Chapter 148 Star King

"Who are you now?" the old woman in black asked softly, her voice as delicate as silk threads, penetrating the ears and captivating the mind.

Shi Potian looked at himself in the mirror, blinked, and said, "I am Lin Pingzhi."

The old woman in black frowned slightly, her voice lowering even further: "No, you are not Lin Pingzhi. You are someone else. Think carefully, who are you?"

Shi Potian blinked again and said seriously, "I am Lin Pingzhi. Lin Pingzhi of Fuwei Escort Agency."

The old woman in black's expression changed slightly. She stood up, circled Shi Potian three times, waved her hands in front of his eyes, and chanted incantations. The voice grew increasingly ethereal, as if it came from the depths of hell, or as if it were descending from the heavens.

The light in the bronze mirror seemed to grow brighter and brighter, making Shi Potian's face appear even paler. Shi Potian looked bewildered, not knowing what the old woman was doing.

Seeing Shi Potian's expression, the old woman was secretly pleased. Suddenly, she stopped and sat down again in front of him, continuing, "Young man, look into my eyes, look at me..."

Shi Potian looked into the old woman's eyes, and they seemed like a deep vortex, about to suck him in.

The old woman said, "Young man, you are not Lin Pingzhi, are you? Lin Pingzhi is just a good-for-nothing playboy. He is neither as smart as you nor as skilled in martial arts. Who are you, really?"

"Yes, I am not Lin Pingzhi."

"Then who are you?" The old woman's eyes shone brightly.

Shi Potian suddenly laughed and said, "Grandma, actually I'm a bastard dog."

"You..." The old woman in black suddenly changed her expression and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Lin Pingzhi...you're playing me."

Shi Potian looked into the old woman's eyes and noticed that her gaze had suddenly dimmed. He said, "Old woman, I'm not playing a trick on you. I am a bastard, so why are you spitting blood?"

The old woman stared blankly at him and said, "I tried to bewitch you with my mind-controlling technique, but you were too powerful. I didn't bewitch you; instead, you backfired on me."

Shi Potian was startled. "Mind control technique, bewitching me. Fei Fei was right, this old woman is indeed not a good person."

Shi Potian asked, "Who exactly are you, and why have you bewitched me?"

The old woman in black stood frozen in place, her eyes growing increasingly vacant, yet she answered fluently:

"I am the Starry Sky Immortal King, one of the Four Great Protectors of the Ming Cult..." she murmured, her expression blank like a puppet. "I bewitched you to extract your Evil-Repelling Sword Manual..."

Shi Potian frowned. This person was actually a member of the Ming Cult. Why was he hiding here as a fairy and trying to steal his sword manual? Just as he was about to ask again, a gust of wind suddenly rose behind him, and a strong killing intent struck.

Without turning his head, Shi Potian flicked his finger out.

"Zheng—"

With a crisp sound, a longsword was deflected. The sword came extremely fast; if Shi Potian hadn't known in advance that someone was hiding behind the statue and hadn't been on guard, the sword would have pierced the back of his head.

The swordsman was a middle-aged man, pale-faced and beardless, with sinister eyes. He wore a gray robe and emerged from behind a statue of a deity. Although he missed with his first strike, he remained calm and flicked the tip of his sword, aiming for Shi Potian's throat.

This sword strike was faster and more ruthless; the sword's aura rushed towards you even before the blade arrived.

Shi Potian sidestepped, extended two fingers, and firmly clamped the sword.

Just as Shi Potian was about to forcefully break it open, he suddenly sensed something amiss, and in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

Suddenly, the swordsman's blade extended half a foot out of thin air—a sharp, azure sword light shot out from the tip. No matter when or where, Cola Novels is your most loyal reading companion. If it weren't for Shi Potian's profound insight and ability to sense the subtle workings of the universe, like a cicada sensing the autumn wind before it even stirs, he would have been caught off guard and capsized in the ditch.

Shi Potian was slightly surprised. This swordsman had actually mastered sword light, making him the best swordsman he had encountered so far.

"Excellent swordsmanship," Shi Potian praised.

The swordsman was greatly surprised. He hadn't expected that such a strange and sudden attack would be dodged. What kind of movement technique was that? It was practically like teleportation.

"Young Master Escort, your agility is superb. Take a few more of my sword strikes." With that, the sword flashed again, each strike faster than the last, each aimed at Shi Potian's vital points. Even more strangely, his sword light appeared and disappeared intermittently, sometimes long and sometimes short, making it impossible to defend against.

When Shi Potian first encountered this sword technique, he was very interested and wanted to watch more moves. After a dozen or so moves, he gradually figured out the style of the sword.

He raised his right hand and struck out with a palm—a burst of red light shot out from his palm!

"Flaming Blade!"

A blazing blade of energy shot through the air, aimed directly at the swordsman. The swordsman dared not be careless and quickly raised his sword to parry. With a clang, the longsword was cleaved in two, and the swordsman's right hand trembled violently, almost causing him to lose his grip.

"The Flame Blade truly lives up to its name."

He dared not fight any longer. He grabbed the dazed Star King from the ground, and with a swift movement, darted out through the back door.

Shi Potian was about to give chase when he turned back and remembered Qu Feiyan and the other two outside. He paused and did not pursue them.

When Shi Potian went outside, he saw that Qu Feiyan, Zu Qianqiu, and the old man were standing motionless with blank stares, clearly having been poisoned.

The old woman had poisoned them without anyone knowing when; it was colorless and odorless, and all three of them were unknowingly poisoned. This Starry Sky Immortal King's skill with poison was even more unpredictable than Zhang Yuanying's.

"Feifei!" Shi Potian grabbed Qu Feiyan's hand and checked her pulse. There was nothing seriously wrong, but she seemed to be in a daze. He then checked Zu Qianqiu and the old man, and they were the same.

Shi Potian was experienced in dealing with this situation and was about to use "Holding a Wine Cup to Persuade Hou Ying" to revive her when he suddenly remembered something that needed to be dealt with first.

He entered the inner chamber, looked around at the statues standing all around, stared at one of them, and said, "Aren't the people inside coming out? Your companions have already run away, how long are you going to hide?"

No one answered him.

Shi Potian shouted loudly a few more times, but still didn't come out.

"If you don't come out, I'll smash the statue." The man still ignored him.

Shi Potian felt a little strange. He walked up to the statue. The statue was strange and looked particularly eerie under the dim light. Moreover, there was a person hidden inside.

This was the largest statue of a deity. He reached out and pushed it; it was quite heavy. He knocked on it again, and it produced a hollow echo.

Shi Potian frowned, about to violently smash the statue with a single palm strike, but then gave up.

He stretched out his hands, each using a soft, yin-like palm force, and pressed them onto the statue.

In no time, the palm force spread throughout the statue, and Shi Potian withdrew his palms.

Suddenly, the statue began to crumble from top to bottom, falling piece by piece and shattering into dust. Soon, the pieces reached the waist, revealing a girl in white.

Her eyes were closed, and her face was pale. Although she was unconscious, her unparalleled beauty could not be concealed—her skin was as white as snow, and her features were as exquisite as a painting, like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting.

Although hidden inside, her face was haggard, which only made people feel more sorry for her.

Shi Potian was completely stunned.

To his utter surprise, he actually knew this girl.

How could it be her?

Chapter 148, "Starry Sky Immortal King," is updated! Read it now!