Chapter Fifteen: Preaching

  "Hurry, hurry, open the mechanism, seal off Channel 1 and 2, gunners go to the top!" Even before the colorful lights appeared in the sky, an alarm sounded in Villa No. 7, the piercing alarm echoing throughout every corner of the villa, and Ning Ge and Lan Jie had already made various arrangements."

  It's true, even I, a small white, can feel the danger they must have anticipated, but what they didn't expect was the enemy's attack to be so fierce. The leader of the group held a half-person-high pair of scissors and was extremely ferocious, showing no mercy or restraint, killing anyone in sight. It was just one charge that shattered the courage of most people, while others showed no quarter, poisoning those who were poisoned, and casting spells on those who were cast upon. In an instant, hundreds of people were scattered and knocked to the ground.

  However, their offensive was greatly suppressed after entering the villa. The reason is that the villa is full of 'elites'. Li Huaguang's bodyguards are also divided into levels. Those who watch the scene are just the lowest-level fighters. Even someone like Ba Ge can only be considered mid-level. Only those like Ning Ge and Lan Jie are considered 'elites'. So, with the cooperation of these armed 'elites' and the villa's machinery, the enemy's offensive was cut off.

  "The trick of the mechanism, there is Mohist mechanism here, quickly cast a spell to break it" The attack of hot weapons was not the biggest threat to these masters, the greatest threat was the mechanism in the villa, mysterious and unpredictable, as soon as they made their move, several people's lives were taken away, shocking San Shendao and others.

  "No way, we can't use magic here. The left envoy hasn't fully subdued the Li family yet, and if our magic is discovered, he might end up destroying us along with them." Ling Yue shouted to the crowd. Tonight's plan was originally divided into several parts, one of which was the battle between the left envoy and other Baitu masters against the villa guard Li Shifu. However, this Li family guard also had real skills, and even if the left envoy was more powerful, he couldn't do anything about it after being at a disadvantage in terms of timing and location.

  "Then let's launch a fierce attack, and each of us will show off our skills." The rift mouth demon suggested, they had already attacked this far, how could they retreat now? Others basically shared the same idea, so in the next moment, everyone immediately displayed their signature moves.

  "Come on, little ones! Eat their flesh and drink their blood!" Lick's mouth opened as he summoned a few skulls to charge forward.

  "Ha ha, watch this!" Another person threw out a sack, and suddenly a strong gust of wind arose, sending several dark shadows flying off into the distance.

  "Killing" Ling Yue also summoned several puppets to charge forward.

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  "Withdraw, withdraw quickly, can't hold on" I was stunned by Lan's sudden rush in while waiting anxiously for the result, because at this time Lan was covered in blood, her face pale as if she had been seriously injured. If even Lan was like this, how could things be okay outside?!

  "Retreat, where to retreat?" I shouted loudly. The No. 7 villa was built on the middle of the mountain, and the road down the mountain must have been blocked. Climbing over this mountain was an extremely unwise choice.

  "Let's go through the tunnel," Lan Jie said with a frown after thinking for a moment. Then she spoke into the earpiece, "Brother, I'll take Lin Hao through the tunnel, you take the others to the secret room."

  After finishing speaking, Lan Jie lifted up a painting on the wall and knocked seven or eight times on the wall. It was like entering a password. After knocking, the sound of machinery whirring could be heard immediately. Along with the whirring of the machine, an opening appeared at the head of the bed, which was exactly the entrance to the underground tunnel.

  "Follow me, remember, this tunnel is very dangerous, you must not go wrong," Lan Jie said to me in a very serious tone after entering the tunnel. In front of me were four identical tunnels, all with invisible ends and dim lights.

  "The underground tunnels of Villa No. 7 are the most complex, combining ancient Mohist mechanisms and modern escape structures. One wrong step could be disastrous. All four tunnels lead to safe places, but the methods for walking through them differ. From left to right, odd-numbered tunnels require you to walk with your back against the wall on the right side, while even-numbered ones require you to walk along the left side. After choosing a tunnel and advancing 100 meters, there will be another four tunnels, which is also the most dangerous place. If you choose the first tunnel for the first time, then this time you can only choose the second one. The subsequent forks are the same. Do you understand?" Lan Jie explained to me, pointing at the four tunnels.

  "Uh-huh", I replied, but shook my head vigorously because I didn't understand what Lan Jie was saying at all. What's with the even and odd numbers? How am I supposed to understand that? It's so complicated!

  "Alright, follow me, don't leave my side for a single step, tread on my footprints." Lan sister was somewhat speechless. Although this path is very complicated, that's only for outsiders. As long as you grasp the rules here, it's not dangerous at all.

  Lan sister led the way in front, I followed closely behind her. From Lan sister's appearance, it seemed that she had been here before, with a sense of familiarity, so I didn't feel the danger brought by the underground trap mechanism, but instead my mind wandered to think about the battle situation on the ground.

  Judging from the layout of Villa No. 7 and this place, Li Huaguang is absolutely a clever person. How could such a clever person only arrange some ordinary people here? With his financial resources, it's not difficult to hire some mercenaries or high-ranking masters from Buddhism and Taoism, but he didn't. The ones who came were just some ordinary people, looking fierce but unable to withstand a single blow.

  Even tonight's battle, Lan Jie and the like bodyguards have realized a big problem, how could Li Hua Guang not think of it? After thinking about it, I can only come up with one result, that is, Li Hua Guang gave up on his promise, gave up on his personal relationship with 'Chicken' Ye, because this involves extremely large interests. The benefits he lost by keeping his promise far exceeded the benefits he expected to gain, so he would make such arrangements. Of course, on the surface, he made it impossible for anyone to say anything, because outsiders only saw him desperately protecting me, even sending out bodyguards who were close to his family members, so even if I died, no one could blame him.

  I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine, this is human nature, this is the complexity of society. Previously, Fatso had said that Li Huaguang was a trustworthy person, who would not go back on his word, so he entrusted me to them, but just one day later, he couldn't withstand the pressure. Although from a self-interest perspective, there's nothing to gain, as the person involved, I still feel a bit heartbroken. I'm worried about Fatso and Jiuye's poor judgment of character. Of course, what warmed my heart was Lan Jie, she must have had the opportunity to retreat with Ning Ge and the others, but now she's alone, bringing me on the run. You know, bringing me along is extremely dangerous right now.

  As soon as I opened my mind, I felt a thousand emotions, and my brain thought of hundreds of possibilities. Slowly, I forgot that I was escaping with Lan Jie, until she brought me to a "door".

  "Lin Hao, open the 'door', and there's a highway right in front of us. There are two motorcycles filled with gas here, enough to travel over 100 kilometers. Where do you want to go?" Lan Jie said to me as she uncovered the motorcycles wrapped in canvas, asking me to choose where to go, which also meant that Li Huaguang had made his intentions clear - he didn't want me to return to his territory again and would no longer protect me.

  "Let's head south, first leave Jiangbei City and then talk about it later. But Lan Jie, you should go back, the road is dangerous, you don't have to do this." I thought for a moment, realizing that I really had nowhere to go in Jiangbei City, now my only thought was to leave this place.

  "What do you mean, walking alone?" Lan sister frowned.

  "Yes, alone, I realize how much danger I am in now, if..."

  "Shut up!" Lan Jie cut me off harshly, saying "Since you know that, are you still trying to get yourself killed? My brother and I have been traveling the world relying on just one word: righteousness. Since we promised to keep you safe for three days, we won't give up, especially since you also saved my life, I'm not an ungrateful person."

  "But it's really dangerous, I could die at any moment, and it wouldn't be good for you to follow me either, let alone explain things to President Li." Hearing Lan's words moved me greatly, people like her are truly rare in this world. But the more she spoke, the more I didn't want her to follow me, because I didn't want her to die for my sake.

  "'Cross' generation, hum, what 'cross' generation, from now on I am no longer a slave of Li Huaguang" As soon as she mentioned Li Huaguang, Lan's eyes flashed with complex emotions.

  "What's going on?" Lan Jie's tone was so unfamiliar, it didn't seem like she was joking. She was clearly Li Huaguang's trusted bodyguard, how did she become a stranger in just one day?

  "It's not the time to talk about this, let's go for a ride, by the way, you know how to ride this bike, right?" Lan sister obviously didn't want to tell me about the past, so she got on the motorcycle and started it herself.

  I can ride a motorcycle, so I immediately started the car and rushed out first after Lan sister opened the switch of the front 'door'.

  Just as I stepped out the door, a long black shadow flew towards me. By the time I realized it was a tree trunk, I couldn't dodge in time. I watched helplessly as I took the hit and fell to the ground.

  I was knocked to the ground, my chest hurt extremely, even breathing was painful, under such severe pain I didn't dare move at all, let alone try to escape.

  "Take her away!" appeared in front of me with over a dozen feet, and from above came a cold female voice.

  "Don't move, let him go" Next was Lan's voice, I heard the sound of guns being cocked, they might be in a standoff. I wanted to say something, but my mouth was wide open and nothing came out, not just because of the severe pain.

  "Miss Li, you're just a bodyguard, why are you so desperate? Even Li Huaguang has given up, why do you still insist on this?" The cold voice above her head rang out again, and she actually had the intention of persuading Lan to surrender.

  "As a bodyguard, I must do my duty. When Mr. Li handed the person over to me, he said it would be for three days, and now it's only the second day." Lan's tone was very calm, but everyone could hear the firmness in her words.

  After hearing Lan's words, I couldn't bear it anymore. No matter what Lan's purpose was, I couldn't let her take risks for me again. I had to take care of my own affairs myself.

  "Lan sister, you go ahead, don't mind..."

  "Shut up!" I took a deep breath, wanting to make Lan sister leave, but before I could finish speaking, I heard an unpleasant voice. Then, a muffled sound came from above my head, followed by an even more intense pain that made my vision go black, and I fainted. But just before I passed out, I seemed to have heard the sound of gunfire.

  I don't know what it's like to be knocked unconscious, all I know is that a sharp pain came and everything went black before losing consciousness. When I woke up again, it was because someone shook me awake, opening my eyes to see the ethereal beauty of Kou Kenji in front of me.

  "Master, how did I end up here again?" I asked in surprise upon seeing Kou Kenji.

  "Disciple, I forcibly pulled you in because the master felt the change of the Heavenly Way." Kou Qian's expression changed from his usual calm and carefree demeanor to one of deep concern.

  "What does the change of heaven have to do with me?" I asked in doubt, and in my heart, I cursed loudly, what does the change of heaven have to do with Laozi!

  "Alas, this change is related to the Wheel of Reincarnation. I have already sensed that the Wheel of Reincarnation in your hand is changing rapidly, and my soul power is also being rapidly consumed. It won't be able to hold on for much longer, so I've called you here to 'hand over' the aftermath." Kou Qianzhi sighed.

  "What, after I'm gone, Master don't scare me" Hearing Kou Qian's last words, I was suddenly scared to death. Master, ah, my big leg hasn't avenged you yet, how can you die?!

  "Disciple, listen to me. Although we've only met twice, you and I have a predestined relationship. I'm passing on the 'True Classic of the Diagrams' to you not with the expectation that you'll make the Tian Shi Dao flourish, but rather because I hope you can live a good life, diligently study the Daoist methods, and don't let the Tian Shi Dao's lineage be cut off. Also, I've left some treasures in a stone cave on Mount Song. After you leave, I hope you can retrieve them. Those things will be of great help to your cultivation."

  "What, left the treasure, where is the treasure? Oh no, Master, even if I have a disciple, I won't be able to get it. Now there are several formidable guys blocking outside, and I just got knocked out." Hearing about the treasure made my spirit lift up, as for making the Tian Shi Dao prosperous, I never thought of that, all I can think of is how to survive.

  "Disciple, those are just external objects, nothing can be relied upon, only oneself is the foundation. The master has already calculated that the Wheel of Rebirth Temple will open, and the Eye of Rebirth will return soon. Whatever you do, don't go to Kunlun Mountain!" Kou Qianzhi started with a gentle tone, but when he said the last sentence, his voice became extremely severe, a tone I had never seen before, it startled me, and before I could react, he slapped my head with his palm again.

  "Master!" I let out a loud and mournful cry, could this be the last time I see him?! As the scenery changed around me, I found myself back at the entrance of the tunnel. The few people not far away were all attracted by my mournful cry, after all, they didn't know who I was shouting for.

  "Lan, Sister Lan" As I saw the situation in front of me clearly, a fierce anger suddenly ignited in my heart. Because I saw that Sister Lan had been seriously injured and was being trampled on by a woman wearing a white veil, with a gun pointed at her. If it weren't for my shout, Sister Lan might have died already.

  Perhaps sensing my anger, the eye on my right hand began to heat up again, and a golden light quickly pierced through the bandage and radiated out, causing the woman's eyes to widen in shock, as if she had seen some incredible treasure.

  "Kill him." The woman pointed at me, and several people around her immediately pounced on me. But just as they were about to reach me, a fierce gust of dark wind blew out from my body, preventing them from getting close.

  "Who is this little demon, daring to be so presumptuous in front of me?" Feeling the sharpness of the 'yin' wind, the veiled woman was extremely disdainful. This little demon may be formidable, but who are they? They're just playing around, so she pulled out a small bell and immediately began to cast her spell.

  "Disciple, I'll teach you the first use of the Wheel of Reincarnation. Use your soul as a sacrifice, and the sun's flames will emerge." Along with the golden light, Jin Guang Ke Qian appeared in front of me once again, but this time he had become extremely illusory, transparent to the point of almost being invisible. After speaking, he returned to the Wheel of Reincarnation.

  "Bang" Kou Qian returned to the Wheel of Rebirth, and the golden light of the Wheel of Rebirth surged again. This time, the golden light was no longer a random emission, but had formed into a beam of light. The beam of light hit someone on the opposite side, and that person immediately let out a miserable cry as if being burned by fierce flames.

  Seeing the power of the wheel, I wouldn't miss it. Immediately aiming the beam at them, wherever the beam went was simply invincible. The woman in the veil took out something to resist, but she didn't last a second. Her mournful cry was particularly shrill. If not for the treasure on her body protecting her and blocking it at the critical moment, she would have been dead for sure.

  But just like that, the remaining few were also beaten by me until their buttocks were 'urine' flowing, and they ran away with a ghostly cry. The beam of light on my hand also had a tendency to fade, I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I picked up Lan Jie and rode the motorcycle away quickly.

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