?60: Chapter 52: Zither Sound Moves (Fifth Update, Seeking First Subscription) _2 60: Chapter 52: Zither Sound Moves (Fifth Update, Seeking First Subscription) _2 Another crossbow was shot, and Li Guanyi’s back seemed to have eyes of its own.

    He dove forward, lying down on the horse’s back, dodging the bolt.

    The spear in his hand thrust out by reflex.

    A big man crossed his arms.

    On his arms were mystical iron bracers.

    The spear was blocked, Li Guanyi clamped his legs around the warhorse, the horse neighed as if the spear thrust was fueled by fire, the big man grunted, was forcibly picked off the ground, after all, he was an assassin, skilled in Qi Mechanism, not physical strength.

    Four assassins chased after Li Guanyi.

    Even with Primordial Qi sealed, relying on their physical prowess they still surpassed ordinary men, could take to the air and attack as if on a galloping horse.

    Li Guanyi rode his warhorse, abandoning the war blade, held a long spear with both hands, the spear moved like a dragon, spinning and piercing around him, either blocking or parrying.

    Relying on the power of his mount, he forcibly withstood the first round of simultaneous attacks from several assassins.

    A volley of crossbow bolts was fired, Li Guanyi used his long spear to parry, deflecting the bolts.

    Suddenly spinning his spear, its tip countered an assassin’s sword while the butt pressured another man, his arms surged with divine power, blocking a heavy blade cleaving from above, Li Guanyi almost blocked four men, his brows furrowed, feeling a throbbing pain in his meridians.

    Yue Qianfeng’s sealing of Primordial Qi had caused Li Guanyi’s impending breakthrough and the process of ushering Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi for tempering to be stifled.

    Inner Qi within, seemingly entering realm yet not.

    This surge of Qi Mechanism couldn’t connect outwardly with the heaven and earth, stayed within Li Guanyi, tempering his physique.

    This ferocious battle inadvertently made the Star Power in his body bond tighter with his physique, like a volcano about to erupt suddenly blocked, the potential growing ever stronger, the meridians increasingly in severe pain, the continuous assault from these assassins, however, seemed to disperse the dense Qi within Li Guanyi.

    The dispersed Qi directly merged into his body.

    It ironically gave Li Guanyi a sense of incredible relief.

    Then, this dense Qi was naturally replenished as if drawn by a bronze tripod absorbing Jade Liquid.

    Anyone targeted by several assassins of higher realms would feel fear.

    But at this moment, Li Guanyi’s eyes harbored not a single ripple.

    Having once faced the number one edge in the world, he found it hard to feel physical or mental fear towards these men, suddenly he shook his long spear, and he wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, because that surge of Qi Mechanism in his body getting dispersed into his physique, his strength surged, combining power with waist and horse, he swept his long spear forcefully, pushing the assassins away.

    “Scram!!!”

    The assassins retreated, looking discomfited.

    What kind of bravery was this?!

    The eldest of the assassins had thought Li Guanyi looked familiar at first.

    Now, seeing the young man charging on horseback, swinging his long spear, his eyes cold, hair flying, a small mole at the corner of his left eye, eyebrows like drawn swords, it awakened his dusty past memories, his face changed dramatically, he blurted out, “It’s you!!!”

    “It’s ta...

    ”

    “It’s that child from ten years ago!!!”

    His face turned pale, as if he saw a young tiger breaking free or some nightmare.

    Stunned for a moment, then losing the assassin’s calm, he shouted:

    “Kill him!

    Must kill him!”

    Li Guanyi heard these words, his heart stirred strongly, as he demanded, “Ten years ago?!”

    The people from back then?

    Were they not the Night Rider Cavalry?

    The once certain things, seemed at this moment to be slightly different, surpassing Li Guanyi’s expectations, today the young man’s spirits charged out, yet glimpsing a sliver of his most cared-about secret.

    The assassin who recognized Li Guanyi seemed to have decided this was a more critical matter.

    Without any hesitation, he abandoned his teammates, even Xue Daoyong, turning around fleeing wildly.

    The other assassins exchanged glances, each unleashed a move to cover their rear, Li Guanyi turned to pursue, shooting arrows, a White Tiger Arrow directly hitting an assassin’s back, the long spear thrust out, suddenly hearing a crisp sound by his ear, combat reflexes kicked in, he swept the spear horizontally, its edge creating an arc of light, knocking the opponent’s weapon away.

    But then he felt his palm grow heavy, Li Guanyi’s long spear was locked by a chain.

    Chains flew from other directions, locking onto the tail of Li Guan’s spear.

    And the other end of the chain was directly stabbed into the mountain rock.

    The assassins still had an ambush set up.

    If it hadn’t been for Yue Qianfeng shattering the Primordial Qi, these would have been experts capable of executing other techniques, left as a contingency by Elder Xue Daoyong.

    With a chilling brilliance, a killer had already pounced forward.

    Li Guan flung his spear with a shake of his hand, abandoning his weapon, and his body suddenly leapt from the horse.

    As the chilling light fell, the gallant horse that had burst forth with Li Guan neighed tragically and collapsed with a thunderous fall, black blood flowing from its seven orifices, its hooves trembling before becoming still.

    The young man’s eyes were near bursting.

    A big man retracted his right hand.

    In his right hand was a massive Meteor Hammer.

    It was covered in fresh blood.

    With a strike, it had killed the warhorse, preventing Li Guan from using the momentum of his horse.

    In the moment Li Guan flipped over, he had already grabbed a bow and arrow.

    As he spun around, he pulled back the War Bow; the Dragon and Tiger Dharma Form circled around him.

    Though the Primordial Qi was sealed here, the power of the Dharma Form still persisted.

    The arrows erupted in radiance as he shot forth fiercely.

    A third-layer assassin beyond the Entering Realm raised his hand to block an arrow.

    A burst of flame exploded, knocking his weapon upward.

    The second arrow was a Linked Beads shot, piercing through his throat and nailing the entire person to a tree.

    But the enemy was not just one.

    A fierce chill flashed past.

    Li Guan could only barely lift his War Bow in time.

    A pain shot through his wrist as the Sultry Bow worth more than a thousand strings of cash was split apart by a sharp blade, reflecting in Li Guan’s eyes.

    He reacted swiftly, his right hand twisting.

    The bowstring directly entangled the newcomer’s wrist, then his arms crossed.

    The bowstring, like a blade, instantly severed his wrist, causing blood to flow copiously, dripping down.

    Five more assassins remained, encircling Li Guan.

    Li Guan exhaled a breath of turbid air.

    Although he could not communicate with the external Primordial Qi due to the realm, the Qi Mechanism circulated within him, elevating his body temperature.

    Releasing the War Bow, he wielded the dark-colored blade, calmly watching the five assassins before him.

    They were clearly five individuals whose realms were higher than his.

    Yet, in that instant, the assassins birthed an illusion, as if they were the ones intercepted by him.

    The edge of the Mo Blade whistled, and the assassin who had killed the warhorse tried to unravel Li Guan’s mental state with words, indifferently saying, “You can’t escape.

    Surrender, and I might spare your life.”

    “Even though we can’t use techniques of the post-Entering Realm.”

    “But this body’s combat experience is neither fake nor something you can contend with.”

    “Having lost the advantage of the warhorse, how effective can your battlefield martial arts be?”

    He spoke deliberately, each word a pressure on Li Guan’s mental state.

    Not knowing whether it was a coincidence or that people subconsciously choose familiar paths when escaping, this place was not far from the Xue Family’s secret grounds.

    Li Guan glanced over the area where the streams converged into Shui Jian, knowing that Shaking Light was just behind the rocks, and he felt reassured.

    He wasn’t about to start eating steamed buns now.

    He held the blade, raised his eyebrows like General Xue, and said softly,

    “I’ve only learned horseback riding for seven days; what I am good at...”

    The opponent couldn’t finish hearing this sentence, because those words were just bait.

    As soon as he arrived here, the youth, like a fierce tiger, dashed wildly, his black hair flying.

    A dominant blade edge smashed down before the assassin’s eyes.

    “is ground combat.”

    ......

    The assassin who discovered Li Guan’s true location quickly left to pass on this unexpected revelation.

    He was certain that with the young man’s face and Qi Mechanism, even if it weren’t today, he would be discovered in the future.

    But luck was on his side.

    At this moment, discovering him meant he could offset his faults with merits.

    He felt relieved internally and suddenly felt that the arrow wound wasn’t so severe anymore.

    The forest, which seemed impossible to escape from, began to look exceptionally beautiful, bathed in brilliant sunlight with fragrant flowers and the wind passing through the treetops.

    The rustling of the leaves sounded like zither music.

    Resonant and beautiful.

    ?!!!

    “Zither Sound?!!!”

    His steps suddenly halted.