eurekapd Chapter 232 Playing with Fire, Yi Guxing
Chapter 232 Playing with Fire, Yi Guxing
Bai Guanshui arrived at Lianyunzhan a little later.
He looked around and asked the onlookers about the whereabouts of the unfamiliar girl in white.
Upon learning that the young lady Chu had been walking without stopping and had already climbed three hundred steps, her figure appearing and disappearing in the clouds and mist, making her difficult to recognize, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
On the cold stone steps, Yi Xiaoqi's figure was still clearly visible.
She was dressed in a neat reddish-brown short-sleeved outfit, which made her appear particularly thin and small on the wide stone steps. Her silhouette was tiny, like a maple leaf gradually withering.
She had just climbed a hundred steps and was already quite tired. She paused slightly, stopped in place, and panted to adjust her breathing and recover her strength.
A moment later, she seemed to have mustered her courage again, gritted her teeth, and started climbing again, reaching the 101st step.
Bai Guanshui's gaze swept over her, completely unconcerned.
A mere Acquired Realm cultivator was nothing to him. He struggled even to climb a hundred steps on the Lianyun Stack, let alone beyond that. A few dozen more steps would probably be his limit.
He stopped paying attention to Yi Xiaoqi and instead turned his gaze to the higher clouds, trying to find the figure of Miss Chu.
However, the fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything ahead, let alone find anyone.
Those around him immediately recognized Bai Guanshui. Seeing that this manager of Pengjiang Market had actually left the market and appeared here, they couldn't help but be very curious.
One of the bolder men stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and asked jokingly, "Manager Bai, what wind blew you here today?"
Bai Guanshui waved his hand, his face showing impatience, unwilling to say more.
He replied perfunctorily, "Oh, don't worry about it. I'm just taking a stroll and looking around."
However, no one believed this excuse.
The group looked at each other, their hearts filled with doubt.
They knew that Bai Guanping rarely left the market, so his sudden appearance here today must be suspicious.
As a result, many people began to speculate. Could that challenger from before be someone of great importance? Could she be the rumored eldest daughter of the Bai family?
Everyone was talking about it, and all kinds of speculations emerged.
Bai Guanshui listened to these discussions and sneered inwardly.
He ignored the speculations of others and instead turned his gaze to the cold stone steps, thinking to himself that it shouldn't be difficult for that mysterious woman to climb a thousand steps.
The two men who had previously struck up a conversation by the river also coincidentally arrived at Lianyunzhan and mingled into the crowd of onlookers.
Upon learning that everyone was discussing the mysterious woman's identity, the two men unanimously decided to seize the opportunity to boast about it.
They shouted, "Heh heh, you'd never guess, even if you racked your brains, that woman in white is a Xiantian expert!"
"She froze the Pengjiang River with just a simple move!"
These words immediately caused a sensation among those around them.
Someone immediately sought confirmation from Bai Guanshui, asking, "Manager Bai, are those two telling the truth? Is that woman in white really a Xiantian expert?"
Bai Guanshui's face stiffened slightly; he hadn't expected the two men to be so bold as to boast here.
He nodded in acknowledgment.
Seeing that Manager Bai had admitted to the matter, the two men in the crowd became even more smug.
They then shouted, "What's there to be afraid of? She's just a country bumpkin from out of town. What waves can she possibly make in Wushan? Wushan is a place where hidden talents abound. How dare she run wild like that?"
These words immediately resonated with those around them.
They all nodded in agreement.
Hearing the man's words, the man and woman who knew Yi Xiaoqi were relieved.
"I thought that stingy guy had actually hooked up with someone important. He scared me half to death." The woman snorted.
It's nothing more than an external, innate advantage; like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, it can barely save itself.
The man looked at the tiny figure on the stone steps and said helplessly, "That girl, Xiao Qi, is becoming more and more distant from us."
"I just arranged a marriage for her, why did she have to run away from home and sever ties with her family?" The woman retorted sharply, her words flowing like beans from a bamboo tube. "The other party is such a good catch, older and more caring. She doesn't even look at herself, what makes her so picky?"
"Hey, you should say less. Let me talk to her later," the man said in a low voice.
He clearly didn't want his family affairs to be publicized here.
Upon hearing this, the woman shut her mouth and remained silent, but she still harbored a lot of grievances and resentment in her heart, secretly waiting for Xiao Qi to come home, arrange the marriage, and then give her a good dressing down.
Meanwhile, the two men who had struck up the conversation got more and more excited as they talked.
The thought of that beautiful female master by the river, just inches away from them, filled their hearts with excitement.
It's hot, really hot.
The burning sensation grew stronger and stronger, making it unbearable for them.
They were sweating profusely, but they couldn't shake off the heat. Their internal organs felt like they were on fire, churning like boiling water.
They felt dizzy and lightheaded, wanting to tear off their clothes and crawl into the snow, but they could only think about it and were too weak to do anything about it.
Because they are already dead.
The onlookers retreated in horror, watching as the two men spontaneously combusted in full view of everyone, turning into a raging fire.
Their faces showed pain, yet they were powerless to struggle.
In a short while, their hair and clothes were burned to ashes, leaving only a trace of black ash that drifted down the mountain with the wind.
Everyone was in a panic and didn't know what to do.
They discussed and speculated about the cause of the two men's deaths and whether the disease could be transmitted to others, plunging the entire scene into chaos.
Bai Guanshui's expression was grave as he shouted, "Don't panic! They've brought this upon themselves; they only have themselves to blame!"
Thanks to him, the situation was barely brought under control.
Witnessing this scene firsthand, Bai Guanshui felt even more apprehensive, and looked intently at Lianyunzhan.
"call……"
Yi Xiaoqi was so cold that her upper and lower teeth were chattering.
She felt incredibly heavy, as if she were carrying a water ghost, making every step extremely difficult.
Her feet also hurt, as if the stone steps were biting or spitting needles.
Yi Xiaoqi looked up and saw that the clouds and mist were swirling around the steps, which seemed to lead straight to the sky. A sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.
This was the 146th step, but she felt she really couldn't walk any further.
so tired!
Her whole body felt both cold and hot, numb and painful. Her legs felt as heavy as lead, and every step she took seemed to exhaust all her strength.
This deadly thing actually has three thousand levels!
Is this really a path a person can walk to the end of?!
She knew she couldn't give up like this, but the road ahead was still so long, and she really didn't know how much longer she could hold on.
Yi Xiaoqi couldn't help but look at the sword in her hand, which she used as a walking stick.
The gleaming silver scabbard was spotless, while she was covered in dust and dirt, hardly worthy to touch it.