Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One-Chapter 39 - 35 Ingenious Tricks
Chapter 39: Chapter 35: Ingenious Tricks
Chapter 39 -35: Ingenious Tricks
“Running away is good too, at least I survived, heh heh.”
In the final moment, Zixia prepared to accept Death’s judgment, the arrival of death. Lifting her head, she looked at the mighty sword chopping down toward her face, resigned to her fate.
“Do not harm my wife!”
At the critical juncture, the moment between life and death, Zixia heard the weird yell of Li Ping’an, who had inexplicably disappeared. By the time she blinked again, to her surprise, she found Li Ping’an. However, Li Ping’an appeared behind Muqiang Baoshan and the materialized demonic Qi.
“Hmm?”
After Li Ping’an’s weird yell, the mighty sword and the materialized demonic Qi vanished suddenly, without a trace. Muqiang Baoshan fell from his horse, which turned into a pile of white bones. Such a drastic change left Zixia utterly bewildered.
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“Ping’an, what exactly is going on?”
At this moment, the Li Ping’an in Zixia’s eyes held an iron rod, looking immensely imposing and exceptionally handsome.
Although it wasn’t the scene she imagined, with him riding a seven-colored cloud to marry her, it was nonetheless comparable. Overwhelmed with joy, her eyes filled with love as she gazed affectionately at her lover, coupled with a happy smile.
“Oh Zixia, Zixia, you’re always teaching me. Today it’s my turn to teach you. Remember, when you fight, you’ve got to use your brain!”
After teasing her, Li Ping’an began to explain.
It turned out that he had long observed the black lines spreading from Five Fingers Peak and connecting to Muqiang Baoshan’s body.
Initially, he didn’t take it seriously until Muqiang Baoshan, about to be subdued and rescued by Zixia, was once again controlled by the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak and became even stronger, merging into one with them.
Anxious but observant, Li Ping’an suddenly noticed the change in the black line. When Zixia was about to defeat Muqiang Baoshan with Silver Chains Golden Bells, the connecting black line went from faintly visible to almost disappearing.
When Muqiang Baoshan grew stronger and merged with the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak, that black line suddenly became even darker and thicker.
So, Li Ping’an had a daring guess: controlling Muqiang Baoshan was not some demon art, but that black line itself.
Thus, while all the attention of the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak was focused on Zixia, he quietly circled behind Muqiang Baoshan, raised the Hundred Plays Steel Rod, gathered all his strength into one point, and struck fiercely at the black line, breaking it directly.
With the black line linking the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak and Muqiang Baoshan severed, the Six Demons lost their puppet, naturally dissipating without a trace.
With that single move, Li Ping’an not only saved Zixia but also Muqiang Baoshan, freeing him from the control of the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak.
Of course, from this battle, it was evident that the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak were too powerful, and neither Zixia nor Li Ping’an was their match, especially Zixia whose life-bound magical treasure could subdue even immortals, yet it was utterly ineffective against the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak.
Li Ping’an also understood that his lucky victory this time was purely due to his cleverness. Facing the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak head-on, such crafty techniques, taking advantage of situations, would be utterly useless. So it was urgent to enhance his cultivation, to find means of protecting himself and offense, for without those, he’d never be able to cross Five Fingers Peak in this lifetime.
“No wonder I have a destiny with you. You do have the cleverness of that monkey.”
Zixia muttered joyfully, facing Li Ping’an. No longer cold and unapproachable, proud and peerless, but full of the tender affection and hidden love only shared between lovers, and of course, this was only for Li Ping’an.
“Zixia, what are you muttering about?”
“Oh, it’s nothing… ”
Seeing that Zixia was in a good mood, Li Ping’an quickly ran up to her, put away his weapon, and awkwardly scratched his head, turning away and said bashfully:
“Master, about last night… can you… forgive… me…”
“…”
Zixia didn’t rush to answer but reminisced about her first encounter with Li Ping’an.
Regarding the question Li Ping’an posed, Zixia had actually forgiven him in her heart the moment he appeared and rescued her.
However, her pride would not allow her to let Li Ping’an, this scoundrel, off so easily, so she reverted to her haughty demeanor and said coldly:
“You want your master to forgive you?”
“Yes, yes.”
When Li Ping’an heard the word ‘master’, his heart sank.
“Then it will depend on your future behavior.”
“Hahaha, thank you, Master!”
Zixia’s intention could not have been clearer, and naturally, Li Ping’an was overjoyed. He excitedly tried to hug Zixia, but she pushed him away:
“Ahem, take the Night Traveler, Muqiang Baoshan, back to the stronghold and find out what’s going on with the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak first!”
“Alright then.”
Li Ping’an went to assist Muqiang Baoshan, who lay on the ground, bloodied and unable to get up, while complaining:
“Ouch, you beast cursed by a thousand knives, you almost killed my master… and me. I didn’t expect you to have such a tough life, you didn’t die.”
“People say, the Emperor’s wrath results in a million corpses lying and blood flowing for a thousand miles. If a gentleman is angry, he leaves but two bodies and blood spilling for five steps, with the world in mourning.”
“What kind of anger is this of yours? Bashing your head against the ground, covered in big lumps, hair unkempt, neither human nor ghost, are you the rage of a beggar? Huh?”
Muqiang Baoshan was in a daze, half-awake, half-asleep, but conscious enough to know that he had been saved by Li Ping’an and Zixia. Faced with Li Ping’an’s mockery, he didn’t dare retort, and instead thanked them solemnly:
“Thank you both, Fellow Taoists, for the rescue. Baoshan will never forget this, and I will repay you with my life in the future!”
“Enough, enough, stop blowing smoke. Don’t talk about repaying with your life before we get past Five Fingers Peak.”
The three made their way back to the stronghold. They had just walked a few steps when the bandits who had previously scattered each to save their own lives, returned and a thunderous shout erupted:
“Brothers! Save our Gang Leader! If it costs us our lives, we spare nothing!”
“Alright, alright, cut the crap, hurry up and carry this man back.”
“Gang Leader, the Night Traveler’s spirit has left!”
“Find a brother who knows how to heal to treat him! Why ask me everything, I’m not his dad!”
Li Ping’an, not in the mood for idle talk, handed Muqiang Baoshan over to the Second-in-command and the Third-in-command Blind Man. Then, like a eunuch taking care of a delicate woman, he supported the heavily mana-drained and now extremely weak Zixia back to the stronghold.
In the Zi Hour of night, in Li Ping’an’s room at the Axe Guild stronghold.
The hazy Muqiang Baoshan woke up faintly under the watchful eyes of Li Ping’an, Zixia, the Second-in-command, and the Third-in-command Blind Man.
While he was unconscious, his subordinates had bathed him, found a henchman who knew medical treatment to look after him, brewed Awakening Spirit Soup for him to take, and after resting for a period, only then did he come around.
Now Muqiang Baoshan was in fairly good shape, having regained his human complexion, and his thoughts were fully clear.
After a few cursory greetings, Li Ping’an and Zixia asked the question they were most concerned about, namely the specific situation of the Six Demons of Five Fingers Peak: Eye Sees Joy, Ear Hears Anger, Nose Smells Love, Tongue Tastes Thought, Opinion and Desire, Body’s Inherent Worry.
