Chapter 789: The Training Went Well
A man with unpredictable powers and a mysterious ident.i.ty and keeps mentioning his wife… Doesn’t that match the description of Hundred Herbs Building’s boss?
Even though the person managing Hundred Herbs Building was Yue Ling, anyone with a little keen eyesight could tell that he had someone behind him. It was just that n.o.body in Xi Ling City had ever seen that person, Jiang Yucheng included.
I’ve been wanting to meet this mysterious person but have never gotten the chance. I didn’t expect to meet him here!
The man in black paid no attention to Jiang Yucheng’s words. With a slight movement of his fingers, a gentle breeze brushed by, making the Dancing Lotus sway in the wind. An invisible barrier was instantly formed around the flower.
Xiahou Rong wanted to get closer, but the power the barrier exuded was so strong that it left him gasping for air.
The group exchanged looks with each other. Getting our hands on the Dancing Lotus will be even more difficult now!
“What should we do now, Eldest Young Master?” asked Song Luan worriedly. Eldest Young Master Jiang’s condition doesn’t seem too good with the grave injuries he’s sustained. Also, we still may not be that man’s match even if we combine all our strength. It won’t be easy for us to get the Dancing Lotus.
Jiang Yucheng gritted his teeth. Blood filled his mouth, chest cavity, and his abdomen while his vision kept turning black. He hadn’t fully recovered from his previous injuries, so his condition worsened when he sustained the new injuries.
For safety’s sake, we should quickly leave and avoid a direct confrontation with this man. But the Dancing Lotus… He took a deep breath. “I’m fine. The Dancing Lotus is of vital importance to His Majesty, so I’d like to ask all of you here to join forces to get it back…”
Jiang Yucheng’s words took his companions by surprise.
“Are you sure about this? The Dancing Lotus might be important, but you can’t disregard yourself either!” cried Song Luan anxiously, his heart tightening at the sight of the black-clothed man in the distance. His arm was still tingling with pain. I’m definitely not that person’s match. He’s the most formidable person I’ve ever seen in my life! If we continue to go against him… All of us might end up suffering instead!
Jiang Yucheng naturally didn’t want to lose his life, but the Dancing Lotus was too important for him to give up on it. He needed it to rouse the Emperor from his unconscious state, and there was no telling how long he would have to wait for the next Dancing Lotus to appear if he missed this one. He shook his head. “His Majesty’s condition is more important. Please help me—”
Just then, the ice on the lake began forming even more quickly.
It looks like it’s almost time… The man in black looked down and smirked at the sight. I don’t want these people to see what will happen next though.
He then raised his head and looked in their direction, a black ball appearing in his palm as he spread his hand open. The ball grew with the wind and became a gigantic net in the blink of an eye.
“Retreat!” Jian Shuye quickly moved backward without the slightest hesitation.
Alas, their speed was no match for the black net, which had them trapped in no time. The net condensed to a ball again before quickly flying backward.
Everyone’s vision was instantly blocked as darkness descended on them.
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After a long time, the darkness before Jiang Yucheng and his companions finally faded, along with the restrictive force on them. Everyone looked around their surroundings, only to realize with a start that they had been expelled from Dahuang Swamp.
“Who was that person, and how come he’s so powerful?” Jian Shuye drew a sharp intake of breath. We had to use two transportation formations in order to get to Dahuang Swamp, but he sent us out of there so effortlessly! I definitely can’t do that. In fact, n.o.body in the entire Tianling Dynasty can do it either!
“Although he drove us out of Dahuang Swamp, he didn’t kill any of us,” said Weichi Song all of a sudden. Song Luan and Jiang Yucheng might’ve sustained some injuries, but they aren’t life-threatening. That man probably went harder on Jiang Yucheng because of how rude he was toward him, but he ultimately chose to spare Jiang Yucheng’s life. Otherwise, given his cultivation level, killing Jiang Yucheng would be as easy as killing an ant.
Xiahou Rong exhaled in relief. “That’s a relief…”
Jiang Yucheng, however, didn’t take it as well as them. Gloom clouded his ashen face. That’s a relief? What’s there to be thankful for when that man injured me so badly? Do I still have to bow down to him in grat.i.tude for sparing my life?! I’ve never been so humiliated in my life before!
While others thought that the black-clothed man had probably decided to spare their lives, Jiang Yucheng definitely didn’t share their sentiment. All he felt was discontent, indignation, and resentment. Being the proud man that he was, he was reluctant to lose to people in all sorts of aspects, so he naturally felt terrible knowing how easily he had been defeated by his opponent.
That man has no regard for us! Jiang Yucheng’s anger surged up his chest at the thought of this, making him cough up yet another mouthful of blood.
Song Luan hesitantly asked, “W-what should we do now? You have to get treatment as soon as possible, Eldest Young Master…”
Jiang Yucheng felt even more vexed at that. Never mind that we returned without success the last time, but we still came back with nothing when we even invited these powerful people to come along this time. What should we do with the Emperor? Our wedding day is drawing near. If he remains unconscious…
“Did you say that man is from Hundred Herbs Building?” asked Weichi Song out of the blue.
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After sending Jiang Yucheng and the others away, the black-clothed man walked forward and came to a stop in front of the Dancing Lotus. As he gazed down at it, the ice in his aloof-looking eyes melted a little to reveal slight ripples of emotion in them.
“It’s only been a while since I’ve last been here, and yet you’re being bothered by that thing?” There was a hint of laughter in his deep voice.
He lightly waved his arm as he spoke, and a crack was instantly formed on the ice surface.
The Dancing Lotus gently swayed as streams of light shone from the stalk. Upon a closer look, one would discover a silk thread—that was thinner than a hair—wrapped around the Dancing Lotus’s stalk.
With a hook of the man’s finger, the thread snapped and flew to his palm in a scattered mess. One could faintly see that a greenish thing was clinging onto the thread.
His palm lit up with golden fire all of a sudden, burning that ball of thread away. With a lazy voice, he said, “Never mind that you bullied my wife, but you even dared to play cheat. Aren’t you being a little too shameless?”
The ice on the lake slowly cracked into pieces, and the small floating pieces of ice began to melt.
It was all peaceful and quiet at the sparkling Mirror Lake when an earth-shattering roar disrupted this serenity out of the blue.
The man looked up. Hmm, it looks like someone’s training went well.