187: 187.

Liberation 187: 187.

Liberation At three o’clock in the morning, Lu Li and Xiao Cha simultaneously opened their eyes in bed.

Xiao Cha dressed herself in a proper patrol uniform and, once she donned the large cap, she instantly looked valiant.

She was off to maintain order at the Azure Dragon Festival, and it was time for her to depart.

The young woman glanced at her man; last night, this big lug surprisingly hadn’t rushed to visit Wanqing but stayed with her instead.

She was quite pleased and took the initiative to give him a sweet kiss.

The two lingered in their kiss for a long while before parting, and Xiao Cha instructed,

“Be careful, Lu Li.

Xie Junbai with his Zuo Wang Blood Exchange is not like those opponents you’ve faced before.”

“I’m aware.

Don’t worry.”

Lu Li nodded, shouldered his backpack.

The next second, six Flying Swords one after another, deftly landed inside it.

These little fellows didn’t like confined spaces and had spent the entire night frolicking about in the courtyard.

Before going to sleep last night, Lu Li had already charged them with Spirit, ready for the upcoming slaughter.

The tempting aroma of carbohydrate-rich meat wafted in, causing them both to sniff and hastily step outside.

“Wow – roasted buns!”

Fist-sized buns were stacked up like a little mountain, Wanqing had gone to great lengths to prepare a bountiful meal.

Xiao Cha eagerly hopped over and swallowed four buns in quick succession, not even seeing what filling they had.

Lu Li bit into one, the crispy crust with the greasy streaky pork inside, the perfect pork with green onion filling.

“This must have been troublesome, right?

Wanqing, you didn’t have to go through all this trouble.”

“I don’t mind the trouble, it just so happens that Xiao Cha’s house’s roasting oven was idle.”

Wanqing smiled softly and then handed over two white porcelain nasal snuff bottles,

“I’ve put the essential oil in them, more convenient to carry.”

Lu Li and Xiao Cha each took one, these nasal snuff bottles were long and flat, and palm-sized, indeed handy to carry around.

And so, with Wanqing’s meticulous care, Lu Li was ready to fight with the Blood Swapping Warrior.

This was both a test of his Cultivation and a source of encouragement.

Humans, as a species, have never been fond of peace.

Combat favors evolution.

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At the head of the Cadillac, the newly born “Ah Er” voluntarily opened the car door for his master.

Lu Li entered, carrying a lightweight briefcase, and sat down.

Ah Er gently shut the door and moved to the passenger seat.

Starting the car with a step on the accelerator, the vehicle smoothly drove off.

Half an hour later, at four o’clock in the morning, the car stopped in a pine forest on the outskirts of town.

The morning air was cool and crisp, with Lu Li’s fingers lightly tapping on the car door, silently waiting for the target to arrive.

The Azure Dragon Festival is the government’s first major event of the year, with even the Governor giving a speech.

Counselor Wang Cansan would pass by here before five and head to the site to supervise and command, as a sign of his importance.

“It seems that aside from being a festival for praying for good weather, the Azure Dragon Festival also serves as an ‘annual work meeting’ for the officials.”

Lu Li patiently waited, but before the person arrived, cold droplets started to fall from the sky.

It was raining!

At the same time, Counselor Wang Cansan also encountered this rain shower.

He reached his hand out of the car window, saying,

“The first spring rain at the start of the season, on the day of the Azure Dragon Festival, a good omen.”

His subordinate, driving the car, flattered, “It symbolizes your auspicious transformation and fortune, a rise in office and wealth!”

Counselor Wang Cansan was in good spirits, but his face didn’t show it:

“Minor celestial events, in the end, still depend on human efforts.

How is the task I assigned you coming along?”

“Reporting to my lord, I have contacted the remnants of the Yahang people.

With you as their standard, they naturally bowed their heads in submission.

They can handle sourcing pregnant women from now on.”

“Good job.”

Counselor Wang nodded in satisfaction, but the next second, the hair on his back stood on end!

A chill shot straight to his crown!

This was the beast-like intuition of a martial artist!

Without a second thought, Counselor Wang slammed into the car door and jumped out.

The subordinate driving also reacted, but with the cultivation of the Refining Realm, he was 1 second slower.

1 second was the difference between life and death!

A screeching noise came, and a Warring States Bronze Sword, the “Mountain Breaking Sword,” hurtled towards them, piercing through the windshield, drilling a hole in the driver’s forehead, the seat…

and then chased after Counselor Wang with relentless speed.

Thanks to the dynamic vision of a Blood Swapping Warrior, Counselor Wang caught the trajectory of the Flying Sword.

“Hey!”

He exhaled and launched a punch, his fist explosively hitting the “spine of the sword,” which burst into a ring of air waves, sending the Flying Sword flying!

The punch was both accurate and ruthless; Counselor Wang was rather pleased with himself:

“It’s a Fetal Breathing Realm cultivator, but the Flying Sword didn’t exceed the speed of sound.

There’s a chance…”

No sooner had he thought this than his complexion changed dramatically—his fist was dripping with blood, with a deep bone-deep wound clearly visible!

“I definitely hit the sword’s spine…

The Flying Sword must have instantly turned its sharp blade towards me!”

Counselor Wang realized what had happened—the attacker had an extremely strong control ability.

But misfortune never came singly; another screeching noise approached, and the Flying Sword shot forth again!

“Top Magic Artifact!”

Counselor Wang’s face turned exceedingly grim!

His fist should have shattered an ordinary magic artifact, but this Flying Sword remained unscathed after the hit, clearly no ordinary piece!

In grave danger, Counselor Wang quickly concentrated his inner breath in his arm, trying to deflect the Flying Sword, while scouring the area with the corner of his eye for the cultivator’s position.

He soon found him…

Lu Li was not hiding at all, casually standing by the roadside, a mere 100 meters away.

Counselor Wang operated all of his inner breath without reservation, intending to fend off the Flying Sword before rushing forward to fight to the death!

Things went according to plan, the “Mountain Breaking Sword” roared toward him, and Counselor Wang struck with a punch again… only to immediately let out a wail of agony!

But as the sound of metal striking metal rang out, the Flying Sword transformed from a thrust to a slice, and with a single stroke, cleaved off his wrist along with the fist!

The blood that sprayed out was as lustrous as molten lead, and his bone marrow was as white as frost.

His face full of disbelief, he yelled:

“An Immortal Sword!?

Who are you, high-ranking expert, toying with me?!”

Blood Swapping Warriors seldom used weapons, for usual steel was as fragile as sticks to them and hardly useful.

Yet such a powerful body was easily severed at the wrist!

This Flying Sword was no mere magic artifact, but clearly something akin to a Magical Immortal Sword!

Little did he know that this Flying Sword was indeed just a newly-crafted Magic Artifact.

It was just that its foundation was too solid, forged from hard alloy, which endowed it with extraordinary power.

Lu Li said softly, “An ordinary ‘Blood Swapping’ martial artist is no match for me at all.”

He recalled previously needing a heavy machine gun and great effort to kill just one, but now it was much easier.

Having had enough of the experiment, he decided not to waste any more time.

Lu Li raised his hand and pointed, and the “Shadow Painting Sword,” styled like a Han Sword, shot out, joining the “Mountain Breaking Sword” in striking at the enemy.

“Two…

two swords…”

As the two Flying Swords howled in, Counselor Wang let go of his bleeding stump, his face filled with resignation:

“When did Jinmen have such a personage?

It’s the ‘Four Spirits’…

The ‘Four Spirits’ have come for me.”

In that moment, the pleas and sobs of pregnant women echoed once again in his ears.

Then came “clang, clang,” two crisp sounds, as both Flying Swords pierced through Counselor Wang’s forehead and heart.

“I…

I got what I deserved…”

Painted in his blood and brains, Counselor Wang collapsed.

But on his face was a trace of relief, for the pleading and sobbing in his ears had finally dissipated…

As the rain grew heavier, Lu Li retracted his Flying Swords, turned, and got back into the car, heading towards the next target.