CHAPTER 187: CHAPTER 139: I HATE YOU

At the same time, amidst the originally pitch-black night sky, a blaze shot straight up to the heavens, stirring the essence qi from all directions, turning the night sky within a hundred-mile radius into a crimson red, accompanied by the relentless sounds of dragons roaring and tigers growling.

The disciples of Yun Cang, who already couldn’t sleep through the night, were almost all alarmed.

By dawn, the Lord of Youdu would arrive, and no one knew what direction the sect would take or what kind of fate awaited them, so most people were unable to sleep and stayed awake through the night.

This sudden outburst of anomalies made many think it was an invasion by foreign enemies, startling them and causing them to rush out with drawn weapons.

However, when everyone pinpointed the source of the anomaly, they found that it was precisely at Lu Chengfeng’s residence.

Several first seats were also worried that something had happened to Lu Chengfeng, so they summoned a dozen of his concubines to question them.

The news they received, however, made everyone’s expression somewhat peculiar.

Lu Chengfeng had become entangled with his master, Zhu Yuxian, the two of them alone in the room making a commotion.

The face of Elder Withered Bamboo turned somewhat dark. Originally, he had thought Lu Chengfeng was an extraordinary talent, deeply strategic; though he didn’t say much outwardly, he did consider this boy to be the savior of Yun Cang’s resurgence in his heart.

But his recent behavior was simply too shocking.

Being fond of widows could be overlooked, perhaps discussed a little in private, but it had nothing to do with personal virtue. Those women were widows, they had no husbands, and if they wished to marry Lu Chengfeng, it was nobody’s place to comment.

It was at most an eccentricity of youth, quite lustful and nothing more.

But getting involved with his master was indeed troubling, as rumors among the sect disciples about this could become rampant, and in the Martial World, who knows how many scandalous tales would be fabricated.

The more Elder Withered Bamboo thought, the more annoyed he became, raising his true qi to his chest and shouting angrily, "Everyone retreat, mind your own business, do not approach."

The surrounding elders and disciples, seeing Elder Withered Bamboo, who was normally taciturn and seldom angry, so furious, were startled and quickly retreated.

Elder Withered Bamboo originally wanted to assign someone to guard here but was afraid to let anyone see the unseemly image of their master and disciple, so he could only instruct Du Hongyue to stay, and tell everyone else to leave.

"Elder Du, as soon as Lu Chengfeng comes out, notify me immediately and have him come see me; I have words for him."

Elder Withered Bamboo felt stifled and powerless because in a few hours, the Lord of Youdu would arrive, yet Young Sect Leader of his sect was making trouble at such a crucial moment. He felt utterly exhausted, more than ever before.

"Not a single thing goes smoothly..."

"For Zhu Yuxian, such a proud and aloof person, to act so recklessly with that wretch!"

He was still unaware of the Red Dragon’s rebirth; he only thought Lu Chengfeng, empowered by being the hope of the sect, and wielding the Dragon-Binding Rope alone, finally exposed his nature—greedy, lustful, presumptuous, and arrogant.

"Sigh..."

Elder Withered Bamboo let out a long sigh, glanced at that room, and turned away, having no interest in even inquiring about the anomaly he had noticed.

This kind of anomaly, at most, was due to the condensation of law intent talisman. Under ordinary circumstances, he would certainly keep delving into it because it signified the strength of a Half-Step Celestial Human. Whether Lu Chengfeng or Zhu Yuxian, if either grasped a new law intent, their strength would definitely leap significantly.

Yet upon learning of their indecent affair, he was truly enraged to the point of confusion, having no inclination to concern himself about law intent talismans.

...

Though Elder Withered Bamboo had driven away all the elders and disciples, the matter of Lu Chengfeng and Zhu Yuxian’s indecency in the room nonetheless spread out quickly.

Everyone was already facing life-and-death peril, and in this last night before dawn, who knew how many couldn’t sleep. Suddenly hearing such a tantalizing story, everyone was extremely curious and listened greedily.

Only an hour passed, and almost everyone throughout Yun Cang Mountain knew.

This included Zhao Changzhen’s daughter, Lu Chengfeng’s junior sister, Zhao Ling’Er.

After Lu Chengfeng returned to the mountain, he sought out Zhao Ling’Er several times, but the response was always that she was in seclusion, unable to meet outsiders.

In truth, Zhao Ling’Er simply did not want to see him.

Initially, Lu Chengfeng had promised her to kill Zhou Tong to avenge Zhao Changzhen, but in the end, Lu Chengfeng broke his promise and allowed Zhou Tong to live well.

The sadness and anger in her heart were unknown to others, and she even developed a deep hatred for Lu Chengfeng.

"Lu Chengfeng, when my father had just died, you couldn’t even wait to marry her as a concubine, and to commit adulterous acts with Luo Suyi, that bitch."

"Even in death, Luo Suyi is still my stepmother, your master’s wife, but you abandoned me for her, conspirators in wickedness."

"To think I used to think of you all the time then, even gave my body to you, but what about you?"

Zhao Ling’Er sat cross-legged, her hands forming claws, her nails extended three inches, colored black-blue, enveloped in dark energy, and appeared sinister and menacing, like a demon’s deadly claws.

She let out a bizarre cackle, "You broke your promise, letting my father’s killer live well."

"You’re so good, very good, too good!"

"It’s my eyes that were blind, to trust that you would avenge my father."

"You refuse to kill Zhou Tong just so you can carry on with Zhu Yuxian, that stinking whore?!"

"Hahaha, I was so stupid back then, really so foolish, to think you had feelings for me."

She laughed and laughed, tears streaming from her eyes, staining even her eyelids blue-black, making her appear more and more bewitching.

"It seems I didn’t make the wrong choice back then!"

"To avenge my father, I can only rely on myself; no one else is reliable."

"Zhou Tong, I will kill you with my own hands."

"Lu Chengfeng, one day I’ll make you regret, I’ll make you wish you were dead."

"You abandoned me back then, inflicted heart-wrenching pain upon me, I will let you taste the pain of losing a true love, I will let you experience the agony and torment I went through."

"Since you took my body, you are my man. After I have avenged my father, I’ll let us die together; down the Yellow Springs road, we as husband and wife will not part."

"If this life we cannot be husband and wife, then let us die together!"

"Hahahahaha!"

She laughed hysterically, her black hair dancing wildly, her face full of tear marks.

"In the next life, I don’t want to know you anymore!"

"Lu Chengfeng, I hate you!"