178: A chance encounter with Li Miaomiao

Zhang Biao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, knowing that Qin Shou wasn't here to question him. He immediately agreed, "Brother Qin, just say the word. My White Sand Gang has eyes and ears all over the City. Finding someone is the simplest thing."

Qin Shou paused, then said indifferently, "This person is a monk, chubby, with shifty eyes, wearing Tibetan lama robes, and very lecherous. He's quite powerful, at least Profound Rank. Once you see him, don't alarm him; just notify me directly."

Qin Shou's style of doing things was: if others don't offend him, he won't offend them; if others offend him, he'll cut the weeds and pull up the roots. That Joyful Monk dared to touch Xu Nanqin, which had already touched Qin Shou's inverse scale. With his current greatly increased cultivation, Qin Shou naturally couldn't let him go.

"Understood, I'll give the orders now," Zhang Biao respectfully nodded.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving," Qin Shou said, preparing to get up and depart.

"Hehe, Brother Qin, should I have someone escort you?"

Zhang Biao's face was full of flattery.

"No need, I'm used to walking."

Qin Shou waved his hand, immediately performed Absolute Shadow Steps, and instantly vanished from the spot.

Zhang Biao and Tie Wei exchanged glances, already accustomed to their boss's elusive style of coming and going.

Qin Shou's newly bought bmw x5 had overturned last time and was still at the repair shop. So, for some time recently, Qin Shou had been walking alone when he went out. Anyway, his Absolute Shadow Steps were faster than Bolt's, and driving was actually inconvenient.

Outside Black Liu's manor were green mountains and clear waters. Besides a main road, the surroundings were all mountains and forests. Qin Shou hadn't run long along the main road when he heard the sound of swords clashing from the surrounding woods.

Qin Shou originally didn't bother with such matters, but out of curiosity, he instinctively released his divine sense.

Since Qin Shou had cultivated the "Wonderful Joy Union Skill" with Xu Nanqin last time, not only had his cultivation greatly increased, but he had also received a system reward of divine sense enhancement. His current divine sense already extended for tens of meters.

It could be said that within a radius of tens of meters, Qin Shou had absolute vision. Not only that, but with the aid of his divine sense, Qin Shou's five senses were also far beyond what they used to be; both his hearing and vision had greatly improved.

As soon as Qin Shou released his divine sense, he heard a familiar name from afar.

"Li Miaomiao, I advise you to be sensible and hand over the celestial master seal. Otherwise, don't blame us, your senior brothers, for being impolite."

"What celestial master seal? I don't know what you're talking about. Zhang Yue, Zhao Qiankun, how dare you chase me? Aren't you afraid of my father, Real Man Li, blaming you?" Li Miaomiao gritted her teeth in anger.

"It's Li Miaomiao!"

Qin Shou frowned upon hearing this and immediately followed the direction of the sound, stealthily approaching.

Qin Shou didn't dare to get too close rashly. Anyway, he now had divine sense, and his eyesight was much better than before, so even from a distance, he could see clearly.

Moreover, his divine sense could easily detect the cultivation realm of his opponents. He could tell at a glance that the two chasing Li Miaomiao were both at Xuan Rank Peak, much more powerful than that Joyful Monk.

"Hahahaha."

Zhang Yue laughed heartily, "Li Miaomiao, do you really think your father still has his past status on Dragon Tiger Mountain? Since we dared to come and capture you, we naturally don't fear your father, Li Zhengyang."

"Go to hell!"

Li Miaomiao knew that talking more was useless. She directly took out a hypnosis talisman and ignited it with Five Elements magic, intending to temporarily hypnotize Zhang Yue and Zhao Qiankun.

However, what Li Miaomiao didn't expect was that before her hypnosis talisman had even finished burning, Zhao Qiankun suddenly took out a bell carved with complex patterns.

The two just casually shook it a few times in front of Li Miaomiao, and in an instant, Li Miaomiao's eyes became unfocused, her face blank, very similar to when Xu Nanqin was controlled by the Joyful Monk that night.

"Hahahaha, didn't expect this, did you, Li Miaomiao? Martial Uncle Zhang Bing knew that your father Li Zhengyang's talismans and magical artifacts were powerful, so when we came down the mountain, he specially bestowed this soul-capturing bell upon us. No matter how powerful the magical artifact on you is, can it compare to the soul-capturing bell personally refined by the former patriarch of my Dragon Tiger Mountain?"

Saying this, Zhao Qiankun shook the soul-capturing bell in his hand a few more times, "Let's go, come back to Dragon Tiger Mountain with us. Whether the celestial master seal is on you or not, Martial Uncle Zhang Bing will decide then."

Indeed, as soon as Zhao Qiankun finished speaking, Li Miaomiao actually started walking towards Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue.

Qin Shou's expression was solemn as he pondered a countermeasure.

These two were both at Xuan Rank Peak. Against either of them, Qin Shou wasn't absolutely confident of victory. After all, these two were both disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain, and their talismans, spells, and various methods were probably even richer than his own.

Moreover, this soul-capturing bell was very powerful. Qin Shou believed that if he appeared rashly, he would likely end up like Li Miaomiao.

Qin Shou thought it over and decided to launch a sneak attack first. If he couldn't succeed in one blow, then he could only pretend he hadn't seen anything and use Absolute Shadow Steps to escape. Anyway, Li Miaomiao wasn't particularly close to him; he would save her if he could, but he absolutely couldn't get himself involved if he couldn't.

Thinking this, Qin Shou stealthily approached Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue. After confirming that the distance was close enough, but they still couldn't detect him, Qin Shou suddenly conjured his golden needle.

With Qin Shou's current strength at Profound Rank Mid-stage, plus his divine sense, controlling the golden needle was even more effortless. He could control dozens of golden needles remotely at most once. Combined with the Tang Sect Peerless Hand dart technique, dozens of golden needles instantly flew towards Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue as fast as lightning.

"Who!"

But Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue were, after all, at Xuan Rank Peak; they instantly discovered the flying golden needles.

Although their reactions were quick, their movements couldn't keep up. Qin Shou's more than ten golden needles were about to pierce their bodies.

However, at this critical moment, Qin Shou's divine sense suddenly detected that Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue were seemingly enveloped in a faint, transparent aura.

"Defensive magical artifact!"

Qin Shou was shocked at the sight, knowing that even if his sneak attack broke through this defensive magical artifact, it likely wouldn't be fatal.

If he couldn't kill these two in one blow, and got entangled in a fight, he might not gain any advantage. Thinking this, Qin Shou made a decisive decision to change his strategy.

Qin Shou immediately used his divine sense to control the golden needles, making dozens of them stop mid-air.

"This is! Remote manipulation of objects! Earth Rank Master!"

While Zhao Qiankun and Zhang Yue were startled when they first saw the attacking golden needles, they weren't particularly panicked. But upon seeing these golden needles stop in mid-air, both of them were utterly terrified and completely lost their composure.

In this current era of declining magic, unless it was an extremely powerful magical artifact, one would need at least Earth Rank cultivation to manipulate objects remotely.

And this person could control so many golden needles at once, with perfect ease, he must be at least an Earth Rank Middle Stage Master.

However, what happened next astonished them even more.