Chapter 54: The Heartless Luo Qianqiu!

Luo Yunshang's body trembled slightly: "What did you say?"

"Is Yu'er in danger?"

A look of misery appeared in her eyes: "Father, since you are unwilling to help the Donghuang Clan, please let me leave."

She had come to the Xuanqing Sect to beg Luo Qianqiu to protect Lu Tianyu, ideally by letting Lu Tianyu come to the Xuanqing Sect to take refuge.

She knew it was impossible for her father to shelter the entire Donghuang Clan; the Bahuang Demon-Suppressing Array could only hold for one year, and she feared an accident might occur in the meantime.

She and Lu Jiuyuan had already prepared for a fight to the death; as long as Lu Tianyu, this spark of hope, was preserved, they would have no regrets even if they died in battle.

But she never expected that not only would Luo Qianqiu refuse to help, he even placed her under house arrest, calling it "protecting her safety."

For the past few days, she had been burning with anxiety; her repeated pleas to Luo Qianqiu were useless, and later, Luo Qianqiu simply stopped appearing.

At this moment, Luo Yunshang's dark hair was slightly disheveled, and her complexion was somewhat pale.

"It is impossible to let you leave."

Luo Qianqiu stared into Luo Yunshang's eyes: "The good news is that your son escaped by disguising himself as a disciple of my Xuanqing Sect, and he even killed people from the Kulu Zong."

Luo Yunshang's heart tightened instantly: "What about the bad news?"

Lu Tianyu was currently safe within the Bahuang Demon-Suppressing Array, but it was hard to say what would happen once he left the array.

What she thought of was whether Lu Tianyu had been captured by the people from the Kulu Zong.

Having killed people from the Kulu Zong, he would undoubtedly be targeted and hunted by them; his situation must be very dangerous.

Luo Qianqiu let out a cold snort: "The bad news is that the Nether Three Sects have spent a heavy price to hire Liu Jinzi, a master of array-breaking from the Changheng Star Domain, to break the array as soon as possible."

"Your Donghuang Clan will surely be unable to escape this catastrophe!"

"For your sake, I have already sent the Xuan Yi Guard to find Lu Tianyu; if nothing goes wrong, they will certainly bring him back."

Luo Qianqiu heard this and let out a sigh of relief: "Father is very kind."

She thought Luo Qianqiu had compromised and agreed to her request.

Unexpectedly, Luo Qianqiu's next words poured a bucket of cold water over her head: "When Lu Tianyu returns, you must persuade him to reveal the secret of the Forbidden Abyss, and I can agree to shelter him for one year."

"You also know that the Kulu Zong's main target in this massive invasion of the Bahuang Star Domain is Lu Tianyu; they will certainly find out that Lu Tianyu is with me."

"For the sake of my Xuanqing Sect's interests, I cannot bring disaster upon my sect for his sake!"

"You should agree to this simple condition, right?"

Luo Qianqiu had another purpose in placing Luo Yunshang under house arrest: to seize the opportunity to snatch Lu Tianyu over when the Bahuang Demon-Suppressing Array could no longer hold.

After all, Luo Yunshang was Lu Tianyu's mother; when the final moment came and Lu Tianyu needed to grab a lifeline, the Xuanqing Sect would naturally be the best choice.

But he hadn't expected things to change, and that Lu Tianyu would actually sneak out.

Having no other choice, he could only have the Xuan Yi Guard take action to apprehend Lu Tianyu.

"You!"

Luo Yunshang's expression changed drastically upon hearing this: "You, even you covet Yu'er's things? He is your grandson; shouldn't you protect him!"

She shook her head repeatedly: "The things Yu'er obtained belong to him; none of us have the right to learn of them from him."

All these years, no matter how cold Luo Qianqiu was to her, she had never held a grudge against him.

After all, she was the one at fault for conceiving Lu Tianyu without consulting her father, and her father had endured immense pressure for her sake over the years.

Thump!

Luo Yunshang knelt directly on the ground: "Father, I beg you, just protect Yu'er for one year."

"We will leave after one year, or even half a year is fine; after that, we will never cause you any trouble!"

As soon as she finished speaking.

Luo Qianqiu let out a cold snort: "Don't think I don't know that with Lu Tianyu's aptitude, joining the Changheng Academy is no problem at all."

"You won't need my protection after half a year, or even less—three months will suffice!"

"If you don't persuade Lu Tianyu, I will have to resort to extreme measures!"

"Father!" Luo Yunshang said with tears streaming down her face, "You cannot do this!"

"Yu'er is your grandson after all, and he has never offended you!"

At this moment, she felt some regret for coming to beg Luo Qianqiu.

She had thought Luo Qianqiu would protect Lu Tianyu for the sake of their father-daughter bond.

She never expected that Luo Qianqiu, just like the people from the Kulu Zong, would also covet what Lu Tianyu possessed, completely disregarding their family ties.

"Never offended me?"

Cold light shot from Luo Qianqiu's eyes: "His very birth was an offense to me!"

"When you married into that family, I nearly lost my position as Clan Head! Every time you brought him to visit me, do you know how those people discussed me behind my back!"

His voice was cold: "I have already given you a great deal of face by agreeing to shelter Lu Tianyu."

"Obtaining the secret of the Forbidden Abyss from him, even if it is just a cultivation technique, will shut those people's mouths!"

"Otherwise, how can I answer to the clan elders! You are the wife of the Clan Head of the Bahuang Lineage; you should understand this."

"You!" Luo Yunshang's eyes were filled with despair, "Let me go."

"I will no longer beg you to protect Yu'er; we will find our own way."

"Father, I beg you!"

"Hmph!"

Luo Qianqiu's gaze grew even colder: "You think you can just come and go as you please!"

"Since you cannot persuade Lu Tianyu, then don't blame me for disregarding our father-daughter relationship!"

He flicked his sleeves and left in a rage.

He knew that entangling with Luo Yunshang was useless; once Lu Tianyu was captured, Luo Yunshang would surely soften.

"Woooooo!"

Luo Yunshang collapsed to the ground and began to sob.

At this moment, she seemed to see boundless darkness, the Donghuang Clan being slaughtered by the Kulu Zong.

Yet she could do nothing; she was powerless!

Huangyan Star.

Lu Tianyu stood up tall and walked toward the depths of the flames while bearing the Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Tripod.

With the experience of cultivating the Golden Dragon Fist and Earth Dragon Fist, plus the dense fire-attribute power here, he only needed three hours to cultivate the Fire Dragon Fist to Great Completion.

Just a moment ago, the artifact spirit of the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod told him there was something good in the depths of the flames and asked him to go in and retrieve it.

Woo woo woo~

A powerful suction force emanated from the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod, sucking in the surrounding flames along with the fire crystals on the ground.

Lu Tianyu looked dissatisfied: "I say Xiaotuntun, it's one thing for you to devour flames, but you should at least leave some fire crystals for me!"

He had given the artifact spirit of the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod a name, calling it Xiaotuntun.

Watching the fire crystals being crushed and absorbed one by one, his heart was bleeding.

"I haven't had my fill yet; once I'm full, I'll naturally leave some for you."

Xiaotuntun said in a milky voice, "Big brother should yield to little sister, don't you know that?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Lu Tianyu was speechless, "You big glutton, you could even swallow the sky; how could this little bit be enough for you?"

Xiaotuntun giggled: "Don't worry, my current ability isn't enough to swallow the sky yet."

"When the time comes that I can swallow the sky, I will definitely swallow the sky of the Bahuang Xingyu first."

Lu Tianyu: "..."

"Alright, I won't tease brother anymore!"

Xiaotuntun seemed very happy, "Look, what is this?"