Yu Xiaogang was currently in a small grove outside Notting City; he had agreed with the squinty-eyed killer that after taking down Li Qing, they would bring him here to settle the final payment.
He waited and waited.
It was almost dawn, and the killer hadn't arrived with Li Qing. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and a hint of an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
Could it be that even a Soul Supreme with a high-level Martial Soul and top-tier Soul Ring configuration couldn't take down Li Qing?
Is that kid so terrifying?
Watching the sun gradually rise, Yu Xiaogang's hanging heart finally died. The killer still hadn't arrived by this time, which meant he had likely failed.
He just didn't know if he was dead or injured and hiding.
However, he didn't care about the killer's life or death. What he cared about was what price Li Qing paid in this attack, and whether the killer had crippled Li Qing.
No matter how bizarre a Soul Master is, he is still just a Soul Master. Even if he can defeat a Soul Supreme, he himself must not be feeling well.
In other words, Li Qing at this moment is likely at the end of his rope, and any Soul Master can handle him. I just don't know if it's still in time if I rush over now.
Forget it, I'll go and see first.
With a plan in mind, Yu Xiaogang no longer hesitated and immediately walked towards Notting City. After entering Notting City, he went straight towards Li Qing's home.
...
Li Qing stayed at the Xiao Family for one night and also received a letter of recommendation. At dawn, he left the Xiao Family on the pretext of going home to pack his things and bidding farewell to his parents' colleagues at the Spirit Hall.
Xiao City Lord originally wanted to arrange for people to protect Li Qing, but he politely declined.
The reason was that even if Yu Xiaogang wanted to cause trouble again, it would take time to find a killer. By the time he found a new killer, he would have already left Notting City.
Xiao City Lord didn't know if he saw through Li Qing's thoughts, but he agreed in the end.
However, he still instructed him to come to the Xiao Family when he was ready to go to Heaven Dou City, saying that the journey was long and he was really worried about him going alone.
Li Qing agreed.
Upon returning home, Li Qing simply packed some clothes, bedding, and other items into his storage Soul Tool. Just as he was thinking about where to find Yu Xiaogang, he suddenly heard someone jump into the courtyard.
Holy cow?
Again?
A compound bow instantly appeared in Li Qing's hand. After nocking an arrow, he aimed directly at the bedroom door and listened carefully, waiting for the other party to approach the door.
Although the other party's footsteps were not heavy, Li Qing heard them very clearly, indicating that the newcomer's strength should not be strong.
Could it be that Yu Xiaogang delivered himself to my doorstep?
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
The long arrow shot out from the string, barely breaking through the door, and then Li Qing heard a scream.
"Bang!"
Li Qing's figure darted out swiftly, kicking open the door, and just happened to see Yu Xiaogang trying to escape.
"There's a road to heaven, but you didn't take it; there's no gate to hell, yet you came knocking."
Li Qing let out a sharp shout, rushed forward quickly, grabbed Yu Xiaogang's ankle just as he was about to jump, and swung him hard, throwing him heavily onto the ground.
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
...
Li Qing gave Yu Xiaogang's head, chest, and lower body a fierce kicking, causing Yu Xiaogang to let out screams of pain, and several times he tried to circulate his Soul Power to release his Martial Soul but was forcefully interrupted.
After a moment, Yu Xiaogang fainted again.
Looking at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang, the corners of Li Qing's mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.
He put away the compound bow and took out his long sword.
"Pfft!"
"Mm..."
The already unconscious Yu Xiaogang was instantly jolted awake by the pain. His body tensed, his eyeballs bulged, and he let out a long, low groan. Every cell in his body was filled with pain.
"I've wronged you."
Li Qing was indifferent, but his eyes were full of distress as he looked at the long sword in his hand.
He had spent a full ten gold Soul Coins to buy it.
Having been contaminated like this, he definitely couldn't keep it now, so those ten gold Soul Coins had naturally gone down the drain.
"Sigh!"
Li Qing sighed, impaled a bit of something with his sword, and with a few leaps, he reached the courtyard wall of the house two doors down.
"Woof woof woof!"
There was a large black dog in the courtyard, and it immediately started barking wildly when it saw Li Qing.
He didn't know if it would eat it.
Li Qing flicked the long sword in his hand, and that bit of something landed right in front of the large black dog.
"???"
The large black dog tilted its head and glanced at Li Qing, then cautiously lowered its head and sniffed.
After hesitating for a moment, it tried to take a bite.
Perhaps feeling that the taste was okay, it quickly ate the bit of something.
Seeing this, Li Qing smiled contentedly.
Returning to the courtyard, Yu Xiaogang had fainted again. Li Qing opened the courtyard gate and threw him and the long sword into the garbage pile.
After locking the door, he walked away.
Li Qing arrived at the Spirit Hall and said goodbye to Mashinuo and others. When they learned that he was going to a noble academy in Heaven Dou City, everyone was a bit stunned for a moment.
Both of his parents were Spirit Hall deacons, shouldn't he go to Spirit City?
However, this was his own choice, and others couldn't interfere too much. Although Mashinuo was a bit reluctant, he had to agree for Li Qing's future.
After saying goodbye to Mashinuo and the others, Li Qing returned to the Xiao Family, and under the arrangement of Xiao City Lord, he embarked on a new journey.
...
"Why is it this guy again?"
Li Qing's neighbor ran into Yu Xiaogang again after work. Although the other party was beaten to the point of being difficult to distinguish, he could vaguely tell that it was the same person he had saved before.
It had only been a few days, how could he be beaten into this state again?
And it was in the same place.
This time, Li Qing's neighbor didn't act as a good Samaritan again, because someone who was beaten into this state in the same place within such a short period of time, could he be a good person?
He pretended not to see and went straight home.
Just like that, Yu Xiaogang lay quietly in the garbage pile, unattended, until someone came to collect the garbage in the afternoon and sent him to the nearest medical clinic.
It was the same old place.
"It's him again?"
The physician looked at Yu Xiaogang with a blank expression. What evil had this guy done to be beaten into this state twice in just a few days?
And this time it was even worse; he had even lost the symbol of a man.
Tsk tsk!
He didn't know if he could accept it after he woke up, but what did that have to do with him? He was only responsible for saving lives and treating the injured. Whether the patient wanted to seek death after being saved had nothing to do with him.
Because of the experience from the last time, this time the physician directly sent someone to find Noding Dean.
When Noding Dean heard that Yu Xiaogang had been beaten again, he was too lazy to make another trip and directly brought a healing Soul Master to the medical clinic. However, upon learning that Yu Xiaogang had lost his 'root', he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
No... what kind of hatred, what kind of grievance is this?
Noding Dean looked sideways at the healing Soul Master, who shook his head and said, "Even if there is a healing Soul Master who can regenerate severed limbs, it's too late to find one now."
"Sigh!"
Noding Dean couldn't help but sigh. Given Yu Xiaogang's personality, he didn't know if he would do something irrational after hearing this bad news.
After being treated by the healing Soul Master, Yu Xiaogang quickly regained consciousness.
Recalling his last memory, he immediately grabbed between his legs.
"No!"
Yu Xiaogang's wail soared to the sky, and passersby looked towards the medical clinic.