The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 414 Breaking the Door
Li Miao's gaze swept around, his toes suddenly plunging into the ground, and then he lifted his foot, scattering countless pebbles and gravel into the air ahead.

The pebbles had only flown a few feet when, as if hitting an invisible wall, they bounced back towards Li Miao with lightning speed.

Li Miao dodged to the side, his gaze fixed on the silent An Qisheng.

“Xuanlan”.

Essentially, it is to take the already perfected Three Paths of Destiny a step further, but unlike the Three Paths of Destiny which lead to the same goal, this is a realm that varies from person to person from the very beginning. From the moment a person completes the cultivation, the realm of life cultivation that Xuanlan strengthens is already set and cannot be changed.

Even if both of them cultivate the same path of life cultivation to the level of Xuanlan, the way they manifest will be different. It's as if the Three Paths of Life cultivation gathered all the martial arts in the world together, but Xuanlan then split this path open again, evolving into countless branches.

Except for Yingzhou.

The Xuanlan realm of the Yingzhou people is essentially a breakdown of An Qisheng's Xuanlan realm. Therefore, An Qisheng and Zheng Anqi are essentially no different; they both possess the same protective true qi, only one is stronger and more solid.

But this made Li Miao feel at a loss for what to do for the first time.

Li Miao smashed the wall in front of him with a punch, and using the debris to probe the range of his protective true energy. He flashed out from the gap and charged several feet toward An Qisheng, almost reaching him.

At that very moment, Li Miao's gaze suddenly sharpened.

The moonlight reflected in front of me seemed to ripple slightly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Miao swiftly retreated!

The next moment, a deep ravine appeared out of thin air where he had been standing, as if an invisible beast had bitten him. The rubble was swirled and flung out by the invisible protective energy, emitting a shrill scream and exploding into clouds of dust on the houses on the side of the street.

Elusive and unpredictable, silent and unseen.

Taking advantage of the moment when his protective true energy surged, Li Miao suddenly leaped up and pounced down from mid-air. Halfway down, he suddenly used the "Ladder Cloud Leap" and flashed to the side of the outer wall of a building.

boom!
The entire building collapsed with a roar, and Li Miao shot towards An Qisheng like an arrow, closing in on him! He unleashed a punch!
hum! ——

A sickening buzzing sound echoed.

Li Miao's fist stopped in front of An Qisheng, trembling uncontrollably, unable to advance an inch.

The protective aura surrounding An Qisheng blurred for a moment in the moonlight before crashing down on Li Miao's head!
Li Miao raised his left palm, clashing with the invisible true energy, producing another loud bang.

At the same time, his right fist and both legs unleashed a dense barrage of attacks, like a curtain of water! Each attack created a sonic boom, and the aftershocks even shaved away the surrounding ground!
Yet they couldn't get even a fraction closer to An Qisheng.

He truly looked like an old man on his deathbed, standing there with his head bowed. If it weren't for the constant rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked like a dried-up corpse.

But Li Miao just couldn't hurt him.

There wasn't even a chance to trade injuries.

Even with Zheng Qi's technique for breaking through protective qi, plus the "Wuji Zhenchan" technique, Li Miao could only break through about one foot of protective qi at most.

But just like punching water, the hole that's created will be filled in the next instant.

During the Battle of the Imperial Mausoleum, the emperor, who had been attacked from four directions, was forced to defend himself on all sides, yet he could not even manage to push An Qisheng back a single step.

Even—a small gash suddenly appeared on Li Miao's profile.

A drop of blood flowed down.

Li Miao's gaze sharpened, and he abruptly retreated.

The next instant, the ground where he had been standing vanished abruptly, transforming without warning into a deep ravine several feet wide, its cut surface as smooth as a mirror. After a moment, the soil on the side slowly tilted and poured into the ravine.

The moonlight cast an illusion of an enormous, indescribable, invisible beast slowly retracting its sharp claws around An Qisheng. Torn pebbles rained down from the sky, striking the ground with a dense, rustling sound.

Li Miao stepped back a meter away and stared at An Qisheng.

restraint.

After mastering the Jiezi technique, this was the first time he had felt restrained in terms of martial arts.

This was not the first time the two had clashed. The night before, at Yan Song's residence, Li Miao had already met him once and exchanged a few blows, but the result remained unchanged.

This is the culmination of Yingzhou's millennia-long heritage, a realm honed through generations of refinement. It is a raging fire fueled by countless Zheng family prodigies capable of dominating the martial world. Larger, more solid, and sharper than Zheng Anqi, it ultimately coalesced into a monster even Li Miao struggled to destroy.

Truly "flawless and undisturbed, everlasting and everlasting".

Li Miao pursed her lips and shook her hand. "It's really hard."

Li Miao was unable to break through An Qisheng's protective aura, and An Qisheng was in an abnormal state and unable to make a move.

The outcome tonight is uncertain.

Li Miao looked up at the sky.

It was already late afternoon, around 1-3 AM.

In another hour, it will be dawn.

"Just standing there, neither letting me leave nor trying to kill me, are you here tonight to catch up with me?"

Li Miao said with a smile.

An Qisheng seemed to be awakened by his words. He slowly raised his aged head, stared at Li Miao for a long time, and then his lips moved, revealing his broken teeth, and slowly uttered a few hoarse words.

Tonight is not the time.

Aren't you worried about Yan Song?

"Do not."

Li Miao twirled his fingers in thought for a moment, then smiled.

"Is Ji Tianrui at the Yan residence?"

An Qisheng stopped responding.

He lowered his head again, and his protective inner energy surged towards Li Miao once more.

Li Miao scoffed.

"Fine, let's fight until dawn."

Before he finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.

The next instant, he appeared in front of An Qisheng and punched him on his protective true energy, with a loud bang echoing out!

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Zhu Shoujing gripped the hilt of his knife and slowly walked into the Yan residence.

The soldiers of Xiaolingwei rushed into the house from his side, spread out along the corridor, kicked open every door, and dragged everyone out of the house with knives.

Zhu Shoujing glanced around.

No abnormalities were found.

But given the Liu Jin affair, he knew he couldn't let his guard down with anyone who seemed normal.

With a wave of his hand, the soldiers of Xiaolingwei pinned the servants, guards, and servants to the ground, tied them up, blindfolded them, gagged them, and dragged them aside to guard them.

Zhu Shoujing waved his hand and headed towards the main hall.

Behind him, the imperial carriage moved slowly forward.

The soldiers scouted ahead, clearing every inch of ground and houses.

In just a short while, the vast and magnificent front courtyard of the Yan mansion was turned into a mess.

A moment later, Zhu Shoujing stepped into the backyard.

Ahead is Yan Song's residence.

Without any pleasantries or challenges, Zhu Shoujing drew his twin swords, concentrated for a moment, and then suddenly unleashed two beams of sword light!
The house was blown to pieces!

Zhu Shoujing stepped into the ruins, looked around, and found a corpse dressed in a python robe at the bottom of the rubble.

(End of this chapter)