The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Looking at the centurion in full armor, Feng Jiuxiao clasped his hands and asked, "Are you Centurion Chijiling?" Bai Lian Venerable translated simultaneously.

Chiji Ling looked at the three people who came before him: one was an old face, the leader of some mountain sect, a young man in white, and a monk in white. He suddenly smiled.

Seeing that his smile was clearly malicious and contemptuous, Linghu Jing was immediately enraged and shouted, "What are you laughing at?" Only after saying that did he realize that he had unknowingly reverted to the arrogance of a once-unrivaled scion of a noble family! Was it because Feng Jiuxiao was standing beside him that he had regained his confidence?
Chiji Ling's face immediately darkened, but he didn't react. Instead, he smiled sinisterly and said, "Hehe, what brings you here, sir? Are you out of food again?" Venerable Bailian translated in unison.

Linghu Jing glanced at Feng Jiuxiao, who immediately smiled and said, "Begging for alms."

Upon hearing the White Lotus Venerable's simultaneous translation, Chiji Ling frowned. "What? Begging for alms?"

"Not bad!"

Chijiling's face darkened. "Hmph! You're not a monk, what right do you have to beg for alms?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "I'm not discussing this with you, I'm just informing you." His tone was calm but firm, giving Chiji a sense of overwhelming and undeniable domineering power!
Chiji Ling felt a chill run down his spine involuntarily!

He was startled and instinctively took a step back!
The imposing aura emanating from the other party made the two guards feel suffocated and they took a step back!
Feng Jiuxiao's single sentence forced all three of them to back down, which shocked Linghu Jing!
Although I knew Feng Jiuxiao was powerful, I still didn't expect him to be this powerful!
Akakiri suddenly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his face contorted with anger: "What are you trying to do?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Didn't I say? We're begging for alms!"

Chiji Ling sneered, "Then you've come to the wrong person. We won't give it to you!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I am a kind person. I will give you two choices: one, obediently hand over the food, water, charcoal, and tents; two, jump into Qinghai Lake and be buried with those salt slaves!"

Chijiling coldly replied, "I don't believe you dare to touch me! My Tibetan armored cavalry can crush you into mincemeat!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Your information is too outdated. Your Zanpu has already fled, your cavalry only dare to cower outside the city and stand by and watch, and your lord is dead. How dare you still extort money here?"

Chiji Ling's eyes flashed. "You're talking nonsense!"

What this young man is saying is too unbelievable. How could Gusiluo Zanpu possibly escape? There are at least tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, and their fighting strength is not to be underestimated!
What's even more ridiculous is that this young man actually claimed that his lord was dead—that's utter nonsense!

Venerable White Lotus slowly took out a string of Heavenly Eye Buddhist beads from his robes, waved them in front of Chijiling, and asked in a voice devoid of any emotion, "Do you recognize this?"

Chijiling's pupils contracted, and his breathing became rapid. "Where did these prayer beads come from?"

Bai Lian said calmly, "You haven't answered my question yet!"

Chijiling then slowly shifted his gaze from the prayer beads to the white-robed monk.

He suddenly realized that this kind-looking monk actually had a ferocious face!

He certainly recognized those prayer beads! They were the personal belongings of his master, the head of the Dai family!

And this monk in front of him was actually holding his master's prayer beads, asking him for confirmation in a cold tone—no, not asking for confirmation, but a naked declaration!

"impossible!"

"What do you mean it's impossible?" Bai Lian's patience was also gradually wearing thin, and her face grew increasingly cold!

Chijiling said, "The Zanpu cannot escape! With the Great Wizard present, you have no way of harming the Zanpu!"

Bai Lian said expressionlessly, "The Great Wizard is dead too!"

Chijiling was shocked: "What? The Great Wizard is dead too!"

The White Lotus Venerable's gaze had turned cold and sinister, a stark contrast to his previous kind and benevolent demeanor. One moment he was a Bodhisattva with lowered brows, the next he had transformed into a wrathful Vajra! His eyes were filled with murderous intent, inspiring fear in all who beheld him!
He said coldly, "You've talked too much nonsense! Now, it's time for you to make a choice! If you don't make a choice within three breaths, this humble monk will have to do it for you! Three!"

Akira is about to break down!

He felt that what the other person said was true!
But deep inside, a voice strongly told him, "This isn't real, this isn't real!"

His right hand gripped the knife handle tightly; he wanted to pull it out, yet he didn't want to!
Venerable White Lotus coldly replied, "Two!"

The voice was icy cold, piercing straight to the heart! It was as if it were counting down the days until his death!
Seeing that the other party remained unmoved, Venerable Bailian's face twitched, and his killing intent surged. He was about to utter the word "one" when his right palm was already prepared to strike. Just at this critical moment, Chijiling shouted, "I choose!"

Time seemed to stand still! The electric snakes that had been coiling around Venerable White Lotus's right palm vanished instantly, and a single word was uttered just then!
Chijiling said, "I agree to hand over the dry rations and water!"

Venerable Bailian, looking unwilling, coldly said, "Next time I'll only count to one!" He was very unhappy about failing to kill Chijiling! It was like a husband who had gotten into position, about to enter a state of ecstasy, only to have his wife kick him off the bed—his anger had nowhere to go! He had recently gained new insights into "Thousand Miles of Ice Seal" and was just about to test his skills on Chijiling, but it all fell through again!

He gave Chi Jiling a cold look and said nothing more. Feng Jiuxiao behind him said, "That's right. Give the order to send more people to bring in more food and water."

Chi Jiling replied, "Yes!" Just as he was about to leave, Feng Jiuxiao said, "You stand here and give the order!"

Chiji Ling's body stiffened, and his heart sank to the bottom!

My worst fears have come true! They were indeed afraid I'd use this opportunity to slip away!
He immediately turned around and said, "Alright!" Right now, he had to stay calm and not let the white-clad youth discover any flaws. He said to the fat soldier, "Go and relay my order to prepare more food and fresh water and send them here." The fat soldier looked conflicted, glanced at Chi Jiling, and whispered, "Centurion, am I really going to prepare them?"

Venerable White Lotus coldly replied, "Do you think I'm deaf?"

The fat guard was immediately frightened and hurriedly left.

Chijiling said to the skinny soldier, "Go and have the cook roast an antelope. I want to entertain our distinguished guests from afar."

The skinny soldier was quite clever and immediately said, "Centurion, we only have vegetables in our tents, no mutton. Shall I go back to the city and get a sheep?"

The centurion's eyes revealed an approving look, as if to say, "You're the one who understands me best." "Good! Go and come back quickly!" That fatso is incredibly stupid! Only the skinny man understood his true intention—to go back and get reinforcements! The fat man had definitely gone to prepare food; he couldn't read his own eyes at all!

Just as the skinny soldier was about to turn and leave, Feng Jiuxiao said, "Stop right there!"

The skinny man pretended not to understand that he was being called and quickened his pace, trying to move forward. Unexpectedly, the white-robed monk appeared before him without warning, as if he had always been there! The white-robed monk said, "I told you to stop, why are you still walking?"

The skinny man looked at the white-robed monk with a wicked grin and immediately explained, "I don't understand Chinese, I didn't know he was talking to me!" He turned to face Feng Jiuxiao and smiled, "Honorable guest from afar, why did you ask me to stop?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Why bother going back to the city just to eat a few bites of mutton? It's so cold, how could we possibly travel such a long distance?"

The skinny man laughed and said, "It's alright, we're not afraid of the cold, we're used to it!"

Feng Jiuxiao was taken aback. "Aren't you cold? Really?"

The skinny man said, "Of course it's true! We've grown up on this land, it's nothing new to us!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "That would be great! I especially love eating fish, and I've heard that the fish in Qinghai Lake are particularly delicious. So, could you go down and catch me a few fish to grill? Thank you!"

The skinny guy froze on the spot!

What? He wants me to jump in? This lake water... it's freezing cold! He actually wants me to jump in to catch fish for him!

but--

He felt a pang of regret!
Why was I so sarcastic? Why did I say I wasn't afraid of the cold? The other party caught me off guard… that was a perfect, unforgiving blow!
Feng Jiuxiao said, "What? Venerable One, did he not understand what I said?"

Venerable White Lotus coldly replied in Tibetan, "Are you deaf? Why aren't you jumping?"

Chijiling said decisively, "The lake is still frozen, how can he go into the water?"

Venerable White Lotus coldly replied, "You can't go into the water just because it's frozen?"

Chiji Ling said, "I can't go down!"

Suddenly, Venerable White Lotus reached out, and the skinny soldier felt an invisible force lift him up, pulling him in front of the white-robed monk in the blink of an eye!

The White Lotus Venerable gripped the thin soldier's throat with his left hand and asked softly, "Can you go into the water?"

The skinny soldier's throat tightened, making it difficult to breathe. He forced out a single word: "Yes!" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the five fingers gripping his throat loosen slightly. He gasped for air, and his expression eased a little.
Chiji Ling was now covered in a cold sweat!

He finally had a clear and real sense of the terrifying strength of the white-robed monk in front of him!

With a mere wave of his hand, he could grab a living person several meters away like a dog! Whether it was sorcery, illusion, or some kind of witchcraft, it was something he couldn't resist!

When the white-robed monk turned his gaze to him, he immediately said in a trembling voice, "Yes! Yes! I can go into the water!"

The ferocious expression on Venerable White Lotus's face suddenly turned benevolent. "Has the benefactor had an epiphany?"

Chiji Ling nodded repeatedly, "I've had an epiphany! I've had an epiphany!"

He immediately gave the skinny soldier a wink, "Quick! Quickly catch some fish for our distinguished guest!"

The skinny soldier felt bitter and cursed inwardly: "Damn it, this Chijiling is a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong! You dog, all my loyalty to you has been for nothing!"
He wanted to escape, but the incredible skill the White Lotus Venerable had just displayed—grabbing someone from a distance—made him abandon any thought of fleeing! He knew that if he tried to escape now, he would surely die! (End of Chapter)