Chapter 969: The Long-Awaited Captain Wu (1/2, Requesting Monthly Votes)

Captain Wu?!

Fang Yue widened his eyes.

The man before him, in both appearance and physique, was unmistakably the Seventh Prince he had seen before.

But Niu Zuo said he was Captain Wu…

Fang Yue recalled how, when the "Seventh Prince" had awakened, he had called him Captain Ye, and that sound of Golden Phoenix Cry…

Could it be… he truly is Captain Wu?!

So Captain Wu had already become a corpse back then and returned to my side, but I simply never recognized him?

Fang Yue was utterly bewildered, while Captain Wu, at that moment, also stared down in shock at his own body.

That golden light energy no longer resisted activation as it once had—it could now erupt instantly at will!

Moreover, whenever that power surged, golden ethereal patterns would appear on his skin's surface; if he intensified it further, the Phoenix Cry would manifest!

"This power… what exactly is this power…"

Captain Wu clenched his fist, his heart thrumming with excitement.

Perfect! With this power, I have the strength to rescue An Dong'er, to eliminate the Phoenix Organization!

And first among those to eliminate is…

"Niu… Zuo!"

Captain Wu sneered, his eyes thickening with murderous intent!

But as he flashed forward, arriving before Niu Zuo, and swung his golden-lit fist downward…

Tap!!

A giant hand blocked his fist.

But the force could no longer be retracted!

The golden-lit fist, dragging the hand, surged forward unimpeded, smashing straight toward Niu Zuo's skull!

Fang Yue, whose hand had blocked Captain Wu's punch, was about to speak—then his expression changed.

That violent power was even beginning to overwhelm him.

There was no time to unleash more strength now; Fang Yue instantly shifted his right foot and kicked Niu Zuo sideways off the ground.

Niu Zuo now had no combat capability left—he had clearly endured something terrible, his current state worse than when he was in Qingsi County.

Niu Zuo was flung away, rolled several times before stopping, then spat out blood and looked up coldly ahead.

Ahead, Captain Wu had finally halted his motion—but once he realized what had happened, the golden light in his eyes flared brighter, locking onto Fang Yue with deadly intensity.

"Captain Ye, have you been controlled by Niu Zuo? Don't worry—I'll kill Niu Zuo right now and free you from his control!"

As he spoke, golden light blazed across Captain Wu's body; Fang Yue hurriedly cried: "Wait! Captain Wu, things have become complicated—Niu Zuo can't die yet!"

"Captain Ye, don't be deceived! That's Niu Zuo, the leader of the Twelve Seats of the Phoenix Organization! The one who stole An Dong'er and slaughtered every surviving villager of Mo Cun!!"

The scene from outside Qingsi County—the bamboo forest, Mo Cun villagers falling one by one, dying before his eyes—was still vivid in Captain Wu's mind.

He hated Niu Zuo for killing without mercy!

He raged at his own helplessness back then!

Now, the enemy stood before him.

Now, he had the power to end his life.

So why not strike? Why?!

Blinding golden light surged violently; the intermittent, trembling Phoenix Cry exploded in his ears.

Amid the warlike Phoenix Cry, Captain Wu's power surged—he blurred past Fang Yue in an instant and slammed his fist down at Niu Zuo on the ground!

But just as his fist rose high, his wrist suddenly met resistance!

He was in Phoenix Cry-empowered state now!

He turned his head—and froze.

Thick, pitch-black ribbons coiled densely around his right wrist; their source was unmistakably Fang Yue, whose entire body was wrapped in black mist.

His pupils shrank; Captain Wu's eyes turned red, his face darkening visibly.

"Niu Zuo… he turned you into this too?! That damned beast—I'll tear him into a thousand pieces!!"

The previously trembling, fragmented Phoenix Cry, as if sensing Captain Wu's rage, erupted violently!

Fang Yue's face changed—the black silk that had just bound Captain Wu's wrist snapped strand by strand!

Captain Wu's power continued to grow!

Seeing Niu Zuo about to die in Captain Wu's hands, Fang Yue shouted: "Wait! Only Niu Zuo can save You Sisi! Only he can save An Dong'er! If you kill him, they're truly dead!"

What?!

The golden-lit fist lost its glow and halted before Niu Zuo's face.

Captain Wu's face darkened, his fist poised to crush Niu Zuo's skull, and he asked: "What's going on? Didn't You Zuo die? Is Fang Yue's memory altered by Niu Zuo? And An Dong'er…"

In a sense, the only living people left in Mo Cun now were An Dong'er and him.

Even the slimmest hope, he still clung to it—to rescue An Dong'er!

Clenching his fist, Captain Wu took a deep breath and turned to Fang Yue.

"I need an explanation!"

Fang Yue immediately stepped forward to explain.

Captain Wu's memories still stopped at the moment he was captured by Niu Zuo in Qingsi County.

Since then, too much had happened.

Even if Fang Yue tried to explain simply, it couldn't be clarified in an instant.

Confirmed that Captain Wu had not suddenly gone berserk, Niu Zuo brushed off the dust and rose from the ground; facing their cold gazes, he merely sneered: "Don't look at me like that. As long as you help me eliminate Feng Wang and Huang Hou, you can take my life whenever you wish. For now, let's leave this place—we still have much to do."

As he spoke, Ox-Zuo swallowed a few pills and, dragging his battered body, slowly walked outside. But before he had taken two steps, he staggered and nearly fell.

Clearly, Captain Wu's attack just now had landed squarely on him, grievously wounding him.

In this state, even if Ox-Zuo had some trick up his sleeve, he likely lacked the strength to carry it out.

Captain Wu's suspicion had only just eased a little when Ox-Zuo suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked at Captain Wu.

"Oh right, Captain Wu — from now on, your name is Qing Qiming, the Seventh Prince of Qing Guo!"

The Seventh Prince?!

Me?

Captain Wu was dumbfounded on the spot.

When did I become a prince of Qing Guo? Still, the grandfather who raised me did say that back then he had picked me up by the river at Mo Cun…

Could it be that I really am the Seventh Prince of Qing Guo?

Wait! That's not right!

Only then did Captain Wu notice that his build seemed to have changed slightly. He hurriedly felt his face with his hands, only to discover… his face had actually turned into that of a stranger!

"Ox-Zuo, give me back my original appearance!"

Captain Wu was about to charge forward again on the spot.

Fang Yue, afraid that Captain Wu might casually exhale and crush the sickly-looking Ox-Zuo to death, hurriedly held him back, mediating while explaining the current situation in Jingcheng to Captain Wu.

When he got to An Dong'er's present condition, and the need to use Ox-Zuo to obtain intelligence on the Phoenix Organization in order to save her, Captain Wu finally calmed down.

"Then why not just take Ox-Zuo down and torture him to force out the Phoenix Organization's intelligence?"

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(End of chapter)