I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 363 Seven Days
Liu Qi's heart suddenly trembled, and then she raised her eyes and met the old man's eyes. In an instant, a biting chill surged up her spine.

hum-

As the Jingji Sword was unsheathed, the lake water surrounding Liu Qi began to churn, with countless bubbles rolling up as if it was boiling!
Liu Qi stared solemnly in the direction of the old man, and quietly raised his right hand that was holding the Jingji Knife. The flashing purple light on the knife instantly reflected on the old man's bloodless and wrinkled face.

The old man still maintained a cross-legged sitting posture suspended in the water until his face was reflected by the purple light. His pupils then turned stiffly, and a faint purple light was reflected in his pupils, which added a bit of weirdness!

Seeing this, Liu Qi's eyes became even colder.

Because she was very sure that there was not a trace of life in this old man.

People may be able to pretend to be dead, but the vitality in their bodies cannot be deceived, especially for someone like Liu Qi who has reached the pinnacle.

Liu Qi became even more convinced that there were absolutely no ghosts in this world, at least not the ghosts she imagined.

So... Liu Qi's gaze slowly moved downwards and fell again on the jade sceptre held in the old man's palm.

The origin of this jade sceptre is not difficult to guess, as it echoes the Zhurong Pearl in her hand.

The Nine Cauldrons are inextricably linked to the laws of nature in this world, so even though the Nine Cauldrons now have different shapes, they each have their own miraculous effects.

Just as Liu Qi was concentrating on observing the jade sceptre, the old man's pupils began to roll again, and as the old man's pupils rolled, a pure and majestic aura continued to emanate from his body.

goo go go go...

In an instant, the lake water surrounding the old man seemed to boil, and ripples formed by true energy spread out in all directions along the lake water.

There was less than twenty steps between Liu Qi and the old man, and the ripples formed by the other party's true energy had reached him in the blink of an eye.

Liu Qi had already sensed the powerful aura emanating from the other party's body, so she would not be careless at this time. Just as the ripples of true energy were about to sweep over her, the internal energy in front of her instantly condensed into shape.

The two auras collided, and ripples quickly spread out in all directions.

Whoosh!
Liu Qi passed through the dense bubbles and headed towards the old man.

The old man sat cross-legged. Even though Liu Qi had already rushed in front of him, he still had no reaction. He just rolled his eyeballs and instantly focused in the direction of Liu Qi.

Liu Qi looked at the old man's lifeless eyes, then swept the knife towards his neck.

hum-

The trembling feeling spread along the hilt to his hand, and Liu Qi's pupils shrank slightly.

The old man's right hand had been raised in front of him at some point, and his skinny five fingers were firmly gripping the blade. As white light emerged from the old man's hand, the purple light of the Jingji Knife was actually suppressed.

Seeing that the purple light was about to be swallowed by the breath surging from the old man's palm, Liu Qi opened and closed his eyes quickly. A pale color instantly appeared in his eyes between closing and opening. In an instant, the purple light on the blade became stronger and suppressed the white light in the old man's palm back.

At the same time, Liu Qi's left hand attacked decisively, with his five fingers put together to form a palm that went straight to the old man's face.

hum-

Although the old man's expression was as stiff as a corpse, his movements were astonishingly fast. He clamped Liu Qi's dagger with his right hand, and facing the oncoming palm, he quickly raised his left hand. When the two palms met, Liu Qi felt a slight numbness in the palm of his hand.

But her palm momentum did not pause at all. After this palm strike, she suddenly flipped her left hand, then bypassed the opponent's palm and struck directly at the opponent's chest.

Click!

Liu Qi felt the crisp sound of the other party's sternum breaking through the palm of his hand. The powerful palm force was like mercury pouring on the ground, penetrating every hole and instantly attacking the old man's body. Wherever the palm force passed, all the internal organs and meridians were burned!
Even if a grandmaster who is also at the Zhiwei realm was hit by such a palm, he would die on the spot!
A blood mist instantly bloomed from the old man's eyes, ears, nose and mouth, but Liu Qi's eyes quickly became solemn upon seeing this.

The aura around the other party did not weaken at all, but instead tended to strengthen!

The blood mist gushing out from the old man's face did not dissipate in the water, but quickly differentiated and condensed into small blood cells one after another.

At this moment, the rapidly expanding aura around the old man reached its peak. As this powerful aura rushed in madly, these small blood cells began to expand rapidly until their diameter reached the height of an adult, and then they burst with a "bang".

The moment the blood ball exploded, a blood mist filled the sky, completely engulfing Liu Qi and the old man.

Liu Qi was surrounded by blood mist. His entire body was protected by the energy condensed from his true energy and murderous intent. He allowed the blood-colored small sword formed by the blood mist to continuously attack him.

Zheng, Zheng, Zheng——

The blood-colored sword seemed to have no other effect when it hit the vital energy except for causing a few ripples.

After about ten breaths, the blood mist had completely transformed into a small blood-colored sword and dissipated above Liu Qi's Qi.

Silence returned to the surroundings again.

Liu Qi moved slightly and floated in front of the old man.

The old man still maintained the cross-legged sitting posture, but with his head hung down, his body seemed to be slowly falling towards the bottomless abyss below.

The sword formation formed by the blood mist in the sky just now was the old man's final ripple.

Liu Qi vaguely guessed the old man's identity. She quietly sheathed her sword and then reached out to pick up the jade sceptre in the old man's palm.

At the moment when Liu Qi's five fingers touched the edge of the jade sceptre, the old man's figure suddenly fell rapidly, and then completely disappeared into the bottomless abyss.

Liu Qi slowly withdrew his gaze from the direction where the old man disappeared, then lowered his eyes to look at the jade sceptre in his hand. At first glance, it was not a precious thing, but the restlessness of the Zhurong Pearl in his arms said it all.

Liu Qi took out the Zhurong Pearl, and she didn't need to do anything extra. The moment she opened her palm, the Zhurong Pearl floated towards the Jade Sceptre. The moment the two touched, a terrifying Yuan Qi instantly rippled out...

Hiss--

The sound of tearing cloth rang in Liu Qi's ears. In an instant, he felt that his eardrums were about to burst and his eyes were swollen. The true energy in his body seemed to be summoned and began to churn violently. Just when he was about to lose consciousness, a cold breath surged from his mind.

laugh!
Liu Qi opened and closed his eyes, and the world before his eyes had completely changed!
Rumbling--

Countless meteorites fell from the sky, the earth was shaking wildly, and waves higher than the mountains were sweeping in all directions, creating a scene of the end of the world.

Liu Qi's eyes condensed slightly, then he raised his head and looked upward, only to see a ray of colorful light in the sky with rolling dark clouds. The light turned into a beam of light shining on the shaking earth.

Liu Qi squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see a naked upper body woman standing in the beam of light.

The woman had her eyes tightly closed, her arms spread out, and she seemed to be murmuring something, but unfortunately all she could hear was the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, and she could not hear the woman's low murmuring.

After a moment, the woman suddenly opened her eyes, facing the colorful light column and looking towards the light in the sky. Then her body slowly floated into the air, and actually flew towards the colorful auspicious clouds. The long skirt beneath her body danced in the strong wind, like a winding snake's tail.

Rumbling--

The loud noise made Liu Qi tremble. Her eyes darkened, and then she moved her gaze away from the strange woman, silently looking around, only to see that the earthquake was getting more and more intense, and the white waves were reaching the sky.

Is this... the scene of doomsday?
Liu Qi's pupils suddenly condensed, and he saw two strange figures suddenly appearing on a desolate hilltop.

Both of them were men with naked upper bodies, and the patterns on their bodies were almost exactly the same as the woman flying towards the colorful clouds.

At this moment, both of them raised their heads and looked at the woman who had already flown into the air. For some reason, Liu Qi could clearly see the faces of the two people, as well as the unbelievable expressions on their faces and the deep sorrow in their eyes, from such a long distance.

Hiss--

At this moment, Liu Qi heard the sharp sound that made her eardrums burst again. She narrowed her eyes in pain. When she raised her eyes again, the scene in front of her had returned to being pitch dark in the water.

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then she lowered her eyes slightly, only to see Yugui and Zhurongzhu lying quietly in her palms.

The scene just now...

Recalling the scene she had just seen, Liu Qi felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her heart.

Just as Liu Qi fell into deep thought, a faint white light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Liu Qi slowly raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the white light. Her eyes focused and then she flashed away!

……

"Hahaha……"

In a quiet valley, several children were playing by a pond. They threw stones into the pond, watched the ripples on the water, and then danced and laughed loudly!
Bang!
A column of water shot up into the sky, and the splashing water instantly soaked the children by the pond.

The child who had just thrown a stone into the pond was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his hands, as if he did not expect that a small stone he casually threw could have such great power.

At this moment, a graceful figure suddenly fell from the sky and landed steadily in front of the children.

After Liu Qi stood still, he looked around and found that this was a completely unfamiliar place. He then lowered his eyes to look at the stunned children in front of him, and then asked softly: "Where is this place?"

The children were obviously still in shock. After a few breaths, a child who looked a little older finally opened his eyes wide and looked at Liu Qi eagerly. He mustered up the courage to ask, "Sister, are you the fairy in the pond?"

“No.” Liu Qi shook his head expressionlessly. “My name is Liu Qi. Take me to meet your parents.”

Liu Qi gave up asking anything from these children and asked them to take him to the village where they lived.

Their parents should know something.

The village was less than three miles away from the valley. When Liu Qi followed the children into the village, the adults who were working in the fields heard the noise and rushed over. All of them looked at the woman in front of them, who was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, with strange eyes.

Finally, a white-haired old man walked out from the crowd. He came to Liu Qi and asked kindly, "I wonder what brings this girl to our Yangjia Village?"

Finally someone who can talk came.

Liu Qi immediately asked: "Where is this place? Which county or prefecture is it under the jurisdiction of?"

The old man was stunned at first, then laughed and said, "Young lady, you must have lost your way in the mountains. Walk ten miles south of the village and you will see the official road. Walk west along the official road for thirty miles and you will reach the capital of our Great Qi!"

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed.

Thirty miles west along the official road is the capital.

Baixi Mountain!
Liu Qi immediately asked, "Excuse me, sir, is Baixi Mountain not far from here?"

The old man looked at Liu Qi in confusion, then nodded: "It seems that the girl is also a local. The official road ten miles south is at the foot of Baixi Mountain."

He actually returned directly to the capital from Sihai County!

It spans nearly half of Da Qi!
Liu Qi suddenly thought of how long he had been sinking from the bottom of Danyang Lake, and how much time he had wasted in that strange state.

So she asked the old man about today's date, and found out that she had been floating under the water for seven whole days!
Nine Nether Cold Veins Underground!

Liu Qi instantly thought of the Nine Nether Cold Veins that Zhou Mi had mentioned!

The Nine Nether Cold Veins crisscross underground, and no one knows where its exit will be.

It seems that he came to the capital from Sihai County via the criss-crossing waterways of the Jiuyou Cold Veins.

Seven days have passed. I wonder what the situation outside is like now.

After leaving a silver ingot for the villagers, Liu Qi set out for the official road ten miles away. Sure enough, when she arrived at the official road, she saw Baixi Mountain within her sight.

It seems that the Nine Nether Cold Vein has many exits near the capital!
Not long after Liu Qi walked on the official road, she ran into two knights riding horses coming from behind. She used a little trick to "borrow" one of the horses and rode to the capital.

As a result, he was stopped on the official road less than a mile away from the east gate of the capital.

A team of soldiers blocked the official road with wooden fences. When Liu Qi came on horseback, the leading soldier saw that Liu Qi had no intention of slowing down, so he quickly brought his men out to stop him.

"Uu——"

Liu Qi pulled the reins and stopped where he was.

The leading soldier only raised his eyes to glance at Liu Qi on horseback, and his eyes widened involuntarily, and then he said stutteringly: "Liu...Liu...Miss Liu!"

Seeing the leading officer and soldier looking as if he had seen a ghost, and still addressing him as "Miss Liu" which he hadn't heard for a long time, Liu Qi asked calmly, "Do you know me?"

The soldier was stunned for a long while, then he rubbed his eyes quickly, and looked up at Liu Qi again. After he was completely sure that the person in front of him was the real Liu Qi, he said with a complicated expression: "Since Miss Liu left the capital, Sister Chunyan has often mentioned you."

Spring Swallow...

Liu Qi's eyes moved slightly, and then he whispered, "Have you served in Liu Mansion before?"

The soldier nodded, then turned around to dismiss his men, and then walked up to Liu Qi and whispered, "Miss Liu... Miss, I just received news three days ago that you seized the Nine Cauldrons kept by Sihai Villa, and died together with Villa Master Zhu at the bottom of Danyang Lake!"

Liu Qi frowned.

The strange old man at the bottom of the lake was Zhu Weitong.

So...it's not surprising.

But there is one thing Liu Qi is very sure of, that is, when he ran into Zhu Wei at the bottom of the lake, he was already dead!
(End of this chapter)