by Tinalynge
Hui Yue closed his eyes and gradually sunk into his dantian cave, where he switched position with Lan Feng. The phoenix looked at Hui Yue for a long time silently, yet he nodded his head and took control of Hui Yue’s body.
As soon as Lan Feng opened his eyes, incredible undulations of power rippled from the young body, as this aura no longer belonged to that of a Master ranked cultivator but rather a Saint ranked esteemed expert.
The six esteemed experts of the King rank all felt a sudden chill, as the aura arose, and their eyes widened in shock when they saw Hui Yue, the young child which they all knew in one way or another, standing below them. His eyes shined with profound knowledge and his entire aura was changed into that of another person.
This was not only a change in his cultivation base, but his entire demeanour seemed different. The young man who was drenched in blood and gore managed to cause all the experts to suddenly stop their battle, as their minds were reeling in shock.
Golden light flashed in the hands of Hui Yue; the golden light was Wu Wei, the energy Lan Feng had spent the last many months refining from the spiritual energy sea, and no one dared to move while this energy was visible on Hui Yue’s hand.
Previously, Lan Feng would not have been their match, as he was only able to refine spiritual energy, but now he was able to once more wield this energy — his main strength. He was once more able to show exactly how strong a saint ranked expert was.
However, today was not a day where Hui Yue would have the last say . As soon as Hui Yue had allowed Lan Feng full access over his body, Deng Wu had produced a final inscription pattern in which he added the final drops of spiritual energy he had available.When he activated it, a long pillar of light shot out from the center, further strengthened by a blue light which shone from within the blue figurine that he had withdrawn at the same time as the inscription pattern.
The beam of light shot fast towards the back of Deng Tsang Ying, and as his entire attention had been drawn to Hui Yue, he noticed all too late that an attack had been aimed at him. Within a mere second, the beam made it to the father and pierced his heart, after which Deng Wu, with a firm grip, summoned the soul in another inscription pattern. Biting his finger, he sealed his father’s soul with his own blood.
The ambush was so sudden that no one from the Deng nor Wang families could have reacted to it, yet as soon as they saw Deng Tsang Ying’s corpse falling to the ground, they all turned around, staring agape at Deng Wu. His face was stern and devoid of all blood as he looked at his father falling from the sky.
At this point, the elders all roared in anger, and just as they were about to attack Deng Wu, Lan Feng finally made his move.
Velocity Flow was the skill which Hui Yue used when he wished to move around swiftly, yet every step that Lan Feng took was like teleportation, and within half a second, he had appeared in front of Deng Wu, where he raised a golden barrier.
As soon as the elders saw this, their hearts were filled with dread. Not only had they just lost their leader, they seemed to be up against a true genius child who reached the rank of Saint.
Looking at the barrier, they instantly could tell that this was not just a fake aura but the genuine strength of a Saint ranked expert. Their fear slowly appeared as they realised that everything they had done had been straight into the hands of this young man.
Hui Yue had long since shared knowledge with the Deng clan, giving them means to survive in the ruthless world, yet the Deng clan leader had not been satisfied. By gaining wealth, he suddenly yearned for more, but what he wished for was something he should have never tried to obtain.
The temptation was simply too big, and eventually, they had succumbed. Thinking back, the elders could not help but laugh mockingly at themselves for discussing whether or not to kill the young man for knowing their secrets, when he clearly was the one person able to kill anyone in the city.
The elders did not get much time to keep considering, as Rong Liang and Bu Huang quickly surrounded the two that were left causing them to give up.
At that time, Rong Liang turned towards Hui Yue, only to notice that both him and Deng Wu had long since fled the area — not even a trace was left of their presence. Rushing through the streets, Lan Feng was heading towards the city wall, and as soon as he arrived — the phoenix sprouted beautiful white wings at the back of Hui Yue’s body, after which he grabbed Deng Wu, and flew above the tall wall.
Lan Feng flew for a whole day worth of travelling, moving towards the Magical Forest where Hui Yue and Deng Wu would be waiting for the others at his village.
Finally arriving, Hui Yue once more gained control over his body; everything was aching after the usage of a strong energy which did not belong in his body just yet, but in spite of the pain, Hui Yue still felt amazing as they had achieved their goal.
“You really scared me back then,” Deng Wu said with a sigh, as he leaned back in the grass and finally took a deep breath. Looking back at the day’s events, everything seemed so far away even though it had happened less than a day ago.
Hui Yue smiled apologetically towards Deng Wu, as he leaned back into the grass once more just like Deng Wu had done and looked at the sky above.
“What will you do now?” Hui Yue asked. He had never bothered to do so earlier as he was aware that his own plans were to enter the Dungeons of the Divine. He would not return to Riluo City for quite a long time, and by the time he did return, he expected that no one would remember him.
However, although the scheme they followed had been planned for a long time, Hui Yue finally understood that Deng Wu had killed his own father for the sake of ending the battle — an action which would weigh heavily on anyone’s mind.
“Don’t worry about me,” Deng Wu said quietly as he stared up into the sky. “We would have lost no matter what,” He argued, not only for the sake of convincing Hui Yue, but also to convince himself.
“Had we lost by the hands of Rong Liang, then our entire clan would have been eradicated. Had we won, then our whole clan would be eradicated by the Royal Family for breaking their royal decree.”
A sigh escaped from Deng Wu, as he thought about the future his clan would face. “Having a clan member kill the clan leader is enough to show that the clan did not fully agree with the plans. My Deng family should survive,” Deng Wu said silently, but Hui Yue knew that this was more a prayer than anything else. The Royal Family could still easily kill off the entire Deng family by claiming that their uprising was treason.
“Wang Ju Long and the others will arrive tomorrow,” Hui Yue said quietly, as he tried to change the subject. Then suddenly, a thought hit him and a small smile appeared on his lips.
“Do you want to come with me to the Dungeons of the Divine?” Hui Yue asked, and suddenly, a small light of excitement appeared within Deng Wu’s eyes, which already seemed as though they were ready to give up everything.
Chapter 94 - Departure
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Chapter 94: Departure
Hui Yue and Deng Wu were both comfortable as they lay in the grass, gazing at the beautiful sky. Looking at those two youngsters, if one knew nothing, no one would ever suspect that this young pair was currently the subject of all the conversations in Riluo City.
It did not take long before the city heard that although Lord Rong Liang and his followers had managed to keep Deng Tsang Ying in check, they were not the ones to kill him — no… The Deng family head was killed by his own son.
Dust appeared as magical horses rushed towards Hui Yue’s village. An entourage of seven people were dashing towards them, all seemingly exhausted with stern expressions on their faces, their lips clenched tightly, while their eyes seemed dead, as they scanned the surroundings for ambushes or followers.
These eight were the three beast sisters, the Rong twins, Gao Yan, Ma Kong, and Wang Ju Long. Hui Yue stood up and gestured to the seven travellers, taking but mere seconds for the magical beasts to gallop straight for the white-haired boy and Deng Wu.
As they arrived, they looked over Hui Yue and Deng Wu before a collective sigh of relief could be heard. Dismounting, the youngsters slowly released the animals from their harnesses, as they sat down on the ground to talk everything through.
Before Rong Xing sat down, she moved towards Deng Wu with tears in her eyes, as she forcefully slapped the handsome boy on his face, using all her strength. Deng Wu was shocked when he saw her expression, but his face quickly turned soft, as he understood her feelings, and a sad smile appeared on his face as he accepted the slap, causing his entire cheek to sting and swell up.
“Don’t you EVER dare to do anything like this again,” Rong Xing said with a quivering voice, as her eyes stared deep into Deng Wu’s black eyes. “Don’t you EVER betray us again!”
Seeing this shivering young woman, a tenderness filled Deng Wu’s heart, and all of a sudden globes of water dripped from his eyes. Stunned by these teardrops, Deng Wu was completely overwhelmed by the sight of these teardrops. But Rong Xing saw his expression. She quickly leaned down and gave him a hug, allowing the young man to cry his heart out in her warm embrace.
Deng Wu was still a young man, and although he had never felt any close relations to his father, he was still devastated by the fight. Not only had he fought against Hui Yue for a long period of time, but his abilities had killed multiple innocent cultivators who were just unlucky enough to be near him.
“They were not innocent,” Rong Xing said, as she gently patted his head to calm him. “They were the ones who knew the risk when they joined us. We forced no one to participate in the war.”
Deng Wu nodded his head, resting his face on Rong Xing’s bursting chest. Waterworks still sprinkled from his eyes, yet Hui Yue could not help but smirk, as he saw how Deng Wu’s face was sprouting a very satisfied smile hidden from Rong Xing’s eyes.
Hui Yue felt relief now that he knew Deng Wu took the chance to get more familiar with Rong Xing’s body. It seemed that though Deng Wu was slightly stunned after killing many people for the first time, it was not a trauma he could not recover from.
Goggling at Deng Wu for far too long, Rong Ming cleared his throat and finally wrested his eyes away, instead resting his eyes on Hui Yue.
“The Royal Family’s army arrived as soon as you and Deng Wu escaped the city.” Rong Ming started to explain what had happened within the city since their departure. “Together with father, they led the army to the Deng and Wang family compounds, and all the elders have been taken back to the city prison and are awaiting trial.”
Wang Ju Long had a sad look in her eyes, but her mouth was still firmly closed, not uttering a single word nor acting weak. A decisiveness was visible within her eyes.
During the battle, Wang Ju Long had not participated as a fighter. Instead, she had used her time and skill to save as many of the wounded guards and mercenaries as she could, bringing them to infirmaries, which had been prepared in a few specific places within the city.
“The two of you seem to have known about these plans for quite some time,” Gao Yan said, as he glared at both Wang Ju Long and Deng Wu with furrowed brows, clearly not ready to forgive them easily for their trickery. He felt as though someone was strangling him ever since he had seen the battle between Hui Yue and Deng Wu start.
Wang Ju Long nodded her head, while Deng Wu did not even bother to answer.Instead, he just buried his face deeper into Rong Xing’s bosom, causing the young woman to blush slightly, as she awkwardly patted his head.
Having had enough of the jokes, Hui Yue went to Rong Xing and Deng Wu where he hoisted the handsome boy up by his collar, revealing the lecherous smile to Rong Xing, and proceeded to drag the pervert with him to the other side of the circle to finally start the serious discussions.
“Did you know?” Ma Kong asked silently, as he looked at Hui Yue, and the white-haired boy nodded his head solemnly. “I knew,” he said with a wry smile.
“Deng Wu and Wang Ju Long both disagreed with their elders. Although the elders were certain that the Royal Family would approve of the behaviour if the Deng and Wang families were to win the battle, it is quite obvious that that is not the case.” Hui Yue explained quietly.
“The only way to ensure that the Deng and Wang families had a chance of surviving was by showing that the new generation disapproved of the elder’s decisions. Considering this, it is still very risky what we did.” Deng Wu took over, finally serious as he explained what was to happen.
“We would have had to kill off either my father, or Ju Long’s,” Deng Wu continued with a sigh. “Although, Ju Long always lived as a boy, her father did everything he could to allow for her to stay alive by making her dress as a boy, whereas my father did everything he could to ensure that I did not live. Considering the two sides it was only fair that it was my dad who had to die.”
Looking at Deng Wu, one would never expect that what he was talking about was killing his own father, yet that was exactly what had transpired, and his face was as calm as a frozen lake, showing no traces of regret or depression.
“Why did you need Hui Yue to reveal that he has the power of a Saint ranked expert?” Ma Kong asked once more, clicking his tongue.
“We needed an attraction which would cause both sides to halt their fighting, making them stare at him instead of each other or what was behind them.” Hui Yue interrupted with a sigh. “We had nothing else which could stun and amaze King ranked experts more than the sudden appearance of a Saint ranked cultivator.”
Everyone present rolled their eyes as they realized that anyone would be distracted the moment a Master ranked cultivator turned into a Saint ranked cultivator right in front of their eyes.
“Why did you have to fight against each other at the start then?Instead of just going for it?” Gao Yan asked curiously, as he looked at the two young men, still grumbling about the fact that he had known nothing. Not even his large network had managed to obtain any information about Hui Yue’s plans.
“We had to get close,” Hui Yue sighed. “To approach them carelessly would not be smart, yet we needed a way to get there. The only thing we could think of was to fight. It would’ve made everything seem as though we were truly betrayed. It is obvious that your performance was a great help, though, and made us seem inconspicuous.”
It did indeed make sense!Yet all three: Wang Ju Long, Deng Wu, and Hui Yue had made great sacrifices for this plan to succeed.
Wang Ju Long’s entire family was on the verge of collapsing, but so was Deng Wu’s.And he had even caused the collapse with his own two hands. Hui Yue had spent years doing his best not to stand out, and still — here he was exhibiting himself as a young Saint ranked expert just for the sake of attracting attention.
“You can’t return with us anymore, can you?” Rong Xing asked with a sad voice, as she looked at Hui Yue, who sent her a small apologetic smile.
“I cannot return for some time,” he said gently. “But neither of you will stay within Riluo City for the next few years.” he reminded them.
“Ma Kong is going to be so busy expanding the Ma Family’s Insurance to the other major cities in the Taiyang Kingdom, you and Rong Ming will be busy at the main branch of the Royal Academy, and Gao Yan will most likely going to the capital together with you. Who knows?He might even be working hard on creating his own connection network in the capital, many times greater than the one he has here.”
“But what about Wang Ju Long or Deng Wu?” Rong Xing’s eyes were slightly moist, as she thought of how the group would be broken up, but it seemed that no matter how things had played out, it was something which would have happened either way.
“We will return and face the consequences with our families,” Wang Ju Long said with her head raised high, determination shining within her eyes, as she said these words.
Deng Wu nodded his head at Wang Ju Long; however, his eyes showed more worry than resolve within them..
Deng Wu felt pressured, unlike a certain someone’s aloof personality, as i
t was quite unlikely for him to survive the trial in spite of having done everything he could to prove that the younger generation did not see eye to eye with the elder generation. It was also important for Deng Wu to participate in the trials so that he could save as many lives as possible.