MTLNOVEL Chapter 908 - 909 Another Li Xiaobai Appears
Chapter 908: Chapter 909 Another Li Xiaobai Appears
“This is my Identity Token, please have a look, Master. I really am here to help Arhat Hall.”
Li Xiaobai took out the bamboo slip given to him by the Enforcement Team and displayed it before Wen Yuan’s eyes. Catching Jiumozhi would undoubtedly be much easier with the help of a Buddhist Sect disciple, and he didn’t want to miss out on such a strong ally for no reason.
But to Wen Yuan, this bamboo slip meant nothing of the sort. He stared intently at the three large characters on it, Li Xiaobai.
“Amitabha, the poor monk truly did not expect the donor to be so cruel and insane as to dare to randomly kill an Enforcement Team cultivator and then take his Identity Token in a vain attempt to impersonate him. Unfortunately, you dug your own grave the moment we first met. You are called Liu Jinshui, you are not a cultivator from the Enforcement Team!”
“A demon full of lies, this monk will not believe you, suppress him!”
Wen Yuan spoke with righteousness and authority, his loud rebuke emanated an air of integrity. Although his words were fierce, his feet honestly fled swiftly away. He feigned a thrust with his hand towards Li Xiaobai and struck out with a palm, then his figure flickered and he disappeared into the bushes beside the road, vanishing from sight.
“Damn it!”
The rest of the monks, seeing this, did as he did, sticking close before hastily fleeing, running with expressionless faces as if fearing they would be forced to stay if they were slow.
“Uh…”
Li Xiaobai was at a loss for words. These monks were not as simple as they seemed. Their actions had caught him off guard. Indeed, appearances can be deceiving. These monks seemed honest and trustworthy, but in reality, they were as cunning as hair, too shrewd indeed.
He reached for his Longsword and swung it a few times towards the direction of the bushes, but there was no response.
“It seems they’ve immediately used talismans or Magic Treasure items to flee. As expected of the monks from Arhat Hall, their sense of crisis is quite strong.”
Li Xiaobai nodded. Those monks had vanished in the area the moment they entered the bushes. If they had used talismans, they could appear in any direction. Missing the best chance to catch them, it would be difficult to do so again.
However, it didn’t matter. After all, he had come to genuinely assist the Arhat Hall in capturing Jiumozhi. There was no need to strain relations too much; he would just need to visit the Arhat Hall headquarters to clarify things later.
“Thank you, senior, for saving my life. I am in your debt and will not forget this kindness. If you ever encounter trouble in the Southern Continent, just mention the name of Hu Meizi from the Five Poison Cult!”
The person in the black robe spoke earnestly, though the appearance of being tightly bound made it somewhat comical.
“Think nothing of it, it was merely a helping hand. We cultivators have a natural sense of justice, raising our voice against injustice and acting when necessary. Such a minor matter is not worth mentioning.”
Li Xiaobai waved his hand indifferently, casually starting to search the person in the black robe.
“What are you doing, senior? You wouldn’t be trying to take advantage of me, would you?”
The body of the person in the black robe trembled suddenly, and they spoke with a touch of anger.
“As the saying goes, one should repay even the smallest favor. I saved you, so naturally, I shall take some compensation for your life. Seeing as how you’re new and look fresh out of the gate, I’ll give you a discount and just take a little less. Five hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Stones should be nothing for a disciple of the Five Poison Cult, right?”
Li Xiaobai, unsurprised, continued his search while talking, but as he did, he realized something was amiss. Pulling down the black robe’s cloak, a head of black, shiny, flowing hair suddenly cascaded out. The person in the black robe was actually a woman. Previously, the neutral tone of voice and the black cloak had kept him from noticing.
Gazing at the pair of angry almond-shaped eyes, Li Xiaobai didn’t immediately retract his hand but instead continued to search, stripping her of her necklace, earrings, hairpin, belt, and even a pair of boots. The materials of these items were no ordinary ones, they were the sort that, if sold, would be fought over by cultivators. Li Xiaobai, with his years of dealing in resources, had developed a keen eye and could instantly identify the most valuable item on the person before him.
“You!”
“How can you do this to me?”
The woman in the black robe was furious. Not only had he touched her, but also with a disdainful attitude. What in the world was this? Never before had she suffered such humiliation!
“You’re nothing but a beast, no different from those Bald Donkeys. You’re just lusting after my body. You are despicable!”
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“Tsk, tsk, tsk, a joke, you think I would covet your cheap body?”
“Just look at what’s on you, your eardrops are sea corals meant to calm and focus the mind, at most worth a few thousand premium immortal stones, your hairpin is a magic treasure, but the energy fluctuations on it can only deal with those at the Human Immortal Realm, let’s call it ten thousand premium immortal stones, and this necklace, can release a protective shield but it would be a stretch to withstand the onslaught of cultivators from the Earth Immortal Realm; the only thing that catches the eye are these boots, but take a whiff, what kind of person would wear such stinky shoes? It must take some real courage.”
“Look at you, not even owning a decent piece of golden-threaded light armor; your entire outfit isn’t worth more than a hundred thousand premium immortal stones, what do you have to attract me? Practically a giveaway, pay up quickly, don’t even think about welching on the five hundred thousand premium immortal stones!”
Li Xiaobai curled his lip, deeming the black-robed person before him utterly worthless. It was true anyway; he wouldn’t spare a glance at such cheap goods on a normal day, completely clueless as to where this woman got her sense of superiority from.
“You…”
The black-robed person, chest heaving violently, face turning from green to white to red, was both embarrassed and annoyed, eyes filled with rage. In her sect, she was treated like an Immortal, pampered and adored, the little princess everyone looked up to. This time, when she ventured out, the most favored senior sister in her sect had even specially arranged for an expert to escort her to the Western Continent; she’d never heard such “blatant truths.”
“Just you wait, my Brother Li will soon notice I’m missing. Once he finds you, it will spell your doom!”
The black-robed person shouted, feeling a bit of self-reproach as well. If she hadn’t sneakily left to take a look around, she wouldn’t have run into such an unfortunate situation.
“Done talking? Time to pay up, don’t force me to mercilessly crush a flower.”
Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently, picking a foxtail from beside the road and circling it around the sole of the black-robed person’s foot, causing her delicate body to shiver uncontrollably.
“I’ll pay, stop tickling me!”
“Swoosh!”
A storage bag suddenly flew out, Li Xiaobai caught it and glanced inside; half a million premium immortal stones lay quietly. He nodded in approval.
“Being grateful is a virtue, congratulations young lady, you possess this virtue. Henceforth, your path in cultivation will be smooth sailing; no need to thank me, it’s all part of what I should do.”
Li Xiaobai tucked away the storage bag, and his golden chariot manifested, ready to leave.
“Wait a moment!”
“We’re in a remote area, could the young master give me a lift? As long as we can find my Brother Li, he will definitely reward you handsomely.”
Hu Meizi called out.
“Didn’t you say that once your Brother Li finds me, I’m as good as dead?”
Li Xiaobai spoke with a mocking smile.
“Those were words said in anger, young master saved me, why would I bite the hand that feeds? We of the Five Poison Cult are the most loyal!”
Hu Meizi said with a coquettish laugh.
“What’s the name of your Brother Li?” Li Xiaobai asked.
“To respond, my Brother Li’s name is Li Xiaobai, the same genius who recently dominated the Human Immortal Ranking List!”
Hu Meizi said with evident pride.
Li Xiaobai: “???”