Li Lingsu: This Brother Ape (6600)

Facing the three men rushing towards him menacingly, the Bodhisattva Gara Tree formed hand seals, smoothing out the folds in space and conjuring a spatial cage in front of him, blocking the three second-rank martial artists.

Kou Yangzhou spun like a top, like an electric drill, unleashing his blade intent and drilling a gap in the spatial cage.

Asuro's head exploded with fire, his back muscles bulged rapidly, and every cell was exerting force, propelling his fist to slam into the gap that Kou Yangzhou had drilled out.

The spatial cage shattered with a deafening roar.

Xu Qi'an sprang forward, his green robe billowing in the wind, and slashed out with the Taiping Saber and Zhenguo Sword in his hands.

During the process, the power of all living beings was added to the blade.

Clang! The Taiping Blade and the Zhenguo Sword burst into dazzling sparks at the chest of the Gara Tree, leaving two intersecting white marks.

"Damn, it's really hard, "Xu Qi'an cursed inwardly.

The next moment, the Bodhisattva of the Gara Tree punched through Xu Qi'an's chest, and pale golden blood gushed out backward.

Even with his perfected Vajra physique and the Asura bloodline of the monk Shenshu, he still couldn't stop the fist of a first-rank Bodhisattva, because this was a first-rank Bodhisattva who followed the path of a martial monk.

Xu Qi'an tossed aside the swords and knives, grabbed Gara Tree's right arm with his other hand, and grinned.

Bang!

Gara Tree's chest was caved in; this was his first injury.

Jade shattered!

Xu Qi'an returned all the harm that the Garuda tree had inflicted upon him.

Kou Yangzhou gripped the Taiping Blade, transforming himself into a sharp blade of light, and struck the chest of the Gara Tree. The blade intent of a second-rank martial artist tore through space, carrying the will to shatter everything.

Bang! Gara Tree swung Xu Qi'an with one arm and slammed him heavily onto Kou Yangzhou. It was like two meteorites colliding. The shockwave sent both of them flying.

Ta-da!

Asura, stepping into the void, seized the opportunity as if it were a needle in a halo, the fire ring behind his head receding and a dazzling halo appearing.

He reached behind his head and grabbed the halo of light, his fist instantly illuminating with a dazzling light.

When!

All the power of the slaying thief was poured into the chest of the Gara Tree Bodhisattva.

Asura's fist successfully pierced through Gara Tree's chest, avenging Xu Qi'an.

They finally broke through the defenses. Kou Yangzhou and Xu Qi'an were almost crying with joy. They had been fighting since outside Xunzhou City, and finally, finally, they had broken through the defenses of this stinking rock in the latrine.

The defining characteristic of the "Acala" form is the word "immovable".

The immovable Kalavinka tree was beyond the control of even the supervisor, but once it moved, it lost the blessing of "Acala".

Without the Vajra Dharma Form, the Gara Tree's physical defense is at a normal Grade One.

Xu Qi'an's jade shattering at the cost of injury, along with Asuluo's unparalleled violent output at the second-grade realm, successfully broke through the Gara Tree's defenses.

Upon seeing Asura's fist pierce through the chest of the Gara tree, Ji Xuan and Xu Pingfeng's brows twitched simultaneously.

This Bodhisattva, the most powerful warrior in Buddhist School, has been injured for the second time since entering the Central Plains.

This seemed like a bad omen.

A flash of anger appeared in Gara Tree's eyes, and his large, fan-like hand grabbed Asura's head and lifted him up.

At that moment, he resembled a muscular man, with bulging, knotted muscles.

"Click!"

The sound of Asura's skull shattering rang out, and pale golden blood flowed from between the fingers of the Gara tree.

Boom, boom, boom. The drumbeats suddenly rang out, one after another, as rapid as a downpour.

Asura's dark golden body was stained with a layer of black, as if ink had been poured on it.

He unleashed the power of the Asura bloodline.

The sound of the skull cracking ceased.

At this moment, Xu Qi'an left behind a trail of afterimages, moving like a ghost to the back of the Gara tree. He stood back to back with the Gara tree, gripped the Zhenguo Sword in his right hand, and stabbed it behind him.

The sword that guards the nation pierced the chest of the Gara tree. The characteristics of the sword and the characteristics of the thief-slaying fruit erupted simultaneously, burning the wound.

Pain flashed in the eyes of the Bodhisattva Garuda Tree. This was only the second time in five hundred years that he had tasted pain; the last time was when the supervisor pierced his head with the Confucian scholar's carving knife.

Bang!

Before Xu Qi'an could draw his sword and retreat, Jialuoshu kicked the upstart who dared to injure him away with a back kick. Then, he swung Asuluo and slammed it down on the flying Xu Qi'an.

Two dark figures collided, and Xu Qi'an and Asuluo both groaned, the same thought flashing through their minds:

This thing is so hard!

Boom! Boom! Boom! The energy surged from the soles of Gara Tree's feet, each step seeming to pound the ground with a thunderous sound.

He quickly caught up with Xu Qi'an and Asuluo, who were flying backwards. He unleashed his internal energy, turning his fists, feet, elbows, and knees into weapons, breaking their bones and tendons, and causing pale golden blood to fall like rain.

During the process, Kou Yangzhou repeatedly tried to help, but was knocked away by Jialuoshu with a punch or a palm strike each time.

Click, click, click!

The Garuda Tree, which was launching a fierce attack, suddenly froze, and the sound of bones cracking came from within its body.

Xu Qi'an used the Jade Shattering Technique to forcibly interrupt the Gara Tree's combo attack.

Pfft! The domineering and unparalleled sword intent pierced through Gara Tree's unhealed chest. For a second-rank martial artist like Kou Yangzhou, Gara Tree's momentary stagnation was simply a weakness presented to him.

Enraged by being stabbed in the chest time and time again, Gara Tree spun around and swung his arm, delivering a sweeping punch backward.

The old man shrank back, then heard the sound of his skull being blown off.

On the other side, Xu Qi'an and Asuluo pieced together the broken arm and skull, put the hanging intestines back into their stomachs, and as their injuries healed rapidly, they attacked the Gara tree to relieve Kou Yangzhou's pressure.

The four men started fighting, with heads flying off and thighs being twisted off every now and then. The scene was bloody and violent.

With a left punch to Xu Qi'an and a right punch to Asuluo, Jialuo Shu could also step on Kou Yangzhou, fully displaying the true nature of a first-class master.

But his chest was repeatedly stabbed; the combined power of the "Slaying Thief" title and the characteristics of the "National Guardian Sword" caused his injuries to worsen.

A beam of clear light shot out from Xu Pingfeng's arms, whistling as it enveloped everyone's heads. At the same time, the circular array beneath his feet expanded, attempting to envelop everyone within it.

He intended to use this opportunity to expand the domain of the bronze disc, isolating this world and preventing Xu Qi'an from controlling the power of all living beings.

The amplification of the power of all living beings transformed him from a martial artist who had just entered the second rank into a peak expert with explosive power comparable to Asura. The two of them were the main force in the fight against the Gara Tree.

As long as Xu Qi'an is brought back to his original form, the situation can be turned around.

Zhao Shou flicked his Confucian cap with his fingers and said in a deep voice:

"The use of formations is prohibited here!"

Before the expanding circular formation could encompass everyone, it was forbidden by the rules of this place and dissipated helplessly.

Xu Pingfeng was not angry but pleased, a smirk playing on his lips.

Suddenly, Ji Xuan, who was originally on the edge of the battlefield, had somehow sneaked up near Sun Xuanji. When Zhao Shou announced that the use of formations was prohibited in this area, he decisively pounced and got close to Sun Xuanji.

Warlock cannot use formations is no different from a lamb to the slaughter in front of a transcendent warrior.

Sun Xuanji's pupils contracted sharply. He lacked the premonition of danger typical of martial artists and was therefore unable to detect danger in advance. But now, every nerve and every cell was transmitting danger signals to him.

One by one, defensive items flew out of the brocade pouch at his waist: a bronze bell, a breastplate, and an iron shield. But these Law Artifact were either torn apart by Ji Xuan with the brute force of a warrior before they could be deployed or as soon as they appeared.

Xu Pingfeng's real goal was not to expand the domain of the bronze disc. With the great Confucian scholar Zhao Shou in charge, he had no chance to unleash the first generation's Law Artifact.

The use of magical Law Artifact earlier was just a ruse; his real target was Sun Xuanji.

Like Ji Xuan, Sun Xuanji was the weakest of the extraordinary beings present, making him the easiest to kill with a single blow.

As long as Sun Xuanji can be killed, this battle won't be a complete loss.

He concluded that Zhao Shou would restrict formations, not magical Law Artifact, because formations were unique to Warlock, while Law Artifact included Law Treasure and peerless divine weapons.

Restricting the use of Law Artifact is tantamount to cutting off Xu Qi'an's arm.

Bang bang bang!

After the three Law Artifact exploded in succession, Ji Xuan continued his unstoppable momentum, punching through Sun Xuanji's chest.

Blood instantly stained the white clothes red.

Just as Ji Xuan was about to finish off this third-rank Warlock, he suddenly saw the other party take out a ball of pitch-black silk that emitted a highly poisonous gas.

The silkworm silk quickly wrapped around Ji Xuan, binding him and Sun Xuanji together.

Netherworld Silkworm Silk!

These were leftover silk threads from weaving the soul-summoning banners, which Sun Xuanji then refined into Law Artifact.

It has only two uses: to bind enemies and to deliver a deadly poison.

The venom of the Netherworld Silkworm can cause some harm to extraordinary martial artists. Of course, Sun Xuanji chose to use it not because of the venom, but because of its toughness.

He wanted to use this to entangle Ji Xuan.

With Ji Xuan's cultivation level and without the assistance of a peerless divine weapon, it would be impossible for him to break free from the Netherworld Silkworm Silk in a short period of time.

"Whoosh~"

With a whooshing sound, a rusty iron sword swept across the sea of clouds, and Ji Xuan's head exploded in the sword light, sending blood, flesh, and bone fragments flying everywhere.

Luo Yuheng unleashed his second sword strike—the Sword Control Technique!

After losing his head, Ji Xuan's body suddenly stiffened.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sun Xuanji untied the Netherworld Silkworm Silk and retreated towards Zhao Shou's direction.

He did not attempt to finish off Ji Xuan, because for Warlock with a weak body, a piercing wound through the chest would be fatal, and without timely treatment, he would die even faster than Ji Xuan.

Luo Yuheng formed a sword incantation, and the rusty iron sword spun in the air before shooting towards Ji Xuan again. With this sword strike, she intended to use her Heart Sword Technique to annihilate Ji Xuan's Primordial Spirit.

Xu Pingfeng, using a banana leaf fan as if riding a skateboard, nimbly and swiftly blocked Ji Xuan's path.

His hands, now clad in gossamer-thin gloves, lunged at Luo Yuheng's flying sword.

With a sharp sizzling sound as the iron block rubbed against the grinding wheel, the flying sword slowly advanced, piercing Xu Pingfeng's chest and emerging from behind.

His gloves burned and turned to dust, his hands melted away, leaving only stark white bones.

This was not a simple sword wound; it was also accompanied by Luo Yuheng's invincible Sword Qi.

For a Warlock, such an injury, even if not fatal, is a severe blow that diminishes their combat strength.

However, Luo Yuheng showed no joy; instead, her expression changed slightly because she had lost control of her ancestral divine sword.

"A fine weapon, I'll take it!"

Xu Pingfeng laughed.

He refined Luo Yuheng's divine sword on the spot.

For Xu Pingfeng, refining a divine weapon without a spirit would not be difficult; in fact, it could be said to be effortless.

"You son of a bitch, give it back to me!"

In the distance, Xu Qi'an roared and hurled his Taiping Blade with all his might.

Luo Yuheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xu Qi'an throw out his Taiping Blade, only to have his head smashed open by the Garuda Tree.

Facing a first-rank Bodhisattva, how dare you be distracted? Xu Pingfeng sneered and was about to take the Taiping Blade away again, but Zhao Shou grabbed it first.

Xu Qi'an was delivering the knife to the dean.

Zhao Shou, gripping the Taiping Blade, had gold paint gleaming between his brows, which quickly spread throughout his body.

He got Xu Qi'an's Vajra Divine Skill for free.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Zhao Shou's rank is high enough, he could even get the Immovable King Dharma Image of the Gara Tree for free.

After applying the Vajra Divine Skill, Zhao Shou gripped the Taiping Blade and unleashed a powerful strike at Xu Pingfeng.

When!

Xu Pingfeng parried the Taiping Dao's straight slash with his sword, but how could his strength compare to Zhao Shou's at this moment? His right hand, covered in white bones, was instantly severed, and the divine sword flew out of his hand.

At this moment, Ji Xuan, who had been headless, finally regained his Primordial Spirit and kicked Zhao Shou away with a spinning kick.

Seeing this, Xu Pingfeng let out a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't take Luo Yuheng's sword, he achieved his goal of protecting Ji Xuan.

Despite paying a heavy price.

At this moment, Gara Tree punched Asura, who was trying to intercept him, and rushed to Ji Xuan and Xu Pingfeng's side, saying in a deep voice:

"Walk!"

"Your Vajra Dharma Form is about to recover," Xu Pingfeng's eyes flickered, but in the end he did not refute it. He then quickly retreated with Ji Xuan.

Zhao Shou wisely refrained from pursuing. Sun Xuanji was severely injured, and Luo Yuheng was unable to exert his full cultivation. If he rashly chased after them, the Confucian School might lose its leader today.

"Huff, huff."

Asuluo and Kouyangzhou bowed slightly, panting heavily, their tattered clothes soaked with blood and sweat.

"Xu Pingfeng, let's fight again tomorrow, you coward!"

Xu Qi'an shouted calmly.

Xu Pingfeng turned around and gazed at him intently from a distance.

Watching the three figures disappear, Xu Qi'an withdrew his gaze, looked at the clear blue sky, and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

We won!

They defeated Xu Pingfeng.

They defeated Xu Pingfeng fair and square, face to face!

In that instant, he felt a shadow hanging over his heart completely vanish.

Xu Qi'an quickly gathered his thoughts, rushed to Sun Xuanji's side, and said:

"Senior Brother Sun, how are you?"

Sun Xuanji's penetrating chest wound had healed, and though his face was slightly pale, he nodded.

"No"

"Don't worry? Okay, I understand." Xu Qi'an was immediately relieved.

That makes sense. The Bureau of Astronomy is a large and powerful organization, and they must have plenty of elixirs that can bring the dead back to life. As long as he doesn't die on the spot, Senior Brother Sun can most likely be brought back to life by spending money.

Sun Xuanji opened his mouth, looking distressed; that wasn't what he wanted to say.

Aren't we going to chase them?! Aren't we going to hunt them down?!

Senior Brother Sun suddenly missed Protector Yuan.

"Give"

Sun Xuanji, somewhat displeased, took out a porcelain bottle, tossed it to Xu Qi'an, and then pointed at Asuluo and Kou Yangzhou.

Luo Yuheng stood to the side with a cold expression.

Xu Qi'an, having received the porcelain bottle, had a sudden thought and abandoned the idea of feeding the animals. He then flew towards Luo Yuheng and said softly:

"Imperial Preceptor, are you alright?"

Luo Yuheng nodded slightly:

It's alright.

But I still have to feed you first. Xu Qi'an uncorked the wooden stopper, poured out the pills, and said:

"Many thanks to the Imperial Advisor for his assistance."

Luo Yuheng was satisfied. After taking the pill, he swooped down to retrieve the lost divine sword.

Xu Qi'an took the opportunity to feed Kou Yangzhou and Asuluo, helping them recover their strength.

Asura gazed at the sea of clouds and said calmly:

Whether this woman can successfully overcome her tribulation determines our fate—whether we live or die.

Xu Qi'an immediately understood his meaning and pondered for a moment before saying:

That will be a fierce battle.

Although the "Lotus Slaying Operation" was a great success and the Great Feng will have one more second-rank expert, as long as the White Emperor returns to the Nine Provinces Continent and joins forces with the Gara Tree and Xu Pingfeng, they can still sweep through the Great Feng.

The power of the Garuda tree is undeniable; this is truly a top-tier tree.

If Great Feng doesn't have a first-rank expert, it will be difficult for them to defeat Yunzhou.

Luo Yuheng, who was only half a step away from the Heavenly Tribulation, became the key factor.

Xu Pingfeng could certainly see this as well, so he could not tolerate Luo Yuheng successfully passing through the tribulation.

Asuro said in a deep voice:

Are you confident?

Xu Qi'an shook his head, then nodded:

"It's about 50/50."

He didn't offer any further explanation, but instead looked at Zhao Shou:

"Dean, are you going back to the capital?"

Zhao Shou grunted in agreement.

"The capital needs an extraordinary leader to oversee things."

That's what they say, but without you, our win rate will plummet. Xu Qi'an was about to speak when he suddenly saw Zhao Shou crack open.

His body was torn open with spiderweb-like wounds, and blood gushed out.

"We've suffered a backlash." Zhao Shou sighed, lightly flicking his scholar's cap, and said:

My injuries are completely healed.

The Confucian scholar's cap flashed with light, and in the next second, Zhao Shou's injuries were healed.

The Confucian hat worn by the Second Sage had faded and become an ordinary, unremarkable hat.

"I can use the power of the Confucian cap to make my Law Follows Speech come true, and I'll let it bear the backlash. As long as the 'demands' aren't too outrageous, the Confucian cap can withstand them," Zhao Shou explained with a smile.

"He really is a cheater," Xu Qi'an thought to himself.

Zhao Shou, unaware of his inner monologue, said:

"I understand your concerns. This matter is actually easy to handle; the teleportation scrolls from the Bureau of Astronomy can solve it perfectly."

"We can have Sun Xuanji inscribe teleportation arrays in the capital and various cities in Yongzhou, and then create corresponding teleportation jade talismans. In this way, whether it's me supporting Yongzhou or you returning to the capital, it will all be done in an instant."

Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up.

Asuro and Kouyangzhou commented:

"This plan is brilliant."

Sun Xuanji nodded:

"Can!"

Asuluo transmitted his voice to Xu Qi'an:

"When they joined forces with Jinlian to kill Heilian, they encountered a strange thing! The Earth Book seems to have a spirit."

He told Xu Qi'an about the anomaly after the fragments of the Earth Book were assembled.

"So, the Earth Book really does have a spirit! I knew it! How could a magnificent Law Treasure not have a spirit?" Xu Qi'an replied telepathically.

"Given Master Jinlian's personality, she probably won't tell us the truth."

Asura said:

"I've considered this possibility, which is why I'm discussing it with you. If he keeps it a secret, we'll expel him from the Heaven and Earth Society, and the Earth Book will belong to us."

"You're so insidious!" Xu Qi'an said, then added:

"Not now, we have to wait for him to help me win Yunzhou."

Asuro scoffed.

You're shameless.

Luo Yuheng found the ancestral divine sword of the Human Clan in a mountain valley. After being refined by Xu Pingfeng, the rust on its surface had disappeared, but its quality remained unchanged, still an unparalleled divine weapon.

After all, peerless divine weapons are already the pinnacle of Law Artifact, while Law Treasure require fortuitous opportunity and cannot be forged by human effort.

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and carefully sheathed the divine sword.

The Human Sect only has this one peerless divine weapon; it would be such a pity to lose it.

If she ran out of knives, she would just take Xu Qi'an's knife and use it. This thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Luo Yuheng immediately frowned, recalling how she had deliberately given him a stern look because she was unhappy that he hadn't shown her concern immediately. These girlish actions and thoughts were actually appearing in her.

Qingzhou, Provincial Administration Commission.

In the back room, Xu Pingfeng, having taken the elixir, gazed at his hands, whose flesh was slowly regenerating, and said in a deep voice:

"The Black Lotus is gone, and the evil cultivators of the Earth Sect have all been killed."

Being in Qingzhou, he was the ruler; with a thought, he knew the situation of the Provincial Judicial Commissioner's Office.

Ji Xuan's face immediately darkened.

The Bodhisattva of the Gara Tree said calmly:

"It's alright. There's still that descendant of Gods and Devils. The black lotus is just icing on the cake. A first-grade expert is the key to victory. If I'm not mistaken, Luo Yuheng is about to advance to the level of a terrestrial immortal."

"I won't let her have her way." Xu Pingfeng said, looking at the Garuda tree, and asked:

Why withdraw?

"Your Vajra form is clearly almost fully restored."

Judging from the situation just now, if we can hold on for a while longer, the situation can be reversed.

But Xu Pingfeng knew that the Bodhisattva of the Gara Tree would not retreat without a reason; there must be one.

Ji Xuan's head had recovered, and he looked at the Gara tree with the same puzzled expression.

"Xu Qi'an has reached the second rank, stepping into the Dao Integration Realm." The Gara Tree Bodhisattva glanced at the two of them.

"But in our exchange just now, I didn't perceive what his Dao was."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan frowned.

Xu Pingfeng seemed to be deep in thought, and pondered for a moment before saying:

"That slash, which ignores distance and cannot be dodged, was his ability when he was at the fourth rank. He used the damage return ability once back in Sword State. These were all abilities he possessed before he reached the Dao Integration stage."

Gara Tree said with a solemn expression:

"In the battle just now, Kou Yangzhou and Asuluo were extremely exhausted, but he alone, no matter how I attacked him, his aura never weakened."

After saying that, he shook his head again:

"No, to be precise, after his aura declines to a certain level, it suddenly surges. After repeating this several times, his combat power has reached the peak of the second rank."

"If this trend continues, he will likely reach the threshold of first-grade combat power before my Vajra Dharma Form is restored. In that case, both of you will surely die."

Ji Xuan said in horror:

"Is this his way?"

Xu Pingfeng frowned:

"It might not be entirely impossible. We must find an opportunity to investigate what abilities he has comprehended in the Dao Integration Realm."

At night, in the Xunzhou barracks.

Iron pots were set up in the training ground, and the rich aroma of meat wafted in the cold wind.

The broth in the iron pot was boiling, with pork, mutton, horse meat, and animal offal bubbling in the hot soup.

The six soldiers guarded a single iron pot, sharing the food inside, their mouths greasy with oil.

Everyone was beaming, their faces radiant with the happiness of a satisfied appetite and the joy of today's great victory.

More importantly, they finally shook off the shadows of the past few days and regained their confidence.

"I used to complain a lot about Xu Yinluo not coming to Qingzhou to fight. If he had come earlier, maybe Qingzhou could have been defended. Now I'm not complaining anymore. Xu Yinluo must have had his reasons."

"If Xu Yinluo hadn't come soon, some of us would probably have deserted. Now, at least we all have something to look forward to. Even if we die at the hands of those Yunzhou guys, it'll be a sacrifice for winning the war, and we'll be willing to do so."

"So what if a woman becomes emperor? From now on, if anyone dares to say that a woman becoming emperor is a scourge to the country, I'll be the first to chop him up."

"What rank do you think Xu Yinluo is now? That slash during the day was truly powerful. No wonder Xu Yinluo was able to kill 300,000 soldiers of the Witch God Cult outside Yuyang Pass with just one sword."

"Nonsense! It wasn't one person, one sword; it was one sword that killed 300,000 rebels. Look at that sword strike during the day; I suppose Xu Yinluo did the same thing back at Yuyang Pass."

The soldiers were talking animatedly, their spittle flying everywhere.

Xunzhou, the Prefect's compound.

Yang Gong hosted a banquet in the courtyard to entertain Yang Yan and other fourth-rank masters who had come to Xunzhou to provide assistance. Among them were the leaders of the Martial Arts Alliance and several members of the Heaven and Earth Society, including Li Lingsu.

Li Miaozhen and Xiao Yuenu were the only two women.

After Yang Gong suddenly remarked:

"In this situation, if Ningyan could write a poem, it would be perfect."

Unfortunately, things are different now; these days, I doubt anyone would dare say that at a banquet:

I've heard that Xu Yinluo is a talented poet; why don't you compose a poem?

Even inviting him to a banquet is an incredibly difficult task.

None of the extraordinary beings came tonight; some were recuperating from injuries, some had returned to the capital, and others were resting and recuperating.

After listening, Fu Jingmen turned to look at Xiao Yuenu beside her and smiled:

"Lord Xiao, back when he was only at the sixth rank, Alliance Leader Cao asked you to marry him, but you didn't agree. Do you regret it now?"

Xiao Yuenu frowned. "Shut up!"

She picked up her wine cup, lifted a corner of her veil, took a refined sip, and her eyes were somewhat dazed.

Li Lingsu was a free spirit, and because it was wartime, without singers and dancers to entertain her, she was inevitably a little bored.

He then turned his gaze to Protector Yuan, the only Demon Race among the group of humans, who stood out like a firefly in the night.

"Sir, may I ask your name?"

Li Lingsu, holding a wine cup, leaned closer with a smile.

Seeing this, Yang Gong quickly coughed and said:

"Fellow Daoist Li"

He wanted to warn Li Lingsu not to provoke the monkey.

In the blink of an eye, Miao Youfang, sensing the danger, slammed his hand on the table to interrupt Yang Gong, and then leaned over to put his arm around Li Lingsu's shoulder.

"Brother Li, let me introduce you."

P. S.: I'll correct any typos later. I interrupted the fight scene in the last chapter because it was past midnight, and it was difficult for me to finish writing it all in one go. So I decided to take a break and write the ending first.