Witch Wind

Chapter 26 The Taoist Priest is Here (Part )

The air was filled with horrific radiation that was invisible to the naked eye.

In the vision of Xing Tianli's soul, the world within a radius of several miles was filled with auroras of various colors. The madly wriggling auroras were like giant snakes and pythons, filling the world, and the terrible power was madly impacting the underlying structure of all living things.

The purple-ribbon Taoist robe emitted a faint glow, enveloping the entire body.

Xing Tianli put all his strength into it, burning all his magic power in an instant, and stomped his foot hard. The ground squirmed violently, and with a low roar, the mud on the spot rose up and turned into a solid earth wall several feet in radius and about ten feet thick in front of him, isolating the radiation flow that was rushing wildly in the air.

The shock wave rushed in with terrible high temperature. The huge impact force made the earth wall roar continuously. Large amounts of green smoke rose from the surface of the earth wall. The soil was melted by the high temperature. A large amount of burning red juice slid over the heads and sides of Xing Tianli and others under the influence of the shock wave.

Zhao Qingxuan let out a sharp cry, her beautiful face turned pale with fear. In her sleeves, thirty-six talismans that flashed a faint purple-gold light and emitted a powerful magical power surged into the air. The talismans burned, and the heavy golden light enveloped her, Xing Tianli, the eunuch, and the big black dog.

"What kind of Taoist magic is this?" The long-bearded eunuch was so frightened that his face turned pale as a dead person: "The legendary immortal's attack is just like this?"

Zhao Qingqi was furious, or perhaps she was terrified to the core. She yelled at the top of her voice, "Old Tong, what nonsense are you talking about? I have never seen an immortal, so how can I know how powerful their attack can be?"

Xing Tianli said nothing.

In his previous life, he was a real Yangshen Celestial Immortal. But in the last days of the Dharma-Ending Age, he had no rivals at all. Apart from occasionally showing off his prowess in front of others and performing some minor Taoist magic, when had he ever used his full strength?

He also didn't know how much damage a celestial being could cause if he used all his strength to attack.

But according to Xing Tianli's estimation, the explosion in front of him was not too powerful.

Probably, the explosion equivalent was less than 10,000 tons, and the effective explosion radius was about two miles. Xing Tianli foresaw the danger and had already taken Zhao Qingqin away two miles, which was the edge of the maximum killing range.

With the solid earth wall that was more than ten feet thick to block it, the radiation flow that was enough to destroy the genes of living things was also blocked. The high-temperature shock wave was even more firmly blocked by the earth wall and Zhao Qingxuan's talisman.

This time, I managed to escape death.

Who created such a terrifying monster? The Kingdom of Yingjishi, known as the strongest country in the Far West, did they have such technological level?

Well, Joseph has already taken out the nuclear bomb, so, maybe there is?

After a while, the horrific shock wave of the explosion dissipated, and the sky was filled with dust. Xing Tianli dragged Zhao Qingxuan, Eunuch Tong and the big black dog and continued to retreat.

There were heat waves rolling ahead, and a few swaying figures could be vaguely seen, running towards this side with staggering steps.

Xing Tianli slowed down.

The five Xuanwu guards staggered back, their armor burning red, with fine runes on the edges of many armor plates dimming, and some armor plates completely melted.

These few were lucky. They were anxious to protect their master and chased Xing Tianli. When the pit bull exploded, they had already run almost a mile. Their bodies were strong enough, and their armor was better and stronger than their colleagues', so they survived the terrible explosion by chance.

Even so, after these people escaped to the front, they relaxed and lost their balance, and sat down heavily on the ground.

There was a faint light on the armor, and the red-hot armor plates cooled down rapidly.

The slight smell of burning flesh seeped out from the gaps between the nail plates.

Zhao Qingqi's face was grim. Five talismans flew out of his sleeves and stuck to the five people. Wisps of jade-colored light seeped out from the talismans and quickly sank into the armor. The five Xuanwu guards, who were originally dying, stood up immediately and saluted Zhao Qingqi with full energy to thank him.

There were footsteps from behind.

Xing Tianli turned his head suddenly and shouted to Li Kuisheng and others in the distance: "Don't get close to this area..."

Xing Tianli was just about to tell Li Kuisheng that from now on this piece of land would be designated as a restricted area, and the villagers of Xiaolongqiu Town and nearby villages would not be allowed to approach this place for decades.

The river breeze blew slowly, and in the cool breeze, the hot remnants of the explosion in the air slowly dissipated.

The power of the soul swept across the void, and the radiant energy that was like a dancing aurora actually disappeared?
Xing Tianli’s eyes widened.

It's actually a clean nuclear bomb? A clean nuclear bomb with no radioactive residue?

This……

"It's okay, uncle, come here!" Xing Tianli waved towards Li Kuisheng and smiled bitterly.

The moonlight was bright, illuminating the earth. Mist rose on the river, and the river breeze blew the mist slowly onto the shore. The moonlight penetrated the mist, scattering its light, and in the middle of the night, circles of faint blue rainbows appeared.

A crater two meters deep and more than thirty meters in diameter appeared at the location where the pit bull had exploded. There was still high temperature residue in the crater, and water mist spread to the vicinity of the crater. The wisps of water mist were evaporated by the hot air, swirling into the sky, like a tornado sticking there.

Everyone was silent, staring blankly at the incredible scene.

Joseph and several armored soldiers rushed over with a hissing sound of high-pressure gas jets, and Xiangliu Baivi also arrived with his men. Everyone stared at the big pit in amazement, estimating how much force was needed to create such a big hole in the ground.

"What happened here?" Joseph asked in horror.

"Can the Kingdom of Yingjishi create a thing that looks no different from a normal animal but whose bones are made entirely of metal, and when badly damaged, it will explode with a bang and become something like this?" Xing Tianli described the characteristics of the pit bull to Joseph.

Joseph lifted his visor and held a large cigar between his lips, his face dull as if he was listening to a myth or legend.

"How could there be such a thing?" Joseph suddenly spread his hands and hissed, "The Kingdom of England possesses the most advanced technology in the Far West. The civilization revival and industrial revolution of the Far West were initiated by the great Royal Academy of Sciences."

"But how could the thing you're talking about exist?" Joseph widened his eyes, put his hands on his hips, and stared at Xing Tianli angrily, looking fooled.

"Then how do you explain this crater?" Xing Tianli held the bamboo in both hands, and a small gold ingot in his palm was melting rapidly. He said quietly, "Is there any technology in this world that is more powerful than your Kingdom of Yingjishi?"

Joseph was silent for a while and shook his head vigorously.

"I will report this matter to the Empire, but Mr. Bai, please believe that cooperating with the Empire is your wisest choice." Joseph's tone became high-pitched and passionate. He waved his arms vigorously and shouted: "All enemies standing in front of the Empire, even the legendary gods, will be completely torn to pieces by the Empire's armored torrent!"

"Merciful Virgin Mary, even if they are the gods in the legend, if they dare to stand against the Empire, the Empire will blow them to pieces! This is a fact that is beyond doubt!"

Joseph shouted loudly, and his saliva mixed with smoke rings kept coming out.

Xing Tianli rolled his eyes.

You keep saying "Maria is above us", yet you swear to blow the gods to pieces - are you foreigners schizophrenic?

Zhao Qingqi patted Xing Tianli's arm gently, and left with Eunuch Tong and the five remaining Xuanwu guards. Xing Tianli had all five senses and excellent hearing. From a distance, he heard Zhao Qingqi whispering, asking Eunuch Tong to send a message to the family, asking for more support.

Xing Tianli even noticed that Zhao Qingxuan and Xiangliu Baiwei exchanged glances for a very short time.

Zhao Qingqi's eyes were like knives, sweeping across the extraordinary physiques of Xiangliu Baiwei and the people behind him. Xiangliu Baiwei's equally stern and sharp eyes quickly swept across the dark dragon pattern on Zhao Qingqi's robe.

These two people clearly determined each other's identity.

However, the change in the expressions of both parties at that moment reminded Xing Tianli of the proverb "When a stick is used to hit a wolf, both ends are afraid". After the two people's eyes crossed, they quickly moved away, pretending to be non-interfering with each other and going their separate ways.

This world is becoming more and more interesting!
It's so interesting that Xing Tianli, who has just lifted a corner of the curtain of this world, is already a little impatient.

In other words, Xing Tianli suddenly had an idea, and he counted with his fingers, and he knew that the time had come for him to leave the mountain and enter the world. All opportunities were ripe, and there was no need to stay in Xiaolongqiu Town.

In the field beside, a big black dog slipped stealthily into a clump of weeds with its tail between its legs. Its steps were hurried and its back was panic-stricken, like a dog that had lost its home and was running for its life in a panic.

The next morning, the fog on the lake had not yet dissipated.

Xing Tianli, carrying a suitcase made of old cowhide, walked slowly onto an inland gunboat.

In the east, the morning glow is dazzling.

On the mast of the gunboat, a flag with a white and gold background fluttered in the wind. In the middle of the flag was a castle and a scepter, with a strange-shaped "griffin" standing on each side, and a crown adorned with several scarlet rubies hanging high above. This was the royal emblem of the Ingish family.

There was a soft chair at the bow of the gunboat. Joems, with a pale face, was curled up in the chair, wrapped in a thin blanket, with only his head exposed. He stared at the sky with extremely blank eyes and a dull expression. At first glance, he looked like an idiot.

Xing Tianli stood at the bow, looking at Li Kuisheng who was looking worried on the dock.

Xing Tianli smiled and waved to Li Kuisheng.

Everything that needed to be said was said thoroughly last night.

This world is so magical, Xing Tianli must go and take a good walk and have a look. He still has some things to do, and those things cannot be done in Xiaolongqiu Town.

His eyesight recovered.

His cultivation was on the right track.

Xing Tianli has enough confidence to approach this world which he initially thought was ordinary but now seems to contain infinite wonders.

The only concern, Li Kuisheng, has also found the direction and goal of his efforts again. Whether his choice this time is right or wrong, Xing Tianli supports Li Kuisheng to burn the blood in his heart and do what he thinks is right.

It was the right choice, and everything would be fine. Xing Tianli looked forward to the day when he would see Li Kuisheng in all his glory.

If he takes a wrong turn, Xing Tianli will cover him unconditionally and without any bottom line.

"Uncle, the world is vast. I hope you can relax and achieve great things." Xing Tianli smiled and said to Li Kuisheng: "This small Longqiu Town and the small Inspection Office are not worthy of you, really!"

Li Kuisheng's eyes were red, and he stared at Xing Tianli with his fists clenched. He had thousands of words to say, all weighing on his mind.

Finally, he just nodded solemnly to Xing Tianli: "Xiao Yu'er, remember what your uncle told you. Remember, don't forget it."

He took two steps forward, almost stepping into the lake. He shouted, "Xiao Yu'er, remember, a gentleman hides his weapon and waits for the right moment to strike! You are so much smarter than me, you won't make me worry about you all day long, right?"

Xing Tianli's eyes were slightly cold and he nodded slightly.

The boiler of the inland gunboat started to fire, and wisps of black smoke rose from the chimney. Accompanied by the dull roar of the engine and the waves rolling at the stern, the small gunboat began to accelerate, cutting through the surface of the lake and heading south.

Along with this gunboat, there were two other gunboats, three tugboats, and more than twenty flat-bottomed cargo ships full of refugee men and women.

With three gunboats in the front and tugboats following closely behind, the huge fleet set off in a mighty manner.

Zhao Qingxuan stood on the dock and waved at Xing Tianli, "Brat, we'll meet in Pinghai City. Remember, if you have any trouble, go find the owner of Fanlou in Pinghai City. If you need anything, just ask. They are our servants, so don't be polite to them."

"I will go to Pinghai City to find you when someone from home comes."

Xing Tianli smiled and nodded to Zhao Qingxuan. He turned around, curled his lips, and inexplicably thought of the unreliable task that eunuch Lianxi had assigned to him - bah, is he, Xing Tianli, the kind of person who would go after weak women?
As expected, none of the eunuchs are good!

"However, I haven't finished telling the story of "Shushan" yet. So, I am also a dead eunuch?" Xing Tianli suddenly thought of this. His eyes twitched and he stomped his feet in anger.

The fleet was moving farther and farther away. Xing Tianli stood by the side of the ship, quietly watching the distant Xiaolongqiu Town.

The waterway made a slight turn, and a few rows of small hills and a black pine forest blocked the view, and the town could no longer be seen. Joems, who was lying on the soft chair, coughed and shook his head vigorously: "Hey, little gentleman, is this your first time away from home?"

Xing Tianli turned around and walked to Joems.

"It's not the first time." Xing Tianli smiled and said, "I used to have a home. Xiaolongqiu Town should be my second hometown after I came to this world!"

Joems' eyes widened, and he rubbed his temple in pain. "Oh, you Easterners are really hard to understand. Can a boy from a small town come up with such poetic words?"

"Since you came into this world!" Joems shook his head and exclaimed, "I can't think of that. Although I am a top student at Queen's College, my major is political science, not damn literature."

Sighing, Jomus murmured, "I still remember the scene when my old father and I said goodbye at the dock in the capital after I graduated. As the second son of a small family, I had no right of inheritance, so I could only come to the distant and unfamiliar East Country to fight for my fortune."

"I worked diligently for twenty years and finally got the position of a first-class secretary. What was the result? I almost died here." Joems looked at Xing Tianli, stretched out his right hand, and handed him a beautifully printed business card.

"If you need help in Pinghai City, please contact me." Joems said in a deep voice: "Damned Holy Mother Church, damned old charlatan, they used evil magic to control my soul. If it weren't for your help, I might have become a puppet controlled by them, and I might have stood on the opposite side of Her Majesty the Queen!"

Xing Tianli stayed for a while, then took Joems' business card naturally.

Ok.

Although, he also contributed to Joms's headache. He also had a "life-saving grace" for Joms, right?
That's right, that's it.

Therefore, Taoist Xing Tian did not feel any guilt at all.

"I am very willing to make friends with all capable people." Joems made no secret of the fact that he just wanted to make friends with Xing Tianli: "Especially a young person like you who has unlimited potential."

"The world is so vast and so magical. People like you should not be confined to a small rural town." Joems began to tease Xing Tianli's ambition very directly: "Little gentleman, I believe in my vision. Pinghai City will be the starting point for your fame, and Dongguo will be the stage for you to stir up the world."

"And I, and the Kingdom of Yingjishi behind me, are willing to be your friends and helpers." Joems took a breath and rubbed his temples fiercely: "In Pinghai City, if you need anything, come to the Yingjishi Consulate General to find me."

Xing Tianli put away Joems's business card, shook his left hand lightly, and quietly released a "Requiem Spell".

Joems felt that his boiling brain suddenly felt cool. He exhaled comfortably, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

The fleet passed through the narrow waterway where the ambush occurred last night.

The water flowed extremely fast here. There were no fragments of sunken ships on the clean river surface, let alone the corpses of the Holy Mother Church that was wiped out last night. The fleet rushed south along the river. After traveling about a hundred miles, the water in front of them suddenly became clear.

The water flow became gentle and clear, and the river widened to seven or eight miles on both sides. There were fertile farmlands on both sides, mulberry forests and fruit forests everywhere, fish ponds scattered everywhere, farms and houses close together, and the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard everywhere.

In the fields, in the mulberry forests, and in the orchards, there are farmers, both men and women, busy at work.

On both sides of the river banks, there were very young children waving bamboo poles, driving flocks of ducks and geese to forage in the shallow water.

An armored soldier who had taken off his heavy armor walked to the bow and handed Xing Tianli a thick hand-rolled cigarette. He whistled at him frivolously: "Want one? Ahaha, look, such a vast and fertile land, it deserves a better owner, doesn't it?"

Xing Tianli looked at this guy, grinned, and lightly made a seal with his left hand behind his back.

The 'Heart-Splitting Curse' was quietly activated.

The face of this burly man who was over six feet tall suddenly turned pale, the cigarette in his hand fell, and he covered his heart tightly with both hands. He knelt on the ground with a thud, his whole body twitching and almost fainted.

"If you are not feeling well, take good care of yourself and don't have any unreasonable wishes, as they can shorten your life!"

Xing Tianli smiled, looking eagerly at the scenery on both sides of the river - such a beautiful land, is it your turn to covet it, a bunch of mixed-up foreigners?

(End of this chapter)