Scripture of Days Past

Luo Binghong raced through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages in her wake and stirring up fierce gusts of wind. In the blink of an eye, she had intercepted Chu Qiguang’s group.

She swept her gaze over the four of them before fixing her eyes on Wang Cailiang as she asked, ”You’re Wang Cailiang, right?”

”Who’re you?” Wang Cailiang asked with a deep frown.

”You’ve been engaging in insider trading in the Azure Sun Trade Association, haven’t you?” Luo Binghong accused. ”You have ties to Wu Wei, and you’ve been secretly sending people to purchase stocks in batches. You must be raking in money hand over fist! Much of the money you’re making is my money!”

After hearing what Luo Binghong had to say, Wang Cailiang assumed that she was a stock trader who had lost money on her investments.

He turned to Chu Qiguang and said, ”She’s probably the one who’s been sending people to follow me.”

”Stock prices rise and fall. That’s simply how it works,” Chu Qiguang said. ”You can’t blame us just because you lost money.”

”You and Wu Wei are manipulating the stock prices!” Luo Binghong yelled.

”We’re all honest businessmen who stick to the straight and narrow,” Chu Qiguang said. ”Personally, I suggest holding on to your Azure Sun Trade Association stocks for the long term. You’ll thank me in a few years.”

”Don’t try to scam me!” Luo Binghong snapped furiously. ”All of you are exploiting the people for your own benefit!”

”Let’s be rational here,” Chu Qiguang reasoned. ”You won’t resolve anything like this.”

”I’ll be damned if I listen to your nonsense!” Luo Binghong harrumphed coldly. ”Today is the day you’re brought to justice!”

The Imperial Heavenly Dao possessed two of the twenty-five orthodox arts. The Book of Humans and the Five Lightning Orthodox Mantra.

The Book of Humans granted its cultivator the ability to create talismanic water, which could be used for many purposes, such as curing diseases and bestowing different abilities.

As direct disciples to the pope of the Imperial Heavenly Dao, all celestial maidens carried various types of talismanic water.

Luo Binghong removed the gourd strapped to her waist and took a swig of talismanic water. Her robe immediately began to swell around her as it filled with the Imperial Heavenly Dao’s heaven and earth qi, forming a suit of nearly impenetrable armor.

”She’s a celestial maiden of the Imperial Heavenly Dao!” Liu Yao exclaimed, recognizing the signature transformation.

With a single stride, Luo Binghong crossed a distance of more than twenty meters and shot directly toward Chu Qiguang’s group.

She was a fifth-state martial artist, and her confidence was further bolstered by the power bestowed upon her by the talismanic water.

In her eyes, she had already taken more precautions than necessary, and Wang Cailiang was hers for the taking.

Faced with the oncoming Luo Binghong, Liu Yao immediately stepped forward and drew his saber before unleashing the Seven Kill Faction’s Heaven Weep Saber Techniques.

The blade screeched through the air, and Maiden Thirteen was taken aback by his display of power.

Prior to this, she hadn’t thought much of Liu Yao. He had gawked like an idiot at everything he saw in Hidden Fiend Village, and in her eyes, he was nothing more than another new underling of Chu Qiguang’s.

Most of the time, he stood behind Chu Qiguang in a completely submissive manner, seemingly content to fade into the background.

However, as soon as he drew his saber, the fine hairs on the back of Maiden Thirteen’s neck stood on end. She felt as if his saber aura alone were almost enough to slice her skin open.

Chu Qiguang also gave a slight nod of approval.

Right now, Liu Yao’s saber techniques are still far superior to Jiang Longyu’s. Come to think of it, he’s Jiang Longyu’s senior brother, isn’t he? I wonder if I can use him to swindle Jiang Longyu into joining my company.

Luo Binghong was also momentarily stunned by Liu Yao’s power, but her astonishment quickly turned to fury.

Why does Wang Cailiang have such powerful bodyguards? He must’ve hired them with the money he scammed from everyone!

Faced with the oncoming saber, Luo Binghong raised her right sleeve. Filled with heaven and earth qi, the sleeve was as hard as an iron door.

A resounding clash rang out as Luo Binghong’s sleeve was torn to shreds. At the same time, however, she managed to to bypass Liu Yao and reached out to grab Wang Cailiang.

It would take a great deal of effort to defeat Liu Yao, and her target was Wang Cailiang anyway, so she saw no point in engaging him in battle.

She quickly glanced behind her and concluded that there was no way that Liu Yao could catch up to her. A triumphant look appeared in her eyes as she turned her gaze back to Wang Cailiang, only to discover that he was staring at her with a peculiar expression. He showed no signs of panic, nor did he seem to have any intention of evading her.

This naturally perplexed her, but it was too late to stop now.

She lashed out at Chu Qiguang with her left sleeve which was also filled with heaven and earth qi, intending to force him back so that she could capture Wang Cailiang without interference.

At the same time, her right hand was already reaching for Wang Cailiang’s throat.

All of a sudden, a wave of oppressive heat surged toward her, making her feel as if she had been thrown into a furnace. She immediately turned to Chu Qiguang with an incredulous expression, feeling as though she were about to burst into flames.

Chu Qiguang had channeled all three of his physical cultivation arts at once. With a casual swat, he pulverized Luo Binghong’s sleeve, sending heaven and earth qi scattering in all directions.

Immediately afterward, he stepped forward and easily crushed the heaven and earth qi surrounding Luo Binghong with his hand. He then grabbed her by the throat and lifted her into the air like a helpless kitten.

He cast a cold glance at the other Imperial Heavenly Dao followers nearby and ordered, ”Capture them.”

Liu Yao and Maiden Thirteen immediately sprang into action.