Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

And so...

Marquis Longyin and Dongfang Ren stood silently on the wall of the old estate, like demons in the dark, staring at Zheng Liyuan’s back in the distance.

They awaited Lu Chao’s move.

「In the forest...」

Lu Chao was like a predator in the night, silently darting toward the source of Jiang Yu’s voice.

He soon saw Jiang Yu, surrounded by four people.

One was a Transformation Realm tutor from Celestial King Academy, and the other three were Innate Realm Celestial King Students.

Lu Chao’s voice was chillingly terrifying. ”Kill...”

At that moment, the four from Celestial King Academy in the forest were completely unaware that death was approaching...

The Celestial King Tutor was still speaking to Jiang Yu. ”Jiang Yu, our patience is limited. I’ll count to three... If you still don’t agree, the next thing you hear won’t be your grandfather’s muffled cries, but his death scream.”

With that, the Celestial King Tutor began his countdown. ”Three...”

Jiang Yu shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face. She gritted her teeth, at a complete loss.

’Grandfather warned me never to betray Dragon Flame Academy, no matter what. But now he’s about to die, about to be killed... what should I do?’

「At the gate of the old estate...」 Zheng Liyuan spoke quietly to Dean Jiang...

”When my men finish their countdown, if your granddaughter still hasn’t agreed and you haven’t nodded, they will kill her on the spot.”

Zheng Liyuan had his hand clamped tightly over Dean Jiang’s mouth. His True Qi was completely suppressed, making it impossible for him to struggle.

His eyes were bloodshot to the extreme...

「In the forest...」

”Two...”

The Celestial King Tutor’s countdown continued. But in the next instant, his tone changed abruptly. ”Who’s there?”

At these words, Zheng Liyuan froze. Even the frantic Dean Jiang paused in his struggle.

Before they could react... AH!

A scream tore through the night from within the forest, followed by a chilling voice. ”The one who’s here to take your life.”

In the forest, the despairing Jiang Yu saw a dark figure appear behind the Celestial King Tutor. A sword burst through the tutor’s back, piercing straight through his heart.

As the Celestial King Tutor let out a piercing scream and the dark figure spoke, Jiang Yu cried out in delighted surprise, ”Senior Brother Lu Chao!”

Hearing this, the three Celestial King Students shrieked, ”The Fake Lu Chao...”

”Die.”

Lu Chao’s cold voice rang out again. He pulled his sword from the Celestial King Tutor’s heart and flashed toward the three students.

Three bloody glints of sword light flashed fiercely in the forest, accompanied by three screams.

In front of the old estate, Zheng Liyuan couldn’t help but roar toward the forest, ”Fake Lu Chao, it’s you again! You dare kill my men?”

WHOOSH...

Lu Chao’s figure swept out of the forest. He looked at Zheng Liyuan and Dean Jiang, taking one step forward after another. Then, Lu Chao pointed to the sky and replied, ”I killed your men. What can you do about it?”

As soon as he finished speaking, an Order Enforcement Team Member’s voice called out from the distant sky, ”There’s something going on over there! Let’s go check it out.”

Zheng Liyuan’s expression changed drastically. He knew it would be a huge problem if Marquis Longyin and the Order Enforcement Team Members saw the current scene.

Don’t forget, he still had Dean Jiang in his grasp.

He was the one who had made a move against the Jiang Family’s grandfather and granddaughter first. Lu Chao’s actions were justifiable.

Staring intently at Lu Chao, Zheng Liyuan’s eyes twitched frantically for a moment before he immediately threw Dean Jiang aside and turned to flee.

He intended to run toward the back of the old estate. He added with a sinister tone, ”Fake Lu Chao, I’ll be back soon! And when I am, I’ll point you out on the spot for killing people from my Celestial King Academy, hehehe...”

By leaving and coming back, he could flip the script and pin the blame on Lu Chao and Dean Jiang.

’Besides, no one around here saw what I just did...’

But the moment he finished speaking and turned around, he was utterly dumbfounded.

There, on the wall of the old estate, stood two figures: Marquis Longyin and Dongfang Ren.

’So much for no one seeing this!’

Before Zheng Liyuan could react, Marquis Longyin’s grim voice boomed...

”Zheng Liyuan, as the Vice Dean of the Beast Flame Celestial King Institute, you secretly attacked the Dean and a student of Dragon Flame Academy. Your crime is unforgivable.”

With that, he leaped from the wall and charged toward Zheng Liyuan...

The hair on the latter’s body stood on end, but his cultivation realm was, of course, much higher than Marquis Longyin’s. He only hesitated because of Dongfang Ren. Therefore, Zheng Liyuan spun around abruptly and lunged directly at Lu Chao behind him.

He snarled, ”Marquis Longyin, if you dare to touch me, you’ll have to watch the Fake Lu Chao die first!”

As he spoke, Zheng Liyuan was already closing in on Lu Chao.

But suddenly... HUM!

A terrifying beam of sword light descended from the sky, slamming directly onto Zheng Liyuan’s head.

It smashed him to the ground right in front of Lu Chao. It was, of course, Dongfang Ren who had acted, felling Zheng Liyuan with a single sword strike.

But Zheng Liyuan was, after all, an Elder of the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

He bit his tongue hard, then suddenly twisted and shot off into the dark forest, spitting mouthfuls of blood.

His speed was immense; he was practically burning his Heavenly Destiny Bone to fuel his mad dash.

But Dongfang Ren’s speed was even greater. He landed on a large tree directly in front of Zheng Liyuan, forcing him to a screeching halt.

He immediately spun again, trying to flee in another direction, but Marquis Longyin had already blocked his escape route.

”Bastard...”

Zheng Liyuan twisted back once more, madly dashing toward the old estate.

But suddenly... BANG!

A heavy fist suddenly appeared before Zheng Liyuan’s eyes. WAH! It viciously knocked him back several steps.

It was Dean Jiang, who had blocked his path at some point.

Because Zheng Liyuan had just been wounded by Dongfang Ren, Dean Jiang was now strong enough to knock him back.

At once, Zheng Liyuan couldn’t help but roar, ”You bastard Jiang, you dare hit me?”

Dean Jiang didn’t reply, his gaze filled only with killing intent, his face contorted with rage.

This made Zheng Liyuan retreat uncontrollably, but behind him were Dongfang Ren and Marquis Longyin, striding toward him from two different directions.

His mouth twitched uncontrollably. Zheng Liyuan stood rooted to the spot, completely at a loss...

’I can’t escape. I really can’t escape!’

Finally, Zheng Liyuan’s hoarse voice rang out frantically. ”If you dare to kill me, Zeng Quan will completely drop all pretense! My Saint Bone Zheng Family will also launch the most insane retaliation! At least a few people from Dragon Flame Academy will die!”

At this, Marquis Longyin halted, his brow furrowed deeply.

Killing Zheng Liyuan right here would indeed throw the situation into chaos. It was very likely they would lose control, and the first people Zeng Quan would target would undoubtedly be everyone from Dragon Flame Academy.

The Saint Bone Zheng Family would also retaliate with all their might. At least a few people from Dragon Flame Academy would die.

But not killing Zheng Liyuan would be far too unsatisfying.

Just then, Lu Chao’s voice sounded quietly from the forest...

”I can spare your life, but you won’t escape unscathed.”

”Taking both your knees as interest shouldn’t be too much, right? Zeng Quan probably won’t drop all pretense over that, will he?”

As his voice fell, Zheng Liyuan’s expression changed drastically.

”Brother Dongfang, help me hold Zheng Liyuan down.”

”Dean Jiang...”

”Your youngest son was once shot in the knee, making it difficult for him to progress on the Martial Dao. Now, let Zheng Liyuan repay that debt twofold.”