Li Huowang felt sothing was wrong the mont he saw the puppet.
And that was when he heard sothing behind him.
Li Huowang turned around and saw a saber flying toward it. However, Li Sui managed to block it with his tentacles and his array of torture tools.
The wooden floor cracked under the pressure, and Li Huowangs leg sank into the floor. The saber contained a terrifying force that sent him plumting downward. Li Huowang recovered quickly and stood up to see two Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers waiting for him.
Ba Tiao and Jiu Tiao[1].
The two of them were burning just like Li Huowang. Their skin and flesh were bubbling, slowly becoming charcoal. However, the both of them didn't even wince from the pain.
The almanac was still active, as the two didn't speak to Li Huowang.
The two Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers were tall, and they each wielded a huge saber. They emitted a domineering aura akin to deities as they stood quietly, staring at Li Huowang.
Where did you steal those weapons? Which military family did you deceive?! Li Huowang roared.
The two Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers took to the air, jumping toward Li Huowang.
Clang!
A resonant clang echoed, and Li Huowang was blasted away by the impact.
However, Li Huowang was delighted when he saw the damage on the sabers of the Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers. It made one thing clear for Li Huowangtheir weapons weren't as sharp as Li Huowang's!
Li Sui, take this! Li Huowang handed Li Sui the bronze coin sword and ran toward one of the Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers with his purple-tassel sword. The two exchanged blows, but Li Huowang suddenly cut off three of his fingers.
The Sitting Oblivion Dao mber was distracted by the fingers.
Li Huowang took advantage of that opening to send a flurry of attacks toward the Sitting Oblivion Dao mber.
The other Sitting Oblivion Dao mber ran toward their comrade to help, but Li Sui's bronze coin sword and his array of torture tools stood in their way, stopping him from approaching Li Huowang.
The other Sitting Oblivion Dao mber sliced off so of Li Sui's tentacles to no avail, as tentacles bursting out of Li Huowang would simply replace the tentacles that had fallen to the floor.
Sparks flew everywhere as Li Huowang attacked with the ferocity of a deluge. His enemy's saber shattered just then, and Li Huowang twisted his wrist, slitting the throat of the Sitting Oblivion Dao mber.
Then, he turned to the other Sitting Oblivion Dao mber and shouted, Put down your saber, and I'll spare you!
The other Sitting Oblivion Dao mber ceased all movent and stood still. In the next mont, he fell backward and collapsed to the ground.
Li Huowang rushed to the check on Sitting Oblivion Dao mber's condition, but the Sitting Oblivion Dao mber was dead. He had died of extensive burns. It turned out that they weren't immune to fire. They had simply decided to fight till their last breath.
Li Huowang had wanted to interrogate one of the two, but they all ended up dead.
Li Huowang was so frustrated that he kicked the corpse out of spite. He initially thought that the Sitting Oblivion Dao mber masquerading as the Emperor of the Qi Kingdom would be a high-rank Sitting Oblivion Dao mber, but the fact that they died so easily ant that they were nothing but re pawns.
Clang!
The bronze coin sword fell to the ground, and it had taken on an orange hue due to the surrounding flas. Li Sui retracted his tentacles into Li Huowang and cried out, "Father, it's hot it hurts."
I know, I know. Im sorry. Next ti, don't co out if I'm on fire, Li Huowang replied. He put away the bronze coin sword and erged from the flas. He needed to kill the other Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers before the flas were gone.
However, the group of eunuchs and even the red-robed guards had vanished. If it hadn't been for the blazing fire behind him, he would have thought that he was hallucinating.
Li Huowang walked up to Zhuge Yuan and saw that the latter was rolling one of the art pieces he had taken with him into a scroll.
Junior Li, how did you know that he's a mber of the Sitting Oblivion Dao? He was too far away, so I almost ended up getting fooled by them, Zhuge Yuan said, sounding impressed.
I didnt. There were only two options: either he was a mber of the Sitting Oblivion Dao or the real zombie emperor of the Qi Kingdom.
"Regardless, we have to deal with the Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers. Its either we are right that he's a Sitting Oblivion Dao mber, or the real emperor has truly co here to kill all of you after learning of your plans. Either way, we'd have to fight.
Oh! You are so smart. I truly am impressed," Zhuge Yuan said, putting away the scroll and praising Li Huowang.
Li Huowang looked around and saw that everyone else had vanished. He then cast a confused gaze at Zhuge Yuan, asking, Senior Zhuge, where are the rest of the Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers?
Them? They're gone.
Gone? We finally stumbled upon them after such a long ti of waiting, so how could you just let them escape? You should've at least forced one of them to stay for to interrogate! Li Huowang exclaid, and his figure shone brightly.
The sll of flesh wafted over to Zhuge Yuan, telling him that Li Huowang was once again.
Junior Li, calm down. Why dont you stop your technique first? It looks painful, said Zhuge Yuan as the flas illuminated his face.
Li Huowang was angry, but he still listened and jumped into the nearby pond.
When Li Huowang poked his head out of the water, he saw Zhuge Yuan extending an arm toward him. Li Huowang sighed and reached out for Zhuge Yuan's arm. The latter then pulled him out of the pond.
Just tell , where did the mbers of the Sitting Oblivion Dao go? Li Huowang asked. Then, he sighed as he looked around. There wasn't anyone else around him.
Ive used the art scroll made out of a Muddled One to erase their mory of the Liang Kingdom before replacing that mory with their mory of the Qi Kingdom. Then, I sent them back.
Hm? Li Huowang was shocked. Wait, what did you say? Where are they right now?
They're heading back to the Qi Kingdom. There's a curfew, but they insisted on going back. I think they'd soon reach the western gates.
Li Huowang looked around and quickly climbed a wall. Then, he ran across the wall and hopped onto roof after roof until he reached the highest roof in the estate. It was night ti, but Li Huowang's eyesight was superb.
He could see the massive gates and the wide streets, but the place was empty with not a single person in sight.
No one was at the western gates. Zhuge Yuan was telling the truth! The mbers of the Sitting Oblivion Dao had gone to the Qi Kingdom!
Junior Li, what are you looking at? Zhuge Yuan said from next to Li Huowang.
Li Huowang took a few steps back and looked at Zhuge Yuan with shock. Does that an the Qi Kingdom actually exists sowhere? It doesn't just exist around you. Once soone forgets about the Liang Kingdom and trusts your nonsense, they'll end up finding themselves in the Qi Kingdom?!
Zhuge Yuan revealed a displeased look while fanning himself.
Junior Li, what are you talking about? What do you an by 'nonsense'? Ive always told you that the Qi Kingdom exists. Did you not listen to what Ive said?
But Li Huowang trailed off, confused. If the Qi Kingdom existed, then where was it? Was it in a parallel world? Were the Twisted Ones capable of connecting the parallel worlds?
If it were a parallel world, would that an that the male prostitutes in the Qi Kingdom simply transford into female prostitutes in the Liang Kingdom and were the sa individual all throughout?
The Twisted Ones were utterly bizarre, and Li Huowang couldn't quite wrap his head around their ability.
While Li Huowang was trapped in his own thoughts, Zhuge Yuan explained, Is it that hard to understand? I said that the Great Qi is real, while the Great Liang is fake. I think this issue is more about youyou cant differentiate the truth from the lies.
No, no, no Li Huowang trailed off, taking a few steps backward. Monts later, he calmly explained, Senior Zhuge, let's not talk about it anymore. Even if the Great Qi exists, you should have left at least one of the Sitting Oblivion Dao mbers alive. You could have just sent them to the Great Qi once I was done with them.
Why would I leave one for you? Zhuge Yuan asked, smiling cheekily.
What do you an, 'why'? I have to Bei Feng's strength and their whereabouts! Li Huowang exclaid and sighed in frustration. Senior Zhuge, I'm sorry for that outburst. I really dont have a single clue right now, and I'm running out of ti.
Zhuge Yuan nodded. He took out a scroll of art and unfurled it. Then, he shook it vigorously until a dying individual rolled out of it.
Junior Li, this is Bei Feng, Zhuge Yuan introduced.
1. Eight and Nine Bamboos respectively.
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