Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Taking the Bait, Bull Demon is Professional [Tuesday, please follow!]
Boom!
Dark clouds gathered thickly, followed by a loud thunderclap, while flashes of lightning suddenly appeared.
Sudden rain plummeted from the sky, hitting the black tiles which, guided by the curvature, interwoven and gathered at the eaves into dangling curtains of water.
Li Che, having transformed his appearance and concealed his aura using the "Dragon Elephant Vajra", walked on the rain-drenched bluestone pavement of the Inner City, splashing the water under his feet.
This was weather suitable for killing.
Li Che walked slowly, his eyes lowered, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and carrying a big guy behind him, step by step.
A fire gradually ignited within him.
Although more than two months had passed... the fire had not only not gone out but had become even more intense.
That night, although he had killed Zhao Chuanxiong, killed Guo Zhan, and killed three Blood Exchange Experts from the Spirit Infant Sect...
Li Che remembered that Si Mubai was supposed to personally capture Xi Xi...
If it weren't for the intervention of the powerful, and the severe injury he sustained...
Li Che could hardly imagine the danger of that night.
So how could he forget?
How could the fire in his heart be extinguished?!
At this moment, he was headed towards the Golden Splendor Pavilion, where Si Mubai, after being seriously injured, had holed up in the Si Mansion for a long time, as if he had completely disappeared.
But Li Che had been waiting for him to be unable to bear the solitude and to come out.
Most young masters, after enjoying the hedonistic lifestyle, find it difficult to settle down to endure lengthy periods of tough cultivation in solitude.
As expected, Li Che finally heard that Si Mubai had booked a luxurious private room at the Golden Splendor Pavilion half a day earlier and had arranged for the best Oiran of the pavilion to accompany him for drinks...
Was Si Mubai really unable to bear the solitude?
If he dared to leave the Si Mansion, that meant his injuries must have improved.
But thinking worst-case scenario... with such fanfare and even reserving a private room in advance, was it too high-profile, or could it be a trap set by Si Mubai?
Li Che didn't dwell on it.
Si Mubai wanted to kill Xi Xi, wanted to use Xi Xi as the Spirit Child to lure others... Now injured, he might be even less likely to let things go.
Last time, the Si Family plotted against the Xu Family, causing all of the Divine Cultivators from the Xu Family to be recalled back to the Divine Cultivation Institute, making the Xu Family more cautious. It would be difficult for the Si Family to repeat their old tricks.
Which meant that continuing to stay in the Xu's Courtyard in the Outer City with its very low security was far more dangerous than entering the Divine Cultivation Institute.
The Divine Cultivation Institute provided at least short-term security without concerns.
If the Spirit Infant Sect were to break out completely, then it would be dangerous. By then... Li Che would certainly find an opportunity to whisk Xi Xi away.
This was another consideration for sending Xi Xi to the Divine Cultivation Institute apart from proactively nurturing her divinity.
And thus, Li Che could free up his hands...
Even if it was a baited trap set by Si Mubai with himself as the bait... he would still give it a try.
If there were a trap set by Si Mubai... Li Che felt that it was probably not prepared for the Bull Demon... The Bull Demon... probably didn't have the qualifications to force a Divine Cultivator to use himself as bait to set a trap.
It was probably meant for the Divine Cultivator who had injured Si Mubai.
If that was the case... even better, stirring the waters to catch fish, was what Li Che liked best.
No matter what, having missed the opportunity to kill Si Mubai previously, now that Si Mubai had left the house, it was Li Che's only chance.
Whether it was an opportunity intentionally given or not, Li Che wanted to give it a try.
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...
The security at the Golden Splendor Pavilion was much more formal than the last time he killed Lei Chunlan, with a patrol guard composed of Quenched-Bone Warriors, side knives at their waists, their Qi and blood intertwining like a huge net.
However, Li Che, now possessing a stronger "Slumbering Dragon Elephant" breath-concealing ability, nearly completely erased his presence, concealing his Qi and Blood to the point where he seemed almost like a dead man.
Entering the Golden Splendor Pavilion as an ordinary person, Li Che took a seat in the great hall and ordered some wine and dishes.
"Another day, junior will await Senior's honor in devastation."
Li Che decisively stood up, cupped his fists, and left.
The old man watched Li Che's retreating figure, carrying a huge black cloth, leaving without any hesitation, and chuckled while stroking his beard.
"A teachable lad."
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...
The torrential rain cascaded down from the heavens.
In the streets and alleys of the Inner City.
Li Che stood rigid and still, rain falling like columns, as if thousands of arrows were shooting into the human world, watching a luxurious carriage marked with the Si Family emblem slowing to a stop in front of the Golden Splendor Pavilion.
Watching the pale-faced Si Mubai being helped into the pavilion by two Meridian Martial Artists, whose qi and blood nearly materialized outside their bodies.
Li Che's expression was cold.
The mysterious elder had told Li Che that he had crippled the Si Family's Divine Foundation, to the Si Family...
The sky had fallen!
Now with Si Mubai acting as bait... who was being lured?
Probably those forces wishing to swallow the Si Family!
In short, the mysterious elder had already warned him that this fishing and feasting session... was not something he could interfere with.
"Crippling isn't killing... Which means, with Si Mubai as bait, might the Si Family's Divine Foundation possibly be behind this, planning a final battle before his demise to settle the Si Family's troubles?"
"So, is it highly likely that there will be a battle of Divine Foundations?!"
"A battle of Divine Foundations, indeed troublesome."
"However... I'm not going to battle a Divine Foundation."
"Ignore the storm and wind, the conspiracies and plots..."
"I'm only interested in Si Mubai."
Li Che whispered softly.
"Who is that mysterious elder? Could he possibly be a powerhouse from the Spirit Infant Sect? Most likely not... then it must be either from the Imperial Court or... someone from Divine Sect!"
"However, no matter which side's powerhouse..."
"He said my cultivation has only reached Bone Tempering Major Accomplishment... This indicates he might not see through the 'Dragon Elephant Vajra' Breath Concealment, thus... this bait, I can still take a bite out of."
Like that Zhao Chuanxiong, how happily he eats.
"Expert in eating bait, Bull Demon is."
Li Che murmured, even if he couldn't eat it...
He still needed to witness Si Mubai's death.
Boom!!!
As he finished murmuring, he suddenly looked up...
Only to see inside the Golden Splendor Pavilion, a tremendous divine force burst forth, countless particles stirred ripples, causing all the rain that had fallen into the Golden Splendor Pavilion to hang inverted back to the heavens!
Cracking and popping in mid-air as if frying beans.
All manner of divine anomalies energetically burst forth, ensnaring the entire Golden Splendor Pavilion!
It had begun...
Li Che watched solemnly.
His whole presence became more concealed, he pressed into a corner of the alleyway, merging with the darkness, added to the rushing rain...
As if he had disappeared from this world.
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