As he spoke, Li Ping'an locked onto 290 Cultivation Points.
Without any hesitation, he allocated all of them to speed.
If he was fast enough, even if he couldn't win a fight, he could at least run away.
(Ding: 290 Cultivation Points deducted, Speed increased by 2900 points.)
At this point,
his Speed reached 5010, with a total combat power of 923 points, which was slightly higher than a Peak Qi Condensation realm Cultivator.
“Zheng~”
The young man's battle saber was unsheathed.
Wrapped in a layer of spiritual energy, the blade became much sharper.
He believed his speed was not slow; five meters was a single step for him, and the blade cut through the Void Realm, striking directly at Li Ping'an's neck.
He was fast,
but Li Ping'an was faster.
Moreover, these 5010 Speed points not only made his movements more coordinated and nimble, but also greatly improved his visual perception.
In Li Ping'an's eyes, the young assassin's speed was not slow, but it was like child's play.
“Puff~”
The blade fell, cutting through an afterimage.
Blood splattered, created by the sickle in Li Ping'an's hand as it cut open the man's throat.
“How is it? Doesn't hurt at all, does it?”
The woman didn't look up, still burning paper money.
She felt there would be no surprises; after all, she didn't sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from Li Ping'an.
And just as her employer said, he was a farmer.
No one answered.
The moment the female assassin looked up, a blood-stained sickle flashed like lightning across her throat.
It was a very fast sickle.
There was only coldness, no pain.
“Being an assassin isn't about showing off. You're so flashy, you might as well wear the flowers yourself.”
Li Ping'an showed no mercy.
Nor did he ask who the employer was; it didn't matter anyway, the people who wanted to kill him would still make a move.
Picking up a hoe, he found a spot, dug a pit, then threw the two bodies in and buried them, before checking his gains.
The two of them were very poor.
Perhaps it was due to their habits when carrying out missions, but they didn't carry gold notes, only five gold coins and a dozen silver coins.
Li Ping'an picked up the scroll and looked at it again; there were words on it, issued by the City Lord's Mansion, and the red seal was proof.
Of course, this was not a wanted poster.
It was purely a reward notice for finding him, issued by his father-in-law, the City Lord, because he hadn't returned for many days.
Those who wanted him dead had used the excuse of his disappearance to hire assassins.
“I need to go back to the city.”
Li Ping'an glanced at the spiritual field, where corn was almost growing, and truly couldn't bear to leave it.
But, he couldn't not go back.
“Then I'll go quickly and come back quickly.”
Li Ping'an made up his mind, and with a push from his feet, his entire body shot out.
“Crack~”
This jump was like a human cannonball; in an instant, he directly broke a tree as thick as a bowl.
“Damn, I didn't control it well.”
Li Ping'an was a bit embarrassed.
This 5010 Speed points was truly too fast, a bit difficult to control…
Along the way, Li Ping'an encountered many people, all looking for him for the bounty.
“I found him, I found him!”
“I found him first!”
“It's me, it's me, it's me!”
Those people surrounded Li Ping'an, arguing fiercely.
More and more people gathered, creating a noisy commotion.
“Damn it, you can search all you want, but why are you kicking me?”
Li Ping'an was a bit angry.
He had been secretly kicked twice by some guy in the chaos, and he couldn't find out who it was.
He wasn't stupid; he pulled people down to the ground, taking the opportunity to slip away.
A bounty of 500 gold coins, though not too much, was still a considerable fortune; he should save his father-in-law some money, right?
Li Ping'an, relying on his speed advantage, avoided many people, then got a straw hat and quietly entered the city.
City Lord's Mansion.
An Lan and An Ruoyi were both out.
They had both taken people out to search, and this concern deeply moved Li Ping'an.
A guard asked, “Son-in-law, should I take people to find the City Lord and them?”
“Go,” Li Ping'an nodded, then instructed, “Take down the bounty notice and inform the whole city that I have returned.”
“Yes,” the guard nodded and turned to leave.
After waiting for an hour,
An Ruoyi and An Lan returned.
Their faces were grim, and their gazes at Li Ping'an were filled with anger.
An Ruoyi even raised her palm and said, “I'm going to beat you today!”
She took two fierce steps forward, and seeing that her father didn't stop her, she suddenly felt a bit troubled.
This wasn't right.
Normally, wouldn't he stop her?
An Lan turned around and said indifferently, “Hit him, let him learn his lesson.”
Li Ping'an also cooperated, lying on the table and saying, “Mother Tiger, don't hit me in the face.”
An Ruoyi hit him a few times, and Li Ping'an cooperated with pleas for mercy; a good bit of commotion finally subsided.
Backyard.
A table full of delicious dishes was set.
Li Ping'an was fine; this was good news.
Moreover, An Ruoyi had successfully Broken through her Qi Condensation realm Bottleneck and entered the True Spirit Realm, which was worth celebrating.
An Ruoyi asked, “Why haven't you been home these past few days?”
Li Ping'an had already thought of an excuse, “You were in seclusion, and I couldn't see you, so why would I come back?”
“Hmph~” An Ruoyi snorted lightly, “You keep calling me Mother Tiger, why would you even look at me?”
Li Ping'an chuckled, “Mother Tiger, she's also very likable, you know.”
An Ruoyi rolled her eyes at Li Ping'an, “The way you're talking, you must have done something with a guilty conscience.”
“Tell me honestly, were you messing around outside?”
“No, no such thing.” Li Ping'an shook his head repeatedly. Women, they really were a bit unreliable.
If you say nice things, she thinks you have a guilty conscience.
If you say mean things, she hates you, scratches you, grabs you.
After dinner, Li Ping'an told An Ruoyi that the farmlands outside the city were being ruined by wild rabbits, wild dogs, and such, and he needed to go out and watch over them.
Originally, An Ruoyi was going to go with him, but just as they were leaving, an order came from the Imperial City.
It said that war had broken out again in the East Border, and they were recruiting soldiers and collecting grain throughout the territory, which had to be sent to the East Border within ten days!
The task here in Tiankui City was quite heavy; just recruiting soldiers required ten thousand, and five hundred strong warhorses were also needed.
With such a major matter, An Lan alone naturally couldn't handle it, so An Ruoyi could only stay and help her father.
“War has started again.”
Li Ping'an's emotions were somewhat complex.
Previously, his father was Lord Zhendong, who dedicated his heart and soul to the Empire, shedding his blood on the battlefield, but what was the result?
Even though the war was unfavorable, he had protected the East Border; not only did they not posthumously confer a title, but they also stripped him of his honorary title as a non-imperial prince and confiscated his mansion and family property!
“Go fight your own battles.”
Li Ping'an bought some more supplies and left the city.
Da Huai Village was very peaceful.
The corn here had not been damaged by wild beasts, nor by livestock.
When he reached the spiritual field, several wild boars were crashing into the wooden stakes and the enclosure made of tree crowns.
“Go away, go away, go away~”
Li Ping'an rushed over with his hoe.
The wild boars were also fierce; they lowered their heads and charged at Li Ping'an with their ugly tusks.
“Get out of here.”
Li Ping'an swung his hoe, directly sending a several-hundred-pound wild boar flying.
The wild boars were fierce,
but he was fiercer than the wild boars.
“Whoosh~”
The hoe swung with a whoosh, and the wild boars flew in groups, their sharp, unpleasant squeals rising and falling.
Finally,
Li Ping'an won, easily driving away the wild boar group, and even got some wild boar meat for a feast.
“Good thing I came in time, otherwise I would have suffered a huge loss.”
The corn in the spiritual field already had ears, very tender and fragile.
And wild boars wouldn't care if it was ripe or not; they would just eat until they were full.
If he had been even a stick of incense late today, the efforts of many days on these two acres of spiritual field would have been completely wasted…
