Chapter 100: Help Me With Some Work

Li Musheng was lost in thought when Li Yuanling, standing beside him, circled around to inspect him, her face filled with surprise as she said:

"Is that all? Why do I feel you haven't changed at all?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng snapped out of his reverie, glanced at her, and said in a low, deep voice:

"My dear sworn sister, is it because you didn't see me transform into the Floating Boat City Lord that you feel particularly disappointed in your heart?"

"Ah?"

Li Yuanling was slightly stunned; her pitch-black, clear eyes rolled about as she said:

"How can you think that of me?"

As she spoke, she rolled up her green gauze sleeves, pointed to her exposed snow-white, lotus-root-like arm, and said:

"I was just curious because I didn't see you grow a 'Fire Qilin Arm,' nor did I see you unleash any 'Fire Qilin Bloodline'."

Then, blinking her eyes, she said:

"Could it be... that the Fire Qilin blood is a fake?"

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow and waved his hand, saying:

"It is indeed the real thing, but there was simply too little of it; I hadn't even figured out its flavor before it was gone!"

Hearing this, Li Yuanling touched her chin suspiciously.

The Floating Boat City Lord had nearly lost his life swallowing the Fire Qilin blood, yet her sworn brother claimed the Fire Qilin blood had no flavor at all.

She felt he was simply showing off his martial prowess.

Although she could not yet find a word to accurately describe such behavior, he undoubtedly gave off a subtle, provoking vibe that made one want to punch him.

Just then, Li Musheng suddenly wore a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze, reached out to pat her shoulder, and praised her without hesitation:

"My dear sworn sister, bringing me to this Floating Boat City this time and finding the Fire Qilin blood has been of great help to me."

Seeing this, Li Yuanling's eyes immediately sparkled, and she asked excitedly:

"Since I have contributed, do you have any reward for me?"

However, Li Musheng slowly shook his head and said:

"Not exactly; I just wanted to ask if you know of any other places with Fire Qilin blood? Take me there as well."

Li Yuanling:...

Seeing her sworn sister fall silent at once, Li Musheng knew there was no hope there.

After a moment's thought, his gaze shifted, turning toward Han Meiyan, who stood motionless not far away.

In the next instant, his figure flickered, and in a blink he arrived before Han Meiyan.

Sensing Li Musheng's arrival, Han Meiyan, who had been treating herself like a wooden man, could not help but tremble slightly in her delicate body.

"Miss, what is your name? From which demonic faction do you hail?"

Li Musheng slowly inspected her and asked in a gentle tone.

Hearing this, Han Meiyan took a deep breath, bowed lightly to Li Musheng, revealing her flawless and seductive figure without reservation, and replied in a low voice:

"This humble woman is Han Meiyan, from the Liuyumo Sect."

"This humble woman knows she greatly offended the Young Master just now, so no matter how the Young Master deals with me, this humble woman will have no complaints."

Li Musheng furrowed his brows slightly, as if recalling something, and asked:

"Previously at the Aurora Pavilion, someone used the Liuyumo Sect's 'Demonic Heart Other Seed' to attack me; could the one who attacked be Miss Han?"

Han Meiyan's spirit trembled slightly, but she immediately shook her head and said:

"This matter has nothing to do with this humble woman; it was done by that person on their own initiative."

As she spoke, she glanced toward a deep, human-shaped crater on the distant rock wall.

Li Musheng tilted his head slightly, then let out a soft "Eh," and said:

"Interesting; he is not dead yet?"

Han Meiyan cautiously glanced at Li Musheng and explained:

"Young Master should not know that this person has a special constitution and cultivates the Undying Blood Saint Art; ordinary injuries are difficult to..."

However, before she could finish speaking, a low, explosive boom suddenly erupted from the human-shaped crater in the distance.

Han Meiyan instinctively looked up, seeing a terrifying dispersion of heavenly and earthly true qi at the location where Zhang He had been, while the opponent's entire body, which had been trapped in the deep crater, had already turned into a cloud of blood mist slowly drifting outward.

"Now he should be unable to survive."

Li Musheng turned his head, looking at Han Meiyan, whose face had instantly turned deathly pale, but he waved his hand and said:

"Great Li has an old saying: 'He who knows the times is a hero.' Miss Han appears to be a clever girl and should know what I mean by this."

Hearing this, Han Meiyan gently pressed her lips, which were like burning flames, without any hesitation, and immediately bowed gracefully, saying:

"As long as Young Master does not harm this humble woman, whatever request Young Master has, this humble woman will do her utmost to fulfill it."

Li Musheng's gaze swept over her full and graceful figure, then he slowly nodded:

"In that case... tell me, how did you learn that Floating Boat City hides Fire Qilin blood? And do you know of any other locations where Fire Qilin blood can be found?"

Han Meiyan bit her lip, looked up and secretly glanced at Li Musheng, seeing his gaze fixed on her yet containing not the slightest trace of lustful intent.

She slowly lowered her head, gazing at her snow-white, soft breasts from which her feet were completely invisible, furrowed her brows slightly, and inexplicably felt a hint of insecurity arise in her heart.

But soon, she gathered her thoughts, pondered for a short while, and then recounted everything she knew about the Fire Qilin blood.

In fact, all the information Han Meiyan knew about the Fire Qilin blood came from a hidden sect in the martial world named the "Fire Qilin Holy Cult."

Whenever Fire Qilin blood circulated in the world, the Fire Qilin Holy Cult would appear, wandering the martial world and spreading various news related to the Fire Qilin blood.

However, the people of the Fire Qilin Holy Cult seemed never to participate in the struggle for the Fire Qilin blood; the disciples of this sect only tracked the traces of the Fire Qilin blood, providing various clues to martial artists of all walks of life, without the slightest desire for the Fire Qilin blood itself.

There were even rumors in the martial world that the Fire Qilin blood actually originated from the Fire Qilin Holy Cult, and that this blood was deliberately gifted by the Fire Qilin Holy Cult to the entire martial world.

After hearing Han Meiyan's answer, Li Musheng wore a contemplative expression and said:

"What you mean is, as long as we find someone from the Fire Qilin Holy Sect, we can locate the whereabouts of the Qilin Blood scattered throughout the Jianghu?"

Han Meiyan nodded lightly and said:

"Exactly so. I also learned from a disciple of the Fire Qilin Holy Sect, whom I happened to meet on the way to the capital of Great Li, that the Floating Boat City hides the Qilin Blood."

Saying this, she looked deeply at Li Musheng and said:

"Additionally, Young Master may not know that the Floating Boat City relies on the Fourth Imperial Prince of Great Li; it is a hidden faction he has secretly cultivated for many years. Previously, I had some entanglements with the Floating Boat City, so I conducted an in-depth investigation here and inadvertently learned of this matter."

"The Fourth Imperial Prince?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng raised his eyebrows slightly.

Regarding that Fourth Imperial Prince of Great Li, he actually knew some of the situation.

He had formed an alliance with the fake Seventh Imperial Prince in the Heavenly Prison and was once able to stand on equal footing with the factions of the First Imperial Prince and the Second Imperial Prince.

However, after that fake Seventh Imperial Prince was exposed, the other party has been silent for some time.

(End of this chapter)