Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 232 - 224: The Lady Is Poisoned, Her Inner Qi Lost

Chapter 232: Chapter 224: The Lady Is Poisoned, Her Inner Qi Lost

The four, Tiger, Deer, Python, and Dog, escaped to the heavens and gathered in the forest, gasping in fear, their souls still unsettled.

Tiger said, "Fourteen years ago, I couldn’t defeat her Clear Wind Sword and have been thinking day and night about how to break that technique. Unexpectedly... fourteen years later, even with the four of us attacking together, we still can’t withstand that swordsmanship."

"That sword technique is clearly just a basic sword skill. But in that woman’s hands, it’s transformed into something endless, hiding myriad changes within a single strike. I have many formidable martial arts, but found no room to use them. The sword momentum is continuous like sand, dragging people into it, hard to extricate oneself," Python said with lingering fear.

Every encounter with Wen Caishang resulted in endless frustration.

"Damn it!" Dog said, "Back then, the four of us were considered prodigies. Why, when facing Wen Caishang, are we so miserable?"

The four of them solidified their blood and closed their pores to slow down their injuries. But the wounds on their bodies still contained continuous Qi power, making it difficult for the wounds to heal, looking like blood men.

Suddenly, Dog convulsed all over, his face paralyzed. He hurriedly circulated his inner Qi, performing Circulation Qi to suppress the abnormality. The Clear Wind Sword contained a subtle evil wind that attacked the body, causing a cold fever and a serious illness.

Deer said, "If Wen Caishang wasn’t formidable, how could she have bewitched us back then? Seeing her today, although there’s deep hatred, one can’t deny... her demeanor surpasses the past!"

The three wanted to speak but stopped, remaining silent. Tiger cursed, "Bah, the bastards from Sword Rain Tower said Wen Caishang was severely injured, her strength less than ten percent. All lies from his damn mouth!"

"Not necessarily!" Deer, having lost both arms, with empty sleeves, said, "Wen Caishang is indeed injured. If she wasn’t, given her nature, wouldn’t she be chasing after us? And over a decade ago, what was her temperament? Now this reticence, she must be cautious about something!"

Everyone felt this made sense. Over a decade ago, Wen Caishang was a dominant figure in Jianghu, ruthless in her methods. The four had tasted it before.

But the four truly misunderstood Wen Caishang. She was quietly cultivating, using the Silkworm Robe Mismatched Jade Technique to seal her acupoints and nurture her temperament, no longer as flamboyant as before, but her ruthless methods were always in reserve.

Tiger said, "The four of us attacked but couldn’t touch her at all. If this gets out, it will certainly damage our reputation."

Python said, "How about we claim to the outside world that we severely injured Wen Caishang, causing her injuries to worsen."

Dog said, "Indeed, we should first spread the news about Wen Caishang, then boast about our battle achievements."

The four quickly agreed.

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On the mountain path.

Li Xian noticed Wen Caishang growing weaker, seemingly about to collapse. Worried, he asked, "Madam, what should we do now?"

Wen Caishang sighed, "Hiding instead makes them seek us out more frequently. Since I couldn’t kill those four villains, why not do the opposite."

Li Xian said, "You mean to act openly?"

"You’re smart, you understand my intention." Wen Caishang nodded, speaking lightly, "The more it is like this, the more one needs to remain calm. By acting openly, revealing our whereabouts, they will surely come. I will kill a few more batches of people, and then it will gradually decrease."

"If I intentionally avoid them, they spread rumors that I’m severely injured. Endless people will keep attacking me, over and over, endlessly annoying."

"Humph, even if I, Wen Caishang, am truly injured, do they dare to insult me?"

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Li Xian chose a major city to enter openly with Wen Caishang. The city was full of spies, and within half an hour of their arrival, powerful people surrounded them.

Wen Caishang, dressed in white like snow, sat calmly in the hall, sipping tea, watching the newcomers indifferently, and said, "Good, very good, another batch."

That night.

The inn was littered with corpses. Wen Caishang, her clothes unstained by blood, took lives as easily as retrieving something from a bag, with extreme elegance. The shopkeeper fainted in fright, while the waiter cowered under the counter.

Wen Caishang placed her hands together in front of her abdomen, standing gracefully, her long sleeves hanging down, and said calmly, "Little Immortal, help me upstairs."

Her white skirt floated and flittered as she walked past the corpses, calmly going to her room to sleep.

The next day.

"Demoness, come here to die quickly!"

The corpses in the hall were still warm, while outside disciples of the Yellow Sand Sect and Wuji Saber Sect surrounded, forming an array.

Wen Caishang descended the stairs gracefully, her demeanor elegant and noble, a stark contrast to the corpses on the ground. She said softly, "You all come to disturb this girl’s sleep early in the morning, so discourteous."

She smiled and asked, "Little Immortal, should we kill such people?" Her eyes shone with a glimmer.

Li Xian thought, "If I tell you not to kill, would you really not?" He replied, "Of course, they should be killed."

Wen Caishang smiled, "Since my young man says they should be killed, I’ll kill them all." With a wave of her sleeve, she launched wooden chopsticks from the hall table.

With a few whooshes, the encirclers’ eyes burst, the chopsticks embedded in their eyes. The Yellow Sand Sect and Wuji Saber Sect array was not weak, could be relied on their numerical advantage, ordinarily difficult to deal with. But the leaders were extremely foolish; after being slightly injured, they were terrified, unable to maintain the formation, like a scattered sand.

Wen Caishang could not have handled it more easily.

In the hall, sword shadows flickered, and after several breaths...

Li Xian supporting Wen Caishang on her right hand, walked slowly out of the inn. Wen Caishang suddenly stopped and said, "Little Immortal, you forgot to pay the silver."

Li Xian replied, "Yes." He ran back to the hall, woke the shopkeeper, and gave him one tael of silver. The shopkeeper gradually woke up in a daze, overwhelmed by the smell of blood, saw dozens of corpses, and was so frightened that he fainted again.

Li Xian used the remaining money to buy a somewhat passable carriage. Chasing down the official road, they were unfazed by assassination attempts. Truly unsafe, several waves of people, all cut down by her sword.

No matter how tumultuous the Sword-Seeking Alliance was, she didn’t care, her heart remained calm. For several consecutive days, the ambushes along the road began to lessen.

In the carriage, Wen Caishang sat cross-legged regulating her breath, though intimidating all heroes, her wounds actually worsened. This was within her expectations, she remained calm and in control.