"Jingshan is slow-witted, please enlighten the Patriarch." Li Jingshan heard the meaning in Li Changyin's words, which seemed to disapprove of his plan.

Li Changyin put down the pen and, while examining his own writing, said, "The important thing in writing a good character is not the line's flow or the structure of the character. The flow can be practiced, and the structure can be learned, but the essence of the word is something that cannot be practiced or learned."

Taking the paper from the table, Li Changyin appreciated his own writing and said, "What is called meaning is something unfathomable, but with careful observation, one can still find some clues. The realm of the writer is seen in the brushwork. If the brush flows smoothly, like a startled snake or dragon in flight; if the brush breaks off, like a knife slashing or an axe chopping; when to connect, connect; when to break, break. The essence lies in a single-mindedness."

"The Patriarch means..." Li Jingshan seemed to understand Li Changyin's implication.

Li Changyin crumpled the paper in his hand and tossed it into the trash bin, saying calmly, "Jing Li should have emerged by now, right?"

Li Jingshan was startled and asked, "Is it necessary to have Jing Li take action?"

Seeing Li Changyin remain silent, Li Jingshan hurriedly said, "I'll go see if Jing Li has come out."

After leaving the Li Family, Li Jingshan, feeling somewhat apprehensive, headed towards Wansheng Town.

If one ranked the people Li Jingshan least wanted to see within Changshengtian, Jing Li would definitely be among the top three.

Jing Li was not originally part of Changshengtian; he was later invited to join by a Commander. As a result, Jing Li quickly rose from an ordinary member to the position of Commander in just a few years.

Even more terrifying is that he became the new Commander after challenging and killing the one who had invited him into Changshengtian.

This person is fickle and extremely murderous. Even after becoming Commander, his murderous nature remained unchanged, eventually causing a significant incident that led to the four great families petitioning together, forcing the president to strip him of his Commander title.

Later, he was imprisoned in a Land of Trial in Wansheng Town for killing the Vice President before Han Minghui.

This unpredictable and fearless fellow is someone Li Jingshan doesn't wish to meet, as who knows if he might get displeased and chop off his head too.

Fortunately, Jing Li wasn't executed at the time because Li Changyin intervened, so Jing Li owes a debt of gratitude to Li Changyin and should not harm the Li Family members.

Even knowing this, Li Jingshan was still somewhat afraid to see Jing Li.

Walking on the muddy road, Li Jingshan arrived at the slum and soon stood in front of a shabby shack.

Stabilizing his emotions, Li Jingshan took a deep breath and straightened his attire before stepping forward to knock on the door, saying, "Lord Jing Li, are you there?"

No one answered, not a sound was heard.

Li Jingshan dared not continue knocking nor make a sound, just standing outside the door waiting.

He had heard that when Jing Li was the Commander, there was a team member with urgent business who went to knock on his door. When no one answered, he knocked a few more times, which woke Jing Li from his sleep.

Jing Li opened the door without a word and directly chopped off the member's head.

Since then, no one dared to knock on Jing Li's door a second time. In fact, few even dared to knock in the first place.

Li Jingshan stood outside waiting. Whether Jing Li was home or not, he wasn't going to knock again, he could only wait for Jing Li to either return or come out on his own.

After waiting for half a day without any movement, Li Jingshan was not impatient at all, continuing to wait outside silently, not making a single noise.

Creak!

The shack's wooden door finally opened, and a man draped in a robe and baring his chest came out.

The man's figure was lean but his muscles were extremely solid, seemingly without an ounce of excess fat on his body.

His exposed chest was crisscrossed with scars, as if randomly hacked by knives.

His clothes were tattered, yet his hair was meticulously groomed. Though it appeared not to have been cut for many years, it was extremely clean and neat, tied back and fastened behind him.

The man's face was not handsome, with stubble on his face, a toothpick in his mouth, and a long sheathed knife slung over his shoulder, his hand casually resting on the hilt.

Ordinary knives are at most three feet long, but the knife on the man's shoulder exceeded four feet.

"Lord Jing Li." Seeing the man's phoenix eyes looking at him, Li Jingshan hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Who do you want killed?" Jing Li's first words left Li Jingshan somewhat startled.

"The Patriarch instructed me..." Li Jingshan wanted to explain, but Jing Li interrupted him.

"I asked who do you want killed, don't waste words." Jing Li said coldly.

Li Jingshan shivered and quickly said, "Li Xiu."

"Go back and tell Li Changyin I've repaid his favor." Jing Li said, carrying his knife as he walked away on his own.

Watching Jing Li's figure disappear beyond the muddy alley, Li Jingshan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned away immediately.

He didn't want to stay in this eerie place for even an extra moment.

Li Xiu and Sha Chu arrived at the Trial Gate for Beasts, and this time Li Xiu left with full gear.

The Divine Spirit Magic Armor was still at the research institute, so Li Xiu brought the stolen Demon Eye Magic Armor, and the Spiritual Mace he had previously taken from the wooden house was wrapped and hung at his waist by Li Xiu.

This being a critical time, he dared not be careless.

Having exchanged for plenty of resources before, they didn't need to rely on luck this time, opening the door directly with the Trial Badge they had exchanged for using the Demon Core.

Using gems to open the door requires luck, but using a Trial Badge allows one to determine whether an admission ticket will appear through the Light Pattern on it.

After using three Trial Badges in succession, they finally hit upon a Trial Gate that issued an admission ticket, and the two immediately entered.

As soon as he entered the Trial Ground, Li Xiu noticed something was amiss.

The ordinary clothes and magic armor he had on were gone, and the fabric wrapping the Spiritual Mace was also missing, yet the mace itself still remained, not disappearing.

"Could it be that this Spiritual Mace too is a pact? But why can't I form a pact with it?" Li Xiu's heart was full of confusion.

He had tried many times before, and there was no way to form a pact with the Spiritual Mace; it shouldn't be something to form a pact with.

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