Although the words ‘East Gate Grand Bridge’ felt impressive, the imposing aura from the bridge felt even more impressive. Apparently, someone rebuilt this East Gate Grand Bridge not too long ago. Passing the East Gate Grand Bridge, everyone could see the newly built luxurious-looking merchant houses and various pavilions.
“Master, should we go in and look around. The merchant houses here look really beautiful.” Chasing Bull kept following Ning Cheng, but because it didn’t get to enter a restaurant, it started to feel a little bit envious of the people here.
Ning Cheng did not feel like going to a restaurant and spoke without much thought, “Once we get out of the east district, we’ll circle around to the Ancient Shadow Temple. If we don’t find anyone here, we’ll head back to Culmination Starland.”
Chasing Bull put its head down in dejection, and did not dare to say anything as it followed Ning Cheng past the East Gate Grand Bridge.
Ning Cheng had just passed the East Gate Grand Bridge when a Daoist shadow flew out of a building near the end of the bridge. The shadow flew directly towards Ning Cheng’s while spraying blood through the air. Apparently, someone had forcibly blasted this figure out of the building.
Ning Cheng didn’t even need to stretch out his hand, his domain managed to stop the Daoist shadow from hitting him.
The figure lightly landed on the ground before staggering a few steps back and stopping. It was a middle-aged man with some vicissitudes and undead cultivation. If it weren’t for Ning Cheng’s domain, he would probably have broken at least a few bones.
The man didn’t seem to realise that someone had helped him. After landing on the ground, he immediately rushed towards the pavilion with blood-shot eyes.
Ning Cheng shook his head. Looks like this fellow did not care about life or death. Beaten to almost an inch of his life and saved a few moments later, this fellow still rushed up without any care.
However, before this man could rush up, someone came out of the pavilion.
Ning Cheng did not bother with it much; such things happened almost everywhere and every day. Besides, he also had no idea about who was right and who was wrong.
“Lu Yu, Lu Yu……” The man didn’t care about the two cultivators rushing towards him, as he kept frantically yelling the words ‘Lu Yu’ while rushing towards this luxurious pavilion.
Ning Cheng stopped; he suddenly felt some familiarity with those words ‘Lu Yu’. A moment later, he recalled who Lu Yu was, the elder sister of Xuan Yu[1].
Orchid Borough Celestial River’s Orchid Borough Celestial River King had taken initially taken fancy to Xuan Yu’s elder sister Lu Yu. However, Lu Yu already had a person she loved, with whom she later escaped with from Orchid Borough Celestial River. As a result, Orchid Borough King shifted his anger towards Lu Yu’s family. Fortunately, Xuan Yu managed to replace her elder sister and married Orchid Borough King, calming his anger towards her family.
Later, once all of Xuan Yu’s relatives died, she then eloped with his friend Jing Wuming on the way to Striking Order Starland. At that time, Jing Wuming showed interest in entering the Time Wilderness. However, Ning Cheng did not see him inside the Time Wilderness and didn’t know if he actually went in.
Ning Cheng didn’t know if this Lu Yu was truly Xuan Yu’s elder sister, but if she were, then for Jing Wuming’s sake, he would help.
Personally, Ning Cheng didn’t have much of a favourable impression of Xuan Yu’s elder sister Lu Yu. To stay with her companion, this woman gave up her family. And from what he heard, there was a good chance that without her younger sister, her family would have definitely perished under Orchid Borough King’s anger.
“Let’s go and have a look.” Ning Cheng walked up.
Chasing Bull, who had shrunk away from the chaos around it, on hearing his master finally showing some interest in going to a restaurant, quickly led the way.
“The restaurant is busy right now, come back later.” The shop assistant stopped Chasing Bull but directed his words towards Ning Cheng behind Chasing Bull.
Chasing Bull opened his mouth wide and sneezed before speaking, “My master came here looking forward to checking out your restaurant, better you quickly open the door and welcome my master upstairs, and then take out the best wine for my master. This grandpa bull will take your second best wine.”
The shop assistant looked at Chasing Bull in shock. A talking demonic beast was already a surprising thing, but what felt even more outrageous was that this demonic pet actually dared to say such words in a restaurant belonging to the Ji Clan,
was it tired of living?
The two cultivators who stopped the man rushing to the restaurant also felt stunned on hearing Chasing Bull’s words. Both of them thought of the same thing, where did such arrogant-sounding stupid bull come from.
Ning Cheng slapped Chasing Bull’s head and said, “Leave it. If you don’t know how to speak, then don’t speak. Don’t talk without a chin, or even open your mouth. Just how many people do you want to offend in one day?”
“Master, I have a chin.” Chasing Bull murmured with its head down and didn’t dare to talk.
“What a big face, what a big tongue. I’d like to see who wants my restaurant to open doors and greet them with its best wine?” A dismissive voice came over, followed by a male cultivator wearing a brocade-lined robe.
Ning Cheng’s spiritual consciousness swept into the pavilion and found the decorations inside even more luxurious and magnificent than the outside. His spiritual consciousness did not hesitate to break the restriction on the second floor and found a female cultivator in one of the rooms, with blood all over her body and in ragged clothes.
When Ning Cheng saw this female cultivator, he immediately knew that she was Lu Yu, who had eight points of similarity with Xuan Yu.
Knowing that it was indeed Lu Yu here, Ning Cheng ignored this man in a brocade-lined robe and instead walked to the front of the man who they had now restrained and asked, “What’s your name?”
The man had a face filled with resentment, but unfortunately, the people here had already restrained him, and he couldn’t resist at all. Now that Ning Cheng asked, he subconsciously replied, “I’m called Dong Li.”
Then he froze and stopped speaking. How could he suddenly reveal his name?
“So you’re Lu Yu’s Dao Companion, the one wanted by Orchid Borough King for escaping Orchid Borough Celestial River.” Said Ning Cheng with a flat voice.
Dong Li turned sluggish. He and Lu Yu had been hiding in this inconspicuous place for many years. How did this cultivator standing in front of him know about this matter?
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Xuan Yu = Revolving Jade
Chapter 0712 – Also Called Cheng Ruolan
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“How are you able to speak? I sealed off…..” The cultivator who had bound and sealed Dong Li spoke up in surprise. But before he could finish speaking, Ning Cheng kicked him away. Even the other cultivator standing next to him went flying under Ning Cheng’s kick.
“Dong Li go upstairs and bring Lu Yu. You both will be leaving with me.” Ning Cheng said after kicking away the two cultivators who had sealed Dong Li.
Dong Li quickly sobered up and realised that someone wanted to help him. Despite the nagging feeling at the back of his head, he repeatedly thanked Ning Cheng, “Many thanks senior, many thanks.”
Although he spoke the words of thanks repeatedly, he moved even more quickly, and in just the time it took for him to complete two more sentences, he rushed into the restaurant.
The male cultivator wearing the brocaded robe, who had just come out of the tavern, looked at Ning Cheng with a frown but did not dare stop Dong Li. The two cultivators who had sealed Dong Li were both Heaven’s Mandate cultivators, yet this person had easily blown them
away with just a single kick.
Was this person a Heaven Seated expert?
No matter if Ning Cheng was a Heaven Seated expert, he did not dare to oppose Ning Cheng, at least not right now.
Seeing Ning Cheng’s actions, Chasing Bull then strolled towards the male cultivator with the brocaded robe, stretched out its hoof and rubbed it over the cultivator’s dress, “Kid, you have some good clothes. At least it makes you look like a person instead of a dog.”
The male cultivator wearing the brocaded robe didn’t dare to contradict the words of Chasing Bull but secretly set out several messages.
In just a few minutes, Dong Li helped Lu Yu out. By this time, Lu Yu had already changed to a clean dress, but the scars around her neck still looked glaring.
“This Lu Yu thanks senior for the life-saving grace.” Lu Yu acted in a more composed way compared to Dong Li and immediately thanked Ning Cheng after coming out.
Ning Cheng waved his hand, “No need to mention it. You both will come with me. When I leave the Second Revenant Star, I can take you both away.”
Ning Cheng understood that the person who could occupy such a large area and build such a luxurious merchant house in this spot definitely would have an extraordinary background around these parts. If he left after saving Dong Li and Lu Yu, these two would fall into the hands of others once again. As for finding justice for Lu Yu, or getting revenge for her, Ning Cheng didn’t even consider it. Too many similar things happening everywhere. As such, he would not get himself involved unless someone tried to go for the people close to him.
Lu Yu spoke with a grateful voice, “Many thanks, senior. But we two juniors and Senior don’t seem to know each other.”
Ning Cheng understood what Lu Yu worried about; the two had been hiding here for many years in relative obscurity, which instilled a habit of caution in both of them. Without knowing the identity of the person who ‘saved’ them, it might prove dangerous and unsafe for them to follow him.
After understanding Lu Yu’s thoughts, Ning Cheng only gave a simple explanation, “You don’t have to worry; I saved you because of Xuan Yu. I know Xuan Yu, and I know why you’re here. So I decided to help you two in passing.”
Lu Yu was not a little girl who did not know much about the world. She had already experienced many things. Therefore, hearing Ning Cheng’s dull tone and seeing his expression, coupled with him knowing Xuan Yu, she quickly put things together and understood the problem. However, she only pursed her lips and didn’t explain.
Chasing Bull loved to talk. Not only did it like to speak, but it also liked doing a lot many things like gossip. Since Ning Cheng didn’t state the reason clearly, it couldn’t bear the tension in the air anymore and spoke up, “You two have no experience at all. Just looking at the luxury of this restaurant, you should have already known that you wouldn’t be able to handle it. The two of you were only asking for death trying to look for trouble in such a restaurant.”
In Lu Yu’s view, Chasing Bull was a companion beast, but since it could follow their saviour openly, it showed that it had a not-so-ordinary status. Moreover, even the combined imposing aura of the couple could not match up to this companion beast’s aura.
Despite having Celestial Bridge cultivation, she quickly understood that she had to treat this beast as a senior. Therefore, she replied with a respectful tone, “Senior Spirit Beast[1], this area originally belonged to Dong Li and me. We used to have a store here, but because of the appearance of the Ancient Shadow Temple, people from Ji Clan quickly took over this place. Ji Clan has also taken over and demolished most of the shops and stores here without providing any compensation. To build this building, no one knows how many innocent people have died under Ji Clan’s hands.”
Hearing Lu Yu addressing it as ‘Senior Spirit Beast’, Chasing Bull spoke up with pride, “Well, you do have a good vision, I’ll give you that. But if that’s the case, then why are you still alive?”
It knew that the title ‘Spirit Beast’ was just an honorific title for a companion beast. Even if someone looked at the entire starry sky, no one could say if it actually contained any spirit beasts. Besides, even if it did have spirit beasts, how could a spirit beast become someone else’s companion beast? Regardless, the reason why Chasing Bull felt pride well up inside it was that it indeed was a real spirit beast.
“It’s my fault. Yu’er and I had set up a temporary business outside the Ancient Shadow Temple, which allowed us to make some money. However, as more and more people started pouring into this place, Yu’er became worried. So we decided to leave. But before leaving, I just wanted to look at our old shop once more, the shop that we had built from the ground up. I didn’t expect that they would capture us here for no reason. If not for Senior….”
Dong Li left the words trailing, but Ning Cheng understood that if he had not intervened, Dong Li and Lu Yu would have most likely died here today.
Lu Yu added more, “Most likely, someone in the store recognised me and wanted to take me back to Orchid Borough Celestial River King. But it doesn’t feel right. I’ve been away from Orchid Borough Celestial River for so many years, so it’s reasonable to say that even if they released a warrant for me back then, no one should have recognised me from it today.”
Ning Cheng sighed; he knew and understood a bit more than what Lu Yu knew about the things going on right now. If not guessed incorrectly, Orchid Borough Celestial River King most likely had not yet found Xuan Yu. He must have released a wanted poster for her. Most likely, someone confused Lu Yu and Xuan Yu, as they practically looked the same, and wanted to catch her for the reward.
Since Xuan Yu was still out in the open, it also meant that Jing Wuming was alive.
Seeing Ning Cheng not speaking, Lu Yu spoke up with some worry. “Senior, the people who you taught a lesson a few moments ago, are people from Ji Clan. Even this merchant house belongs to Ji Clan. Since senior saved Dong Li and me from this place, I’m afraid, I’m afraid……”
Chasing Bull gave a snort, “What’s there to be afraid of? Even if this Ji Clan doesn’t come, there would be no need for my master to take any action; this old bull will take care of them with just a stomp.”
Dong Li carefully spoke up, “Ji Yangyao is the Named Descendant Celestial River’s Celestial River King. I heard that he is an expert in the Life and Death Realm. Moreover, the Celestial Lord of the Named Descendant Celestial River’s Second Revenant Star is Ji Yaozhi, who has just advanced to the Heaven Seated Realm. Moreover, Ji Hongliu is the owner of this merchant house. She is Celestial River King Ji Yangyao’s granddaughter. Senior …”
“Humph, this Ji Clan isn’t even worthy of being a piece of shit. When we went to Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain, even Levelled Heart Heavenly Emperor had to stand respectfully in front of this old bull.” Chasing Bull started to brag.
Dong Li and Lu Yu rarely ventured out and lived in seclusion in this place, but that did not mean they knew nothing about the world outside. They had at least heard of Heavenly Emperor Chuan Xinlou of the Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain. Therefore, when they heard Chasing Bull say that they not only had been to the Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain, but even Heavenly Emperor Chuan Xinlou had to talk to them respectfully, both of them felt secretly frightened. They couldn’t figure out if what Chasing Bull said was true or false.
When Chasing Bull saw the frightened look on Dong Li and Lu Yu’s faces, it spoke up with even more pride, “Master, why don’t we buy this piece of land from Ji Clan and then move our Cheng Ruolan Artefact-crafting Store here from Culmination Starland?”
Ning Cheng didn’t bother to deal with Chasing Bull’s motor mouth. Instead, his spiritual consciousness swept out to scan the area.
“Cheng Ruolan Artefact-crafting Store?” This time, both Dong Li and Lu Yu spoke up in surprise.
Ning Cheng subconsciously looked at Dong Li and Lu Yu and couldn’t figure out why they had spoken up in surprise on hearing about his artefact-crafting store, especially sin
ce it wasn’t even in business or famous.
Seeing Ning Cheng looking at their surprised faces, Lu Yu quickly replied, “Senior, back when we still had our store here, there was also a store with the name ‘Cheng Ruolan’ opposite to us. But it was called Cheng Ruolan Restaurant.”
“Did you say there was a restaurant named Cheng Ruolan here? What was the name of the owner?” Ning Cheng quickly forgot that Lu Yu was still a female cultivator. He reached out and grabbed Lu Yu by her shoulder, as if afraid that she would disappear the next moment.
“The owner’s name was Helian Mingzhe. He ran the restaurant with his granddaughter, Helian Dai…..”
Only hearing half of Lu Yu’s words, Ning Cheng let go of her in disappointment. Within this vast starry sky, it was not surprising to have stores with the same names. Even so, he decided to look into the whereabouts of this Helian Mingzhe.
“They also had a helper by the name of Ning Ruolan. In fact, the restaurant changed its name to Cheng Ruolan because of Ning Ruolan.”
Hearing Lu Yu’s words, Ning Cheng felt stunned. After staying still for a few moments, he asked with a trembling voice, “Do you know where Ning Ruolan is? Where is she?”
“Senior….” Lu Yu felt something amiss and called out in an unsure tone.
Ning Cheng then took in a deep breath and then spoke to Lu Yu and Dong Li with cupped fists, “I’m called Ning Cheng and am Ning Ruolan’s elder brother. I came here to search for Ruolan. Please, can you tell me Ruolan’s whereabouts?”
Lu Yu and Dong Li stood there with their mouths open in surprise and couldn’t speak for a while.
Ruolan’s cultivation was as low as it could get in these parts, so how could she have such a powerful elder brother? This…
“Hurry up and speak, don’t stand as a mute.” Chasing Bull saw Lu Yu and Dong Li going into a daze and spoke up in dissatisfaction.
Lu Yu quickly came back to her senses and spoke up, “Cheng Ruolan Restaurant, like our store, was forcibly taken away by Ji Clan….”
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