Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

As they appeared, killing intent flared in Yin Ye’s and Sun Shijin’s eyes.

Cheng Yunsu subconsciously squeezed Lu Chao’s hand. ’Does his spot-on analysis mean... it really was the Saint Bone Zheng Family?’

Ignoring everyone’s glares, Zheng Zhuhai let out a sinister laugh. ”Yin Ye, our Vice Dean Zheng wanted me to inform you that he’s had a wonderful time in your Jizhou City. For his next stop, he plans to continue the fun in Saint Su City.”

Saint Su City was the home of the Saint Bone Su Family, located between Jizhou City and the Dragon Flame Royal Capital.

Zheng Zhuhai’s meaning was obvious: it was Zheng Liyuan who had entered the Jilong Marquis’s Mansion and taken Cheng Chuming.

And of course, Yin Ye had to be told. Otherwise, it would be no fun at all.

He wanted Yin Ye to understand perfectly: ’I walked right into your Jilong Marquis’s Mansion and took your man.’

Just as expected, Yin Ye’s fists clenched tightly.

The intelligence he had received was...

...a masked man had suddenly stormed his Jilong Marquis’s Mansion, injured many of his men, and then swaggered off with Cheng Chuming.

This was, without a doubt, a vicious slap across his face.

But Yin Ye quickly calmed himself and asked in a low voice, ”Saint Su City? What does Zheng Liyuan want to do?”

Zheng Zhuhai laughed again...

”To attend the Saint Bone Su Family’s Saint Bone Ceremony, of course. If no one from the Su Family awakens a Saint Bone, we’ll naturally have a good laugh. If someone does awaken one... well, we’ll see then.”

He didn’t specify what the Saint Bone Zheng Family planned to do, only hinting at it.

Both Saint Bone Families were in the Dragon Flame Kingdom, and they were sworn enemies. Now that the Su Family was weak and the Zheng Family was strong, it was only natural for the latter to crush the former.

This matter was of great importance to the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

”As for you, Fake Lu Chao, and your father-in-law...”

”You should thank our Vice Dean Zheng for taking him to the Saint Bone Ceremony. Who knows, maybe he’ll even awaken a Saint Bone.”

”Hahaha...”

At this, Zheng Zhuhai roared with laughter. He had already received word.

Lu Chao’s father-in-law was well past his prime and still only in the Postnatal Realm. With such trash talent, it was impossible for him to awaken a Saint Bone.

As for Lu Chao’s wife...

It was equally impossible. With such a trash father, how strong could the daughter’s Destiny Bone Talent be?

At that moment, Cheng Yunsu couldn’t help but step forward and ask, ”What do you want?”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhuhai’s face suddenly twisted...

”An excellent question...”

”At the Saint Bone Su Family’s home, I want a true life-or-death battle with you, the Fake Lu Chao.”

”If you dare refuse, the Fake Lu Chao’s father-in-law... dies!”

Hearing this, the color drained from Sun Shijin’s face.

With the competition for the Beast Flame Outer Courtyard spots imminent, they would normally never allow Lu Chao to participate in any life-or-death battle, or even any challenge at all. So the Celestial King Academy was using Lu Chao’s father-in-law to force his hand.

At this thought, Sun Shijin couldn’t help but roar, ”Saint Bone Zheng Family! You’re a dignified Saint Bone Clan! Have you no shame?”

As soon as he finished, Zheng Zhuhai sneered relentlessly...

”Of course I want my face back. You dared to force me to kneel in public.”

”I must reclaim that honor. When the time comes, I’ll make the Fake Lu Chao kneel and kowtow to me. I also want his wife, in her capacity as a child of the Saint Bone Su Family, to kneel and kowtow to me.”

”If you dare refuse the challenge, I’ll have Vice Dean Zheng send you an arm right now.”

This meant, of course, that if Lu Chao didn’t accept the challenge, they would first send Cheng Chuming’s arm...

After all, Lu Chao was only a son-in-law. They weren’t sure if he would simply abandon his father-in-law to his fate.

They had no idea how deep the bond between Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu was, so they resorted to forcing this battle.

Making Lu Chao kneel and kowtow was to regain the face they lost at Dragon Flame Academy.

Making Cheng Yunsu kneel as a child of the Saint Bone Su Family was a slap in the face to the Saint Bone Su Family itself.

At this moment, Lu Chao stepped forward without hesitation. His tone was cold as he said, ”I, of course, accept the challenge.”

As his voice fell, Sun Shijin’s face flushed red, but he ultimately couldn’t bring himself to stop him.

The man’s father-in-law was in the hands of the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

”But when the time comes, I must see my father-in-law unharmed before I will fight,” Lu Chao added with a sharp command.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhuhai gave a faint smile. ”Relax. I still care about my reputation. We wouldn’t deign to harm a piece of trash like your father-in-law.”

With that, he waved to the group of Celestial King Students behind him, preparing to leave.

But he seemed worried about something, and his gaze immediately shifted to the furious Yin Ye.

”Yin Ye, you’d better not try anything funny with me, or the Fake Lu Chao’s father-in-law will die a miserable death... Hahaha!”

”If you dare touch me, the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect won’t be as lucky as they were just now.”

”We will kill them all, no matter the cost!”

His booming laughter shot to the sky as Zheng Zhuhai led all the Celestial King Students away, every one of them roaring with laughter.

On the street before the City Guard Mansion, only the sound of clenching fists remained.

The expression on Lu Chao’s face had turned utterly cold, a calm that seemed to be brewing a storm.

He looked at Yin Ye and asked, ”Marquis, if Patriarch Zheng isn’t around, do you think you could break into the Saint Bone Zheng Family’s estate or the Celestial King Academy and kidnap the talented student they care about most?”

His voice was just as calm, yet the question he asked was utterly shocking.

”As they say, it’s only proper to return the favor. Zheng Liyuan took advantage of your absence to break into the Marquis’s Mansion and capture someone. Shouldn’t you retaliate?”

”And while you’re at it, kidnap someone to guarantee my father-in-law’s absolute safety.”

Upon hearing Lu Chao’s words, Yin Ye’s expression showed a flicker of surprise, and he slowly fell into deep thought.

After a few breaths, he looked up and said, ”It would be very difficult. I’d need to find a friend to help, but he might not be willing to act.”

Sun Shijin quickly asked, ”Who?”

”From the Hundred Flames Trading Company. The Bone-Breaking Madman, Witch Ying,” Yin Ye replied swiftly.

Sun Shijin was instantly astonished. ”But he’s a total swindler! He only cares about money, not people. I approached him once, and he demanded a rare treasure. He even said if I couldn’t provide that, he’d take our Demon Dragon Divine Bone. As if I’d give him that crap!”

Hearing this, Yin Ye lowered his head...

He was contemplating whether to act. If he did, what could he possibly offer Witch Ying? ...Just as Lu Chao had said, he absolutely could not let the matter of Zheng Liyuan storming his Marquis’s Mansion and seizing his man go.

And then there was the matter of Fan Jinhua and the others nearly being killed. If he did nothing, people would really think he was a pushover.

Lu Chao suddenly spoke up, ”Hundred Flames Trading Company? He only recognizes money, not people? That makes things simple... I’ll provide the payment.”

Everyone was stunned. He was a newcomer here. What could he possibly offer that would tempt Witch Ying?

”Master Fan, didn’t Marshal Fan mention last time that three years ago, he obtained a set of the Shadow Form Hundred Marvels Fist—one of the Great Wu Empire’s top ten Martial Techniques—from the hands of Great Wu Lu Chao? I’m thinking of using that to hire Witch Ying.”

As Lu Chao spoke, Fan Jinhua was dumbfounded.

Only then did he remember—Lu Chao was the real Great Wu Lu Chao.

He definitely had rare Martial Techniques from the Great Wu Empire in his possession; he just couldn’t use them carelessly at the moment.

Thinking of this, Fan Jinhua nodded quickly. ”Alright. We’ll use the Shadow Form Hundred Marvels Fist to hire Witch Ying.”