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He Xianxiong raised his hand and grabbed—his peak Si Ming Realm cultivation on full display.
How could soone like Zhu Yixuan at the Ninth Layer of Linghai Realm possibly resist?
In just an instant, he was pinned to the ground.
“He frad !!?”
He struggled and shouted.
He Xianxiong barked, “He used his life to fra you!!?”
In that mont.
Zhu Yixuan understood.
A trap!
It was all a trap!
This was a setup crafted specifically for him.
Thankfully, though his body was restrained, Zhu Yixuan could still speak.
He shouted, “Wen Ruchu, call for help!!!!”
“No need to call. We’re taking you straight to Luoyao 749 right now.”
He Geng and a group of He Family mbers stepped out from the side.
Outside, Wen Ruchu heard Zhu Yixuan’s shout.
The ssage he had already typed up on his phone was sent out instantly.
[Brother Lu, the He Family backed out of returning the blade. Luoyao 749 is completely useless. I’m going in to save Zhu Yixuan right now—get over here quick, we’re at…]
As soon as Wen Ruchu sent the ssage,
he charged straight in.
At the sa ti.
Elsewhere.
Lu Ding and his two companions were eating hotpot.
He had just dipped so tripe in for seven seconds—it was still steaming.
Hadn’t even made it to their mouths yet.
Ding—
the phone next to them chid.
Lu Ding turned his head for a glance.
[Wen Ruchu sent you a ssage]
Tripe lifted, halfway to his mouth, but Lu Ding hesitated, then placed it back in the bowl.
He reached for his phone.
Unlocked it.
The mont he saw the ssage, Lu Ding stood up.
Bai Hen and Yan Feifan slamd down their chopsticks and stood up too.
“What happened?”
“Brother Lu?”
“Soone’s stirring up trouble.”
Lu Ding shoved the phone in his pocket and headed out: “Feifan, get ready to write a report. Location: Luoyao City. Report target: He Family of Luoyao City.”
He had just mastered Heaven-Taking, Earth-Manifesting, and soone was already volunteering to be his practice dummy.
Lu Ding was thrilled.
After all, opportunities like this didn’t co around often.
But…
they just had to pick the exact mont he was eating.
Hotpot, no less!!
That part, Lu Ding was not thrilled about.
This ti, he was bringing Yan Feifan with him. That report?
Probably going to be long. He had no interest in writing it.
“Got it, Brother Lu.”
Yan Feifan stood up, checking He Family information on his phone as he walked over to pay.
Once he finished,
he headed to the entrance.
Lu Ding was telling Bai Hen, “Focus on your cultivation. You’re not coming this ti.”
He was always out running around—because his realm and strength could handle it.
Bai Hen couldn’t.
If he went along, it would only delay his cultivation, and he knew that too.
He nodded. “Got it.”
Hearing that, Lu Ding grabbed Yan Feifan and shot up into the sky.
So fast, no trace was left behind.
Surprise flashed in Bai Hen’s eyes.
He fell into thought.
His one-track mind gradually tensed.
“He’s gotten stronger again!”
True friendship ans keeping pace and learning together—but now, Bai Hen could clearly feel he couldn’t keep up with Lu Ding anymore.
No way!
Absolutely not!
Without saying a word, he drove off toward 749.
He had to work harder!!!
High above the sky.
Lu Ding was flying fast.
At the sa ti, he controlled the airflow to shield Yan Feifan from the wind pressure.
After Yan Feifan finished reading all the info on the He Family aloud,
he added, “Brother Lu, has your strength been updated in your records yet?”
“Not yet.”
“You better update it quick. The higher your strength, the higher the compensation standards. If we accidentally wreck too much stuff and go over the original limits, that’s gonna be a problem.”
That part hadn’t occurred to Lu Ding.
He pulled out his phone to update his record.
Under “Strength,” he wrote: Si Ming, and hit submit.
Not three seconds later.
At Yunhai 749’s records departnt—
Soone shouted, “Lu Ding broke through to Si Ming!!!”
That yell
froze the entire office.
In the next second,
everyone crowded around.
The departnt lead pushed through.
“Verify it. Verify it right now!”
“Sir, Investigator Lu’s IP is moving fast—he’s already far out of Yunhai. We can’t do detection outside the Bureau.”
“Are you stupid? Just approve it in the backend. What other info do you need? He submitted it—that is the info.”
“Lu Ding’s combat power was already on par with Si Ming—he exceeded it. Get this approved ASAP. No detection needed, that’s an order.”
“Update all benefits, compensation rates, and authority access for Si Ming to the max. Full green light!!”
Detection? What for.
Lu Ding’s battle record had earned him quite the reputation.
That track record was the best certification.
He already had Si Ming-level strength before—he just hadn’t co to register it.
If he’s doing it now, there’s no way it’s fake.
And if it is fake?
That ans sothing serious is happening.
As the local Bureau, and with Lu Ding being Yunhai 749’s poster boy—
why would you wait? Approve it imdiately!
You can justify it either way.
After a flurry of keystrokes, the staff finished processing everything.
When they looked back—
The departnt lead was gone.
Already on the way to report the good news to Yunhai 749’s higher-ups.
Lu Ding had killed a Si Ming while still at Divine Palace Realm. Just reached Earth Observer recently.
Now he was at Si Ming, with charged-up slashes?
Wasn’t that enough to rival Earth Observer!?
Good grief!
How long had it even been!?
No one could believe it.
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Luoyao City, inside Luoyao 749.
The He Family had delivered Wen Ruchu and Zhu Yixuan.
Earlier, Wen Ruchu had sent his ssage to Lu Ding, then stord into the He household.
And as expected—
Wen Ruchu at Ninth Layer Linghai Realm stood no chance against He Xianxiong at Ninth Layer Si Ming.
He was taken down instantly!
Now.
Inside Luoyao 749’s diation room.
“Master He, please release these two investigators first.”
The diator tried to reason with him.
“No way! Until Deputy Director Li arrives, I’m absolutely not letting them go. Attacking soone in broad daylight, killing a mber of the He Family.”
“My family has done nothing illegal, committed no cris—what gives them the right to barge into our ho and kill soone!?”
“And they’re out-of-town investigators! Without any local Bureau escort, they have no cross-district law enforcent authority!!”
He Xianxiong repeated what his son had taught him.
Holding both of them tightly without letting go.
Until—
The door to the diation room was pushed open.
Luoyao 749’s Deputy Director, Li Qianxing, stepped in.
He glanced at the corpse on the floor, then at He Yingxiong.
“Still not letting go?”
He Xianxiong released them. “Deputy Director Li, you be the judge—how could this be okay? Charging into soone’s ho in broad daylight and killing soone.”
Once Wen Ruchu regained control of his body, he said nothing. He pulled out his phone and imdiately began ssaging Lu Ding.
Zhu Yixuan spoke up to explain: “He shoved first—I just slapped him once. Who knew he’d die on the spot.”
That statent basically handed over a reason,
but it was also technically true.
This only made He Xianxiong more furious.
“You heard that, Deputy Director Li? He admitted to slapping my family mber.”
“Manslaughter—does that not count as killing soone!!?”
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