Chapter 241

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Chapter 241: Ironhead

When Qiao Mu emerged from the forest, he had transformed into two people.

The five years in the dream were just a shallow dream of C-. During these five years, Qiao Mu only practiced light skills and continued to study the Xumi Mountain King Sutra.

After five years, his energy and blood levels had dropped from 21% to 19%.

Having learned Wei En’s superb rank light skill, the Heavenly Dragon Eight Steps, through five years of hard training, Qiao Mu had become quite proficient. Although he had not yet climbed the hundred-meter cliff, he was more than halfway there.

In these five years, martial arts training was just a small part. The important thing was actually refreshing his physical condition and obtaining a relatively intact "Qiao Shui" corpse.

"Then, it’s time to split up," Qiao Mu thought to himself.

Following King Qin’s script would clearly not lead to a good outcome, so Qiao Mu had his own script.

Hu Han brought news from the market square, saying that King Qin was in the Great Qin Prefecture market square, carrying out his old tricks just like when he was executed in the Imperial Capital.

This time, Qiao Mu decided to split up.

Qiao Shui went straight to King Qin’s Mansion to steal.

Qiao Mu went to the market to observe secretly, hoping to distract King Qin and take action.

If not… then go in headfirst.

At this point, Qiao Mu didn’t have any hope of saving Li Gongde’s life.

When he set out, Qiao Mu only had one goal in mind – to defeat King Qin.

Wei En lived in a secluded forest outside the city, not too far from Great Qin City.

Qiao Mu used his Heavenly Dragon Eight Steps technique to move swiftly like a dragon.

Passersby only saw a shadow passing by, losing sight of Qiao Mu.

Around noon, Qiao Mu returned to King Qin’s Mansion and parted ways with his own body…. This time, the piece of flesh he left in Qiao Shui’s brain was quite big, different from Qiao Xiaoming’s before.

In a blink of an eye, Qiao Shui arrived alone at the entrance of King Qin’s Mansion.

Being a royal residence, the mansion was quite grand, with a red gate, two guardian stone lions, and sturdy soldiers standing at the entrance.

Qiao Mu took a few steps closer, calmly drew his sword from his body, and looked up at the sign of King Qin’s Mansion.

"Stop right there, what are you up to?" The guard at the entrance could tell Qiao Shui had ill intentions, with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

However, Qiao Shui paid no attention to them, but took a deep breath.

With a swift motion, the long sword in his hand flashed like lightning, slicing the sign of King Qin’s Mansion in half in an instant.

The momentum of the sword was not diminished, leaving a long trench at the front entrance of King Qin’s Mansion, with the sign crashing to the ground.

This time, he wanted to make a statement, to create a disturbance.

……………..

At the market in the Great Qin Prefecture.

King Qin sat upright at the desk, squinting his eyes as he looked down at the execution ground.

Hundreds of people crowded around the execution ground, making it very lively.

People from all over were curious to watch the spectacle, just like in the Imperial Capital and the Great Qin Prefecture.

Qin Shiqing was fed up with the ups and downs of human nature long ago. He had seen too much of the same performance and felt bored. He had cut off worldly desires years ago, leaving only a strong determination to follow the path.

Despite his strong determination, he was tired of such performances.

"Don’t you like dipping your mantou? Dip it then!" Qin Shiqing picked up a bloody severed leg, held a mantou in one hand, and squeezed it into the hand of a middle-aged man at the edge of the execution ground, smearing the severed leg’s cut onto the man’s hand.

Suddenly, the entire white steamed bun was stained red with blood, and even some pieces of flesh were attached to it.

"Such fresh blood, surely can cure all diseases!" King Qin said lightly.

However, at this moment, the people gathered at the execution ground showed fear on their faces and started to step back.

"Why are you leaving? Look closely, this is the fate of those who collude with inhumans."

King Qin pointed above the execution ground to where Li Gongde was hanging by a rope.

By now, Li Gongde was barely alive, covered in blood and almost unrecognizable with his skin all torn and barely any flesh visible.

What’s worse, both his hands and feet had been cut off at the joints, turning him into a human pole. Only his face remained intact enough for people to barely recognize him as Li Gongde.

"What are you afraid of?" King Qin shouted.

"Although inhumans and our human race are of the same kind, they are already different from us."

"Being kind to enemies is being cruel to our own people."

"Li Gongde colluded with members of the Qiao family in a cruel way, bringing this disaster upon themselves!"

The crowd beneath the execution ground chattered noisily, but their faces looked grim.

Suddenly, a person rode in on a fast horse, it was a servant from King Qin’s Mansion, rushing to report to King Qin.

"What? Has Qiao Shui really appeared? But he didn’t come to the execution ground, instead, he went to raid my palace?" King Qin was a bit surprised, but not panicked.

In the Great Qin Prefecture, there are currently four Iron Bone Warriors, aside from the deceased Iron Wolf, there are three others remaining.

One trusted aide is stationed at King Qin’s Mansion, while another person is in the execution ground.

Although there are some secrets in King Qin’s Mansion, they are not big issues, just minor problems.

To King Qin, apart from himself, everything else is external, as he cut ties with his family in his youth, so he doesn’t care much about King Qin’s Mansion now.

King Qin turned his head and looked at the person hanging on the rope, covered in blood, and simply smiled.

"Li Gongde, it seems like that person from the Qiao family really doesn’t care about you."

"The Qiao family member came, but didn’t even bother to come here."

The bloody person on the stick was already losing consciousness. He could only make some noises and couldn’t say complete words.

Seeing this, King Qin stood up and walked outside.

"Keep torturing, don’t stop. I will be back soon," he instructed the Iron Bone Warrior, then rode away on his horse.

The Iron Bone Warrior nodded and decided to stand on the execution platform, crossing his arms while standing behind the bloody person on the stick.

"Li Gongde, can you still hear me? Should have listened earlier," the warrior standing with arms crossed there, yawned.

"Blame yourself for being too wealthy. Even though you may spend your money sensibly, you are still a very rich man in the Zhong Province. Do you think spending money can save your life? Don’t be foolish."

"What wealthy merchant, as long as your fist is big and strong enough, you’re just like a pig in a pen," the warrior joked.

As an Iron Bone Warrior in the Martial Arts League, his spiritual refining in martial arts has reached the second rank.

However, with so many people in the market, he couldn’t carefully observe each person and didn’t have the time for it either.

While he was casually chatting with that person with a stick, a sudden change occurred.

Two pale white finger forces broke through the air, these finger forces were very condensed, only as thick as half a finger, but very fast.

One finger broke the rope holding the stick, while another finger force hit the Iron Bone Warrior’s chest, making a dull sound, like hitting metal.

The stick fell to the ground with a sound, and the Iron Bone Warrior looked down at his chest, where there was a slight half-inch indentation.

"That finger force is really scary, if it were before I reached this level, I might have died."

The warrior smirked, unsheathed his battle knife, and slashed towards the airborne figure of Qiao Mu.

"But now that I have reached this level, it will be you who dies today!"

"Is it?" Qiao Mu’s expression was very cold.

"If you are still a 2nd rank Martial Artist in the Spiritual Refining Period, then you might be worth a second look from me. But sacrificing your own body and cutting off your martial path, you are no longer worthy of being my enemy."

"Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method!"

"Eye Sword Technique!"

The sword in his hand turned into a blood-red glow, exuding a surging energy throughout his body.

At the same time, Qiao Mu’s gaze was as sharp as a sword, he simultaneously unleashed the Eye Sword Technique.

After defeating Iron Wolf, he realized the weakness of these Taoist soldiers, that their level of spiritual refinement was actually lacking.

Facing such tough Taoist soldiers head-on, it’s better to exploit their weaknesses rather than confront their strengths, no need for direct confrontation.

Human physical strength and speed are far inferior to fierce beasts like tigers and lions, but which hunter would go and wrestle arm to arm with a lion or tiger?

The warrior was confused, and under the pressure of the Eye Sword Technique, his mind shook, and his movements slowed down. In the blink of an eye, he was hit in the head by Qiao Mu’s consecutive sword strikes. Qiao Mu’s strong internal energy burst out, causing the warrior to stagger back.

The internal energy surged like a raging tide, Qiao Mu launched a continuous strong attack like relentless waves, intending to defeat the Iron Bone Warrior.

However, at that moment, he suddenly felt a warning sign, as flames rose behind him.

He hurriedly jumped up, using the Dragon Soaring Step to leap high into the air. Looking down, he saw a scene that filled him with excitement.

Behind him, Li Gongde, who had been reduced to a stick figure, was now engulfed in flames and moving towards Qiao Mu with an unnatural agility that a stick figure shouldn’t possess.

Although Qiao Mu dodged swiftly, he was grazed on the heel of his right foot by Li Gongde’s leap, causing the flames to quickly spread, bringing a familiar sensation of pain.

"It’s the Etching Bones Li Fire again? This Li Gongde…"

Qiao Mu felt a shock and quickly made a decision. While he was floating in the air, he decisively cut off his own leg that was on fire, slicing through flesh and bone together.

The intense pain hit him, blood gushing from his foot. He slightly tilted his body and managed to land on the ground with only his left foot.

Li Gongde, who was all on fire, was completely still, his body quickly turned into ashes, not even a single bone left.

A dark figure emerged from the distance, walked up to the execution platform, it was Qin Shiqing who had returned.

At this moment, King Qin had a faint smile on his face.

"I have said it before, I will be back soon."

"You really dare to come back?"

King Qin’s smile slowly grew wider.

Although there were secrets in King Qin’s Mansion, they were not very important.

If they could really lure a member of the Qiao family, use them as pawns, it might not be a bad idea.

After all, if this matter is not handled properly, if Elder Qingyi is not given an explanation, then the future for this King Qin wouldn’t be good either.

If this matter can be resolved, even if King Qin’s Mansion is completely destroyed, as long as the Great Dao Sect is still supporting him, he can still recruit followers even if it takes more time.

"It’s clearly a trap, yet you dare to step into it. How bold." King Qin smirked, observing Qiao Mu’s leg dripping with blood.

"Bold, but you won’t survive, and neither will Li Gongde."

"Is it worth it?"

"So much nonsense." Qiao Mu stood on one leg, his gaze still calm. "Do you really think you can see through human nature and question it here?"

His pain tolerance was as extraordinary as his age, gradually reaching an inhuman level through countless experiences of death.

What concerned him were not the injuries on his body, but Li Gongde, who ignited the Etching Bone Li Fire Talisman on his body, and the current King Qin before him.

"I’m not very agile on my feet right now, so make it quick." He gestured with the sword in his hand, signaling a throat-slitting motion.

"Come and meet your end."

"With your life added, it will be enough to settle the score."

…………………………….

King Qin’s Mansion.

The mansion had turned into ruins, with blood everywhere. Luxurious decorations were smashed during the fierce fighting.

The servants and guards fell to the ground, those who could still stand dared not approach. Qiao Shui entered the heavily guarded backyard alone.

Another Iron Bone Warrior, holding a long spear, knelt down with his head pierced by powerful force, gradually losing his breath.

Qiao Shui’s battle strategy naturally mirrors Qiao Mu’s.

A Spirit Refining martial artist with a flawed mind has a big weakness under the Eye Sword Technique.

With strong force, it is not impossible to kill this Iron Bone Warrior.

However, Qiao Shui’s body was not in good condition, still injured from before. After using the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method forcefully, his body was full of wounds and blood was flowing out continuously.

Even though Qiao Mu’s spirit was still there, it was difficult to control this damaged body.

After all, the Shape Changing Skill’s clone is not the same as resurrecting the dead.

At this moment, Qiao Shui ignored his injuries and limped past the kneeling Iron Bone Warrior, making his way to a closed room behind the warlord.

In fact, he had no knowledge about King Qin’s Mansion, relying solely on his recklessness.

If the Iron Bone Warrior wasn’t guarding the door, he wouldn’t have noticed anything wrong with this room.

"This Iron Bone Taoist soldier guarding the door… there must be something suspicious."

"Since the Iron Bone Taoist soldier is known as one of King Qin’s four great warlords, his status in Great Qin Prefecture must be high. Therefore, the secret behind the door… must be significant."

The task of Qiao Shui’s flesh clone was just to create a distraction.

It is already a pleasant surprise to have defeated a Taoist soldier with iron bones. There is no need to ask for more.

Now he just wants to take a good look at the secrets within the Great Qin Prefecture before completely losing his breath.

With a kick, Qiao Shui kicked down the tightly closed door and stepped inside.

The room appeared to be just a normal chamber, with a folding screen at the door and various antique objects placed on the side, looking ordinary. Qiao Shui felt disappointed at first glance.

However, when he went around the folding screen, he couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.

In the hall behind the screen, there is a big comfy chair with a chubby person sitting on it.

It was Li Gongde.

He had no injuries on his body, but there was no smile on his face like before. Instead, his eyes looked a bit serious as he gazed at Qiao Shui.