High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 218 - 135: Offering Flowers to the Lord, Blossoms Astonish the City (Triple Length, Part 2)
But suddenly, she heard a thunderous explosion-like sound of a fist not far away, startling her. She remembered that Chen Kuang had pushed her away, but he had stayed there!
And... Xiaolianmi. πππππ¨π²πππ¨π―ππ.ππΌπΊ
Once Liu Qingcheng realized this, her heart ached painfully, and her breath almost stopped.
In this Xuni Pavilion, Lianmi was her closest family.
When she was sixteen and just starting out, she chose Lianmi, who had just been sold into the brothel by her adoptive parents, as her maid.
At that time, Lianmi looked only about five or six years old, and because of malnutrition, appeared even smaller. She was covered in dirt like a little stray cat by the roadside.
Liu Qingcheng knew that the so-called adoptive parents were probably human traffickers, but Xuni Pavilion generally didnβt take in children of unknown origins, so they pretended to be adoptive parents.
If she couldnβt be sold in the brothel, the place she would be sold to afterwards would be even worse.
Liu Qingcheng thought of herself and felt soft-hearted, keeping Lianmi by her side for eight years.
During that time, Liu Qingcheng had thought of sending Lianmi back to her real home.
But firstly, Lianmi didnβt remember her own background.
Secondly, those traffickers had traded her three or four times, and they didnβt know where Lianmi actually came from, only saying she was a Barbarian Woman from the Grassland Tribes near the Northern Plains, wandering here with her parents. However, Lianmiβs appearance was completely that of a pure Central Domain person, making the story unbelievable.
In the end, it was the two of them relying on each other, like sisters, or like mother and daughter.
But now...
Liu Qingcheng felt a sudden surge of sadness, tears quickly falling and blurring her vision, her throat choked up, a metallic taste rising due to the swirling emotions.
Yu Xiangsi squatted down and patted her back, looking seriously towards the area that had become ruins.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Rumble..."
Amidst the dust, lion-like shadows flickered in and out as punch after punch was thrown, causing the ground to tremble.
Visibly, a huge pit gradually appeared within a three-mile radius.
Not to mention the sword qi that cleaved open canyon-like cracks, just the sword wind from the aftermath was sharp enough to sweep all around, cutting off countless eaves and building corners.
Two Grandmasters from the Princeβs Mansion striking together... this guy really has quite the presence!
Yu Xiangsi took a breath.
She didnβt know who that person really was, to be able to draw out people from the Princeβs Mansion, but she knew that with Uncle Wang Yang dying here today, the Divine Farmer Bureau certainly wouldnβt let it go.
King Jingnan and the Divine Farmer Bureau wouldnβt likely offend each other. At most, theyβd show leniency, but the ones to truly suffer... are the demons in Zangfeng State!
No matter what the outcome of todayβs battle, the Mountain and Sea Allianceβs forces in Zangfeng State are sure to face a purge from the Divine Farmer Bureau.
The tense situation that had been escalating for many years was on the brink of eruption.
In other words... the Mountain and Sea Alliance and the Divine Farmer Bureau are likely to officially go to war.
When gods fight, itβs the little folk who suffer, indeed!
Liu Qingcheng also understood now was not the time for grief, she struggled to stand up and also looked at the unimaginable scene, using her blood-stained sleeve to wipe away a tear and said:
"Will he... survive?"
Her voice trembled, and she held no hope. When Chen Kuang held her, she already figured the opponent was likely someone even Chen Kuang couldnβt defeat.
Yu Xiangsi shook her head, but what she said surprised Liu Qingcheng:
"He will definitely survive."
Yu Xiangsiβs eyes grew more solemn: "I didnβt sense any murderous intent from those two Grandmasters. They donβt want to kill him, they probably just want to capture or trap him."
No murderous intent? Liu Qingcheng found it absurd.
In that moment just now, how many people died? Probably too many to count.
If thatβs considered no murderous intent, then how terrifying would it be if they did?
Liu Qingchengβs silence was understandable to Yu Xiangsi, who sighed:
"When you casually step on a few ants, is it because you bear murderous intent towards them? No, you just stepped on them, thatβs all, with no other meaning."
"The purpose of those two Grandmasters is merely to capture this person; whether others live or die is not within their consideration."
Yu Xiangsi said softly: "But for demons... being captured can be far worse than death."
She didnβt know if Chen Kuang was a demon, but she knew Liu Qingcheng was always looking for something.
For Liu Qingcheng to willingly sacrifice herself to cover for someone must mean that person gave her immense kindness and hope.
Most likely, the person was a member of the Demon Race.
Yu Xiangsi lowered her eyelids, thinking: "If he can escape, Iβll introduce him to several Demon Race Elders. Given the current state of the Mountain and Sea Alliance, they would certainly welcome him and treat him as an honored guest, but the chances of that happening... are too small."
Liu Qingcheng felt her heart tighten.
She knew what fate awaited demons caught by the Divine Farmer Bureau, and similarly, being caught by the Princeβs Mansion wouldnβt end well either...
Liu Qingcheng gazed into the distance, seeing only swirling dust, obscuring everything.
But suddenly, her pupils contracted, reflecting a magnificent pink.
Yu Xiangsi, sensing something, quickly raised her head.
For a moment, she almost thought she was hallucinating.
In the sky above, an enormous Twin Lotus unfurled, like fireworks, like the evening glow.
The Twin Lotus spread across the entire darkened sky, emitting an extraordinarily eerie and dazzling light, stained with fresh blood. The petals were covered in pieces of flesh, spraying a mist of blood all around, as if unfurling its own branches and leaves.
