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Chapter 687 Just Show Your Face

Lu Xin held a bowl of millet porridge, took a sip, glanced at Li Dachui, took another sip, and glanced at Li Dachui again.

"What are you looking at?" Li Dachui asked irritably.

“Zhou Yi seems quite afraid of Xiao Changche!” Lu Xin chuckled. “Didn’t you understand what he meant? He’s telling you to make plans and think of a solution as soon as possible!”

“What does he know about our business?” Li Dachui stubbornly insisted. “I still have things to do with you. Once this is over, I’ll naturally go back. You can’t spoil women by constantly indulging them. Sometimes, letting things cool off is a good idea.”

Lu Xin laughed loudly: "In the end, you still don't know how to explain yourself when you get back. You're just trying to stall for time. I think you originally planned to suddenly appear and play the hero when Xiao Changche encountered a Xiantian master in danger, hoping to get away with it that way, right? But you didn't expect that your tigress had also advanced to the Xiantian level. You miscalculated this time, didn't you?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not that kind of person!" Li Dachui said righteously.

"Whether it's true or not, you know for yourself!" Lu Xin was overjoyed. He was quite happy to see Li Dachui get his comeuppance. "Also, the Yang family's Xiantian (innate) cultivator advanced after Yang Jian's death. It's strange, isn't it? Advancing to Xiantian was incredibly difficult before, but in recent years, it's been like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, one after another popping up. Including me. I always thought I had no hope in this lifetime."

"Heroes emerge in times of chaos!" Li Dachui said, "That's probably the point. It's similar to the time when the Great Yong Dynasty was destroyed more than three hundred years ago. Top experts suddenly appeared in batches, and in the end, these people became the protagonists of this battle for supremacy. After the Great Qin Dynasty was established, with the deaths of these people, the Innate Realm became an unattainable realm once again. Before He Qiku's defeat in Xiangyang, the peak of the ninth rank of the Profound Origin Realm was basically top-tier combat power. And now, only a few years later, the Innate Realm is about to be put into battle!"

The defeat at Xiangyang was a bitter one, marking the beginning of the Qin Dynasty's civil war and the most significant sign of the world's collapse.

“You know what, it really makes sense!” Lu Xin thought for a moment. “Governor Li, I’ve always believed in myself rather than in God, but when you really put all these things together, you can’t help but wonder if God really exists. Otherwise, how could this cycle of reincarnation be so accurate?”

"Maybe!" Li Dachui thought of Qingfeng, then of himself, and of course, of the ship that was already buried deep beneath Yunwu Mountain.

If there really is a God, then that God is pretty damn awful.

"There's no need to talk about Yang Rong. Although he has advanced to the Innate Realm, he's just average, about the same as Cui Shu. If he were to really fight you, he probably wouldn't last long. But you should be careful of that guy from the Li family!" Lu Xin said.

"The Li family of Guanzhong, hehe!" Li Dachui sneered a few times.

"I don't know if the Cui family knows that the Li family is hiding such a monster, but I certainly don't." Lu Xin gritted his teeth, seemingly in pain. "Blood Jade Technique, that son of a bitch Li Zhengtai practices the Blood Jade Technique. More than three hundred years ago, all the manuals related to the Blood Jade Technique were supposed to have been destroyed, but the Li family still managed to keep a copy. Well, if there's anyone in this world still practicing this damn technique, it's only someone from your Li family."

"Don't drag me into this!" Li Dachui said.

Lu Xin snorted: "Whether you admit it or not, you also have the blood of the Li family. This Blood Jade Technique is not just a technique; it also has corresponding training methods and auxiliary pills. Without any one of them, it is impossible to achieve mastery. Emperor Li Qing must have held back a secret back then!"

Actually, there was another person in the world who practiced the Blood Jade Skill, namely Duanmu Miaomiao. However, due to a chance encounter, before she had mastered the Blood Jade Skill, she met He Qingqiu. He Qingqiu used the Phoenix Flame of the Divine Travel Realm to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Blood Jade Skill for Duanmu Miaomiao. Otherwise, without obtaining the auxiliary methods of the Blood Jade Skill, Duanmu Miaomiao would have already died from her blood boiling.

The only possible explanation for Li Zhengtai's mastery of the Blood Jade Technique by the Guanlong Li family is that the Li family left behind the complete Blood Jade Technique manual when they captured Chang'an.

"How strong is this person?" "I certainly can't beat him!" Lu Xin said, "We're both at the Innate Realm, but when I met him, I felt an extreme sense of oppression. I wanted to stay far away from him. I wonder how many fellow martial artists he's harmed to reach this level! If it weren't for the current special circumstances, if the Li family dared to put this person out in broad daylight, they would surely be attacked by all the righteous sects in the world. No, not just the righteous sects, anyone who practices martial arts would want to take action against the Li family. If you fight this person, you really have to be careful."

"He wants to suck me?" Li Dachui chuckled. "That's exactly what I wanted. It'll be perfect for him to experience what it's like to be torn between ice and fire!"

Lu Xin suddenly realized: "I was just worrying unnecessarily. Not to mention that your cultivation is no less than his, even if your internal strength is weaker than his, your Qiankun Qi is capable of breaking all evil martial arts."

"Bring me all the books in your house that contain records related to Qingfeng!" Li Dachui said.

“No problem, it’s not just our family that has it, the Cui family has it too!” Lu Xin said.

"How are things going with your family regarding the Tiger Roar Plains matter?"

Lu Xin laughed heartily: "Linghu Zhishu found me last night."

"Is he also plotting against Tiger Roar Plains?"

“Of course, everyone understands the importance of Huxiaoyuan. Now the Cui family has focused on attacking Yangguan. Linghu Zhishu has found a good opportunity. Even if the Cui family defeats you, if they lose Huxiaoyuan, won't they still be at their mercy?”

"Promise him!"

"Of course I'll agree!" Lu Xinyi spread his hands and said, "I don't have the leverage to refuse right now. In Tiger Roar Plain, I only have three isolated strongholds left, and they've been divided up by the Cui family. This time, Linghu Zhishu is using his trump card: the Wolf Fang Brigade from Wolf Castle. You're familiar with Wolf Castle, aren't you?"

"They've been rivals of our Zhi Qiu Courtyard for a long time!" Li Dachui said. "They've fought many times with Baihu, and each side has its victories and defeats!"

"I reckon Linghu Zhishu will personally go to Huxiao Plain!" Lu Xin said. "Only Gu Xiaoman is going from your side?"

“I will go myself!” Li Dachui said with a smile, “First, let Linghu Zhishu gnaw on the tough nut of the Cui family, and then I will follow behind to pick up the spoils.”

"Weren't you going to Volcano Fortress?"

"There's still time! Besides, I have other plans at Volcano Fortress. I'll just show my face there so my wife won't be too angry and will know that I still care about her!"

Lu Xin was stunned for a moment, then gave Li Dachui a thumbs up.

"With your ambition, Protector General, it's no wonder you were able to defeat Protector General Xiao in the north and Empress Dowager Jiang in the south. I admire you greatly. In the future, when you have time, please pass on your knowledge to me. It's a pity that I, the dignified head of the Lu family, have to sneak around to have a drink with women! My wife is a fierce and shrewish woman!"

(End of this chapter)