Chapter 602: Chapter 145: Tavern Conflict (Part 2)

At the top floor of the tavern, everyone burst into laughter; Li Qingming’s words were indeed brilliantly crafted, cunningly insulting them indirectly as dogs.

Man Niu was no fool either, he touched his head and broke into a wide grin, laughing heartily: “True! Why should I bother arguing with a bunch of beasts!”

With his naturally charming and simple appearance, coupled with that perfectly timed silly laughter, Man Niu was construed as the perfect fool in everyone’s eyes.

“Courting death!” The young man in yellow snorted coldly, his eyes sharp as a sword, shooting towards them.

His tablemates also glimmered with sharpness in their eyes. The muscular man with three eyes revealed a mocking smile, while the others remained cold, watching Li Qingming and his group intently with undisguised murderous intent which immediately tensed and chilled the atmosphere.

Man Niu grinned innocently, turned his head towards the young man in yellow and said, “I’m courting death, so bite me!”

The others were momentarily stunned, unable to believe such shameless words could be uttered.

“Buzz!”

Unable to restrain himself any longer, the young man in yellow abruptly stood up and walked towards Man Niu, each step resonating heavily. Simultaneously, an aura of a Sub-Saint Early Stage burst forth, imposingly filling the entire tavern.

“Not good! Daoist Li Shan is being impulsive!”

“Quick, someone stop him. Does he want to be executed by the Cold Origin Guard?”

His tablemates’ faces subtly changed as they whispered amongst themselves, but unanimously, no one stepped forward to stop him. No one knew how the Cold Origin Guard would handle them, as they were afraid of being implicated.

“Say that again if you dare!” The young man in yellow stood towering before Man Niu, looking down at him with an ice-cold expression.

Man Niu lifted his head nonchalantly and repeated clearly, “I’m courting death, show me what you can do, bite me!”

“Hmph!” The young man in yellow violently raised his left hand, brilliance flashing in his palm, revealing a pitch-black dagger that he swiftly thrust towards Man Niu.

“Everyone saw it, he struck first, I was merely forced to defend myself!” Man Niu’s eyes flashed with a scheming look as he dodged the dagger’s attack.

“Hmph, as long as I finish you off before the Cold Origin Guard arrives, I will explain the reasons myself!” The young man in yellow seemed to have made up his mind to kill Man Niu and his companions on the spot.

“Swish!”

The cold gleaming dagger, time and again slicing through the void, drew out striking sparks, each strike deadly.

Meanwhile, Man Niu seemed to be struggling to dodge, narrowly escaping the sharp blade each time.

“Enough, Man Niu, stop playing around! Quickly finish this; I sense the Cold Origin Guard is almost here!” Li Qingming suddenly frowned and casually glanced towards the northeast, where several golden specks were rapidly moving towards He Ji Tavern.

“Alright, Brother Li!” Man Niu responded, his aura dramatically intensifying. The Barbarian Clan blood within him awakened, his might immense, he quickly dodged another stab of the dagger, concentrating all his True Yuan into his right fist, and lunged forward while shouting, “Kid, your grandpa is done playing with you! Die!”

“Boom!”

A thunderous roar ensued as scarlet blood splashed, white bone fragments scattered, and a cloud of blood fog covered the scene. A fist flickering with green light, unstained by any blood, appeared in the air!

One punch!

The barbarian Man Niu, an advocate of supreme strength, brutally shattered the spectators’ vision! With just one punch, he burst the self-righteous Sub-Saint Level challenger who came prepared for battle.

Even in death, the young man in yellow, Li Shan, could not believe how this reckless Great Han suddenly increased his cultivation, shattering his body and Primordial Spirit with one punch.

Scarlet blood dyed the tavern, pale bones clattered to the ground.

The bloody scene was horrifying!

“Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!”

Just then, four golden figures appeared in the tavern, dressed in metallic armor, holding iron spears, their presence steady like mountains, exuding a terrifying pressure!

A Golden Armor Cold Element Guard scanned the blood-drenched tavern, his eyes flashing gold unconsciously looked towards Man Niu standing in the pool of blood and asked, “What happened?”

Before Man Niu could reply, the muscular man with three eyes from the young man in_yellow’s table rushed to point at Man Niu and said, “Esteemed soldier, this man, relying on his superior martial skills and acting arrogantly, suddenly murdered our friend Li Shan. We ask for justice from the esteemed soldier to have him executed!”

“Oh?” The Cold Origin Guard scanned the tavern with sharp eyes, asking, “Is that really so?”

“Yes, sir!”

“Indeed, that’s the truth!”

The remaining three from his table also unanimously upheld the distorted truth.

The majority of the creatures in the tavern chose silence, heads bowed, adopting an ‘it does not concern me’ attitude. After all, less trouble is always better.

Seeing this, a gorgeously dressed lady sitting next to Li Qingming’s table couldn’t hold back and jumped out, reprimanding loudly, “Why! It was clearly you who provoked and initiated the attack first, yet have the audacity to accuse the victim! With such morals, are you really considered elite in your world? It seems your world is full of such scum!”

“You…” The Great Han with three eyes stood shocked for a moment before forcefully suppressing his disgust, saying: “No matter how eloquently you argue, you cannot change the fact that he provoked Li Shan and killed Fellow Daoist Li Shan, everyone has seen it!”

At this moment, Li Qingming gently nodded to the man and woman at the next table, then stood up gracefully and swept a cold gaze over the other beings in the tavern.

Every being swept by Li Qingming’s gaze lowered their heads in shame, some even revealing a gleam of schadenfreude in their eyes.

Li Qingming observed all these expressions and then turned to the Cold Origin Guard, saying: “Since all the fellow daoists are unwilling to testify, then I must testify for my brother myself!”

Having said this, he formed a seal with his hands and gently swiped through the air, whereupon a hazy ripple of water appeared in mid-air.

The scene displayed everything from their arrival at the tavern up to the previous events.

“Time Retrospection!” The Cold Origin Guards’ eyes were clear, but their voices were filled with emotion.

Upon seeing these scenes, the three-eyed Great Han, along with the other three people at the table, were all blank, regretting so much that their intestines turned green.

The three-eyed Great Han’s legs even went weak as he inwardly cried out in despair: “It’s done for… What kind of evil being have we provoked! To think that even the Power of Time Law such as Time Retrospection is so easily wielded…”

The Golden Armor Cold Element Guards glanced coldly at the three-eyed Great Han and the others, saying: “Sky Wolf Primordial World’s Li Shan, who arbitrarily provoked and killed the Barbaric World’s Man Niu in the city. Li Shan truly deserved to die! Four individuals from the Qianyuan Realm and Thunderbolt Origin Realm – they distorted the truth, disregarding the laws of Han Yuan City, should be expelled from Cold Origin Ancient City, never to return!”

“No, you can’t do this!” The three-eyed Great Han protested loudly.

“Yeah, you don’t have the right!”

The other three people also showed agitation, their auras fluctuating unstably, as if they could erupt at any moment.

The four Golden Armor Cold Element Guards with icy expressions firmly stated: “The master ordered us to handle all matters within Han Yuan City. Therefore, your resistance is futile! Technique. Expulsion!”

“Buzz!”

A tremendous momentum suddenly burst forth, with huge spatial fluctuations emanating from the void behind them.

In an instant, the void twisted, and four huge spatial rifts appeared abruptly behind the group.

“Ah… No!”

Four tragic screams echoed as the rifts swallowed them up, and then the void closed, as if nothing had ever happened.

After doing all this, the Golden Armor Cold Element Guards took a probing look at Li Qingming and hastily walked down from the tavern, stepping away.

“Hihi, Fellow Daoist truly has impressive cultivation and techniques!” The woman in palace dress sitting at the neighboring table laughed, showing her white teeth.

Li Qingming grabbed a handful of Clear Spring, washed the floor clean, and then turned to the woman and said: “Earlier, thank you for speaking up righteously, Fellow Daoist!”

The woman in palace dress waved her hand, saying: “It was a trivial matter. I simply cannot stand those who stir up trouble!”

Li Qingming smiled and said: “Fellow Daoist is truly noble!”

…

While Li Qingming’s table with three people was chatting with the two at the neighboring table, Leng Binghan and Zhen Jia were also whispering in the corner.

“Did Fellow Daoist see it?” Zhen Jia glanced at Li Qingming and Man Niu, saying.

Leng Binghan, confused, asked: “Saw what?”

Zhen Jia subtly glanced at Li Qingming and replied: “Did you see the Daoist in the dark blue robe and that strong man just now? Those who offended the Desert King, it’s them!”

“What?” Leng Binghan looked shocked as he glanced at Li Qingming and Man Niu, saying: “Are you so sure?”

Zhen Jia pulled out a piece of Jade, tossed it to Leng Binghan, and said: “This Jade contains the images of those two, you’ll know if it’s true or false after seeing it!”

“Indeed!”

Curiosity overwhelmed Leng Binghan as he finally probed the Jade with his Primordial Spirit, which perfectly recorded Man Niu and Li Qingming sealing and subduing Desert King Huntian on the Starry Sky Path.

“Wow! How ruthless!” After withdrawing his Primordial Spirit from the Jade, Leng Binghan pinched the bridge of his nose, only to discover his head and palms were sweaty, as if he had been pulled out of water.

“How is it?” Zhen Jia looked at Leng Binghan with some anticipation, tempting him: “This transaction could be huge, just obtaining detailed information about them could bring about a chance to become a Saint!”

After a moment, Leng Binghan said: “Fellow Daoist, these two are not easy to provoke, great powers of the Early Stage Sub-Saint, and he could instantly kill them, not even giving the Primordial Spirit a chance to escape! Why would I go to the trouble of investigating him? Am I crazy?”

Suddenly, Zhen Jia appeared stunned, frowning towards the staircase leading from the upper level of the tavern down, and said: “Ah, it seems there’s no need to go anymore!”

“Oh? What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist?” Leng Binghan asked, puzzled.

Zhen Jia faintly smiled and said: “The Desert King has arrived!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)