Li Xuan felt a huge force coming from behind. He gritted his teeth, put his palms together, and the shadow spiritual power surged out violently. He turned around and grabbed it.
"burst!"
The fusion of shadow spiritual power and flames instantly evaporated a large amount of river water within a five-meter radius around Li Xuan, and then he crashed into the fire pill.
"Boom!" There was a sound, like a huge bomb exploding, the whole river shook, a water dragon rose into the sky, and fell one after another, as if it was raining heavily.
Amidst the flying water, Li Xuan was also shaken out of the water, coughing wildly.
Before he could fall down, a black shadow was already approaching, shouting: "Die!"
Li Xuan chuckled and shouted: "Dizzy!"
"Say what you say" worked. Li Xuan twisted around in mid-air, dived into the water again, and escaped quickly.
Pang Juan was dizzy and squatted on the river beach with weak legs. It took him a while to suppress the strange curse with his spiritual power.
When he got up again, Li Xuan had long disappeared.
Pang Juan's face was extremely ugly, he stamped his feet fiercely, turned around and left.
It wasn't until he left for a while that some students came over after hearing the noise. Seeing the mess on the river beach, they started talking about it, wondering which powerful guys were fighting here.
After leaving Jixia College, Pang Juan's brows were furrowed. He returned to the inn where he lived, changed his clothes, went out again, and rode a carriage to a two-story building.
This small building is a quiet place with convenient transportation. It is the property of the lord of Luoyi City and is specially used to entertain distinguished guests. The current resident is Gan Wangdao, the special commissioner of the Imperial College. Since he came to Luoyi City two months ago, he has not left
, I usually live here.
The gatekeeper was bored and falling asleep when he suddenly saw a young man dressed as a monk approaching. As usual, he stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "What do you do?"
Pang Juan stopped and said to the gatekeeper, "My name is Pang Juan, and I'm here to see Gan Wangdao."
"Do you have an appointment?" The gatekeeper looked Pang Juan up and down, his eyes falling on the five gold stars on his robe.
Although the gatekeeper's status is relatively low, he can be regarded as a well-informed gatekeeper here. As soon as he recognized Pang Juan's five-star golden elixir identity, he immediately became speechless.
"You...are you a five-star golden elixir?" The gatekeeper was secretly glad that his tone was quite calm. If he had offended this monk, he might not be able to eat anything and walk away.
"Is Gan Wangdao here?" Pang Juan asked calmly.
"...I'll report it right away." The gatekeeper walked in quickly and reported.
After a while, the janitor ran out sweating profusely and said: "Please... please come in, Mr. Gan is waiting inside."
Pang Juan walked into the small building. There was a large living room on the first floor. When he entered, Gan Wangdao was sitting on the sofa with a glass of wine in his hand.
Seeing Pang Juan come in, Gan Wangdao didn't get up, but said lightly: "Please sit down."
Pang Juan sat down, and a servant brought him a glass of wine. Then he left and closed the door. Only Gan Wangdao and Pang Juan were left in the living room.
"What gust of wind blew you to Luoyi City?" Gan Wangdao squinted his eyes and asked Pang Juan coldly, with a rather unkind tone. It seemed that the relationship between the two was not harmonious.
"Mr. Xiao Du sent me to do some things, and the Imperial Master asked me a question." Pang Juan said.
The national preceptor he refers to is the leading powerful man in the kingdom, national preceptor Du Ming. Most of the monks in the kingdom are disciples of the Du family. They rarely call him by his surname and first name, and they all address him as "national preceptor".
"What question and who to ask?" Gan Wangdao asked warily.
"Ask you." Pang Juan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, looking directly at Gan Wangdao. His eyes were like knives, making Gan Wangdao feel uneasy.
"What do you want to ask?" Gan Wangdao hesitated for a while and finally asked.
"The Imperial Master asks you, who is more likely to spread Haoran's righteousness throughout the Moon Shadow Realm, the Xue family or him?" Pang Juan said in a very calm tone.
But hearing these words in Gan Wangdao's ears was like a thunderclap, making him jump up all of a sudden.
"What does the Imperial Master mean by asking this question?" Gan Wangdao had beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, which showed how nervous he was.
"How do I know? Maybe I just ask casually." Pang Juan shrugged.
Gan Wangdao would not believe Pang Juan's nonsense and let a five-star golden elixir come to Luoyi City just for a casual question? What's more, this question involves the two people with the most power in the kingdom, and it goes straight to the core of the conflict.
, is simply a naked declaration to the Imperial College: I know the collusion between you and the Xue family!
Thinking of the terrible consequences, Gan Wangdao's heart, which he had never been afraid of before, trembled, and he was speechless for a long time.
Pang Juan drank all the wine in his glass as if nothing had happened, stood up and said, "The Imperial Master said that the answer to this question is difficult. You may think about it for a long time. It won't be too late to tell him in person when you figure it out."
"I will..." Gan Wangdao said dryly.
"In that case, I'll take my leave." Pang Juan smiled slightly and left.
After he left for a long time, Gan Wangdao suddenly raised his fist and slammed it on the table.
With a "boom", the solid wooden table shattered into pieces and scattered all over the floor.
Gan Wangdao stood up and walked out. As he walked, he said to his servant: "Call me a carriage to go to Li Xuan's manor!"
In Li Xuan's manor in the suburbs, Li Xuan pinched a piece of golden sore medicine and treated the wound carefully.
Pang Juan's Fire Pill was really amazing. Not only did the huge shock wave hit Li Xuan all over his body, some of it still remained on his body, continuing to erode the texture of the wound. If Li Xuan wasn't a great expert in alchemy, it would be really difficult to deal with these.
Remaining sins.
"How to deal with Pang Juan?" Li Xuan thought as he healed his injuries, and the picture of the battle appeared in his mind.
Pang Juan is different from ordinary monks. His body is very flexible. Even if Li Xuan is approaching, he can react quickly. The most terrifying thing is that this guy's magic spells can burst out at a very close distance, approaching him
It's simply asking for trouble.
When he distanced himself from the five-star golden elixir and used spells to attack him, Li Xuan broke into a cold sweat when he thought of the consequences.
Fortunately, Li Xuan is not an ignorant young man who cultivated from scratch on the earth. He has the experience and lessons of his previous life. Now that he has calmed down, he has several ways to fight against Pang Juan, but the chances of winning are slim.
The wound was sprinkled with golden sore medicine powder and it healed quickly, but it still left scars like centipedes that would take some time to disappear.
"Boom, boom, boom", the door was knocked, and the sound of horse power came in.
"Master, I would like to see you. I am waiting for you in the living room."
"Gan Wangdao, what is he doing here?" Li Xuan frowned. Pang Juan was enough to worry him, but Gan Wangdao showed up again, not knowing which play he wanted to sing.
After changing his clothes, Li Xuan went straight to the living room. As soon as he entered, he saw Gan Wangdao walking in circles in the center of the hall with an angry look on his face.
As soon as he saw Li Xuan, Gan Wangdao said angrily: "I want you to help me kill someone."
"Then I have to see the Dragon Shadow Gem first." Li Xuan said unceremoniously. There was only a transaction between the two but no affection. Li Xuan would not be a hawk if he could not see the rabbit.
"It's not that deal, it's another one." Gan Wangdao said.
"I'm not a killer, you can find someone else." Li Xuan shook his head.
"That guy is a five-star golden elixir, and he carries a lot of rare magic materials. Don't tell me you're not interested." Gan Wangdao lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that the wall had ears.
"Five-star golden elixir?" Li Xuan's heart moved, and he immediately thought of Pang Juan. The number of five-star golden elixirs was too rare, and he didn't think there would be two of them in Luoyi City at once.
"His name is Pang Juan, and he is Xiao Du's classmate. They breathe out from the same nostril. As long as you can kill him, the price is negotiable." Gan Wangdao's eyes were red, like an enraged beast.
"Why don't you take action yourself?" Li Xuan asked.
"If I could have taken action, how could he have survived to this day?" Gan Wangdao said viciously, "Killing him would be tantamount to becoming an enemy of the Du family. I'm not that stupid."
"Then do you think I'm stupid? I don't have much confidence in assassinating a five-star golden elixir." Li Xuan spread his hands and said.
Gan Wangdao's face twisted, and he was obviously at the peak of his anger: "As long as you agree, I will help you as much as possible."
"For example?" This is what Li Xuan was waiting for. He was already at odds with Pang Juan. If he could take the opportunity to get some good things from Gan Wangdao, it would be like making money in vain, so why not do it.
"A set of sniper crossbows..." Gan Wangdao almost gritted his teeth and said these words, looking very painful.
"Do you have a sniper crossbow?" Li Xuan's eyes lit up, "That's a good thing. Are you willing to give it to me?"
"As long as you can kill him, a sniper crossbow is nothing." Gan Wangdao said forcefully, but Li Xuan could tell that this guy's heart must be bleeding.
The sniper crossbow is indeed a good thing, and it has a very sharp nickname, called "Monk Killer". As the name suggests, this thing is specially made to deal with powerful monks.
The skeleton of this kind of crossbow is made of fine gold ore that is only available to the barbarians. The bow string is made of the tendons of the rhino, a giant beast of the demon tribe. Even the transmission parts are made of a material that grows in the sea.
Made of seaweed wood, every material is very rare, and the final effect is like thunder and thunder, quite powerful and domineering.
According to rumors in the Moon Shadow Realm, there are dozens of records of sniper crossbows killing senior monks, most of which were fatal in one hit. However, sniper crossbows also have a disadvantage, that is, it takes a long time to lock on the target when shooting.
The cases that failed were all because they were discovered by the target when locking, and the success fell short.
If he had a sniper crossbow, Li Xuan's chances of winning would be much better. He didn't intend to fight Pang Juan openly anyway, so a sneak attack in secret was also a good option.