NFBE Chapter 8: The Execution, Lin Qiye's Questions
Chapter 8: The Execution, Lin Qiye's Questions
A faint blue light flashed across the neck of the Ghost King.
Before long, the light suddenly exploded, and with a flash of cold light, the Ghost-Faced King was already decapitated.
Boom! !
When the hideous head fell to the ground, the heavily injured Zhao Kongcheng and Lin Qiye, who hadn't exerted much effort, finally recovered from the pressure of that sword strike.
They looked at Li Jie, who stood quietly in front of them with one hand holding an umbrella and the other in his pocket, and were momentarily dazed.
Lin Qiye: That monster... is it something humans can fight? Just now, I felt a chilling power emanating from him. If I joined the Night Watch, could I become as strong as him...?
Zhao Kongcheng: You little brat, daring to steal my thunder! But... I admit, that sword strike was indeed very cool! ...Thanks... I underestimated you.
"Is he dead?"
Lin Qiye asked Li Jie.
"Probably, but even if he's not dead, we don't need to do anything."
Li Jie responded calmly.
Yes, when he retracted the [World Loses Color], he found that Chen Muye and the others had already arrived.
With the 'Boundless Airspace' lifted, the remaining members of Squad 136, who had just finished dealing with the remaining masked men in the new city area, rushed forward.
When Chen Muye saw the headless Ghost Face King, he was also shocked!
Could it be... Old Zhao!
He frantically searched for Zhao's figure around him, and when he saw Zhao Kongcheng lying half-on the ground covered in wounds, a sense of unease rose in his heart.
He quickly ran to Zhao Kongcheng's side and asked anxiously.
"Old Zhao! You used that stuff?"
Seeing his captain so anxious, Zhao Kongcheng could only give an awkward smile.
"I wanted to use it, but I didn't have time..."
Huh? What do you mean by "didn't have time"?
Could it be that....
He glanced at Lin Qiye, who stood to one side with golden light emanating from his pupils, and then at Li Jie, who stood holding an umbrella in front of the Ghost-Faced King.
Something just doesn't feel right. Logically speaking, there's no one else around.
Old Zhao didn't use the 'Ghost God's Guidance'. With just these two kids, how could they kill the Ghost Face King of the 'Chuan' Realm?
Although I severely injured him, he's still a 'Chuan' realm cultivator...
No, I need to figure this out.
"What on earth is going on?"
Old Zhao stammered.
"Well, the Ghost-Faced King got slashed by that kid with the umbrella..."
Umbrella?
It was chopped down?!
When did the 'Zhan' realm become able to kill people in the 'Chuan' realm, even though they're separated by two realms?! And they're using an umbrella, that's absolutely outrageous!
Chen Muye wanted to ask, but before he could speak, Li Jie spoke first.
"Captain, I think you should check if the monster is really dead first. I only cut off its head, so I can't be sure if it's really dead or just pretending to be dead."
Has the Ghost-Faced King died?
Of course he wasn't dead. Li Jie had a backup plan. He didn't use the combined enhancements of [Two Green Snakes in Two Sleeves] and [World Loses Color] to completely obliterate the Ghost-Faced King. Otherwise, his mysterious feat of killing a 'Chuan' Realm expert directly would have been too outrageous, and he probably wouldn't have been able to hide it. He would have been captured and dissected for research by the higher-ups of the Great Xia.
Upon hearing this, Chen Muyi suppressed his doubts and walked to the headless body of the Ghost-Faced King to observe it.
Blood and flesh were seen surging on its smooth neck.
He was startled; he was indeed not quite dead!
He stood firmly on his feet, drew two straight swords from his waist, and suddenly unleashed the aura of the 'River' realm, slashing towards the Ghost-Faced King's body.
Clang! The white blade light fell, and Chen Muye ripped the Ghost King's body into eight pieces.
Only after confirming that it would not revive did he issue an order to Wu Xiangnan to notify the logistics team to come and clean up the battlefield.
Chen Muye looked at the boy standing in the rain with an umbrella.
Strong abilities, keen observation, rigorous thinking...
That’s great!
Who wouldn't love such a young man?
"Xiao Nan, bandage up Lao Zhao, we're going back."
"Hey, wait a minute, Captain!"
Chen Muyi looked at Zhao Kongcheng, who had suddenly called him, with a questioning look.
"what happened?"
Old Zhao pointed his left hand at Lin Qiye.
"He! Michael's divine agent has reached an agreement to join the Night's Watch!"
When Lin Qiye heard Lao Zhao suddenly call him out, he shook his head.
"That one doesn't count!"
"Why doesn't it count? We won, didn't we?"
"It doesn't count!"
"......"
Li Jie held up an umbrella, watching the two arguing endlessly.
It seems that Lin Qiye's joining the team is a sure thing.
So... now it's time to discuss my question.
"team leader."
Chen Muyi, who was smiling as he watched Lao Zhao and Lin Qiye bargaining, turned his head and answered when Li Jie called him.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
But what Li Jie said next made Chen Muye unable to laugh.
"I held off the Ghost-Faced King and saved Old Zhao and that god's agent. Is this military achievement worth a forbidden item?"
Chen Muye: I'm worth your **leg! Do you think I'm worth a forbidden item? Just take it and trade it!
........
The Night Watch is stationed at the 136th Squad's headquarters in Cangnan City, at the Peace Office.
"Ouch! Xiao Nan, be gentle, it hurts!"
Li Jie found it amusing to look at Old Zhao, who was playing the victim.
He simply couldn't comprehend that the resolute Night Watchman from just moments ago and the amused man before him now were the same person.
Lin Qiye sat awkwardly in the living room, watching everyone playing around, feeling somewhat out of place.
Chen Muyi took off his cloak and sat down next to Lin Qiye.
"How are you feeling? Have you decided to join?"
Lin Qiye felt Zhao Kongcheng's burning gaze and steeled himself to nod.
“I’ll join, but I can’t go home anymore… My aunt and cousin will worry if I go back.”
After some discussion, Lin Qiye, like Li Jie, moved into Hong Ying's house and became the second reserve team member after Li Jie.
As for the forbidden item that Li Jie requested, Chen Muye eventually said he would help him find a way, since compared to the favor of holding off Ghost Face King and saving Old Zhao, a forbidden item seemed insignificant.
........
Hongying wasn't unhappy at all about having another person living in her home; on the contrary, she was looking forward to the lively days to come.
As everyone entered the house, she pointed to the second room on the second floor and spoke to Lin Qiye.
“Seven Nights, you can stay in that room. Li Jie has taken the room next to yours. I bought two extra sets of daily necessities, which are in Li Jie’s room. You can share them in a bit, and we can buy more if needed.”
After saying that, Hongying and Si Xiaonan went back inside.
Lin Qiye followed Li Jie into his room.
"Li Jie, I have a question."
Li Jie, who was packing his things, stopped what he was doing when he heard Lin Qiye ask a question, and gestured for him to sit down and talk.
"how did you do it?"
"How did you do that?"
"Twice now... The first time you killed the masked man with the broken half of my cane, the second time you killed the masked king with an umbrella. I really can't imagine how these two items have anything to do with the word 'sharp'."
This is what I was asking.
"It might be related to my Forbidden Ruins, but I really don't know the specifics."
Lin Qiye looked into Li Jie's sincere eyes.
I was skeptical.
Is he genuinely unaware, or is he feigning ignorance...?
Li Jie wouldn't care about Lin Qiye's thoughts; after all, it's safest for him to keep his own affairs to himself.
Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he would only say three words: "I don't know!"
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