Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 554 - 323: Xiangfei of Pork and Bladder War God
In the moment Liu Daozi knelt down, he even saw his own great-grandmother.
Yet, he lay on the ground for quite a while but didn’t wait for the ancestor’s great blade to cut toward his neck.
At the same time, the ancestor’s formidable killing intent gradually faded, seemingly heading out of the city.
Liu Daozi, whose back was bent like a shrimp, cautiously got up from the ground. Once he confirmed the ancestor wasn’t just playing tricks and had truly left the city, he wasted no time and headed straight for the Imperial City gate.
Although he couldn’t figure out what kind of madness had struck his old Cyan Ox, nor what those two young people were up to,
he didn’t have the slightest intention of uncovering the truth to clear himself.
Who would blame them when all five suspects were Liu Daozi’s men?
In case an investigation added another charge, that would be quite humorous.
Anyway, with his skills, he could go anywhere, and selling himself as a dog to another wasn’t really selling out.
Time to slip away, slip away.
After hastily approaching the vicinity of Xuande Sect, Liu Daozi slowed his steps again, exuding calmness, observing his nose with his eyes, and maintaining a casual demeanor. He confidently walked toward the grand gate that symbolized freedom.
Only when passing the gatekeeper, he was suddenly called out.
"Lord Liu!"
The city gate officer shouted ’Lord’ with such vigor, revealing no hint of his feelings.
"What is it?" Liu Daozi put one hand behind him, ready to force his way through at any moment.
"Your clothes are dirty! Let me clean them for you!" the city gate officer eagerly said.
Liu Daozi, "..."
Due to his earlier fright making him kneel on the ground, Liu Daozi’s robe indeed had a lot of dust on it.
"No matter, I was just searching the archives in the estate, got some dust on me, it’s kind of you to say so, General," Liu Daozi said, suppressing his emotions and speaking pleasantly to the city gate officer.
"Oh, is that so? Then take care, Lord."
But before Liu Daozi could take two steps, the city gate officer spoke again.
"Lord! Where’s your ox?"
The word ox was the last thing Liu Daozi wanted to hear now. Feeling guilty, he was startled by the city gate officer’s mention of the ox.
His voice even became somewhat hoarse as he spoke.
"The ox, it’s too old. I couldn’t bear to let it toil anymore, so I let it rest. Why? Is there a problem?"
"Of course not, it’s just that you usually come and go riding an ox; its absence today made me a little curious."
"Curiosity is a good thing, curiosity is a good thing." Liu Daozi tried to deflect with humor.
Yet, the situation changed again.
The city gate officer grabbed Liu Daozi’s sleeve.
"Sir, regarding the ox, have you reconsidered..."
It might have been an illusion, but to Liu Daozi, the city gate officer’s tone seemed somewhat cold and sinister.
"Reconsider what?" Liu Daozi was suddenly startled by the question.
He turned to look at the city gate officer, indeed finding that the once cheerful and bright face had now changed in appearance.
The city gate officer looked at him cunningly, resembling a fox with a square face.
Oh no, Liu Daozi thought to himself, sensing trouble.
A dark energy secretly emerged from Liu Daozi’s palm, but before he could act, the city gate officer’s single sentence forced Liu Daozi to suppress his killing move.
"I know you appreciate the past, but as they say, out with the old, in with the new. My cousin works in cattle trading, with countless oxen at home. If you don’t mind, I could send you an Earth-Shaking Divine Ox from the Barbarian Tribe another day?"
"That ox is amazing, it can even jump high."
The city gate officer rubbed his hands, like a merchant eager to connect with Lord Liu and use the oxen to climb ranks.
Liu Daozi, "..."
Though understanding what the city gate officer was up to, Liu Daozi, startled by him, couldn’t help but feel his blood surge, his face slightly reddening.
At that moment, he seemed to find joy in the mention of the Earth-Shaking Divine Ox, losing his usual composure.
Liu Daozi was silent for a moment, looking at this overly ambitious city gate officer before pointing at his nose and saying, "You, you’re too ambitious, you’ll succeed."
"And what about the ox?" the city gate officer asked.
"Whatever, just open the door for me first." Liu Daozi sighed.
With the opening of the Imperial City gate, the array shrouding the Imperial City also showed a gap.
Leaving the Imperial City meant passing the first hurdle, but there were still the four gates of Bianjing to pass through.
Once he blended into the crowd, Liu Daozi intended to continue toward the north gate but suddenly remembered something. He went to a deserted alley and used a Magical Treasure to divine his luck.
That treasure-like Spirit Stone was something he picked up in a mountain ravine during his early travels around the world, and its divination results had saved him more than once.
Now, the divine aura of this Magical Treasure was nearing its end; it was likely his last chance to use it.
[Head south, encounter water, and thrive.]
...
In the south of Bianjing, at Nanliang Port,
Zhang Ze and Lu Chen, along with Old Cyan Ox and two Dragon Steeds, had all taken new appearances.
Under Lu Chen’s magical skills, Zhang Ze and Lu Chen transformed into an old peasant and an old woman, while Old Cyan Ox was kneaded into an old yellow cow by Lu Chen.
As for the two Dragon Steeds belonging to Shen Jun, one had turned into a skinny donkey, and the other into a sick horse.
The ox cart borrowed from Liu Daozi was shattered into a flatbed cart by Lu Chen once they left the Imperial City.
Meanwhile, the precious Xiangfei was sitting in a pile of miscellaneous items on the flatbed, curiously observing her surroundings.
No one noticed anything unusual about her; even when someone occasionally made eye contact, they would avert their gaze with slight disdain.
Because when in the Imperial City, one has to live like the imperial citizens, but in the marketplace, one must have the guise of common folk.
Xiangfei’s current appearance was very much that of a commoner.
Although the Hundred Facets Divine Skill was useless on Xiangfei, the Transformation Technique Zhang Ze learned from the Hundred Plays Sect found its opportunity to shine.
