novelraw Chapter 536: To deal with him, both of you elders have to take action together?
Chapter 536: To deal with him, both of you elders have to take action together?
"It’s absolutely true! Fourth Uncle must have been careless. Otherwise, this would never have happened!" He Zhi immediately responded, adding, "Right, he must have advanced his realm not long ago. His cultivation is now at the Second Layer Heavens of the Holy Realm."
"The Second Layer Heavens of the Holy Realm... Fourth Brother’s death was so senseless!"
"Isn’t that the truth! To suffer such an unexpected defeat!"
"Where is that little beast now?"
The three elders spoke one after another. Some sighed, while others were brimming with killing intent.
"Um... he seems to have noticed and has retreated," He Zhi said nervously.
"What are you good for?!"
"You’re a family head, yet you can’t even handle a small matter like this?!"
"In my opinion, why bother with all this trouble? I’ll go find him now and kill him with a single slap!" the most hot-tempered elder declared, about to rush out.
"Third Brother, don’t be impulsive!"
"This matter concerns the honor of our entire clan! We absolutely must not give anyone cause for scandal!" As the other two restrained him, they both glared at He Zhi, their eyes filled with anger.
This guy has really outdone himself! He even gambled away the clan’s honor!
"Uh, I’ll go check on him. I’ll bring him over right away." After saying this, He Zhi bolted.
Even though he was the family head and a man of his age, the other three elders outranked him in both strength and seniority. Furthermore, he was clearly in the wrong. What else could he do but try to atone for his mistake?
However, after leaving, He Zhi didn’t rush to find Ning Xuan. In fact, he was hoping Ning Xuan would take an hour or so to recover, as the clan’s Secret Vault hadn’t been fully moved yet.
But Ning Xuan disappointed him.
Before He Zhi could even find him, he saw Ning Xuan approaching from a distance, in a great hurry.
"Let’s go, I think it’s about time!" Ning Xuan urged from afar.
"Uh, Young Master Ning, are you sure you’ve recovered?" He Zhi had to stall for time again.
Ning Xuan shook his head. "Not quite, but I won’t feel at ease until I see my Secret Vault." Before He Zhi could speak, he quickly added, "Right, you’re seriously injured too. Why don’t you just tell me the location, and I’ll go by myself?"
"Absolutely not! I have to go with you," He Zhi refused without a second thought.
What a joke. The whole reason I deliberately took that sword strike was to clear my name. If I don’t follow him the whole way, that gives me an opportunity to commit the crime myself. Ning Xuan’s problem might be solved, but it would give Jiang Ding the perfect excuse to come after me. I won’t let that happen.
"This is just a minor injury! Don’t you doubt me. If we run into danger again, I guarantee I’ll react faster than you!" He Zhi’s voice rose several notches.
"I’ve got to say, Elder He is really loyal!"
"Indeed, people like him are rare."
"I admit I was a bit prejudiced against him before, but now I see I was wrong."
He Zhi’s performance had won the approval of the six people accompanying them. Ning Xuan also looked deeply moved and clapped He Zhi on the shoulder.
He Zhi immediately let out a pained cry.
"Sorry, sorry! I forgot you were injured," Ning Xuan quickly apologized.
"It’s... nothing!" He Zhi ground out, each word deliberate.
This damn bastard definitely did it on purpose!
He Zhi wanted to tear Ning Xuan to pieces, but on the surface, he still had to force a placating smile.
So, he secretly sent a voice transmission to an area up ahead. "Third Uncle, Third Uncle, are you there?"
Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle were the closest, and he’s also the most hot-tempered. The one lying in ambush up ahead has to be Third Uncle.
Sure enough, He Zhi immediately received a reply. "Why are you wasting your breath on him? Hurry up and bring him... over..."
He Zhi keenly sensed that something was wrong with his Third Uncle’s voice.
Just then, the people around him started talking.
"Huh, where’s Ning Xuan?"
"Yeah, where did he go?"
"He was right here a second ago! How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Hearing their words, He Zhi’s body went stiff.
He could already sense Ning Xuan’s aura! It wasn’t beside him, but in the very area he had just sent his voice transmission to! If he wasn’t mistaken, his Third Uncle had also been eliminated by Ning Xuan!
His mind went blank, and his expression grew dazed.
"Elder He? Elder He, what’s wrong?" a voice asked, pulling him back to reality. He looked over and saw a man from the Domain Lord’s Mansion looking at him with concern. Everyone else was gone.
He Zhi instinctively asked, "Where are they?"
"They went up ahead. Young Master Ning just called out from over there."
The man had barely finished speaking when a series of exclamations came from the front.
"Holy crap, Young Master Ning, you killed another expert?!"
"And it was a one-hit kill!"
"This is insane!"
"Young Master Ning, how did you know he was hiding here?!"
"Hey, this guy looks a lot like the one from before."
The last shred of hope in He Zhi’s heart vanished. His vision went dark, and his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, refusing to move.
The man beside him, thinking He Zhi was worried Ning Xuan would blame him, immediately tried to console him. "Don’t worry, Elder He. Young Master Ning is fine, see? He definitely won’t blame you."
I ought to kick you. You damn fool, if you don’t know how to talk, then just shut the hell up!
But the man’s babbling did manage to snap He Zhi fully back to his senses. Taking a deep breath, he rushed to Ning Xuan’s side as fast as he could.
When he saw his Third Uncle’s body, killed in the exact same manner as his Fourth Uncle, He Zhi almost lost his composure.
This definitely wasn’t a display of Ning Xuan’s strength. This was clear proof that Third Uncle underestimated him! If he hadn’t been so careless, how could Ning Xuan have succeeded so easily?!
He Zhi knew he had to report this to the other two elders immediately.
"Are you alright?" he asked Ning Xuan, while simultaneously sending a voice transmission deeper into their territory. Having learned his lesson, his first words were a warning: "You two must be extremely careful!"
Almost instantly, two replies came back, both asking what had happened. He Zhi explained everything in detail, which was met with silence.
A moment later, a voice sounded in his ear. "We’ve decided to attack together. You might have to endure some hardship."
"What? To deal with him, the two of you are going to attack together?" He Zhi’s first thought was that he had misheard.
"If the first time was an accident, his success a second time is a testament to his absolute strength!" the first elder replied.
"We don’t know how he does it, but this young man is clearly beyond our understanding!" the second added.
He Zhi’s expression grew taut. Looking at Ning Xuan, he still found it hard to accept. Ning Xuan’s cultivation was truly only at the Second Layer Heavens of the Holy Realm. At that level, no matter how powerful someone was, how powerful could they possibly be?