Chapter 354: Addict (3)
Xu Yangyi didnât save her immediately. Li Wanxue would not die. Although she wasnât a âspirit-masterâ, and only a mortal, not even a single hair on her body would escape his eyes. Inside her body⊠âlifeâ was fading away in the wake of this spiritual force. Although it wasnât much, one wouldnât die. Instead, it would cause one to feel miserable pain.
âUhhâŠâ With great difficulty, Li Wanxue had managed to resist, but she finally shrieked out three seconds later, âMedicine! Give me medicine!!! Iâm going to die!!!â
âYoung Miss!!!â Outside the car, Uncle Long and the old man quickly cried out in alarm as soon as they heard her scream!
Granted that Xu Yangyi was here, though, they couldnât do much. The old manâs legs were still trembling, but he ultimately steeled his nerves and rushed over. He was bound by honor to not turn back.
âYoung Miss, h-how are you?â Uncle Long supported Li Wanxue with a hand and glanced at Xu Yangyi with an anxious gaze. His chin stirred, but he said nothing in the end. He simply helped Li Wanxue by wiping away her sudden outbreak of sweat, and murmured, âBear it⊠Bear it, and itâll be okay. W-Weâll go straight⊠to⊠toâŠâ
As his voice reached the end, it continued to go lower.
Whether or not they could go, they werenât the ones with the final say.
âSpirit Addiction... Itâs Spirit Addiction! A Spirit Addiction flare!â The old manâs face was thick with deep worry. At this moment, he was no longer able to deal with Xu Yangyi around at all and said hoarsely, âYoung Miss⊠this is the third time this year! The regular qi capsule is useless! The special one⊠what about the special one?!â
Uncle Long fell into a daze. He then gritted his teeth and kept silent.
âYou⊠ate it?â The old manâs voice was trembling, and his eyes were a bit red. âDid you just eat⊠the special B-rank capsule?â
âYesâŠâ Uncle Long squeezed out a word from between clenched teeth. âI thought⊠thoughtâŠâ
âYou thought you could kill me as soon as possible and bring your young miss back?â
âRight⊠no! No! T-This, spirit-master⊠I, I didnâtâŠâ Uncle Long came to an abrupt stop, like heâd suddenly bit his tongue. With fright covering his face, he raised his head. Those words just now had been said by Xu Yangyi.
âThereâs no harm in doing it,â Xu Yangyi said indifferently. âShe wonât die.â
These words caused the old manâs gaze to flash to life. In the next moment, he bowed lowly without the slightest hesitation and gritted his teeth. âPlease⊠please save the young miss, sir⊠Once an ordinary person flares with Spirit Addiction, theyâll be in a state worse than death, and theyâll have to be immediately evaced to the emergency room. I beseech you, sir!â
âSir Spirit-Master! I beseech you to save the young miss!â Uncle Long had also come back to his senses and urgently said, âAs long as you save the young miss, the Li Clan will fulfill whatever you desire!â
Xu Yangyi remained, and the duo furthermore didnât dare to speak more. They only looked at Xu Yangyi with imploring gazes.
âAlright.â Three seconds later, Xu Yangyi easily stretched out a finger, and a ray of green spirit light came out. It sunk into Li Wanxueâs forehead.
For some unknown reason, the young girl had spiritual force within her body. Right now, only her spiritual force was exhausted. Once he infused some of his own, then she would be fine. Nonetheless, just as the green spirit light emerged, he fell into a daze. Uncle Long and the old man at the side almost jumped up!
External release of spiritual light!
The two men shared a glance, not daring to believe in their eyes!
In the State of Shangchen⊠only one person was capable of the external release of spiritual light! They were both sure that it wasnât the man before their eyes! At this moment, they had actually witnessed the second!
The old manâs complexion paled, and he looked to Uncle Long. Uncle Long locked his teeth rigidly and looked over with extreme nervousness. The complicated look in his eyes spoke of a thousand different things, none of them minor. Although the Li Clan was rich⊠if they wanted to contend against such a monster, then death was their only path!
However, Xu Yangyiâs surprise stemmed from that his spiritual force had changed in color. In addition, there was a strong element of wood qi. It could even be said to be of the utmost purity!
âItâs because my demon form is the Wolfbane, plus the added mix of the Spirit Ascending Bamboo. Wood qi is no surprise⊠but granted that I return to Earth, there arenât any compatible magiks with qi among the Five Phases.â
He didnât continue thinking because the face of Li Wanxue in front of him had instantly changed from pale-white to rosy-red. Finally, she began to breathe easily.
âA miracleâŠâ The old man shot a brief look at Xu Yangyi with a reverential gaze. Even if Li Wanxue was escorted to the best qi hospital, a week would still be required, at the very least. In this mere twinkling, however⊠sheâd actually recovered in the blink of an eye!
Li Wanxue was still out like a light. The old man and Uncle Long didnât risk speaking, and Xu Yangyi didnât want to talk. Like so, a strange calm arrived upon the inside of the car.
âDrive,â Xu Yangyi said dimly after a minute of silence. âTake me to thisâŠâ
âBaizhai City?â the old man replied probingly.
Xu Yangyi nodded casually and shut his eyes.
The old man matched Uncle Longâs gaze. Afterwards, they appeared to steel their determination and nodded firmly yet softly.
âMaster, may I be so bold to ask⊠do you have a destination currently?â
Xu Yangyi opened his eyes by a seam and laughed. Just as he was about speak, Uncle Long quickly scrambled to answer. âMaster, we have absolutely no intention of inquiring about your whereabouts. Simply⊠we hope you will grant the Li Family corporation a chance at repayment.â
At the same time he spoke, his palm was slick with cold sweat! Such an unknown super master⊠was almost a comparable with the State of Shangchenâs three great state-magi! Among spirit-masters, especially those who advanced to a high boundary, not a single one of them set out without magnificent carriages and noble steeds. But what the other was wearing⊠could be said to be wretched and poverty-stricken. There were no such spirit-masters!
It couldnât be said that this mysterious master was young, but such terrifying strength⊠so long as Xu Yangyi said that he willing to shelter some clan, then that clan would certainly do their best to provide for him!
In the same vein, he no longer believed that Xu Yangyi would try anything against the Li Family. With such realm⊠it was no exaggeration to state that Xu Yangyi could take up post as a state-magus! How could he fancy a mere Li Family?
He steadied himself as much as he could, yet his eyes couldnât mask his expectation. Xu Yangyi studied him quietly. After no less than five seconds, Xu Yangyi caught sight of the heavy sweat Uncle Long had broke into and laughed, âYouâre nervous.â
âNo⊠sirâŠâ
âNo need to deceive me.â Xu Yangyi closed his eyes again. âGo. I donât have a destination.â
A flash of radiance flitted through the old manâs eyes. He was unable to hide the passing flicker of joy. He shared a glance with Uncle Long, and the car immediately began driving.
On the winding mountain road, the car started again. Xu Yangyi didnât make any inquiries. He had too many doubts. Spirit Addiction? Qi company? Qi capsule? And the strange transformation from mortal to cultivator in a second?
Right now, the others probably didnât have the mind to answer, and asking wouldnât clear the air. He also had to properly consider how he was going to move forward from here. Besides⊠the most crucial matter was to seek a location to reach Foundation Establishment.
Foundation Establishment was already imminent, pressing in on his eyelashes.
They descended from the winding mountain road and onto an avenue. Because there were no stars in the sky, there were in particular many street lamps on the road. At the distant Baizhai City, streaks of neon rocketed into the air. The cityâs appearance was much more lively than a first-tier city on Earth.
[1]
Very quickly, the car arrived before the city centerâs gate. The two large characters of âBaizhaiâ were especially glamorous in the night sky. However, there were now over a dozen police cars and even a riot squad stationed outside of Baizhaiâs tollbooth. At the tollbooth entrance, they formed a long black dragon! All vehicles entering were flagged down outside and inspected car after car.
[2]
âDonât talk!â Li Mingfang lowered his voice. He felt somewhat light and said gravely, âToo worried⊠weâre too worried! Donât you remember who went out with Little Snow?â
[3]
âWasnât it those useless bodyguards?!â the short, fat man spat out. âDamn, if youâd spoken up earlier, then we couldâve spent a little bit more and hired an awesome spirit-master! But you werenât willing to! If something happens to my niece, you and I are going have words!â
Before the fat man even finished speaking, the young man pulled at him, his expression queer. âUncle⊠this time⊠Master Tian went as well.â
âWhat about Master Tian?! He still isnâtâŠâ His voice yet to fall, the fat man gasped sharply. His head spun to look at Li Mingfang. âYou, youâre sayingâŠâ
âMaster Tian is close with our Li Family. A friendship of several generations! At beginning, it was our Li Family that relied on him to expand so quickly! Even if weâve already invited Master Xiao, absolutely no one can compare to Master Tian in loyalty!â Li Mingfang said, his voice slicing iron and chopping nail, âBut even with him there, he wasnât able to protect Little SnowâŠâ
Not one person among the three spoke.
A spirit-master!
Someone had requested a spirit-master to take action!
Moreover⊠it was a rather fierce spirit-master!
ThudâŠ
The short, fat man landed flat with his butt on the ground. His legs went weak and his face was paper-white. âHow⊠how is this possible⊠W-Who has a huge grudge like that against our Li Family⊠isnât h-he scared that weâll take revengeâŠ?â
1. âFirst-tier Cityâ. In China, cities are divided by tiers. A first-tier city is for example: Beijing, Shanghai, etc. These cities classified on 5 measures: concentration of commercial resources, extent city serves as a central hub, vitality of urban residents, diversity of life style, and future dynamism.
2. Baizhai means âa hundred sacrificesâ.
âCaptain Gao, Iâll have to bother you,â a middle-aged man made an effort to laugh and forced down his anxiousness. He was trailed by a group of three or four, and he was dressed in an exquisite suit. âIf werenât for the matter being extremely urgent, I wouldnât think of bothering you. I didnât expect that you would actually bring so many people. TrulyâŠâ
âChief Li.â The man addressed as Captain Gao wore a riot helmet. He was a tall man suited in bulletproof clothing. âYou just canât help it. Your daughterâs been kidnapped, I understand your feelings. But believe me, with just one word from me, the military police, the preparatory forces, and the riot police will all come out together. You still donât have that honor, though.â
His words couldnât be considered polite, but Chief Li didnât retort. Instead, he laughed hollowly, his face colored with deep anxiety. âNo matter what you say, Captain Gao, youâre still resourceful. I, Li Mingfang, wonât pay nothing to this friend of yours. Itâs just a minor token, not even enough to be called a tribute. Please my friends, drink a few cupsâŠâ
A card was passed over with familiarity. Captain Gao raised a brow and laughed, âHow could that be⊠Chief Li, weâre the public police.â
His hand was placed on the card, seemingly rejecting it, yet he didnât let go. Li Mingfang inwardly gritted his teeth and firmly pushed it over. âYouâre too kind, I did what was properâŠâ
In the space of the push, the card vanished without a trace. It was then that Captain Gao truly smiled, his voice very bright, âChief Li, I wonât keep it from you. This is a command from the higher-ups. I donât know why, but recent inspection has been unusually strict. If you didnât come, hey, maybe that son of a bitch wouldnât handle your business with an easy mind. But since youâre here, and because of our friendship, just leave this matter to me⊠Your daughter was en route here?â
Li Mingfang promptly took out his cell phone and glanced at it. âThatâs right, I suspect sheâs already been kidnappedâŠâ He didnât even finish his sentence and stopped talking. He appeared to remember something and remained silent.
âTake it easy,â Captain Gao laughed heartily and shook hands with Li Mingfang. âIâll go. Wait on my good news.â
Li Mingfang nodded as if his soul had been separated from his mortal coil. His footsteps were floaty as he walked over to where the other members of the Li Family were.
âSo?â Upon seeing him return, a rather handsome young man, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, quickly said. âDid they agree to help?!â
Li Mingfang nodded. Cold beads of sweat were already dripping down drop after drop from his forehead.
âBrother Li, whatâs up? Are they skimping us?â As soon as he saw Li Mingfangâs expression, a short, fat man jumped up. âAlthough the Li Family isnât a family from Baizhai City, weâre still somewhat famous in a first-tier city, in any case. Those damn capital dogs really are fleecing everyone for what their worth, huh?! [ref]âFleecing everyone for what their worthâ. My best stab at a saying used to describe corrupt government officials during ancient times. âäșșé«äžć°șâ. The original term is â怩é«äžć°șâ. The story goes that there was a very corrupt official. In the main hall, he had a signboard that said something along the lines of âfair and impartialâ. One day, a band of citizens came and gave him a new signboard with aforementioned words. The official wondered what they meant and believed that they were praising him. Later on, his father, a man of learning, came. The father said, âWhat the heck is this?!â and the son replied, âWhatâs wrong?â Because the father was a man of learning, he explained that the common folk were making fun of him. The corrupt official had taken, plundered, and extorted so much for himself that he âcaused the sky to increase by three feetâ!
3. Li Wanxueâs name contains the character for snow.
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