Chapter 587 - 271: The Ji Family Makes Their Move! (2)
Chapter 587 - 271: The Ji Family Makes Their Move! (2)
Tribes like this usually require the leader to take action.
Li Hengsheng did not refuse and set off with his five captains, after half a month of hard fighting.
Li Hengsheng killed two Innate experts from the tribe and then returned with his men.
The casualties were only a few dozen people, which is an extremely perfect result for capturing a large tribe.
The next morning.
Li Hengsheng led his thousands of soldiers on the road back to Ghost City.
They passed through a massive canyon.
The entire canyon was incredibly quiet, with only the sound of the wind.
The canyon was also extremely long.
It took an hour to travel from one end to the other.
Riding on horseback.
Li Hengsheng originally didn’t pay much attention, but when he walked out of the canyon, he sensitively felt something was amiss.
"Stop."
Li Hengsheng waved his hand and said.
At this moment, all the soldiers stopped.
Li Hengsheng looked back at everyone, and everyone looked at Li Hengsheng in confusion, seemingly not understanding why he suddenly ordered everyone to stop.
"Let’s go."
Li Hengsheng pondered for a moment and said.
The group continued on their journey.
But after walking less than thirty meters, Li Hengsheng stopped again, furrowing his brow, he flicked a finger and a burst of Qi Force shot out, hitting one of his captains, but when his Qi Force pierced through the captain’s body, the scene before his eyes instantly collapsed.
"Come out!"
Li Hengsheng shouted loudly.
With this shout, the thousands of troops behind Li Hengsheng vanished without a trace. At this moment, his figure appeared at the entrance of the canyon, as if the past hour or so he had been spinning in circles.
"What a terrifying illusion." Li Hengsheng said in shock.
This illusion also made Li Hengsheng recall the incident he encountered when investigating Pengfei Village.
It seems to be the same person.
"To be able to discover my illusion, you are indeed extraordinary."
Accompanied by a woman’s voice, a few figures emerged from the nearby mountain, directly blocking Li Hengsheng’s path.
The leader was a young girl. Her eyes gradually turned gray and white, which was very eerie.
Behind the girl was a middle-aged man and two old men.
The two old men stared at Li Hengsheng intently, as if trying to see through him.
"Your illusion is indeed amazing, but its flaw is also evident." Li Hengsheng frowned and said, "That is, many things in your illusion operate with a certain pattern, just like my thousands of subordinates. Their footsteps can’t always maintain a certain rhythm from beginning to end; that’s unrealistic."
"Your observation is really sharp, it’s just that your thousands of subordinates haven’t realized you’re gone yet," Ji Qingzi said with a smile.
"Who are you all, and what do you want with me?" Li Hengsheng deliberately asked.
"You are Li Hengsheng, right?" Among the two old men, one wearing a black robe embroidered with a golden dragon stepped forward, his aura was strong, reaching the level of a Grandmaster. He was tall, and his voice had a certain impact.
"My name is Li Yun."
Li Hengsheng naturally would not admit it.
"Li Yun?"
The other old man, somewhat chubby, walked up smiling and said, "Your public name is indeed Li Yun, but you should be the Li Hengsheng that the Realm Master Cangyuan is looking for. She is from the Ji family, named Ji Qingzi. Having met you before, she won’t mistake you."
Li Hengsheng’s heart sank, no wonder they were so confident in confirming his identity.
"As long as we capture Li Hengsheng and hand him over to Monarch Yuehan, our families can also align with Celestial Sea City, and when that time comes, our Ji family will prosper," Ji Qingzi calmly stated, "I hope the two elders can honor their promise to me by then."
"Don’t worry, Ji Qingzi, if he truly is Li Hengsheng, we will certainly agree to your request," the black-robed elder nodded.
"I told you, I am Li Yun, not Li Hengsheng; you must be mistaken." Li Hengsheng still did not intend to admit his identity.
Seeing Li Hengsheng so stubborn, the few of them showed no change in expression.
"Kid, whether you are Li Hengsheng or not, we’ll find out with a test."
The chubby elder took out a scroll from his pocket.
When the scroll was opened, it depicted something very peculiar, looking like a creature, but what exactly it was, Li Hengsheng had never seen before.
The creature was entirely blue, resembling a beast’s head.
It had eyes and a nose, and at that moment, its eyes slowly opened.
"Painting Treasure?"
"Painting Soul?"
Li Hengsheng didn’t know what it was at that moment.
"This is a Painting Soul of an extremely rare Spirit Beast in the world," the chubby elder smiled, "a treasure of our Ji family. It has no offensive power, but it has a formidable ability: it can determine if someone is lying."
Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng was taken aback. Is there really something like this?
The black-robed elder beside him took out a Pill, emanating an astonishing aroma, indicating it is a top-quality Pill.
He then fed it to the Painting Soul.
The expression on the black-robed elder’s face showed pain, indicating it is extremely precious.
Feeding it to the Painting Soul was a last resort.
"It tastes alright," the Painting Soul actually spoke.
"Just ask your questions," it said lazily, like a lord.
Li Hengsheng vaguely felt uneasy, could this thing really have such a capability?
"Kid, are you really Li Hengsheng?"
The chubby elder asked Li Hengsheng.
Li Hengsheng pondered for a moment, then said, "I am not Li Hengsheng. I told you, my name is Li Yun, from the Southern Wilderness."
"Tsk tsk tsk."
After he spoke, the Painting Soul made a tsking sound, then impatiently said, "Kid, lying in front of this lord is not a good habit."
Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng’s heart skipped a beat. This thing can actually tell when I’m lying!
"It is indeed Li Hengsheng."
The faces of the four people lit up with joy.
Li Hengsheng clenched his fists. At this moment, he wanted to escape, but seeing the two elders of the Ji family, both Grandmasters, along with a middle-aged man with Innate Perfection, his chances of escape seemed slim.
Even if he used the Sun and Moon True Flame, he could barely contend with one Grandmaster, and he wasn’t sure of its effectiveness.
"Kid, we’ll trade you for the Ji family’s future!"
"Hahaha!"
The black-robed elder approached and grabbed Li Hengsheng’s shoulder. The terrifying strength was like a mountain, nearly crushing all the bones in his body.
Such terrifying strength made Li Hengsheng realize this was no ordinary Grandmaster!
His chances were slim.
"Destroy him first."
"Abolish his cultivation, then his limbs, so he won’t cause trouble. After all, the Realm Master Cangyuan only wants a living Li Hengsheng," suggested the chubby elder.
"Makes sense, just abolish him," the black-robed elder agreed.
This startled Li Hengsheng. He was about to reach Innate, and if they crippled him now, what about his father?
Just as the black-robed elder was about to take action, Li Hengsheng suddenly said, "How dare you!"
"You don’t know why Monarch Yuehan is looking for me!"
Upon hearing this, they all looked at Li Hengsheng in surprise.
"Monarch Yuehan only wants you alive, not necessarily intact. Kid, are you playing tricks on us?"
The chubby elder snorted coldly.
"Do it!"
"Monarch Yuehan is my father; I am his only son. You can move if you want, and see if you get the Painting Immortal’s Painting Treasure, or if you’ll have to leave your lives in Celestial Sea City."
Li Hengsheng gritted his teeth and said to them.
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