Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?-Chapter 30 - - One Palm One Ice Lump 3_1
Chapter 30: Chapter 30 – One Palm, One Ice Lump 3_1
Chapter 30: Chapter 30 – One Palm, One Ice Lump 3_1
“Indentation? Blood stains?”
From the moment Li Xuan began rummaging through the bushes, Jiang Hanyun’s expression had become extremely serious.
She noticed that these seemingly intact weeds all had some degree of damage at their roots and stems, indicating that they had borne certain pressure recently.
Jiang Hanyun also noticed some sporadic dark-brown blood spots scattered around, with the only exception being the area which Li Xuan had been combing through—it was spotless, devoid of any blood stains.
She naturally imagined a scene where someone was floating above the ground right here—his elevation was not high, merely about two inches above the ground. As a result, this person hadn’t left any noticeable footprints, but the lush grass here had been subjected to a certain amount of pressure.
This individual had been standing there, looking down at the victim from a high vantage point, watching as this medicinal herb dealer named Shi Laogen struggle amidst the pack of wolves. As the blood of the body spattered around, it was blocked here by a force. It could be defensive Taoist or Buddhist techniques, or it could also be a Wu cultivator’s protective Gang Qi.
The likelihood of Taoist techniques being used was greater, and it was presumed that this person’s cultivation wasn’t very high—no more than the fourth house level.
The reason was that with higher cultivation, the vast majority of Wu cultivators could leave no trace while walking on water, whereas spell cultivators could perform more sophisticated techniques like ‘Cloud Art’, floating several meters in the air without pressing down these weeds.
“But this doesn’t prove anything.” Historian Liu furrowed his brows, “The blood that spattered out might also have been blocked by the wolves’ bodies—” He abruptly stopped speaking as Li Xuan had pushed down the handful of weeds he had been combing through. In the soil layer below them, a neat, arc-shaped line of dark-brown blood was revealed to their eyes.
Liu Dianshi’s breathing began to grow heavy: “There was someone on the scene!”
From this bloodline, one could imagine that a cylindrical object had been standing on top of the grass, and it was very smooth. It had blocked the spattered blood, which had then slid down to the ground and had been concealed by the grass.
“This is a murder case committed by a cultivator!”
Li Xuan lifted his head to look at everyone: “The murderer clearly commands beast-controlling skills, able to even command a pack of wolves. It may be the art of ‘Walking on Air’ and ‘Little Miluogang’.”
The ‘Walking on Air’ technique allowed one to tread in the air, while ‘Little Miluogang’ was a defensive spell, named after the dwelling place of the Haotian Emperor—Miluo Heaven.
There were many defensive techniques in Taoism, but under the fourth house level, ‘Little Miluogang’ was the only one that allowed a cultivator to hide all traces of spiritual power.
“Little Lei.”
Jiang Hanyun immediately took out a red elixir and fed it to the Spirit Fox on her shoulder, then pointed towards the direction of the grass: “Go, take another sniff. Take a look.”
The Spirit Pill seemed to be extremely delicious. After swallowing it, the three-tailed spirit fox showed a look of contentment. It then proceeded to leap onto the grass and sniffed around before circling a small area.
After sniffing for a while, the little fox looked up towards Jiang Hanyun and called out. Afterwards, she revealed a cold and scoffing expression: “It should be ‘Little Miluogang’, there’s no mistake. There’s not a trace of leftover spiritual power here, nor any scent left behind. This person was very careful. However, since he is a Beast Tamer, we only need to find his wolf pack.”
With Jiang Hanyun pointing her finger, and giving a command with just one word, “Go!”, the little white fox, like an arrow leaving a bow, darted through the distant forest as if it were a white lightning bolt.
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“Liu Dianshi, bring some men along, good ones!”
With just a few strides, Jiang Hanyun mounted her Earth Dragon tied up in the distance, and hurriedly chased after the little white fox.
Li Xuan also quickly mounted his ride, his expression both nervous and excited. He was nervous about the possible battle that might break out next, and excited because he was admittedly quite expectant.
All men have martial arts dreams, and Li Xuan was no exception—he had a severe case of it. He always fantasized that he was the protagonist of a Wuxia or fantasy novel, living by the sword, dealing with love and hate, and accomplishing great things.
And now, he was about to face his third real-life fight.
But what frustrated Li Xuan next was that in just a few minutes, Jiang Hanyun and the others had left him far behind. Even the Yayi who were riding ordinary horses had thrown him far off.
This was the difference in riding skills. Earlier, when they let the horses gallop on the official road, the technical difficulty was not high. But when they entered the forest, Li Xuan’s poor riding skills, inherited from his original body, became evident. He simply could not control the giant lizard beneath him. The journey was not only bumpy, but he had also been beaten by various branches along the way numerous times.
In less than a hundred steps, Li Xuan had to slow down. The ‘Kuiniu Luminous Armor’ he was wearing was nearly unable to withstand it.
He was worried that before he could catch up, he would be badly beaten by these branches and vines.
Li Xuan’s mood was complicated, mixed with frustration and relief. He guessed that he might not be able to catch up. His superior, Jiang Hanyun, is a master above the seventh house level. Liu Dianshi and the two chiefs also have remarkable strength.
Once they found the wolf pack, they probably wouldn’t need half a moment to settle the battle.
However, when Li Xuan followed the hoof prints to the halfway up the Jiangjun Mountain, he heard a shout from the front. A blood-soaked blue figure, like a sharp sword or spear, flew from above to below towards him.
That was neither Jiang Hanyun nor any of the Jiangning County Officials. Li Xuan couldn’t see the person’s face clearly, only the fierce and icy look in his eyes made him shiver from head to toe.
At the same time, Jiang Hanyun’s voice also reached Li Xuan’s ears from afar.
“Li Qianzhi, get off your horse and get out of the way! Do you want to die?”
Li Xuan was a little dazed, he realized immediately that this person probably wanted to snatch the giant lizard he was riding, so his instinct told him to dismount and escape as far as possible.
A few days ago, the young taoist also pounced on him this way, leaving him with psychological trauma.
But right after a split second, Li Xuan stopped his movement again. He thought that he had a set of ‘Kuiniu Luminous Armor’ that could withstand a blow from a cultivator of the eighth house level, so what was there to be afraid of?
The other party was just a spell cultivator at the fourth house level who had clearly been severely injured. He had exceptionally great defensive power and his Zhenyuan had greatly increased recently. Under this circumstance, who would fear whom? The worst outcome would be getting knocked away, it wouldn’t cause him harm.
He took a deep breath, reluctantly suppressing his anxiety and fear in his heart, and began to operate his Zhenyuan according to the ‘Cold Breath Fierce Palm’ in his memory.
Because he was on horseback, those complex, powerful punches were useless. At this moment, only the ‘Wave Crashing onto the Shore’ was most suitable for the current situation.
The movement was simple and incredibly swift!
A few days ago, he used the ‘Deep Freezing’ in a hurry. Because he couldn’t operate his energy fully, it didn’t show even one-third of its power.
Sure enough, as Li Xuan was mobilizing the Zhenyuan in his body, the blue figure had already flown in front of him. Seeing Li Xuan’s movement, he sneered coldly: “A mere second house level dares to stop me? Die!”
Before the words fell, he swung his sword down from mid-air. The silver light shone, the Sword Qi surged, like a hanging Milky Way.
Li Xuan’s face twitched slightly, feeling a tingling in the palm of his hand. They hadn’t physically contacted yet, but the Sword Qi he cut out had already broken his skin.
But just as Li Xuan felt secretly alarmed, a surge of Qi of Yinhan flowed into his back and then along a few of his meridians, poured directly into his palm.
Boom!
A moment later, with a roar like an explosion, Li Xuan was thrown off the horseback and flew back more than three yards before falling to the ground.
However, when Li Xuan got up and looked forward, he saw a huge ice sculpture standing in front of his mount. The blue robed cultivator was frozen solid in a block of ice, unable to move. He could only stare at Li Xuan with eyes full of killing intent and disbelief.
But at this moment, Li Xuan didn’t feel any joy. He turned his head stiffly and looked at the red-robed ghost woman floating behind him with an incredibly horrified gaze.
