"Young Master Bai, you were reckless. The Young Master is drunk; you shouldn't have taken that bundle!" Tie Chuanjia whispered, his voice laced with worry.
Leo smiled faintly. "Uncle Tie, I know what I'm doing."
Tie Chuanjia was taken aback and said no more.
After all, he didn't know Leo well.
He just regretted that if he had known what a troublemaker Leo was, he would have taken Li Xunhuan away from this place of conflict.
Getting famous.
This was part of Leo's strategy.
Did a nobody in the Jianghu have the right to play matchmaker for the man ranked third on the weapon spectrum?
What a joke.
Hadn't Ah Fei been obsessed with making a name for himself from the moment he set foot in the Jianghu?
When you're navigating the world, reputation is everything.
To complete the mission, getting famous was a must.
As for getting cooperation from Roxanne Tang, Leo had considered it, but after witnessing her touching IQ, he had given up.
In his mind, Roxie had been relegated to the status of a bona fide liability. He would be grateful if she just didn't drag him down.
In the world of Xiao Li Feidao, the fastest way to get famous was, of course, to fight for it.
Li Xunhuan was drunk, Zhuge Lei was dead, and the Golden Silk Armor was in his hands…
At this point, the plot had completely deviated from its original course.
There was no longer any need for Ah Fei to appear.
Leo had forcefully hijacked the storylines of both Li Xunhuan and Ah Fei.
"Kid, I admire your courage. In the Jianghu, you're the first to dare to fool us two brothers," the Black Snake said, shaking the blood from his sword with a sinister smile.
"I'll give you a chance. Kneel and present the bundle to us, and we'll leave your corpse intact," the White Snake sneered.
The crowd in the tavern once again settled into an enthusiastic spectator mode.
This time, their looks of sympathy were directed at the Jade-Blooded Twin Snakes.
Of course, more discerning individuals were focused on Alba Li.
The incident with Zhuge Lei had happened too quickly for them to see clearly.
This time, they were determined to study Alba Li's moves and find a way to counter them.
Leo glanced at Tie Chuanjia.
Tie Chuanjia stood firm, guarding Li Xunhuan, showing no intention of stepping in for Leo.
In his heart, Li Xunhuan was the top priority.
Leo hadn't expected Tie Chuanjia to stand up for him right after they met. He stepped forward, slowly raising the Green Lotus Sword. "Side characters shouldn't have so much dialogue. Come at me together."
The White Snake and Black Snake exchanged a look and burst out laughing. "I thought you were some tough guy. Turns out you're just a reckless fool who doesn't know martial arts."
The Jade-Blooded Twin Snakes made the same mistake as Zhuge Lei: arrogance.
If they had arrived a moment sooner and witnessed Zhuge Lei's despair, they wouldn't be so brazen.
"Kid, the road to hell is open to all ages. You brought this on yourself," the Black Snake snorted, his sword thrusting towards Leo's chest.
"Taste my sword!"
Leo smiled faintly and swung his sword down.
He would turn the path of death Ah Fei had walked into his own path to fame.
He would step on a series of side characters to become a rising star in the world of Xiao Li Feidao, then successfully market Roxanne Tang to Li Xunhuan, and retire with his achievements.
Leo had a clear understanding of his role. He was a Dreamweaver from Dreamweavers Inc., and everything he did was in service of the mission.
The sword flashed like lightning.
The ultimate technique of Heavenly King Li reappeared in the Jianghu.
The Twin Snakes simultaneously abandoned their swords.
The Black Snake was closer to Leo. He dashed forward two steps, knelt on one knee, and with a face full of disbelief, raised both hands to firmly clamp onto the edge of the Green Lotus Sword.
The White Snake followed closely behind, assuming the same posture, kneeling neatly behind the Black Snake.
A wave of sharp inhalations swept through the tavern.
Leo's move was simple: a downward slash.
Everyone saw it clearly.
But when the Twin Snakes knelt before Leo as comically as Zhuge Lei had, no one could laugh. A chill ran down most of their spines.
Though they had seen it, no one understood what had happened.
What was the principle behind it?
Alba Li's martial arts were even more terrifying than the legendary Little Li Flying Dagger!
At least the Flying Dagger was traceable, within their realm of understanding. But this young man… he must be using sorcery!
The tavern seemed to freeze, deathly quiet except for the crackling of charcoal in the stove.
Tie Chuanjia's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
What the hell?
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought this was all staged!
Now, Tie Chuanjia understood why Zhuge Lei and his men had struck such a bizarre pose.
He also understood the source of Alba Li's fearlessness.
With such demonic swordsmanship, forget a single Golden Silk Armor; he could go anywhere in the world.
What he couldn't understand was, why did it happen?
What was the principle that made people voluntarily kneel and catch a sword?
Tie Chuanjia felt his intelligence was insufficient for the task.
"Gentlemen, is the Golden Silk Armor mine?" Leo surveyed the crowd, quite satisfied with the effect he had created. He was truly a genius, turning Heavenly King Li's control skill into a move of pure intimidation.
One trick is all you need.
This mission was in the bag.
"What sorcery are you using?"
His inner energy flowed smoothly, but his body was imprisoned, unable to move an inch. The Black Snake's face was filled with terror.
Even worse off was the White Snake. At least the Black Snake was holding onto a sword.
But him?
What was the meaning of this shameful posture, hands raised, kneeling on one knee?
The White Snake's strong psyche began to crumble.
"This isn't sorcery. This is swordsmanship," Leo emphasized once again.
How could the sword technique honed over a lifetime of practice by Heavenly King Li be called sorcery?
That was an insult to the Heavenly King!
"…" said the crowd in the tavern.
And you still say it isn't sorcery?
First Zhuge Lei, now the Jade-Blooded Twin Snakes. Do you think these famous figures of the Jianghu are bored enough to put on a play with you, regardless of their reputation?
"Kid, if you have the guts, stop using sorcery! Let us go and have a real duel!" the Black Snake goaded him fiercely.
"This is a real duel," Leo said with a smirk, refusing to fall for the trap. "You're just not skilled enough."
With that, he drew the hammer from his waist again and aimed it at the Black Snake's temple.
Cinematic Disarm was actually an awkward skill. It restrained not only the Twin Snakes, but also him.
A stalemate wasn't a solution. He had to retrieve his sword eventually.
This time, he really had to kill someone.
Leo took a deep breath and hypnotized himself. They're just NPCs, evil demons who kill without batting an eye. Their fate is death. Killing them is ridding the world of evil. It's just killing. This is the Jianghu; whose hands aren't stained with blood…
The hammer moved back and forth.
The eyes of everyone in the tavern followed the dark hammerhead, not daring to breathe.
No one could understand why the young man insisted on using a hammer when a sword or a knife would be much more convenient for killing.
Was it some dark personal preference?
The Black Snake's eye twitched, sweat pouring down his face.
At this moment, he was like a fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others.
This feeling was not pleasant at all.
However, he was tougher than Zhuge Lei. He glared at Leo fiercely and refused to beg for mercy.
After hesitating several times, Leo ultimately couldn't overcome the psychological barrier of killing someone with his own hands. He sighed and turned to Tie Chuanjia. "Old Tie, Uncle Tie, could I trouble you to kill these two?"
"Me?" Tie Chuanjia was stunned. From Leo's actions, he could tell Leo had never killed before, but he didn't expect Leo to ask him for help.
"Yes," Leo said with a sincere expression. "I practice the Sword of Mercy. It is not suitable for bloodshed."
"The Sword of Mercy…" Tie Chuanjia nearly coughed up blood. He felt he couldn't respond to that.
Have you no shame?
Is your so-called mercy letting others kill for you?
He saw not a hint of mercy in Leo.
Zhuge Lei was killed by the Black Snake because of his words!
And the way he was brandishing that hammer at the Black Snake's temple a moment ago clearly showed he couldn't bring himself to do it. That had nothing to do with mercy either!
However, the fact that Leo couldn't bring himself to kill gave Tie Chuanjia a sense of relief.
Tie Chuanjia coughed and, in the tone of an experienced elder, advised the junior, "Young Master Bai, the Jianghu is a dangerous place. Some things, you have to take the first step. If you don't kill, you will be killed."
That makes a lot of sense!
Leo gave Tie Chuanjia a mournful look and sighed. But I really can't bring myself to bash a living person's head in at point-blank range. I'll have nightmares!