Kill Huyan Lie!

"This second step... is to kill Huyan Lie!" No sooner had the words been spoken than Xiahou Cang and Yu Su showed not the slightest sign of joy. Instead, they looked at Li Guanqi with expressionless faces, a chill rising up their backs straight to the crown of their heads!! The woman seated across from Li Guanqi swallowed, her mouth slightly parted, her pupils contracting and trembling. Xiahou Cang's neck muscles twitched and spasmed. For the first time, he found the young man before him frightening... This was the first time in all his years that he had felt fear because of someone's mind... Yes, it was fear. Xiahou Cang felt his mouth go dry and his throat grow parched and itchy. He dry-coughed a few times, exchanged a glance with the woman, and only then slowly opened his mouth. "Little Friend Li... what do you mean?" Li Guanqi glanced sideways at the man and smiled to himself. "Castellan Xiahou wouldn't think... that the current situation means Xialin City can rest easy, would he?" Yu Su said nothing, but Xiahou Cang frowned, sat up straight, and even leaned slightly forward toward Li Guanqi, speaking in a low voice. "Wouldn't it?" "The present three-way standoff might be the best choice!" Li Guanqi casually pinched up a spirit fruit and set it outside the fruit platter. "From the very beginning, Huyan Lie was a sacrificial pawn." "No matter what choice he made, it came to the same thing..." "Otherwise, Chu Yuan wouldn't have left together with Chen Ce today." As he said this, Li Guanqi's voice paused for a breath before he continued. Only to see the corners of Li Guanqi's handsome face turn slightly upward, drawing an inexplicable smile. "Because he was afraid." "He feared that I had already factored both of them into my calculations, so he had no choice but to leave together." His gaze swept past Yu Su to the man. "As for Huyan Lie... I reckon he's already in contact with those two by now." "The reason he was determined to hand over the spoils of two cities just to kill me was that he sensed I was setting a trap to kill him." Xiahou Cang rubbed his brow. He felt his brain had turned to mush, and he simply couldn't understand what Li Guanqi was saying. Only Yu Su knit her brows in thought, her mind constantly following Li Guanqi's words, connecting the dots. After a long while, Yu Su pressed her lips and looked at Li Guanqi with hurried breath, her beautiful eyes full of panic. She suddenly regretted bringing Li Guanqi into this... Because she felt she could no longer predict what Li Guanqi would do next. "Young Master Li... you might as well lay out all your plans outright!" Li Guanqi tilted his head, shoved that spirit fruit from the table into his mouth, and gazed at the nervous woman with a playful look. "I'll say it." "Can you stomach it?" Yu Su said nothing, only gritted her teeth and stared at Li Guanqi. Li Guanqi swallowed the spirit fruit and said softly. "It's very simple..." "I want all of Dixiu Bay to bear the surname Xiahou." The voice was very soft, but this short sentence stirred up stormy waves in both their hearts!!! And Li Guanqi's next sentence made Xiahou Cang break out in a cold sweat. "Of course, Castellan Xiahou probably can't stop now even if he wants to." "If we can't show enough capital to resist East City and Donglin City, then we will be the next ones in danger." "Given Huyan Lie's nature, once he realizes he will become the next prey, he will surely fight to the death!" By now Yu Su had realized the situation was beyond their control. She looked at Li Guanqi with a cold face, her beautiful eyes narrowing. "Even if we destroy Beizha City, what about Xialin City?" "East City and Donglin City are now on intimate terms; if we successively destroy the West, South, and North Gate Cities, won't they turn around and destroy us outright?" Li Guanqi spoke with an indifferent expression. "Hah, isn't that only human nature?" "However... before Beizha City falls, East City and Donglin won't move against us." "Because they've already realized that the Cold Soul Jade Glaze barrier we gave them is a fake." Xiahou Cang and the woman exclaimed in shock. "What?" Xiahou Cang stood up, frowning. "No... impossible!" "The green jade gourd may be somewhat cracked, but it shouldn't reveal any flaws." Li Guanqi said nothing, directly tossing out a shadow-casting stone. It turned out that, during their melee, each of them actually had a hidden piece planted in the city who had gone to investigate!! Xiahou Cang swallowed, raised a hand to rub his forehead and scratch his eyebrow, and said in a low voice. "So... our bargaining chip is the genuine secret realm barrier?" Li Guanqi smiled and nodded, speaking softly. "Of course. That's why we need to speed up the pace and leave them no time to attend to anything else." Li Guanqi leaned back in his chair, gazing up at the ceiling as he spoke softly to himself. "Two cities—how is that enough to feast on?" "Add another Beizha... then it's enough..." As he spoke those two sentences, a jade slip had appeared in Li Guanqi's hand at some point. Xiahou Cang's pupils snapped shut!! He never expected Li Guanqi would directly let both of them hear those two sentences. Fortunately, the earlier words had not been overheard. Chu Yuan's low voice came from within the jade slip. "You... are you sure you want to do this?" "Right now, Huyan Lie is contacting me, wanting to meet in secret!!" The corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curled slightly. He looked up at Xiahou Cang and raised his hand to make a throat-slitting gesture across his neck. His lips moved without sound. "This is the best opportunity." "Whether to seize it depends on Castellan Xiahou." Xiahou Cang was tempted. In one day, take down three cities! Even split evenly, he, Xiahou Cang, would be equivalent to completely annexing a great city!! Just as Xiahou Cang hesitated, the jade slip suddenly fell silent. Probably Huyan Lie had already gone to find Chu Yuan. Li Guanqi looked at the hesitant Xiahou Cang, stood up, and smiled. "I'll go out for some fresh air." Tap tap tap! Creak! The room door closed. Xiahou Cang raised his hand and released spatial power, enveloping the treasure hall. After making sure Li Guanqi couldn't hear, he slumped into the chair in relief, his eyes lifeless. Yu Su's face was now pale white, just like the white dress she wore. She stood up and went to Xiahou Cang's side, her fearful gaze sweeping toward the outside. "Husband... I'm starting to feel afraid of him now." Xiahou Cang's throat bobbed slightly. "I'm no different..." The woman paced the room, a pensive look on her face, a flash of ruthlessness in the depths of her eyes. "I remember he used to bring an elder along, right?" Xiahou Cang raised an eyebrow. "Yes! That old man's cultivation level wasn't high, if I recall." "What do you mean?" The woman gritted her teeth and said in a low voice. "We must have a way to restrain him!" "Otherwise... in the end, we'd probably all be toyed to death by him." If before the woman had greatly admired Li Guanqi's depth and cunning, now it was fear.