Her past habits of thought ant it never even crossed Shen Youling's mind that Long Tianji would be playing a double act with Lin Tang, much less that he would help Lin Tang deceive and lie!
But at the mont of his breakdown, Mu Ping'an suddenly realized the possibility.
"You two must be in cahoots! That's why Long Tianji kept saving Shen Youling's life! Because you're in cahoots, Lin Tang can casually summon Long Tianji here! Because you're in cahoots, Lin Tang has been so brazen this entire ti… I'm such a fool, truly, I…"
Mu Ping'an wept bitterly, about to voice this string of thoughts aloud. But as soon as he got a few words out, Lin Tang's dharma body threw another punch, as swift and ferocious as a bolt of lightning.
BANG!!!
This ti, Mu Ping'an was blown apart, his very bones pulverized!
Lin Tang was about to destroy his soul when he noticed sothing. Eh? He found the space empty.
The boy's soul had been forcibly taken away by a mysterious presence a mont before!
Is it that so-called Demon Spirit Ancestor? Has Its gaze been fixed here all along?
Lin Tang's dharma body stood with his hands behind his back, looking up and defiantly regarding the sky.
Up in the sky, the white clouds had grown dense without anyone noticing. They grew thicker and thicker, rolling and churning until they turned black. A sudden downpour ca out of nowhere, confined only to the small area around Lin Tang and the others.
Amidst the curtain of rain, a vague, green-robed figure extended a hand that resembled a withered branch. As it opened its palm, Mu Ping'an's soul materialized above it. He was still crying and cursing, his expression full of resentnt and hatred for Lin Tang.
"Lin Tang, Long Tianji, you just wait! I will definitely be back!" His mouth tore open, gaping wide.
It seed as if he was in the sky, but in reality, he was in another dinsion, an unknown distance from this world. Therefore, his voice could not penetrate through at all.
Lin Tang paid no mind to his impotent roaring, his attention focused solely on the figure in green. After a mont of sensing it, he had a sudden realization. Isn't this the sa conniving old bastard that kept calling for my wife in her dreams, trying to get her to go to It?
Although It didn't speak and was only silently observing, Shen Youling sohow recognized It after looking up for a mont. If Xi nghan hadn't constantly stopped back then, I'm afraid I would have already been 'taken' away by It. I can't even imagine the consequences…
She shivered, feeling more than ever that beings like gods and demon spirits were truly terrifying. It was impossible to guard against them!
In the end, this Demon Spirit Ancestor still didn't utter a single word. It simply vanished into thin air after the rain stopped.
Lin Tang knew, however. That being has held a grudge against for a long ti. Once Its true body can descend, It will surely co for revenge! At just the Nascent Soul Stage, I'm certainly no match for It. Even soone at the Divinity Transformation realm might not be enough... That damned sense of urgency is rising again!
Still, he didn't regret blasting Mu Ping'an to death, even though the man had sworn an oath.
"Zhu Yingning, I'll leave you to take care of these corpses. I have to go."
Driven by this sense of urgency, Lin Tang was about to go into seclusion again, but Shen Youling grabbed him.
"You haven't even properly seen off the Dragon King yet, don't be so rude! Besides, what am I supposed to do if you just leave like this? You've caused such a disaster, wiping out the entire Execution Team. There will surely be more retaliation. How can a weak woman like withstand it?"
"You? A weak woman?" Lin Tang rolled his eyes. "Fine. But how can a cripple like withstand it?"
"You're crippled... yet you're still so arrogant?"
"Well, I heard your foster father got you into trouble and that you were about to suffer an undeserved catastrophe. So, I charged forth in a fit of rage for my beloved!"
"I told you to stop with the cheesy talk—"
Before she could finish, Lin Tang turned to his dharma body. "Dragon King, I just sent you a few spatial coordinates. In light of that, could you do another small favor? Protect Xiao Xuanye."
The dharma body said indifferently, "A trifle." With that, it shot up into the sky and disappeared.
Shen Youling watched him leave, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "I don't know why," she mused, "but I always feel that the Dragon King is quite harsh with others, yet he's always been pretty good to us… even though he has also berated into speechless embarrassnt before."
"You're just realizing that now?" Lin Tang said with a look of disbelief before adding matter-of-factly, "Of course, it's because your husband——is so outstanding that he's always held in high regard!"
"Pah!" Shen Youling gave him a disdainful look. "Stop flattering yourself. He's clearly more lenient because my appearance is more to his liking."
"Pfft, you might as well just co out and say you're pretty!"
"I am pretty."
As Zhu Yingning watched them interact, she felt they seed more and more like a married couple. Thinking back to when I first t them… not much ti has passed, has it? Have they really changed this much? At the sa ti, I'm also puzzled. What exactly is the relationship between Master and Long Tianji? Why are there so many similarities? I overlooked it before. After Lin Tang displayed the ability to fly, it wasn't long before Long Tianji—who had just beco a Heavenly King and shocked the world—was also revealed to have the ability to fly on his own. Furthermore, Mo Pinglan's entire face was disfigured, and Lin Tang originally couldn't heal it. Then, suddenly one day, he did. According to her, he forcefully scooped out the ruined flesh and rapidly grew new tissue in its place. Not long after that, Long Tianji saved Zhao Xinghe, who had been riddled with holes like a sieve. Didn't he use a similar thod? Even if Long Tianji isn't Lin Tang's master, they're very likely from the sa sect! A martial uncle? Or a senior brother? I wonder just how powerful his real master, the one called the Divine Diviner of Heavenly Secrets, must be?
Zhu Yingning's heart filled with longing. I need to latch on to this powerful connection even more tightly and find an easier way to beco stronger. At the sa ti, I need to raise my own status. Being a maid or a servant is just too undignified! At the very least, I should be sothing respectable, like Lin Tang's senior martial sister! That sounds more like it!
Lin Tang, however, was unaware of her thoughts. If he had known, he would have roared with laughter. My senior martial sister? You must be dreaming!
「In the Capital City」
Yan Qinghe and the others were still waiting for news. Even though they had personally witnessed the incarnation of the Lord of Gluttony being destroyed, and logically speaking, Lin Tang shouldn't have had any chance to turn the tables, they were still worried about a "what-if" scenario. They had even discussed over a dozen contingency plans for that very possibility.
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"Execution Team 007 has missed three scheduled check-ins. Per regulations, they can be considered wiped out!"
"Wiped out? Don't give 'can be considered'! Investigate imdiately and find out their true situation!"
"Yes, sir!"
So the 'what-if' really did happen? Is this Lin Tang so kind of cockroach? How can he be so hard to kill?
After a great deal of ti and effort, the investigation results were finally delivered. A single glance confird it: a complete wipeout. The reason was that Mu Ping'an had turned out to be a monster, and on top of that, Long Tianji had suddenly appeared on the scene…
"Why is it Long Tianji again?"
"Which side is our esteed State Preceptor really on?"
"I really can't figure out what he's thinking!"
"How about… we just ask him directly?"
"Old Yan, you've interacted with him the most and understand him better. You go ask him."
" again?!" Yan Qinghe was exasperated.
Recalling the bitter experience of being slapped in the face by Long Tianji, he sighed deeply. Just as he was steeling himself to make contact, Long Tianji took the initiative to send a ssage.
"You can award the National Guardian dal and make the State Preceptor, that's fine. But as State Preceptor, I can't be a commander without an army. Arrange a guard of honor for , say, a hundred thousand strong. I've already decided on a leader, too: Xiao Xuanye. Get it all arranged. If the pomp and circumstance aren't grand enough, I won't be showing up on the day."
"Ah, this..."
"A hundred thousand? Just for a guard of honor?"
"He cares that much about pomp and circumstance? And he specifically requested Xiao Xuanye?!"
"If that's the case, doesn't that an we can't touch Xiao Xuanye? We have to release him?"
Yan Qinghe and the others exchanged glances.
Later, after a more ticulous investigation, they finally understood why Long Tianji would stand by while Lin Tang dealt with the Execution Team, and why he then helped Lin Tang kill the monster, Huang Ling. It was because Lin Tang had contributed several precious spatial coordinates! Long Tianji's insistence on protecting Xiao Xuanye was also due to the coordinates!
"So the Dragon King highly values spatial coordinates?"
"If we can provide them, will he listen to our orders?"
"It's very likely!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Find the most suitable spatial coordinate data imdiately! It will be of great use at a critical mont!"
"The most imdiate issue is… do we continue to pursue Lin Tang?"
"This..."
"Sigh, the Dragon King just accepted a favor from him and helped him cause such a stir. If we act now, wouldn't we just be getting on the Dragon King's bad side?"
"Postpone it. Let's postpone it for now!"
They had to admit that Long Tianji had beco a towering mountain in their minds. Wherever he stood, he blocked their path. He was immovable. Absolutely immovable.
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