"My lady, it seems you still haven't quite grasped the situation. I don't know if I'll die, but if you push me too hard, you definitely will."
As he spoke, thick Death Qi rose from Li Qing's body.
He pointed a finger, and black lines of Death Qi intertwined, sweeping towards Qian Renxue like a swimming dragon, causing the knights in its path to scramble out of the way.
Qian Renxue's face paled in shock. Her Angel Spirit appeared, and six spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—rose around her.
However, when she tried to use a Spirit Ability to resist, she found that every time she tried to circulate her spirit power, it would fail halfway, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't use a Spirit Ability.
By the time she reacted and tried to dodge, it was already too late.
The Death Qi swimming dragon drilled into her body from her chest. Although it didn't cause any substantial damage, once inside her, it began to frantically devour her life force.
She wanted to escape, but no matter how she tried, she couldn't shake off the Death Qi swimming dragon.
The Death Qi swimming dragon was like a parasite, clinging to her, and even more Death Qi continuously surged from Li Qing's body, as if preparing to fill her body.
"Grandfather!"
Helpless, Qian Renxue couldn't help but shout loudly. She knew that even if her grandfather wasn't nearby, he was definitely in the distance, because ambushing Li Qing was something they had planned together.
Qian Renxue's shout instantly put Dugu Bo and the others on alert. They all released their Spirits and stared warily at their surroundings. Qian Daoliu, who was hanging far behind the Heaven Dou team, heard Qian Renxue's shout and immediately cast aside all other concerns, releasing his Spirit and flying over.
"Li Qing, you're looking for death!"
Seeing the situation, Qian Daoliu was furious. As his spirit rings flickered, the Angel Spirit behind him, like a dharma idol, slowly raised the Angelic Sacred Sword in its hand.
"Your Excellency, have you thought it through? Her little life is now at my whim."
Li Qing flashed to Qian Renxue's side, grabbed her by the neck, and looked up at Qian Daoliu, who stood in the void, a smile still on his face.
Qian Daoliu frowned slightly, casting his gaze towards Qian Renxue, who nodded with difficulty.
"What do you want?"
After confirming that his granddaughter's life was in Li Qing's hands, Qian Daoliu immediately dispersed his Spirit Ability, staring at Li Qing with cold eyes, clearly furious but daring not to act out.
At this moment, Bibi Dong, who was a step slower, also arrived.
As for Gold Crocodile Douluo and the others, they were ambushing ahead, far from this place, so they hadn't heard Qian Renxue's shout and naturally couldn't come.
She didn't look at Qian Renxue; instead, her gaze fell on Yang Wudi and Ye Tianxing.
Goodness.
She hadn't expected these two to have quietly broken through to the Title Douluo level. With the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Li Qing's side now had eight Titled Douluo.
Perhaps they were inferior to Spirit Hall in both quantity and quality, but Spirit Hall would certainly have to pay a considerable price if they wanted to wipe them out to eliminate future troubles.
Especially since this place was relatively close to Spirit City.
If Dugu Bo managed to break through the encirclement and head to Spirit City, Spirit Hall's losses would be even more severe; besides the Spirit Masters who were out, all the others would likely die.
Furthermore, with Li Qing holding Qian Renxue's life in his hands, it was probably no longer possible to kill him today.
Bibi Dong's appearance also successfully drew the attention of Dugu Bo and the others, because the pressure her blood-red spirit ring exerted on everyone was even more direct than Qian Daoliu's.
Li Qing said, "It's very simple. I want to live."
Qian Daoliu glanced at Yang Wudi and Ye Tianxing, then at Qian Renxue: "Release my granddaughter, and I can promise that as long as I am alive, Spirit Hall will never attack you again."
Li Qing frowned slightly.
Was Qian Daoliu's trustworthiness reliable? It seemed so. After all, if Tang Hao hadn't courted death himself, he really would have kept the promise he made to Tang Chen back then.
Even so, in the end, he didn't harm the innocent, only killed Tang Hao.
However, Li Qing, coming from modern society, found it very difficult to fully trust such a thing as trustworthiness, because he had never really seen anyone who truly kept their promises.
Even though he knew Qian Daoliu's trustworthiness was reliable, he couldn't help but worry about him going back on his word later.
Tang San looked up at Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong. He had long learned from his uncle that these two were the culprits who had killed his father and mother.
Bibi Dong was the culprit who killed his mother, and Qian Daoliu was the murderer who killed his father.
Although they were just the hands holding the knife, if it weren't for these two masterminds, his parents would never have died. They were his greatest enemies.
Now, his enemies were right before him, yet he was helpless. That feeling of powerlessness stimulated his nerves constantly.
"Alright, I hope you keep your word. However, it's impossible for me to release her now. Once we return to the Heaven Dou Empire, I will naturally release her."
After much thought, Li Qing couldn't come up with a better solution.
Because not releasing Qian Renxue was impossible; Qian Daoliu wouldn't agree, and there was no benefit in pushing the other party too hard. He couldn't really kill Qian Renxue and start an all-out war with Spirit Hall, could he?
For now, he could only trust the other party.
Qian Daoliu thought for a moment and threatened, "I'll have someone go back with you. If you dare to play any tricks, this old man will make you regret coming into this world."
"My lady, please."
Li Qing didn't respond to Qian Daoliu, but instead directly led Qian Renxue into Dugu Yan and their carriage. Then, the main group set off again, continuing towards the Heaven Dou Empire.
Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong continued to follow behind.
It wasn't until they reached the ambush site of Gold Crocodile Douluo and the others that Qian Daoliu stepped forward to explain the situation and had Gold Crocodile Douluo accompany Li Qing and the others to the Heaven Dou Empire.
Inside the carriage.
Qian Renxue sat in a corner, her gaze constantly fixed on Li Qing, not wavering in the slightest. Her indescribable, ambiguous gaze made Li Qing feel completely uncomfortable.
"Can you stop looking at me like that? It's like I raped you."
"I never provoked Spirit Hall from beginning to end, did I? Which ambush wasn't something you yourselves cooked up? Am I not allowed to retaliate or what?"
Qian Renxue: "When did you know my identity?"
Li Qing said exasperatedly, "No, sister, are you sick? At a time like this, when I knew your identity, is that important?"
Qian Renxue: "Important."
Li Qing: "How about this? Before I answer your question, you answer one of mine: Why did you risk exposure to mention the City of Slaughter?"
Qian Renxue: "So, that's how you confirmed my identity?"