Chapter 14: Night Talk
When Li Bai, Fu Feichen, Saizel and Kelly chased to the space where the treasure was, they saw Li Xingwei walking towards them.
"Are you out of danger? That's great. When Li Xingwei saw them, he smiled and said this.
"You still have the face to say!" Fu Feichen heard this, and wanted to go up and beat him.
Kelly is the same, she has already pulled out all the weapons on her waist.
But Li Bai and Saizel stretched out their hands to stop them.
"Do you have anything you need to explain to us?" Li Bai then looked at Li Xingwei and asked.
At this moment, Li Bai can still communicate with the other party so calmly, in addition to the fact that he is not greedy for this treasure in the first place, more importantly, he can see ...... Li Xingwei's sentence just now, "It's great that you can get out of danger" is actually true.
"I ......," Li Xingwei thought for a moment, "where to start......
"Let's start with who you really are. Li Bai continued.
When Li Xingwei heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Heh...... Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you. β
Li Bai shrugged: "Who let you, a person who uses precise and rigorous ancient law organ skills, prefer to call himself a 'cold door machine master'......"
Li Xingwei nodded: "Yes, your suspicion is correct, I am actually the 'Scholar Clan', and I am the most orthodox descendant of the 'Martial Dao Li Clan'." β
"So...... Actually, your surname is also Li?" Li Bai continued.
"Yes. Li Xingwei said, "My real name is Li Xingwei, ten years ago, I was ordered by my family to come to the clouds as a master of the Hanmen Sect, and I hibernated here. β
"What?" Fu Feichen was also surprised when he heard this, "No, isn't your Li clan's goal to return to Chang'an and take power again?
"Hmph......" Li Xingwei smiled, "It's not just in the clouds, Haidu, and the outer border, where are there no of our people, not to mention the inside of Chang'an." β
"It seems that your ambitions are not small. "Since the other party even mentioned the sea, then Cezaire can't pretend that he didn't hear this.
"It's not an ambition, it's a lesson. Li Xingwei said, "If our family could have been able to play chess everywhere and prevent problems before they happen like now, we would not have fallen into what we are today...... was driven out of Chang'an by a woman from the devil's path, and hid in those feudal towns by the Great Wall to live a life like a rogue. β
"Okay...... Li Bai said noncommittally, "Although I am not interested in the history of your family, I will make a bold guess at this moment...... You've already made your wish, right?"
"Of course. Li Xingwei said, "I have to thank you, especially you...... Li Bai, without you, I couldn't have come here on my own. β
"You don't have to thank the person you have used, you should apologize!" Although Cezaire's self-cultivation was good, he couldn't help but be a little angry at the moment.
"Don't get excited, Mr. Cezelle. Li Xingwei said, "Actually, I have good news for you......" He paused, and looked back at the crystal in the distance, "This treasure is not 'one-time', that is, everyone can use it to make a wish. β
"What?" Hearing this, Fu Feichen was not calm, "And this kind of good thing?"
"Are you serious?" Even the eyes of Cecaire and Kelly rekindled hope and joy.
"I've already made my wish come true, so there's no need to lie to you again. Li Xingwei said, "As long as you promise that your wishes will not pose a threat to my family, I can let you go." β
As soon as he said this, CΓ©saire didn't like to hear it: "Hmph...... You're not going to worry too much about that, are you? Do we need your consent to make any wishes? And ...... Can you still hold off the four of us on your own?"
"At this moment, he should be able to. Unexpectedly, before Li Xingwei could answer, Li Bai rushed to say.
Sasel, Fu Feichen and Kelly were stunned when they heard this.
Li Xingwei said with a smile: "Hehe...... Li Bai, Li Bai, I may really be the smartest person I have ever met. β
"You're welcome. Li Bai replied.
"It's not...... What does this mean?" Fu Feichen couldn't keep up with the thinking of the two of them at all.
"It's very simple......," Li Bai explained, "Although this treasure can fulfill 'any wish', in fact, 'restrictions' must exist...... Wishes such as 'give me ten more wishes' or 'world peace' are either rule-breaking or conceptually controversial......"
Li Bai paused, as if waiting for the three people beside him to digest what he said, and after waiting for a few seconds, he continued: "In short, high-concept wishes are probably difficult to embody, while relatively 'practical' and 'accurately described' wishes are more likely to be realized...... If you reason about it this way, it is likely that Xingwei made a wish in a form like 'Please give me a powerful power to revive my family'...... In other words, he's most likely stronger than the four of us combined, and that's why he's free to do it right now. β
Li Bai's analysis logic is rigorous, reasonable, and everyone has to be convinced.
And Li Xingwei immediately affirmed his reasoning: "Li Bai, to tell you the truth, I really admire you, although you are not from our family, but if you agree to serve our family, I am willing to be a brother with you, and I will share blessings and ......difficulties in the future."
"I appreciate your kindness, but I don't think we should get along. Li Bai interrupted him and flatly refused.
"Okay......" And after seeing the situation clearly, Cecze also put away his intention to do it, and said to Li Xingwei directly, "I said bluntly, my wish is just that my family can no longer be affected by crystallization disease in the future, can you let me pass?"
Li Xingwei thought for a moment: "Okay, I believe in you, Mr. Cesaire." β
In fact, Li Xingwei is not a bad person, he just has to do many things against his will for the mission of his family, and he has to deceive and betray others.
Now that he has obtained what he wants, there is naturally no need to do anything harmful to others and himself, as long as Cezaire's wish does not conflict with his desire to revive the Li clan, he will not stop it.
But what I didn't expect was ......
"Wait!" At this time, it turned out to be Li Bai who stopped Cezelle.
"Brother Li Bai, what are you ......" Saizel was also very puzzled by this.
"Hey, everyone can make a wish, what are you stopping us for?" said Kelly.
"Don't you want to think about it, is there really such a cheap thing in this world?" Li Bai said, "Isn't there a price for this?"
His words not only stunned the three people who had not yet made a wish, but even Li Xingwei's face changed in hindsight.
"If this 'treasure' can really satisfy people's desires unconditionally in this way, how can the kingdom of Insofu, which holds such treasures, be destroyed?"
"What do you want to say?" In fact, Li Xingwei already understood what Li Bai was referring to, but he still wanted to hear the other party say it directly.
However, at this moment when Li Bai was about to answer......
Boom β
A loud bang came from the entrance behind them, and an unknown explosion blew a hole more than ten meters wide in the high wall on that side.
Immediately afterward, out of the smoke, thirty or forty men ran out, and judging by the embroidery on the left chest of these people, they were all the Viscount's subordinates without exception.
"Help!"
"Don't kill us! We don't want the treasure! Please let us go!"
These mercenaries, who were rampant and domineering outside, were begging and screaming, and staggered forward with fear on their faces.
And what appeared immediately after them was a group of jade guards dressed in "jade armor" and holding jade weapons.
Behind this team of jade guards was a group of men in luxurious robes.
"Your employers are dead, but you are still alive, this is too unusual......" Gongziyu had slowly stepped forward when he said this, and at this moment, he was still carrying a human headβthe head of the viscount.
"Jade guards, let these lowly mercenaries know what loyalty is!" The next second, one of the jade guards who took the lead shouted, and led his men to pursue those people, as if they were going to kill them all.
"Hey...... Who are these people?" Fu Feichen was a little panicked when he saw this, he originally thought that the Viscount's group of subordinates were ruthless enough, but he didn't expect to see a group of even more ruthless people today.
"It's the Jade Mage and the Jade Guard ...... of the Secret Jade Society," Cesaire was still well-informed, and he could see the identity from the physical characteristics and weapons and armor of those people.
"Oh, isn't this the little ghost of the Medici family?" On the other side, Gongziyu also happened to see Li Bai and the five of them standing in the distance at this time, "Are you the ones who rushed to the front?" he said, his gaze shifted slightly, looking at the pillar of light, "So...... That's the treasure?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Xingwei had already approached forward, and looked at Gongziyu and said coldly: "I don't plan to let someone like you get involved in this treasure. β
"Who are you?" Gongziyu didn't know Li Xingwei at all, and the way he looked at the other party and the tone of his voice were also full of contempt.
But his contempt lasted only about three seconds......
Boom β
Li Xingwei will not show mercy to these people of the Secret Jade Society, he has already obtained "enough power to revive the Li Clan" through making a wish, but he will show it casually, and the weapon in his hand shoots out three invisible bombardments.
The trajectory of these three attacks was extremely small, like the trajectory of an ordinary bullet, but the moment they hit the target, they erupted with a huge power similar to that when the Demon Dao Sand Summoners of the Secret Jade Society bombarded the gate just now.
Those jade guards who were protected by solid jade armor looked vulnerable in front of this force, don't blow to pieces, if Gongzi Yu didn't grab one of his subordinates in time and throw it out to resist, I'm afraid he would also have to suffer a heavy blow.
"You, how can this be ......" At this moment, Gongzi Yu was shocked, he couldn't imagine that the guy in front of him, who was just a small person, had such strength, and the power shown by these attacks was obviously beyond the upper limit of the destructive power that the mecha on this person's body could cause.
"I understand! It's a treasure!" But Gongziyu is indeed an extraordinary strategy, and in his surprise, he quickly guessed the answer, "Ha! hahahaha...... It's true!
He suddenly burst into laughter, laughing like a madman, and his usual suave appearance was gone.
Li Xingwei didn't care about this, and continued to attack, he unfolded the "Rong Mode" with the all-covered machine armor on his body, scattered those floating machine cannons, and launched an attack on the more than 100 people of the Secret Jade Society.
Now his attacks are no more powerful than before, and each of his blows is dozens of times more powerful than normal.
Not only that, Li Xingwei's strength, speed, reactions, dynamic vision, etc. have also increased exponentially, and it has reached the point where he himself is a little uncomfortable...... With his current state, even if he didn't control those floating mechas, he could still defeat these people in front of him with his physical skills alone.
Of course, you can, but you don't have to......
With his current thinking speed and reaction and manipulation ability, it will obviously be more efficient to control those many powerful floating cannons to fight.
In a few moments, he single-handedly killed the people of the Secret Jade Society on their backs, and there was no room to fight back.
But...... It was also in this short period of tens of seconds that Gongziyu's body underwent abnormal changes.
His white jade-like skin began to crack, and the black crystalline substance spread out of those cracks like pollution, spreading along the veins on the surface of his body to his whole body, his body gradually grew in the process of "demonization", growing to more than three meters tall, his handsome face had become distorted and terrifying, and his eyes turned from white to red.
"Master, you ...... What?" Even the cronies beside Gongziyu were horrified by this change in his master.
"Hehehe...... Idiot, that's what I really look like. From the mouth of the demonized monster, Gongziyu's deep voice came, and after he finished saying this with a cruel smile, he suddenly shouted, "Get out!"
When the shouts began, he flicked his backhand and knocked the subordinate away, who had been shocked to death by the force before he could stop in midair.
And after Gongziyu swept away this person, he ran straight towards the location of the pillar of light.
The demonized Gongzi Yu is naturally very fast, but Li Xingwei after "making a wish" is also very fast.
"You give me ......" Li Xingwei caught up with the other party with an arrow, blocking between Gongziyu and the treasure, recalling the machine armor and wrapping it around his right fist, and struggling to punch the opponent's ribs, "...... Stop!"
Bang β
The sound of the blow at this moment was like a huge wave breaking an embankment, and it was no longer like the sound that can be produced by a battle between people.
Gongziyu was immediately knocked to the ground, but what was shocking was that he was like a beast, just rolled around on the ground, and then got up very smoothly and continued to run in the direction just now.
Fortunately, he has a ...... ahead of him And others.
A few seconds later, a smoke bomb smashed precisely into Gongziyu's face, and before he could disperse the smoke, a two-meter-long scythe and a three-foot-long blade slashed at Gongziyu's left and right sides, tearing open his lungs.
At the same time, directly in front of Gongziyu, a young man in white had already stood with a sword, and with a sword shot, the blade of the sword pierced through the throat, piercing Gongziyu's neck from the front, and finally stopped his advance.
At this moment, everyone thought he was dead.
He should also be dead......
However, in the next second, Gongziyu moved again.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed the half of the sword that had not yet pierced his throat, and then squeezed it hard, directly crushing the iron sword into pieces.
This action came too quickly and too suddenly, Li Bai didn't expect that the other party would not only not die, but also this, and was about to let go of the hilt of the sword to escape, but unexpectedly, Gongzi Yu's other hand had already waved.
Like Gongzi Yu's subordinate who was beaten away, Li Bai was also slapped sideways by the other party's "palm".
At this moment, Li Bai felt as if he had been hit by a locomotive, his heartbeat and breathing stopped, his whole body lost his senses, and his eyes suddenly darkened, only the sound of the wind in his ears reminded him...... He's flying backwards.
Bang β
About five seconds later, Li Bai's back slammed into the huge spar standing in the spring.
I don't know if it was luck or misfortune, he just happened to be hit on this treasure, but this second impact made his internal organs seem to be turned over.
After falling into the water, it took half a minute for Li Bai to spurt out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time that this mouthful of blood came out, he resumed his breathing, and the ...... followed It was a sharp pain spilling from its chest and abdomen.
"Li Bai!" It was at this moment that Fu Feichen ran closer, "Are you okay?"
Although he wanted to help, he had no medical ability, and there was nothing he could do at the moment.
However, Fu Feichen quickly thought of a solution, he put his hand on the wishing crystal, and then heard the voice ask: "What do you want?"
Just when Fu Feichen was about to say the sentence "Please cure Li Bai......
"No!" Li Bai actually raised his hand forcefully and pushed Fu Feichen's hand away from the spar, "Don't make a wish!"
"Hey, I'm here to save you. Fu Feichen said hurriedly.
"See for yourself......" Li Bai swallowed a mouthful of blood from his throat and raised his hand to point ahead.
Fu Feichen turned his head to look in the direction he was pointing, and saw ......
Li Xingwei over there was struggling with the demonized Gongzi Yu at this time, and only Li Xingwei, who had gained strength, could block the monster that seemed to be unkillable, and the Cezaire brothers and sisters obviously had no ability to interfere anymore.
It's just that...... After watching it for a few seconds, Fu Feichen found that Li Xingwei, who should have been "invincible", was slowly falling behind at this time, and what was even more strange was that most of his hair had somehow turned gray and white.
"This ...... Huh...... It is...... The price ......" Li Bai gasped and spit out this sentence with difficulty.
Hearing this, Fu Feichen finally understood the mechanism of this so-called "treasure......
It can grant you "any wish" β any wish has a price.
Li Xingwei gained a powerful power enough to revive the Li clan, but at the cost of his own life, so he aged at a rate visible to the naked eye when he used this power...... I'm afraid he'll die of old age before he gets back outside.
Apparently because the powerful prayed for something so costly that the whole kingdom became their burial object.
"But I can't take care of that much now, right?" After thinking for a few seconds, Fu Feichen said, "Even if I don't make a wish now, when that monster rushes over, we will all have to die...... What's even more worrying is that if that monster uses this stone, God knows what wish he will make? The entire Cloud Realm, and even the entire King Continent, will be in danger!"
"I know ......" Li Bai was extremely weak at this time, but he still insisted on saying this sentence, "So ......" he said, his hand was already on the spar, "...... Let me do it. β