Chapter 108

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Wang Ping'an couldn't help but curse silently, his heart filled with boundless anger; he never imagined that being abducted today would be an undeserved disaster.

But.

Thinking about it, given the cruelty of this world, for oneself, not to mention mere mother‑son separation, there are people who engage in murder and robbery.

One cannot say everyone is selfish, but if one can gain an advantage, even at the expense of others' interests, many people are still willing to do so.

He thought that way, but Wang Ping'an's killing intent toward Luo Quan and Luo Liang in his heart not only did not diminish, it actually intensified.

Luo Liang's expression turned unnatural, and he spoke stubbornly: "Luo Quan, what nonsense are you spouting? I followed you here because I'm afraid you'll endanger this child's life."

"You speak of righteous indignation, which truly suits your character; since you worry about endangering my life, why didn't you stop me at the first moment, or even slay that evil cultivator who caused the harm right away?"

Luo Quan sneered, seeing Luo Liang open his mouth as if to say something, and before he could speak, Luo Quan cut in and said:

"Enough, let's not waste words; although we haven't seen each other in years, I know exactly what kind of person you are."

"This time you didn't stop me; I'll count your goodwill as received. Once I bring this child back, I'll say we discovered him together, and the family's reward, as well as any future rewards, will definitely include yours."

Luo Liang swallowed the words that had risen to his lips.

He was certainly not as righteous as he claimed; as Luo Quan said, upon learning that Luo Quan would stage a ruse, he deliberately leaked Wang Ping'an's whereabouts to an evil cultivator who liked to steal and sell infants.

Evil cultivator, Wang Ping'an.

Even if he couldn't become a disciple of some evil sect afterward, he could still become an experimental subject or even material for such sects.

One doesn't need to think much about how this evil cultivator would use Wang Ping'an's information.

But no one expected this evil cultivator to arrive so quickly this time.

He neither stopped Luo Quan from doing this, nor, upon discovering the evil cultivator, immediately slay him; of course, this was also for the family's reward.

Given his age, one cannot say his demise is imminent, but dying of old age in the position of Immortal Official of Qingyang County is quite possible, unless a miracle occurs.

Naturally, he did not hope to rely on the family reward from discovering Wang Ping'an to break through his cultivation, gain his superiors' recognition, and be promoted beyond the usual ranks.

What he hoped for was that, if Wang Ping'an truly was a sword‑dao genius, he would give Wang Ping'an an opportunity to develop.

Wang Ping'an, Luo Family.

If Wang Ping'an performed better, the Luo family would certainly help him rise to a higher rank in the Immortal Official position afterward.

Luo Liang didn't want to continue this topic, after all Luo Quan was about to expose his true nature; although only he and Luo Quan were present—no, there was also an evil cultivator—but he gave it no thought at all.

First, they were far from the evil cultivator's location; second, their voices were very soft; third, it wouldn't be long before the evil cultivator met his end in the Yellow Springs.

But.

Even though there were only two of them, having his true nature exposed by Luo Quan, he still felt an intense shame.

Luo Liang changed his tone: "Aren't you afraid of capsizing in a gutter? We failed to rescue this child from the evil cultivator's grasp, and instead we endangered his life."

"Isn't there still you? Do you think I invited you here just to watch the spectacle?"

Luo Quan snorted coldly, not taking this to heart, and sneered: "Moreover, this evil cultivator was deliberately chosen by me; he's only just crossed the threshold of cultivation, roughly at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, something you and I could crush with one hand—how could any accident occur?"

"Better safe than sorry……" Luo Liang hadn't finished speaking when Luo Quan impatiently cut him off: "How could I not know? When did you become so long‑winded? If an accident really happened, the only thing to blame would be this child's bad luck; we gave him a way out, but he just couldn't seize it."

Luo Liang objected: "What do you mean the child's luck is bad? Clearly, we are scheming against him!"

Hypocritical righteousness!

Luo Quan gave a cold snort, his face full of mockery, and without waiting for Luo Liang to defend himself, he added: "Rest assured, when that evil cultivator sees that child, even before he touches him, we will intervene, guaranteeing the child won't suffer the slightest mishap."

With the Peregrine Falcon Little Gray and the skill Pet's Ear, he clearly heard the conversation between Luo Quan and Luo Liang; Wang Ping'an furrowed his brow slightly and immediately fell into thought.

He was considering whether to wait for Luo Quan and Luo Liang to kill the evil cultivator and then deal with them himself, or to strike the evil cultivator first.

The first option—even if he had great confidence in the sword apparatus within his body—

but he lacked confidence in being able to handle Luo Quan and Luo Liang.

Both of them are elite who made it through the Demonic Suppression Bureau and the Immortal Official ranks like thousands of troops crossing a narrow bridge!

The Dao Cultivation Family, the Demon Suppression Office, and the Immortal Official.

Even if the sword qi within his body could handle one of them, it could not deal with the second.

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Moreover.

If he let them two slay the evil cultivator who abducted him, he would have no way to earn merit.

Just.

If he chose the second option, he would indeed gain merit, but exposing his trump card before Luo Quan and Luo Liang would leave his fate to their mercy afterward.

After a long while, as the evil cultivator's position drew ever closer, myriad thoughts flooded Wang Ping'an's mind; he gritted his teeth and silently thought, "Let's take a gamble!"

Not long after.

Wang Ping'an was brought before the evil cultivator by the paper person; the evil cultivator's sinister gaze fell on Wang Ping'an, seeing him ordinary and unremarkable, he wondered aloud: "What's going on? Wasn't it said this little thing might be some kind of sacred body? How can it be so ordinary?"

Evil cultivator, evil Dao organizations, and materials.

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Taking advantage of the evil cultivator's fury, Wang Ping'an immediately drove the sword qi within his body; logically, this was not the best moment, nor did it match his original plan.

First, let the Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray distract the evil cultivator's attention, then rely on the sword apparatus within his body to deliver a fatal blow.

With Luo Quan and Luo Liang watching like tigers nearby, if he wanted to earn the merit of slaying the evil cultivator, he had no choice but to do it this way.

"Damn it, whose false information is this? I've been duped, running here for nothing……"

The evil cultivator cursed in anger and frustration; suddenly, his hair stood on end, he instinctively turned, intending to cast a protective spell, but a white flash streaked across his vision before he could react.

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A sword apparatus pierced straight through his chest from the heart position!

(End of chapter)