one of them, and used the art of soul gathering to sift through their memories. After burning the corpses to ash, he flickered and vanished into the mountains. Li Guanqi muttered to himself, "The Tianhua Sword Sect is making quite a fuss. They're dead set on killing me!" "They even sent people to Yuxu City?" *** The Castellan Estate of Yuxu City. Lin Chuanqing reclined in his chair with an ill-tempered expression, sneering, "Since when does the Tianhua Sword Sect get to point fingers at me, Lin Chuanqing?" "Do I need you lot to teach me how to conduct my affairs?" Seated below, two Heavenly Immortal elders remained impassive. A white-browed elder stood up and spoke: "We are not presuming to instruct Castellan Lin. It is just that this Li Congxin murdered our Tianhua Sword Sect disciples and dared to come to our gate, lopping off heads in open provocation..." "And Li Congxin is a commander in Yuxu City's patrol camp. This matter... is simply unacceptable by any standard." "If Castellan Lin knows of his whereabouts, we hope you will inform us." As he spoke, an elusive pressure radiated from the elder, pressing upon Lin Chuanqing until his face paled slightly. His face darkening, Lin Chuanqing crushed the teacup in his hand with a sharp pop. Braving the opposing pressure, he rose slowly and stepped before the elder, towering a full head taller than him. Cold glints flashed in Lin Chuanqing's eyes as he narrowed them, staring right into the elder's eyes. "Am I to understand that the Tianhua Sword Sect... is threatening the Lin family?" The white-browed elder's breath hitched. But in that very instant, the pressure within Lin Chuanqing detonated with a boom! The elder staggered and tumbled back into his chair. Lin Chuanqing looked down haughtily at the elder and the man beside him. "Go back and tell Chen Tianhua that Li Congxin is the Grand Commander of my Yuxu City patrol camp." "If you have the ability to catch him, that has nothing to do with me." "If you can't... don't fucking come swaggering around me! A bunch of useless trash!!" "Get the hell out!!" Boom! Immortal primal energy surged, blasting the two men right off their feet and sending them flying. The hall's stone pillars collapsed, roof tiles flying everywhere. Standing at the entrance of the hall, Lin Chuanqing said coldly, "Yuxu City is not within the Tianhua Sword Sect's sphere of influence. If there is a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless and ensuring you never leave." His face pale as ash, the elder dared not utter a single word, slinking away dejectedly with his companion. His eyes glinting darkly, Lin Chuanqing returned to his study, drew out a jade slip, and spoke in a heavy voice: "Wujiu, you went to the Tianhua Sword Sect's secret realm with Li Congxin? What on earth happened?" "The Tianhua Sword Sect's Sixth Elder came demanding I hand him over." The jade slip flashed as Lin Wujiu recounted everything that had taken place. Upon hearing this, Lin Chuanqing frowned and cursed, "A bunch of old bastards, completely shameless!" Having said that, Lin Chuanqing asked again, "Can you still reach Li Congxin? Tell him to be careful." Lin Wujiu replied with a tinge of helplessness, "He sealed off my jade slip... He probably doesn't want to drag me into this." Lin Chuanqing nodded slightly, a hint of admiration flashing deep in his eyes. "He's quite loyal. Going to war between the Lin family and the Tianhua Sword Sect over this would indeed be unwise." "Let's leave it at that. Let me know if anything else develops." Lowering the jade slip, Lin Chuanqing leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and focused his thoughts. Tapping his fingers lightly against the armrest, he murmured, "Quite a decent fellow. Even in a situation like this, he didn't once think of dragging the Lin family into the mud..."