The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 418 Arrival
The martial arts expert stood there, stunned.

"What... is going on?"

His gaze shifted to what was behind him; the old Taoist was carrying a corpse.

But the one who ended up hitting the crowd looked exactly like Li Miao. In fact, the ferocious smile on his face seemed even more genuine, stirring up some unpleasant memories among the martial arts practitioners present.

Shifting our gaze again, the old man who first crashed down from the sky looks like an older version of Li Miao... Just how many Li Miaos are there in this world?

He was still in a daze when he heard a shout from behind him.

"Commander~"

The voice was extremely obsequious and nauseating; just hearing it sent a chill down his spine. Turning around, he saw An Ziyang peeking out from behind the old Taoist priest, waving at Li Miao, who was the last to land.

Li Miao glanced at him.

"Well done, go and prepare. You'll have a short while."

An Ziyang choked for a moment.

"you--"

He seemed to want to say something, his fawning expression vanishing, and for the first time, he became serious in front of Li Miao. But when his gaze swept over An Qisheng beside him, he swallowed his words.

Wang Gongchang's deployment did not distinguish between friend and foe.

Moreover, the power was set up according to An Qisheng's standards. Although only half of it has been completed so far, given An Ziyang's personality, even if it is only half of the plan, it has already exceeded the normal upper limit.

He choked up for a moment, but he knew that neither he nor Zhu Zai could change Li Miao's decision.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Take care!"

Li Miao waved casually.

An Ziyang tugged at Mei Qinghe and whispered a few words to the old Taoist priest. Suddenly, the old Taoist priest's eyes widened, and he gave Li Miao a deep look before throwing down the fake Li Miao's corpse, picking up An Ziyang and Mei Qinghe, and flying away.

His movement immediately caught the attention of everyone in the martial arts world.

Whispers began to rise.

"Chase?"

"Screw you, I'm out of here... There's a dead Li Miao, a living Li Miao, and an old Li Miao all here, I can't afford to get involved!"

"But who knows what might have happened? What if the one who died was the real Li Miao?"

"Don't drag me into this mess. Didn't you see those dozens of people you just smashed to death? ...Speaking of which, that was Lord Li. How dare you address him by his first name?"

A burly man in the crowd shoved aside the person next to him, then smiled obsequiously and bowed to Li Miao and An Qisheng.

"My lords, I'm sorry to have bothered you. I'll be leaving now."

Before he finished speaking, he turned around and jumped out of the crowd, fleeing away.

While suspended in mid-air, I heard a whooshing sound.

A blood-red firework exploded on his neck, and the headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud. His limbs twitched a few times and then he became still.

Li Miao lowered her fingers and smiled.

"Your mind is still sharp enough, but you're a bit childish. At your age, you're still talking like a kid. You chased my men for half the night, and you're just going to say sorry and leave?"

The people of the martial arts world immediately fell silent.

With that tone of voice, that manner, and that Xuan Tian Finger that shattered heads from a distance, they could finally be certain that it was Li Miao who had arrived!
This is terrible!
The rightful owner is here!

Although the martial artists present had chased An Ziyang for half the night, most of them only wanted to take advantage of Li Miao's absence to find out about the Xuanlan martial arts technique and then leave, not daring to actually confront Li Miao. If it weren't for the fake Li Miao's corpse, they would have scattered like birds and beasts the moment Li Miao appeared.

But right now, is it still possible to escape?

Some people then turned their attention to An Qisheng.

The way Li Miao and An Qisheng stood and their postures, as well as the way they initially appeared, already indicated that they were fighting, and An Qisheng did not have any injuries.

Someone glanced at Li Miao and took a step towards An Qisheng from his blind spot.

"Senior, I'm willing..."

With a whoosh, before he could even get close to An Qisheng, the man and the ground several feet below him vanished, scattering rubble mixed with blood rain across the crowd.

The protective true energy flicked out, dispersing the pieces of flesh. After regaining its transparency, it slowly returned to An Qisheng's side.

"Ah."

Li Miao let out a cold laugh.

"What, you got kicked for miles by me, so you want to kill someone to vent your anger?"

An Qisheng, however, seemed not to have heard.

He slowly turned his head and looked at an ordinary young man in the crowd.

"Eunuch Liu, do you have any teachings for me?"

Li Miao's gaze suddenly shifted in that direction.

The ordinary young man's expression of panic and tension vanished instantly after An Qisheng uttered those words, leaving only a doll-like indifference.

"escape."

"Ji Tianrui has rebelled, Yan Song is dead, and I haven't yet figured out the details of the setup here, but it's probably aimed at you... It's not advisable to stay any longer; we'll settle this later."

As he spoke, a section of the crowd around him instantly cleared out.

They couldn't understand these words, but they understood "Eunuch Liu".

How could they not realize that they had inexplicably stepped into the vortex of power struggles within the Great Shuo court? Moreover, a eunuch had already infiltrated their side; who knew that tonight's situation might have been orchestrated by him!
But no matter what they think, tonight they are destined to be nothing more than dispensable supporting characters, only serving to add some wailing background noise to the struggle between Li Miao and An Qisheng.

An Qisheng slowly shook his head.

"Can't leave."

“Ji Tianrui killed many Yingzhou people. I am in an abnormal state and cannot control my protective true qi for a while…” He glanced at Li Miao: “nor can I escape his attack.”

"The plan needs to be moved up."

Liu Jin nodded.

"Know--"

Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, his head was shattered by Li Miao's finger pointing from a distance.

"How did you two end up chatting?"

Li Miao twirled his fingers and smiled.

"While I welcome you stalling for time, my subordinate has been gone for about half a cup of tea's time now. Shall we—begin?"

An Qisheng turned his head expressionlessly. Although he could not see the invisible protective aura, the corpses and rubble slowly being swept away on the ground around him proved that he had fully activated his protective aura.

The next instant—BOOM!

Li Miao flashed in front of him and punched him back, sending him crashing into the crowd!
The protective aura surrounding An Qisheng blocked the blood, but in doing so, it inexplicably outlined the shape of his protective aura.

Li Miao gave him no chance to catch his breath, sweeping his leg across his waist!
wow-

Amidst the crowd, another shower of blood erupted.

Amidst the rain of blood, Li Miao frowned as he looked at the protective aura outlined in the blood.

"One foot, three inches."

"His protective inner energy has become stronger."

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On the other side, An Ziyang was carried by the old Taoist priest and rushed out of Wanggong Factory at lightning speed.

The old Taoist priest was about to stop.

But then An Ziyang shouted.

"Taoist Master, go further! Don't stop!"

"If we get too close, we'll all die!"

(End of this chapter)