Chapter 224: Assistance

In the small courtyard atop the sheer cliff, silence lingered for a moment before Zheng Yunfeng spoke slowly:

"I understand my younger sister's meaning. The Great Li Tianjin Guard is like an egg striking a stone—it will reap its own destruction. As fellow disciples of the same sect, we must watch over and aid each other; this battle must see the Great Li imperial Tianjin Guard erased forever."

At these words, the woman's voice in the courtyard responded:

"Brother's righteousness moves me. Knowing your grand birthday draws near, I wish to express my heartfelt tribute: tomorrow, I shall send a disciple to present you with a 'Divine Essence Pill' as a gift—please do not refuse it."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yunfeng, surrounded by golden qi, visibly stirred, and said gravely:

"Sister, you've spent too much. The Divine Essence Pill is difficult to refine—it enhances the union of Heaven and Human, and refines the True Meaning of Martial Dao. It is a rare treasure pill. I shall not decline your kindness."

"Rest assured, sister—I shall personally intervene to eliminate the former Commander of the Great Li Tianjin Guard."

In the empty space of the courtyard, the heavenly and earthly qi trembled gently, saying:

"Thank you, brother."

As the words faded, the invisible heavenly and earthly qi transformed into a faint shadow, leaping upward and vanishing into the cloud layer nearly crushing the cliff's peak.

…

The Hundred Refinement Peak and Hundred Refinement City were separated by roughly twenty li; Lady, accompanied by a group of martial experts, galloped swiftly, and soon the city lay less than half the distance ahead.

Yet at that moment, the sound of galloping hooves echoed from the road ahead in the darkness.

A lone rider emerged from the hazy night, holding a torch and racing straight toward Lady and her party.

"Lady, it's someone from the Hundred Refinement City Lord's mansion."

One of the Enforcement Hall elders watched the rider, then called out to the carriage behind him.

"This man is riding urgently at night—stop him and find out what's wrong."

Lady spoke coldly; the Lord of Hundred Refinement City was her eldest son, Zheng Shangzong.

Whatever happened in Hundred Refinement City, she naturally had the right to inquire.

Moreover, she now suspected—his frantic haste likely related to Zheng Zi's death.

At this moment, the martial expert previously sent by the silver-haired elder of the Lord's mansion to deliver news to Hundred Refinement Peak recognized Lady's party at once.

He immediately yanked the reins, forcing the horse's head high, rearing up with a piercing, shrill neigh that shattered the night's mountain-road silence.

After stopping the horse, the Lord's expert leapt off; Lady's party also halted, and the Enforcement Hall elder asked gravely:

"Has something happened in Hundred Refinement City?"

Hearing this, the Lord's martial expert looked up at them, then knelt halfway, expression solemn, lowering his head as he trembled:

"Report, Elder… Lord Zheng has been killed!"

At these words, the wide mountain road fell utterly silent.

The next instant, the carriage behind the Enforcement Hall elder exploded into dust.

Lady, elegant and noble, moved in an instant, unleashing a terrifying qi wind, appearing beside the kneeling martial expert.

Instantly, the Lord's expert felt himself lifted by a fearsome force, floating midair.

And beside his ear rang Lady's nearly roaring voice:

"Say that again!"

The Lord's martial expert's face flushed crimson; he looked down at Lady, who had appeared before him, feeling his body crushed beneath her terrifying martial aura.

Lady's face was twisted in monstrous fury, yet deep in her eyes lay not only shock, but clear panic.

"We found… Lord Zheng and two elders… murdered… on the street outside Baixiang Pavilion…"

The martial expert forced out the words, suppressing his terror and the crushing pressure of her aura.

The next instant, he felt himself flung by a fearsome force, crashing into a mountain hollow dozens of feet away.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Lady's face turned deathly pale as she shook her head violently:

"Shangzong is a Heaven-Man expert—how could he be so easily killed?"

At this, the two Enforcement Hall elders exchanged glances, their faces filled with disbelief, then darkened sharply.

They knew well: the Lord's martial expert had no reason to lie before them.

Yet they could scarcely believe that Zheng Zi had just been killed, and now Zheng Shangzong had died too.

This was the territory of Luoshen Peak—what had happened in Hundred Refinement City?

Who dared strike at the Peak Master's two sons, killing both the Young Lord and the City Lord in succession?

At once, one of the Enforcement Hall elders moved, sprinting toward the hollow where the Lord's expert had fallen.

Soon, he brought back the dying man, and from his lips, learned what had occurred in Hundred Refinement City.

Lady, who had heard every word, trembled violently, nearly collapsing.

After all—two sons dead in one night—who could bear such a crushing blow?

"Who? Who is it?!"

Lady's face was like a demon's, her killing intent nearly solidified.

Yet what shone in her eyes was not rage alone—it was unbearable grief.

In that instant, she seemed to have aged countless years.

"Lady, please control your sorrow."

One of the two Enforcement Hall elders soothed Lady's emotions, while the other spoke solemnly:

"The events in Hundred Refinement City are clearly not mere brothel disturbances. The attacker is very likely targeting Hundred Refinement Peak—or even the Peak Master himself."

Earlier, the courtesan of Baixiang Pavilion had sent word: the killer of Zheng Zi had brazenly declared he wanted the Peak Master of Hundred Refinement Peak to come to Baixiang Pavilion for revenge.

Though the two elders did not believe the killer truly dared face the Peak Master—likely just empty, blustering threats.

But now, with Zheng Shangzong and the two elders dead, even if the killer dared not face the Peak Master, he was no longer to be underestimated.

"Proceed… proceed to Hundred Refinement City. I will tear apart the one who killed my sons!"

At that moment, the First Lady, her head full of white hair, suppressed the grief and indignation in her heart, then struck out with a palm to send flying a master from the Hundred Refinement Peak, seized the other's horse, and rode it madly toward the direction of Hundred Refinement City.

Seeing this, two elders of the Law Enforcement Hall exchanged a glance.

"Follow first; if the one who struck has not yet fled Hundred Refinement City, assist the First Lady in beheading him."

"Daring to oppose my Fallen God Peak, whoever it may be, after this I will surely slaughter their sect and exterminate their family!"

Immediately, the two elders of the Law Enforcement Hall led a group of masters from Hundred Refinement Peak to follow.

(End of this chapter)