As if having anticipated this, Li Qingyi looked at the four masked men before her, her exquisite face showing no surprise whatsoever.
"You four have been following me since leaving the city. Make your move!"
She spoke coldly.
These were all grudges formed in daily life, and now they were finally coming to settle accounts.
"Li Qingyi, blame yourself for offending our master. Today you will surely die!"
At this moment, one of the masked men laughed.
"I, Li Qingyi, have always acted with a clear conscience. No need for more words. If you want to kill me, then come!"
Li Qingyi hid her hands in her sleeves, speaking with a proud expression.
Even at this life-and-death moment, she remained graceful and captivating, like a plum blossom blooming proudly in snow, absolutely stunning.
The sight made the four masked men opposite her somewhat distracted.
At this time, Li Qingyi's delicate hand in her sleeve had already taken out a talisman from the storage ring her father had given her.
The talisman was surrounded by faint sword energy and possessed considerable power - it was a sword talisman!
This was from when Li Haiguo was young and by chance had saved a severely injured sword cultivator elder at the Li family's door.
Later, when the sword cultivator elder's injuries healed, he gave Li Haiguo a sword talisman as thanks before departing.
So today, Li Haiguo had casually given it to his daughter for life-saving purposes.
"Who is your master?"
Although Li Qingyi had a guess in her heart, she still wanted confirmation.
"You'll be dead soon anyway, so knowing won't matter, hehehe..."
One of the masked men sneered coldly.
"Don't kill her immediately, let us four brothers have some fun first before killing her, kekeke..."
Another masked man's eyes flashed with lustful light as he smiled wickedly.
"Enough, third and fourth brothers, stop wasting words and kill her quickly. If something goes wrong, we can't bear the consequences!"
"Fine, fine. After completing the mission, master's reward money won't be less. We can go to Drunken Immortal Tower to have fun then, hehehe..."
"Attack! Kill!"
Seeing this, Li Qingyi tightened her grip on the sword talisman in her sleeve.
She knew that if she suddenly struck, catching the enemy off guard, these four masked men definitely couldn't withstand it.
Although there was only one sword talisman and it would be gone after use.
But right now, Li Qingyi had no choice.
"Kill!"
The leading masked man charged forward, extremely swift as he raised his sword to slash at Li Qingyi!
Sword light flashed on the blade, and fierce killing intent swept toward Li Qingyi!
Clearly, this black-clothed man was extremely experienced, launching a killing blow from the start!
Li Qingyi's expression tightened as she prepared to activate the sword talisman, but in the next instant...
Whoosh!
She only saw a shadow flash before her, and then a mysterious white-robed young man appeared.
In a split second, the white-robed young man faced the masked man's killing sword and extended two fingers!
"Clang...!"
A sound of metal striking metal rang throughout the area!
The killing sword was steadily caught between the white-robed young man's two fingers and could no longer move down!
Waves of sword light struck the white-robed man's two fingers but couldn't create even the slightest ripple!
And his two fingers were completely unharmed!
At this moment, seeing the shock and terror in the four masked men's eyes, the mysterious white-robed young man's lips curved into a mocking smile!
"You four have such audacity, daring to harm my potential disciple..."
The white-robed young man spoke with a calm and composed expression, his voice refined yet undeniably domineering.
"Who are you exactly?"
The masked man who had struck with the sword changed color dramatically and immediately tried to withdraw his sword and flee!
"Vile beasts... you have no escape!"
The mysterious white-robed young man applied slight pressure with his two fingers!
Crack!
The steel-forged long sword shattered directly.
The white-robed young man smoothly flicked his finger.
Ding!
A broken sword fragment shot out like a cannonball toward the masked man, the broken blade piercing through his heart!
Swoosh!
"Ugh...!"
Accompanied by a muffled groan, the masked man fell dead, his pupils still filled with terror...
At this moment, the remaining three masked men had already been stunned by the white-robed young man's swift killing.
"Qingyi, you asked earlier who wanted to kill you, right?"
Zhao Kang looked back at Li Qingyi and smiled.
Earlier, Zhao Kang had already known Li Qingyi's location.
He had also detected that several people were closely tailing and tracking his potential disciple.
Having finally received this excellent master-disciple reward system task, Zhao Kang naturally wouldn't let Li Qingyi come to harm.
"Yes, senior. Qingyi did ask, but they refused to reveal..."
Hearing this, Li Qingyi cupped her hands respectfully toward the white-robed young man, knowing she had encountered a master.
There were many incredibly powerful old monsters who looked young but were actually several hundred years old.
Such situations were not uncommon in the cultivation world.
Li Qingyi was from the Li family's direct lineage, so naturally her knowledge was extraordinary.
Thud... thud... thud!
Hearing Li Qingyi's words, the three masked men were so frightened they directly knelt and begged for mercy.
"Senior, spare our lives! We're willing to reveal the mastermind... we only ask that senior spare..."
"Hmph! Too late!"
Zhao Kang snorted coldly, interrupting the three men's words.
He then raised his hand in a claw gesture toward the three masked men, and a powerful suction force enveloped them.
The three involuntarily flew up, their bodies suspended upside down in the air, like lambs to be slaughtered, powerless and desperate!
"Ah...!"
"Ugh...!"
"So painful...!"
The three immediately had twisted expressions of extreme pain, their heads feeling like stormy seas, as if their souls were being drawn out of their bodies.
"This is the legendary... soul searching technique?!"
Seeing this scene, the knowledgeable Li Qingyi was stunned, her beautiful face showing shock.
"I see, that's enough."
Zhao Kang nodded slightly, then flicked his finger!
A sword energy shot out!
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The three masked men's corpses fell to the ground, dead beyond dead!
At this moment, Zhao Kang turned to look at Li Qingyi and informed her of the mastermind.
"As expected, it's them!"
Hearing this, Li Qingyi's eyes flashed with cold light, her elegant eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking quite striking.
"For your Li family, these families and forces are all difficult to deal with. Shall I take action?"
Zhao Kang stood with his hands behind his back, speaking with an indifferent expression.
"I won't trouble senior with this matter. Qingyi's own grudges, Qingyi will settle herself!"
Li Qingyi shook her head resolutely.
Hearing this, Zhao Kang also nodded, showing a hint of approval in his eyes.
To maintain such composure during adversity and downfall - this woman's character was indeed excellent!
"May I ask senior's esteemed name? This favor today, Qingyi will surely repay in the future..."
Li Qingyi cupped her hands and asked.
"I am named Zhao Kang. I passed through this place to accept you as my disciple!"