As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1492 - 400: Remote Chess Match and Human Wave Tactics—Who’s Afraid? My Soul Capturers, Rise Up!
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This year, Xi Xi’s birthday banquet was destined to be different from the celebrations of the past.
The usual joy was absent, overshadowed by the looming presence of external threats. With a top-level peak danger hanging over them, how could anyone dine in peace?
Despite Li Che’s best efforts to maintain a lighthearted atmosphere, the banquet lacked the genuine comfort and delight of previous years.
Even little Xi Xi’s expression carried a trace of anxiety.
This young girl held deep affection for Qianyuan Tao City and the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.
A child’s developing mind retains vivid impressions, and her memories of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect were far more profound than those of Golden Light Prefecture.
Naturally, the thought of Qianyuan Tao City falling was something Xi Xi could not bear to imagine.
Consequently, a sense of discordance lingered over the festive gathering.
Li Che maintained a gentle smile on the surface, yet a piercing, lethal intent occasionally flickered in the depths of his gaze.
Once the meal concluded.
Zhou Peng, Yun E, and the rest of the young companions said their goodbyes and departed, their hearts heavy with worry regarding the fate of Qianyuan Tao City.
Li Che directed Xi Xi and Zhang Ya to go inside and rest, while the two attendants, Jin Taixui and the Golden-haired Hou, dutifully took up their positions as guards at the entrance.
Having stayed at the Qian Yuan Divine Sect for an extended period, the Golden-haired Hou finally grasped why Jin Taixui had no desire to return to Wushen Mountain.
The environment here was exceptional—free of schemes and treachery, possessing a tranquil harmony that naturally soothed the soul.
Furthermore, Li Che’s family was incredibly kind; despite their status as servants, neither Li Che nor Xi Xi treated them as inferiors.
Their connection felt more like that of close companions.
Through their time together, the Golden-haired Hou had come to realize how much his young master truly mattered.
Thus, the Golden-haired Hou was determined to do everything in his power to ensure Xi Xi’s safety.
"Master, do not worry, I will safeguard the young master’s life even at the cost of my own," the Golden-haired Hou declared to Li Che.
Li Che gave a nod of acknowledgment upon hearing those words.
Afterward, Li Che retreated into his study.
Once inside, he tapped his forehead, instantly triggering the expansion of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard within his consciousness.
Every inch of land inside and outside Qianyuan Tao City was now under his mental surveillance.
The first things he detected were two incredibly arrogant, sky-piercing auras belonging to top-level peak Martial Saints.
"Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect."
Li Che’s eyes gleamed as he identified the two signatures; they were the elite protectors from the Divine Capital’s Second City, serving under National Master Xie Yushen.
If those two had arrived...
Did it mean that the Cloth Robe National Master, Xie Yushen, was also present?
Li Che’s heart stirred as his Heaven and Earth Soul appeared to stand atop the Heaven and Earth Chessboard. His vision swept outward, spotting massive, intimidating warships sailing along the Grand Canal. Their presence was clear through the chessboard, radiating a terrifying power.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Li Che’s expression shifted slightly.
"What is this...?"
...
...
Within Qianyuan Tao City.
Inside the Temple Control Bureau.
Lv Taibai and Fang Hanshu glided into the room. Feng Zhiqi was already there, his sturdy frame draped in a robe, his powerful Qi-blood surging with a grim intensity.
They had also detected the eruptions of Qi-blood outside the city walls—an unbridled expansion of power that weighed down upon the entire Dao City with the sensory pressure of a top-level peak heavenly person!
"Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect... the personal bodyguards of Xie Yushen," Lv Taibai remarked gravely.
When Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect fought together, they could perform a unique Divine Martial Technique, granting them the strength to rival a half-step Divine Tribulation expert.
Even Lv Taibai found the prospect daunting.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The air whistled as figures streaked through the sky.
Martial Saints and Divine Fetus experts from all over Qianyuan Tao City were beginning to assemble.
Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou, Third Elder Ding Zi, Elder Tang Xiejia of Divine Eagle Ridge, and Gongshu Jingjun all arrived at the Temple Control Bureau.
Aside from the family ancestors who had yet to arrive, Li Che—who was busy with Xi Xi’s birthday—and Chief Supervisor Hong Shifu of the Qintian Observatory, the majority of Qianyuan Tao City’s elite combatants were now present.
This was a formidable gathering of power.
Combined with the Divine Guard Army stationed in the four pre-arranged camps across the city and the Divine Envoys of the Temple Control Bureau...
Qianyuan Tao City had transitioned into a state of total combat readiness.
The sound of clanking armor echoed through the streets.
Leading their respective units, the four Great Generals of the Divine Guard Army marched through the Dao City.
Han Qizhong, Yuan Wuji, She Longdao, and Dai Qingxiao—the four elite Three Flowers Grandmasters—all wore grim expressions.
Occasionally, they glanced upward, feeling the massive Qi-blood Jiao Longs outside the city. The top-level peak Martial Dao Will left them feeling weighed down and breathless.
If even they felt such intense pressure, it was even worse for the experts of the thousand-year-old clans and mid-sized noble houses within the city.
Though Fang Hanshu held authority over the Tao City, he could not simply force these noble families into a suicidal confrontation.
Inside the Temple Control Bureau.
Fang Hanshu’s scholarly robes billowed as he narrowed his eyes, stroking his well-groomed beard.
It was as if he were locking eyes across the distance with the feather-fan-wielding Cloth Robe National Master standing upon the Mystic Iron Spirit Wood warship.
"Truly, the Cloth Robe National Master Xie Yushen is something else. It is no wonder the Emperor of Dajing relies on him to balance the influence of the Great Divine Sects..."
"He has no intention of launching an immediate assault; they won't choose to besiege us in the short term..."
Fang Hanshu sighed, seemingly seeing right through Xie Yushen’s strategy.
Lv Taibai knit his brows in confusion.
Fang Hanshu then clarified, "They aren't laying siege to the city walls... they are laying siege to our hearts."