"Ge tried to assassinate Lou Cheng?" In the sunny garden, the black-haired, red-eyed Irina couldn't help but ask halfway through the servant's report.
When Ge Cheng left, he was looking forward to it but not murderous!
Did he really hide it so well that he even disguised his emotions?
The servant answered honestly,
"Based on the current situation, that is indeed the case."
"What's the result?" Irina shook her head to hide her disappointment and asked for more details.
"Lou Cheng was severely injured but he killed Ge Cheng." The servant's lips trembled as he answered.
"What?" Irina cried out in shock, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
He could barely accept the fact that Ge Rui tried to assassinate Lou Cheng. After all, Ge Rui had always been unpredictable. However, he would never believe that Ge Rui had failed the assassination and died in Lou Cheng's hands!
Ge Cheng's methods were mysterious and much stronger than her. He was a Mighty One at the level of a Prince. At least from his appearance, he would have no problem dealing with Lou Cheng who had yet to mature. Even if there were other factors, he should have been able to escape easily. How could he die just like that? Dead!
The servant's body tensed up. He deliberated over his words and said,
"Ge Cheng is indeed dead. His head was blown off by Lou Cheng."
He wanted to say that Lou Cheng smashed Ge Cheng's head with a single whip but he couldn't remember the translated Chinese term for "Kung Fu" in his haste.
"Impossible, impossible …" Irina shook her head slowly. Her eyes were blank.
Ge Cheng was so mysterious and had so many secrets. How could he die just like that?
In that instant, she recalled seeing Lou Cheng at the banquet in Huacheng. He was indeed extraordinary and had the temperament of a Mighty One. But there was still a huge gap between him and Ge Cheng!
Was he really that strong?
For the first time, Irina doubted her own judgment. She felt that the black-haired, black-eyed, calm, and gentle young man was a monster in human skin!
No, he was scarier than a monster!
The servant looked up. Seeing that the princess had calmed down, he mustered up his courage and said,
"The Dragon King of China wants to see you. He is already waiting in the Black Rose Hall."
After pausing for a moment, he added, "That's right.
"His Majesty has agreed."
"Dragon King?" Irina's face turned pale and her body shook. After a long time, she squeezed out a smile and said,
"Okay, I'll go change."
…
Chen Qitao sat on the sofa in the dark hall with exquisite reliefs and roses. His eyes were half closed, as if he was resting.
The radiance around him was dim, and the airflow was heavy. The ferocious intent had almost turned into clouds. They crossed the void and attacked the lake in his heart.
"Hmph, that's all there is to an old monster!" The Dragon King muttered to himself. He burned his spirit to resist the pressure that came from afar.
At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Princess Irina who had just walked into the Black Rose Hall. She was wearing a fiery-red fishtail dress that exposed her back. Her waist was swaying, and her curves were stunning. She was beautiful and generous, but her uneven breathing and slightly trembling body betrayed her true feelings.
"I was deeply regretful that I wasn't able to meet the Dragon King when I visited Flower City in July. I didn't expect that I would be able to make up for it so quickly." Irina gracefully bowed.
Chen Qitao nodded in response and spoke straightforwardly.
"Did you tell Ge Hui about Lou Cheng?"
There was no small talk, no nonsense, and he went straight to the heart of the matter.
After listening to the translator, Irina walked gracefully to the sofa opposite him and sat down. She smiled bitterly and replied,
"Yes, I felt that Lou's' scent 'was very similar to Ge's. After returning to John Weilburg, I mentioned it to him. I don't know the details."
Irina thought for a moment and continued frankly, "Ge is very mysterious. I've always wanted to find out more about him, but I couldn't find a chance. It's inevitable that I would be curious when I meet someone who feels like him. I tried to probe Lou Cheng, hoping to get some information from him so that I could learn more about Ge's secret. In the end, he didn't seem to know anything."
Chen Qitao nodded slightly, expressing his acknowledgment of her answer.
Irina's words matched Lou Cheng's description perfectly.
She didn't mean any harm back then. She was purely probing.
"How do you know Ge Hui?"
After the translator passed the message, Irina pondered for a few seconds and said, "I met him at a party from a friend.
Ge helped the Byron Group's chairman's child and had a good relationship with their family. He often attended various gatherings. I felt that he was very mysterious and powerful. He could always analyze and explain problems from an unimaginable angle, especially in terms of combat, superpowers, and so on. Hence, I invited him to be my home tutor. Oh right, he's also good at something called 'feng shui'. He has helped several tycoons change the architectural layout. "
Feng shui? The Dragon King maintained his poker face and confirmed in his mind.
At the level of Physical Invulnerability, one could communicate with heaven and earth, feel the magnetic field in nature, understand what was harmful and what was beneficial, and make targeted changes. One of the advantages of home ground was to complete the layout. Although it wasn't a formation in myths and legends, there were still many strange formations that could strengthen oneself and weaken the enemy.
From another perspective, this was "feng shui"!
Of course, before reaching Physical Invulnerability, one could only grasp it based on the conclusions of their ancestors. Most of the fortune-tellers among the common folk were liars, copying cats and drawing tigers. Occasionally, they would get lucky. The fact that Ge Hui could gain the recognition of so many tycoons showed that he was indeed capable in this aspect. It also indirectly proved that he had certain characteristics of Physical Invulnerability that he had obtained earlier due to different training systems.
This coincided with the combat strength he had displayed and the traces of destruction at the scene.
Chen Qitao asked a few more questions in detail. Seeing that Irina really didn't have a deep understanding of Ge Hui, he bent his right hand, tapped the sofa armrest and said,
"Give me all of Ge Hui's personal belongings."
Irina heaved a sigh of relief. She hurriedly ordered the maids to tidy up Ge Hui's belongings. In the end, she even went to check it herself.
When she returned, she said, "Ge Hui likes to collect things. Many of them are still here. This means that he didn't intend to assassinate you in the beginning and even planned to return."
According to Irina, someone with a similar "smell" could also be a cultivator who had formed the Golden Core. At first, Ge Hui might have just wanted to make a friend and have a chat partner. When he found out that they were left behind by Longhu Immortal, he changed his mind … Chen Qitao's thoughts raced. He slowly got up and walked out of the door. The maids and attendants followed behind with two suitcases in tow.
At this moment, Irina gritted her teeth and said,
"There's one more thing."
She took off the pendant around her neck and passed it to the Dragon King. The "Confrontation" character glowed, clear and delicate.
Chen Qitao glanced at it, took it, and said in a deep voice,
"If there's no problem, I'll get someone to return it to you."
Am I, the Dragon King, the kind of person who covets a little girl's belongings?
…
In Lou Cheng's ward, the few Physical Invulnerability experts gathered again.
"Ge Hui's father passed away when he was young. He didn't have any special experiences in the country. His relatives and friends weren't cultivators. Moreover, after he left the country for a year, his relationship with everyone became distant. When his mother passed away, he completely stopped contacting anyone," the military personnel in charge of one of the leads reported.
The intelligence personnel in charge of tracking the European side added, "Following the Byron Group's lead, we found that Ge Hui obtained the Impartation of Cultivation in the second half of his first year. He often took care of a lonely old man in Chinatown. The period when he appeared miraculously matched the time when the lonely old man was nearing the end of his life. We're currently tracing the experience of this old man to see if there are any other cultivators …"
Hearing this information, Lou Cheng couldn't help but sigh. Ge Hui's experience was the standard template of a protagonist … If it were written in a novel, it would be something like "The Taoist in Europe," "The Princess's Personal Tutor," or "The Last Cultivator on Earth."
Sigh. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to sit down and have a chat? Why must we fight to the death?
At my level, the use of the Jindan is at its lowest. Instead, I'm more worried about it having problems and remaining hidden dangers. I'll cooperate with you to extract the Jindan, and you'll exchange the Impartation of Cultivation and the complete set of Nine Words Formula with me. Isn't that a win-win situation?
Unfortunately, to a certain extent, the law of the Dark Forest is quite realistic …
"Looks like this is an isolated incident," Ji Jianzhang concluded.
"No need to make a big fuss about it …" Ning Zitong agreed.
Chen Qitao walked to Lou Cheng's bedside and took out the pendant.
"This is the Confrontation Formula. When practiced internally, it can help you calm down and speed up recovery. It's suitable for your current situation. Remember to return it to the military after you've mastered it."
As soon as the Dragon King finished speaking, Geezer Shi added,
"Follow Ge Hui's lead. Cough, the Formation Formula and the Dequeuing Formula shouldn't be a problem. We're currently summarizing the Impartation of Cultivation from the things Ge Hui missed. You don't have to worry about these things."
"Yes." Lou Cheng couldn't nod and could only reply.
Yan Zheke hurriedly took the amulet and displayed the "Confrontation" character in front of Lou Cheng's eyes as if their minds were connected. Lou Cheng studied it carefully and secretly sketched out the character. He wanted to use it as usual to guide the Jindan and master it directly after he had a slight understanding of the charm.
However, this time, no matter how he visualized, the Jindan seemed to be in a deep sleep and didn't respond.
Could it be because he didn't make the hand seals or emit the ancient sounds? Lou Cheng shook his head at his wife, indicating that he wouldn't be able to master it in a short time.
He still needed a few more days before he could move his hands!
No one expected a heavily injured person to master the Confrontation Formula on the spot. The few Physical Invulnerability experts left quickly, leaving the couple alone. Seeing that Lou Cheng's injuries were stable, Yan Kai and Ji Mingyu didn't stay any longer and returned to Xiushan to do their own things.
"The Jindan didn't activate?" Yan Zheke put away the amulet and asked with a guess.
"Yeah. It might have something to do with the hand seals and ancient sounds," Lou Cheng answered with uncertainty.
After chatting for a while, Lou Cheng started to control his body and heal his injuries internally. Yan Zheke sat beside him on the bed and took out her phone. She planned to browse the news first before reading and studying.
Not long after she opened Weibo, she saw a trending news.
"Lou Cheng hasn't shown up yet. His injuries might be more serious than we thought!"
"I suspect that he failed his third supernatural ability awakening. This failure might prevent him from returning to his peak in two to three years. It might even affect his potential for further improvement!"
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