Poisonous Schemes

You pondered for a long time and felt that your strength was still insufficient. In the end, you decided to head to the location mentioned in the Secret Letter.

You arrived at the Hidden Weapon Pavilion and saw your adoptive father, Li Keyong, as well as the Empress, just as in the original story.

Although you had transmigrated here, you had no interest in interfering with the original plot. You had remained in You Province for years, so the storyline had not changed much.

Li Keyong's expression turned very unpleasant when he saw that you had come as well.

On the screen, Li Keyong was old, his beard and hair completely white, yet he still sat upright in his wheelchair, his domineering presence undiminished from his prime.

One of his eyes casually swept over Simulation Yun Ming, and a cold smile curled across his lips. "I never expected the Fourteenth to come too. His wings have truly hardened—he can fly on his own now."

Before Simulation Yun Ming could respond, Yuan Tiangang's voice drifted in from afar.

As the doors opened and shut in an instant, everyone felt a violent gust sweep past them. Yuan Tiangang then appeared, standing tall in the hall like a demon god, his presence overwhelming.

Everyone's expressions shifted slightly, inwardly marveling at Yuan Tiangang's imposing might.

Yun Ming was the first to react. He clasped his hands and gave a slight bow. "Greetings, Great Marshal."

After hesitating for a moment, the Empress also saluted Yuan Tiangang to show her respect.

However, Li Keyong's face darkened to the extreme. As the Prince of Jin, how could he casually bow to another?

He questioned coldly, "Since when did the Fourteenth pledge allegiance to the Great Marshal? Or was he the Great Marshal's man from the very beginning?"

Simulation Yun Ming smiled faintly. "Pledge allegiance is not quite the right way to put it. Adoptive Father came here too, and he is also the Great Marshal's man. If I serve Adoptive Father and the Great Marshal, isn't that all the same?"

Li Keyong's expression turned even uglier. He glared at Yun Ming. "I am his man?"

"Great Marshal, is this truly an appropriate way to treat an ally?"

Li Keyong spoke to Yuan Tiangang in an icy tone.

"An ally? Appropriate?"

Yuan Tiangang let out a disdainful laugh. His gloved hand gently stroked the stone platform as though he were toying with some plaything. In a contemptuous, chilling voice, he said, "You think you deserve that?"

As he spoke, he flicked a finger lightly, and several shards of stone shot toward Li Keyong like bullets.

Li Keyong, seated in his wheelchair, had already been on guard. He instantly leaped into the air and lunged at Yuan Tiangang.

Bang!

Simulation Yun Ming stepped in front of Yuan Tiangang and met Li Keyong's palms with his own. Purple and blue currents of energy erupted in an instant, surging through the entire hall.

You knew Yuan Tiangang was waiting for you to make a move, so you decisively intervened and blocked Li Keyong.

Your cultivation shocked Li Keyong. He sneered and mocked you, saying that you were quite devoted to your new master, just as you had been when you first pledged yourself to him.

Li Keyong tried to drive a wedge between you and Yuan Tiangang. You were furious, but you did not go all out. Instead, you fought Li Keyong to a standstill, even deliberately making it appear that while your strength matched his, your experience fell short.

Yun Ming stared blankly at the screen in the sky.

Simulation Yun Ming and Li Keyong began a breathtaking clash.

Every punch and kick carried astonishing force, as though each weighed a thousand pounds. The hard stone walls were as fragile as tofu before them, shattering with ease.

The two figures darted rapidly across the battlefield, exchanging blows so swiftly that the eye could barely follow. Purple and blue streams of energy continuously intertwined and collided, producing deafening roars. The ground trembled violently, dust billowed through the air, and their momentum was immense.

The spectators in reality were equally stunned.

Yun Ming usually went to war. Even when facing martial artists, it was generally a one-sided slaughter.

This was the first time they had seen such an exciting, evenly matched martial arts duel.

"This is even better than a martial arts movie!" Zhao Xin shouted excitedly, his eyes fixed on the screen as though afraid of missing a single thrilling moment.

"Especially those teleporting afterimages—they're unbelievably cool!"

"Martial arts in a wuxia world can't reach this level. This is at least a high-martial-arts-level battle," Ge Xiaolun said with a sigh.

"It's still far inferior to Super Gene. I could kill both of them with one punch." Though Qiang Wei said so, her eyes remained locked on the screen.

"But their fight is really exciting!" Lei Na clapped and laughed, staring intently at the battle on the screen with a satisfied smile on her face.

"This location is limiting them. If they fought outside, it would probably be even more spectacular," Qi Lin analyzed.

"The protagonist is starting to lose."

Everyone saw that Simulation Yun Ming slowed by the slightest fraction, and Li Keyong fiercely kicked him away, sending him crashing into the wall.

Blood flowed from his mouth, staining his face red.

Immediately afterward, Li Keyong mercilessly raised an iron fist, carrying the force of thunder, and struck straight for Simulation Yun Ming's head.

"Witch King!"

A hoarse cry tore through the air.

Jingle, jingle, jingle—

A rapid peal of bells suddenly rang out, crisp and piercing.

Li Keyong's pupils abruptly constricted, and his body froze instantly. He struggled to turn his eyes toward a figure. Chi Li's eyes had rolled white, and he was shaking a bell in his hand. The Witchcraft Doll he held gave off a scarlet, bloody glow, eerie and terrifying.

"When... did you plant the gu?" Li Keyong muttered in shock. He had never expected to fall victim to gu sorcery.

"Gu?"

Everyone in reality showed startled expressions upon hearing the word.

They had thought this was merely a world centered on martial arts, never expecting such mysterious gu sorcery to exist as well.

Chi Li did not answer Li Keyong's question. He simply continued what he was doing, as if everything remained under his control.

Yuan Tiangang spoke calmly. "Kill him. Let him reunite with his son."

Li Keyong's face instantly turned ashen. He furiously turned toward Simulation Yun Ming, who was slowly rising to his feet, and demanded, "You killed my legitimate son?"

"Adoptive Father, you've wronged me there." Simulation Yun Ming walked before Li Keyong and grabbed him by the throat.

With a crisp crack, the sound of shattering bone echoed through the air.

It was exceptionally decisive and clean, without a single unnecessary word.

His swift and decisive manner—

The light rapidly vanished from Li Keyong's eyes. His body collapsed limply, and Simulation Yun Ming casually tossed him aside.

Then Simulation Yun Ming turned his gaze toward the other two Tongwen Academy attendants, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.

"You cannot be allowed to know about this," Simulation Yun Ming muttered.

After a fierce battle, with Chi Li's assistance, you took Li Siyuan's place from the original story and killed your adoptive father, Li Keyong.

You then coldly looked at the two Tongwen Academy attendants your adoptive father had brought. You knew full well that your eldest brother was concealed among them.

After some thought, you suddenly drew Thunderbolt and slew them both. Li Siyuan was caught off guard and died by your hand.

Yuan Tiangang, who had held the entire situation under control, was dumbfounded.

"You—" Yuan Tiangang raised his eyes toward Simulation Yun Ming in shock.

"Great Marshal, killing two attendants should not be a problem." Simulation Yun Ming clasped his hands and spoke with feigned solemnity.

"You killed Li Siyuan—your eldest brother." Yuan Tiangang's face darkened as he shouted.

The moment those words were spoken, everyone, both on the screen and outside it, was shocked.