Chapter 669: Abandoned Pawn in the Array

Waves rolled on the Reef Sea, and a large boat arrived across the sky. A black-robed young man stood in front of the boat, his two hands tucked into his sleeves. Standing in the center was an old man with gray hair, his eyebrows raised high, looking fierce. He was dressed in gold and jade, with magic light flowing brilliantly, looking at a glance like a direct descendant of the Chi family.

The guest elders on both sides stood in two rows, all with dazzling spirit armor, and the magic tools in their hands were more gorgeous than the other, either holding axes, knives, guns, or sticks, three on each side, and their cultivation was no lower than the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

'This lineup is very large, specifically for Li Xizhi!'

Chi Buhua in the center was already old, with gray hair, surrounded by a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators. His expression was slightly anxious, looking at the sea from time to time, and finally said in a low voice:

"Why hasn't he arrived yet!"

"Senior, don't worry!"

Li Yuanqin laughed and said casually: "There is plenty of time. Although the monk sent by Ning Hejing is powerful, Li Xizhi cultivates the Xia light path, so it is not so easy to lose his life."

Chi Buhua looked at the black-clothed young man and finally showed a look of satisfaction, nodding: "It was us who misunderstood you before. You have made great contributions to this matter!"

Chi Buhua, who was before his eyes, had a high status, so Li Yuanqin only responded politely.

Chi Zhihu was reckless, impulsive, and domineering, often ruining things. Chi Fupo respected him as an elder on the surface, but actually didn't think so in his heart and was quite disgusted.

Only Chi Buhua was Chi Fupo's capable general, not only steady in doing things but also the highest in cultivation in the Chi family, so he knew this matter deeply.

This old man raised his eyebrows and said leisurely: "The Lin Gu family is entangled by the magic chaos in the South Sea, and Sima Tongyi is kept on Qingsong Island by Ning Hejing. The Sima family is all under our surveillance. Li Xizhi has truly become an abandoned pawn!"

Chi Fupo's ability was not weak. Ever since Sima Yuanli went into seclusion, the people of several families were all under his surveillance. He dared to send Chi Buhua here, at least with ninety percent certainty and many follow-up moves to keep the Sima family and the Lin Gu family from moving.

Even so, Chi Fupo still sent six peak masters and Chi Buhua, who had deep cultivation at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Chi Zhihu's great array hid mysteries and had great power. Even if Lin Gu Linggu Lanying and Sima Tongyi had a one-in-ten-thousand chance of being here, they could still be suppressed by the great array.

"Zhihu is completely unaware of this matter and entered the game with his own body, only then gaining the trust of the Sima family. Now, unless Yuan Xiu Zhenren comes here in person, there is no chance of turning things around!"

The only thing Chi Buhua was anxious and afraid of was that the monk and Chi Zhihu would kill Li Xizhi in advance, which was rare and disgraceful...

"The Li family still has quite a few Zifu friendships. Killing Li Xizhi will probably require paying out quite a few people to calm the anger. It is best to capture him and let Sima Yuanli make concessions..."

Up to now, Chi Buhua was not worried about Yuan Xiu Zhenren actually taking action:

"Zhenren must have acquiesced. This is to target the Li family and to test something... Otherwise, it would never have reached this point, so passive. Even if he came out to protect Li Xizhi, his face would be lost!"

"Even if we take a step back, if Li Xizhi is really protected... it's just a return to the mansion. Can Zhenren still kill us?"

These various signs clearly indicated that it was a nail-biting matter. Ning Hejing's scheme was clumsy, and Chi Fupo only made a move by following the plan, otherwise, how could he be willing to move? This old man secretly pondered, while Li Yuanqin stood respectfully on the side, his heart in another world.

"Chi Fupo really wants Chi Zhihu to die..."

Chi Buhua knew one thing but not the other. This direct descendant of his was not a gentle character. Chi Fupo had long secretly done something to the array. As long as the array was activated, one could only enter but not exit, and he had long ago sent away 【Taiyu Sword】 and 【Questioning Flowing Light】...

As for the monk Liaokong, Chi Fupo was even more certain that this person would not do his best!

"Liaokong wants to harm the Li family and must have Li Xizhi kill Chi Zhihu... Even if Li Xizhi is unwilling to kill, he will help Li Xizhi kill. Only with this crime can he harm Wei Li... Ning Hejing thinks too naively!"

And with these various factors superimposed, Chi Fupo was hoping for this uncle to die in Li Xizhi's hands! "No other reason, if the two just fought a battle, even if they distorted the truth, capturing them back would at most throw Li Xizhi under the tower..."

"But once the matter rises to life, if Chi Zhihu dies in Li Xizhi's hands, then Li Xizhi will have no way to defend himself, which is enough to take his life! Only then can it become a sharp sword stabbing at the Sima family!"

Looking at all the characters in the Chi family, Chi Fupo was undoubtedly the most ruthless and deepest thinker. Although he had never seen this monk Liaokong, he had reached a consensus of interests with the other party based on his judgment of the situation! Li Yuanqin's thoughts moved, quietly hugging his chest, and didn't say much.

"The Sima family can even push the Li family out... what exactly are they thinking?"

Li Yuanqin's thoughts were gloomy. Through the blue water surface, he seemed to see Sima Yuanli's honest and calm face.

"Does the Sima family want to defeat the Chi family and share Qingchi with the Li and Lin Gu families?"

"I'm afraid not!"

Li Yuanqin suddenly had a realization: "How many Foundation Establishment cultivators are there in the Sima family?"

The only ones who can be brought out are two! How long is Yuan Xiu's lifespan? "How many Foundation Establishment cultivators are there in the Li and Lin Gu families? Not to mention Li Xizhi, the Peak Master of Changtian, Li Ximing is a late-stage Foundation Establishment and a genius in alchemy, and Li Zhouwei is a Bright Yang son not seen in a hundred years..."

This young man's expression was gloomy: "More importantly... the Li family makes friends with Zifu everywhere. Li Xuanfeng and Li Qinghong instigated Sima Yuanli to harm the Chi family. Did Sima Yuanli not notice their selfish motives? Yuan Xiu himself is used as a gun, does he have no thoughts?"

"What about the Lin Gu family? Although Lin Gu Linggu Lanying is not a genius, are her methods weak? The Lin Gu family colludes with the Zifu of Xiukui, raising bandits in the South Sea to increase their own importance, and threatens Sima Yuanli with the resentment of the cultivators in the south of the river. Is it not something to be feared!"

"Does Sima Yuanli want to get such a Qingchi Sect?"

In Li Yuanqin's view, this power of the Qingchi Sect was like an immortal seat full of thorns. The sharpest among them was the Li clan, and the most poisonous was the Lin Gu clan. The Sima family had few people, and how much lifespan did Yuan Xiu have left?! If Sima Yuanli sat up like this, after Yuan Xiu died, who would be the one to usurp the throne? The Li? The Lin Gu?

His vision suddenly rose. Vaguely, Sima Yuanli's honest and even somewhat dull face became transparent, and behind him was the figure of that Zifu Zhenren who kept a straight face and didn't smile.

"Chi Fupo is also... Chi Xuxiao is also... they are all scissors... they are all axes... they dare not move the main trunk of the Sima family, they can only act for the Sima family to cut the two poisonous thorns of the Li and Lin Gu families..."

"When the Li clan declines and the Lin Gu clan loses the South Sea, and the cultivators tremble, Sima Yuanli will be unable to bear it, shouting that the Chi family treats the peak masters harshly and poisons the aristocratic families, and will come out of seclusion like a savior to replace them."

"Then treat the two families generously, comfort the various peaks, and there will be no worries from now on! By that time, even if the two families notice something wrong and have doubts, what can they do?"

His expression was calm, but his heart was greatly shocked: "Good! So that's it!"

Once this thought came to mind, all the strange actions of the Sima family were finally solved. While he suddenly realized, he didn't feel lucky, and there was only bottomless coldness in his heart.

This thought was fleeting. The young man shook his black robe, only feeling his neck cold, and couldn't help but touch his throat. Chi Buhua was staring at him and asked immediately: "What?"

'What? Of course, it's to see if my head is still there...'

Li Yuanqin cursed in his heart, fearing that some talisman light would fly over and take his head off in a moment. He only smiled warmly on the surface:

"Thank you, Lord, for your concern. I just feel that it is colder here."

"Cold..."

Chi Buhua laughed and suddenly realized, sighing: "The Reef Sea Dragon King cultivates the cold energy path and has managed the seabed into an ice crystal cave heaven. It is a bit cold here. If you fly forward, you can still see some icebergs!"

He turned his head quite gently, looked at the people on both sides, and smiled:

"Look, I forgot that Yuanqin is still a Qi Refining cultivator. We Foundation Establishment cultivators naturally have no awareness. It is my negligence!"

Chi Zhihu was besieging Li Xizhi in the great array. To frame it as Li Xizhi harming people, Li Yuanqin's testimony was indispensable. Chi Buhua kept it in mind:

"This Li Yuanqin is Li Xizhi's clan uncle after all and is an important figure. Although I am not afraid of him changing his testimony... I still need to win over those who should be won over."

Li Yuanqin only responded with beautiful words and turned away. The spirit boat traveled for a few breaths, and the talisman in Chi Buhua's hand suddenly lit up, pointing to the north.

"Found him!"

Chi Buhua was overjoyed, drove the spirit boat to change direction and chase, looking at the empty space in the distance. This old man operated his pupil technique, hurriedly pinched seals, and pressed his hands on his eyes.

Then he saw the bright yellow great array covering the sea. Chi Buhua was overjoyed and said in a low voice: "It's right ahead!"

Li Yuanqin looked in his eyes, his heart sinking: "The old thing is old, but his savings are too deep. It's enough that he cultivated a powerful pupil technique, but he actually has a special magic spell that gathers his eyes to enhance his pupil technique..."

This kind of special magic spell is only used in a few situations. Even this is cultivated, which shows that this old thing's magic spells are profound. Although Li Yuanqin's cultivation is not high, his knowledge is not low. After taking a slight look like this, his heart tightened: 'It seems Chi Zhihu is not dead. The old thing is powerful enough, plus six Foundation Establishment cultivators... Liaokong makes a move, the great array is added... there are also variables...'

His expression was calm, but his heart was anxious. Seeing everyone coming out of the boat and wanting to go into the array, Li Yuanqin racked his brains and said in a low voice: "Senior, wait a moment!"

Just at this sensitive moment, before Chi Buhua could speak, the Chi family guest elder beside him already had a sharp look, squinting at him.

These Chi family members had always been arrogant. Tolerating Li Yuanqin's pointing fingers was already for Chi Buhua's sake. How could they let him manage seven Foundation Establishment cultivators with one word? They opened their mouths to scold, but the old man hurriedly stopped them and said warmly:

"Yuanqin, what is it?"

Chi Buhua was quite polite. Firstly, Li Yuanqin was useful and had deep thoughts, often playing an unexpected role. Secondly, in his view, delaying entering the array was completely unnecessary.

"Even if Li Yuanqin has ulterior motives and wants to save his clan nephew, he should have entered the array early. Delaying... will only cost his clan nephew his life!"

He became tolerant. Li Yuanqin only showed a look of doubt and said in a low voice:

"Senior, I am worried that people from both families are still around, and secondly... worried that Li Xuanfeng has been to the Great Ning Palace. Will Li Xizhi have Zifu talismans on him?"

"Zifu talismans?"

Chi Buhua was stunned and couldn't help asking:

"So what?"

"I'm afraid he will use the talisman to escape the array... If we all swarm in, we will let him escape again. The Xia light is fast, and we can only sigh in vain."

He smoothed out his words and said softly:

"Capturing him is a matter of hand for us. It is better to leave one person outside. In case he uses the Zifu talisman to pass through the array, it will be easier to capture him."

Chi Buhua frowned after hearing this. This kind of Zifu talisman for escaping is extremely rare and can pass through the array by borrowing the Great Void. There are a few in the Qingchi Sect in the hands of Yuan Xiu Zhenren, one left in the hands of Sect Master Chi Zhiyun, and one in the hands of the deceased Chi Zhiyan.

'Li Xizhi has such a treasure? It's making a mountain out of a molehill!'

This old man became suspicious, staring at him deeply. Li Yuanqin paused for a breath, seeing that he was indeed aroused with suspicion, and finally said hesitantly:

"Lord... actually this array can enter but not exit... I'm afraid if we all enter... we will fall into a treacherous scheme!"

The truth with some concealment is even more tempting. As soon as the old man heard this, he was indeed stunned, his heart greatly shocked. Chi Buhua was old and had deep knowledge. With such a point, he reacted after just a little thought, saying in horror:

"He wants to use Zhihu's life..."

This old man only said half a sentence, soon sank his face, took a breath into his lungs, raised his chin, closed his eyes, and frowned. The wrinkles like old tree bark squeezed together, and he sighed:

"Then... let's wait a little longer."

He waited on the spot for a while. The great array had already fallen silent, with a little bit of flowing light appearing from time to time. It was obvious that the cultivators inside had already solved the opponent.

"Good..."

Chi Buhua's teeth bit like iron, spitting out some breath, and ordered with a cold face:

"You all guard outside. Once I have something wrong inside, I will crush the jade pendant. You three enter, and the remaining three will act according to the jade pendants of the three of them..."

All six responded. Chi Buhua's old face moved, and seeing Li Yuanqin standing respectfully on the side, a trace of suspicion flashed on his gloomy face: 'Looking at it this way, this kid... isn't it possible that he colluded with Li Xizhi, wanting to use this to exchange for some room for maneuver...'

'And where is Liaokong... Since Zhihu was harmed, this monk should be entangled with Li Xizhi in the array...'

He stared at him deeply, a trace of ruthlessness rising in the bottom of his eyes: 'It's a good opportunity to test him...'

Chi Buhua laughed instantly, shook his head, and said:

"As for Yuanqin... why not come in with me? You are Li Xizhi's clan uncle, just right to persuade him to surrender, saving all the entering and exiting!"

Li Yuanqin nodded in understanding, cupped his hands and said: "I will obey!"

"Good..."

Chi Buhua laughed out loud, brought him to his side with magic power, and looking at the young man's calm appearance, he grasped it clearly in his heart:

"Since Li Xizhi is a member of the Li family, how can he not listen to his clan uncle's orders... Even if he pretends not to hear, he has to be distracted to protect Li Yuanqin... How can he bear the reputation of killing his clan uncle? That adds a weakness!"

"Even if he is hard-hearted and unmoved, and the two have no collusion, then I will call three guest elders in. One guards Li Yuanqin, and the remaining two and I capturing Li Xizhi is not a matter of hand? Not to mention that he has a mortal enemy 【Liaokong】! Even Li Qinghong would be helpless here, let alone this person!" ===== CHAPTER 670 =====