Chapter 1429: I’m Being Set Up!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Boom!
The dark iron cage burst apart, and broken pieces of iron shot out in all directions. The young master’s thunderous cry shocked the crowd.
The next moment, a clattering sound could be heard coming from the distance. Guards were pouring over, stepping over the air as their mighty auras blotted out the sky. The whole void seemed to crumble under the weight of the pressure exuding from them. These were the elites of King Pingyang’s mansion. As soon as the explosion broke out, they came at full speed.
The young master’s eyes shone like torches, and his terrible aura erupted, twisting the void. The Law of Destruction surged around him, making him look as frightening as an ancient FiendG.o.d. Standing in midair, his robe fluttered noisily in the wind.
He fixed his eyes on the cage, which was enveloped in flames, then raised a hand and threw out a palm, sealing it as well as the void around it so that the Seven-colored Sky Devouring Python could not escape. The python was his pet, and he could not allow it to run away.
Zhao Wuhen was confused. He could not believe that his attack had broken the cage. Since it was used by the young master to hold the python captive, the cage must be very strong. Even an average G.o.d might not be able to break it, not to mention him.
‘Wait?’ Zhao Wuhen was no fool. He quickly realized what caused this. ‘Dammit! This boy is setting me up!’ His expression changed, and he was so angry that his whole body s.h.i.+vered. ‘He’s borrowing my lord’s hands to kill me! Once the python escapes, I, as the root cause of this, will surely become my lord’s primary target!’
At the thought of that, Zhao Wuhen exploded with rage. He flew into the sky. His aura climbed rapidly, and an energy whirlpool emerged over his head with the Law of Devour spinning inside. “How dare you set me up! Die now!” he growled as monstrous killing intent surged in his eyes. The next moment, he threw out the whirlpool, which sped straight toward Bu Fang.
“How dare you, Zhao Wuhen!” Luo Sanniang shouted angrily, waved her hand, and slapped the whirlpool. The Power of Law burst out from her palm, causing the whirlpool to keep crumbling. Soon, it disappeared completely.
“Luo Luo… Listen to me!” Zhao Wuhen’s face grew dark. He could not let himself bear the blame. If the blame was fixed on him, he would have offended the young master, and that was not a good thing. “It was him, that boy! He tricked me!” he said hastily.
Luo Sanniang sneered. She did not believe him at all. “Zhao Wuhen, although you are good at nothing, I thought you are a responsible man. Now, it seems that… you are rotten to the core. How could you pa.s.s the buck!?” she said, her face full of disappointment.
Down below, the people widened their eyes and watched with relish. Everyone knew that Zhao Wuhen was courting Luo Sanniang. Apart from being the steward of the Divine Chef Temple, Luo Sanniang was the beloved daughter of the Luo Family, which was one of the reasons why she had a n.o.ble status. The onlookers could hardly bear their laughter when they saw Zhao Wuhen’s constipated face.
“I…” Zhao Wuhen had already cursed Bu Fang a thousand times in his head. It was a trap. He had not even attacked with his true power. He had just casually thrown out a spear, which could achieve nothing if truth be told!
Standing in midair, the young master threw down a palm, scattering all the flames. The crowd burst into an uproar while he flew into a rage. A terrible aura spread and filled the air in an instant.
“What’s going on?! Where’s the python?!” the young master bellowed.
The cage, which had turned into a ruin, was empty. Apart from Bu Fang, sitting on the ground with blood trickling down from the corners of his mouth, there was no one else around it. The Seven-colored Sky Devouring Python was gone.
The scene made the young master furious. He had spent several source gems to get the python. What mattered to him, however, was not the money, but the precious python itself, who was a mythical beast even rarer than Divine Dragons and Phoenixes. The rare mythical beast had disappeared right under his nose. How did that happen? He remembered that he had sealed the void!
He turned and rested his eyes on Bu Fang. ‘He’s the only person who is likely to have contact with the python. Its disappearance must have something to do with him!’ he thought to himself. But then, he could not convince himself that someone would dare to steal the python right under his nose.
The young master descended from the sky, taking one step at a time. An oppressive aura spread and filled the air as he approached Bu Fang, his eyes sharp.
Luo Sanniang’s face changed. She was confronting Zhao Wuhen, but she spun, leaped into the air, turned into a stream of light, and landed beside Bu Fang. “Please calm down, my lord! Bu Fang couldn’t have stolen the Seven-colored Sky Devouring Python! With so many eyes on him, there’s no way he could do that!” she said hurriedly.
“Zhao Wuhen is the culprit! It was his attack that damaged the cage and caused the python to escape!”
Luo Sanniang’s status was unusual. Just her t.i.tle of the Divine Chef Temple’s steward alone was enough to make the young master consider twice before acting, not to mention that she was the beloved daughter of the Luo Family. However, the young master was still furious at the python’s disappearance.
In the distance, Zhao Wuhen almost coughed out a mouthful of blood. ‘Luo Luo… How could you do that to me? You can’t push all the blame to me!’ At this moment, the young master gave him a cold look, which sent a shock of cold through him. “My lord… I…” he said hastily.
“Shut up! I’ll deal with you later!” the young master said coldly. “Listen up, Guards of Pingyang! Search the whole city and bring me back the Seven-colored Sky Devouring Python. Kill anyone who provides it refuge!”
Terrible killing intent burst out of the young master’s mouth. The guards in midair bowed, their armor clattering and their auras towering into the sky. The crowd sucked in their breaths, amazed by the young master’s fearsome manner. “He’s truly the heir of King Pingyang!”
The Beast Appreciating Feast was ruined, so the young master naturally boiled with rage. He would not spare the culprit. After all, he had thrown the feast to show off, and now that it was ruined, it was like a slap in his face. He had to try his best to make himself look good again.
Zhao Wuhen did not dare to make a sound. He shrank to the side and stared with a venomous look on his face at Bu Fang, who was sitting beside the damaged cage. ‘It must be him! He must be the one who set the python free!’
In the distance, Master Cheng crushed the jade pot in his hand, his face livid. “This Zhao Wuhen is good for nothing! He can’t even kill this boy!”
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In the face of the young master’s mighty aura, Luo Sanniang felt the pressure. ‘He’s truly a genius comprehending the supreme Law of the Universe. It’s hard to imagine the strength of those princes who are comprehending two supreme Laws… Perhaps at the DemiG.o.d Realm, they’re already strong enough to crush a mid-grade G.o.d like me!’
“My lord, Bu Fang is only an ordinary DemiG.o.d. How could he destroy the dark iron cage?” Luo Sanniang said hurriedly.
The young master clasped his hands behind his back and released his divine pressure. “Luo Sanniang, I respect you as the steward of the Divine Chef Temple. My advice to you is to stay out of this. Whether he is the one who destroyed the cage or not, he must be the last person who came in touch with the python. He cannot leave here!” he said in a cold voice.
Luo Sanniang’s face changed when she heard that. “You cannot keep him here!”
“Oh? Are you denying me? Am I no longer qualified to prevent an ordinary DemiG.o.d from leaving my mansion?” The young master’s eyes grew colder and colder.
Although Luo Sanniang feared the young master’s power, Bu Fang was too important to her. “My lord, I can’t agree with your request. Yes, he’s just an ordinary DemiG.o.d, but…” She paused, took a deep breath, then went on, “But he has just broken the first seal of the inheritance for the Divine Chef Temple! He is very important to us!”
Everyone was shocked upon hearing that. This common-looking DemiG.o.d was actually the Divine Chef who solved the first seal?! Even the young master had a look of surprise in his eyes. He glanced at Bu Fang, whose face was expressionless, and thought to himself, ‘Never judge a book by its cover… In this case, I really can’t make him stay.’
The young master knew very well the price the Divine Chef Temple had paid for the inheritance. For the temple’s sake, he could not keep Bu Fang, but he was reluctant to let him go just like that.
A moment later, a guard ripped through the void, came to his side, bowed, and said, “My lord, we have not found any traces of the python within a thousand miles around… We suspect that it’s still here!”
The young master nodded. He focused his eyes and rested them on Bu Fang again, while increasing his divine sense to try to make him confess.
But Bu Fang was extremely calm, his face expressionless.
‘Is it really not him?’ thought the young master. ‘An ordinary DemiG.o.d is no match for the Seven-colored Sky Devouring Python. He couldn’t have stolen it…’
“Hand over all your storage accessories,” he said coldly.
Bu Fang frowned, then reluctantly took out a few rings and threw them on the ground.
The young master’s powerful divine sense poured over and crushed the rings in a flash. The contents in them emerged immediately, including food ingredients, some Immortal crystals, Nether crystals, source stones, and source gems. They were all ordinary cultivation resources.
The crowd sneered at the sight of these things. In their eyes, Bu Fang was a poor fellow. The value of his possessions was not enough for them to enjoy a meal in a high-cla.s.s restaurant, so how could someone like this have stolen the python?
The young master’s face softened. He looked at Bu Fang, smiled, and said, “I’m sorry. I’ve lost my cool. When this is over, I’ll compensate your losses.”
The fact that Bu Fang could help the Divine Chef Temple solve the seal proved that he was very valuable. He was even more precious than Zhao Wuhen. Therefore, the young master thought that he had better not offended this Divine Chef.
He turned his eyes and rested them on Zhao Wuhen, and his face grew indifferent. “You’ve ruined my Beast Appreciating Feast, Zhao Wuhen. It seems you’ve become bolder! Guards, put Zhao Wuhen in custody! Also, continue searching the whole city for my python! Bring it back to me, dead or alive!”
The guards answered. A few of them landed beside Zhao Wuhen and put him in chains, causing his expression to change dramatically.
“I’m innocent, my lord! I was being set up! That guy is the culprit! He has deceived all of you! He’s not an ordinary DemiG.o.d!” Zhao Wuhen was furious. He could not take the blame. How could he break the array and damage the cage when he did not use much of his power in the attack?
The young master furrowed his brows, but he waved his hand and said, “Take him away! What a good-for-nothing fellow!”
Zhao Wuhen burst into tears. He was really being f*cking set up!
All of a sudden, an old voice rang out, “Please wait a moment, my lord! I can prove that Lord Zhao is not lying! This young man is indeed not an ordinary DemiG.o.d!”
Down below, Master Cheng slowly walked forward with a triumphant look in his eyes. He snorted and glanced coldly at Bu Fang. Then, with a shake of his hand, a fireball emerged over his palm. There was an image in it, which showed how Bu Fang had beaten him at the distinguished guest tower.
At the sight of the image, Luo Sanniang’s face changed, Bu Fang arched his brow, while the young master narrowed his eyes.
For a moment, the atmosphere became very bizarre.