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After losing the ability to sense Lin Xiaoxiao's presence, the blue light in Li Shen's eyes subsided.

With a flick of his finger, five jet-black throwing knives flew out of his storage bag one after another, hovering around him.

Upon seeing this, the three cultivators all paused in their tracks.

The leading Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator squinted at them, then sneered:

"I thought it was something to rely on. Throwing knives and magical weapons are indeed difficult to deal with in a one-on-one fight, but we have three people on our side."

Before he finished speaking, the two cultivators on his left and right exchanged glances.

The two secretly made hand seals, and red and blue lights faintly shone, ready to be unleashed.

Just wait for the leader of the calamity cultivators to give the order, and the fireball and water arrow spells will be pressed towards Li Shen at the same time.

While blocking their retreat, they also restrained Li Shen's flying knives.

The difficulty in dealing with throwing knives lies in their coordinated and varied movements, making them extremely difficult to handle.

However, once a certain number of throwing knives are brought into close range or restrained, the threat will be greatly reduced.

There are only five throwing knives at the moment. Even if each person holds one back, the leader of the thief cultivators doesn't take the remaining three seriously at all.

He smirked, about to give the order to act, when he saw Li Shen take out another small black banner.

"Wow! Quite a few treasures. Let's get started!"

The leader of the robbers shouted, his eyes suddenly filled with lust.

Under his arrangement, dealing with a rogue cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining was a piece of cake.

And at the very moment that the fireball and the water arrow were cast almost simultaneously!

The small black banner in Li Shen's hand suddenly swayed slightly, and then a gray shadow emerged from it.

"hiss!!!"

The gray shadow gradually solidified, revealing a ferocious giant python, exuding a chilling aura and overwhelming pressure.

The three men's legs stiffened instantly, and they were frozen in place.

"Late-stage Tier 1... no, peak late-stage Tier 1!"

The leader of the thieves' pupils contracted, and he was horrified and speechless.

The other two, however, collapsed to their knees, drenched in sweat and writhing in pain.

"Fellow Daoist, wait! This is all a misunderstanding..."

Before the leader of the thieves could finish speaking, Li Shen's eyes turned cold, showing no intention of listening to his nonsense.

The Soul Slave shrieked and pounced, swift as a shadow, ending his life in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the hovering black throwing knife drew several arcs, and with a flash of cold light, the other two were pierced through the forehead.

In an instant, the place returned to silence, and a faint smell of blood wafted on the wind.

Li Shen raised his hand and put away the flying knife and the Yin Soul Banner.

He walked to the three corpses, skillfully extracted their souls and touched their bodies, took their storage bags and magical artifacts, and threw out two fireball talismans to burn the corpses to ashes.

The ashes slowly dissipated in the wind, and Li Shen's figure quickly moved forward in the direction Lin Xiaoxiao had left.

A small courtyard in the outer city area.

Lin Xiaoxiao paced anxiously back and forth in the courtyard, muttering to herself:

"Fellow Daoist Li...you absolutely mustn't be harmed..."

She regretted turning back alone earlier. Although her cultivation level was not high, she had joined forces with Fellow Daoist Li to fight the enemy.

Just as her thoughts were in disarray, a creaking sound came from the side.

She subconsciously turned her head to look, but did not see Li Shen. Instead, Liu Niangzi pushed open the door and came out.

Liu Rou hadn't gone to bed yet. Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's expression, she frowned slightly and asked softly:

"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?"

Lin Xiaoxiao quickly stepped forward and told Liu Rou the whole story.

"Madam Liu, my mind was too muddled at the time. Now that I think about it, I shouldn't have let Fellow Daoist Li face the enemy alone. If something had happened to him, I would have..."

Lin Xiaoxiao's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.

Liu Rou slightly tightened her grip on Lin Xiaoxiao's hand and softly comforted her:

"Fellow Daoist Li, you must have a way to escape by doing this."

After saying that, she touched Lin Xiaoxiao's head, looked up at the closed courtyard gate, and her thoughts raced.

She always treated Lin Xiaoxiao as her own younger sister, and she was equally grateful to Li Shen, worrying about his safety.

But no one expected Li Shen to have such courage.

The cultivation world is full of deceit and treachery, and the fact that a man like him moved into this courtyard already made people wary.

Furthermore, the fact that Li Shen came with a market patrolman at the time made people associate him with things like getting in through connections.

Although Liu Rou appeared gentle, she was the most wary of the three people in the courtyard.

Suddenly, this incident stirred up memories, and Liu Rou unconsciously murmured to herself:

"If Pei Lang had encountered someone like Li Shen back then..."

Her voice was as soft as smoke, and Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't hear it clearly. She looked up blankly.

"Lady Liu?"

Liu Rou said nothing more and quietly waited with Lin Xiaoxiao.

Soon after, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open.

The figures of the two who had been pondering for so long appeared before them.

Li Shen was panting heavily, his body covered in dust.

It looked as if they had gone through a fierce battle and barely escaped.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately let go and ran towards Li Shen.

They looked Li Shendong around, examining him from time to time, without any attempt to hide it.

Seeing that Li Shen was physically intact, though looking rather disheveled, she breathed a sigh of relief and murmured:

"It's alright, it's alright."

Lin Xiaoxiao quickly took out a small jade bottle from her storage bag and handed it to Li Shen:

"Fellow Daoist Li, this contains a mid-grade first-level Qi-stabilizing pill. Take it and stabilize your internal energy."

"Oh... okay."

Li Shen hesitated for a moment before hurriedly answering; the other person's reaction had truly startled him.

Li Shen couldn't help but wonder if he had overacted.

The reason he was in such a sorry state was that on the way back he realized that he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he was facing three Tribulation Cultivators at the same time, one of whom was a level higher than him.

Even if there is a safe way to escape, appearing too relaxed might arouse suspicion.

After some thought, Li Shen grabbed some dirt and patted it on his body. Since he wanted to act naturally, he decided to imitate Song Changshan's escape and simply run back home.

At this moment, Liu Rou slowly stepped forward, looked at Li Shen, and asked with some curiosity:

"Fellow Daoist Li, how did you escape from their clutches?"

In her worldview, the only option for someone at the fifth level of Qi Refining to deal with three people at the mid-stage of Qi Refining is to run away.

Li Shen's heart skipped a beat, and a bitter smile appeared on his face as he sighed:

"Those three guys were indeed ruthless. If I hadn't had a high-level escape talisman, I probably would have been in deep trouble."

Liu Rou nodded upon hearing this, without intending to ask any further questions.

In the cultivation world, the most taboo thing is to pry into other people's opportunities and secrets.

Lin Xiaoxiao, who was already ashamed, felt even more ashamed upon hearing this.

Not only did it cause Li Shen to lose a precious item, it also almost cost him his life.

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes welled up with tears, and she lowered her head and whispered:

"Fellow Daoist Li, those high-level talismans... must have been very difficult to obtain..."

Li Shen waved his hand, deliberately displaying a magnanimous expression, and interrupted:

"It's alright. No matter how precious the talisman is, it's still an inanimate object. It's better than losing your life. Besides, we live in the same courtyard, so we should naturally help each other. If someone is in trouble, how can we not help them?"

After Li Shen finished speaking, his righteous aura seemed to overshadow the bright moonlight.