Myriad Paths

After deciding what to do, Li Qi started to take action.

First, he put the sleeping rabbit aside.

The rabbit didn't wake up.

Li Qi's heart was filled with evil thoughts.

There was something he had wanted to do for a long time.

So he put his hand on the rabbit's tail.

Pulled.

Wow, a rabbit’s tail can be so long!

Li Qi was satisfied and his evil thoughts dissipated.

Then, he put aside these things and got down to business.

He first laid out the covenant.

He could only manually arrange the covenant sacrifices, because Shen Shuibi's formation plate could only call Li Qi and had no other functions at all. It could only be regarded as a scrap with high technical content, with at most some collection value.

Of course, Li Qi must have put it away.

After the covenant arrangement was completed, a call was made to the people in the distance.

Then Li Qi carried Shen Shuibi out of the door.

Just as he came out of the secret room, two guards outside were startled and then rushed over.

The blade of the knife in their hands drew a stream of cool air. These guards asked, "Who are you?" ’ Without asking, he directly killed Li Qi.

This is the core of the Lower Nine Gates, and King Ma is among them. If a stranger appears here, he should be killed without mercy, and there is nothing to say about it.

But of course Li Qi also knew it, so he took out a jade pendant and shook it.

The guard immediately stopped his hand, shocked and confused.

This is the sign given by the King of Horses himself. Seeing the sign is like the King of Horses himself. Only the most core confidants will have it.

Who is this person? Why has it never been seen before?

However, despite their doubts, they immediately knelt down on one knee and silently saluted.

"Don't reveal my existence. Prepare a carriage and send me to the owner of the Grain Alliance. Tell the outside world that I am traveling as the King of Horses." Li Qi said in a cold voice.

"Yes!" The two agreed and then retreated.

After a while, everything was ready, and Li Qi rode a carriage and rushed to the manor where Wang Baiyan was staying.

Along the way, no one saw any trace of Li Qi except those at the core of the Xiajiu Sect.

The gods' distractions are tangible, so you don't have to worry about them, but their combat power is relatively weak.

Li Qi's current distracted fighting ability is probably equal to that of when he was still a tracker.

Because he was distracted, he didn't have any equipment, nor the blessing of the small world of the human body, and his martial arts cultivation was also in the physical body.

Therefore, he reluctantly relied on temporary incense to fight, and was almost no different from ordinary people.

But now, he doesn't have to fight.

Only the chess pieces need to go up and fight, and the chess players only need to sit by the chessboard and drink tea.

When there are not enough chess pieces, the chess players will personally play as chess pieces, but that would be a loss of status.

Li Qi is not afraid of losing his status, but it is easier for him to maintain a relatively high status now.

After a while, Li Qi hugged the sleeping rabbit and finally met Wang Baiyan.

This is the secret room in Wang Baiyan's manor. However, although it is a secret room, it is also decorated quite luxuriously.

In front of the table, there are books, pens and inkstones, and other things from the study room.

The walls are made of stone, solid, clean and smooth, with sandalwood edges.

There is a large tank made of transparent glass in the house, in which goldfish and Nymphoides are raised. You can forget the heat by sitting quietly.

Li Qi looked around and saw a lot of runes. It seemed that there was a formation here, but Li Qi couldn't understand this formation. It was not any type of formation he had come into contact with.

While Li Qi was still observing the room, Wang Baiyan opened the door.

"Ah, Brother Li!" Wang Baiyan walked over quickly with a face full of joy and sincerity: "It's great that you are okay! That monk -"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Qi put the sleeping rabbit on the table and punched it!

Wang Baiyan did not dodge, but was directly punched in the face by Li Qi, and hit the wall with a bang.

Li Qi's temporary golden body was partially shattered by the force of the counterattack.

Wang Baiyan rubbed his nose and was basically unscathed.

He smiled bitterly and climbed up from the wall: "Why bother, Brother Li, aren't we two good brothers who live and die together?"

Li Qi, on the other hand, waved his hand, used the breath of incense to replenish his golden body, and sneered: "We live and die together, why don't you knock on the door of the pagoda now, and let's have a heart-to-heart talk with the monk? This is what counts. We will live and die together, right?”

"Hahaha, that's not necessary. If I go in too, who will help Brother Li allocate Tang's resources? Right?" Wang Baiyan stood up, walked to the table, pulled out the chair and sat down, and said with a smile.

As he spoke, he opened the folding fan, fanned himself, and said relaxedly: "Besides, you can't blame me, right? What I said are all facts. There are no lies in any of them. I have never lied to you."

"Even if there are some discrepancies with the facts, it's because I don't know it myself. I wasn't deceived by that monk. How can this be blamed on me?"

This is true. From the beginning to the end, from Wang Baiyan's perspective, he never said a lie to Li Qi. Even if some of the words were false, it was because Wang Baiyan himself was deceived.

"Having half-spoken words is a bigger problem than telling lies." Li Qi said coldly.

Wang Baiyan replied with an innocent face: "But Brother Li, you haven't been deceived, have you? You neither destroyed the landscape formation nor broke up with the Guangyang government. Even after you returned to the White Rhino Army, you None of them used more radical methods to stop the blood sacrifice."

"If I were you, after recognizing the monk's location and situation, I would definitely not risk my life to protect the victims, but would decisively activate the Great Mountain and Water Array to confront him. In this way, wouldn't I be able to protect my own safety?"

"I guess I'm right, Brother Li must have left a backup plan in the Great Mountain and Water Array, and he has been able to use it for his own benefit, right? I calculated the time, and it only took you more than two hours to get back to Zhenguan from Guangyang, but you actually walked for more than three hours. You couldn't have slept in the middle, right?"

"But in reality? Brother Li, you didn't activate the Mountain and Water Formation at all. Instead, you simply followed the monk and left. I was also surprised when I learned about this. It turned out that from beginning to end, Brother Li, you didn't believe a word of mine." Li Qi shook his head and said unkindly: "If the Mountain and Water Formation was activated at that time, wouldn't it fall into your trap? I'm afraid that after that, you colluded with the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Nest to launch an attack and took the opportunity to nibble away at Guangyang?" Wang Baiyan heard this and chuckled, without commenting, and did not continue on this topic. He continued to talk about Li Qi's actions: "Moreover, what I didn't expect was that you actually had a back-up plan in Guangyang City. The woman before took the position of Horse King in half a day, and then negotiated with me, and tried to rescue Brother Li from the monk." "Everything is linked together, and there are back-up plans everywhere. Brother Li is thoughtful and far-reaching. I really admire him. He is worthy of being a disciple of Wushen Mountain. After escaping this time, he came to me again. I wonder what Brother Li thinks?" He flattered and revealed what Li Qi mentioned about himself, and then brought the topic to the point. If Li Qi still holds on to those things, it will seem that Li Qi is unreasonable. Of course, Li Qi can also see these little tricks in words. But he was too lazy to care. He didn't want to blame him. That was after the matter was over, so he just got straight to the point: "I don't count on the seventh rank. You probably can't take it out in Baiyue. Two eighth rank, at least two eighth rank combat power, appear in front of me within a month, no problem?"

Wang Baiyan put away his playful smile, snapped the folding fan, frowned: "What are you going to do? You don't want to challenge the monk with the eighth rank, do you? Are you looking for death? A hundred eighth rank together will only lead to death. Do you think the seventh rank is so easy to deal with?"

"Of course not, I know the power of the seventh rank better than you. I have other uses and will not be sent to the front battlefield." Li Qi said.

Wang Boyan had a serious expression and asked again: "Why do you have so many lies? Since you have already escaped, why don't you ask for help from Wushen Mountain, but come to me, a human being, it's simply inexplicable. Now you should inform the forces under your jurisdiction of Wushen Mountain. Although Chanzhi Monk is strong, he can't challenge a powerful person at the level of a state lord. It's not difficult to expel him."

"You are a direct disciple of Wushen Mountain. Can't you even call people?"

Wang Boyan was very puzzled by Li Qi's attitude.

What is the concept of direct disciples of Wushen Mountain?

There may not be many in the whole world. The number is definitely within a thousand, but no one knows the exact number.

These people are called "Wu Shen Mountain Young Master", which means that their master is a high-level Wushen Mountain official above the third rank, and these proud sons of heaven have their master as their future goal.

Even if they are only ninth rank, their status is equal to that of fifth rank.

As the son of a noble family in Tang, Wang Boyan knew in his heart that there were similar proud sons of heaven in Tang.

That is, the students of the Imperial Academy and the guards of the Emperor, all of whom are the top talents.

There are official schools in all parts of the Tang Dynasty. People in the village go to the county school, and the students of the county school can study to the next level, one level at a time, through assessment and recommendation, and finally screen out countless people. In the whole Tang Dynasty, there are countless people competing, and only a few dozen students can join the Imperial Academy for further study every ten years.

This is the selection of the literary lineage.

The guards of the Emperor are the selection of the martial lineage. The greatest honor for young warriors is to be selected into the guards, guard the palace, become the guards of the Emperor, and have many masters of the inner palace to guide them. They are guards in the inner palace and generals in the outer palace.

Wushen Mountain is relatively rough. They do not have a systematic selection method in this regard. Most of them are disciples accepted by each great witch at will, but those who can enter the eyes of the great witch cannot be really mediocre.

This shows the difference between the two sides. The way of witches is loose and casual, following the will of heaven, while the way of humanity is well-organized and strict in law.

Li Qi never told anyone about his identity, but Wang Boyan knew it because he inferred it from the reaction of Monk Chanzhi.

With a guess and looking for evidence, Wang Boyan quickly followed the trail and found Qingwu City.

Referring to the secret knowledge and skills in the hands of the woman under his command, and knowing that Li Qi blocked the attack of the Green Mountain God in Qingwu City.

Combining the three aspects, he finally confirmed Li Qi's identity.

Although Li Qi didn't tell him, Wang Boyan could guess the clues by himself.

Being able to do so many incredible things, if he is not the son of Wushen Mountain, his identity will not be much lower.

After hearing this, Li Qi took a look.

Wang Boyan knows a lot.

But it's normal. This person should have some status in Tang State, otherwise it would be impossible for him to preside over the overall situation with the ninth-grade cultivation, and even mobilize the eighth-grade combat power to listen to his orders.

He transferred the eighth rank, but he transferred it from the Tang Kingdom, so the trick is obvious.

However, Li Qi still explained: "It is precisely because I am a disciple of Wushen Mountain that I cannot order strong people to come at will, otherwise, what will I become?"

"The matter of Zen wisdom started with me, so it is naturally best to end with me."

Wang Boyan was shocked: "Brother Li!? Do you really want to touch the seventh rank?!"

"The son of a rich man should not sit in the hall, why bother to fight?! The ability of the ninth rank to fight the eighth rank is already a genius, and fighting the seventh rank, there is no precedent in the world!"

Li Qi shook his head: "If I can defeat the seventh rank with the ninth rank, then what do you think I will do?"

Li Qi said it easily, but Wang Boyan was not calm when he heard this.

He understood what Li Qi meant.

This made him shudder and tremble all over. He stood up directly, and even couldn't suppress his cultivation, but saw the floor tiles under his feet cracking, all of which were shattered by the overflowing Qi.

"Don't be so surprised, Brother Wang, do you want to add your name to this achievement? A descendant of a Tang family, coming to the Baiyue territory at a young age, can't be here to retire, right?"

"I see you plotting against me, plotting against the prefect of Guangyang, mediating between Monk Chanzhi and local forces for profit, and even daring to plot against the external invasion of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Nest. You don't have any guts, do you?" Li Qi asked with a smile.

Wang Baiyan took a deep breath.

To be honest, he hesitated.

He has been mediating everywhere, but he has never really entered the scene. The power of the Wang family can protect him. As a young master of a family, he has multiple eighth-grade combat forces under his command, and some hidden things that can basically protect his life in the hands of the seventh-grade.

But it is limited to protecting his life. The hidden things are used to buy him time to escape. It is impossible to really confront the seventh-grade head-on.

As for stronger treasures, it is not that there are none in the family, but he can't use them even if they are given to him.

The ninth rank being able to drive the seventh rank magic weapon is already the limit. Although some treasures do not require cultivation to use, such things cannot be bought even if the Wang family sells them, let alone given to him.

Therefore, his trump card can only save his life.

If he intervenes, although his life is not in danger, he may ruin all the plates he operates in Guangyang.

Moreover, Monk Chanzhi is not actually a seventh rank. He also has the puppet of Guangyang Situ in his hand, which means that he is actually the combat power of two seventh ranks.

If he really clashes with this monk head-on...

Wang Baiyan can only say that he can't find any chance of winning at all.

But that's himself.

It's him who can't find a chance of winning.

And the mysterious man in front of him is the son of Wushen Mountain.

Can he?

Can't he? No matter how famous he is, can he cross the huge gap between the ninth rank and the seventh rank?

Moreover, that Chanzhi monk was not just a random seventh-rank monk found on the street, but had the orthodox inheritance of Mahakala, and his strength was definitely top-notch among the seventh-rank monks. Even Guangyang Sima, who was also a seventh-rank monk, was devoured by him and turned into a puppet.

How many puppets did he have after he devoured their hearts?

Wang Baiyan was sweating profusely, hesitating in place, unable to make a decision.

He didn't have the courage to challenge a top seventh-rank monk, but he was reluctant to give up.

If he gave up, he might not find another young master from Wushen Mountain who was willing to work with him in this life.