Chapter 1419: Chapter 1420: Oli Give
Shocking the crowd.
The garment was torn apart by the violent surge of energy. Naturally, everyone wouldn’t believe that this was Bai Lu’s cultivation reaching an unattainable height. It was clear that the clothing on the river had been replaced with an ordinary piece of attire.
How laughable that none of them uncovered the trick, and even cautiously tried their best to retrieve it.
“Bumpkin! Hand it over!”
Wu Yong’s eyes flickered with murderous intent. At the moment the golden talisman activated, the Shui Yunzhou on the river flickered for an instant—there was undoubtedly some trickery there!
“Young Master Li, what is the meaning of this? Shui Yunzhou belongs to my Baihe Family. I hope you will return it willingly—my Baihe Family will make sure to compensate you well!”
Bai Lu’s face darkened as well. The other party took her money but didn’t fulfill his duty, and now even wanted to keep this treasure for himself. He had already crossed the line. Even if he was an undisclosed prodigy hiding his cultivation, it was impossible to challenge the Baihe Family’s dignity like this.
“Fellow Daoists, there seems to be a misunderstanding. My previous methods were ineffective. You all witnessed this yourselves. How is it that now I’m being blamed for this?”
“From my perspective, you have misjudged it. This is just an ordinary piece of women’s clothing. Perhaps it was extraordinary in its time, but the divine nature has faded. It couldn’t withstand the tearing forces of that violent energy, so you ought not to wrongly accuse anyone.”
Li Xiaobai smiled faintly, maintaining his composed demeanor.
“Utter nonsense! Ridiculous babble! Seize him!”
Wu Yong shouted in fury.
Obviously, this bumpkin had replaced the clothing, yet he now pretended as if nothing had happened. Truly infuriating!
Nearby, Nangong Menglu and others quietly distanced themselves from Li Xiaobai upon seeing the situation. Her intuition was correct—this young man clearly had a major problem. If nothing unforeseen had occurred, that Shui Yunzhou was now likely in his possession.
Such seamless deception, to the extent that she hadn’t detected the slightest hint, was truly astonishing.
“Hand over the item!”
“You don’t seriously believe that you can leave the Baihe Family unscathed, do you?”
The young disciples encircled Li Xiaobai completely. The tense atmosphere in the arena indicated that a battle could erupt at any moment.
From the moment Li Xiaobai collected the treasures scattered across the river, the Baihe Family’s disciples and cultivators had decided not to let him leave. Not only had he taken numerous Ancient Battlefield treasures, but he had also received payment of a thousand pieces of Rare Earth from Bai Lu, and now claimed Shui Yunzhou for himself. Adding up all these actions, killing him right here would not be excessive.
Bai Lu’s eyes also gleamed eerily. Earlier, she had entertained the idea of using the river’s power to kill him, but never expected this person to be so powerful and unfathomable. Most astonishingly, she hadn’t sensed even the slightest trace of cultivation from him, even now.
Who was this man, and where had he emerged from?
“Heh, since you’re all so insistent, I have nothing more to say. Go ahead, try and kill me—if you succeed, I’ll admit defeat!”
Li Xiaobai’s expression remained impassive, his lips curling into a faint smile. His demeanor showed utter indifference.
“Allow me to be frank, I mean no offense to anyone, but I must say—every single one of you sitting here is garbage!”
Li Xiaobai smiled faintly as he spoke.
“You’re courting death!”
“Kill him!”
Wu Yong was seething with rage, his eyes glaring furiously, his face twisted in fury. With one command, the cultivators rushed forward together, furiously attacking. Countless white crane illusions shot skyward, piercing the clouds. Waves of terrifying ethereal white streaks slammed down upon Li Xiaobai’s body.
“Immortal Nangong, although this man came with you, I imagine this might be nothing more than a misunderstanding. You wouldn’t dare oppose us for a mere stranger, would you?”
Bai Lu turned to Nangong Menglu at the back, smiling faintly.
“Of course not. This person is simply a cultivator I picked up on my way into the city—no one would have guessed such a coincidental occurrence would happen. Now that he’s offended the Baihe Family, I’ll leave everything to the Baihe Family to handle!”
Nangong Menglu replied with a slight smile.
“Very well, it seems the city harbors a master of this caliber—it’s certain his identity and background are anything but ordinary!”
Bai Lu nodded slightly and was about to step forward to assist when she suddenly froze.
The Baihe Family disciples’ initial probing attack had directly pierced through the young cultivator’s chest.
Countless violent cultivation techniques landed furiously, unleashing a storm of horrifying energy. That once-arrogant Li Xiaobai had been obliterated by the first blow, reduced to fragments without even managing to resist the probing attack.
Even so, he still wore an uncaring smile on his face.
“Is this it? Pitiful punches—calling yourselves tough?”
“Uh, what is…”
“What’s going on here…”
The cultivators froze in shock, Wu Yong also ceased his preparations for another move. No matter how one assessed the situation, this was beyond pathetic. Someone capable of casually collecting Ancient Battlefield treasures couldn’t possibly be so frail, unable to withstand even one exchange of blows.
It was utterly baffling, and the man still wore his unwaveringly calm smile. How could someone whose chest was pierced and body torn into pieces maintain such a demeanor?
“Heh, I am Smiling Angel Li Xiaobai. The best way to face fear is smiling in its presence!”
“I believe we’ll meet again!”
“Let’s go!”
Li Xiaobai bellowed toward the sky before his body transformed into a wisp of cyan smoke and disappeared completely.
“External Incarnation!”
“This is the art of External Incarnation!”
“The person here was merely a clone—we’ve been duped!”
The disappearance of Li Xiaobai before them sent chills down their spines. This wasn’t the true Li Xiaobai; it was merely a clone. The real body had long since slipped away unnoticed!
“When did this happen?!”
“Was it during his sleight-of-hand escape, or was it simply not him from the very start?”
Bai Lu’s expression changed drastically, her inner fury exploding like a volcano. A wave of terrifying hostility surged, her sharp gaze fixed squarely on Nangong Menglu as she questioned her word by word.
“I know nothing. As Bai Immortal said earlier, this matter has nothing to do with my Nangong Family. At this point, it’s best to send disciples to search the city thoroughly.”
Nangong Menglu remained unfazed, her tone indifferent. Her words infuriated Bai Lu even further, but she had indeed spoken this earlier—that the Nangong Family was uninvolved. Bai Lu had thought victory was assured, yet who could have expected this Li Xiaobai to be nothing more than an incarnation? The treasures he’d taken upon leaving the Nangong Family were also nowhere to be found.
“Issue an order: Search for Li Xiaobai with full force!”
“Post his portrait, spread it across the city! Generous rewards await those who capture him!”