Chapter 46

Su Ru pursed her lips and smiled, "What are you looking at?"

Chu Li pointed to the side.

Su Ru smiled, "Do you think Uncle Chang is dead?"

Chu Li nodded.

A sword through the heart is almost certainly fatal, with no hope of recovery.

"Uncle Chang's heart is on the right side; he's been stabbed many times on the left!" Su Ru shook her head and smiled, "This has saved his life many times!"

"Really didn't expect that..." Chu Li laughed.

Su Ru said, "I've encountered two such cases, nothing to worry about."

Xiao Qi glanced at him, "Is it the Desperate Life Blade?"

Chu Li nodded.

Xiao Qi stared at him intently. The Desperate Life Blade concentrates all one's strength into one strike, with unparalleled power, but it's a risky move, so few people learn it.

Chu Li can throw ten blades, each with such great power, definitely stimulating his potential, with significant consumption.

Chu Li smiled, "At least everyone is fine."

An old man said solemnly, "It was you, young brother, who scared them away."

Chu Li smiled awkwardly, after all, it was his doing that brought trouble, if anyone really died, he would feel very guilty.

"They are probably from the Renguogong Manor," Xiao Qi said, "You don't need to feel guilty."

Chu Li looked at Su Ru.

Su Ru said, "The Renguogong Manor is our enemy, especially Miss Lu Yurong, who is a mortal enemy of our young miss, she's the worst!"

"Renguogong Manor..." Chu Li nodded, sighing inwardly, he has another enemy now!

Su Ru huffed, "We are enemies with the Renguogong Manor, no need to be polite, kill one less one!"

"Understood." Chu Li agreed, not asking more, now is not the time to ask.

Your position determines your mindset. As a member of the Yiguogong Manor, he can only protect the Yiguogong Manor, regardless of whether the other party is just, if they want to kill him, he can only kill them. The people from the Renguogong Manor are the same, they won't talk about right and wrong, they will kill him on sight.

Soon, the guards cleaned up the mess and returned to Xiao Qi, reporting the losses: three severely injured, four lightly injured, the rest unharmed. Only nine swords were left, all sharp green swords.

They gave the swords to Chu Li, these were his spoils of war. These green swords are not ordinary, each can be sold for a hundred taels, the value of a small house.

Chu Li hurriedly declined, they fought hard, how could he keep these?

A middle-aged guard pushed the swords over, "Little Chu, if it weren't for you, we would all be injured. This is the rule, not us being polite!"

Su Ru said, "This is the rule, Chu Li, don't be polite, everyone follows the rules!"

"... Alright, I'll treat everyone to drinks later." Chu Li no longer declined.

"Right, that's the spirit!" The middle-aged guard chuckled, "Don't worry, this drink is on us, everyone will treat you!"

The guards chuckled, looking at Chu Li with a strange expression. Just thinking about how he could take a life with a flick of his hand made them shiver. This is truly a dog that bites without barking, who would have thought he was such a ruthless person!

Xiao Qi said, "Don't let today's events spread, especially Chu Li's martial arts."

"Yes..." Everyone nodded, knowing that Chu Li was to be kept as a secret weapon. He has no outward signs of martial arts practice, making him suitable for this role.

Xiao Qi seemed to be thinking. Chu Li can see enemies in advance, likely due to his cultivation of Buddhist law, making his senses more acute than ordinary people. Having him around during travel would be much more reassuring.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, as if the people from Duleiyin Temple and the Renguogong Manor were scared off.

They arrived at the Yiguogong Manor in the evening.

Chu Li returned directly to the Yiqi Island courtyard. Xue Ling prepared a good meal and brought out good wine. Chu Li ate heartily, his mouth had been bland for days.

In the middle of the night, Chu Li practiced swordsmanship in the courtyard, the sword light like electricity. He recalled a set of Light Chasing Shadow Sword from his mind, wanting to practice and see if he could block Xiao Qi's fast sword.

As he practiced, the sword light was like electricity, forming a curtain of light around him.

He shook his head while practicing, still not fast enough.

Xue Ling stood to the side, secretly encouraging herself to work harder in cultivation.

"Knock knock" The courtyard gate was knocked.

Chu Li sheathed his sword, and Xue Ling went to open the gate.

Su Ru stood outside, beautiful as jade under the moonlight, looking into the courtyard, "Where's Chu Li?"

"Manager." Chu Li appeared, bowing.

Su Ru waved her hand, "Alright, follow me!"

She turned and walked away, Chu Li and Xue Ling followed her to the depths of the forest.

Two trees were placed on a thick layer of dead leaves. Chu Li glanced at them, bent down, and carried one into the courtyard. Su Ru pointed to the other and said to Xue Ling, "Plant this tree here."

"Yes." Xue Ling responded.

She felt that tonight was stranger than the last, planting trees in the middle of the night, but since the manager gave the order, she had to comply. She went into the courtyard to get the tools and found that Chu Li had already planted one tree and was tamping the soil. Su Ru, not minding the dirt, was also helping.

Chu Li straightened up, dusted the spiritual soil off his hands, and breathed a sigh of relief, a satisfied smile on his face.

Su Ru smiled, "Will it survive?"

"No problem!" Chu Li smiled, "Now it's complete, we can plant the Tianling Tree tomorrow!"

"Hopefully the Tianling Tree will survive!" Su Ru smiled.

She had also researched the Tianling Tree and knew it was very difficult to grow. Moreover, Chu Li only had a withered root, making it even harder, with little hope.

Chu Li smiled, "Manager, just wait for good news."

"Alright." Su Ru waved and left.

Xue Ling planted the tree, watered it, and Chu Li had already returned to the house. Xue Ling pouted, looked up at the moon, and thought, it's midnight, time to practice!

She practiced the Taiyin Eight Postures for half an hour, then returned to the house, sat on the bed, and circulated the Taiyin Decree. The inner strength flowed like pearls, dispelling her resentment. No matter how much he tormented her, she would accept it for the sake of the Taiyin Decree!

The next morning, she woke up and hurriedly got up to cook. She saw Chu Li squatting in front of a withered branch, staring intently.

She moved quietly, not wanting to disturb him, and decided to prepare a good meal to reward him.

Chu Li stared at the Tianling Tree branch, feeling joyful. This world is truly wondrous. Once the Tianling Tree was planted, it immediately connected with the three trees, absorbing their spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy from the three trees entered the Tianling Tree, converting into its own spiritual energy, rapidly nourishing its vitality, several times more effective than Chu Li using his own spiritual energy to nourish it.