29: Chapter 29 Liu happy? Jerry of the Eastern Depot!

"Why did you kill Zhao Qianhe?!"

The sneak attacker questioned by Liu Xi was named Chong Tian, Liu Xi's top assassin. Not only were his Martial Arts exceptional, but he was also skilled in disguise and assassination.

In the original series, he used his disguise technique to impersonate Murong Wudi and sneak attack the injured Divine Nun of the South Sea, worsening her injuries until she finally had to sacrifice her life to cover their retreat. Furthermore, he took the opportunity to capture Murong Shu, who was fleeing with Xiao Yuer and Mu Rong Xian.

Later, while pursuing Xiao Yuer and Mu Rong Xian, Chong Tian contracted a plague. Before dying, he repented and helped the two kill all the pursuing soldiers from the Eastern Depot.

Facing Liu Xi's questioning now, Chong Tian's lip twitched as he pointed at Meng Zhongliu, who was stunned by the turn of events, and said, "He used Zhao Qianhe to block my palm strike."

Liu Xi: "@#￥%..."

If he wanted to master the Remote Energy Absorption Skill, the Five Yang and Two Yin were indispensable.

Now, there was still no sign of the Two Yin, and he had finally found the Five Yang. Their capture was within reach, yet in the blink of an eye, one had been killed...

Die!

Anyone who dares to ruin this governor's grand plan must die!

Immediately! Right now! This instant!

Liu Xi was so furious his three corpses were jumping with rage, and murderous intent surged in his chest.

Then he looked at the culprit, Meng Zhongliu, another of the Five Yang.

If he killed him now, he would lose another of the Five Yang, putting his goal of mastering the Remote Energy Absorption Skill even further out of reach.

I @#￥%&...

With his lungs full of fury stuck in his throat, Liu Xi felt like he was about to explode from rage!

Seeing Liu Xi's predatory gaze, Meng Zhongliu felt a wave of terror and immediately tried to slip away without a word.

But how could Liu Xi allow that?

He flickered forward in pursuit, striking Meng Zhongliu with a palm that made him spit blood and lose all combat capability.

If not for the fact that this fellow was one of the Five Yang, Liu Xi would have truly wanted to kill him with a single palm strike!

Bastard!

To use a heavily injured teammate as a shield when attacked—how shameless!

To dare ruin this governor's grand plan—how damnable!

Just then, Meng Li, who had seen enough from the shadows, revealed himself and attacked Liu Xi.

Caught off guard, Liu Xi subconsciously grabbed Meng Zhongliu to block the attack, and then...

Meng Zhongliu died, his eyes wide with resentment!

Liu Xi was dumbfounded.

This... another of the Five Yang experts is dead?

o((⊙﹏⊙))o?

My Five Yang and Two Yin!

(•́へ•́╬)!

My grand cultivation plan!!

[○･｀Д´･ ○]!!

My Remote Energy Absorption Skill!!!

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!!!

Meng Li: "???"

Wait, why did you also use someone as a shield?

Oh, it's Liu Xi. Never mind then!

In the original series, using people as shields was a standard move for him.

A second later, Liu Xi snapped out of it. Seeing two Five Yang experts lost in a row, his fury reached a breaking point. He went berserk on the spot, raising his hand and channeling his full power to strike at Meng Li.

He wanted this masked man before him dead!

And then...

Palm against palm, he was sent flying!

He crashed into a tree before hitting the ground, the familiar metallic sweetness he hadn't tasted in a long time filling his throat—the taste of blood.

These sensations instantly snapped Liu Xi out of his rage.

Immediately, he forced himself to swallow the blood in his mouth, gave Meng Li a piercing glare, and scrambled up to run.

One look was enough to confirm this was someone he couldn't beat. Better to slip away while he still could!

But though he wanted to run, Meng Li wouldn't allow it, directly activating Transferring Flowers and Grafting Trees for hard control.

Feeling the powerful suction force applied to him from a distance, Liu Xi's face instantly filled with horror. He spoke with difficulty and excitement, "Re...mote... Energy... Absorption... Skill!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else present turned pale with shock.

Remote Energy Absorption Skill?

Wasn't that the Realm Liu Xi wanted to achieve?

Tie Ruyun, Li Gao, and True Person Yuanyang were even more bewildered.

Wasn't it said that the Remote Energy Absorption Skill was impossible to master?

Could it be that what was written on that note earlier was false?

But that didn't make sense either!

The theory of the Five Yang matched up, and judging by Liu Xi's painstaking efforts, the matter of him wanting to use the Five Yang and Two Yin for cultivation was basically true. However, according to the note, not only were the Five Yang and Two Yin hard to find, but the Seven Stars Align only occurred once every seventy-odd years!

Plus, mastering the earlier parts of the Absorbing Qi Technique also took time. If the masked man before them had truly mastered the Remote Energy Absorption Skill, he would have to be nearly a hundred years old at the very least!

Yet from his posture and the exposed patches of skin, he didn't look like a near-century-old monster at all.

While the others were dazed, Liu Xi's initial horror turned into desperate urgency.

For he could clearly feel his own cultivation being steadily sucked away.

If he didn't find a way soon, even with his deep cultivation, he would be sucked dry.

"Chong Tian, kill him for this governor!"

Chong Tian: "???"

You used your full power to clash with this person and lost in a single move, and now you want someone with lower Martial Arts like me to kill him?

How is this any different from the Nine-Headed Bug telling Benbo'ba to get rid of Tang Sanzang and his disciples?

It's even more of a setup than the Nine-Headed Bug!

Because at least the Nine-Headed Bug plotted behind their backs, but you damn well shouted it right in front of the man himself!

Even if I wanted to act, there's no way to catch him off guard.

Sure enough, Meng Li looked over.

With just a single exchange of glances, Chong Tian felt an immense pressure.

His years of instinct as an assassin told him that the masked man before him was on a completely different level. If they clashed, he would die!

Seeing this, Liu Xi realized his words were slightly off, so his eyes darted around as he spoke again, "Chong Tian, kill those three—Tie Ruyun and the others! If you kill them, this governor will give you a hundred thousand taels of gold and let you retire!"

Tie Ruyun and the other two were taking the chance to stabilize their injuries. Hearing this, they were all three dumbfounded.

What happened?!

Weren't you just trying your hardest to capture us alive for your cultivation?

Why do you suddenly want to kill us now?

Chong Tian was also a bit dazed, but he was tempted.

This was because his ultimate goal as an assassin serving Liu Xi was to earn a hundred thousand taels of gold, then wash his hands of it all to become a wealthy man and live out the rest of his life in luxury and ease.

Now that goal was right before him, and killing Tie Ruyun's group wouldn't be too difficult.

So, without a second thought, he sprang into action, hurling hidden weapons at Tie Ruyun while charging toward Li Gao.

Seeing this, Meng Li couldn't help but curse Liu Xi's sinister cunning.

This fellow had likely noticed that he cared about one of the three and said it on purpose.

Additionally, he had to marvel that Liu Xi truly lived up to being a practitioner of the Absorbing Qi Technique. Who knew how many people's cultivation he had absorbed over the years? His "mana bar" was incredibly thick. Even with Meng Li using Transferring Flowers and Grafting Trees at full throttle until now, the man was only slightly weakened and could still give orders.

If the timing weren't so bad, he would definitely have sucked him dry.

But right now, saving people was more important!

With a sigh in his heart, Meng Li released Liu Xi, flickered over to intercept the hidden weapons, and used Transferring Flowers and Grafting Trees to restrain Chong Tian.

Liu Xi dropped to the ground from mid-air and bolted.

Meng Li wasn't surprised at all.

The man's nickname, "Jerry of the Eastern Depot," wasn't just for show.

The restrained Chong Tian: "..."

Liu Xi, I #@￥%...

Seeing this, Tie Ruyun and the others realized that the masked man with unfathomable strength was an ally. In all likelihood, he was the "mole" who had infiltrated the enemy during the ambush at the Chang'an Street Inn, and he was also the one who had given them the note.

However, no matter how much the three of them thought about it, they couldn't figure out who he was.

At this point, Meng Li felt he had absorbed enough of Chong Tian's Martial Arts, so he pulled him close and knocked him unconscious with a palm strike.

Then, he took two bottles of pills from his robes and tossed them to Tie Ruyun and Li Gao respectively. Although the two had been attacked by Liu Xi, Liu Xi had intended to capture them alive at the time and hadn't struck too heavily; he had only temporarily neutralized their combat capability.

These pills were something Meng Li had concocted, primarily for treating internal injuries, and their effect was decent.

As for True Person Yuanyang...