Chapter 173 - 157: A Shocking Talisman!
"Good! You said it yourself; the men from The Night Traveler’s Bureau can bear witness. When the time comes, you’d better not make a scene, throw a tantrum, and deny your words!"
Li Ping’an finally received Xie Wenren’s promise. Since it was a personal vendetta between him and Xie Wenren, not involving other messy affairs, he could now give full play to his abilities!
Watching Li Ping’an casually step into the designated area for their duel, the onlookers nearby, after hearing the ruffians and idle followers’ opinions about Li Ping’an, sighed deeply:
"Has this young man really gone mad? Why would he deliberately provoke a Taoist Cultivator? Could he possibly have nine lives? Or has he lived enough?"
"What else can be said? In Chang’an, when Taoist Cultivators kill ordinary people, the Official Residence doesn’t intervene! He’s practically seeking his own death!"
"Whom can he blame? Blame his own recklessness, he should have kept his mouth shut and run away. Who would have thought he’d really dare to fight to the death with a Taoist Cultivator, and from one of the Four Great Sects, no less – Flame Cloud Sect! He must be insane!"
The owner of Drunken Immortal Residence and the diners, though they didn’t understand why Li Ping’an was suddenly courting death, had already considered the one hundred and sixty taels of silver he had bet as good as theirs.
"Good! Good! Good! Li Ping’an, this is you seeking your own death! You have no one else to blame! Xie Wenren, kill him first!"
Wang Lang, hiding at the entrance of the alley, was thrilled to bits. He never imagined things would develop to this point, as if fate was following his desires. At this moment, he felt as if his inner hopes had moved heaven and earth. Now, he just waited for Li Ping’an to be casually killed by Xie Wenren, and the matter of regicide could be buried in his stomach forever.
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"Little brother, I am not one to bully others by relying on numbers. If we both attacked, that wouldn’t be very heroic, and it would make a laughingstock of us among our brothers in Jianghu, ruining my reputation!"