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Chapter 92 The Grace of My Deceased Mother

Heaving heavy breathing came from behind him. Li Dachui rolled his eyes and saw Xiao Changche supporting himself with his spear, slowly standing up. He had previously beaten Tiele until he bled from all seven orifices, and now it was Xiao Dachui's turn.

Xiao Changche picked up his gun and moved step by step toward the man in black.

The man in black looked at him with a cold smile.

The gun was pointed at the man in black, and it was slowly extended forward until it finally touched the man in black.

But it could not make any further progress.

Xiao Changche tried his best to thrust forward, but at this moment his internal energy was completely depleted, and he even had difficulty lifting the spear. Facing a master of innate level, he couldn't even scratch the opponent's skin.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground with a thud once again.

The man in black sneered, "What's the rush? Let me drain this kid practicing the Qi of Heaven and Earth first and see the effect. The Heaven-Slaying Technique is too full of killing intent and ferocity, and the blood isn't very clean either. It'll be quite troublesome to remove the impurities after draining it. I'll only drain yours if the Qi of Heaven and Earth doesn't achieve the effect I want. Even a mosquito is still meat, right? If this kid can help me break through directly, maybe I'll be happy and let you go!"

Xiao Changche seemed not to hear the man in black's words. He lay on the ground, but still writhed like a worm, crawling toward the man in black.

"Xiao Changche, get out of here! I don't want to die with a freak like you, get the hell out of here!" Li Dachui suddenly cursed. The man in black seemed to be leaving Xiao Changche a way out, and Li Dachui was naturally unwilling to let him give up like that.

Unfortunately, Xiao Changche ignored him and continued crawling forward.

The coldness in the man in black's eyes grew stronger.

Xiao Changche finally crawled to the man in black. He struggled to raise his hand, clenched his fist, and then threw a punch, hitting the man in black squarely on the foot.

That force was probably enough to kill a mosquito.

With a kick, the man in black sent Xiao Changche tumbling through the air several times before he fell flat on his back, motionless.

"Xiao Changche, Xiao Changche!" Li Dachui shouted.

The man in black laughed and lifted Li Dachui up: "Don't worry, that girl won't die! I still need to keep her alive. If eating you doesn't work well, I'll eat her instead! At least she'll have some benefits."

Girl?

Li Dachui stared blankly at the man in black, unable to process what was happening for a moment.

Xiao Changche is clearly a man, but he looks somewhat like a woman; this guy has mistaken him for someone else.

However, this is also a good thing. The man in black mistook Xiao Changche for a woman. Since they are both women, Xiao Changche might have a slightly better chance of surviving in her hands.

The man in black brought Li Dachui close and lowered his head, preparing to bite Li Dachui's neck.

It bit through the carotid artery, causing blood to gush out; that was the most powerful move.

Li Dachui let out a long sigh.

He truly never imagined he would die like this.

He schemed against others but ended up losing everything. He tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead. No, it wasn't just losing the rice; he lost his entire capital.

The expected pain did not come; the opponent's sharp teeth stopped just a fist's distance away.

Then, surprisingly, it was taken back.

One hand grabbed the rope around Li Dachui's neck and yanked it off.

The fly ring was woven from snow spider silk, and a small jade pendant was tied to it.

Snow spider silk is as soft as hair, yet as tough as steel. The snow spider silk used on the kitten's knife was taken by Li Dachui from this rope loop. But now, this woman easily tore through such a thick rope loop woven from snow spider silk.

The man in black picked up Yu Linglong and examined her closely in the sunlight.

Sunlight falls on the jade pendant, and seven-colored rays seem to flow within it.

"Where did you get this?" The man in black looked at Li Dachui with a questioning gaze.

From childhood to adulthood, this jade pendant had been worn around Li Dachui's neck.
Zhou Zhi told him that this was the only thing his mother left him. "This is what my mother left me!" Li Dachui said.

The man in black shuddered slightly, straightened up, and released his grip. Li Dachui, whose body was stiff, fell to the ground with a thud, but he didn't feel any pain at the moment.

"Your mother? You're He Qingqiu's son?"

So, my mother's name was He Qingqiu?
The old man and Li Kaixin had always been tight-lipped about his background, and this was the first time Li Dachui had ever heard the name He Qingqiu.

"Does the senior know my mother?"

Regardless of whether He Qingqiu, the woman in black, was actually his mother, Li Dachui, seeing a glimmer of hope, immediately seized the opportunity.

If we could build a relationship with them, we might be able to escape danger today.

"More than just acquaintances?" The man in black flicked his fingers, and the chilling aura around Li Dachui vanished instantly. He regained control of his body and carefully moved his limbs before standing up.

The first thing Li Dachui did after standing up was to find a small box that had fallen to the ground, which he had kept close to his body. Then he hopped over to Xiao Changche's side, sat down, first checked her breath, then reached into his robes, took out a wax pill, cut it in half, and without hesitation stuffed the pill inside into her mouth.

"Return the Divine Pill? You're quite generous! This is a miraculous medicine that can snatch someone back from the jaws of death. This girl is badly injured, but she won't die!" The man in black behind her didn't stop her, but said calmly. "This personality is just like your mother's, both of them are incredibly generous."

“If we don’t treat him quickly, it will greatly affect his future martial arts progress. Although the Rejuvenating Pill is rare, it’s not that no one can refine it; it’s just that the materials are hard to find. We can always find them in the future,” Li Dachui said.

"She's your woman?" The man in black looked at Li Dachui, who was kneeling on the ground supporting Xiao Changche, and answered himself, "That's right. She needs a master who practices the Heaven-Slaying Technique to clear her meridians and heal her hidden injuries. You two are truly a perfect match! But it's really strange that you two were able to get together."

Li Dachui blinked, not daring to deny it.

The man in black in front of him seemed to have a deep connection with his mother, otherwise he would have already sucked him dry. If he said that Xiao Changche and he were just creditors and debtors, the man might have sucked Xiao Changche dry.

Didn't she say before that although the Heaven-Slaying Technique was impure, it was just a matter of spending more time cleaning up the impurities?

Even now, the Blood Jade Skill still strikes fear into the hearts of many who know of it.

Li Dachui found it very strange.

He had always believed that his mother or father must have had some kind of complicated relationship with the Qin royal family. Theoretically, they should have been mortal enemies with this escaped fugitive from the Dayong Dynasty, the kind of enemies who should have torn each other apart the moment they met. But now it seemed that his mother must have a good relationship with this terrifying guy in front of him. Otherwise, why would he let him go after seeing his mother's belongings?
"How did you meet my mother, senior?" Li Dachui asked cautiously.

The man in black, with his back to both of them, turned to look south and said after a long while, "The He Qingqiu I met in Chang'an back then was truly someone to be envied and resented! At that time, she was the bright moon in the sky, a pure pearl, a fairy admired by countless people, while I was just a rat in the gutter, a mudfish in the mud. Back then, I could only look up at her radiant shadow in the darkness and secretly envy her. But I also knew that I could never become her."

At this point, the man in black chuckled to himself, "I never imagined that I would cross paths with her one day. If it weren't for her, I would have died long ago. She's such a kind person; she not only saved me back then but also gave me a way to cure my hidden ailment. Like this girl, my family's Blood Jade Technique also has a fatal flaw. If it weren't for He Qingqiu, I wouldn't have been able to break through the shackles and advance to the Innate Realm ten years ago. But alas, good people don't live long! I knew that someone like her wouldn't survive long in this world."

"Did my mother also cultivate the Qi of Heaven and Earth?" Li Dachui asked.

“Of course not, don’t you know the origin of the Qi of Heaven and Earth?” the man in black asked.

Li Dachui shook his head: "The old man never told me this. He only said that it was dictated by my mother, that he memorized it, and that it was passed on to me in the end."

"He Qingqiu is practicing Phoenix Fire!" the man in black said. "Qiankun Yiqi is the supreme technique of the Southern Demonic Sect. Very few people can master this divine skill that combines strength and gentleness, yin and yang. Because in the early stages, this technique is inherently contradictory, and if not practiced properly, it can kill you. Therefore, the most well-known techniques in the Demonic Sect are Phoenix Fire and Moonlight Weak Water. It is said that these two techniques evolved from Qiankun Yiqi."

Li Dachui gasped.

If it's this dangerous, how could my mother let me practice so casually? It must be that old man Zhou Zhi who's up to something. When we get back, I'll definitely interrogate him.

The man in black held the jade pendant in his hand, and a wisp of true energy permeated it. Then, the emerald green pendant slowly turned fiery red, and within the fiery red, tiny characters appeared on its surface.

"This is the Phoenix's Fire Technique," the man in black said. "Your mother was truly generous, giving me this technique directly back then. Although I couldn't master it, I can rely on the internal cultivation method to gradually resolve the hidden dangers brought about by the Blood Jade Technique. So, it's no exaggeration to say that your mother gave me a second life. Therefore, I owe her one life! No, it should be two."

"Of course, of course!" Li Dachui said with a broad smile.

"Hiding me and escaping the Black Ice Guard's pursuit was one life; giving me a cure for my hidden ailment and arranging for me to leave Great Qin and arrive in Northern Yuan was another. Do you know how I left Chang'an? I became a maidservant accompanying Princess Chang Le. Those Black Ice Guard experts who laid a trap to hunt me down never expected me to leave in this way." The man in black glanced at Xiao Changche in Li Dachui's arms: "Are you sure you want to protect this woman? Think it through. If you protect her, then I'll have repaid the two lives I owe you. Next time we meet, I'll still suck your blood."

Li Dachui shuddered. "We have a relationship, yet they still want to take drugs?"
He gritted his teeth and nodded forcefully: "I'll change it. I'll try my best to prevent my senior from running into me in the future."

The man in black laughed loudly: "Just as cunning as your father, but not as weak."

(End of this chapter)