Chapter 1043: Smoke Rises (IV)
Li Changling leaned over, pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "Great General, to be honest, your wine isn't all that good."
Ning Ping gave Li Changling an expressionless glance before saying with a forced smile, "This general was wondering why the numbers didn't add up all this time. So it turns out you've had your eye on my wine."
Having let it slip with a single sentence, Li Changling's old face reddened. But after spending so much time with Ning Ping, this cavalry commander had long since come to understand the Great General's temperament. Chuckling awkwardly, he hurriedly said, "Great General, just watch, this subordinate will skewer that fellow and use it to pay for your jar of wine!"
As he spoke, Li Changling reached out and grabbed the spear, aimed its tip at a spot below the city wall, and took a deep breath.
In terms of cultivation realm, Ning Ping had reached the end of Nepenthe, a level rarely seen in the world, making him naturally one of the top martial artists. But Li Changling, as the famed commander of the Northern Frontier cavalry, renowned for being capable of facing ten thousand enemies alone, was by no means weak. Long ago, he had already stepped into the Nepenthe Realm. Although he had yet to reach the end of Nepenthe, he had truly already caught sight of its threshold.
At this moment, he gripped the ordinary spear tightly. The qi within his body instantly boiled, surging through his meridians into his arm, until it seemed to reach the edge of a cliff before pouring forth in an unstoppable torrent.
With a powerful throw from Li Changling, the spear shot forward, leaving a long white trail through the space between the city wall and the ground!
The surrounding air seemed to ignite in an instant.
Its speed was so great that the air itself was filled with the smell of scorching.