Chapter 530
Chapter 530
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 530
>Chapter Title: Great Qi
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Chapter 530: Great Qi
> Because the rift in the Spinebone Sword wasn’t stationary; it flew forward like sword qi.
> If Li Huowang wanted to enter it, he had to move even faster than it was. But right now, he was just a tiny bit short.
> “I can go faster! I can still go faster!!”
> With Li Huowang’s shout, his speed indeed picked up. He plunged headfirst into the shrinking rift.
> The moment he arrived in Great Qi, Li Huowang threw himself to the left with all his might. The rift behind him scraped his cloak to shreds before vanishing rapidly.
> Letting out a long breath, Li Huowang finally had time to look around at his surroundings.
> This place was a prince’s sleeping palace in Great Liang, and in Great Qi, it didn’t seem much different. The room was vast and empty.
> But the broken tiles overhead, the weeds by the walls, and the dust-covered furniture proved that its glory existed only in the past.
> “Looks like it’s been abandoned for a long time.” As Li Huowang’s voice echoed through the room, he stood up.
> “Dad, where is this?” Li Sui poked an eyeball out from Li Huowang’s bellybutton eye and curiously scanned the dilapidated surroundings.
> “Who cares where this is? Our business isn’t finished yet.” Li Huowang gripped the sword in his hand tightly and rushed off in the direction where Prince Ren had fled.
> The inside was rotten, and the outside was about the same. It looked like this entire complex of buildings had been completely abandoned.
> Li Huowang flipped up and down in Great Qi, chasing for about the time it takes to burn two cups of tea, before pulling out the Spinebone Sword again.
> He had to admit that this weapon, refined with Heartbound Filth, was incredibly practical when used even a little.
> It could kill enemies or save his life. Li Huowang was very glad he hadn’t dug a hole and buried this sword back then.
> “We should’ve escaped those people’s encirclement. Let’s go back and check.” As Li Huowang spoke, he slashed out a rift and repeated his old trick.
> When he returned to Great Liang, he found himself standing on a rooftop. In the distance, in the courtyard, Prince Ren’s grand palanquin was speeding eastward.
> “Caught up!” Li Huowang slapped the talismans on his legs and leaped hard. In midair, he pounced toward the palanquin like a massive eagle.
> Just as Li Huowang was about to succeed, a woman with a black cloth covering her face appeared on his back somehow.
> She raised her black obsidian dagger to stab straight into Li Huowang’s neck, but Li Sui’s tentacles blocked it in time.
> When Li Huowang saw the large “Witch” character written on the black cloth over her face, his pupils shrank to pinpoints. He felt utter shock.
> “No way! These are actually Fa Cult people! Prince Ren is actually colluding with the Fa Cult!!”
> This was far bigger than any fight over the throne. It wasn’t something a mere evil cultivator could brush off. After all, the Fa Cult was an evil sect that worshiped heavenly calamities and the Child God.
> At that thought, Li Huowang made a snap decision in midair.
> “Peng!” Li Huowang kicked the woman hard. Instead of pursuing Prince Ren, he used the recoil to plummet toward the rooftop to his left.
> “Dad, that palanquin’s getting away. Aren’t we going to chase it?” Li Sui asked, watching the palanquin shrink rapidly in the distance.
> “No need to chase anymore. In this game of raising gu, Prince Ren has crossed the line and broken the rules. We just need to report this to the Surveillance Division.”
> The fact that someone vying for the throne in Great Liang had help from the Fa Cult was hard to imagine—what consequences would there be if this person actually became emperor?
> No matter the fight for the throne, there was no way they’d allow a naturally rebellious group like the Fa Cult to get involved. The Surveillance Division might sit back for other matters, but on this, they definitely wouldn’t stand by.
> Since the Surveillance Division was sure to intervene, Li Huowang felt it wasn’t worth his effort to risk his life against Prince Ren. At least those two Civil and Martial Wealth Gods from before had been tough opponents.
> Hearing the familiar gong sounds ringing out again, Li Huowang knew Prince Ren’s pursuers from the mansion had caught up. Without much hesitation, he slashed open another Great Qi rift and dove back in.
> The dilapidated courtyard was covered in fallen leaves. Spiderwebs stretched between branches and beams. It was so quiet here that not even a breeze stirred.
> Li Huowang looked up at the half-moon shrouded by dark clouds. The sudden shift from extreme motion to utter stillness left him a bit disoriented.
> “Let’s go.” Li Huowang quickly oriented himself to the cardinal directions and headed toward the Surveillance Division.
> Once he reached the Surveillance Division’s location, he’d return to Great Liang, report this to them, and the matter would be settled.
> He was willing to go all out for this mission, but Li Huowang wasn’t foolish enough to ignore available external help.
> “Dad, you brought my sword over here too. We have to go pick it up.”
> “Oh, right, almost forgot.” Li Huowang turned and headed back toward where he’d fought the Civil Wealth God.
> “Brother Zhuge, by the way, what is this place in Great Qi?” Li Huowang asked Zhuge Yuan in midair.
> “Hm... probably the cold palace.” Zhuge Yuan replied with furrowed brows, his expression grave.
> “This cold palace is way too cold. There’s not even a soul around. Has something happened in Great Qi?”
> This time, facing Li Huowang’s question, Zhuge Yuan gripped his folded fan tightly and pondered silently.
> With no one to stop him, Li Huowang soon found the copper coin sword stuck in a broken water jar. He picked it up, sheathed it on his back, and prepared to head back the way he came.
> But in the next moment, Li Huowang’s eyes widened. The tip of his sword pointed straight at the distant ruined side chamber. “Who’s there! Get out!”
> “Aaah... ahh...”
> In the dead of night, amid the empty, dilapidated palace, intermittent screams echoed. It was utterly chilling.
> But clearly, Li Huowang wasn’t fazed. He charged forward with his sword raised.
> As Li Huowang shunted a large section of wall to Great Liang, he saw the source of the cries.
> It was a bald, pot-bellied old eunuch lying naked on a reed mat. He clutched his swollen belly and screamed loudly.
> His enormous belly was veined and bulging, twisting occasionally. The edges had split open, slowly oozing blood and amniotic fluid from the wounds.
> “What evil thing has parasitized him?” Once Li Huowang realized he was in Great Qi, he immediately understood what was happening to the eunuch.
> Not long ago in Great Qi, Zhengde Temple’s Buddha had made barren eunuchs give birth to sons. From the looks of it, this eunuch was about to deliver.
> Figuring it out, a glint of understanding flashed in Li Huowang’s eyes. He turned to leave.
> “Save me! Sir, save me! This servant’s having a difficult birth!” The screaming old eunuch spotted Li Huowang.
> “Nonsense! Do you even have a hole down there? If it’s not difficult for you, whose is it?” But as Li Huowang quickened his pace, a pleading monk blocked his path.
> “Daoist, help him out. If this goes wrong, it’ll be one corpse, two lives!”
> “Easy for you to say. Leaving aside whether this guy’s trying to trick us, think about the stuff I know—any of it good for midwifery? And when did I ever learn how to deliver babies? Let alone for a man?”
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