Only one cloaked figure remained.
Taking advantage of the moment when Li Yao was dealing with the Five Poisons, the cloaked man ran for his life.
However, he hadn't run far when a violent suction force pulled his feet off the ground and sent him flying backward.
He was terrified; an iron claw was groping wildly.
Finally, he managed to hook onto a big tree.
He clung to the tree desperately, as if it were a lifeline.
Suddenly, he felt the suction force behind him increase dramatically.
Then, a cracking sound was heard.
The big tree broke.
He was desperate!
He felt his body flying backward uncontrollably.
Finally, it stopped.
He became even more terrified.
Because he could feel his internal energy gushing out like a river bursting its banks.
"You must be Iron Claw Eagle!"
With a faint smile on his face, Li Yao said, "Everyone knows you are Cao Zhengchun's chief of staff, but no one knows that you are actually a spy planted by Zhu Wushi next to Cao Zhengchun."
"You...you...how...know..."
Iron Claw Eagle's eyes widened, and it uttered a weak, intermittent sound.
Li Yao said, "Iron Claw Flying Eagle and Iron-Blooded Marquis, they both have the surname Iron, you can tell they're in cahoots just by hearing their names."
Iron Claw Eagle was immediately speechless.
Is this even a reason?
Unfortunately, before Iron Claw Flying Eagle could figure out how Li Yao knew he was Zhu Wushi's man, he was sucked dry by Li Yao and turned into jerky.
In fact, the assassination attempt on Li Yao by Iron Claw Eagle and Five Poisons was ostensibly orchestrated by Cao Zhengchun.
In reality, Zhu Wushi was using Cao Zhengchun's men to get rid of Li Yao.
Because Iron Claw Flying Eagle is one of Zhu Wushi's men.
Li Yao collected the attribute orb from the ground and shook his head slightly.
Although he perfected the Absorption Technique by incorporating the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
However, even after absorbing the internal energy of the Five Poisons and the Iron Claw Flying Eagle, the true energy he obtained was still less than the true energy attribute he directly picked up.
Therefore, it is clear that absorbing power is not as effective as picking up attributes.
Moreover, the true energy obtained through absorbing energy is more impure and less pure than the true energy obtained by picking up attributes.
Therefore, he still needs to spend more time refining the true energy he obtains through absorption.
It is extremely inefficient.
No wonder Zhu Wushi absorbed the internal energy of so many masters, yet he was still on par with Gu Santong.
Therefore, the Absorption Technique, though seemingly defying the heavens, is subject to many limitations.
After dealing with the Five Poisons and the Iron Claw Flying Eagle, Li Yao finally turned his attention to the big tree where Bai Sanniang was hanging.
By this time, Bai San Niang had already disappeared.
Li Yao smiled slightly.
This Bai San Niang is indeed a fake.
Without hesitation, Li Yao immediately used the Lingbo Weibu technique, disappearing into the dense forest like a gust of wind.
Soon, he spotted a figure ahead and frantically ran forward through the dense forest.
Li Yao quickened his pace, leaped into the air, did a somersault, and landed behind the figure.
He reached out and pressed down on the other woman's shoulder, saying, "Bai San Niang, I've taken care of all those people, why are you running?"
The other person's body trembled, and then they slowly turned around.
The man was an extremely ugly old man with a hunched back, a large right eye and a small left eye. His nose and mouth were also distorted, making him look terrifying. Anyone who saw him would have nightmares at night.
Where is the still-charming Bai San Niang?
"Young man, my name is Zhang San, not Bai San Niang."
The old man, his body hunched over, spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and aged.
Li Yao said with a cold smile, "Of course you're not Bai San Niang, you're the Thousand-Faced Gentleman!"
The old man pretended to be confused and said, "Young man, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not some kind of 'man of a thousand faces.' My wife is waiting for me at home. Let me go."
Li Yao ignored the old man and said calmly:
"The Thousand-Faced Gentleman's art of disguise is unparalleled in the world, and has reached a state of perfection."
"I heard that you can transform into three or four hundred different faces in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea."
"Moreover, you can disguise yourself as more than a thousand different people within an hour."
"There is no one in the world that you, the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, cannot impersonate!"
Am I right or wrong?
This man of a thousand faces possesses a truly terrifyingly powerful ability to disguise himself.
The speed of the disguise is even faster than the face-changing technique in Sichuan opera.
Previously, when he suddenly saw Bai San Niang, he almost genuinely believed that the other person was Bai San Niang.
However, he immediately denied it.
Because he hadn't told anyone about his trip to Sunflower Valley in the western suburbs of Beijing.
Therefore, it was impossible for Bai San Niang to know his whereabouts.
So, when he saw Bai Sanniang, he deliberately said that he had asked Bai Sanniang to monitor Zhu Wushi, but in reality, he had not asked Bai Sanniang to do so.
Then, he deliberately mentioned Tianxiang Doukou, but in reality, the real Bai San Niang did not know about Tianxiang Doukou.
Li Yao deliberately brought up these two things, but Bai San Niang did not raise any questions.
Therefore, Li Yao concluded that Bai San Niang was a fake.
In fact, he could tell from the other person's aura that the other person was not Bai San Niang.
Bai San Niang possessed profound internal strength and a calm, steady aura.
Although the Thousand-Faced Gentleman is very skilled in disguise, his internal strength is only so-so.
Therefore, no matter how skilled the man of a thousand faces was, he could not escape Li Yao's discerning eyes.
When the Thousand-Faced Gentleman saw that Li Yao had revealed his true nature in one breath, he was both surprised and frightened.
He felt that no amount of skillful disguise would be of any use to him in front of Li Yao.
What terrified him even more was that Li Yao also knew the Art of Absorbing Power.
Therefore, he immediately fled and dared not impersonate Bai San Niang again.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao was so fast that he caught up with him in no time.
This Li Yao is absolutely terrifying!
However, he still tried to make a last-ditch effort, shaking his head and denying, "I...I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Still not admitting it?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. You're going to die sooner or later anyway, so whether you admit it or not doesn't matter..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Thousand-Faced Gentleman trembled with fear, fell to his knees with a thud, and begged for mercy, "I admit it, I admit it, I am the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, please spare me, sir."
Li Yao gave the Thousand-Faced Gentleman a disdainful look and said, "You're such a scoundrel!"
At this moment, survival is the most important thing.
So the Thousand-Faced Gentleman willingly accepted the humiliation and said with a fawning expression, "I am lowly, I am lowly, I am just a lowly person. Commander, please be magnanimous and don't hold a grudge against a lowly person like me. Please let me go."
Li Yao frowned.
Many people have died at his hands, but few are as cowardly and despicable as the Thousand-Faced Gentleman.
People like this deserve to die even more!
Without saying a word, he slammed a palm down on the head of the Thousand-Faced Gentleman.
Instantly, the Thousand-Faced Gentleman's head exploded, and several attribute light orbs burst out.
Luck +28!
True Qi +23!
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Disguise Technique *1!
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Chapter 165 Heavenly Snow Lotus, a Merit for Princess Yunluo
As soon as Li Yao returned to the entrance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, he saw Lu Yichuan running out in a panic, his face extremely pale.
When Lu Yichuan saw Li Yao, it was as if he had seen a savior. He shouted, "Commander, you're finally back..."
As Li Yao walked into the yamen, he asked, "What happened?"
Before Lu Yichuan could answer, Li Yao heard an arrogant female voice: "Quickly call out your commander, or I'll burn down your Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters!"
There was also a pitiful male voice: "You're looking for Lord Li, why are you chasing after me and beating me? I'm not a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."