Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 300: Turning against guests
"Oh!"

The iron fence crashed down with a loud bang.

Then, the closed stone door was slowly pushed open, revealing Shen Jichi's figure.

He didn't die at Huo Bo's hands; instead, he pushed open the door and went out.

However, very light footsteps suddenly sounded in the passage, and a dagger suddenly appeared in the air, stabbing towards Shen Jichi.

Near the passage and the stone gate, where the incense smoke was thin, Yu Moxian's figure could be seen faintly.

Her attack was so sudden that Shen Jichi was caught off guard and could not avoid it by the time he realized what was happening.

At this moment, Shen Jichi had only two choices: either avoid the dagger or retreat, but if he retreated back into the stone house, he would be unable to use his supernatural abilities and would be left to wait for his death.

Without hesitation, Shen Jichi lunged forward, risking a cut on his arm, and rolled on the spot, finally rolling into the passage filled with the scent of incense.

He stared at the firelight, and soon, a shadowy figure flashed not far from him.

However, after the image flickered twice, it did not materialize but disappeared.

"what happened?"

Shen Jichi was stunned, and was somewhat surprised to find that he could no longer use his special ability.

Yu Moxian sneered, and her figure disappeared into the passageway.

She was also able to become invisible, which shows that the passageway still smelled of incense, so it wasn't a problem with the environment.

"Did you poison the daggers?" Shen Jichi asked.

Yu Moxian did not answer or appear; she remained hidden, giving him a strong sense of oppression and danger.

Shen Jichi's ears twitched twice, and he suddenly dodged swiftly, avoiding the extremely dangerous dagger that Yu Moxian thrust at him from behind.

A tiny drop of blood splattered.

Yu Moxian's voice finally rang out, saying, "You're weaker than I thought."

"is it?"

Shen Jichi was willing to talk to her more in order to buy time.

At least chatting would allow him to know Yu Moxian's location, reducing the danger.

He then asked, "How strong do you imagine I should be?"

"So many famous generals of Yue have been refined by you, but now it seems that you only have two or three special abilities. You are neither invulnerable to swords and spears nor have superhuman strength."

Shen Jichi said, "I am no match for you right now, not because of my special abilities, but because I have fallen into your trap."

First, he softened his stance to get Yu Moxian to continue the conversation, and then he immediately started a new topic.

"You appear to be a person from Yong, but you are actually a person from Yue?"

"That's right." Yu Moxian sneered, "You led your army to destroy the Yue Kingdom, causing my family to be destroyed and my people to die. Today, prepare to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Jichi suddenly waved his hand.

A blade of light flashed past him, slashing horizontally towards the spot where Yu Moxian had spoken.

This was a blow he had prepared by stalling for time.

However, a burly figure burst out of the darkness, leaping forward to block the blade of light.

"Huang Hu?"

It was Huang Hu who arrived. The light blade pierced through his flesh, but he was not afraid at all. He looked at Shen Jichi with his eyes filled with fanaticism.

"Marquis Wuding, prepare to die!"

In the past, Huang Hu was just a lowly soldier being chased and captured by the Kaiping Division and the caged men, but today he is excited to see that he can capture and kill Shen Jichi.

The wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Huang Hu pounced on it.

Unable to use his special abilities, Shen Jichi did not believe he would be a match for Huang Hu and immediately retreated.

"Oh!"

Huang Hu threw a heavy punch, but missed Shen Jichi. Instead, he smashed a solid black neodymium brick behind him, embedding it into the wall.

Shen Jichi retreated again, and he strode after him.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Countless times it was smashed, and five pieces of black neodymium stone were smashed into the dimly lit passage by Huang Hu.

Suddenly, the entire refining site began to shake.

It was clearly built underground, yet it trembled as if an earth dragon had overturned, many candlesticks fell over, and the passage quickly became dark.

"Where is he?!" Huang Hu shouted.

With his shout, the shaking stopped, a light appeared at the front of the passage, and several candles were lit again.

Shen Jichi stood where the light converged. Although his hair was disheveled and his white robe was stained with blood, his posture remained upright and imposing.

"Die!"

Huang Hu roared and raised his fist, which was as big as an iron hammer, and slammed it down on Shen Jichi's head.

At the same time, Yu Moxian appeared silently behind Shen Jichi, a dagger against his neck, and slashed him.

Shen Jichi couldn't dodge, nor could he.

He stood there, a faint smile playing on his lips, as if accepting death with equanimity. The dagger flashed, the fist slammed down… yet all was silent.

It's like passing through light and shadow; the light and shadow are still there, and nothing can hurt him.

Huang Hu's punch missed its mark, and with a "crack," his arm dislocated.

Yu Moxian's dagger slashed across, but not a drop of blood came out.

They turned around and looked at Shen Jichi, only to see him still standing where the candlelight was converging, his smile even wider.

"Screen transmission?"

"Has the effect of the medicine worn off?"

Yu Moxian murmured, guessing what was happening at the moment.

“It’s alright to tell you,” Shen Jichi said. “It’s not that the effects of the medicine have worn off; the poison you used was indeed very potent, preventing me from using my abilities. But I’m not teleporting now; I’m projecting my image.”

"A reflection?"

“I’m over there,” Shen Jichi pointed.

Yu Moxian looked up and saw that a hole had appeared above her at some point.

Moonlight streamed in through the cave.

Originally, Shen Jichi was not standing in the candlelight, but in the moonlight.

No, he was actually standing inside a crystal-clear sphere above, the moonlight casting his shadow across the refining field.

"What is this?" Yu Moxian asked.

“How so?” Shen Jichi said, “To give an analogy, this refining field is like a huge furnace. I can’t control the situation inside the furnace from the outside, so I don’t know how the medicine is being refined. So, through this Reflection Pearl, I can place myself inside the furnace.”

Yu Moxian didn't understand.

"How could something like this be here?"

Shen Jichi said, "Because Jusai City is a 'cage' in itself, and this place is a furnace."

His true form was actually above, so he lowered his gaze, with a kind of pity looking down on all living beings, and asked another question.

Do you know how those extraordinary individuals from the Yue Kingdom were refined?

Yu Moxian asked, "How was it refined?"

Shen Jichi said, "There is also a refining city like this in Dragon Ridge City on the coast of the East Sea, which can accommodate thousands of supernatural beings at a time."

Yu Moxian said, "But you didn't get those superpowers."

She dared not imagine how terrifying it would be if someone could combine the extraordinary abilities of so many extraordinary people in Yue Kingdom into one person.

Shen Jichi smiled and said softly, "I didn't get it, but someone else did."

"Swiss Emperor?!"

Shen Jichi did not answer, but said, "Jusai City was built in imitation of Longji City, and was intended for use in dealing with prisoners after the destruction of Yong. Today, I will let you experience it first."

"you……"

Yu Moxian was about to speak.

Shen Jichi's image was beginning to become somewhat blurry.

Looking up, I saw that the Reflecting Pearl had slowly risen out of the cave entrance.

As the moonlight dimmed, strange sounds emanated from the refining field, like a slow, ominous turning of a furnace, giving off a terrifying feeling of devouring everything.

Yu Moxian knew that instead of ambushing Shen Jichi, they had ended up being refined.

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Shen Jichi stepped out of the Zhaoying Pearl and looked around. He realized that this was the back garden of the Marshal's Mansion.

He glanced down at the wounds on his body, frowned, and thought to himself that if he couldn't recover his powers, he would be in danger if he encountered Gu Jingnian.

Yu Guang suddenly noticed something. He looked up and saw a person standing in front of him, exuding a powerful killing intent. It was Gu Jingnian.

"you……"

Before Shen Jichi could speak, Gu Jingnian, without a word, suddenly unfurled his fiery wings and slammed them down on Shen Jichi.

The flames blazed brightly.

You can see that Shen Jichi tried his best to escape by teleporting, spreading out a series of shadows under the moonlight, but he was still hit by the fire wings, spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing to the ground.

"Wait, don't kill me!"

He rolled on the ground, and seeing Gu Jingnian already charging towards him, he said as fast as he could, "I'll help you save your sister!"

The fiery wings relentlessly descended.

Shen Jichi felt a despair unlike anything he had ever experienced in his life. The scorching flames burned his skin and singed his hair.

Just when he thought he was doomed, another thought flashed through his mind.

No, Gu Jingnian shouldn't have killed him, even if he had refined him.

Sure enough, the next moment, his neck was grabbed tightly and he was lifted up.

Gu Jingnian wrapped him in fire wings, and the flames flowed on his skin, which Gu Jingnian deliberately controlled. Although they were hot, they did not burn him.

"Shen Jichi, this time you can't escape no matter what."

“I know,” Shen Jichi said. “The furnace beneath our feet has already been activated. What will you choose?”

(End of this chapter)