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"I"
Cheng Shifei's words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say them.
Seeing this, Shangguan Haitang smiled.
"Look, you're in a dilemma now too."
"Whether I advise you to let go or you insist, you must be in a lot of pain."
As she spoke, Shangguan Haitang looked at Duan Tianya and the others.
"Actually, Mr. Li admires you very much; I could sense that from his attitude..."
"The reason Mr. Li did not answer twice is because he wanted you to let it go."
"But you gave up this opportunity."
"In addition, when we were at the inn, Mr. Li avoided the topic of his godfather and instead talked about your own private matters."
"This is the last warning, and it's what I got in exchange for using my identity as the owner of Ping An Inn."
"Based on my understanding of Mr. Li, the fact that he is reluctant to talk about something means that it will bring endless pain to others."
"Take the Duan family of Dali, for example."
"Duan Yu has gone mad, Duan Zhengchun has shaved his head and become a monk, and Dao Baifeng has hanged himself."
"Duan Zhengchun's daughters became objects of ridicule in the martial arts world."
"Except for Wang Yuyan, who is living well under Mr. Li's protection, everyone else is living a life worse than death."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Shifei couldn't help but swallow.
"It's not that serious, is it? This kind of thing should just be an exception."
"Yes!"
"Duan Yu's case is just an exception, but there are countless absurd things in the world. Which one can we bear the consequences of?"
"Although Mr. Li did not reveal the truth, I could clearly sense it."
“There is a pair of eyes watching us. Mr. Li knows who the owner of those eyes is, but he just doesn’t say it.”
"What should we do next? Should we still save Shenhou?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Haitang looked up at the azure sky.
"Of course we should save them. I've actually learned a lot while staying at Ping An Inn for so long."
"At first, I stayed at Ping An Inn at my godfather's behest, but later on, I became more and more reluctant to leave Ping An Inn."
"Because this martial world is a man-eating monster!"
A small courtyard in a bamboo grove.
Li Chengqian, who had been sitting in meditation for a day and a night, opened his eyes.
"When Yin and Yang are reversed and the secrets of Heaven are in chaos, this is the moment!"
"System, initiate the Golden Lottery!"
Li Chengqian roared inwardly and then began the lottery draw.
You know, this lottery draw has absorbed the good fortune of two beautiful women's first kisses, so it's bound to bring out a gold prize.
"Ding! Prize draw successful!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have gained one-fifth of Wang Xianzhi's martial arts insights (two-fifths have already been gained)."
Li Chengqian:
I'm not very satisfied with this reward!
Chapter 343 Platinum Lottery, Heaven-Destroying Sword Twenty-Three
Looking at the reward in front of him, Li Chengqian felt a toothache.
It's not that the reward isn't good enough, but Li Chengqian is really worried about the upcoming Platinum Lottery.
One Platinum lottery draw costs one million popularity points, while a Gold lottery draw allows you to participate ten times.
You should know that I still have several things on me that I haven't finished smoking.
The True Martial Emperor's fortune was incomplete, Wang Xianzhi's enlightenment was incomplete, and the Vajra Blood was incomplete.
These items have a very high chance of being drawn from the Gold Lottery Pool.
If I were to use it to gamble on the Platinum Lottery Pool, what kind of reward would be equivalent to ten of them?
Faced with a massive popularity score of one million, even Li Chengqian, a gambling addict, hesitated.
"Ugh!"
"Forget it, let's play it safe."
Li Chengqian sighed, seemingly having made a decision in his heart.
"System, initiate the Platinum Lottery."
"Ding! Prize draw successful!"
"Hey! System, how could you do this? I clearly said it was a ten-pull of gold, why did you give me a platinum draw?"
"What if we lose money?"
Li Chengqian began to frantically complain about the 27-day system, but unfortunately, the system only had rules and no emotions.
Otherwise, the system will definitely give this shameless gambler a good beating.
After a while, Li Chengqian cautiously shifted his attention to the system panel.
God help me, please don't lose money!
When Li Chengqian turned his attention to the system panel, he saw a line of text appear on it.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained Sword Twenty-Three!"
Li Chengqian: Oh ho!
"hey-hey!"
"I knew it! Take a gamble and you might just win big!"
Li Chengqian sat down with a smile, ready to properly absorb "Sword Twenty-Three".
However, after claiming the reward, a note appeared after the "Sword Twenty-Three" reward.
[Note: The system detected that the host's martial arts cultivation and sword comprehension are insufficient. Forcibly using Sword Twenty-Three will result in the dissipation of the primordial spirit.]
Li Chengqian:
What is this? I received a reward, but it's as if I didn't get anything at all.
Could it be that the system overheard what I just said and is deliberately messing with me like this?
It took Li Chengqian about a full minute for his lips to twitch before he calmed down.
"Never mind, I'll learn it first."
As he crushed the two golden cards, Wang Xianzhi's martial arts insights and the complete set of insights from Sword Twenty-Three instantly flooded into Li Chengqian's mind.
boom!
An invisible wave emanated from Li Chengqian and spread outwards.
Old Huang, lying dead under the tree.
"cough!"
A bout of coughing disrupted Old Huang's retirement life.
The previously lazy Old Huang sat up, exuding the sharp aura of a peerless swordsman.
Looking at Li Chengqian on the roof, a hint of relief flashed in Old Huang's eyes.
"I didn't expect that young master has already reached this level?"
"I'm really getting old. I can't even handle the aftershocks of the young master's swordsmanship."
As he spoke, Old Huang took a swig of rice wine, washing away the faint sweet and fishy taste in his mouth.
Ping An Inn, Room No. 3 (Tianzi).
"puff!"
Ximen Chuixue, who was meditating, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.
At the same time, Lu Xiaofeng, who was drinking and reading a storybook, also rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground.
This sudden situation completely terrified Sun Xiuqing.
She immediately went to Ximen Chuixue's side and channeled her inner energy to try to stabilize his injuries.
However, when Sun Xiuqing's internal energy entered Ximen Chuixue's body, Sun Xiuqing found that Ximen Chuixue's body was not abnormal.
Once he had recovered, Ximen Chuixue waved his hand and said, "There's no need to transfer internal energy anymore; my mind is damaged."
"There is no cure; the only thing to do is let time heal the body."
"what!"
"How could this happen? Did someone ambush you?"
“If anyone dares to make a move at Ping An Inn, I’m going to find Mr. Li.”
Just as Sun Xiuqing got up, Ximen Chuixue, who was on the ground, grabbed her hand.
"No need to go, this was caused by Mr. Li."
"Why did you provoke Mr. Li?"
In response to Sun Xiuqing's question, Ximen Chuixue glanced out the window at the direction of the bamboo grove courtyard.
"Mr. Li must be practicing a sword technique specifically designed to kill the primordial spirit."
"Since it is swordsmanship, it naturally contains the essence of swordsmanship."
"The commotion just now was probably the aftershock of Mr. Li's cultivation. I subconsciously resisted, which is why I got injured."