Chapter 1587 - 1482: Acting Skills Showdown

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"I’m fine." Ji Xinhu shook his head lightly, "Besides, if the person caught is that child, I think he might survive."

None of the other six high-ranking members took him seriously.

After all, Daoist Shan Xu’s evil reputation is known far and wide.

The chances of Qin Hao escaping from him are less than single digits, an almost impossible feat.

However, they did not come out to dampen spirits either.

On the contrary, Lei Xiuzhu was somewhat excited, holding back tears as she said, "Uncle Ji, do you mean Chu Xi might survive?"

"Hmm." Ji Xinhu smiled slightly, "If it were anyone else, maybe not, but if it is that kid, it’s hard to say. After all, he is the most cunning person I’ve ever met."

Hearing such a reply, Lei Xiuzhu’s heart was filled with hope, and she immediately broke into a smile, loudly declaring, "Chu Xi will definitely survive!"

Lei Dingtian witnessed this scene and sighed inwardly. His daughter has been moved by mortal emotions.

"Alright, this matter can’t be left like this. Li Tongtian, Kong Denghui, Ji Xinhu, you three go nearby to search for Daoist Shan Xu’s whereabouts, see if you can save Qin... Chu Xi’s life. Everyone else returns to the sect to continue overseeing work."

As the matter concluded, Lei Dingtian began issuing orders.

"Father, just having the three uncles take action might not be enough to find Daoist Shan Xu?" Lei Xiuzhu expressed some concern.

"I know." Lei Dingtian said calmly, "So I also plan to issue an order within the inner sect; elder-level senior members must go out to search for Qin Hao."

"That’s good then!" Upon hearing this, Lei Xiuzhu felt somewhat relieved and couldn’t help but show a smile.

...

...

When Qin Hao woke up, his instinctive reaction was to grimace.

Pain.

Intense pain attacked from all directions.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a cave, his body cold, likely stained with blood.

On a flat area ahead, Daoist Shan Xu was sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, seemingly cultivating.

Where is this? Why doesn’t this old ghost kill me?

As the confusion arose, Qin Hao quickly found an answer.

He saw that Daoist Shan Xu’s sleeves were torn off, some places were blackened, resembling burned marks.

Moreover, his face was filled with pain, as if suffering from severe internal injuries.

"Is this old ghost injured? Did he fight with the rescue?"

Due to being unconscious, Qin Hao did not know the situation earlier, leading him to instinctively guess.

He wasn’t aware that he had narrowly escaped being mistakenly killed by the Punishment Hall Elder.

If he knew, he’d probably be angry enough to curse.

"Wait! Now that the old ghost is injured, doesn’t that mean I can sneak away?"

With this thought, Qin Hao felt somewhat excited.

He attempted to get up, but found his body incredibly sluggish, lacking the strength to move.

"Damn! I’m injured too, and the old ghost has sealed the vitality within me."

At this moment, a cold voice sounded: "Don’t waste your time, you can’t escape."

Startled, Qin Hao focused his gaze, only to see Daoist Shan Xu had opened his eyes at some unknown time.

"Old ghost. You woke up." Qin Hao smiled sheepishly, "Actually, we’ve been through so much, aren’t we kindred spirits struggling together?"

"Hmph!" Daoist Shan Xu sneered, eyes glittering with cold thoughts.

"You not speaking means you agree with my words?" Qin Hao asked weakly.

No choice, finally finding a survival chance, Qin Hao did not want to miss it.

Thinking it over, Qin Hao continued: "I did curse you before, but you know, I was scared to death back then, that’s why I said those crazy things. As long as you forgive my past mistakes, I stick to my words; I’ll become your disciple, carrying forward your notorious name!"

After Qin Hao’s speech, Daoist Shan Xu merely laughed coldly without showing much response.

Qin Hao felt somewhat annoyed.

What’s the meaning of this old ghost?

If not agreeing, at least make a sound!

Why keep silent?

Soon, Qin Hao squinted his eyes, sensing something was off.

Simply put, Daoist Shan Xu’s expression seemed strange.

"Old ghost, are you injured?" Qin Hao tentatively asked.

In the next moment.

Daoist Shan Xu opened his mouth and spewed a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Indeed!" Qin Hao was instantly delighted, "You are indeed injured, to the point of having no strength to speak!"

With that, Qin Hao trembled in excitement.

Seemingly due to lack of strength, when Daoist Shan Xu sealed his acupuncture points, he didn’t use full force.

Qin Hao sensed a slight loosening in the acupuncture points. Given some time to break the seal, when strength returns to his body, wouldn’t he have a chance to kill Daoist Shan Xu?

Thinking of this, how could Qin Hao not be excited!

"Hmph!" At this time, Daoist Shan Xu spoke with an extremely unpleasant look: "Kid... do you think you can kill me? Feel free to try..."

His voice was extremely weak, Qin Hao

was startled, shouting: "Old ghost, stop pretending! If you could kill me, would I still be alive now? So, you’re definitely at your limit, unable to move!"

"Hehe... if you really think so, feel free to get up here and try to kill me."

Daoist Shan Xu laughed sinisterly, "I’m just a bit hungry. I don’t mind smashing your head and eating your brain."

"Hmph! Old ghost, you’ll scare me with that!" Though saying this, Qin Hao’s expression changed somewhat.

He wasn’t sure whether the old ghost was really too injured to move.

After all, this guy is a big shot in the Unity Realm, like a centipede that won’t die even when cut; he might have hidden tricks.

What Qin Hao didn’t know was the unprecedented unrest in Daoist Shan Xu’s heart.

Truth be told, even without expending ten years of life using the Infinite Blood Shield Technique, his original lifespan wasn’t long.

Now after using the skill, he was in dire straits due to severe blood loss, temporarily unable to physically act.

If given the chance, as long as half an hour passed, his body would gradually recover, regaining self-control.

But before then, he was no different from livestock waiting for slaughter.

Thus, he was really anxious this time.

In this perilous situation, if Qin Hao recovered first and actually dared to sneak attack him.

Then, Daoist Shan Xu would have no choice but to accept death.

Seeing Qin Hao full of doubt, Daoist Shan Xu felt more at ease, surely this little scoundrel has been fooled by me, temporarily safe...

Unexpectedly, Qin Hao’s expression suddenly changed, laughing aloud: "Haha, old ghost Shan Xu, your acting might deceive others but not me!"

After speaking, his eyes widened, face full of menace: "You’re definitely immobilized, like helpless dead fish at my mercy!"

In this instant, Daoist Shan Xu’s heart chilled.