themonasnovels Chapter 78: Li Bo, Open Source Five Offices
Chapter 78: Li Bo, Open Source Five Offices
This strange change truly startled everyone around.
Wu He took a step back and drew the Plum Blossom Knife from his waist.
"Oh, you're trying to resist arrest?" Shi Shouguang's sneer deepened upon seeing this.
"Master Shi! Master Shi!"
At this moment, Xiang Zeting ran over quickly from a distance, smiling and saying, "How could you trouble yourself with General Wu's matter? I'll go to Waqiao Camp right away to ask General Liu and the others to make a decision. You must be tired from your journey, so please rest first."
"Who are you?"
"Oh, I am Xiang Zeting, the commander of the Right Wing Army of the Tiger Swift Army, and I studied under General Qiao Gu."
"Never heard of it, get lost."
Shi Shouguang's face turned ashen as he reprimanded Xiang Zeting without any politeness, making Xiang Zeting's expression immediately turn extremely awkward and unpleasant.
Seeing this, Wu He, who was standing nearby, roughly understood what was going on.
Shi Shouguang and his group mostly traveled directly from Kaifeng to Yuping Town without first meeting with General Liu of Waqiao Camp.
The purpose was to apprehend him with lightning speed and bring him back to Kaifeng. At that time, the truth of the matter and whether he could be convicted would be beyond his control.
With His Majesty's passing and the young prince still young, the question of who holds the reins of power in the country depends on who has the most influence in Kaifeng.
"Phew~"
Wu Heping breathed a sigh of relief and gripped the knife tightly.
"What are you waiting for? Take it!"
Shi Shouguang was eager to see Wu He resist arrest. After coldly ordering him to surrender, the elite soldiers from Kaifeng attempted to surround him, but Jiang Wu He was captured in one fell swoop.
However, just as they were about to make their move, they all froze.
They weren't the only ones stunned at this moment; the entire Tiger Jie Army around them was also taken aback.
And Wu He.
Only Shi Shouguang himself, riding on his tall horse, was puzzled when he saw that they had all stopped moving.
"What's wrong with you all? Why aren't you doing anything...?"
He stopped abruptly as if he had finally realized something, and subconsciously turned around.
Suddenly, a tall, thin figure appeared behind him.
He was dressed in an ordinary gray long coat, his face was gaunt, resembling black skin covering bones, and his white eyes gleamed with a chilling light.
He hung there quietly in the air, his toes pointing directly at the back of his head.
Although he was very thin, the pressure he exerted on Shi Shouguang at this moment was like that of a towering mountain.
He blinked, a lump of sand stuck in his throat: "You, you..."
Snapped!
With a sudden, crisp sound, Shi Shouguang immediately fell off his horse, flying hundreds of meters like a shot from a bow, before crashing heavily into a jagged boulder on the rocky beach.
puff~
The impact was so powerful that Shi Shouguang felt as if his body had been torn apart, collapsing to the ground and spitting out scarlet blood.
When he finally managed to lift his head again, his eyes were filled with horror.
"Li Bo... how dare you..."
That person was Li Bo.
"I will not kill you today, but I will cripple your cultivation so that you can go back and tell Shi Shouxin that my son will never be allowed to lay a finger on him."
"A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, a dog travels a thousand miles to eat excrement, but a madman travels a thousand miles and eats people."
Li Bo remained expressionless, his voice low and hoarse.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Shi Shouguang's eyes trembled violently. His previous arrogant and majestic demeanor vanished, replaced by utter embarrassment. He scrambled to his feet and, with the help of the guards, fled the place in a panic.
Wu He witnessed all of this, and upon seeing Li Bo, whose aura was completely different from before, he paused for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "Father, you've advanced to the Fifth Bureau of Open Source?"
Li Bo landed slowly, nodded, and said, "Exactly, it's time to take this step."
"Open Source Five Offices!"
Xiang Zeting stepped forward in disbelief and asked doubtfully, "Senior Li, aren't you disabled and find martial arts training very difficult?"
Wu He, standing nearby, also had the same question.
He had previously heard Li Bo tell him personally that he was unlikely to make any progress in his life due to his physical and mental disabilities.
No one expected that this sudden seclusion would allow him to break through to the Five Elements Realm of Open Source.
"He has only cultivated the Hengque Technique of the Tiancan Sect."
Li Bo replied nonchalantly, seemingly unconcerned.
Tiancanmen is the most famous indigenous sect in Hexi.
Wu He had heard him mention it a few times before.
As the name suggests, most of the disciples in the sect are physically or mentally disabled, and are different from ordinary people.
However, they possess unique martial arts techniques suitable for disabled practitioners, which often turn waste into treasure and weaknesses into strengths, resulting in astonishing combat power and a great reputation in the Hexi region.
It is said that Zhang Yichao's Guiyi Army in Hexi had suffered many defeats at the hands of this Tiancanmen, and its strength should not be underestimated.
Li Bo has now actually cultivated the so-called Hengque Technique, breaking through his shackles. He is completely different from his previous unambitious and complacent attitude.
After a moment's thought, Wu He understood.
The situation was pressing, and reality was cruel. Ever since Li Bo slaughtered Lu Yuan Escort Agency, he could no longer retire as before.
Prince Teng, Wang Yan, his former enemies, and the elusive Luo Wang—all of them wanted to take his life.
If I don't get promoted to one of the Five Offices of Open Source, my life might really be in danger.
"Xiao Wu, why would Shi Shouguang travel all this way to make things difficult for you?" Li Bo asked.
Wu He then briefly recounted what had happened during his seclusion, and Li Bo finally looked relieved.
"So that's how it is. Shi Baoji possessed the Xuanwu Bone and was one of Shi Shouxin's most valued sons. You killed him, so it's no wonder he sought revenge."
"However, it can only be done in private. In public, they dare not use their power to suppress people. After all, Shi Baoji was the one who retreated in fear of battle, and there are witnesses to testify to this. Moreover, as the Imperial Censor of Waqiao, you have the right to supervise."
Wu He nodded slightly; he had just figured this out as well.
Otherwise, Shi Shouguang would not have crossed the Waqiao camp directly, in order to take advantage of Liu Qing and the others before they could react and forcibly abduct them.
They just didn't expect, and no one else did, that there would be a master of the Open Source Fifth Palace realm in this small Yuping Town.
"Haha, Senior Li's promotion to the Fifth Bureau of Open Source is a great honor for our army!"
"This junior will immediately report to General Liu; this good news should spread throughout the entire army!"
Xiang Zeting seemed to be the happiest about this. After laughing heartily a few times, he immediately spurred his horse and ran around telling everyone.
"Congratulations, Godfather!" Wu He was overjoyed.
"When you get old, this is all you can achieve."
Li Bo waved his hand gently and sighed softly: "I don't want to talk about the past, but the current situation is beyond my control."
"However, Xiao Wu, from now on, your godfather will protect you."
"A father who always lets his son protect him is incompetent."
He patted Wu He on the shoulder, speaking earnestly and with deep affection.
To be honest, he felt mostly gratified, satisfied, and even grateful towards his adopted son.
He had only shown kindness by giving the boy some guidance in cultivation and teaching him martial arts, yet this adopted son was willing to offend many powerful enemies for the sake of him, a cripple.
Crows feed their parents, and lambs kneel to suckle.
Li Bo considers this a blessing in his later years.
……
With that matter settled, and after Li Bo went back to rest, Wu He finally had time to look at the Book of Debt.
[Included Martial Art: Suppressing All Directions]
[Has the secret of the Eight Directions been pre-approved?]