The man who had suddenly appeared was none other than Zhao Xingyun, the current head of the secluded Zhao Family. After Ji Yongyan confird that Lin Tang had learned the Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques, he had made a special trip to the Zhao Family to bring Zhao Xingyun along, just in case.
Ji Yongyan initially believed he could handle Long Tianji himself, but things had taken an unexpected turn.
I'm glad I brought him along, otherwise I would have beco a laughingstock today. Ji Yongyan thought, cracking a slight smile, quite satisfied with his own foresight.
Was Zhao Xingyun more powerful than Long Tianji? No. It was the ancestral hoop in his hand, a tool capable of effectively restraining Long Tianji. After all, anyone who had practiced the Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques would be vulnerable to it!
This hoop could not only assist the Zhao clan's disciples in their cultivation but also prevent their Cultivation Technique from being leaked and stolen by outsiders. Once one learned the technique, they would be suppressed completely. All of their inner energy would be sealed, rendering them powerless!
Hmph, the Langhuan Holy Land and the Heavenly Person Academy… in the end, they still have to bow down to my Zhao Family! Zhao Xingyun thought with secret triumph upon seeing Lin Tang's head ensnared by the hoop. He didn't believe for a second that his opponent could turn the tables.
This is perfect! Not only can I gain a Heavenly King-level expert as a servant, but I'll also earn imnse favor from the Heavenly Person Academy and the Langhuan Holy Land. I'm their savior, after all!
Just as he was pondering how to gain more benefits, he discovered that Lin Tang had only paused for a mont. Then, completely unaffected, he struck out with his palm! His True Qi condensed as an exultant dragon's roar echoed, his palm fiercely colliding with the beam of light shooting from the hoop.
The ground within a ten-ter radius instantly sank, and a massive cloud of pulverized dust shot toward the sky.
PFFT—
Every single person, without exception, spat out blood. One after another, they were knocked unconscious by the shockwave. Just the aftershock alone was enough to inflict serious injuries. Lin Tang, who bore the brunt of the attack, was completely bathed in blood!
The hoop's power was truly, truly formidable. No wonder the Vice Hall Master had been so confident beforehand, believing he could absolutely capture his opponent! Of course, if Lin Tang was this badly injured, the Vice Hall Master himself couldn't have withstood it. He was riddled with holes and dropped dead on the spot.
Even the hoop itself shattered!
Zhao Xingyun was racked with excruciating pain, and his vision swam with black spots. Before he lost consciousness, his mind was reeling with questions. How could this be? He was clearly bound, so how could he still use his inner energy?
Ji Yongyan slumped to the ground, his smile frozen and his face a mask of bewildernt. He couldn't comprehend how Long Tianji had managed to turn the tables! Even if he practiced other martial arts besides the Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques, restraining one type of inner energy should have triggered a chain reaction, restricting all others.
Unless… what he cultivated wasn't martial arts at all. Could it be… Damn it! Ji Yongyan suddenly thought of sothing terrifying. He had originally planned only to subjugate Long Tianji, but now, he was truly moved to kill. He had to annihilate Long Tianji completely, at any cost! Otherwise, the future would hold endless trouble, and the people of the world would suffer grave consequences!
This old scholar, Ji Yongyan, also knew martial arts, but he hadn't reached the Grandmaster level. His previous success in restraining Lin Tang was mostly due to the bamboo slips and ruler passed down from ancient sages. Now, gravely injured, he couldn't even lift a hand. Brimming with murderous intent, he could only glare helplessly.
Among everyone present, it was ironically Xiao Qingcang who was the least injured. As the dust settled, only he and Lin Tang remained standing.
WHOOSH!
Lin Tang suddenly spun around, preparing to kill him!
Run! Xiao Qingcang's courage shattered. He bolted without hesitation, not daring to even look back, terrified that a single mont's delay would allow the other man to catch up and blast him to death!
He ran a long distance in one breath before finally noticing sothing was amiss…
Huh? Where'd he go?
Lin Tang had never actually chased him. After scaring him off, he had imdiately scooped up Ning Yuexi and Wei Zichu and fled in the opposite direction.
I was too careless. I can't believe I almost capsized in a ditch… Lin Tang shook his head inwardly. Zhao Xingyun's hoop had indeed sealed his inner energy, but he could still use his Cultivation True Qi. However! In that instant his inner energy was sealed, he had hesitated. If he hadn't, he could have dodged the fine needles from the hoop. But that pause made it too late to dodge, forcing him to take the blow head-on! The consequence was that he exhausted ninety-nine percent of his True Qi in an instant and sustained heavy injuries. He was in no condition to finish off Zhao Xingyun and Ji Yongyan. His only option was to retreat.
He fled for about a hundred kiloters before noticing Xiao Qingcang chasing him from a distance again.
This damn dog… he's got so nerve… Lin Tang frowned, recognizing the trouble he was in.
Xiao Qingcang, anwhile, was filled with a mixture of regret and sha-faced anger. He roared internally, That damn bastard bluffed ! I'll take his life while he's weak! Once I catch you, I'm going to flatten you into a at patty!
And so, with one fleeing and one chasing, they quickly left the city, passed through the suburbs, and entered the wilderness. Lin Tang's True Qi was dwindling rapidly; once it was depleted, he wouldn't be able to outrun his pursuer. Unfortunately, Xiao Qingcang's sense of sll was too keen. No matter how many detours Lin Tang took, he couldn't shake him off completely…
This is getting difficult!
「On the other side.」
Shen Youling's heart was a tangle of emotions. She was worried about her parents, saddened by Lin Tang's rebuke, and concerned about Lin Tang himself. She had no idea how his rescue mission was going. Could he have been killed already?
"Encai, do you think I was wrong too?" she asked, her voice choked with emotion.
"Well…" Lee Encai shook her head. The main problem was that Shen Youling didn't know the depths of Lin Tang's power and had underestimated him. If she knew he could defeat a Grandmaster with ease, she probably wouldn't have tried to stop him. But was Lin Tang wrong? Not really. It could only be said that it's difficult for an outsider to judge family matters.
At that mont, Shen Youling's phone rang. When she answered, a voice on the other end cried, "Youling, haven't you found that bastard Lin Tang yet? Your dad has gone into shock…"
"What? How could this happen? I'll be right there!" Shen Youling prepared to leave at once.
Lee Encai quickly stopped her. "Are you crazy? You're a defenseless woman. If you go over there, they'll tear you to pieces…"
"Then let die with my parents. I can't just do nothing," Shen Youling said stubbornly. "Lin Tang is willing to live and die with Miss Wei, and they aren't even blood-related. What I'm doing is nothing in comparison."
"Hey, wait!" Lee Encai sighed in resignation and had no choice but to follow.
She watched as Shen Youling found a wooden stick and headed straight for the company. Lee Encai had assud she ant to use it as a weapon. Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the scene, Shen Youling imdiately fell to her knees and raised the stick over her head.
"I am willing to take my parents' place and atone for their sins! You can beat to death, and I will have no regrets! I only beg you to let them go!"
"This…"
"Is Shen Youling really so filial?"
Even amidst their fury, the crowd was moved by her actions. They looked at one another, hesitating.
This is Vice President Xiao's adopted daughter… we can't actually beat her to death, can we? What if we incur his thunderous wrath…
"Hmph! So what if it's Vice President Xiao? My daughter is suffering from the side effects; her whole life might be ruined! For my daughter's sake, I'm willing to die if it ans taking Shen Youling down with !"
"I feel the sa way!"
"And !"
"Everyone, please calm down…"
"Shen Youling, I'm asking you, where is your husband, Lin Tang?"
"Don't tell you still haven't found him after all this ti?"
Shen Youling lowered her head in sha. "I've already contacted Lin Tang. He was about to co right away, but…"
"But what?"
"He has a friend who was being hunted down, so he went to rescue them first."
"What?"
"You can't be serious!"
"He'd rather save a friend than care about whether his own in-laws live or die?"
The crowd was stunned. Dong Mingfeng, who had been lying on the ground half-dead, erupted in a fury. "That bastard! That scum! Is he even human? He's an animal!"
Shen Xin also snapped his head up, cursing loudly. "I must have been blind to let my daughter marry him! Is there a more worthless son-in-law in the entire world?"
"Huh? Didn't your mother say your dad had gone into shock? Why does he sound so full of energy?" Lee Encai asked, puzzled.
Shen Youling: "..."
"Alright, you liar! Playing dead, were you?"
"Get him!"
A few hot-tempered n imdiately rushed forward and began punching and kicking. With their hands bound, Shen Xin and Dong Mingfeng could only struggle futilely, howling in misery.
"Stop it! Please, if you're going to hit soone, hit !" Shen Youling cried, throwing herself in their path.
"You really think we don't dare?"
"It's you we want to beat!"
While the n hesitated, so of the won showed no such restraint. They lunged forward, extending their long, manicured nails toward Shen Youling's face. You're the daughter of an unscrupulous rchant, so stop playing the innocent saint! Let's see how you look after I scratch up that pretty face of yours!
Faced with their attack, Shen Youling's face went pale. Powerless and not daring to resist, she could only shut her eyes in despair.
***
Xiao Qingcang was truly gifted, making him even more difficult to deal with than Grandmasters like Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng. Lin Tang had even tried using poison. After refining the Seven Emotions Pill, he had plenty of deadly toxins left over. He hastily concocted a colorless, odorless poison, but Xiao Qingcang sohow managed to sll it in advance and dodge it!
As the distance between them closed, Lin Tang's pace began to slow. A triumphant smile spread across Xiao Qingcang's face. He's finally at his limit! Now, let's see how I'm going to deal with him!
Lin Tang's eyelids drooped. "Do you really think I'm at the end of my rope? Fine then, I'll just have to… huh?"
In the past, even when gravely injured, he had dared to draw his sword against the deadly Hui Snake. Of course he possessed a core of ferocity. He was just about to engage Xiao Qingcang in a battle to the death—to see who would kill whom first!
But then, a flash of inspiration struck. He suddenly recalled that Xiao Qingcang and the others had stopped tracking him and headed to Jiangbei right around the ti he had entered the Yin Sha Evil Land. Did this an the baleful aura could block that dog-like nose of his from sensing him at a distance?
At this thought, Lin Tang found a renewed burst of energy and imdiately changed direction, continuing his flight.
Xiao Qingcang's expression darkened. Hmph, still trying to hold on? Let's see how long he can last!
He was dead set on killing Lin Tang, even if he had to chase him to the ends of the earth! He had a strong premonition that if he didn't kill this man today, not only would he never get another chance, but he would also certainly face retaliation that could even bring ruin upon his entire family.
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