Chapter 69: Invitation and Speculation

After hearing about it, Qin Li couldn’t help but feel more drawn to Phoenix Lake. At the same time, he suddenly developed an “interest” in Leng Yao—not a romantic one, but the realization that Leng Yao was a rare talent!

Having experienced many things over the past half year in this world, Qin Li had come to understand that relying solely on oneself, no matter how powerful one became, even reaching the peak of individual strength, only made one a lone warrior. One could never stand at the true pinnacle!

Hadn’t he seen that all the super experts and Supreme Experts had their own sects or families? Moreover, before crossing over, Qin Li had been the leader of a gang himself. Naturally, he understood the benefits of possessing a vast network better than most.

An idea gradually took shape in Qin Li’s mind.

So, after a slight hesitation, Qin Li lowered his head and wiped his face, returning to the appearance of a young man in his twenties. He then looked at the three stunned individuals and asked, “How does this compare to the Disguise Pills you mentioned?”

“You changed your face instantly! Heavens, if I hadn’t recognized your voice, I would never have believed you were Qin Li! How did you do it? Is this… a mask?”

Bu Yunyan couldn’t contain her curiosity. Even though she knew Qin Li’s skill was likely a closely guarded secret, having just survived a life-and-death situation together made her feel their bond had grown stronger, so she couldn’t help but ask. At the same time, a bigger doubt arose in her mind: where had this Qin Family’s illegitimate son, who had never left Huangsha City for thirteen years, learned such incredible abilities?

Everyone knew about the Sovereign of All Battle Skill, so that didn’t need explaining, but what about the others? If anyone still thought Qin Li had become powerful solely because of that “Divine Level” combat technique, they would be considered a fool. Many martial artists had practiced the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I Am the Only Sovereign Combat Skill, but they either died or were crippled. None had become as formidable as Qin Li.

Not only Bu Yunyan, but Ahu and Leng Yao also had similar thoughts.

Qin Li smiled faintly and said, “This is just a minor trick I fiddled with out of boredom when I was young. If you’re willing to learn, I can teach you…” For now, that was all he could say—he couldn’t very well reveal that he had learned mask-making from an Old Taoist Priest on Earth, could he?

Regardless of how much Ahu and the others trusted him, since he wanted to win them over, he naturally had to show them convincing skills.

Among the four of them, he was the strongest, yet they had unhesitatingly offered him the One Leaf Hundred-Year Grass… This kind of trust between companions deeply moved Qin Li.

“Ha, learn this? Let’s skip it. It must be very difficult.”

Bu Yunyan chuckled dismissively. She had a very good impression of Qin Li and didn’t want to take advantage of him. She then changed the subject and asked, “Since you can disguise yourself, why did you appear with your real face? You know they hate you to the bone!”

Qin Li smiled slightly. In the moment before taking action, he had hesitated, but he still decided to reveal his true face. Even if he had disguised himself, kidnapped Mo Feifei, and saved everyone, they would still suspect him. His appearance and voice might change, but the hatred remained! Moreover, the mask he had painstakingly crafted over half a year would have gone to waste. It was better to just show his real face.

That way, in the minds of Qin Feng and Mo Feifei, he would always have this one image.

When he appeared in Huangsha City with a new identity later, they wouldn’t suspect him! To Qin Li, good steel had to be used on the blade!

“Ordinary Disguise Pills clearly don’t achieve this effect. Your mask shows no flaws even at such a close distance. With a bit more styling, aside from the height you can’t change, you’d be a completely different person!” Leng Yao stared intently at Qin Li’s mask, trying to find a flaw but failing. Even Qin Li’s eyes looked like those of a young man, so she couldn’t stop marveling.

Qin Li thought to himself: If you knew I could even change my height, how would you react?

“What are your plans for the future?”

Qin Li glanced at Ahu and the other two, feeling a bit insecure as he asked. Although he was the strongest now, when it came to wealth, any of the three present was probably richer than him! So, what could he use to win them over?

“I want to go with you to Phoenix Lake and see it,” Leng Yao said without hesitation. “After that, we’ll see.”

“Yeah, now that we’ve offended the Qin Family, it seems we can’t go back to Huangsha City,” Ahu said with a bitter smile, then cheered up and laughed heartily. “Looks like I’ve been too comfortable for too long—I’m getting indecisive. Being at home everywhere is the true nature of a hunter, isn’t it!”

Among the three, only Bu Yunyan somewhat grasped Qin Li’s intention, though she wasn’t entirely sure. She tentatively asked, “Qin little brother, you’ve also offended two major families in Huangsha City quite badly. Unless you return with that face of yours now, they won’t let you off either.”

Qin Li smiled slightly. “Sister Bu, do you think this face isn’t good?”

Bu Yunyan unusually didn’t continue the joke as Qin Li expected. Instead, she looked seriously into Qin Li’s eyes and said, “Qin little brother, tell your sister, what do you want to do in the future?”

Hearing this, Qin Li also composed his expression. He glanced at Ahu and Leng Yao, then met Bu Yunyan’s gaze with clear, pure eyes and said calmly, “If I said I want to create a great legacy, achieve eternal fame, and then invite you to join me in realizing this dream, what would you think?”

As expected! Bu Yunyan sighed inwardly: This little rascal truly has grand ambitions! How dare he say such things! However, precisely because Qin Li had been so candid, Bu Yunyan, Ahu, and Leng Yao all fell into silence simultaneously.

If they had agreed readily, that would have been suspicious. Although Qin Li’s face looked much more mature, everyone knew he was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He currently had no foundation to speak of, and his enemies were very powerful.

None of the three believed that Qin Feng and Qin Hu would let go of their deadly grudge against Qin Li. Despite being close relatives by blood, such kinship was the most unreliable in this world! Not to mention, Qin Feng and Qin Hu had never regarded Qin Li as family, and Qin Li certainly didn’t see them as relatives either!

However, all three held a very positive view of Qin Li’s potential. At thirteen, Mysterious Rank high stage! And with those unfathomable skills of his, one could only marvel, without even feeling jealousy.

A thought suddenly occurred to all three of them: How could Qin Li alone possess so many mysterious abilities? Behind him… could there be… an even more powerful master?