Chapter 1020: Sanqing

Yet, as if knowing everything beforehand, Qing Wanglai twisted his body in an extremely bizarre way, narrowly dodging the perilous sniper attack at the cost of just one ear.

As Qing Wanglai's shattered glasses fell to the ground, a cold glint flashed across the broken lenses – it was Li Huowang's military knife. The instant Qing Wanglai was attacked, Li Huowang immediately followed up; this was, in fact, an ambush orchestrated by Li Huowang and Zhao Shuangdian against him.

With a crisp clang, Qing Wanglai used the watch on his wrist to firmly block Li Huowang's downward-chopping blade. But then, with a muffled slice, Qing Wanglai watched in disbelief as Li Huowang, right before him, brought another knife from his left hand down onto his neck. He couldn't fathom why this person had suddenly attacked him when he hadn't even started doing anything. Why?

Blood splattered, but at this moment, Qing Wanglai remained unusually calm, immediately seeking an opportunity to counterattack. As he grabbed Li Huowang's wrist, he turned his head and shouted to the other Si Ming nearby, "Come help! Li Huowang has completely lost his mind!"

The moment he said this, the other Si Ming instantly came to their senses and were about to step forward to help, but Yi Donglai and Yang Na stepped out to block them. "Qing Wanglai is deceiving you!" they cried. "Li Huowang isn't mad! He's using all of you!"

At that very moment, another gunshot rang out, but Qing Wanglai, as if possessing foresight, dodged it once more. Li Huowang roared, increasing the force in his hand, attempting to cleave off Qing Wanglai's head. However, Qing Wanglai now possessed immense strength and firmly resisted.

"Thud!" Qing Wanglai powerfully kicked Li Huowang in the stomach; the immense force directly caused his internal organs to shift. "Brother Li! What are you doing?!"

To Qing Wanglai's great surprise, this move proved ineffective against Li Huowang.

"All of this is your fault!" Li Huowang pushed off with both feet, his mouth wide open, and lunged to bite Qing Wanglai's face.

Just as Qing Wanglai was about to dodge, the red laser again targeted the back of his head. Of two evils, he had to choose the lesser. By the time he dodged the bullet, Li Huowang's teeth had already clamped onto his facial skin.

With bloodshot eyes, Li Huowang bit down with all his might, then ripped violently, tearing off a large piece of Qing Wanglai's facial skin.

Feeling the sharp pain on his face and the fatal wound on his neck, Qing Wanglai grabbed Li Huowang's wrists and pushed him away with all his might, briefly halting his subsequent attacks. Clutching his neck tightly, he looked at Li Huowang and chuckled softly. "It seems you've learned something through some special means," he said. "And it also seems you don't agree with my plan?"

By this point, Li Huowang had no intention of talking to Qing Wanglai. Holding the military knife, his mind was entirely focused on how to kill the injured Qing Wanglai.

Seeing Li Huowang's unwillingness to talk, Qing Wanglai turned to the conflicted Wu Qi. "Sister Wu," he said, "please come and help me bandage this."

Wu Qi, holding the medical kit, looked left and right, unsure of what to do for a moment.

"Wu Qi! Come here!" Qing Wanglai roared. Wu Qi pulled out a scalpel, forced back Yi Donglai who was blocking her, rushed to Qing Wanglai's side, and quickly bandaged and stitched his wound.

"Oh dear! What on earth are you all doing?!" someone exclaimed. "If there's something, let's sit down and talk it over properly!"

While the fine thread continuously passed through the flesh to stop the bleeding, Qing Wanglai also used Wu Qi's body to shield himself from the incoming bullets, consistently keeping her in the line of fire. He then looked at the others and spoke, "What? You don't really believe Li Huowang, do you? Heaven knows, I didn't harm him. From beginning to end, I was helping him."

"Of course, I wouldn't play along with a madman," he continued, "but shouldn't we control him now? If we let him continue to go mad like this, the situation could become difficult to manage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Huowang immediately retorted, "Is that so? Then explain what's in the three test tubes behind you! Who do you plan to use that on?!"

With that, Li Huowang stomped heavily on the ground with both feet, gripped the military knife tightly, gritted his teeth, and charged towards the now injured Qing Wanglai.

Just as Li Huowang was about to reach him, Qing Wanglai suddenly shoved Wu Qi, who was stemming his bleeding, sending her stumbling towards Li Huowang. By the time Li Huowang was forced to reach out and steady Wu Qi, who was stumbling into him, he saw that Qing Wanglai had actually used this opportunity to turn and flee!

"Zhao Shuangdian! He's escaped! Chase him!" Li Huowang cried, pushing Wu Qi aside and relentlessly pursuing Qing Wanglai. Qing Wanglai was already injured; he absolutely couldn't be allowed to escape. If he got away now, the advantage Li Huowang had painstakingly gained through his Reversion ability would be lost!

The forest on the mountain was dense, making pursuit difficult, but fortunately, Sanqing's constantly dripping red trail allowed Li Huowang to track Qing Wanglai's whereabouts.

After chasing for a while, Li Huowang again spotted Qing Wanglai's back. He raised one hand, exerted great force, and hurled the military knife he held directly at him – it hit! Li Huowang pushed aside the branches blocking his way and saw Qing Wanglai lying beneath a phoenix tree. The military knife he had just thrown was lodged in his thigh, bleeding profusely.

Gripping the other military knife, Li Huowang, gritting his teeth, stared at Qing Wanglai, no longer needing to hide his emotions. "Have you thought about what last words you want to say?" he asked.

"Hehehe... What do you plan to do next?" Qing Wanglai asked, raising his right hand, which was missing a pinky finger, to adjust his blood-stained glasses. Even in such a dire situation, there was not a trace of fear in his eyes.

Li Huowang slowly revealed his stark white teeth. "I'm going to devour your Heavenly Dao!" he declared.

Just then, footsteps sounded from behind him. Li Huowang recognized them as Zhao Shuangdian's.

"Li Huowang, must you really turn on each other at this moment?" Qing Wanglai said, extending his hand to point at a faint wisp of dark cloud approaching on the horizon. "Don't forget, our enemy is right before us."

"Cut the crap!" Li Huowang retorted. "Do you think I'd still believe you? I already knew what you were planning from the last Reversion! Your game is over!"

"Hehehe..." Qing Wanglai laughed. If Li Huowang wasn't mistaken, it was the first time Qing Wanglai had ever laughed like that. The atmosphere in the forest gradually became oppressive, and the temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.

"Heh, do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Qing Wanglai sneered. "I know you, a madman, have some tricks up your sleeve, but do you really think you can deal with me with just a sneak attack?"

A click sounded – the safety of a pistol being disengaged. Qing Wanglai raised the pistol from his pocket and aimed it at Li Huowang's forehead. "But you're mistaken," he added. "Even severely wounded, I'm not someone you can deal with."

In Li Huowang's eyes, Qing Wanglai's body gradually grew larger, then split into increasingly transparent thin lines.

Li Huowang, standing amidst the chaos of the White Jade Capital, looked hysterically at Sanqing, whom he had painstakingly found before him, and roared with a torn heart, "Sanqing!"