"Bam!!"
With another heavy blow, Lu Sheng was sent retreating. Unable to contain the blood in his mouth, he spat it out onto the ground.
Red ribbons flew out from the carriage and wrapped around his waist, but were instantly burned off by boiling inner Qi.
"Bam!"
The red-robed woman appeared beside Lu Sheng again, her lantern smashing into his right shoulder.
"Roar …"
The woman's throat emitted an indecipherable roar. She kept flashing around Lu Sheng, smashing his head, body, limbs.
"Bam bam bam bam bam."
Under the continuous heavy blows, mouthful after mouthful of blood gushed out from Lu Sheng's mouth.
"Harder, it's too light! Hehehe … "He was unconcerned. The saber in his hand kept blocking. Sometimes, he could block, but most of the time, he could only take it with his body.
"Do you know how I killed her back then? Much heavier than you are now. She was sliced in half right down the middle. She thought she could still recover, so I suppressed her with my inner Qi. She was in so much pain, HAHAHAHA!! "Lu Sheng guffawed, blood still dripping from his mouth.
"Roar!!"
The red-robed woman's attacks grew faster and heavier. She kept smashing the red lantern on Lu Sheng's body, while her other hand was free. Her sharp purplish-black nails scratched Lu Sheng's body, leaving bloody marks.
"Chi!"
A piece of flesh was viciously gouged out of Lu Sheng's left waist. The wound quickly turned purplish-black, but was immediately suppressed by Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill.
With a lantern in one hand and her nails in the other, the red-robed woman kept smashing at Lu Sheng's body in a frenzy.
Suddenly, a red light flashed. Her arm glowed faintly, as if covered by a thin layer of red ice. Her speed and strength increased exponentially.
"Roar!!"
The purplish-black claws stabbed at Lu Sheng's chest. She wanted to dig out his heart and liver with one strike, to avenge her sister!
The red-robed woman was already fast to begin with. Now that she had increased her speed, Lu Sheng had no way to dodge. He could only barely shift his position.
"Chi!"
The sharp claws pierced straight into Lu Sheng's chest, piercing deep into his right side. At the critical moment, Lu Sheng barely shifted his position and avoided the fatal spot.
Blood bubbled out of the wound. Lu Sheng was pushed back more than ten steps by the huge force. Blood mixed with bubbles kept gushing out of his mouth.
Ha!
The woman in red let go of the lantern with her other hand and fiercely thrust her claws into Lu Sheng's abdomen.
Lu Sheng's body trembled, and with a bang, he grabbed the red-robed woman's shoulders with both hands. The woman struggled, but was unable to break free.
"I've caught you …" He raised his head. His face was covered in blood, but he revealed a sinister smile.
* Hiss … *
Wisps of hot air rose between the two of them. That was the white gas produced by Ultimate Crimson Qi's incessant burning of the blood.
ROAR!!!
Amidst the tyrannical roar of a tiger, Lu Sheng let out a wild roar as his knee slammed into the woman's chest and abdomen.
Bang!! Bang! Bang! Bang!!
The woman in red struggled and screamed like an infant. Her chest had caved in after being hit by Lu Sheng. White smoke billowed out of her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
"Weren't you having fun smashing me just now?!" Lu Sheng grabbed the woman's hair and slammed it into his own forehead.
"Poof!"
A huge gash appeared on the woman's head. White mucus and smoke billowed out. She screamed and struggled desperately to break free, but Lu Sheng held her in a death grip and slammed her back into a withered tree by the roadside.
With a bang, the tree trunk broke.
"Hahahahaha!!!" Lu Sheng laughed maniacally as he slammed his fists into the woman's head. Her entire face caved in like a smashed watermelon, and large amounts of white smoke billowed out of the wound.
"Didn't you want to kill me!? Kill! Kill! Kill!!! "One heavy blow after another landed on the woman's head and body.
"Bam bam bam bam bam!!"
Dozens of punches in a row, Lu Sheng's inner Qi surged wildly. Ultimate Crimson Qi was constantly replenished by Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill. Every punch was at full force. His body was boiling hot like a furnace.
The woman's entire head and neck had turned into mush and was even charred black.
With one hand, Lu Sheng pulled her claws out of his body and raised them high.
Beneath the dark clouds, the woman was at her last gasp, but she still had a sliver of consciousness. She reached out to grab Lu Sheng's arm.
"You want to kill me? This is the price!"
"RIP!!"
With one hand, he actually pulled the woman's mangled head out of her neck. There were still some bones and meridians attached to the head.
Large amounts of white mucus and smoke splattered on his body, but he was unconcerned. He threw his head back and laughed maniacally.
The rolling red lanterns on the ground were extinguished in that instant.
…
In the dark forest, the dense, dark trees blocked out the sun, casting the entire area in a grayish darkness.
In a red-tiled mansion where a wealthy family lived, red lanterns hung from both the inside and outside of the main gate.
A woman in a white dress, holding an umbrella, stood silently by the well in the courtyard, as if she was using the well water to look at her face.
The red paper umbrella covered her face, leaving only her long, pitch-black hair hanging down her back. The umbrella, which was painted with pink plum blossoms, reflected the red lanterns hanging in the mansion, making it look even redder.
"The Zhen Family … killed many of our people … What … should we … do …?" A woman's intermittent voice, which sounded like she was holding back her voice, came from under the umbrella.
"They're the ones who really got the Scarlet Dragon Tribulation. They used fake news and a facade to lure away so many forces. Now that they're going all out, they're very confident." A sinister woman's hoarse voice came from the well. "He destroyed three of our footholds, and now he's going head-on against the Anomalies we released. Zhen Xun … is a character. Amazing."
"Should I … kill him?" the woman with the umbrella said intermittently.
"You're no match for him. The Zhen Family is so unyielding now, it must be because of the Scarlet Dragon Tribulation," the voice in the well continued. "There are only so many Anomalies we can control, but they've all been killed by them. We'll have to wait and see."
"Alright …" the woman with the umbrella replied.
She stood by the well and waited for a while until there was no more sound. Then, she slowly walked toward the mansion's bedroom.
When she reached the bedroom, she raised her head slightly and looked at the red lanterns hanging on the wall. Among the rows of red lanterns, a total of fifteen had been extinguished. A small section of the long corridor was completely dark.
"They've been scattered … Fifteen? Even the one that went to deal with the mortals … is gone … How clean … "the woman with the umbrella mumbled in a strange tone.
"Zhen Xun … will eat you sooner or later …"
A gentle breeze blew past, and the bedroom was suddenly empty.
…
Lu Sheng held his chest with one hand. The smell of burnt flesh wafted in the air, immediately stopping the bleeding.
He held a saber in his other hand. Blood dripped slowly from his palm, and there was a silver hairpin in the space between his palm and the saber's handle.
The silver hairpin was the kind that could be bought anywhere on the street. It was a very ordinary hairpin that could be bought for a few coins, and it was very light.
Lu Sheng had found it on the lantern lady.
After the lantern lady died, her entire body had dissolved into smoke. Only her clothes, lanterns, and other miscellaneous items remained. Lu Sheng found the silver hairpin among them. He tried dripping his blood on it. Sure enough, Yin Qi was absorbed into his body.
Threads of Yin Qi continuously flowed into the silver hairpin in his palm. Although it wasn't much, it could last for a long time.
Lu Sheng felt a burning pain in his chest. His external wounds were no longer bleeding, but his internal injuries were under the effect of Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill and Ultimate Crimson Mantra. First, he used his hand to press down on the arteries, then used Ultimate Crimson Qi to burn the internal bleeding area to stop the bleeding. Then, he used Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill to supplement it.
Up to this point, most of his energy had been spent on suppressing the poison. He hadn't really used much of it to suppress his injuries and attack.
All that was left on the ground was a pile of red clothes and the carriage with its lantern extinguished. The black horse that had been pulling the carriage was also motionless, bleeding from its seven orifices. It had been dead for god knows how long, and it had died standing up.
Wielding the saber as a crutch, Lu Sheng chased after the carriages step by step.
Before long, he heard the sound of galloping horses coming from the front. He lifted his head and saw Jade Lotus galloping towards him on horseback with two other sect members in tow.
Jade Lotus spotted Lu Sheng walking by the roadside. He was shocked to see him covered in blood and in a sorry state.
"Huff ~ ~"
The three of them quickly dismounted from their horses.
"External Head!!"
"External Head, are you alright!?"
The three of them hurried forward to support Lu Sheng.
"I'm fine. Why is it just the three of you? Has everything been arranged in the city? " Before Lu Sheng left, he had instructed Jade Lotus to comb through the territory along the mountain and monitor for any abnormalities. If there were any disturbances, he was to immediately send men to isolate and pacify them. He was to cooperate with the yamen authorities in all their operations.
"The city is fine. External Head, how did you get injured to this extent? Who else in the vicinity could injure you this badly?" Jade Lotus's expression was solemn. At the same time, he took out some medicine for wounds from his waist pouch, intending to apply it on Lu Sheng.
"I'll do it myself," Lu Sheng took the medicine and tore open his shirt, revealing the wounds on his chest and abdomen. He lightly sprinkled the powder on the wounds and applied it evenly.
"It's a long story. It's not something you should know. Let's head back first. My family is just ahead. You guys head to the forbidden area first. "
Jade Lotus and the other two gasped when they saw the wounds on their bodies. The two wounds were purplish black, a clear sign that they had been poisoned.
"I'm fine. It looks like I've been poisoned, but I've used my inner Qi to burn these parts. I'll just have to cut off some flesh when we get back." Lu Sheng's forehead was beaded with sweat as he endured the pain.
"I still have some antidotes here …" Jade Lotus said hesitantly.
"No need. Ordinary antidotes won't work. " Lu Sheng sensed that the poison could be neutralized by Yang attribute inner Qi. After expending a large amount of Ultimate Crimson Qi, the effects of the poison on his body were minimal. All he had to do was return to the city and scrape off the poisoned flesh and clean up his wounds.
"Alright, I'll accompany External Head back on horseback. The two of you ride one horse and follow behind," Jade Lotus quickly arranged.
"Yes!"
After the four of them had assigned their tasks, they rode off in pursuit.
Soon, the Lu Family convoy appeared on the main road. Fortunately, there was no commotion from within the convoy and they continued forward steadily.
Lu Sheng did not dismount either. His face was pale and drained of blood. As he passed by Old Dad Lu Quanan and the rest, he quickly disappeared on the main road ahead before they could see him clearly.
Along the way, Lu Sheng carefully observed his surroundings. Enduring the excruciating pain, he ascertained that the road behind the convoy was relatively safe. When they reached Mountain-Edge City, he arranged for the sect members to meet up with his family's convoy. Only then did Jade Lotus help him into the Golden Jade Greenhouse outside the city.
This place had now become half of Lu Sheng's base of operations. He had even hired craftsmen to build a new loft here to make it convenient for him to rest.
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