vstars Chapter 5 The Murderer: Li Xiuyuan!
Chapter 5 The Murderer: Li Xiuyuan!
The person before me.
His identity was something Li Xiuyuan hadn't expected.
My second uncle Li Cangyun's youngest daughter, Li Qingqing, used to be someone I would have called my cousin Qingqing.
But at the moment.
The moment Li Xiuyuan saw it, his eyes flashed with icy killing intent!
My older cousins have bullied me a lot since I was little.
Li Qingqing was one of the people who bullied him the most.
News of Yuanguang City may not have reached Cangshan City yet.
Li Qingqing was unaware of the earth-shattering changes within her family, but Li Xiuyuan didn't care about that.
From the moment Lin Shuang arrived at the door and the Li family made their choice, and from the moment his father died protecting him, Li Xiuyuan and the Li family became mortal enemies, bound to fight to the death!
During his escape last night, he even killed the original owner's aunt, Li Yun. Now that he has encountered a member of the Li family, he naturally cannot let him go!
"How dare you! You piece of trash, you think you can fight me just because you have a sword? You're courting death!"
As Li Qingqing spoke, she suddenly took a step forward.
In a single step, she was already in front of Li Xiuyuan, her slender, icy hand reaching out to grab Li Xiuyuan's neck.
Just a few months ago, she grabbed Li Xiuyuan and threw him heavily to the ground, humiliating him severely.
In her eyes, Li Xiuyuan was a good-for-nothing whom she could bully at any time.
And then he saw Li Qingqing's hand reaching out to grab him.
Li Xiuyuan snorted coldly and swung his long sword out with a "whoosh".
"puff"……
Blood splattered as the hand that had reached for Li Xiuyuan's neck was cleanly severed by a sword and flew several meters away.
Li Qingqing screamed, clutching her severed right hand, and quickly retreated a few steps.
His face turned deathly pale instantly, staring in shock and anger at Li Xiuyuan, who was covered in blood.
"Ah! You, you... Guards, guards, kill him!"
Before Li Qingqing could finish speaking, she suddenly saw Li Xiuyuan's cold, smiling face clearly before her.
With a "whoosh," the cold longsword pierced her swan-like white neck like lightning.
"Cousin Qingqing, stop shouting. You're the only one left alive here."
"Set off on your journey. Don't worry, the Li family will all come to reunite with you soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiuyuan sheathed his longsword.
Li Qingqing's eyes were filled with terror, but she was too weak to speak. She tried to cover her bleeding neck, but she could no longer do so.
Li Xiuyuan didn't even glance at Li Qingqing, who was lying on the ground convulsing and dead, and quickly searched the room.
Finally, they didn't even spare Li Qingqing, who was still steaming hot, and found not only several silver notes, but also a blood-stained thread-bound book.
After taking a look, Li Xiuyuan immediately put it close to his body, as this was the thing he needed most right now.
Carrying the pills and herbs he had packed earlier, Li Xiuyuan rushed to the front yard.
By this time, a large crowd had gathered at the shop entrance, all staring in horror at Li Xiuyuan, who was carrying large bags and covered in blood, rushing out.
When Li Xiuyuan rushed out, these people scattered, but none of them left; instead, they watched from a distance.
Many people quickly spread the news, and it was clear that although Li Xiuyuan was not very famous in Cangshan City, some of the onlookers recognized him.
Upon seeing this, Li Xiuyuan immediately sneered, drew his sword, and slashed it several times at the wall in front of him. Then, without any further hesitation, he turned and rushed out of the "Li Family Xuanzhen Pavilion".
Faced with Li Xiuyuan, who exuded a bloodthirsty and murderous aura, naturally no one dared to stop him!
Although Li Xiuyuan killed several people and packed up a lot of things, the time was actually very short.
After Li Xiuyuan rushed out of Cangshan City with large and small bags on his back, a group of people appeared on the street and quickly rushed into "Li's Xuanzhen Pavilion".
It was the city guards from the Cangshan City Lord's Mansion who received the news and rushed over.
Dressed in uniform, with long, white swords at their waists, they moved swiftly, their footsteps creating a series of clanging metallic sounds.
When the group rushed into "Li's Xuanzhen Pavilion" and saw the blood all over the ground, as well as the shopkeeper's head lying on the ground in front of the counter, their expressions changed drastically.
The burly man at the head of the group turned around and saw the wall cut by the sharp blade. He was even more shocked and frowned. His strong, powerful hand suddenly gripped the knife at his waist.
The others also noticed the several sharp, menacing characters on the wall, seemingly imbued with a fierce killing intent:
"The murderer is Li Xiuyuan!"
……
In the vast Cangyun Mountains, the sky had already darkened.
Li Xiuyuan rushed into a cave, panting heavily, and plopped down on the ground.
He quickly took out a bottle of Qi-boosting pills, poured out a few, and fed them into her mouth.
Feeling a bit better, he put down the several packages he was carrying, rested for a moment, and then opened the packages one by one to take stock of what he had obtained.
Leaving aside the fact that when he stormed into the "Li Family's Mysterious Treasure Pavilion" to rob and kill at noon, Cangshan City was unaware of the Li family's affairs in Yuanguang City.
As soon as Li Xiuyuan left Cangshan City, he traveled non-stop to Jinshan City, which was even further away. He spent three hours there, consuming three whole bottles of Qi-replenishing pills, which were specially made for ninth-rank martial artists to briefly replenish their internal energy.
Finding him in this vast Cangyun Mountain range would be like finding a needle in a haystack, unless everyone from Yuanguang City and Cangshan City went into the mountains together to hunt him down.
But that's impossible!
So at this moment, Li Xiuyuan was sorting out pills and herbs.
He quickly considered his next move in his mind.
If these things in front of him can help him break through to the eighth rank, that would be best. But if not, Li Xiuyuan will have to find a way to obtain more cultivation resources.
Looking at the dozens of pill bottles in front of him, and quite a few body-tempering herbs...
Without any hesitation, Li Xiuyuan sat cross-legged, picked up a bottle of pills, and began to identify the pills, pouring them out and feeding them to his mouth.
The Meridian Unblocking Pill dissolves blockages in the meridians, clears the meridians throughout the body, and allows internal energy to flow smoothly without any stagnation.
eat!
The Meridian Expanding Pill gently widens tiny meridians without causing the pain of tearing the meridians, gradually expanding the channels for internal energy circulation.
eat!
The Qingyu Dan (清淤丹) dissolves toxins and clears impurities from the body's meridians, allowing the medicine to be better absorbed.
eat!
The Qi-Nourishing Pill nourishes internal energy, repairs energy depleted during practice, and is taken during meditation to improve breathing efficiency and enhance internal strength.
eat!
Replenishing Strength Pill, Warming Pulse Pill, Qi-Boosting Pill...
All of them are basic pills suitable for ninth-rank martial artists.
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan didn't care about anything else and devoured the food frantically. With the Iron Shirt skill at its maximum level as his support, Li Xiuyuan's physical body had already surpassed that of all ninth-rank martial artists.
Now, all you need to do is warm and expand your meridians, accumulate enough internal energy in your dantian to a certain level, and cultivate the power of qi and blood, and you will be able to smoothly enter the eighth rank!
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan focused intently on consuming pills and raw herbs, refining their medicinal power to continuously expand his meridians and cultivate his internal strength.
……
Night has fallen!
After Li Xiuyuan poured the last Qi-Nourishing Pill into his mouth, he swallowed it with a gulp.
Li Xiuyuan had completely consumed all the pills and body-tempering herbs that he had packed from the "Li Family's Mysterious Treasure Pavilion" during the day.
Some of the medicinal herbs that would normally require boiling and soaking in the body were temporarily unavailable, so Li Xiuyuan managed to eat them all thanks to his good teeth.
I felt extremely full, but because the medicine couldn't be fully absorbed in a short time, I felt extremely hot, as if my body was a burning furnace.
However, with his maxed-out Iron Shirt skill, Li Xiuyuan could endure even large patches of fiery red on his skin.
Sitting cross-legged, the originally small amount of internal energy in his dantian continued to increase, eventually gathering to the thickness of a thumb.
And it continues to grow...