Chapter 836: Falling Short of Success

"Li Zhanggeng, you know now?"

Erupting with all his power, Li Xin's aura was like that of a god or demon, every movement seemingly shaking the earth and mountains.

With every gesture, he seemed capable of splitting mountains and overturning seas.

In just a few breaths, the situation of both sides took a sharp turn for the worse; facing Li Xin's attacks, he could only dodge continuously.

However, if this continued, he would eventually be hit by Li Xin's attacks; even a glancing blow would make Li Zhanggeng extremely uncomfortable.

"Li Zhanggeng, why are you dodging? If you have the ability, fight me head-on. Are you even a man?"

Li Xin was originally a reckless fellow, a rough man in the army; how many could speak nicely?

After gaining the upper hand, Li Xin began to spout nonsense, his language extremely unpleasant.

Li Zhanggeng had a good temperament; he remained unchanged by Li Xin's verbal attacks, as if he hadn't heard them at all.

He continued to dodge.

He understood that Li Xin's eruption could not last long; as long as he weathered this period, once Li Xin grew weak, he could take the opportunity to leave.

The Emperor Star had already been rescued, so he didn't need to continue wasting time fighting this fellow.

"Damn it!"

"Roar!"

Li Xin was not a fool. After a while, he discovered Li Zhanggeng's intentions, and his expression became very ugly.

His eruption, of course, could not be sustained; even a real man could only last for less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

Clearly, Li Zhanggeng intended to drag out his eruption period.

He couldn't help but roar, the sound like a thunderclap, turning into a surging wave; the sound waves shattered the surrounding buildings into pieces.

Crack!

Even Li Zhanggeng was caught off guard by this sudden attack; his figure suffered the impact of the sound wave, and he was sent flying backward.

"Good opportunity!"

Seeing this, Li Xin took a large stride, moving a thousand meters in an instant.

"Go to hell!"

The original bronze sword instantly swelled tenfold, the huge blade like a pillar supporting the sky, pouring down.

"Sword Control Extreme!"

Seeing this, Li Zhanggeng's expression showed no panic. His hands quickly formed sword seals, and suddenly, sword qi formed a lotus shape around his body.

He blocked it in front of him.

Boom!

The giant sword slashed down, a terrifying release like the collapse of mountains and rivers.

The cyan lotus sword path ultimately could not withstand this terrifying power, and the lotus petals shattered inch by inch.

However, persisting for this one breath of time gave Li Zhanggeng time to react. He instantly retreated frantically; even though the overflowing power shook him into vomiting blood repeatedly, he still did not stop.

Transforming into a sword escape, he fled a hundred miles away.

"Hmph! You escaped fast."

After Li Xin delivered this blow, his entire person was like a deflated ball; his figure instantly shrank, returning to its original appearance.

His face was pale; clearly, such an eruption had also consumed a great deal of his energy.

He could no longer continue to pursue Li Zhanggeng's sword escape.

However, the final blow was not so easily received.

He could sense that the other party had been severely injured by him; even with the Heavenly Court's precious medicines, it would take several years to recover.

And he had forcibly erupted; he would recover in at most a few months.

Therefore, in the eruption of both sides, the other party was still more uncomfortable.

As for slaying the other party, Li Xin also understood that it was not so easy to slay an expert of the same level.

He was not the God of Slaughter, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi. Don't look at the fact that they were both Golden Immortals, but Wu'an Jun Bai Qi had already entered the path of the God of Slaughter, and the power of the Law of Slaughter was extremely strong; even a Taiyi Golden Immortal could be fought by the former, and even defeated.

"But that Emperor Star escaped."

"Truly detestable."

Li Xin then thought that Liu Bang had already been taken away. Although the strength of those swordsmen was not bad, they had not yet become immortals.

Those Star Officials looked like Earth Immortals who could ride clouds and fly; those swordsmen would likely return empty-handed.

So this mission, he could be considered to have failed, and naturally, he was depressed.

After going back, he would inevitably be mocked by a few rough men.

Thinking about it, Li Xin did not immediately return to Xianyang City to report, but instead grabbed and pursued in the direction Liu Bang and the others had left.

He was still unwilling to let Liu Bang run away just like that.

At the moment, Li Zhanggeng had been severely injured by him; although he had consumed a lot, he was not without any power.

He didn't put those Star Officials in his eyes; even if he had consumed too much now, he felt he could crush those Star Officials with one hand.

So thinking about it, he still pursued.

"It's over."

Not long after Li Xin left, Xiao He finally brought the County Magistrate to the Liu family manor, looking at the Liu family manor that had already turned into ruins, and the pits and collapses everywhere around.

The County Magistrate's eyes widened in disbelief.

And Xiao He muttered in his mouth: "Failed, didn't catch them?"

"What?"

The County Magistrate also came back to his senses, hearing Xiao He's muttering.

"Oh! Nothing!"

"County Magistrate, in a moment, I still need you to appease the people of Pei County. Such a big thing happened here, it will certainly cause quite a few ripples."

Xiao He hurriedly changed the subject and reminded him.

He wasn't wrong.

The battle between Li Xin and Taibai Jinxing just now had such a big commotion; at times mountains collapsed and the earth split, at times the earth shook and mountains swayed.

Even the county town could perceive the commotion.

Not to mention, the Liu family manor, such a large ancestral house, had now turned into a ruin; this would certainly cause shocks in all quarters of Pei County.

Liu Bang's identity could not be leaked.

After all, Xiao He was very clear about what the Emperor Star was.

So the Liu family suddenly becoming like this needed an excuse.

"Yes, this matter is troublesome."

The County Magistrate also reacted at this time, looking at the Liu family manor, and immediately gave a bitter smile. He didn't know what Liu Bang's identity was.

But it caused Li Xin, this fierce general in the army, to arrive, and there were so many experts beside the other party.

Needless to say, Liu Bang's identity was definitely not simple.

It likely had something to do with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

Although the rebellion of the Six Kingdoms' remnants did not involve his Pei County, he, the County Magistrate of Pei County, especially one who didn't listen to matters outside the window, knew some of the major events happening in the outside world.

That Liu Bang or the Liu family might just be a group of rebels; otherwise, how could Xianyang City have dispatched Li Xin, this fierce general in the army?

If Liu Bang was a rebel, then he was in trouble. Rebels appeared under his governance; what should he do when his superiors came to hold him accountable?

Even if the superiors didn't hold him accountable, his assessment for these three years would definitely be medium-low.

Especially since he didn't know if Xianyang City had known about it first.

"County Magistrate, don't worry, this matter itself doesn't have much to do with you."

"Liu Bang's identity is not simple; the Imperial Court will not blame you for negligence."

Xiao He glanced at the County Magistrate and knew what the other party was worried about. If Liu Bang was really the Emperor Star, since the Imperial Court already knew, they certainly wouldn't blame the County Magistrate for the crime of negligence. ===== CHAPTER 837 =====

Xiao He glanced at the County Magistrate and immediately knew what the other party was worried about; if Liu Bang truly was the Emperor Star, now that the Imperial Court knew, they certainly would not blame the County Magistrate for failing to detect it.