"Hahaha, look! Isn't that Young Master Lin? Why is he... why is he rolling on the ground like a turtle?"
"Holy crap, it really is Young Master Lin. What kind of ga is he playing?"
Many people on the street saw Young Master Lin's pathetic state and began to mock and ridicule him.
Young Master Lin's face alternated between green and white. He shot a venomous glare toward the West Wind Tower before fleeing in disgrace.
The Four Great Vajras, their faces ashen, also followed Young Master Lin in a pathetic retreat.
The five of them didn't stop until they had run a long way.
One of the Four Great Vajras said angrily, "Young Master Lin, we absolutely can't let this slide! Son of a bitch, when have we brothers ever been humiliated like this?"
"That's right, Young Master Lin! We have to get our revenge!"
"But that kid is too strong. The Four Great Vajras were all taken down by a single slap from him..."
"I'm afraid his strength is at the level of an Earth Soul Realm master!"
Listening to their back-and-forth, Young Master Lin's eyes darted about before a vicious, cold smile appeared on his face. "So what if he's in the Earth Soul Realm? My uncle happens to be at the family estate today, and he dotes on the most. Later, you'll all co back with and say that kid was arrogant and domineering, using his great strength to bully us."
"Damn it! He dared to make roll out in public! If I don't destroy him, my surna isn't Lin!"
Young Master Lin's features were twisted, making him look exceptionally monstrous.
One of the Four Great Vajras' eyes darted, and he suddenly said, "Young Master Lin, that arrogant kid certainly deserves to die. But if it weren't for that little beggar today, we wouldn't have provoked that guy..."
"That little beggar? Damn it, of course we can't let him go. But he's with that freak. We have no chance to make a move..." Young Master Lin said, frustrated.
The man grinned. "We can't get to the little beggar, but can't we deal with that old beggar of his? Hehehe, I've heard that even though that broad isn't in good health and lives in a ruined temple, her looks and figure are truly top-notch..."
"Hehehehe..."
A wave of lewd, depraved laughter echoed from the corner.
...
"Little Feng, you said your mother has a fever? And her face is pale?" Hong Yu asked.
Little Feng nodded. "Starting three days ago, Mother's body has been burning up like a furnace. And she's often delirious. I was taking care of her at ho, but she hasn't eaten in three days, so... so I ca out to find so food."
At the ntion of his mother, Little Feng's pace couldn't help but quicken slightly.
Hong Yu nodded. "Don't worry, Little Feng. Your mother has probably just caught a bad cold. Big Brother has so dicine that can cure her!"
"Okay, thank you, Big Brother!"
Little Feng grinned.
Looking at Little Feng's innocent smile, Hong Yu was montarily stunned...
In a daze, he seed to see a familiar shadow in Little Feng.
Hong Yu couldn't help but frown.
Little Feng's ho was a ruined temple two or three li outside the city. The two of them left Xifeng City.
They hadn't gone far when they suddenly saw passersby running over in a hurry. As they ran, they could be heard discussing, "Quick, get soone to the ruined temple outside the city! It's on fire!"
"Hasn't that temple been abandoned for a long ti? If it burns, it burns!"
"No, a beggar mother and son ca a while ago, and they've been living in the temple. I just saw from a distance that the beggar woman is still inside..."
"Then we have to find people to put out the fire, quickly!"
*THUD!*
Little Feng, who just a mont ago wore an innocent and peaceful smile, let his hands go limp. He stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning. The food box fell to the ground, its contents spilling everywhere. The sauces seeped out, soaking the dry road beneath his feet.
"Mama? No, Mama..."
Little Feng suddenly broke into a frantic sprint, running wildly toward the ruined temple.
His shoes were already torn open. In his haste, he kicked a rock, and the nail on his big toe was bent back, blood streaming out to stain his entire sole. But Little Feng just scrambled back up and kept running. He ran, he fell, and when he fell, he got back up again.
Watching the boy's frail figure, Hong Yu felt a tightness in his chest and sighed softly. "Little Feng, Big Brother will take you there!"
Hong Yu swept Little Feng into his arms, activated Wandering Dragon, and shot forward in a mad dash.
The scenery on both sides flew backward at high speed.
Hong Yu's speed was incredible.
But Little Feng had no mind to linger on or appreciate it, his face a mask of anxiety and panic...
A few li was nothing to Hong Yu.
A minute or two later, he arrived near the ruined temple. Ahead, waves of fire were indeed raging, having almost engulfed the entire structure.
By now, many people had gathered outside the temple. However, the temple had long been abandoned, and there was no water source nearby. The crowd could only watch helplessly as the fire spread. "Sigh, that old beggar woman is really in there."
"I just saw her. She's definitely inside. If no one goes to save her, she's really going to burn to death."
Little Feng's whole body trembled, and his face turned deathly pale.
Two streams of clear tears flowed down his cheeks. He struggled out of Hong Yu's arms and rushed toward the blazing temple. "Mother... no, Mama... co out, Mama... Uncles, sirs, I'm begging you, please save my mother... I'm begging you, she's the only family I have... Please..."
Little Feng knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Each ti, his head hit the ground with a *THUD*, and his forehead was already a bloody ss.
So felt sympathy, others pity, but no one stepped forward to help.
The fire was raging so fiercely. Whoever went in would be courting death!
No fool would do sothing that hard themselves to benefit others.
Hong Yu sighed softly. In a flash, he charged into the burning sea of fire.
The mont he entered the inferno, a layer of golden Flowing Light enveloped Hong Yu's body—it was the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique. The burning flas only felt slightly warm to him; he felt nothing else. Hong Yu barged straight through the sea of fire and finally found the unconscious woman inside the dilapidated Great Hero Hall.
The woman was in her early thirties. Although she was dressed simply, her clothes were quite clean and tidy.
Her pale face was extrely delicate, and she exuded an invisible air of grace and nobility.
'Found her!'
Hong Yu took a step forward, but as he was about to lift her, his expression faltered.
He noticed several purplish-blue finger marks on Little Feng's Mother's neck. There were also traces of blood under her fingernails. She had clearly struggled with soone and been choked unconscious!
'What's this?'
Hong Yu's gaze flickered. He spotted a piece of a cyan jade pendant in a pile of weeds.
With a flick of his palm, Hong Yu sucked the jade pendant into his hand. He frowned, noticing the fire was growing larger. Without further hesitation, he carried Little Feng's mother and rushed out of the burning temple. Just as Hong Yu erged with her, the temple behind them finally collapsed with a series of *RUMBLES*, consud by the sea of fire.
"Mama!"
Little Feng, his tears turning to a smile of relief, rushed over.
Hong Yu took a Rejuvenation Pill from his robes, crushed it, and placed it in Little Feng's Mother's mouth. He poured in so water from his flask, and only then did her faint breathing beco a little more stable.
"Big Brother, my mother, she..." Little Feng looked at Hong Yu anxiously.
Hong Yu smiled and ruffled his hair. "Just let her rest for a while!"
"Big Brother, thank you!"
Little Feng kowtowed heavily, looking at Hong Yu with imnse gratitude.
Hong Yu smiled and patted his shoulder, giving him a Rejuvenation Pill. "Eat this. If your mother wakes up and sees a wound like that on your forehead, she'll be heartbroken!"
"Mm!"
Little Feng swallowed the Rejuvenation Pill.
It dissolved the mont it entered his mouth. A warm current circulated through him, and the wound on his forehead healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The few onlookers to the side couldn't help but gasp in amazent.
"This fire started so strangely! A perfectly fine temple, and it just went up in flas."
"Tell about it!"
A few people were discussing it.
Hong Yu frowned. He suddenly rembered the jade pendant he'd found in the fire and the marks on Little Feng's Mother's neck. He was just about to speak when he heard the sound of horse hooves.
"Make way, make way! Commander Lin of the City Guard Army has arrived! All irrelevant personnel, clear the way imdiately!" a high-pitched voice suddenly shouted.
A troop of two or three hundred powerful mbers of the City Guard Army, clad in gleaming silver Battle Armor, galloped over on horseback.
The man in the lead rode a tall horse, his face stern and imposing. He was arrogant and haughty, his nostrils practically pointed at the sky, carrying himself with an air of extre self-importance. He rode all the way over without even glancing at Hong Yu and the others, instead looking sideways toward the people behind him.
Young Master Lin and the Four Great Vajras erged from his side.
This Commander Lin said coolly, "You just said you saw soone commit arson, burning the temple and treating human life as worthless. Now, is the culprit present?"
Young Master Lin frantically gestured with his eyes at one of the n behind him.
One of the Four Great Vajras stepped forward. "Reporting to Commander Lin, I recognize the culprit. He's right here. It's him!"
Another one also said, "That's right, I saw it too! He was the one who set the fire!"
"Commander Lin, not only did this guy commit arson and murder, but I also discovered that he was trying to defile the female beggar in the temple. He's utterly depraved! We ask that you, Commander, punish such a depraved scoundrel!"
The Four Great Vajras shouted in unison.
Only then did Commander Lin snort coldly and turn to Hong Yu. "Audacious villain! In broad daylight, you dare to commit such a heinous cri! You... you... uh..." Commander Lin was about to deliver a grand, heroic speech, but when he got a clear look at Hong Yu's face, he trembled all over. He repeated "you" for a long ti, but nothing else followed.
Young Master Lin was taken aback. "Uncle, Uncle..."
After urging him several tis, he found Commander Lin just staring blankly with no reaction. Annoyed, he decided to step forward himself. With his hands on his hips, he glared at Hong Yu. "Audacious villain! You dare to commit an act that angers both gods and n, an act unforgivable by the laws of the Kingdom! Today, this young master has brought the Xifeng City Guard Army here. We will definitely apprehend you and punish you according to the law of the Kingdom!"
As he spoke, Young Master Lin ordered the Four Great Vajras to advance on Hong Yu, carrying steel cables.
*CLANG CLANG CLANG!*
The chains clinked against each other. The faces of the Four Great Vajras were filled with vicious sneers and the thrill of revenge.
"Hehehe, aren't you so strong? Go on, resist!"
"Damn it! If you dare to resist, you'll be resisting the City Guard Army, which is the sa as opposing the Kingdom! You're dead!"
"Hehe, you've offended Young Master Lin. Dying a hundred tis won't be enough for you!"
The Four Great Vajras swung the chains in their hands, about to capture Hong Yu.
Hong Yu, who had been looking down the whole ti, suddenly raised his head. A flash of irritation crossed his eyes, and just as he was about to speak, his gaze abruptly sharpened. He noticed several scratch marks on the neck of one of the Four Great Vajras, which matched the marks under Little Feng's Mother's fingernails. Then he looked at Young Master Lin and saw the other half of the jade pendant at his waist.
It was a perfect match for the piece he had found in the weeds.
"So it was you?"
Hong Yu exploded with rage. In a flash, he seized the necks of Young Master Lin and the other man, lifting them high into the air.
Young Master Lin shrieked in terror, "You... you dare to resist the City Guard Army? You... you're courting death! My uncle won't let you go!"
"Your uncle?"
Hong Yu frowned and looked at Commander Lin.
The mont Commander Lin t Hong Yu's gaze, he let out a cry and fell off his horse. He scrambled over, practically wetting himself, and slapped Young Master Lin across the head. Under the dumbfounded stares of the crowd, he roared...
"You little bastard! You're the one who's courting death!"
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