The incredibly powerful palm strike stopped less than a centimeter from Li Boyang's back. Chi Bilie cursed angrily:
"You despicable brat."
This palm strike would definitely seriously injure the opponent, but unfortunately he dared not, fearing that Xueying would perish the moment the palm struck.
Li Boyang blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him. He knew what he had done was unfair, but he still replied bluntly:
"You want to take my life? Do you expect me to obediently offer my neck for execution?"
There's no other way. We can't win a direct confrontation, and we can't just surrender without a fight; that would be too stupid.
Although coercing a weak woman is ungentlemanly, since it is known that a direct confrontation is no match for Chibi Lie, then extraordinary measures must be used.
The moment Li Boyang realized that his opponent's lightness skill was inferior to his own, he made the decision to coerce the hostage.
Although his lightness skill was superior to his opponent's, he would inevitably lose if he held out for too long. Unless he abandoned Liu Bowen and Zhang Junbao and ran away, he would be defeated as soon as his opponent found a weakness.
Seeing Li Boyang suddenly control Xueying, Zhang Junbao's expression was very strange. After a long while, he muttered something to himself:
"What Master did seems rather despicable."
"That's a foolish view."
Liu Bowen's assessment of Zhang Junbao was extremely dismissive, and he retorted:
"A life-or-death battle is like a war between two armies. They will stop at nothing and do no wrong. As long as they can achieve their goal, they will spare no expense."
In Liu Bowen's view, what did it matter to use hostages in such a life-or-death battle? As long as he could win, he would not hesitate to use even more despicable means.
This may be the difference between Zhang Junbao and Liu Bowen. Zhang Junbao viewed problems from the perspective of a true martial artist, while Liu Bowen viewed them from the perspective of a strategist.
Although Li Boyang's Nine Yin Divine Claw was right at her neck, Xueying didn't panic. She knew he wouldn't dare kill her now, and shouted:
"You big bad guy, you shameless scoundrel! If you're so capable, fight my master fair and square! What kind of skill is it to coerce a weak woman like me?"
"Shut up."
Li Boyang's claws twitched slightly, and his nails grazed the snow eagle's carotid artery, leaving a trace of blood on the snow eagle's neck.
"stop."
Chibilie looked at Li Boyang with a hesitant expression and said:
"Let's talk this out, don't hurt the little eagle."
"Hehe, don't worry, it was just an accident. I wouldn't dare to really kill her. If I killed this little girl, you'd really fight me to the death."
Li Boyang guided Xueying to Zhang Junbao and Liu Bowen's side, then whispered in Zhang Junbao's ear:
"Junbao, leave immediately and go wherever you want. Leave this to me."
"But Master..."
Leaving at this time is absolutely unacceptable to Zhang Junbao. Wouldn't that be betrayal? He can't do it. If he has to die, he might as well die together.
"No buts. You and Bowen will only be a burden to me here. I, Chibilie, can't do anything to me by myself. Just leave."
Zhang Junbao was interrupted by Li Boyang as soon as he finished speaking.
"Okay, I'll listen to my master."
Zhang Junbao felt somewhat embarrassed. He was, after all, a person who had reached the Great Perfection of the Acquired Realm, yet his master treated him as a burden.
After speaking with Zhang Junbao, Li Boyang leaned close to Liu Bowen and said:
"Go and take Miss Shen with you, escorting her from Haozhou to Jinling. I'll catch up with you after I shake off Chi Bilie, understand?"
"good."
Without saying a word, Liu Bowen went back to his room to pack his things. He somewhat understood his teacher's plan. His teacher could use Xueying to coerce Chi Bilie, and the other party could do the same.
The two hurriedly went back inside to pack their belongings. Before Chibi Lie could react, they drifted away in two different directions.
After Zhang Junbao and Liu Bowen left, Li Boyang said to Chi Bilie:
"Stay here with me for three days, and I'll release this girl after that."
"As you wish."
Chibilie agreed very readily.
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Chapter 116 Haozhou Post Station
Two weeks later.
At noon, at Haozhou Post Station.
"Have you heard? General Zhu Yuanzhang, under Guo Zixing's command, has raised an army to recapture Haozhou."
"I ultimately hope that Zhu Yuanzhang can defeat Chen Youliang."
“That’s right. Ever since Haozhou became Chen Youliang’s territory, we have to hand over all the little bit of profit we have left. It’s inhuman.”
Several couriers at the post station were idly cracking melon seeds and chatting.
Although the political landscape of Haozhou is constantly changing, it doesn't concern him alone. Whoever rules Haozhou will need couriers like him.