Chapter 56: Deceiving Another, Lord Pei Plucks the Stars with a Single Hand (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Are you not afraid of death?"

The Saintess of Yaoguang finally spoke; her crisp voice was like a clear spring, or perhaps an oriole, melodious and pleasant to the ear.

Pei Shaoqing nodded and replied, "I am."

"You don't look like it." The Saintess of Yaoguang shook her head.

She did not usually speak much, but facing this murderer who had killed Kaiyang, it was different.

And she was in no rush to make a move.

After all, even if Pei Shaoqing had consumed and refined that spirit pill, he would at most have taken a single step from an ordinary person into the Body Refining Realm; killing him was still as easy as killing a dog.

Pei Shaoqing smiled and said, "Because I will not die."

"You are very confident." The Saintess of Yaoguang felt a sense of being looked down upon; her gaze was like a blade, her tone cold and sharp.

"Your Highness the Saintess misunderstands; of course I am no match for you." Pei Shaoqing smiled and explained unhurriedly, "I meant that you will not kill me."

The Saintess of Yaoguang instantly caught the key information in his words, "How do you know who I am?"

She had not revealed her identity since she arrived.

Pei Shaoqing did not answer this question, but instead continued on his own, "I heard Helmsman Wang say long ago that Your Highness the Saintess was of peerless beauty, unlike a woman of this mortal world. I originally thought he was exaggerating, but seeing you today, I know his words were true."

"Helmsman Wang has already betrayed the Holy Sect?" The Saintess of Yaoguang's eyes turned cold, and she spoke with murderous intent fully revealed.

The corners of Pei Shaoqing's mouth lifted slightly; after some probing, he had gained a further understanding of Yaoguang.

Her outstanding natural talent and arrogant, condescending personality, combined with the fact that she rarely traveled in the pugilistic world, resulted in her being very strong but lacking experience in dealing with people.

To put it nicely, she was naive.

To put it bluntly, she had strong limbs but a simple mind.

Pei Shaoqing laughed, "Does Your Highness the Saintess have so little confidence in the Holy Sect? Have you never considered that it was Helmsman Wang who persuaded me to betray the Imperial Court and join the Holy Sect?"

"What did you say?" The Saintess of Yaoguang's tone fluctuated intensely for the first time, then she sneered and said, "Nonsense. If you had already joined the Holy Sect, why would Kaiyang have died at your hands?"

"He did not die at my hands to begin with!" Pei Shaoqing replied with a calm expression, and without waiting for the Saintess of Yaoguang to react, he asked again, "Does Your Highness think Saint Son Kaiyang would kill his own sect members just to embezzle a spirit pill?"

"Among us seven senior and junior brothers, not one would be so base for a single spirit pill." The Saintess of Yaoguang replied coldly; she simply did not believe this matter.

And Pei Shaoqing's answer just now made her feel even more that there was a hidden story behind Kaiyang's death, and she wanted to uncover the truth.

I knew you wouldn't believe it.

Because County Magistrate Wang didn't believe it at first either.

Saint Son Kaiyang also knew you wouldn't believe it, which is why he could fearlessly do such a thing.

Pei Shaoqing sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he sighed and said in a low voice, "Saint Son Kaiyang indeed could not have done such a thing, he did not die at my hands, and that spirit pill did not fall into my possession.

The letter written by Helmsman Wang was truly a last resort; the content was three parts true and seven parts false. The matters involved are very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words.

If Your Highness wishes to resolve the many doubts in your heart, you can take me with you to see Helmsman Wang; whether what I say is true or false can be known just by asking him."

He estimated that Liu Yuheng should have arrived by now.

Pei Shaoqing being able to mention Helmsman Wang, and even more so being able to recognize her at a glance, made the Saintess of Yaoguang believe his words at least thirty percent; the rest was to find Helmsman Wang to verify it.

"Fine, we go to the Tongzhou Branch now. If you dare to deceive me, I will surely grind your bones to dust."

The Saintess of Yaoguang's tone was calm. After dropping this sentence, she ignored him and turned to walk out on her own.

This was her absolute confidence in her own strength.

Pei Shaoqing hurriedly chased after her and asked with feigned curiosity, "I wonder what realm Your Highness is in now?"

"Roaming Dragon, mid-stage." The Saintess of Yaoguang replied calmly, though her chin lifted slightly.

"Your Highness is truly a heaven-sent genius!" Pei Shaoqing, who had already approached the Saintess of Yaoguang and was only a step away from her back, exclaimed, then sighed with envy, "Pity that I haven't even entered the ranks."

The Saintess of Yaoguang ignored him; she had heard such exclamations too many times since she was a child, and she reached out to open the door.

At this very moment, Pei Shaoqing channeled his Qi and struck a palm with all his might at the Saintess of Yaoguang's back.

"Boom!"

The two were too close, and she had exposed her back to him; the Saintess of Yaoguang was caught off guard. Her body lunged forward violently, crashing through the door and flying out, slamming heavily onto the ground as she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Men, seize this Demon woman at once!"

Pei Shaoqing stepped out and shouted the order.

Liu Yuheng, Zhao Zhilan, Ye Hanshuang, Song Youcai, and many other Jing'an Guards swarmed forward at once.

At the same time, several Jing'an Guards drew their blades and ran to Pei Shaoqing's side, surrounding him to protect him in the middle.

The Saintess of Yaoguang, with blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, glared at Pei Shaoqing with a face full of resentment and anger, struggling to climb up with her injured body to face the enemy.

Pei Shaoqing was at the peak of Qi Condensation, a full two minor realms below her, but his full-force strike while she was completely defenseless still made her feel very unwell.

With injuries on her body, she might not even be a match for Liu Yuheng, let alone with so many others present.

Without any suspense, she was beaten back step by step.

She attempted to escape, but as soon as she leaped, crossbow bolts shot from all directions, forming a net of arrows to seal the air.

Added to the entanglement from Zhao Zhilan and the others.

She was forced back to the ground.

Soon, the Saintess of Yaoguang's soft sword was knocked away, and she was flipped to the ground by a sword strike. Before she could get up, Liu Yuheng quickly used his Qi to seal her dantian.

Ye Hanshuang and Zhao Zhilan crossed their long swords at her neck, forcing her to lie on the ground, not daring to move rashly.

The once high-and-mighty, arrogant Saintess was now disheveled, covered in blood, and even her pristine jade feet were filthy; she looked extremely wretched, a completely different person from before.

"Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

Pei Shaoqing, standing with his hands behind his back and watching the show with composure, laughed toward the sky as he walked over. He lifted a foot and stepped directly onto the Saintess of Yaoguang's back; she let out a miserable "Ah," and another mouthful of crimson blood sprayed out.

"Bitch, fighting with me, are you even worthy?"

"So what if your strength is high? You have no brains!"

Pei Shaoqing looked down from above, mocking her wantonly.

He then moved his foot away and squatted down, grabbing her by the hair to look at her face, and whispered with a brilliant smile: "To tell you the truth, Kaiyang was killed by this official, and the spiritual pill was also obtained by this official. All the strength I possess now is a gift from that spiritual pill!"

What is meant by killing someone and then attacking their heart? This is it.

"Bastard! I'm going to kill you! I will definitely kill you!" The Saintess of Yaoguang, having suffered such a blow and such humiliation for the first time, could no longer maintain her image as an ethereal fairy and roared through gritted teeth.

She had broken down.

"Slap!" Pei Shaoqing raised his hand and slapped her across the face, pinching her cheeks as he said with a mocking smile: "Kill me? That guy Kaiyang also wanted to kill me, but what was the result? I am still living well, and his seventh-day memorial has already passed."

"Oh, right." Speaking of this, Pei Shaoqing suddenly looked enlightened, "That idiot was also tricked by me. I said I wanted to accept his surrender, and he actually believed it. As a result, just as he dispersed his cultivation, he was hooked through his collarbones by my men and couldn't move, covered in blood."

"In the end, he was shot dead by my arrow. Tsk tsk, a huge hole in the center of his brow, he died on the spot, dying with his eyes wide open in resentment, hahahaha, hahaha, hahahaha!"

Song Youcai and Sun Youliang looked at each other; why does it feel like we are villains helping a tyrant?

"Relying entirely on schemes and sneak attacks, not daring to fight head-on, what kind of hero are you!" The Saintess of Yaoguang said, her heart feeling as if it were being twisted by a knife, her eyes red and about to split.

The smile remained on Pei Shaoqing's face, "Whether I am a hero is not for you to decide. In the eyes of the imperial court and the common people, this official is a hero who has severely wounded rebels like you!"

While speaking, he forcibly removed an antique-looking ring from the hand of the Saintess of Yaoguang.

Another Storage Magic Treasure acquired, how delightful.

"Give it back to me!" The Saintess of Yaoguang shouted in alarm, but she was powerless to stop him and could only close her eyes and say coldly: "Running dog of the imperial court, kill me quickly! Take my head to your master to claim your reward."

"It would be a pity to kill such a beautiful woman just like that. This official never wastes food; I usually eat every single grain of rice in the bowl clean," Pei Shaoqing said, wearing the same smile as General Yuwen.

However, the Saintess of Yaoguang seemed not to hear, only repeating continuously: "Kill me, kill me!"

Pei Shaoqing gave the order: "Tie this assassin up and send her to the dungeon at my residence to be locked up. I will deal with her slowly when I have time. Also, give her only one bowl of clear water a day to keep her alive; no food is to be given without my instructions."

The corruption of a Saintess, that is what he likes the most.

He wants to mold Her Highness the Saintess into his own shape.

"Yes!"

The Jing'an Guard immediately found ropes to tie her up.

"What are you doing? Pei Shaoqing! If you are a man, kill me! Let me go! Let me go!"

The once high and mighty, ethereal and refined Fairy of Yaoguang had completely fallen into the mortal world, struggling and resisting with intense emotion, but it was all to no avail.

"Today's events must not be leaked. Anyone who dares to disobey this order will die!" Pei Shaoqing warned coldly.

Everyone said in unison: "Understood!"

During the double monthly ticket period, asking for monthly tickets!

Today I am recommending another book, also a friend's, by an old author who writes urban rebirth stories.

Book Title: Young Master's Edict

Synopsis: 【The Young Master's Edict: The former emperor is weary of governance and wishes to retire, passing the throne to the princess to inherit the ancestral line. Respect this!】

The old emperor of Dalu looks at his daughter wearing the dragon robe and reading the edict, then looks at the long sword on the imperial desk in the court, closes his eyes, and thinks, Yes, I... I am doing this voluntarily.

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