24 Chapter 24
Ling Min Zhe sees the man and lets go of Li Zian. Zhong quickly sends out a flying sword to support Li Zian. Li Zian keeps firing arrows towards the vines that obstructing Ling Min Zhe from fighting the man. The man uses leaves and throws them towards Ling Min Zhe. Ling Min Zhe evades and cuts the leaves that come to him but when the leaves are cut, the smaller pieces of the leaves strike back at him with much more speed and precision. Ling Min Zhe's cloth and face have been scratch with smaller cuts. Li Zian also gets her share of cuts. The man still showing a smile on his face, this time it looks annoying and creepy. Ling Min Zhe and Li Zian were unable to get close with the man let alone injure him.
"Zhong! Give me that arrow!" Li Zian ordered Zhong. An arrow appears on Li Zian's palm. This arrow is different, it is crafted using special wood from a tree in the Fang Valley and it must be fuse with Jiangong's blood so that the arrow is completely compatible with her Jiangong energy. Right now, she only uses the advantage of Jiangong physical power to fire the arrows. The use of spiritual energy in Jiangong body is too strenuous for her body and she will not last long in battle.
Ling Min Zhe is sweating now, it only has been ten minutes, yet the pressure of this battle exhausted him. The veins are attacking from below and the man is walking leisurely among his veins while throwing the leaves towards him and Li Zian. He needs to push forward but when he flies towards the man his other potted plants join to attack him. He also needs to protect Li Zian.
"Min Zhe! Go!" At this time Li Zian's voice can be heard. Ling Min Zhe uses his sword to shield himself from the thorns and dodge the acids. Then, ignoring the other attack he pushes forward towards the man.
The man looks at Li Zian. Since the battle started, he notices Li Zian did not use any spiritual energy to attack. That is why he is maintaining his distance to observe Li Zian. This is the first time he is dealing with Jiangong, he only heard stories from the senior about Jiangong. His senior always told him, a Jiangong is strong and no matter how strong they are the Jiangong will be stronger. Remembering the warning from his senior, resentment is building up from the man. He did not want to believe what his senior brother said, 'You just a mere Jiangong in Qi Refinement. Your assistant is only at an early stage of Foundation Establishment. Weak! You are not worthy for me to be cautious.'
Li Zian channels her spiritual energy into the arrow and fires it straight towards the man that stands on the veins. The man's resentment pouring out from his body and the plant around him absorb his resentment. Those plants start to change their shape but before they finish their transformation, Li Zian arrow pulverizes those plants and Ling Min Zhe swings his sword towards the man's neck. The man that convinces Li Zian and Ling Min are weak after an observation shocked seeing the arrow destroy his beloved plants and the arrow did not stop but shooting like a meteor towards him. He can feel the pressure from the arrow. Then, Ling Min Zhe arrives with his sword.
The man finally snapped from shock and raise both of his arms and a shield appear from his bracers. He manages to counter Ling Min Zhe's attacks but forgot about Li Zian's arrow. That arrow arrives at the same time as Ling Min Zhe's sword. The arrow passes through the shield. The man can imagine his heart is destroyed like the plants. As the arrow reaches the man and the energy from the arrow burns his cloth, suddenly he is standing beside an old man. Li Zian's arrow shoots a small black seed.
"Hui, you make me wasted a child seed." The old man with tattered cloth said to the man.
The man called Hui glance at the old man, "Can't you just come here?" Why use other people's bodies? Besides, an old man with a feminine voice is creepy."
Ling Min Zhe lands on the ground with Li Zian. Li Zian's face is pale. She pours all her spiritual energy into the arrow. She grits her teeth seeing Hui and the old man. Ling Min Zhe coughs some blood. His body is full of cuts and acid burns. A few small round pills appear on his palm and he quickly eats them. Li Zian also gets the pills supplied by Zhong and she is unable to maintain her Jiangong body. She sits on the ground in a lotus shape. She regulates her energy to quickly heals her body.
The ground is full of plant corps and ashes. The old man looks at Li Zian and Ling Min Zhe, "You lose to these two brats?"
"Zi You, if you are being targeted by that arrow, you will be the first to die." Hui regulates his breathing. The attack just now only scratches his skin but if the arrow really hits him, he probably died.
"Let's finish them." Zi You did not wait for Hui's affirmation and directly attacks Ling Min Zhe and Li Zian.
Seeing Zi You fast approaching them, Ling Min Zhe's face darken. Another Core Formation expert. This is a level one country, achieving Foundation Establishment is quite hard how did the Hao Clan nurture those experts.
Sensing Ling Min Zhe's puzzlement, Li Zian said, "Resentment energy is not like spiritual energy."
At that time Zi You use an axe to chop Ling Min Zhe into two. Ling Min Zhe blocks the axe with his sword. The collision produces fire sparks and sharp sounds. Zi You sees Ling Min Zhe is protecting Li Zian that sitting on the ground and tries to rush towards Li Zian. Ling Min Zhe is a steady guardian protecting Li Zian and Zi You are unable to pass Ling Min Zhe. Zi You feels something is amiss, how could an early Foundation Establishment stand strong against her attack. His physical strength is on par with her.
Hui sees Li Zian sitting on the ground trying her best to replenish her spiritual energy. Hui takes out a pouch and pours the poison into the air. The poison spreads in the air. He smirks and throws plant seeds towards Li Zian but as soon as the plant seed landed near Li Zian it instantly turns into ashes. This time it is Li Zian who turns to smirk at Hui.
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Lee Guang's resentment is pouring out. If anyone can see him, they can only see a mass of black material approaching a cripple person. His father notices Lee Guang's weirdness. Although he cannot see the black aura, he can feel the heavy pressure emitted by his son.
Lee Guang said, "All the money is gone to buy this small cart. I asked for an advance from Master Zhang for you! Instead of REPENTING, you still with your old ways!"
Lee Guang stretches his arm towards his father's neck. Using his skinny arm, he lifts his father. Li Heng's eyes bulged seeing her son extraordinary strength but she did not stop him. She is hesitating whether to save his husband or to let his son strangle her husband. Both of them are important to her. She never has her own opinion; she only listens to her husband and son. Now, what should she do?
Lee Guang looks at his mother with disdain. He hates the hesitation in her mother's eyes. She is always lets her husband beat her and she just agrees with anything whether it is good or bad. His grip on his father's neck is tightened. He waves his other arm to send some energy towards his mother to let his mother sleep. The things he going to do next are not suitable for his mother to see.
Lee Genji feels suffocated. He waves his cripple hands and hits his son's arm, "Y...ou...in...fi...li...al" Lee Guang releases his father and Lee Genji falls to the ground. He is grasping for air. Lee Guang stares at his father, this father has never been good to him and his mother. Always drunk and gambling yet mother always stays with him and cares for him. He always wonders why did his mother did not just run like his neighbour. That aunt runs away with her son and daughter because her husband is abusive. Right now, she has found a good man and live a good life. All her children were able to go to school and find a good job with the noble family. What about him? Still live with this wretched father and a cowardly mother.
Lee Guang goes to the kitchen; he searches behind the cabinet to look for his secret dagger. He buys that dagger in rage when his father beats him. He wishes to scratch his father's skin all over and slowly bleed him until he dies. He wants to see his father in blood and is desperately calling for his help just like how he and his mother used to ask him.
