After knowing the middle-aged man's identity, Qin Shi's expression finally turned solemn. "Is he the Zhao Family's Patriarch, Zhao Gojian?"
"Brat, you injured my son first and then caused a ruckus in my Zhao Family Residence, causing my Zhao Family to lose face in front of outsiders. Even if the God of Heaven were to come today, he wouldn't be able to save you alive!"
Zhao Guojian's hair stood on end. He didn't waste a single word with Qin Shi as he kicked off explosively, launching a barrage of attacks at Qin Shi like a bolt of lightning.
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
In an instant, four palms struck consecutively. Due to the distance between them, Qin Shi relied on his Heavenly Thunder Attribute and extreme speed to barely dodge the first three palms. However, when the fourth palm arrived, he had nowhere to run.
Of course, this was under the condition that he had to protect Tong Zixin. If he put Tong Zixin down and reduced the gravity, he would still be able to dodge the palm.
However, with his personality, he would never do such a thing. Thus, he faced his first life and death crisis after entering Nightless City.
"Brat, materialize your clone and escape with Xiao Mi Cai. Find a safe place and give me some time. I'll use Space Teleportation."
Due to the urgency of the situation, Qin Shi didn't dare to say anything else. A layer of telekinesis clone left his back and teleported to Xiao Mi Cai's side with extreme speed. He carried the three of them and flew into the sky.
"Daddy!" Xiao Mi Cai struggled anxiously.
But this time, it was Tong Tong who came to persuade her instead, and said, "Little Mi Cai, didn't you say that your father possesses remarkable abilities? He must have his own plans for doing this, let's not give him any trouble."
"I …!" Xiao Mi Cai pouted and snorted. "I don't need you to tell me. I know!"
Seeing the telekinesis clone send Xiao Mi Cai and the others away, Qin Shi heaved a sigh of relief. However, Zhao Gojian was already at the Heaven Crawling Realm, and his majestic aura was still suffocating.
"Blood Magus, how much longer?"
"Soon, give me three more seconds!"
"Three seconds?"
Qin Shi frowned. Three seconds might seem like the blink of an eye, but it was enough to determine the outcome of a battle between experts, not to mention that Zhao Goujian's palm wind was already close at hand. It was extremely urgent.
"Looks like I can only take this palm strike head-on."
Qin Shi let out a long sigh as he felt the pressure. Soon after, he sent Tong Zixin behind him and whispered, "Little girl, hide behind me. No matter what happens, don't poke your head out, understand?"
Little Xin was very obedient. "I know."
Qin Shi relaxed and raised his head. The palm wind continued to approach in front of his dark eyes. Finally, when it was an inch away from him, he raised his hands and shouted, "Heaven Devouring Dragon Roar!"
He unleashed his strongest martial arts. Two seemingly identical but incompatible flames churned like clouds and rain, forming a huge fault. The fault protected his heart meridian and went up against Zhao Gojian's palm wind.
"You dare face me head-on? How audacious!"
Zhao Goujian snorted disdainfully. Cold wind sprayed out from his palm, freezing the air around it.
Boom!
That palm was very heavy and completely hit the fault. The fault was very strong, but it wasn't without flaws. The essence of a fault was the fusion of spiritual power and soul power. They were evenly matched and torn apart. But once one kind of power surpassed the other by too much and formed an absolute suppression, the fault would naturally be broken without being attacked.
When Zhao Gojian's palm wind fell, it was clear that the spiritual power of the fault had risen to its peak. Qin Shi's soul power was like a fragile paper window, pierced through and dissipated into the air.
"Brat, I want you dead!"
After breaking through the fault, the palm wind approached again. Qin Shi's black eyes narrowed. He almost instinctively used the Evil Spirit Totem. A wisp of black killing intent wrapped around his arm.
But suddenly, a joyous news dispelled his nervousness.
"Brat, it's done. Hurry!"
"Did you make it?"
Qin Shi's eyes were filled with joy. He immediately suppressed the killing intent of the Evil Spirit Totem. His body took a step back, and a spatial crack wrapped around him in time.
"You want to run?"
Zhao Gou's eyes were sharp and he saw through Qin Shi's intentions with a single glance. He increased his speed again, but it was all too late. No one could surpass space and time in terms of speed. At least, Qin Shi had never seen it before.
When Zhao Gojian forced his way to Qin Shi, Qin Shi smiled bitterly at him. "Old man, we'll meet again if fate allows it."
"Brat!"
Zhao Gou Jian's furious attack missed in the end.
Rumble!
An earth-shattering sound rang out. It was as if the universe had been shattered. It pierced through the air and smashed into the walls of the Zhao Family not far away.
The hole that was pierced by Qin Shi expanded once again. In the end, it actually directly collapsed and turned into dust. As for Qin Shi, he had already disappeared.
The short moment of shock caused the hearts of countless onlooking merchants to tremble. In the end, they fiercely swallowed. "Someone actually escaped from Zhao Gou's sword?"
"That brat is incredible."
"Maybe in the future, he'll become a disaster for the Zhao Family."
Whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A moment later, the First Elder, who had chased after the Zhao Family, as well as the Second Elder and Third Elder, who had broken through the formation, descended from the sky and stopped beside Zhao Gojian. "Family Head, where's that brat?"
"He escaped."
Zhao Gojian gritted his teeth. "Send out all the Zhao Family disciples. Even if I have to turn Nightless City upside down, I'll catch this brat and make him wish he was dead!"
Then, his anger spread to the entire market. He didn't care about the lives of the merchants in the market. In his eyes, these people were like ants. It didn't matter if they lived or died.
Soon after, dozens of people were killed by the remnant might. He did not know that this scene had been captured by Qin Shi a short distance away. His usually indifferent black eyes finally stirred some ripples at this moment.
"Father, what's wrong?" In a corner of the market, Xiao Mi Cai sensed the change in Qin Shi's aura and asked worriedly.
Qin Shi narrowed his eyes. No matter what, the death of those merchants was because of him. He clenched his fists in anger. "Zhao Gojian, what an inhumane Zhao Family!"
Originally, he had thought that Zhao Tianyun was a good-for-nothing because he was young and ignorant, or because he came from a rich and powerful family. He had seen this kind of situation too many times, but there would come a day when he would suffer and regret growing up. However, he had never expected that Zhao Gojian would also be so savage and treat human life like grass. This was something he could not tolerate.
But then, he didn't say anything. He just silently remembered everything in his heart. He said to Xiao Mi Cai and the others, "Let's go. Hurry up and return to Yangtan Bamboo Forest."
"Wha, what?
Sir, what place did you just say? "
"Yangtan Bamboo Forest."
Tong Tong's eyes widened after receiving confirmation. He said with a sad face, "Sir, you're not joking, are you?
You're taking us to Yangtan Bamboo Forest?
What's the difference between that and letting the Zhao Family take our lives? "
"Hehe, follow me. I said that I will protect you. I will definitely not let anything happen to you." Qin Shi smiled bitterly and didn't explain anything.
The five of them rushed to the Yangtan Bamboo Forest. When they were outside the Yangtan Bamboo Forest, Tong Tong's face was still filled with unwillingness. In the end, he was kicked into the Yangtan Bamboo Forest by Qin Shi. Once he entered the Yangtan Bamboo Forest, he immediately became vigilant and cautious, as if he could lose his life at any time.
This made Xiao Mi Cai pout. "What a good-for-nothing!"
"Heh, who are you calling good-for-nothing?
Do you know what kind of monster lives in this Yangtan Bamboo Forest?
The appearance of that monster is much scarier than Zhao Gojian! "
Tong Tong scolded angrily. Just as he finished speaking, an old laughter rang out. "Hehe, who said that I am a monster?"
"Hmm?"
Tong Tong suddenly quivered. After seeing the figure of the Undying Taoist, he, Tong Qing and Tong Zixin were all terrified. They could imagine what kind of hell the Yangtan Bamboo Forest had been in the Nightless City for the past three years.
However, the more they acted like that, the more Xiao Mi Cai mocked them. She actually skipped towards the Undying Taoist. Tong Tong stretched out his hand to stop her. "Little girl, are you crazy?
If you don't want to die, stay away from him! "
"Idiot, do you think everyone is as cowardly as you?"
Xiao Mi Cai snorted in disdain. Shortly after, she smiled and walked towards the Undying Taoist. She said happily, "Grandpa Undying, can you call your stupid chicken out to play with me?"
"Stupid chicken?"
Hearing that, the Undying Daoist and Qin Shi's lips twitched at the same time. Both of them knew that Xiao Mi Cai was referring to Murphy. However, he was a pure-blooded Undying Bird, so how could he be called a stupid chicken?
However, the Undying Taoist wasn't angry. Instead, he nodded his head amiably. After a few days of interaction, Murphy and Xiao Mi Cai had developed a strong bond. It originated from their race. Therefore, he waved his withered hand and Murphy leaped out.
After Xiao Mi Cai and Murphy played for a while, Qin Shi also walked forward with a smile. "Senior."
"Hehe, little brat, did you get into trouble again?" The Undying Taoist curled his lips.
Qin Shi scratched his head. He knew that with the Undying Taoist's sea of consciousness, everything that happened in Nightless City couldn't be hidden. He could only nod his head helplessly.
However, the Undying Taoist seemed to be very satisfied.
He stroked his sparse beard and said, "Hmph, it's time for the Zhao Family to be taught a lesson."
When Tong Tong saw the entire process from afar, his eyes almost popped out. He looked at Qin Shi and Xiao Mi Cai as though he was looking at a monster … He choked and said, "Heavens, heavens, so you guys are the monsters …!"
Qin Shi couldn't be bothered with them. He turned to the Undying Taoist and said, "Senior, about what happened previously, you …"
"Don't worry, I'm a man of my words. I've already contacted Li Tan. Tomorrow night, follow me to the city lord's residence."