Chapter 78: The Law of Causality

Qingchengzi maintained a blank expression.

For no other reason.

He lowered his head to look at his own aged skin, his withered and thin body, his messy, sour-smelling clothes, and his tangled, half-white hair.

Just like this... someone mistook him for Lu Ren? Qingchengzi truly could not control his blank expression.

But Long Tian'ao misunderstood the meaning of his dazed state.

He curled his lips, gave a wicked, charming smile, and said, "You've been recognized by me, haven't you!"

"Lu Ren, you think you can fool me with these little tricks of yours? Keep dreaming!"

Qingchengzi:...

Qingchengzi choked for a long while, but in the end, he still asked that question.

"Have you never considered... the possibility that I am not Lu Ren?"

Long Tian'ao curled his lips in disdain.

"You might fool others, but you can't fool me. Although you are disguised as a beggar, I have a discerning eye!"

"Wanren City is merely a borderland; how many people can withstand a single sword strike from me?"

"Lu Ren, stop pretending!"

"Continuing to pretend will do neither of us any good!"

"Lu Ren!"

Qingchengzi:...

He could not help but stroke his forehead and sigh.

Lu Family Head, oh Lu Family Head... look at the trouble you've caused! But he had no intention of impersonating anyone, nor did he want to ruin Lu Ren's image for no reason and be held accountable later.

Qingchengzi said sincerely: "I am truly not Lu Ren."

He looked at Long Tian'ao with his sincere eyes, but Long Tian'ao looked back at him with contempt and mockery.

Those eyes were written with a few large words:

Do you think I believe you? He sneered contemptuously: "I don't care if you are Lu Ren or a passerby. Lin Xiu is here with you, right? Hand the person over!"

"You think that by taking him in and selling him the Life-Extending Pill, you can accept the Fate-Birth-Death he carries?"

"Utterly foolish."

"If you are willing to call the person out now, I can spare your life."

Qingchengzi:...

He slowly stood up.

The old beggar, dressed in rags and emitting a sour smell, let out a heavy sigh.

Those eyes, which were already profound, appeared even more boundless at this moment. He said gloomily: "I, this old beggar, have been swindling and begging for so many years; it's not as if I haven't disguised myself as someone else before."

"But this is the first time I've walked outside carrying the Qingyun Sect token, only to be mistaken for someone else."

As he spoke, the token on his belt flickered with a faint light.

"Lu Family Head, what do you say should be done about this?" Qingchengzi said helplessly, "I, this old beggar, never intended to smear your name."

Long Tian'ao frowned.

He suddenly shouted.

"Lu Ren, you are still pretending?"

"Stop playing these meaningless tricks!"

"Pretending?" A calm voice came from behind him, carrying a hint of displeasure and full interest, "I would like to know who is pretending to be me?"

Long Tian'ao turned his head vigilantly.

But when his gaze fell upon the person behind him, a flash of jealousy suddenly appeared in his eyes.

For no other reason.

The person behind him was actually more handsome than he was! And he possessed a temperament that he lacked.

Through all the storms of so many years, even though he had achieved success in his cultivation, and even though he had already ascended the Hundred-Year Ranking, he still could not escape being bullied as a nobody.

Either this person wanted to slap his face today, or that person wanted to step on his head tomorrow.

Long Tian'ao was annoyed.

Long Tian'ao was furious.

Long Tian'ao made his move.

Long Tian'ao... when the small ones were beaten, the old ones came.

Descendants without end.

It was not as if he hadn't investigated the reason; in the end, he could only attribute it to himself, lacking a certain temperament, which was why he was always mistaken for a soft persimmon.

And today... he saw in someone he had always disdained a temperament he had never possessed.

Before coming here, Long Tian'ao had been indignant. There were not many deeds attributed to Lu Ren.

Why was he qualified to be first on the Hundred-Year Ranking?

Long Tian'ao asked himself, his own talent, strength, and methods were all not weak, so why should he be inferior to others? "Are you Lu Ren?" Long Tian'ao looked at Lu Ren suspiciously, then turned his head to look at Qingchengzi, his eyes filled with even deeper doubt, "Then who are you?"

"Could it be that you are Lu Ren's father?"

Qingchengzi:...

It turned out that there was something even more speechless than being speechless!

Not only speechless, Qingchengzi was also startled and quickly expressed his stance to Lu Ren: "Lu Family Head, these are all things he said with his own mouth! It has nothing to do with me, this old beggar! I had already stated my identity, it is he who does not believe it!"

Lu Ren nodded casually.

"It seems you lack the teachings of your parents, which is why you are so presumptuous, randomly calling people father."

"I, for one, do not mind teaching you," Lu Ren said indifferently.

It took Long Tian'ao some time to understand what Lu Ren meant, and his expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

Isn't this just wanting to be his father?

"You are the one being presumptuous! Lu Ren, hand over Lin Xiu!" Long Tian'ao's patience was completely exhausted by this point; he glared coldly at Lu Ren and began to threaten him.

Lu Ren narrowed his eyes for a split second.

He said with certainty: "You are Long Tian'ao?"

Then, his gaze shifted to the woman beside Long Tian'ao, "Then you must be Feng Ruyan?"

Feng Ruyan had not expected the topic to suddenly shift to her, and she felt a moment of terror.

Her mind was in chaos.

What was going on?

How could Lu Ren possibly know her name?

What on earth had Lin Xiu told him? That shouldn't be...

The reason Feng Ruyan dared to fabricate stories was precisely because she knew clearly that Lin Xiu was absolutely not the type of person to air family scandals.

He had the heart of a bodhisattva.

He might even keep secrets for her.

But...

But how could Lu Ren know? Long Tian'ao's train of thought, however, was on an entirely different level from everyone else's.

He glared coldly at Lu Ren, blocked Feng Ruyan with his body, and said with an unfriendly tone: "So you are actually of the same generation as Lin Xiu. I had thought the Lu Family Head was of such high moral character, yet you are also a shameless person who covets another man's fiancée!"

"Take this sword!"

Without a moment's hesitation, he thrust his sword toward Lu Ren's heart without even a word of warning.

Lu Ren had not yet understood his train of thought, and seeing his sword moves, which were full of openings, he frowned slightly.

With such strength, how could he have managed to injure Lin Xiu? Lin Xiu's footwork had been personally trained by him.

Lu Ren had originally been dismissive; anyone who had achieved success in cultivation would not find anything exquisite about Long Tian'ao's moves or footwork.

However...

Just as Lu Ren intended to dodge with a dismissive attitude, he suddenly frowned, sensing something unusual.

Although Long Tian'ao's footwork was shallow and his moves were extremely crude, when he thrust his sword, it carried a fierce sword momentum that was almost impossible to avoid.

It was as if...

The Law of Causality.

When this thought flashed through Lu Ren's mind, he realized it in an instant.

No wonder.

No wonder Lin Xiu had been crippled by him.

So Long Tian'ao's reliance was actually that he had already grasped a Law!

This sword strike was like a long rainbow, carrying an unstoppable force; Lu Ren did not dodge at all, as if he had not reacted in time, watching the tip of the sword pierce into his heart.

A wild, arrogant smile appeared on Long Tian'ao's face.

What Lu Family Head?

What number one on the Hundred-Year Ranking?

Wasn't he easily killed by him? But just as this thought emerged, Long Tian'ao's brow suddenly furrowed.

Something was wrong.

Why was there no blood coming out?

(End of this chapter)