Chapter 192 - Clean Up
Having said that, Wang Deqiu used his right heel to fling a knife lying on the floor into his hand before charging toward Li Huowang without the slightest bit of hesitation.
Clang!
The sword and knife clashed, producing crisp sounds of collision.
As they continued to fight, Li Huowang felt pulse after pulse enter his body from the You Family sword, allowing him to slowly overpower Wang Deqiu. However, the latter’s reckless fighting style also posed a great challenge to Li Huowang.
With another resounding clang, the noises stopped abruptly. At this moment, the knife had fractured, its pieces rolling on the ground.
Originally, Li Huowang had planned to spare him so that he could ask the man some questions. However, the sword in his hand caused him to be filled with an insatiable amount of bloodlust causing him to not be able to stop himself.
As Wang Deqiu raised his broken knife to stab it toward Li Huowang’s abdomen, Li Huowang also pierced his sword into Wang Deqiu’s chest.
“Just who are you?!” Li Huowang gritted his teeth and stared at the person before him.
Wang Deqiu didn’t seem to be the slightest bit troubled when faced with death. He tried his best to gather some saliva and spit it at Li Huowang’s face, but the bloody spittle simply slid down his chin weakly.
At that moment, Wang Deqiu mustered all his strength and shouted in a hoarse voice, “Bastard of the You Family, you will never get your hands on Hou Shu! As long as we are around, not an inch of Hou Shu will be lost!”
“How many times must I repeat myself? I am not from the You Family of Si Qi! This sword was given to me by someone else!” roared Li Huowang.
However, at this point, Wang Deqiu could not hear anything as warm blood flowed out from his chest, and his body gradually slumped onto the ground.
Panting heavily, Li Huowang gritted his teeth and pulled out the broken knife embedded in his abdomen.
Next, he pressed his hand onto the wound, and looked at Wang Deqiu’s body again. He cursed silently under his breath, and then went to help the others.
At that moment, the entire village was in chaos. But since the leader of the bandits had already died, the remaining brats didn’t last long. They were eventually defeated by Li Huowang’s group, and ran back toward the depths of their cave in a panicked state.
Just as Li Huowang and the others were slaughtering the remaining few bandits, a rumbling sound rang out. Immediately, an area of the cave crumbled, and then a stone wall appeared between the two groups.
Bang bang!
Gao Zhijian whacked his iron rod onto the wall forcefully, causing sparks to appear with each strike.
“Alright, stop knocking on it. It’s obvious that they were prepared and have now sealed this way,” said Li Huowang.
Hearing this, Gao Zhijian sheepishly put down his hands.
On the other hand, Li Huowang sheathed his sword, and instantly felt his mind grow clearer. He let out a deep breath slowly, then shook his head. When he looked back toward the hall, he felt rather vexed upon seeing the corpses that littered the ground. So many people had died once again.
Truthfully speaking, he did not want to kill anyone. Yet, more and more people were dying at his hands.
Li Huowang glanced down at Wang Deqiu’s body, then reached out and tore a large piece of clothing from one of the nearby corpses and used it to rewrap the You Family’s sword.
In the end, all of this had happened because of this sword. Li Huowang had finally understood this.
It was same during the marriage function where Hou Laoer had recognized this sword, and mistakenly believed him to be someone from the military family of Si Qi.
And now, he had provoked someone like Wang Deqiu over, leading to all this trouble.
In Hou Shu, there are definitely many people with grievances against the You Family. I should be careful not to expose this sword casually.
Also, we must up our pace in the upcoming period. When the military families of Hou Shu learn that Wang Deqiu is dead, they will definitely not let this matter slide easily. At that time, even more people will be sent over; I can’t let them find me.
Even though Li Huowang had won quite easily this time around, he dared not face off against the entirety of Hou Shu; that would undoubtedly be a disaster.
Meanwhile, Chun Xiaoman held her sword as she walked around the cave. Though her chest was still heaving, she was inflicting a finishing blow to anyone still gasping for breath, preventing any of them from launching any surprise attacks.
As she walked by Li Huowang, a hand reached out. “Give it to me.”
“Senior Li, give you... What?” Chun Xiaoman pretended to be puzzled.
“Stop pretending. Pass me the Profound Records. That is not something that you can handle,” said Li Huowang.
Li Huowang obviously knew what she had been using when he saw her profusely bleeding finger.
Hearing this, Chun Xiaoman eyed Bai Lingmiao, then covered her bosom and took a few steps back, her eyes unusually determined. “Senior Li, this is not the one you had before. I found this on someone else, and it belongs to me.”
As she saw Li Huowang approach her, she slowly retreated.
“You don’t understand what you are dealing with. You cannot handle it!” said Li Huowang, his tone becoming stern.
Backed up against the wall with no room to retreat, Xiaoman instinctively drew her sword.
Seeing this, Li Huowang couldn’t help but chuckle. “We’ve been through so many life and death situations together, and now you’re drawing your sword against me?”
These words caused Chun Xiaoman’s eyes to show some hesitation, but determination quickly replaced it. “Sorry, Senior Li, but I must have my own weapon.”
“Alright! Since you’re so capable, then you can go out on your own! Why are you still in our group!” roared Li Huowang.
Chun Xiaoman’s body trembled slightly, and tears started to well up in her eyes. To her currently, this was the most important thing.
Bai Lingmiao quickly appeared between the two, her expression worried. “Senior Li, don’t be like that. We’re all one family; let’s talk it out.”
“I’ll repeat myself. Pass me the Profound Records!” said Li Huowang.
With reddened eyes, Chun Xiaoman gritted her teeth and took out the Profound Records.
When Bai Lingmiao saw that Li Huowang focused on the red bamboo slip, she quickly pulled Chun Xiaoman to a corner. “Sister Xiaoman, Senior Li is right. That thing is very dangerous, and it will hurt you each time you use it. You shouldn’t have it with you.”
This statement caused a burst of anger to appear inside her, and she said indignantly, “You know that it’s dangerous, and yet you still support him? Are you out of your mind? Can’t you distinguish right from wrong yourself?”
“But Sister Xiaoman, Senior Li is different from you. Even if his hand is cut off, it can regrow, but yours can’t,” argued Bai Lingmiao.
Hearing this, Chun Xiaoman looked at Bai Lingmiao disappointedly, and then walked away with her sword.
Bai Lingmiao anxiously followed her. “Sister Xiaoman, we are still good sisters, right? You won’t ignore me, will you?”
Chun Xiaoman just lowered her head and directly walked out of the cave. She didn’t want to be entangled with Bai Lingmiao right now.
However, under Bai Lingmiao’s constant pleading, her heart gradually softened.
“I know you like him, but there are some things for which you can’t always depend on him. That will only lead him further astray, ultimately causing him harm,” said Chun Xiaoman.
Just as Xiaoman was about to continue speaking, some choked sobs rang out faintly, causing Chun Xiaoman to instantly draw her sword and stand before Bai Lingmiao.
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