Chapter 648: The Grand Drama Begins

The towering strange formation that suddenly appeared above the House Luolan Mansion immediately drew everyone's attention. Yuan Qing and the others wore looks of bewilderment, after all, they didn't actually know much about this guardian strange formation, though they could still vaguely make some guesses.

And now that the strange formation had suddenly undergone a change, this was certainly not good news for them.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's gazes also slightly hardened, their brows tightly furrowed.

In contrast, Xu Xu Tianling and Elder Mo Chen revealed expressions of great delight. The people behind them had finally begun to make their move.

"Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, it seems now is not the time for you to celebrate!" Xu Xu Tianling sneered, cold intent pervading his eyes.

At the same time, he looked toward the somewhat panicked Pavilion Master and others on his side, saying: "You need not worry, this is our method. In today's House Luolan Mansion, who wins and who loses is still undecided. As long as you follow us, everything you want in the future will be yours!"

Hearing Xu Xu Tianling's reassurance, the forces who had thrown in their lot with Manager Pei Hao felt their hearts settle slightly.

Jiang Jiang Qinge paid no heed to this jumping clown, but her figure moved, appearing beside Li Luo. The latter's current condition was poor, and he still needed close protection.

"It seems the big shot is finally going to make an appearance," Li Luo said slowly.

The struggle at the Mansion Sacrifice was merely the prelude pulling open today's great battle. And as the chess pieces placed on the board failed and were defeated, those hidden hands coveting House Luolan Mansion could no longer conceal their figures, and would inevitably have to step forward themselves.

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded slightly, then she turned her head and gave Li Luo a faint smile, saying: "Don't worry, I will protect you."

"And even if we truly cannot keep House Luolan Mansion, it doesn't matter. At worst, we'll wander the world, and when we become marquises in the future, we'll come back and settle accounts with these people one by one."

Li Luo smiled and said: "These fools covet the so-called treasures left behind by Father and Mother, but in my view, the greatest treasure of our House Luolan Mansion is actually Sister Jiang Jiang Qinge."

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled.

And while the two were speaking, the rippling fluctuations stirred up by the towering strange formation above House Luolan Mansion grew increasingly violent. Everyone could clearly sense that the majestic power contained within it was rapidly being weakened.

Until a certain moment, the ripples finally stopped.

But the strange formation had also become somewhat thin and faint.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the energy between heaven and earth boiled madly. Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge saw their pupils contract as, in the sky above, a meteor burning with black flames actually crashed down with a rumble, slamming viciously into that guardian strange formation.

Boom boom!

The energy storm swept out horizontally like a hurricane, and the violent thunderclaps resounded throughout the entire Great Xia City, drawing countless terrified gazes.

Crack!

Facing such a terrifying attack, cracks finally began to appear one after another on that towering strange formation. The next moment, everyone saw black flames surge in through those cracks, finally condensing in midair. A human figure then emerged from within that black fire.

"Hehe, your House Luolan Mansion headquarters really aren't easy to enter." As that figure appeared, his laughter also echoed throughout the headquarters.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge stared at the figure that had appeared. That figure was not unfamiliar, and at the same time, not unexpected.

A head of fiery red hair, like an angry lion, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

That was the Master of the Extreme Flame Mansion, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo!

And with Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's appearance, a terrifying pressure surged out from within him like an avalanche. That pressure made everyone within the headquarters look horrified, their bodies feeling as though crushed by a mountain, even their phase force within their bodies not daring to circulate at this moment.

That was the pressure of a Marquis-level expert!

Countless people trembled beneath that pressure.

Even Yuan Qing, with his Xiao Tian Xiang Jing strength, could not help but reveal a look of terror in his eyes.

Only Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, the two of them watched Zhu Zhu Qinghuo expressionlessly.

"It seems you aren't surprised by my arrival." Zhu Zhu Qinghuo was also staring at Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, a smile appearing on his rough, wild face.

"Mansion Master Zhu, back when my parents were here, they invited you several times to visit our headquarters, and you ultimately refused every time," Li Luo said.

Zhu Zhu Qinghuo smiled and said: "Of course I wouldn't dare to come. Your parents' momentum was too overwhelming, how would I dare to provoke them."

Li Luo smiled and said: "Then after my parents return from the Wang Hou battlefield, I'm afraid Mansion Master Zhu's days ahead will be very difficult."

Zhu Zhu Qinghuo nodded and said: "This point, I won't deny... Of course, the premise is that they can truly return. After all, a place like the Wang Hou battlefield, even Marquis-level experts can easily perish."

He smiled and shook his head, saying: "Li Luo, there's no need for these threatening words. Do you think a plan I've been brewing for so many years would be called off because of a few words from you? If I truly feared Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan, then I wouldn't be appearing here now."

Li Luo sighed and said: "Then I can only wish Mansion Master Zhu well on your path of courting death, going further and further."

Zhu Zhu Qinghuo laughed in spite of himself, saying: "Actually, I do rather envy Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan, for having a son so extraordinary as well. Given time, you might well surpass your parents."

But while saying these words, what flowed in the depths of Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's eyes was icy killing intent.

How could he not know the threat posed by Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo? If today he truly intended to destroy House Luolan Mansion, then these two scourges, no matter what, had to be eliminated by any means necessary, otherwise in the future they would truly make one unable to sleep or eat in peace.

At this thought, he directly stretched out his palm.

The temperature between heaven and earth suddenly soared. Black flames seemed to surge out from the void, directly transforming into a giant hand of black flames that reached out and grabbed toward Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo.

Where the giant black flame hand passed, even the void twisted.

The ground showed signs of melting.

Yuan Qing and the others turned pale with horror: "Young Mansion Master, Young Lady, run!"

Facing an old-school Marquis-level expert, the gap between them and him was so vast it defied description. Any resistance from them was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in his eyes, so at this moment, Yuan Qing and the others were already in utter despair.

In contrast, Xu Xu Tianling, Elder Mo Chen, and the others revealed wild joy and excitement.

As long as Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge died, the morale of House Luolan Mansion would naturally collapse.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge stood together, gazing at the giant black flame hand that locked down space and came crashing down to suppress them, yet their expressions were remarkably calm.

Hum!

The giant black flame hand whistled over, but just when it was still ten zhang away from Li Luo and the other, it seemed as though a blade's hum sounded between heaven and earth.

That blade hum was exceptionally piercing, and at the same time, a savage aura beyond description shot up into the sky.

Everyone seemed to see a streak of dark red blade light sweep across the void. The void was directly split apart at this moment, and the energies of heaven and earth fled in all directions.

The blade light swept past, and the giant black flame hand suddenly froze. The next instant, it began to split apart, transforming into wisps of black flames. The flames then continuously split and crumbled. After just a few breaths, it seemed to be directly severed at the source, turning into a void.

This sudden turn of events made everyone freeze.

"You damned bird, all these years you've repeatedly spied on my House Luolan Mansion headquarters. In the past, you were sneaky and only dared to enter with a clone. This time, your true self finally dares to come?" At the same moment, a mocking laugh rang out. Countless gazes whipped around, and then they saw that atop a pavilion on the right side of the square, a figure had appeared there at some unknown time.

It was a bald man holding a butcher's cleaver, still wearing a chef's coat, and at this moment, he was staring at Zhu Zhu Qinghuo with a face full of brawn.

He merely stood there, yet a terrifying savage aura swept out like a storm, as though he had once walked out from a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses.

Cai Wei, Yan Yan Lingqing, and the others couldn't help but part their small mouths wide.

Because at this moment, they truly found it hard to reconcile the chef who had always been all smiles, who would serve up all kinds of delicacies, and who would gently remind them to nourish their bodies well, with the man before them who radiated a fierce, godlike aura.

Still, they finally understood.

So this one was the true hidden guardian of Luolang Manor.