The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 366 Fight
Zheng Qi flung her longsword, her hands intertwined with protective inner energy, and reached out to grab Li Miao's arm.

Although the action looked ambiguous, Li Miao's fingers were indeed, like sharp knives, piercing into her flesh, gripping her ribs, and just an inch further in was her heart!
True Qi gathers in the Dantian, Qi and blood originate from the heart meridian, and spirit resides in the Heavenly Spirit. For the celestial beings, the heart is not only an organ, but also the source of Qi, blood, and strength.

No matter how advanced one's healing techniques are, the head, heart, and dantian are still vital organs, and cannot be easily restored no matter how advanced the techniques are!
Even a madman like Li Miao wouldn't easily reveal these three things to his opponent, let alone Zheng Qi, whose flesh and blood have already been pierced. If Li Miao were to reach in and pierce through, he could touch her heart!

Zheng Anqi won't save her; she can only save herself!
Li Miao has no "seed" in her body, nor has she cultivated the Profound Insight technique, so she should not be able to break free from the protective true energy. As long as you grab Li Miao's hand, you can turn the tide of battle!

At the same time, Zheng Anqi, who was cushioned behind her, also noticed this. His protective true energy, which was far more powerful than hers, swept towards Li Miao's arm!
Li Miao's smile was sinister, yet he seemed completely oblivious, letting the two protective energies rush towards his arms, violently propelling the two towards a house!
boom!
The wall collapsed with a roar, and the three figures disappeared into the dust and smoke.

boom!
boom!
boom!
On the deserted Heavenly Street, only a series of muffled thuds echoed, shaking the gold and silver on the ground and making crisp sounds, creating ripples in the pool of blood.

With a loud bang, the wall exploded, and Li Miao, carrying the two men, rushed back to Tianjie!

His fingers had penetrated half an inch deeper into Zheng Qi's body, and the dissipated true energy and force had reached Zheng Qi's heart, causing blood to seep from her mouth and nose.

Zheng Qi gritted her teeth.

Her protective inner energy had already enveloped Li Miao's arm! Zheng Anqi's protective inner energy had also arrived!
Li Miao had not yet mastered the Profound Vision technique. He was enveloped by the protective true energy and could no longer break free or move. The outcome of the battle was about to be reversed!

At that very moment, both of their hearts jumped into their throats.

A familiar vibration emanated from Li Miao's arm and traveled to the protective aura of the two, causing the restraints to suddenly loosen.

"How could this be! How could you do this!"

Zheng Qi spoke in astonishment.

"What, you don't know?"

Li Miao smiled and looked into her eyes.

"With your ruthless nature, killing even your own brothers and sisters and children, who would dare to confide in you? Your accomplice sent Xiao Gao to my side precisely to hedge his bets."

“This martial art that you created specifically to break through protective qi was completely exposed when I tore off her arm.”

"It's just that I don't accept the surrender of rotten people."

The vibration dispersed the true energy that had been enveloping Li Miao's arm, creating a new space—and Li Miao's arm shot forward.

Click.

Zheng Qi felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if her sternum had been broken. Ignoring the pain, she desperately grabbed Li Miao's arm, trying to stop him.

But the next moment, she stopped moving.

Since reaching the Celestial Realm, the blood and qi that had been surging through his body like lead and mercury were suddenly stopped at their source by a hand, and his vision went black in waves.

Li Miao's hand reached inside her body and grasped her heart.

In a daze, she heard Li Miao ask a question.

"Last night, it was you who forced Xiao Yizi to kill Xiao Cao, wasn't it?"

“He was wounded in the chest and his heart was damaged. If Xiao Yizi hadn’t risked being discovered by you and held back, if I hadn’t left behind my own methods, and if Xiao Gao hadn’t happened to be there, he would be dead.”

Zheng Qi's face suddenly turned pale, and she opened her mouth wide, letting out a low groan.

"Hooray!—"

Li Miao's fingers slowly clenched.

“I have always believed in repaying kindness tenfold – if you make my subordinate shed a drop of blood, I will create a fountain of blood on you.”

"It's easy to leave without seeing him off."

puff.

A sticky, wet, and icy sound exploded in Zheng Qi's chest cavity, splashing onto her own ribs and sliding down the gaps between her internal organs.

Zheng Qi's arm fell limp, and she remained silent.

Li Miao threw Zheng Qi to the ground and threw a punch that collided with Zheng Anqi's arm.

"You're the only one left."

Li Miao smiled.

"If you have any last words, you'd better say them now. If you want to destroy Yingzhou, tell me about Yingzhou's foundation now—if I kill you later, I'll have to investigate myself, which is a lot of trouble." Zheng Anqi's eye twitched.

"Do you think I'm a traitor to Penglai... After the massacre of Penglai, the martial arts created by the two remnants, now that I know the details, what use do they think they have?"

"Do you think Xuanlan is only good for protection... Do you think I got this name for nothing!"

He shouted angrily, each shout louder than the last.

With his angry shout, the arm that had been slowly pressing down on him suddenly pressed down on Li Miao instead.

Just now, when he was fighting Li Miao, his strength was clearly no match for Li Miao's, but now Li Miao is at a disadvantage!
Li Miao raised an eyebrow and delivered a powerful front kick!
Bang!
The two figures suddenly separated.

Li Miao stood still, while Zheng Anqi stopped retreating, straightened up, and looked back. Their eyes met.

After a long pause, Zheng Anqi spoke in a deep voice.

"You might be able to win."

Li Miao scoffed.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Zheng Anqi, however, was not offended at all.

At first, he didn't take Li Miao seriously, thinking he was just a reckless fool who knew nothing and was running rampant in the Central Plains by relying on the unparalleled talent inherited from Yingzhou. He was not comparable to him at all.

But after a struggle with Li Miao, he had to admit that if Li Miao hadn't been brought to the Central Plains during the internal strife in Yingzhou, he would never have been the one to inherit the title of "Zheng Anqi".

Even without the inheritance of celestial beings, without "Mysterious Insight," and without a master, Li Miao still has the potential to surpass him.

Zheng Anqi spoke up.

"If I were to die today, I left something within the palace, in the Hall of Literary Glory. Remember to retrieve it."

Li Miao raised an eyebrow.

"A trap? A mechanism? Poison?"

Zheng Anqi said expressionlessly.

"It is the legacy of 'Xuanlan'."

“You are the only member of the Zheng family who can master this technique; if I die, you will be the only one who could possibly destroy Yingzhou.”

Li Miao smiled.

"It sounds like you also have a grudge against Yingzhou."

Zheng Anqi actually nodded.

"Yes."

Li Miao narrowed his eyes.

“Interesting… You’re not lying. It seems you’re not the leader of Yingzhou after all.”

"You just mentioned 'name,' so your name is not something you were born with, but something you inherited. You are not An Qisheng from a thousand years ago, but a descendant who inherited his name."

"You want to destroy Yingzhou, but you still have to personally go to the Central Plains and take advantage of the perfect human life realm, without bringing any subordinates... In Yingzhou, there is an opponent that you cannot deal with."

"What, that An Qisheng is really still alive?"

Zheng Anqi did not answer, his body surging with true energy.

Li Miao smiled.

"Fine, I'll kill you first, then I'll go and arrest the others and question them."

He raised his hand and gestured.

"Come!"

(End of this chapter)