by Zhi Bai
The people outside clearly didn't expect there to be an expert in the room, so they panicked. An Zheng picked up a crossbow and looked at it, and then shot it outwards a few times, causing four to five men in black to be hit by the arrow and fall to the ground.
"There's an expert here."
The people outside said softly, clearly not wanting to alarm the neighbors.
An Zheng looked out from the hole in the window. There were only a few people left in the courtyard, but there were no signs of them retreating. Those people who were holding onto the crossbows started to retreat. Then, An Zheng suddenly saw a large group of black shadows smash towards the house.
An Zheng subconsciously held his arms in front of his body to block as he quickly retreated, and in an instant, the Cultivation Power condensed.
But nothing happened.
When An Zheng felt that something was wrong, he felt a sharp pain from his back.
An Zheng's body couldn't help but fly forward, and directly smashed the window in front of him into pieces. In the middle of the air, a few sharp blades shining with moonlight hacked down from mid-air. An Zheng reached out and grabbed one of them into his embrace, then forcibly snatched the blade away. With the help of that person's strength and weight, An Zheng steadily landed on the ground again. When he landed on the ground, his wrist vibrated and the long blade immediately shattered into pieces. An Zheng pushed forward with one palm, and under the force of the impact, the shattered pieces of the blade shot out, killing all of the five black-clothed men in front of him.
The door creaked open and a man walked slowly out of the room.
"You are not Li Yannian."
This person spoke with a very strange voice and body.
An Zheng looked at it carefully for a while, then asked: "Goblin beasts?"
The man shook his head.
"Spiritual Beast?"
The man shook his head again.
An Zheng took a deep breath, "So it's actually the most difficult demon beast to deal with."
When he raised his head to look at An Zheng, An Zheng could clearly see that he was wearing a metal mask and there was not even a nostril on his face. The only difference was that there were two holes on his face where his eyes were. There were two clumps of red light in the hole, faint but dazzling.
This person wore a large black robe, but one could faintly see the reflection of the moon beneath the black robe.
No matter if it was a demon beast, a refined beast, or a demon beast, they could only cultivate human form after reaching the high level of Purple-Rank. Therefore, when An Zheng asked this question, he was actually a little uneasy in his heart. Something that could cultivate into a human form, An Zheng knew that with his current level of cultivation, he was definitely not a match for it. However, when he saw the armor made of metal, he knew what had happened. Beasts were formed from the cultivation of various wild animals, while fine beasts were formed from flowers, plants and trees, while magical beasts were formed from the aura of various kinds of beasts.
Since it was air, of course it didn't have a fixed shape. And this guy was able to take human form because he was wearing a metal armor. If the armor was broken, it would become a wave of energy.
"Where's Li Yannian?"
the man asked.
An Zheng asked in response, "Why did you want to kill Li Yannian?"
The strange metal person was silent for a moment, then walked towards An Zheng. "If you can't find him, I'll capture you and interrogate you, so that you can ask where Li Yannian has gone to."
An Zheng pondered for a moment. If he were to use Bronze Bell s, it would cause unnecessary trouble. Once the Bronze Bell appeared, it would definitely attract the attention of the experts in the capital. He did not have the strength to protect this level of magic equipment, so he could not use it for now. Thinking about it, An Zheng flipped his wrist and took Hong Luanzan out. Before reaching a certain realm, An Zheng was unable to use the Purple-Rank Divine Artifact, so this piece of Hong Luanzan was like a peerless sharp weapon in An Zheng's hands.
"You want to resist?"
The voice of the metallic creature also had a metallic, rubbing feeling, which made people feel uncomfortable. He walked forward, and then raised his arm to point at An Zheng, "Resistance will kill you."
After he finished speaking, a gust of black smoke suddenly sprayed out from his wide sleeves. An Zheng dodged it in a flash. Wherever the black gas went, the grass withered, the trees withered, and the corpses on the ground turned into pus.
An Zheng frowned, this Goblin Beast was originally a type of poisonous gas, but the poisonous gas was also very complicated, so he was unable to differentiate them. If only Qu Liuxi was by her side, her research on poisons would be very thorough.
The metal golem's attack failed to hit An Zheng, and immediately pounced forward. Both of its hands spread out, and the black Qi split into more than ten pieces like a venomous snake, crawling towards An Zheng at an extremely fast speed.
An Zheng did not dare to rashly come into contact with the black aura. His body was like a cheetah as he shuttled back and forth in the forest, avoiding the poisonous snakes formed by the black aura.
The strange metal man let out a cold snort. The sleeves of his robe suddenly bulged out, like a sail that had eaten its fill of wind. Soon after, black balls of air shot out one after another from his sleeves like artillery shells.
In the dark, the sight wasn't good. This ball of air was also black and silent, so avoiding it was extremely difficult.
With a thought from An Zheng, starlight flashed on the Blood Pearl Bracelet, and a round shield of about forty centimeters diameter appeared in his hand. The round shield emitted a kind of deep light and had stripes on it. It was the fish scales of the Holy Fish.
An Zheng rushed forward while carrying the Holy Fish scale shield, the black balls of air bombarded the scale shield one after another, but were unable to corrode the scale shield.
"Huh?" The strange metal person let out a strange sound. Then, two materialized pythons suddenly appeared from his sleeve. An Zheng's eyesight was not bad, and in an instant he saw that it was actually an extended arm. The metal armor worn by this person was somewhat exquisite and could change shapes at will. Two snake-like arms entangled over, An Zheng swung his scale shield and smashed one of them away, while the other quickly wrapped around his waist.
That arm quickly tightened as the python wrapped itself around An Zheng and dragged him towards the metallic weirdo, like it was its prey.
Just as An Zheng was about to reach the metal monster's body, the strange person's other arm wrapped back. There was a crack on the tip of the arm, and black Qi sprayed out from it straight towards An Zheng's face.
When the distance between the two of them was less than a meter, An Zheng slashed the armor that was wrapped around his body, and took a deep breath. As the black aura gushed out, An Zheng lowered his body and stuck close to the ground as he charged forward. He stabbed the ground with his left hand that was holding the scale shield and kicked the metal monster's chest with both of his feet.
The strange metal person retreated a few steps, but before he could stabilize himself, An Zheng had already arrived in front of him.
Hong Luanzan thrusted out and answered immediately. had already circled around to the back of the strange metal person and quickly poked him a few dozen times. The strange metal person roared angrily, as his entire body turned into a python that coiled towards An Zheng.
An Zheng swung out his scale shield, which rotated to form an arc in the air, and then smashed it ruthlessly into the face of the metal monster in the middle of the air. With a bang, the mask cracked open and the black gas began to escape outwards.
An Zheng took the chance and rushed over, once again, he stabbed forward non-stop, the strange metal person's body suffered quite a few times. When An Zheng retreated, the strange metal person was extremely furious.
"A fellow whose cultivation is
not even at Sumeru Stage, you actually dare to block my way!"
He rushed forward, only to see An Zheng giving him a strange smile.
"What my cultivation level isn't important, what's important is that I have a lot of good things."
An Zheng pushed forward with his palm and released a burst of energy. The energy smashed onto the metal monster's body, causing its armor to shatter with a bang. Hundreds of holes had been pierced through the armor by An Zheng previously. With a single palm from An Zheng, the armor could no longer hold on.
When the armor shattered, a large amount of black Qi emerged from within.
"This is the mortal world, you magical beasts shouldn't come."
An Zheng raised his hand and the scale shield flew out to collide with the black ball of air, shattering it. In the ball of air, a red bead was faintly discernible.
"Add a dish for good old man."
An Zheng's feet pushed off the ground, and his body flew out like a cannonball. The instant the scale shield knocked away the black aura, Hong Luanzan took out the bead from within the black aura. The bead fell on the ground and rolled itself out, continuously turning to avoid An Zheng's chase. Just as the bead was about to roll out of the courtyard, An Zheng's Hong Luanzan flew out and landed right in front of the bead. The bead stopped and the Blood Pearl's brilliance flashed on An Zheng's wrist, causing the bead to be sucked in.
An Zheng's Blood Pearl Bracelet now had three pearls that he could use. One of them was a medicinal field, one of them was a spatial storage, and one of them was a pearl with the word "Fish" written on it.
There was a square shaped star point's pearl that was used for spatial storage. With a flash of light, the pearl was absorbed into the Blood Pearl's pearl.
An Zheng did not dare to stay any longer, and rushed into the house to pull Li Yannian off the roof beam, and then dragged him away and ran out of the Li Residence. Before leaving, An Zheng overturned two lanterns in the courtyard and threw them into the woodshed.
"What are you doing!"
Li Yannian anxiously shouted.
An Zheng pulled him and ran: "These people are obviously not to be exposed to the light. I will burn your courtyard down, and Fanggu will send people over. When these dead people are discovered by the Fanggu or some other yamen, those who wish to kill you will not dare to act rashly in such a short period of time. "
Li Yannian was startled, he was already dragged into the alley by An Zheng.
An Zheng deliberately made a few rounds before finally returning to the Heavenly Awakening Sect. This place was not considered close to the Li Family grounds, it was at least seven to eight kilometers away. After An Zheng returned, he locked Li Yannian in his own room. Under the light, he could tell that Li Yannian was so scared that his face was pale.
"Who did you offend?"
An Zheng asked: "You actually used so many people to kill you."
Li Yannian first shook his head, then nodded. My eyes were filled with boundless fear: "Is it my turn?"
When he said these words, his expression was incomparably complex.
Chapter 84 - One Ring, One Ring, Large Ring, Small Ring
The fear and despair in Li Yannian's eyes was extremely strong. Therefore, when An Zheng saw the look in Li Yannian's eyes, he had already guessed who the killers were.
"When the previous king goes, the nation will be ruined."
Li Yannian suddenly leaned on the table and wailed, his body trembling from the crying. An Zheng did not say anything, he walked over to the side and poured a cup of wine. He didn't know why, but after the wine entered his throat, it seemed so spicy.
Li Yannian cried for more than ten minutes. When he raised his head, it was as if he had suddenly aged thirty years.
"Your career has come to an end."
An Zheng put down his cup: "Since you don't want to say, then I won't ask. I'll find a place to settle you down and send you to the Great Xi River to reunite with your wife and children. In the future, you will live a good life with your family, and the glory of the temple will no longer have anything to do with you. The clear beauty of the land is where you belong. "
Li Yannian looked at An Zheng, and then kneeled on the ground. "Thank you!"
An Zheng also did not help him up, and only received Li Yannian's bow. After that, he laughed: "This might be a good thing for you, because you can live the rest of your life peacefully. No matter how powerful your rival is, they still wouldn't dare to act so impudently in Da Xi. The reason I accepted your bow is because I can afford it. "Therefore, since you've thanked him and said your farewells, you don't need to bring up this matter anymore."
Li Yannian stood up and said: "You are a true hero, I have offended you before, I apologize."
An Zheng said: "Go to sleep, those who want to kill you tonight will search for you crazily in the city, but they won't be able to find me, the Heavenly Awakening Sect. Tomorrow, at daybreak, your family's affairs will cause a huge ruckus. The Fanggu, the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court would all step in. At that time, those people who want to touch you will have to restrain themselves, but tomorrow, their people will be watching all the city gates of Fanggu, and once you appear, you will still die. "
Li Yannian let out a long sigh: "I've served my country for twenty years, and I thought that I could become an elder in the fields. But now, it seems that this imperial court no longer allows people like me."
An Zheng walked over and placed the jug of wine next to Li Yannian, then turned around and prepared to leave.
Li Yannian looked at An Zheng's back figure in silence for a while, and then, he called out to An Zheng: "Please talk to me. There are some things that I need someone who I can trust to help me remember it."
An Zheng turned his head as he stood at the door: "Are you sure you want to tell me?"
Li Yannian said: "Although you and I have only just met, I know that you are someone you can trust. If I leave this place tomorrow, I don't know if I'll be able to endure until I leave the city. Even if I leave the city, I don't know if I'll be able to live with my wife and children. So, if I die, I want you to help me tell my child who my enemy is. "
An Zheng sat down: "Let me guess, is this why you didn't want your son to cultivate?"
Li Yannian said: "I already knew that I would definitely be killed. These past few years of stability, I have actually relaxed my guard. It's been a few years, and I thought they wouldn't cause any more trouble... But I know that if I get killed, my son will definitely avenge me. The other party is simply too powerful. If he were to avenge me, he might just die as well. If I don't let him cultivate, if he doesn't have the ability, he wouldn't avenge me right … But now, it seems that I was wrong. "
He looked at An Zheng and said: "Just now at my house, if you weren't there, I wouldn't even have had the chance to retaliate before being killed. If they were to find out the whereabouts of my family, they would probably go after them too. They don't understand cultivation and have no more ability to resist like me. So I guess I was wrong. "Since Vishnu can cultivate, then let him cultivate. At the very least, when he faces danger in the future, he will have the ability to protect his mother, his elder brother, and himself."
"As for revenge …" Forget it. Even if I die, I won't be able to avenge myself. The other party's influence is too great. "
An Zheng asked, "Who is it?"
Li Yannian was silent for a moment: "It's the Su Family."
An Zheng asked, "You are just a teacher in the Department of Rites' Department for Purging Officials. What conflict do you have with the clan behind you?"
Li Yannian was silent for a long time this time, then said with a heavy tone, "That was a few years ago, it had something to do with Da Xi … I'm telling you all this because I want you to help me. In the future, if anything happens to me, I can let my wife and children know who they are on guard against in the future. The people of the descendant clan have never held back. Even if they knew that my wife and childr
en went to Da Xi, they would not let them go.
An Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly felt that this matter had something to do with him. This was because in all these years, only such a great figure like Da Xi had ever been to the State of Yan.
Li Yannian poured a cup of wine and then finished it in one gulp.
"That was more than four years ago. At that time, the combined forces of the State of Yan and the Zhuang Nation's State of Zhao had charged into the Eternal Nation, defeated the combined forces of the Youguo and almost annihilated the Eternal Nation. Later on, in order to mediate the wars between different countries, Da Xi sent a very influential person … Daxi Shenghuang's son, King Huai, Chen Zhongqi. I had originally thought that Chen Zhongqi's arrival was really just to mediate the war, but when Chen Zhongqi arrived, I felt that something was wrong. "
"Why?"
An Zheng asked.
Li Yannian said: "After Chen Zhongqi arrived in the State of Yan, he had never left at all, and had not summoned any envoys from the Eternal Nation or the Youguo either. Furthermore, to Da Xi, the sixteen northern kingdoms were just sixteen ants. There was no need to send a prince out. So at the time, I felt that something was wrong. Later on, he thought that perhaps this prince had only come to the north to play and settle the matters of the sixteen kingdoms. Furthermore, with his identity, there is no need for him to personally meet the envoys of the various countries, and there is even no need for him to meet the kings of the various countries. "
"He only needs to send someone with his message. Which country in the sixteen kingdoms dares not to listen to Da Xi's mediation?"
Li Yannian drank another cup of wine and looked at An Zheng. "Until one day, when I was in charge of leading Chen Zhongqi on a tour of Swallow Mountain and Chen Zhongqi suddenly disappeared."
An Zheng's gaze trembled, he knew that Chen Zhongqi's disappearance was related to his arrival.
Li Yannian said: "At that time, we were all panicking. The entire Department of Rites was in a mess and we sent people everywhere to look for them. However, after searching for five days, there was no news at all. On the sixth day, he suddenly received a letter saying that Chen Zhongqi had left the State of Yan and returned to the Great Xi. "