aircannonsinc Chapter 1178: Saving Shen Lingfeng at the Last Moment, Cowardly and Useless, Lead the Way!
Chapter 1178: Saving Shen Lingfeng at the Last Moment, Cowardly and Useless, Lead the Way!
"If the Matriarch orders me to act, my master said to have me send Miss Jiannan away. Not to a specific place, but to a random location. He can locate her through the Stone Heart inside her body."
"The Stone Heart within Miss's body will also protect her."
"If tonight's plan succeeds, my master will go find Miss, help her stabilize her heart outside, then return tonight and flip the table on the Matriarch!"
"If tonight, my master doesn't return, then something has happened to him. In that case, let Miss fend for herself. If there's a chance she survives, it's better than dying in the Shen Manor."
Lu Ding listened to these words, and his impression of Shen Lingfeng shifted somewhat.
He'd originally thought this man was useless. Unexpectedly, upon reflection, the guy was actually somewhat decent. Well, barely decent, anyway.
"So you're a double agent?"
Wu Cai didn't understand: "Agent?"
Lu Ding: "A spy."Wu Cai understood and hastily kowtowed: "My lord, Wu Cai has only one master. I am not a double agent. I was deceived as well. As a mere servant, I cannot make decisions of my own will."
"The Matriarch asked me to inquire about the Seven-Apertures Exquisite Heart. I knew nothing. It was only after I returned from asking that the tragedy occurred."
"I wanted to tell my master and then die to prove my innocence."
"But my master said..."
Lu Ding listened as he continued rambling and quickly cut him off: "Enough, enough. Your son already told me all of this."
"Now lead the way. Take me to Tonghe Town to survey the situation."
Perfect timing.
Lu Ding had business in Tonghe Town as well.
Might as well make the trip.
Since Shen Lingfeng's situation was what it was.
Then, if possible, Lu Ding wouldn't mind saving him.
Wu Cai, who had already risen to his feet, hastily knelt and kowtowed again: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord."
"This way, my lord."
Wu Cai rose and flew into the sky.
Lu Ding moved after him but overtook him in an instant. He grabbed hold of him and shot forward, [Celestial Shift] flickering continuously.
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Inside Tonghe Town.
Covered in wounds, Shen Lingfeng stood in the battle-ravaged street, facing the formidable enemy before him, and begged: "Sky-Fierce King, today's affair in Tonghe Town has nothing to do with me. I only sought a Heart-Connecting Bamboo to save my daughter."
"I didn't know there were other entanglements in Tonghe Town tonight."
"I beg you, let me go."
"Should I survive this, I will surely repay you handsomely. I will be forever grateful for your great kindness, Sky-Fierce King."
Shen Lingfeng was absolutely furious!!
He'd only come to snatch a Heart-Connecting Bamboo.
Who could have expected to run into a bloody brawl between Tonghe Town and Daijia River?!
And that wasn't even the worst part.
The worst part was that when both sides were still hiding and waiting, Shen Lingfeng, completely unaware, went and forcefully pulled out a Heart-Connecting Bamboo and even hit someone.
Oh man.
Tonghe Town thought Daijia River had made a move. Daijia River thought Tonghe Town had been discovered.
They immediately started fighting!
No time to think about anything else.
It scared Shen Lingfeng so badly that he turned and ran. But he didn't manage to escape.
He got caught by Cheng Tianhan of Tonghe Town and beaten beyond recognition.
Cheng Tianhan listened to Shen Lingfeng's explanation and thought it was nothing but lies: "You sanctimonious bastard, you think I'd believe your bullshit!?"
"If it really were as you say, you could have come to Tonghe Town to buy it, to negotiate. Why did you come to steal, to rob!?"
Shen Lingfeng immediately responded: "The Heart-Connecting Bamboo is a priceless treasure that Tonghe Town refuses to sell. You wouldn't sell it!"
He shouldn't have said that. The moment those words left his mouth.
Cheng Tianhan flew into a rage: "You knew it was a treasure that isn't sold, yet you still dared to come rob it. You must be one of Daijia River's reinforcements. Shen Lingfeng!!!! Words are useless now, Blood Fiend Asura Heaven!!!!"
This shout.
Let Lu Ding, who had just arrived in Tonghe Town, hear it clearly amidst the chaotic sounds of battle.
Shen Lingfeng!?
[Celestial Shift] flickered rapidly toward the source.
He saw that amidst the surging blood energy, over twelve hundred Blood Fiend Gods had condensed, each wielding weapons, all swinging down simultaneously at the man standing in the center!!!
Wu Cai, who was still gripped in Lu Ding's hand, also shouted at this moment: "MASTER!!!!!!"
Seeing the urgency, with Shen Lingfeng's life about to end.
Lu Ding flung Wu Cai aside.
Both palms expelled energy.
Raising his hands to shake Mount Kunlun, his twin palms moved heaven and earth.
Divine Ability unleashed!!
[Star-Plucking Moon-Grasping Hand] manifested from Lu Ding's left hand, erupting with a ferocious suction force like a black hole, yanking over those twelve hundred Blood Fiend Gods.
His right hand formed a palm, power gathering at his ribs, [Marvelous Dao Transformation Palm] suddenly thrust forward. The palm force was continuous, insidious and venomous, drilling into marrow and orifices. The Divine Ability character [Transform] was displayed to its fullest at this moment.
BOOM!!!!
One palm strike scattered all twelve hundred Blood Fiend Gods into nothingness!!
Cheng Tianhan was terrified by this sudden, horrifying palm strike: "WHO!?"
Lu Ding didn't waste words with him.
He pressed forward directly.
This scared Cheng Tianhan shitless.
In his vision, that figure wreathed in roiling Black Energy was crushing through the void with his bare body, strolling right over. Stepping through the void as easily as crushing floorboards.
Is this even a person!?
Holy shit!!!!
They weren't even on the same level of existence.
He turned and fled, unable to muster the slightest will to fight.
But then.
He'd barely gotten a few steps out.
Lu Ding used [Star-Plucking Moon-Grasping Hand] to drag him straight back.
Grabbed his face.
Subdued!!!!
Lu Ding flew over to Shen Lingfeng's side and looked him up and down: "Not bad. You won't die."
Shen Lingfeng looked at this unfamiliar young man and immediately clasped his fists: "I am Shen Lingfeng of the Shen Family in Wushuang City. Thank you, sir, for saving my life."
"Don't stand on ceremony with me. Did you get the Heart-Connecting Bamboo?"
Shen Lingfeng: ??????
How did he know?
Despite his confusion, he still answered: "It got smashed..."
Lu Ding spoke: "Useless piece of trash. Cowardly and worthless. Lead the way!"
He showed not a shred of mercy in his words, scolding Shen Lingfeng so badly he dared not lift his head, displaying his spinelessness fully. And this was the man who dared to burn his boats and flip the table on his overbearing shrew of a wife afterward.
Honestly, it was a wonder he'd even considered it.
"Go... go where?"
Lu Ding was out of patience: "To snatch the Heart-Connecting Bamboo, you idiot!!!"
Shen Lingfeng swayed unsteadily: "Young brother, how about we forget it for now? The Tonghe Town people and Daijia River people are in a chaotic melee over there. The situation is dangerous. How about we wait until they've mostly finished fighting, then go?"
Hearing this.
Cheng Tianhan, who was subdued with his face gripped in Lu Ding's hand, immediately said: "Y... young brother, there might be some misunderstanding between us. If you want the Heart-Connecting Bamboo, release me. I'll go fetch it for you. I'm Cheng Tianhan, under Brother Mo Hun's command in the Sky-Soaring Thunder Clouds."
"My word carries weight."
He shouldn't have said that. The moment those words left his mouth.
Lu Ding's hand exerted force with [Star-Plucking Moon-Seizing Hand · Marvelous Dao Transformation Palm], directly dissolving him into a pool of pus and blood. He extracted a body's worth of Spiritual Energy, condensed it into spirit stones, and tossed them into the Red Coffin.
The young Shen family man beside him instantly stood at attention.
"Young brother, this way."
Hey readers, I hit writer's block and stayed stuck until now. Organizing the outline spawned a Hundred Dynasties War arc, and the outline writing felt great, but then I got blocked on the actual writing. Sorry, readers.