Chapter 123: They... Cannot Move??? (Requesting Recommendation Votes)
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Li Changqing was stunned.
He looked at the demons surrounding him.
They had come in such force simply because they wanted to find Shen Qingdai’s whereabouts?
Shen Qingzhen glared at Li Changqing and said in a low voice, “Tell me where Shen Qingdai is. If you refuse…”
He was about to issue his usual threat when—
“I’ll tell you!”
Bai Chuan cast a somewhat puzzled glance at Li Changqing.
Li Changqing said, “She’s in the abandoned factory at No. 103 Pingdeng Road.”
Shen Qingzhen narrowed his eyes. This brat was lying through his teeth!
Uncle Yun, who had been accompanying Shen Qingdai, had already told him what had happened in Nanlin City.
While investigating Huang Chao, this brat had taken him to that abandoned factory, where an immensely powerful Corpse King was hiding.
“Do you really think I’m as simple and easy to deceive as Shen Qingdai?” A murderous intent filled Shen Qingzhen’s face as he said coldly, “Li Changqing, you have an elder sister and a younger sister, don’t you? If you don’t tell me where Shen Qingdai is, I’ll have those two sisters of yours killed this instant.”
“Do you dare?” Li Changqing’s pupils contracted slightly. He clenched his fists in secret and fixed a deadly stare on Shen Qingzhen.
Li Changqing could not bear the thought of Li Lin and Li Qingxue encountering any danger because of him.
Murderous intent also surfaced in his eyes. Unfortunately, his abilities were still insufficient to deal with this group of demons.
Shen Qingzhen snorted coldly.
Just then, he sensed someone watching him and turned toward the distance.
A figure was standing far away, observing the situation.
Li Changqing followed his gaze and saw that it was the boatman surnamed Xie.
Boatman Xie stood before his room, calmly watching everything unfold, looking almost like a mere spectator enjoying the show.
“You two. Go over there and kill everyone.”
Shen Qingzhen pointed toward the row of houses in the distance. On his father’s orders, this detective was likely closely connected to Huang Chao’s disappearance and was one of the targets who had to die.
Since the man was a member of the Investigation Bureau, they naturally had to kill all the witnesses here, including Bai Chuan, lest the Strange Investigation Bureau trace the matter back to them.
With so many subordinates accompanying him, dealing with Bai Chuan would not be difficult.
The two demons relaxed when they received the order. Most of them had heard of Bai Chuan’s former reputation.
Being sent to kill a few ordinary people was naturally preferable to confronting Bai Chuan.
The two demons hurried toward the area where the boatmen lived.
Li Changqing’s brows drew tightly together.
The two demons approached Boatman Xie with weapons in hand and savage expressions on their faces.
They could not help feeling puzzled when they saw that the boatman showed no trace of fear.
Had they suddenly lost the strength to wield their blades? Or were they simply not frightening enough?
Boatman Xie furrowed his brows slightly and said calmly, “I’m only a spectator.”
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“Hmph.”
One of the demons gripped a steel saber and swung it down at Boatman Xie’s forehead.
Boatman Xie did not dodge. He remained where he stood.
Bang!
The steel saber split apart, yet Boatman Xie continued standing there, completely unmoved.
“Hiss.”
The demon stared in disbelief. “How is this possible? Give me your saber!”
With that, it snatched the weapon from its companion, infused it with demonic energy, and struck the boatman again.
Bang!
The steel saber shattered once more.
The demon’s hand throbbed painfully from the impact.
“Lord Qingzhen! There’s something strange about this man!”
The two demons retreated several steps, staring fixedly at the boatman.
Shen Qingzhen also looked over in astonishment.
He could now see that something was wrong. Two sabers had struck the crown of the boatman’s head, yet the blades had broken while the man remained unharmed.
Shen Qingzhen’s expression darkened, and he found himself in an awkward position.
He had originally thought he would merely be eliminating a group of ordinary people along the way. But now, something unexpected had happened.
He said coldly, “Li Changqing, are you still refusing to tell me where Shen Qingdai is?”
Li Changqing replied helplessly, “I already told you. You’re the one who refuses to believe me. What do you want me to do?”
How was he supposed to know where Shen Qingdai was?
After asking so many times, Shen Qingzhen had completely lost his patience. With a furious roar, he transformed into a massive tiger seething with violence, black demonic energy swirling around his body.
“Attack!”
The giant tiger that Shen Qingzhen had become pounced toward Li Changqing with a thunderous howl.
He would kill this man first, then slowly deal with Bai Chuan.
As the giant tiger charged, the overwhelming sense of danger instantly forced Li Changqing into his zombie form.
But the tiger demon was far too fast. There was no time to dodge.
Its claws struck Li Changqing brutally in the chest.
They tore several bloody gashes across his torso, and the tremendous force sent him crashing to the ground.
“Pathetic!”
A cold laugh rose in Shen Qingzhen’s heart. At the same time, he was somewhat startled. He had not expected this fellow to be a zombie as well—though a relatively weak one at present.
Just then—
“Ghost-Script True Art: Sorrow!”
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Bai Chuan slammed his palm against the ground. A massive spell formation spread out, enclosing every demon in the vicinity.
Countless pitch-black arms reached up from beneath the earth, gripping the demons and holding them fast.
Seeing this, Shen Qingzhen could not help sneering. “Bai Chuan, you’re restraining so many demons at once. How much spiritual power do you have left to sustain this?”
“How long can you hold them? Ten seconds? Twenty? Once your spiritual power is exhausted, you’ll have nowhere to go but death.”
Bai Chuan’s expression remained calm. “Your opponent is me.”
He seized Li Changqing’s hand and pulled him up from the ground.
“Ghost-Script True Art: Shield!”
Spiritual power formed a massive shield in his left hand, while his right held a short sword. He swiftly charged toward Shen Qingzhen.
With a muffled bang, he used the shield to block Shen Qingzhen’s claws. Then he leaped into the air and drove the short sword toward Shen Qingzhen.
“Bai Chuan, so this is the legendary genius of the dark path? You’ve been deceived!”
By then, Bai Chuan had already reached Shen Qingzhen.
He thrust the short sword toward one of Shen Qingzhen’s eyes.
In an instant, black demonic energy came surging toward Bai Chuan.
Bai Chuan furrowed his brows slightly, kicked Shen Qingzhen in the cheek, and used the force to retreat through the air.
Shen Qingzhen opened his enormous, blood-filled jaws and pursued him, intending to tear Bai Chuan to pieces in a single bite.
Not far away, Li Changqing watched Bai Chuan anxiously.
“The legendary Bai Chuan is nothing special after all!”
“That’s right. In Lord Qingzhen’s presence, he can’t even put up a fight.”
The demons surrounding them were entirely at ease. Bai Chuan’s spell could only restrict their movements; it could not harm them.
As long as Shen Qingzhen killed Bai Chuan—or Bai Chuan exhausted his magical power—they would escape unharmed.
Their voices, however, drew Li Changqing’s attention.
They couldn’t move?
When the demons saw Li Changqing looking toward them, they bared their fangs and snarled viciously.
“What are you looking at?”
“Once Lord Qingzhen kills Bai Chuan, we’ll tear you to pieces!”
With a smile, Li Changqing slowly took out twenty command talismans.
“Blazing lightning and raging fire, Lord of Southern Flame. Let flying venom soar ten thousand measures and shake the eight directions. Let the true talismans take form and reveal their true spirit at once. By sacred command, obey without delay!”
The twenty command talismans instantly flew toward the group of demons.
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