Chapter 326: Where Is the True Form Really Hidden?

Qi Liang gave Ni Qiu a cold glance.

Ni Qiu trembled all over, fearing Qi Liang would see a flaw, flattered with a smile and a trembling tone, pleading, "Lord Qi, where did I speak incorrectly?"

"Do you still remember our purpose for coming here?"

Qi Liang did not resolve Ni Qiu's doubt, but replied with a question.

Ni Qiu nodded.

"Since you know our purpose for coming here, why are you still spouting this nonsense?"

Qi Liang said in a harsh tone, "Do you think a living spirit cat is more valuable, or a dead spirit cat?"

"Obviously the living spirit cat!"

Ni Qiu forced a nervous laugh.

Qi Liang shouted angrily, "Fool, you know a living spirit cat is valuable, so why did you say such brainless words?"

"Lord Qi, you're right to scold me; I was too foolish to ask such brainless questions!"

Ni Qiu whispered hoarsely.

After that,

Ni Qiu also exhaled a heavy puff of foul breath, hoping Hei Mao Bu Tou would be fine, that when Wang Ping'an appears, he wouldn't cause trouble for him.

Instinctively,

Ni Qiu looked at Qi Liang with sympathy, not knowing what means he would use to cruelly kill Qi Liang when Wang Ping'an shows up.

"What kind of look is that..."

Qi Liang let out a cold shout, his words unfinished, when a metallic clang rang out; a Flying Sword silently swooped in from nowhere, piercing his clothing and about to pierce his body.

But it was stopped by a piece of clothing inside!

Qi Liang quickly cast a spell, sending the incoming Flying Sword flying away; looking up, he saw a Paper Person appear not far away.

"You finally appear; I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Qi Liang sneered.

Wang Ping'an said in surprise, "Did you know I would come out?"

As he spoke, Wang Ping'an turned his head toward Ni Qiu, suspecting whether this dog thing had betrayed him, otherwise how would Qi Liang know he would appear.

He was also wearing a powerful magical garment that blocked the Flying Sword attacking him.

A gender‑indistinct voice echoed in his mind, startling Qi Liang; the one attacking him was a Paper Person, which didn't surprise him.

Using a spirit cat as bait to lure cultivators for murder and trafficking is not the act of a good person; employing unorthodox methods is normal.

What surprised him was that a Paper Person could use the Transmission Technique.

He suspected that a cultivator controlling the Paper Person was hiding here, or perhaps it was the Evil Cultivator, whose Transmission Technique had reached an unfathomable level.

Even remote control of a Paper Person can employ the Transmission Technique.

Transmission Technique.

It's not just any powerful spell; having time to refine this art to an unfathomable level suggests how advanced other spells, especially offensive ones, could become.

"Don't worry, this fool didn't leak any secrets!"

Qi Liang, mockingly eyeing the panicked Ni Qiu, used a spell around Wang Ping'an unnoticed, then continued:

"Who let this fool take Fan Hongwei away? Not long after, the fool reappeared, yet Fan Hongwei didn't, and he came to me, saying spirit cats were roaming near Qingyang County Seat; I still can't figure out what's going on."

"I, Qi Liang, could not possibly have lived so many years, could I?"

"What is your relationship with Fan Hongwei?"

Wang Ping'an asked curiously. He knew that the Fan Hongwei mentioned by Qi Liang was likely the Evil Cultivator, brought by Ni Qiu not long ago, who had captured his Hei Mao Bu Tou.

In principle, for cultivators, even a month or ten days, as long as they sense something and gain a bit, secluding for a year or two is commonplace.

Qi Liang could not suspect fraud merely because Fan Hongwei didn't appear.

Moreover,

He remembered that Ni Qiu had said he approached Fan Hongwei, telling him about spirit cats near Qingyang County Seat, a matter known to few.

"Me and him?"

Qi Liang seemed to recall something, his face full of sarcasm, saying, "Although we're in the same organization, we've been rivals for years; I wish him dead every day, because only when he dies can I take the benefits that belong to him!"

At this point, Qi Liang looked up at Wang Ping'an, a hint of gratitude on his face, chuckled, shook his head, and said:

"I just didn't expect he would die at your hands like this. I must thank you for getting rid of that beast Fan Hongwei for me. Rest assured, once I find your true form, I'll give you a satisfying payoff!"

"Find my true form?"

This novel you...

Wang Ping'an said with a teasing tone, "Are you sure you have the ability to find my true form?"

"I..."

Qi Liang was about to answer when faint sounds suddenly rose around them; shortly, several cultivators appeared, members of the Organizational Enforcement Squad, who had come this time to avenge Fan Hongwei.

They were the ones he specifically summoned!

He knew Fan Hongwei's prowess, that their cultivation levels were comparable; he didn't know how Wang Ping'an killed Fan Hongwei—perhaps he took advantage of Fan Hongwei's carelessness rather than crushing him with his own strength.

If he remains cautious and doesn't fall for Wang Ping'an's schemes, perhaps Wang Ping'an can't do much to him.

But,

With his years of wandering the jianghu, he knows to be extra careful; one's life is one's own, only lived once, and cannot be gambled away—he hasn't lived enough yet.

Moreover,

Summoning the Organizational Enforcement Squad costs no favors.

Regardless of Fan Hongwei's character, he was a formal member of the organization with a decent rank, contributing much; his mysterious death demands an explanation and vengeance for Fan Hongwei.

Otherwise it would stir uneasy feelings among other members toward the organization.

Seeing a few law‑enforcement team members appear, Qi Liang asked, "How's it going, have you found it?"

Not long ago.

When he and Ni Qiu left the county seat, the law‑enforcement team members concealed themselves in the darkness and kept following here; when Wang Ping'an showed up, he realized the assailant was a Paper Person, not the real body, and feared Wang Ping'an's true body was hidden nearby.

He immediately used a special method to inform the trailing law‑enforcement team members, telling them not to rush to appear but to start searching the surroundings.

Found Wang Ping'an's true body!

Better to mistakenly kill three thousand than let ten thousand go free!

After all.

Paper Person, even a meticulously crafted top‑grade Paper Person, is merely a consumable; even if he eliminates the Paper Person, he hasn't dealt with the Evil Cultivator controlling it.

His coming this time is essentially for nothing!

Among the law‑enforcement team members, the obvious leader shook his head at Qi Liang.

"What, you haven't found the true body?"

Qi Liang's pupils contracted sharply.

He hadn't anticipated this situation at all: first, Wang Ping'an possesses a formidable concealment technique, so that even if the law‑enforcement members turned over three feet of earth, they still couldn't locate Wang Ping'an's true body; second, Wang Ping'an's spell for controlling Paper Persons is even more terrifying than he imagined.

It can operate at range—truly, in the genuine sense, remote manipulation of Paper Persons to act.

(End of chapter)