And how would he impersonate a Daoist attendant He has been assisting the Daoist all along. If he were to pretend, wouldn't the Daoist see through him!" The director of the墨family said sternly, alrea...Chapter 446 A Backup Sword, Part 2

Even Shen Qing seemed to understand this after a few sword strikes and switched back to the Supreme Sword Dao. However, this time he had a new approach; sometimes he would switch halfway through a strike, making his attacks much more agile.

Of course, such tactics could only be used when one held an advantage because the opponent could only accept the attack. If they were able to counterattack, it might disrupt this pieced-together sword technique and expose even greater weaknesses.

Xiaoyao seemed less agile under this assault and could barely fend off his strikes, parrying them one by one.

Very well, this was indeed the right decision. A few more strikes, and this boy will be captured!

"Young Master..." Peony and the others looked on with concern. They wanted to help but knew they couldn't. Few of them practiced cultivation arts, and even those who did were very weak and unable to intervene in such a high-level battle.

"Haha! Boy, I see you can’t be arrogant now; your time is up!" Lord Wang laughed beside them, as if victory was within reach.

At that moment, something happened—a turning point he couldn't believe.

Crack!

Shen Qing’s Green Token Sword snapped! It broke in the clash with Xiaoyao's backup sword!!

Shen Qing was stunned, and Xiaoyao seized this opportunity to press his sword against Shen Qing’s neck.

"How can this be possible" Shen Qing looked dumbfounded at the broken sword. He couldn't believe that his sword had snapped. Could it really be weaker than the other person's

“What’s impossible about it My sword is better than yours. I’ve been saying so from the start!” Xiaoyao smiled and tapped Shen Qing, sealing off his acupoints. A dangerous individual like him must be restrained once captured; otherwise, who knew if he would fight back.

Had this not been a non-lethal sparring match, Xiaoyao’s sword would have already sliced down instead of resting at the opponent's neck!

"My Green Token Sword. Impossible… It was forged by an artisan over…" Despite being sealed off, Shen Qing could still speak and continued to express his disbelief.

“I know; it took forty-nine days to forge.” Xiaoyao waved a hand. “But it broke anyway, just slightly inferior.”

"Who made your sword" asked Shen Qing. His Green Token Sword was already broken while the opponent’s remained intact. The outcome spoke for itself—his sword was indeed worse.

“I did myself. I made defensive swords for two women and a few backups for myself.” Xiaoyao replied with a smile.

"..." Shen Qing didn't believe Xiaoyao; he thought he was lying. This was too obvious, just like how Xiaoyao claimed that Guxing had broken through to the Saint realm, both impossible claims.

“Stop fooling around with me. If my sword hadn’t been better, I wouldn’t have lost.” Shen Qing didn't bother investigating who made Xiaoyao's sword; he felt it was insincere and showed no intention of sharing the truth.

He was very不服氣 that he had lost to Xiaoyao, a mere fluke dependent on superior weaponry.

"Right, if not for this sword’s quality, it would have been hard to beat you, as you’re a late-stage Emperor powerhouse. However, weapons are used to enhance strength; otherwise, what’s the point of using them" Xiaoyao admitted that his weapon was better without feeling ashamed. As he said, weapons were compensations for martial prowess and an integral part of one's fighting capability.

“What level are you at” Shen Qing looked at Xiaoyao with a mix of reluctance and unwillingness.

"Me Just a petty King-tier, not worth mentioning compared to you." Xiaoyao said with a smile. This was an outright slap in the face, making Shen Qing’s ego hurt deeply.

Claiming himself just a petty King-tier yet managing to restrain this late-stage Emperor powerhouse—what did that make him

"Hmph!" Shen Qing could only huff to express his defiance. If he had closely observed, he would have noticed something—the sword wasn’t inherently poor quality and shouldn't break like this.

Its breaking was due to Xiaoyao repeatedly striking the same spot until it snapped!

If he knew this, he would definitely be convinced; such skill could only belong to someone far from simple. Though just a King-tier, his sword technique alone was enough to earn respect.

Unfortunately, Shen Qing would never know this because Xiaoyao had taken his sword.

"Since the sword broke anyway, I might as well have it remade for me; I’m short on materials." Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Hmph!"

Li Shenqing snorted again, somewhat disdainful of Xiaoyao's shameless behavior and also the broken sword. To him, obtaining materials for a sword was easy; it was getting someone to forge one that was difficult.

The current situation with this sword being broken meant he had no choice but to recast it, which would be even more troublesome than forging a new one from scratch.

"Young Master, Sir Wang has run away!"牡丹 and the others suddenly called out. Sir Wang had fled as soon as he saw things were not going his way.

"So what Anyway, it's unlikely that anyone else can be invited now. First, let’s deal with this person." Xiaoyao said nonchalantly. If Sir Wang came back, he would surely teach him a lesson.

"How do we solve this Shall I just cut his throat"晴鳶 asked and made a motion of strangling someone.

“…”

The little miss, she seems quite violent. She’s directly talking about taking someone's life already.

"Killing him would be the easiest way out!" Xiaoyao looked at Li Shenqing with narrowed eyes as if he had accepted this suggestion.

"Please don’t kill me; we have no enmity. There’s no need to kill me," Li Shenqing immediately said.

Xiaoyao smiled and replied, "But just now you wanted to kill me. I could sense your murderous intent."

"Heh heh, that was just in the heat of anger... It's only for a moment..."Li Shenqing lost his confidence right away because he indeed had harbored murderous thoughts, but as he said, it was just temporary.

“A moment is enough. Here, take this.” Xiaoyao handed him a pill.

"No... Cough cough..." Li Shenqing wanted to refuse, but the moment he opened his mouth, Xiaoyao had already shot the pill into it. He realized too late that he should not have spoken even if it was just to reject.

He tried to spit out the pill but found it had already gone down his throat and could no longer come back up.

"What did you give me" Li Shenqing asked in alarm, even though he was at the late emperor stage, he still feared poisons that many deadly toxins were beyond even a divine martial artist's ability to counteract.

"Of course it’s poison. Do I look like someone who would give you medicine" Xiaoyao said coolly and then released Li Shenqing from his bindings. "You’ll stay here as a guard, protecting everything."

Xiaoyao realized that the Yihong Pavilion seemed to lack sufficient martial arts protection, especially since the connection with Sir Wang no longer provided security now that the lady of the house hadn’t arrived yet and was unable to exert any deterrent power. It looked like they needed someone strong for protection. Li Shenqing appeared to be a good choice.

Li Shenqing was very unfortunate; if he had known things would develop this way, even if beaten to death, he wouldn't have come here. Now becoming the protector of a brothel, how could he maintain his face when news got out

"I won’t do it! What did you give me" Li Shenqing refused.

"If you don’t want to, I can let you go back and think about it. Come back after a few days if you’ve thought things through," Xiaoyao said with a smile.

“But what did you just give me” Li Shenqing was confused; if he meant that he wouldn't be harmed by what he had taken, then why did Xiaoyao seem to suggest there would be consequences

"It’s slow-acting poison. You won’t die but you must remain here and work to get an antidote," Xiaoyao replied calmly.

“Hmph, wanting me to become a protector of a brothel! I’d rather die than do that!” Li Shenqing said coldly before turning and leaving. It was just slow-acting poison; fortunately, he knew a divine doctor who could handle anything, so there was no need to worry about this little bit of poison.

At the time, Li Shenqing didn’t take Xiaoyao’s threat seriously, but after a few days, his view changed. He would never ignore it again because he now understood that pain can be excruciatingly unbearable and heart-rending.

Then he realized that even the divine doctor wasn't infallible and couldn’t cure every poison. Only then did he realize that Xiaoyao’s poison was not ordinary, something even a divine doctor could not handle.

This divine doctor had remarkable medical skills; he was not just someone with an empty reputation but one who could save anyone as long as they still breathed.

Yet, such a skilled physician couldn't identify or counteract this poison, which showed how powerful it and its creator were.

Although Li Shenqing didn’t think Xiaoyao was the creator of this poison, possessing such a poison meant that he wasn’t an ordinary person either!

"Young Master, did he really leave like that Didn't he ask for the antidote"牡丹 and others were puzzled; they would have first asked about an antidote if it had been them.

"He thinks he can solve this problem himself and left," Xiaoyao said nonchalantly. He could guess Li Shenqing’s thoughts, which was quite normal.

(To be continued)re.At its current strength, if this snow wolf faced that black tiger again, it would win without needing mutual destruction!"This... This power..." The snow wolf seemed somewhat surprised by her own p...