by Shian Jeen
“Junior Brother, it’s about time.” He Hui added, “Master ordered that there must not be any mishap.” The last sentence contained a hint of reminder.
Lu Jing was displeased, in the end, he did not say anything, he merely nodded.
He Hui walked up, raising his voice: “Prepare for execution!”
The executioner, who was ready at the side, approached Lu Kai, but before he came close to Lu Kai, his body froze for a moment and tumbled to the ground abruptly.
The sudden turn of events struck everyone dumb.
“What is happening?!” Lu Jing jumped from his seat.
He Hui scanned the surrounding crowd, snorting disdainfully, “Someone wants to snatch people from the execution?” He leaped into the air, landing beside the dead executioner, yet what puzzled him was that he couldn’t find the cause of death. There were no wounds at all on the executioner’s body.
The noisy crowd quieted down all of a sudden, all of them turned their heads towards a certain direction where a black-haired young man and a four-meter-tall giant man covered entirely in a black cloak were slowly walking towards the square center.
He Hui and Lu Jing inevitably also turned to look.
When Lu Kai saw the young man’s face, his body shook, eyes wide with disbelief, a joy rushed from his heart and even his lips quivered.
As Huwang Xiao and giant ghost Feng Yang moved forward, the crowd opened a small berth for them. The palace guards barricading the perimeter shouted a warning, motioning the guards to execute the two trespassers on the spot, but shockingly, before the palace guards took more than ten steps, their bodies were pushed back without reason, no matter how many of them went up.
Witnessing this scene, all the commoners on the square were dumbstruck, eyes larger than the size of a gold coin. They clearly saw that neither one of the two people made any attack.
He Hui’s brows wrinkled slightly because he did not see any of the two people making a move either. Or should he say, with his sight, he was unable to determine these two people’s attack?
But then he shook his head, thinking that the probability was too absurd. According to his knowledge, in this tiny Luo Tong Kingdom, a Xiantian Third Order did not exist, the strongest cultivation was only a mid-Xiantian Second Order.
Huwang Xiao and Feng Yang finally arrived at the execution stage. Lu Kai stood up, filled with excitement looking at Huwang Xiao.
They merely looked at each other like that.
“Brother, I am late.” Huwang Xiao spoke first.
Lu Kai shook his head, tears streaming down his face, unsure if they were tears of joy or grief. He never imagined that Huwang Xiao would appear here, didn’t Haotian’s letter a few months ago say that Huwang Xiao traveled to the Bedlam Lands?
“I heard Marshal Haotian mention some months ago that you went off to the Bedlam Lands?” Lu Kai asked.
Huwang Xiao grinned, “En, I stayed there for some time. Just came back, and on the way, I thought of having a drink with you.”
Have a drink? Lu Kai laughed through his tears, “Can I ask, in the Bedlam Lands, are there a lot of beauties?”
Huwang Xiao was stumped, speechless, this fella nearly had his head chopped off, and now he was standing there enquiring about beauties?
A cold voice cut into their conversation, “Drink wine? Beauties? Hmph, when you go to hell, you can reunite there and enjoy yourselves.” It was He Hui’s voice.
He Hui’s heart was on fire. These two people broke into the execution stage yet they dared stand there conversing idly, they were not putting him in their eyes at all! He marched towards Huwang Xiao and giant ghost Feng Yang, battle qi flame burst out from his body, exuding a terrifying atmosphere.
Lu Kai’s heart tightened, quickly looked at Huwang Xiao, “Brother, this old fogey is a peak late-Xiantian Second Order, do you have any confidence?” Although he understood Huwang Xiao, knew that this brother of his wouldn’t do things he has no grasp in, Lu Kai still worried. After all, when Huwang Xiao left the Luo Tong Kingdom, he has yet to break through Xiantian realm.
Huwang Xiao shrugged nonchalantly, “What do you think?”
Hearing this, Lu Kai relaxed, completely reassured.
He Hui heard Huwang Xiao’s words and he glared at him, “Vainglorious boast! Little brat, I want to see what capability you have to rescue people from under my watch!” He Hui prepared to attack at the end of his words.
However, precisely at the same time, amongst the crowd, someone suddenly exclaimed out loud: “That one looks like... Huwang Xiao… Huwang Xiao!”
“Huwang Xiao? A few years back, the same Huwang Xiao that brought glory to our Luo Tong Kingdom, winning the first place at the Duanren Imperial City Battle?!”
“Yes, yes, that’s him! Huwang Xiao! Our Luo Tong Kingdom’s legendary genius!” The crowd’s excitement was incited, the voices around became louder, everyone speaking and shouting at once, turning into a trend.
Finally, someone recognized Huwang Xiao!
The news spread, one to ten, ten to a hundred!
He Hui was stunned at first, before it turned into a cold sneer, “Duanren Imperial City Battle’s number one several years ago? No wonder you're so arrogant, but do you think that winning whatever Imperial City number one makes you invincible in the world? Today, I will show you that there is a Heaven beyond the Heavens, mountains beyond mountains!” With that, He Hui aimed a punch at Huwang Xiao, fist imprint breaking the wind, distorting airflow, and space.
“God Killing Fist!” He Hui hollered as if beneath his fist, even God would be annihilated.
Huwang Xiao was calm as ever watching the other side’s fist coming at him, standing there, waiting, unmoving, as if he has no intention to counter. Lu Kai became nervous only to see the giant ‘man’ beside Huwang Xiao reach out. With a single pat and an eerie cry, He Hui was struck down, embedded into the square floor.
Lu Kai’s mouth was agape with shock, fixed at the jaw, his eyeballs almost popping out staring at He Hui’s half-buried body.
The crowd that was excited because of Huwang Xiao’s appearance also went silent in a daze. Including Lu Jing and the surrounding palace guards.
Ignoring the expressions around him, Huwang Xiao slowly approached He Hui.
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Huwang Xiao long's feet stopped a few meters away from He Hui. A single hand raised and a powerful suction force extracted He Hui from the ground. Looking at He Hui coldly, Huwang Xiao repeated slowly, “Heavens beyond Heavens, Mountains beyond Mountains?”
Earlier, he had ordered Feng Yang to hold back a little, hence, He Hui did not die on the spot… but then again, he was not far from death.
He Hui struggled weakly to open his eyes as he let out a low snicker, his hoarse voice sounded, “Little brat, you’re dead! Our Wind God Cult is under Deities Templar, do you know Deities Templar? Deities Templar is the strongest force in our Martial Spirit World. To destroy you and every member of your family clan is as simple as blowing dust.”
The Wind God Cult was one of the weaker dependent forces that Deities Templar netted, and He Hui was just an insignificant character, therefore, he had no knowledge of the intense friction between Huwang Xiao and Deities Templar.
He Hui thought that Huwang Xiao didn’t have any idea about the transcendent existence of Deities Templar, which was why he purposely exaggerated it’s ‘terrifying’ force at the end.
Huwang Xiao chuckled at He Hui’s words, but still, he didn’t expect this Wind God Cult to be a branched out part of Deities Templar.
“Oh~, destroying my family and clan is no different than blowing dust to them?” Huwang Xiao laughed.
He Hui’s attitude turned haughty, “I know that perhaps you don’t believe it, but..!” His voice stuck here, stopping abruptly. His eyes lowered to see his chest exploding with one palm strike from Huwang Xiao.
Huwang Xiao simply flung He Hui’s body aside, falling to a corner of the execution area, and then proceeded to walk towa
rds Lu Kai while ignoring the flabbergasted look on his face. Battle qi wrapped around his palm, straight like a blade, chopping the chains tying Lu Kai’s hands and feet into a dozen sections.
Then Huwang Xiao took out from the Asura Ring a Soul Replenishing Fruit he collected from the Ghost King’s cultivation cave and told Lu Kai to open his mouth, swallow and refine it.
Lu Kai’s crippled Qi Sea and meridians did not escape Huwang Xiao’s eyes. The benefits of this Soul Replenishing Fruit was slightly better than Nine Leaves Purple Grass. Very soon, vigor and ruddiness returned to the pale-faced, weak-atmosphered Lu Kai. His strength returned and even continued rising, becoming stronger.
“This…!” Lu Kai was greatly shocked at the result of the fruit. He dared not believed what was happening, astonishment was written all over his face as he felt his Qi Sea and meridians recover fully. Not only that, the battle qi coursing in his Qi Sea and meridians was stronger, more powerful. Just moments ago, he broke through consecutively all the way to mid-Houtian Eighth Order!
Lu Kai’s eyes sparkled with excitement staring at Huwang Xiao, but just as he wanted to ask, Huwang Xiao stopped him. Shaking his head with a smile, “We’ll talk about this later. Solve the matter at hand first.” He said, pointing a finger at Lu Jing on the side.
Lu Kai nodded. Then he looked over at Lu Jing.
Seeing Lu Kai looking at him, fear and terror flickered in his eyes. When he was about to flee from the scene, Lu Kai leaped out, blocking the path right in front of Lu Jing.
“Kill, I order you to kill him, kill them all!” Lu Jing shouted in panic at the palace guards around him. At his order, the guard beside Lu Jing waved his sword and attacked Lu Kai, however, before that palace guard could attack, giant ghost Feng Yang opened his mouth and sucked in. Before Lu Jing’s terrified eyes, all the palace guards around him turned into dry mummified corpses.
The rest of the palace guards that prepared to attack halted sharply in their actions watching this result, inhaling cold breaths as they stared at the giant ‘man’ beside Huwang Xiao warily.
Although Lu Kai too was shocked inside, he recovered fairly quickly, concentrating on his younger brother, Lu Jing. Lu Kai punched out without another word, striking Lu Jing’s chest. Lu Jing’s body inverted with scream, falling to the square floor from the stage.
Lu Kai leaped down and once again approached Lu Jing.
The rows of palace guards around the square stood by and watched, none of them dared to step up to stop Lu Kai.
“Big brother, don’t, no, don’t kill me!!’ Lu Jing climbed up from the ground, keeping his eyes on the approaching Lu Kai. He was terrorized, frantically waving his hands at Lu Kai: “I know I was wrong, I beg you, don’t kill me.”
Lu Kai’s face was cold and grim, “Don’t kill you?!” his left palm straightened, and chop down decisively.
Lu Jing grasped at his throat, mouth opened like a fish out of water, red in the face. The entire time, fear never left his widened eyes, mixed with despair and anger. One of his hand flailed around, clawing for Lu Kai but Lu Jing tumbled to the ground after taking two steps. His body twitched once and forever remained still henceforth.
Lu Kai glanced coldly at his body. The surrounding palace guards, as well as the commoners in the distance, fell into silence watching Lu Jing’s corpse.
Moments later, Huwang Xiao stood beside Lu Kai, “How are you?”
Lu Kai shook his head, breathing out heavily as if all his burden could leave him that way, “I am fine.”
Huwang Xiao smiled, “I have some food and drinks readied at the Delicious Restaurant, shall we go for a drink?”
Lu Kai was stunned for a moment before revealing a grin, “Is there Snow Moon Wine?”
Huwang Xiao nodded firmly: “There is Snow Moon Wine.”
“There’s food and wine, of course I have to go.” Lu Kai laughed.
Moments later, all the palace guards present in the square watched as Huwang Xiao and Lu Kai left in leisure steps, no one dared to object or stop them. It didn’t take long for the three of them to reach the Delicious Restaurant.
When the Delicious Restaurant’s boss saw Huwang Xiao return, along with Lu Kai beside him, he reacted like a wooden chicken standing on the spot, dumbstruck for a very long time before he remembered to kneel down, greeting Lu Kai.
After the restaurant boss stood up, Huwang Xiao led the way up to the first floor while asking, “Boss, the dishes, did you warm them?” before Huwang Xiao left earlier, he specifically instructed them to warm the dishes.
The restaurant boss had an awkward expression on his face, not knowing how to answer Huwang Xiao for he didn’t believe for a second that Huwang Xiao would be able to rescue Lu Kai, even more so returning here to eat if he, by some miracle, succeeded.
Therefore… he did not keep the dishes warm.
How could Huwang Xiao not understand watching the restaurant boss’ interesting expression. He didn’t blame or admonish the matter, walking to the same table as before with Lu Kai.
Although the restaurant boss didn’t keep Huwang Xiao’s dishes warm, he also did not allow others to use the table or take away the food served.
After sitting down, with a turn of his hand, a small kindle of true essence fire floated on Huwang Xiao’s palm. With a quick sweep over the wine and dishes, curling wisps of steam instantly filled the air with enticing fragrance.
The restaurant boss was stunned. He hesitated before speaking up, “Young Noble Huwang, Prince Lu Kai, the pursuing guards might reach here very soon, shouldn’t you…?” To him, since Huwang Xiao succeeded in rescuing Prince Lu Kai, he and Prince Lu Kai should flee far away from Luo Tong Royal City as soon as possible, the further the better. Yet, these two people were in the mood to just sit here, drinking wine and enjoying meat?
Later, when the Wind God Cult and the palace guards chased them here, what would they do?!
Both Huwang Xiao and Lu Kai chuckled hearing that, making the restaurant boss feel lost and baffled.
Huwang Xiao stopped laughing and said, “Well, Boss, you go down first, we’ll call for you if there’s anything we need.”
Seeing this, the restaurant boss didn’t dare to broach the subject anymore. Saluting respectfully, he excused himself.
“Come, let us drink.” Watching the restaurant boss disappear from view, Huwang Xiao raised his cup and clinked it against Lu Kai’s.
Needless to say, the Snow Moon Wine reheated using true essence fire tasted better than usual. The wine was smooth down the throat, with a hint of warmth after the initial iciness, intoxicating to the soul.
Calling it ambrosia of the gods was befitting.
But in this world, probably only Huwang Xiao was profligate enough to use true essence fire to reheat dishes and wine.
...
While Huwang Xiao and Lu Kai were enjoying themselves with food and wine at the Delicious Restaurant, a hundred miles outside Luo Tong Royal City, on a small mountain range, stood the structures of several palaces. These palaces were Wind God Cult’s main headquarters built in the Luo Tong Kingdom.
At this time, Wind God Cult’s Leader was standing below the dais in a respectful manner, whereas on the main seat in the hall sat a young man in a white robe, with icy blue eyes. There was an obvious golden runic pattern on his forehead.
This young man was the very same person who took Li Lu away in Duanren Imperial City together with Li Molin, Deities Templar’s Ao Baixue! That time several years ago, Ao Baixue had revealed his Saint realm strength and injured Huwang Xiao with it.
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Ao Baixue sat on the throne seat in the hall, his fingers caressing the emeralds decorating the sides…
The atmosphere in the great hall grew smothering. Fan Yiming had his head lowered, not daring to breathe loudly.
“No news yet from the Luo Tong Kingdom’s side?” A while later, Ao Baixue finally spoke, his majestic tone shattered the suffocating silence.
Fan Yiming trembled, but he
swiftly stepped forward to answer, “Replying to Elder Ao, most likely there will not be any unanticipated accident. I’ve sent my eldest disciple He Hui to supervise the matter, by this time, that Lu Kai should have been beheaded. With Lu Kai’s death and with Lu Jing ascending the throne, we can smoothly control the Luo Tong Kingdom.”
Ao Baixue condescendingly glanced at Fan Yiming from above the throne seat, deriding in soft-spoken words, “I hope it is as you said. Serve well, and Deities Templar will reward you justly.”
Joy flooded Fan Yiming’s face and he knelt down in a kowtow: “This lowly one thanks Elder Ao!”
It was at this time, from outside the great hall, a Wind God Cult Elder rushed into the hall in a flustered manner.
Ao Baixue’s brows wrinkled with dissatisfaction: “What is it?”
That Elder fell to his knees and reported with a shaky voice, “Reporting to Elder Ao, Leader, Luo- there’s a mishap on the Luo Tong Kingdom’s side.”
Mishap? Mishap could only refer to Lu Kai’s death, unless…?
“What happened?!” Fan Yiming demanded anxiously.
“Some- someone rescued Lu Kai, and, and…” The Elder hesitated.
“And what?” Fan Yiming snapped.
“And Elder He is dead!” That Elder dared not conceal the truth.
“What?!” Fan Yiming didn’t look good, he was very confident in his eldest disciple He Hui’s strength, a peak late-Xiantian Second Order. To his knowledge, no Xiantian Third Order expert existed in the Luo Tong Kingdom, yet his disciple was killed?!
“What about Lu Jing?” Fan Yiming pressed.
“Lu Jing was also killed!” That Wind God Cult Elder reported the truth with all honesty.
However, his answer made Fan Yiming’s face murkier than muddy water.
Ao Baixue remained seated on the hall throne and wasn’t angered even after listening to the Wind God Cult Elder’s report. Instead, Ao Baixue laughed softly, “Interesting, there are actually people who dare to oppose my Deities Templar? Interesting.”
Although Ao Baixue looked calm on the surface, Fan Yiming instantly knelt down on his knees, kowtowing repeatedly, “Elder Ao, this subordinate is incompetent, deserving a thousand deaths!”