Chapter 40: Even Noble Scions Can Be Killed (Seeking Readers!)

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Clanging of weapons, a continuous hum!

Just like the shock in Zhao Chuanxiong's heart right now!

Because of Spirit Child, Zhao Chuanxiong had carefully gone through Li Che's background. An orphan who lost his parents at a young age, raised by his uncle.

Before having his daughter Li Nuanyi, he was just a laborer at Xu's Wood Carving Shop, a mere worker with nothing but some strength. Not to mention martial cultivation, he didn't even know how to farm.

Yet, in just over two years, this laborer had actually Bone Tempered!

Cultivating for two years... and reaching Bone Tempering!

What kind of martial talent is this?!

After all, Skin Grinding and Tendon Opening are extremely time-consuming processes. Zhao Chuanxiong himself had spent eight full years from Skin Grinding to Bone Tempering...

"I really didn't expect it... Just two years, and you, a mere laborer, have actually made a name for yourself in Bone Tempering!"

Zhao Chuanxiong narrowed his eyes, gripping the long saber in his hand, his murderous intent clearly visible.

After all, he had his eyes on Li Che's daughter, and with Li Che's high martial talent, there was a chance he might come back and become a great threat!

The people around the wood carving shop were dumbfounded.

Zhao Xuan and Wang Zhengping, who had received Xu Beihu's Skin Grinding technique along with Li Che, were somewhat dazed.

Li Che... had actually Bone Tempered?

How could it be so fast!

They all practiced martial arts together, and the two of them were still struggling with Skin Grinding, just having completed it and not even stepping into Tendon Opening.

Li Che had actually Bone Tempered...

Achieving Bone Tempering, a martial artist in the outer city would be a respected figure!

Li Che's face was cold. When he had completed Tendon Opening, Xu You had taught him Xu's Bone Tempering technique. Now, revealing his Bone Tempering cultivation was justified.

"Captain Zhao, you honor me."

"You just suspect, and you have no right to imprison me. You say the city lord issued a warrant to arrest Master Chen, but did that warrant also mention me?"

"Sun Changbiao coveted my daughter, making my family the victims. How can the victims be guilty?"

Li Che's arms trembled, his qi and blood surging throughout his body, and he spoke in a deep voice.

Zhao Chuanxiong narrowed his eyes, his murderous intent clearly visible. The broad saber in his hand hummed continuously.

He tapped the blade with his finger, the silver-white edge reflecting his sinister face.

"Do you, a commoner, have the right to question the authorities?"

"If I insist on taking you to Thunderclap Prison, what can you do?"

Zhao Chuanxiong's rough face was cold. He feared death, so... he had to kill Li Che.

Even if Li Che was the rising star of Xu's Wood Carving Shop, a promising master carver... so what?

In Zhao Chuanxiong's view, with these accolades, Li Che... had to die.

Otherwise, once Li Che rose, he would be the one to die!

"Xu You isn't here; who can support you in Xu's Wood Carving Shop? Even if they ask later... Xu's Wood Carving Shop wouldn't dare to touch me. My uncle is Divine Capturer Zhao Xuanhai of the inner city..."

Zhao Chuanxiong's saber technique was clearly at a high level, and the aura of his saber was gradually forming.

Once he achieved the realm of transformation, his saber intent would take shape, allowing him to resist even Divine Cultivators.

A killing aura swept through the snow and wind.

In front of the wood carving shop, many of the old masters hesitated about whether to help Li Che.

But provoking a mad dog like Zhao Chuanxiong was clearly not a good idea.

Most people, when faced with trouble, would choose to protect themselves.

Li Che's eyes narrowed, his heart filled with murderous intent, but also a bit of surprise. Zhao Chuanxiong... actually had a Divine Capturer uncle?

This was something he had not known before.

Divine Capturer... an inner city Divine Capturer who had cultivated divine nature.

A true Divine Cultivator!

Li Che's heart grew heavy.

To cut the grass, one must remove the roots, but if he killed Zhao Chuanxiong, the roots... were too thick to remove easily.

Faced with Zhao Chuanxiong's aggressive murderous intent, Li Che was thinking about how to respond.

In the distance, a sound broke the air, and a figure quickly shot over.

The snow and wind were like a curtain being torn apart!

Zhao Chuanxiong's brows furrowed as he looked at Xu You, who was rapidly approaching, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Wasn't Xu You restrained in the inner city?

Clearly, Zhao Chuanxiong had underestimated Li Che's status in Xu You's heart. As soon as his plan began, Xu You received the news and rushed back from the inner city...

Xu You was a direct descendant of the Xu family. His arrival made Zhao Chuanxiong realize that he couldn't kill Li Che today.

Sheathing his saber, Zhao Chuanxiong gave Li Che a deep look and quickly retreated, before Xu You could question him.

Li Che kept his eyes on Zhao Chuanxiong's retreating back.

Xu You landed, stirring up a wave of snow. The cold wind howled, and his face was extremely grim.

"Old Chen was taken away?"

"This Zhao Chuanxiong... wanted to take you too?"

Xu You clenched his fists, veins bulging: "Si Mu Bai has gone too far... too brazen."

Li Che was taken aback: "Si Mu Bai?"

"The Spirit Child Sect attacked Xu's 'Divine Cultivation Academy,' trying to take away Xu's Spirit Child. I was urgently called back to the inner city to guard it, and I couldn't stay in the outer city..."

Xu You looked at Li Che, his face serious.

"The Spirit Child Sect wouldn't dare to move against the 'Divine Cultivation Academy.' It's the foundation of the Divine Cultivators of the powerful families in Feilei City, but... we can't be too cautious, so it's a clear strategy, and I must return..."

"Zhao Chuanxiong took Old Chen away at this moment, and I suspect the Spirit Child Sect's target... is Xi Xi."

"Xi Xi's Spirit Child is of too high a grade. Si Mu Bai wants to lay the foundation for his divine nature, and he needs a catalyst, a high-grade Spirit Child."

Xu You's voice was cold, but also helpless.

"How can the Si family allow such actions, joining forces with the Spirit Child Sect? Don't the other families in the inner city care?" Li Che lowered his eyelids, gently touching the veins on his knuckles.

"Si Mu Bai is a direct descendant of the Si family and a promising candidate for the divine foundation. The Si family will definitely protect him. Without evidence, the other families can't say much..."

"After all, the old man in the Si family who has achieved the divine foundation is still alive."

Xu You exhaled.

"Although Si Mu Bai is a divine foundation candidate, it's extremely difficult for him to achieve it, and the chances are slim. That's why he joined forces with the Spirit Child Sect, hoping to use the [Soul Nurturing Carving] of the Spirit Child Law Master to break through..."

"The [Soul Nurturing Carving]... requires the divine nature of a Spirit Child as a catalyst, so..."

By the time Xu You finished, Li Che had basically understood.

So...

The cooperation Lei Chunlan discussed with Si Mu Bai was this.

That means... Si Mu Bai had already set his sights on Xi Xi back then.

"Si Mu Bai..."

Li Che narrowed his eyes... a noble scion?

Not easy to kill...

A peak Divine Cultivator... even with [Dragon-Elephant Vajra] activated, could he kill him now?

It would be difficult.

But... it's not impossible!

Noble scions can be killed!

"You don't need to worry about Old Chen. He'll be fine. Zhao Chuanxiong won't dare to harm him; his goal is just to move him away."

"Stay in the courtyard tonight and watch over Xi Xi. Don't go anywhere... if anything goes wrong, take Xi Xi and run, try to buy time and delay!"

"I'll be back tomorrow. As long as we can hold out until dawn, I'll return immediately..."

"I've mentioned your situation to the family, but unfortunately... my words carry little weight. Otherwise, Xu's Wood Carving Shop would have sent a Bloodline Martial Artist to protect you and Xi Xi."

Xu You gave a self-deprecating smile.

Being out of favor is just that sad.

Xu You had already explained Li Che's excellence, but he was still not taken seriously...

Li Che, on the other hand, comforted Xu You.

Without saying much, Xu You patted Li Che's shoulder, then bowed to the few old masters in the shop, and quickly left, heading toward the inner city.

Li Che didn't say much either. He said goodbye to the people in the shop who were still surprised by his martial cultivation and returned to Xu's mansion, entering the courtyard.

The courtyard gate was tightly closed, and Zhang Ya was holding Xi Xi in the house, her face slightly pale.

Li Che's return gave Zhang Ya a sense of security.

"Husband, Uncle Chen was taken away. Is he... okay?"

With her mainstay back, Zhang Ya became less resilient and started to panic.

Li Che took Xi Xi from her arms. The little girl was sound asleep, drooling, seemingly dreaming of the taste of sugar-coated haws.

"Don't worry, Uncle Chen is fine. It's just a small issue..."

"Wife, come here, I'll teach you something."

Li Che held Xi Xi with one hand and took Zhang Ya's hand with the other.

In the study, Li Che opened a box and took out a palm-sized black nanmu wooden bird.

"This is my mechanical [Wooden Crow]. It's quite powerful and can protect you and Xi Xi in danger. I'll teach you how to operate it..."

Li Che taught Zhang Ya how to use the [Wooden Crow], and she listened attentively, quickly memorizing it.

"Remember, don't expose it to open flames..." Li Che warned.

Zhang Ya nodded repeatedly, carefully putting away the [Wooden Crow], then looked at Li Che curiously.

"Husband... you said the little wooden bird is quite powerful. How powerful is it?"

The [Wooden Crow] is the seventh-ranked mechanical weapon in the Tang Family Mechanism Records, and Li Che had made some modifications with the talent of a [Divine Artisan].

After some thought, Li Che, considering his own strength, gave a cautious answer.

Power...

"If operated correctly, its power is roughly... enough to seriously injure a martial artist like Old Chen if he's not careful..."

"It can put him in a half-dead state."

(End of Chapter)