Chapter 547: You guys are too weak |
"Brother Xue, brilliant."
"In that case, this kid will just have to accept his bad luck."
"Right, this matter has nothing to do with us."
......
After hearing Xue Haoran's words, the few men didn't show any sympathy or speak up for Liu Xi.
Instead, they all wore expressions of schadenfreude.
"Come, let's have a toast."
Xue Haoran looked at the group, revealing a smug expression, and raised his wine cup to invite everyone to drink together.
"Cheers!"
The few men each downed their cup.
Afterwards, they began chatting casually among themselves.
"Have you all heard? In the lower deck cabins, some kid refined four women to death in one go."
At this moment, one of them started discussing the matter.
"I heard about it, seems pretty ruthless."
Another person chimed in: "Someone with that kind of strength should be a Celestial Immortal, right?"
"A True Immortal definitely couldn't play around like that."
"Mhm, according to the shop assistant, his strength is unfathomable."
"Seems like he does have Celestial Immortal-level strength."
The man nodded, then turned to Xue Haoran: "Brother Xue, it would be great if we could recruit him."
"That kind of thing is for my father and his generation to worry about."
"But since you've reminded me, I'll mention it to my father after we disembark."
"If he really comes to our Cloud City, then we'll have to try and see if we can recruit him."
Xue Haoran nodded, then continued speaking.
......
While they were chatting merrily over there, Ning Qi on his side had already taken a nap.
By the time it was deep into the night, he suddenly woke from his sleep.
"Master, what's wrong?"
The Pill Spirit heard his movements and couldn't help but ask.
"I feel like... did someone come?"
Ning Qi thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have suddenly startled awake."
"That can't be, this is the Sumeru Courtyard, how could anyone possibly get in?"
Upon hearing his words, the Pill Spirit shook his head: "Master, you must have been down there for too long, you're getting paranoid."
"Up here isn't necessarily absolutely safe either."
Ning Qi shook his head, then got out of bed.
He took a deep breath, then immediately unleashed his divine sense.
It was fine if he didn't probe, but the moment he did, he sensed something was off.
"How is it, Master?"
Seeing Ning Qi's serious expression, the Pill Spirit couldn't help but ask again.
"Hmph, I knew someone came!"
"They're right outside the void of this Pocket Dimension."
Ning Qi snorted coldly, then took a deep breath: "I want to see just who these people are."
"Ah? There really are people?"
"Isn't this place supposed to be the safest?"
Upon hearing his words, the Pill Spirit immediately showed an expression of disbelief.
Clearly, he couldn't fathom how they could still be found here. If that was the case, there probably wasn't a safe place left on this Giant Ship.
"It's fine, we'll wait and see!"
Ning Qi was completely unafraid, smiling as he said: "I want to see just who these 'divine beings' are."
"Alright!"
The Pill Spirit nodded, then together with Ning Qi, began to observe.
Outside the Sumeru Courtyard where they were.
In the void, it was pitch black.
However, there was a point of light in one spot.
Several people were searching for something here.
"Is it here?"
One of the black-clad men looked left and right, finally fixing his gaze on a point of light below.
This was precisely the location of Ning Qi's Sumeru Courtyard.
"Let me check!"
The person who responded was none other than Liu Xi.
He was currently holding a compass in his hand.
On this compass, a light was also flickering.
After he brought the compass close to Ning Qi's location, it suddenly erupted with a condensed beam of light.
"Well? Is it here?"
Another black-clad man flew over.
Looking at the activity below, he asked in a deep voice.
"Mhm, it's here, let's go!"
Liu Xi nodded, then looked at the few people around him: "Is everyone ready?"
"Been ready for a while!"
"Let's go, open his Sumeru Courtyard!"
"Let us show you our skills!"
......
After hearing his words, the few men all smiled and said,
As for the matter of assassinating Ning Qi, they didn't take it seriously at all.
"Good, then I'll make my move!"
Liu Xi smiled with satisfaction and nodded, then aimed the compass at the Sumeru Courtyard below.
He then activated the compass.
"Hum!"
The compass hummed once.
Immediately after, it shot a beam towards the point of light below.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, above Ning Qi's Sumeru Courtyard.
A crack appeared.
This crack appeared slowly and leisurely, making its emergence practically undetectable.
The few men first glanced at each other.
"Let's go!"
After Liu Xi arrived, he looked at the few men and said, following them.
"Alright, let's move out!"
"Go!"
The few men nodded, then one by one followed.
Following the crack opened by the compass, they all arrived in the courtyard of Ning Qi's Sumeru Courtyard.
Each of them had a cautious, stealthy demeanor, clearly also feeling tense.
After all, they also knew Ning Qi's strength was at least that of a True Immortal.
And among them, only two had True Immortal-level strength.
"Zhao Qianfeng, Wang Xiaoshan, it's up to you two!"
Liu Xi had no intention of taking action himself, instead reminding the two assassin leaders from the courtyard.
"Don't worry, this time next year will be this kid's death anniversary!"
Zhao Qianfeng nodded with a smile, revealing a trace of bloodlust: "No one targeted by us brothers has ever managed to leave alive!"
"You two, go check the situation!"
"The others, follow."
"If he discovers us, shoot him full of holes immediately."
"If he doesn't discover us, give him a clean death!"
Wang Xiaoshan looked at his few subordinates and continued giving orders: "Be careful, don't make any noise."
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
"Don't worry, boss!"
".....
The few men all agreed, using lip language.
From start to finish, they didn't make any sound.
The men named by Wang Xiaoshan all exchanged glances.
Two of them took the lead, moving towards the door ahead.
Once they reached the door, they looked at each other again.
Then they each took out a bamboo tube from their waist.
They placed a type of medicinal herb emitting a strong fragrance inside, and after activating it with Immortal Power, they jabbed it towards the window inside.
"Pfft."
A soft sound followed, and the bamboo tube smoothly pierced through.
Then, the two men channeled their energy, beginning to force the smoke inside the bamboo tube into the chamber.
After a few breaths, all the smoke from the bamboo tube had poured into the chamber.
The two men smiled at each other, then waited another cup of tea's worth of time.
Before this, their accomplices in the courtyard were all on high alert, watching the situation here.
If there was any movement, they definitely wouldn't hold back.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed, the two men extended their hands again, feeling the door twice.
They nodded to each other, then one man took out a dagger gleaming with cold light and sliced towards the door latch.
"Shhhk!"
A sound of slicing came from afar.
The next moment, the door was pushed open by the two men.
One of them immediately peeked inside through the crack.
He saw a person lying sprawled out on the bed.
Clearly, they had succumbed to the knockout drug.
"Our knockout drug, even an Expert at the peak of True Immortal strength can't withstand it."
"This kid doesn't even know he's about to be killed in his sleep."
Wang Xiaoshan smiled, bragging: "Even an Expert from a Celestial Immortal power, if their strength is lacking, we can still knock them out."
"Indeed, this is our secret, exclusive formula!"
Zhao Qianfeng also chimed in agreement.
"Then it's up to you two!"
Liu Xi smiled with satisfaction, shifting his attention to the chamber ahead.
At this moment, the two men from earlier had already entered the room.
They looked at each other, already gripping their daggers tightly in their palms.
The other man was holding a cold blade, ready to deal with any crisis at any moment.
After the two men approached, they looked at the figure on the bed.
Then one of them took his dagger and sliced towards Ning Qi's neck.
"Rip!"
However, something unexpected happened to him.
What should have been the sound of "pfft pfft" blood spurting,
Instead became the sound of tearing bedding.
"Not good!"
The two men were seasoned professionals, reacting immediately.
They had been tricked.
Clearly, they had been discovered long ago.
"Pfft!"
However, one of them was still a step too slow in his reaction.
He was directly pierced through the chest by Ning Qi.
His corpse was pushed to the ground by Ning Qi.
The other man, while retreating explosively, didn't keep his hands idle either.
He directly swung his blade, wanting to use the opportunity to create distance between himself and Ning Qi, giving himself a chance to retreat.
To deal with Ning Qi together with his accomplices.
"Think you can leave?"
Ning Qi snorted coldly, already appearing in front of that man.
He completely ignored the blade swing aimed at him.
"Clang!"
It struck Ning Qi's chest, utterly failing to break his defense.
In just an instant, Ning Qi kicked that man in the chest.
"......"
The man let out a miserable scream, his entire body flying out like a kite with its string cut.
He flew directly out of the chamber.
Looking again, his chest was deeply sunken in.
His eyes, as he flew out, had already lost their color.
Clearly, he had been killed outright by Ning Qi's single kick.
"Something's wrong."
"Not good."
......
The few men outside the courtyard, seeing a corpse fly out, immediately knew something had happened.
"Attack!"
Zhao Qianfeng also realized something was wrong, grabbing his long blade and charging over.
Behind him, three or four subordinates also came to assist.
At this moment, Ning Qi had already emerged from the chamber.
Seeing several people charging towards him, he didn't show the slightest trace of fear.
Instead, his face was full of excitement.
How long had it been?
Since dealing with that Dao Bujin last time, it seemed he hadn't had such a satisfying fight.
Even that princess he encountered last time wasn't as thrilling as today.
The strength of these few men was clearly not ordinary, with two of them being Experts with True Immortal-level strength.
Whereas the strongest among the princess's lackeys last time was only at the half-step True Immortal level.
The two sides were simply incomparable.
"Come on!"
Ning Qi didn't waste words, just watched as the group before him charged towards him.
Seeing them all charge over, he showed no intention of using a weapon.
"Seeking death!"
Zhao Qianfeng snorted coldly, his long blade sweeping horizontally.
The two subordinates behind him clearly had experience cooperating.
They flanked him from left and right.
Wanting to force Ning Qi back, because behind him, someone had already charged over, preparing to ambush him.
"Pfft!"
"Thud!"
However, something happened that surprised everyone.
Ning Qi didn't dodge, nor did he panic because of it.
Instead, with a seemingly casual punch, he directly caved in one man's chest.
Then with another kick, he sent the other man flying.
And at this moment, Zhao Qianfeng from the front, his long blade was already pressing close.
"Hmph, you fell for it!"
Zhao Qianfeng snorted coldly, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
As if he had already seen the result of Ning Qi being beheaded.
"Fell for it?"
"Is that so?"
Ning Qi looked at him and couldn't help but smile: "Look, isn't your blade stuck? Why is it so weak?"
"What?"
Only after hearing his words did Zhao Qianfeng look at his own blade.
To his astonishment, after his blade landed on Ning Qi's chest, it simply couldn't touch Ning Qi's body.
It stopped just a few inches away from him.
No matter how much force he applied, he couldn't advance another inch.
"Die!"
At this moment, the person ambushing Ning Qi from behind also made his move.
What he held wasn't a dagger, nor a cold blade.
But a handful of green powder.
Clearly, this was also highly poisonous.
"Don't even think about poisoning my master!"
The Pill Spirit had been hiding in Ning Qi's collar all along.
Seeing someone about to ambush Ning Qi, he finally revealed himself.
As the poisonous powder was scattered over,
The Pill Spirit opened his large mouth and directly sucked all the powder into his stomach in one gulp.
"Burp...."
Not only did this poisonous powder not harm the Pill Spirit, it actually made him full.
He couldn't help but let out a satisfied burp.
"What the hell is this thing?"
The man behind stared at the Pill Spirit, eyes wide.
He never expected Ning Qi to have such a thing on him.
It caught him completely off guard.
"You're the 'thing'!"
The Pill Spirit glared at him: "Despicable, lowly person, daring to ambush my master! You're seeking death."
"You're the one seeking death!"
That man roared in anger, preparing to attack.
"Pfft!"
However, before he could even swing his blade, he was sent flying by a punch from Ning Qi.
His entire body slammed into the wall.
However, he didn't smash through the wall.
From this, it was evident that this small courtyard was reinforced with formations and restrictions.
Otherwise, an ordinary house would have been smashed to pieces long ago.
"You can still get in despite the restrictions."
"It seems your identities aren't simple!"
After discovering the situation, Ning Qi couldn't help but smile and say.
At this moment, Zhao Qianfeng had already retreated far away.
The strength Ning Qi displayed was simply too powerful.
It gave him a sense of powerlessness.
"So strong."
He couldn't help but say: "Big brother, I think we might have run into trouble."
"What's there to fear? With us brothers joining forces, can we still let him succeed?"
Wang Xiaoshan snorted coldly: "At the very least, there's still Brother Liu. Although his strength isn't top-notch, he's still a True Immortal Expert!"
"You two are right."
"The three of us joining forces, I don't believe he can still survive!"
Liu Xi smiled and stepped forward, his fists clenched tightly.