Chapter 133: The Upright and Honorable Huang Ying of Dongying

Di Shitian looked down at the crowd with a smug expression and said:

"You brats, you know the gap between you and this seat now, don't you?

Mortals could never be anyone's opponent.

I'll let you off this time; we'll meet again, ha ha."

After speaking, Di Shitian left with the four members of the Divine Calculation.

On the way, the Divine General and Pojun asked in confusion:

"Master, why let them go?"

Di Shitian glanced at them and said coldly:

"Do I need to give you an account for how I do things?"

The Divine General and Pojun knew they had said something they shouldn't have and hurriedly begged for mercy:

"Master, we are sorry!"

Di Shitian ignored the two and said to the Divine Calculation:

"Divine Calculation, go and capture the families of Duan Fengyun and the other three and bring them to Heaven Gate.

I want to use their families to make them obediently submit and let me manipulate them."

The Divine Calculation nodded, left the group, and went to search for the whereabouts of the families of the four, including Duan Fengyun.

But by now, Youruo and the others were already on the mysterious Linggui Island, so the Divine Calculation was destined to return empty-handed.

After Di Shitian left, Duan Fengyun and the others helped each other up; they all now knew the gap between them and Di Shitian.

The four fellow disciples all possessed the tenacity of Xiaoqiang; they were not discouraged by this, but rather their fighting spirit grew even stronger. They were all looking forward to the day they could defeat Di Shitian and wash away today's shame.

The four were also very glad that they had firmly resolved to send their families away; otherwise, with Di Shitian's strength and methods, what could the four of them have used to protect their families?

Jian Chen looked at the four and asked:

"What are your plans for next?"

The four were also confused now and didn't know where to start.

Duan Fengyun asked in return:

"And what are your plans?"

Jian Chen replied:

"I plan to go find my master, follow him to travel across the mountains and rivers, and achieve a Breakthrough."

Bu Jingyun nodded, expressing his full approval of Jian Chen's idea.

Everyone looked at the ruined walls of Zhonghua Lou and shook their heads.

If Senior Wuming were to return and see the family business he had painstakingly managed for so long turned into this state, it was hard to say if he would feel heartbroken.

Jian Chen cupped his hands and said:

"Everyone, farewell."

"Farewell!"

After Jian Chen said goodbye to the four, he turned and embarked on his journey to find Wuming.

Just as the remaining four were about to leave, they suddenly sensed a blade with a sharp, exposed edge rushing toward this place.

The four stood where they were, and soon, a figure in Dongying attire with a large long blade on his back appeared.

Indeed, the person who arrived was Huang Ying, who had just reached the Central Plains and rushed to Zhonghua Lou.

Huang Ying looked at the ruined walls before him in disbelief; wasn't this Wuming's Zhonghua Lou? How had it become a pile of ruins?

He looked at Duan Fengyun and the other three before him and was about to confirm if this was Zhonghua Lou when he felt that the four looked somewhat familiar.

He took out a portrait from his bosom; this was a portrait he had someone make before he left, and the person in the portrait was none other than Duan Fengyun.

He looked at the portrait and then at the four people in front of him; he had basically confirmed who they were.

He spoke up and said:

"Duan Fengyun? Nie Feng? Bu Jingyun? Qin Shuang?

I didn't expect to run into four Martial Arts Myths as soon as I arrived in the Central Plains; this trip was truly worth it, ha ha."

Seeing the large long blade on the back of this Dongying man, Duan Fengyun also guessed his identity.

He spoke to confirm:

"Your Excellency must be the number one blade master of Dongying, Huang Ying, right?"

Huang Ying was startled; he didn't expect anyone in the Central Plains Martial Arts to know his reputation.

He asked:

"How does Your Excellency know who I am?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Back when I was in Dongying, the names I heard most were you, Huang Ying, and the Shocking Silence Blade on your back.

Dongying attire, carrying a Shocking Silence Blade on your back—if you aren't Huang Ying, then who are you!"

"Ha ha ha ha, worthy of being the playboy Evil God; you are indeed quick-witted."

Huang Ying laughed loudly.

Duan Fengyun rolled his eyes upon hearing his nickname; he wondered which guy had given him such a stupid nickname.

As Huang Ying drew the Jingji Blade and was preparing to challenge the four to a duel, he noticed that the four had chaotic Internal Energy, as if they had just experienced a great battle and were not lightly injured.

Huang Ying put away the Jingji Blade and asked in surprise:

"Did you all just experience a great battle?

Why do you all look so covered in wounds?"

Seeing Huang Ying draw his blade, the four, including Duan Fengyun, silently suppressed their injuries and circulated their True Qi, preparing for a life-and-death battle with Huang Ying.

Unexpectedly, after seeing them injured, Huang Ying actually put away his weapon.

This greatly changed their opinion of Huang Ying; it seemed this Dongying man was also a true man, at least he would not take advantage of others' precarious state.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"We just had a great battle with a person named Di Shitian, and these injuries were all caused by him."

"This Di Shitian is actually able to injure the four of you single-handedly; he must be very formidable."

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's answer, Huang Ying's fighting spirit surged; he had come to Zhongyuan this time specifically to challenge experts from all walks of life.

He looked at Duan Fengyun and the other three, then asked:

"Why do I only see the four of you? Where is Wuming?

He is the greatest target of my challenges on this trip!"

Bu Jingyun replied:

"My master went wandering far and wide a long time ago; it is not an easy task for Your Excellency to find him."

"I see. No matter, I shall also wander far and wide, searching for Wuming while traveling through the magnificent mountains and rivers of your Zhongyuan.

Duan Fengyun, Qin Shuang, Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, farewell.

Once you have recovered from your injuries, we shall fight again."

After speaking, Huang Ying soared directly into the air and vanished from the four men's sight.

After Huang Ying left, Duan Fengyun and the other three all praised this conduct of his endlessly.

They had not expected that the Dongying martial arts world would have such an honorable Martial Artist; they were very willing to become opponents with Huang Ying.

On the other side, Shensuan utilized all his connections in the martial arts world, yet he actually failed to find the families of Duan Fengyun and the others.

He sought out the intelligence network of Shenguan, but even through Shenguan's intelligence network, he still found no traces at all.

The families of Duan Fengyun and the others had vanished as if they had evaporated from the Human Realm, leaving behind no traces whatsoever.

After the intelligence network searched many times, they finally found the only clue.

The last news the intelligence network gathered about those people was at Wuhuang Mountain.

On that day, after Duan Fengyun and the others took their respective families to Wuhuang Mountain, only the four martial brothers remained the next day.

Shensuan assumed the four had hidden their families within Wuhuang Mountain, but even though he searched every inch of Wuhuang Mountain, he did not find a single trace regarding the families of Duan Fengyun and the others.

Having searched without result, Shensuan had no choice but to return to report to Di Shitian.

He would certainly be met with Di Shitian's fury; having failed to handle even this small matter, Shensuan would surely suffer greatly at the hands of Di Shitian.

After suffering a great deal, Di Shitian ordered him to mobilize the entire intelligence network; he must find the families of Duan Fengyun and the four others.

Di Shitian knew the temperaments of Duan Fengyun and the four others well; without leverage, the four of them would certainly not submit obediently.

However, Youruo and the others were already situated on Linggui Island; no matter how Di Shitian searched the entire Zhongyuan, he would never find them.