The woman burst out laughing, her whole body shaking.
After a moment, she composed herself and said, "It seems his sons and relatives are less devoted than you, his apprentice. But since you’ve come, do you know how we of the Demon Sect do things?"
Li Chang’an shook his head. "I don’t. I’m all ears."
The woman said coolly, "I was hired to come here and take Cao Shu’s life. I must hang this head on the city wall for three days to prove to my client that Cao Shu is dead."
"Since you’ve come and taken the head down from the wall, are you not only looking for death but also trying to get the entire Cao Family annihilated?"
Li Chang’an laughed. "The Demon Sect certainly likes to throw its weight around!"
The Demon Sect was indeed powerful.
The four greatest powers in the world were the Buddhists, the Daoists, the Demon Sect, and Li Yang.
But now, Li Yang had weakened. It had long since fallen from the ranks of the four great powers, retaining actual control only over the area surrounding Kyoto.
The other Three Great Sects had devoured Li Yang’s Destiny and lands.
Naturally, their influence and arrogance grew ever stronger.
The woman didn’t make a move. After sizing Li Chang’an up for a moment, she said, "I’m in a good mood right now. Put the head back where you found it. After it’s hung for a full day, you can come back to collect the remains. Do that, and I’ll let this slide."
Li Chang’an didn’t move. He asked in return, "And if I refuse?"
Hearing his words, the woman’s gaze turned cold. She said coolly, "You’re young, so I’ll give you one more chance. Put the box down and leave immediately. Otherwise, it won’t just be you being buried—it’ll be the entire Cao Family."
Li Chang’an smiled.
He set down the box containing the head.
A smile touched the woman’s lips. Just as she was about to speak, she realized that Li Chang’an, who had been bending over to set down the box just a moment ago, had suddenly vanished.
The smile vanished from her face instantly. Her wary gaze darted around.
But before she could find any trace of Li Chang’an...
A sharp pain suddenly erupted in her abdomen.
She staggered back two steps and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Looking down, she saw that a pebble had struck her lower abdomen, sinking half an inch into her skin that was supposedly impervious to blades.
While her attention was focused on her abdomen,
Li Chang’an suddenly appeared above her.
He stomped down viciously.
This Demoness’s Cultivation was clearly exceptional. She just barely managed to shift her body and dodge the blow. Raising her head, she stared fixedly at Li Chang’an and asked, her voice laced with fear, "Who in the world are you?"
Li Chang’an clearly had no intention of answering such a pointless question.
His figure flickered, and he vanished from her sight once more.
This time, however, the woman was on guard, and the three stones Li Chang’an threw all missed.
Just as the woman was fully focused on guarding against the stones, mistakenly believing Li Chang’an’s specialty was hidden weapons,
Li Chang’an executed a movement technique and suddenly appeared before her, swinging a fist the size of a sandbag and caving in a section of her chest.
In this world, once a Martial Artist cultivated Inner Qi, their physical fortitude far surpassed those who followed the Martial Daos Li Chang’an had practiced in his past lives.
Achieving Copper Skin and Iron Bones was a trivial matter.
It was said that the corpse of a Grandmaster Realm expert could remain preserved for a thousand years after their death.
Therefore, even though Li Chang’an’s fist had landed squarely on her chest, she managed to endure the blow, relying on her body that was trained to Perfection and the two soft, fleshy mounds on her chest.
Not only that, but while enduring the immense pain, she flung a poisoned dagger from her waist.
Seeing the dagger fly toward him like a deadly shooting star, Li Chang’an sighed and had no choice but to retreat a few steps, dodging the brunt of the attack.
It wasn’t that he was lacking in strength.
On the contrary, his power was terrifyingly great.
The real issue was that he was still too young, his body not yet fully developed. Even though both of his attacks had landed squarely, he still couldn’t kill the woman outright.
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