Chapter 26: The Dispute Over the Key [Third Update, Please Collect!!]

  In the misty and mysterious realm of Hongyan City, Liu Ru's hair appeared somewhat disheveled, it seemed that this journey hadn't been easy either.

  "Hū" Liu Yuru took a long breath and gazed at an ancient tower, finally revealing a hint of a smile on his face.

  The ancient tower looks very old, and it's unknown how many years ago it was left behind. The surrounding area has a faint mist that makes the ancient tower look even more mysterious, as if it has some fantasy to it.

  The ancient tower is on a small island, the small island is in the center of a lake, and there are many stone benches that can accommodate one person standing on the surface of the lake. These stone benches have become the road to the small island.

  The small island was under a night sky that twinkled with beautiful stars, those stars flashed one by one and were exchanging with each other in a certain rule, the trajectory looked very mysterious.

  "Ah, finally arrived. Looks like I'm the first to arrive, haha, I'm the strongest, so it's only natural that I'd be the first to get here. Originally thought there would be a bit of a scramble, looks like I overestimated everyone else's abilities. This way is good too, can effortlessly take the key."

  "It's possible that others are still dealing with the monster! That dead fat guy might have encountered a powerful monster and died, haha! It's simply too exhilarating. Liu Ruxiang imagined Deng Fa's miserable death, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became."

  "Hmph, you're really arrogant, aren't you, Liu Ru? Deng Paozi won't die that easily." Suddenly, a woman with an ordinary yet elegant appearance rushed over and stopped at the lake's edge not far from Liu Ru. The aura around her was quite strong, clearly indicating she wasn't an ordinary person.

  "Haha, I thought it was someone else who would speak up for Fatty, but it's actually Lin Ruoxi from Huaxi Town. Haha, you're quite fiery, that's good! If I had gotten the key so easily by myself, it would have been boring. It's not bad to have you play with me."

  Liu Yu looked at Lin Yu calmly, without much fluctuation in his eyes due to Lin Yu's appearance, apparently he didn't take Lin Yu too seriously.

  Lin Ru bit her lip, looked around with her eyes, and then smiled slyly: "Hehe, Liu Gege, both of our names have the character 'Ru', this is definitely fate. Just because of this 'Ru' character, I, little sister, can accompany big brother to play for a while."

  Lin Ru raised her voice on the three words "play for a while", and threw out a flirtatious glance, with a very obvious meaning.

  "Ah, this... I know I'm quite handsome and charming, so it's natural that you like me. But isn't this place a bit...? Moreover, wouldn't this be too unfair to my beloved little junior sister? However, it's hard to refuse such ardent feelings... how about we..."

  Liu Yu was enjoying himself alone, thinking about good things in his heart, and suddenly stopped talking. Because he found that Lin Yu had taken advantage of his carelessness to rush towards the ancient tower.

  "Hmph, I knew it was too good to be true." Yu Ru let out a cold snort and suddenly accelerated, catching up to Lin Ru in an instant and blocking her path.

  "At such a fast speed, I was actually caught up." Lin Ru's face suddenly turned solemn, not expecting Liu Ru to catch up so quickly and block her way.

  "You're quite clever, aren't you? Trying to trick me and then taking advantage of my distraction to grab the key. I was wondering why your attitude towards me changed so suddenly. Heh heh, Lin girl, didn't you want to play a little game? Bring it on." Liu Yu's eyes were cold as she stared at Lin Yu, clearly not pleased with being played.

  "Ah!" Lin's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she charged towards Liu, her right hand instantly forming a fist. The fist, wrapped in a thick layer of Lingyun energy, shot straight at Liu's chest.

  Liu Ru didn't rush either, and directly threw a punch, which collided head-on with Lin Ru's fist.

  With a loud "bang", Liu Ru was knocked back two steps by a punch, while Lin Ru was knocked out of the ring for 7-8 meters before regaining his footing. The two men's powerful blows clearly gave Liu Ru the upper hand.

  "Indeed, Senior Lingyun is formidable. It seems your arrogance is based on a certain level of strength." Lin Ru had suffered a loss and realized that Liu Ru indeed had something to be proud of.

  "You indeed have some strength, no wonder you dare to fight me, but even so, you are still not my opponent."

  Liu Ruyue was also somewhat surprised at Lin Ru's strength, he hadn't expected to be blasted back two steps by himself. If it were an ordinary mid-level Lingyun Master, it would be very difficult to achieve this point, apparently Lin Ru was indeed not simple.

  "Haha, Lin sister you're already here, now we have a chance to get the key! Liu Ru, go cry by yourself!"

  At this moment, a loud laugh sounded, and a piece of cloth-like divine object supported a stout man, flying over from afar.

  It was Deng FaFa, who was beaten by Duan YiFeng two days ago and spat out a mouthful of blood. Now he seemed to have recovered from his injuries, flying towards this side while gnawing on a large piece of leg meat, but it's unknown what kind of demon beast's leg it was. It seems that people who like to eat meat recover from their injuries faster.

  "Deng Paozi, now that you're here, this guy is indeed formidable. I really couldn't handle him alone."

  Lin Ru saw that the person who came was Deng Fa Fa, who had come with her from Huaxi Town, and her tightly furrowed eyebrows suddenly relaxed.

  "Deng Paozi, it's you! I thought you were dead, didn't expect you're still alive! What a surprise!"

  Liu Ru saw Deng Paozi coming over and didn't have much emotional fluctuation. Instead, he spoke with a tone of disdain.

  Deng Fa flew over and landed beside Lin Ru, one meter above the ground. He let out a belch, then threw the remaining meat and bones in his hand to the ground. Looking at Liu Ru, he said: "You're not dead, how could I die first?"

  Deng Fa turned his head to Lin Ru and asked seriously, "Lin sister, can you hold off Liu Ru for a while? The purpose of this trip is just to retrieve the key. With our combined strength, we won't be able to kill him. If we drag this out, it won't end well. Since there are two of us now, we can take advantage of that."

  Lin Ru immediately understood and nodded her head. She went to hold back Liu Ru, and Deng Fa could go get the key.

  "Deng Paozi, I finally know why you're so fat. It's because your belly is full of bad water. Don't you feel ashamed? If you have the guts, come at me with both of you! You don't dare, do you?"

  Liu Ru heard it and knew what Deng Paozi was up to, feeling suffocated to death. If Deng Paozi and Lin Ruzhen really did that, he would truly have no way out.

  Deng Pangzi looked at Liu Ru like an idiot: "Do you think I'm stupid enough to fall for your obvious provocation? Am I shameless? Cut it out! This is called being clever and having many plans, do you understand?"

  "Let's go!" Deng Fa and Lin Ru exchanged a glance, ready to work together. Suddenly, a voice came over, causing Deng's plan to be stillborn before it could even be implemented.

  "It's good that everyone didn't go on the island, hehe, I was afraid it was too late, looks like there's still a chance."

  As the sound rose, a man's figure with a resolute expression slowly emerged. The man appeared to be slightly burly, with a long sword slung over his back. His eyes still held a hint of murderous intent, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

  After a while, the man had walked over from the distant clouds and mist. The visitor was none other than Song Qijiang, a legendary figure in Yunyang Town.

  Song Qijiang didn't say a word, he simply turned his hand over and grasped the hilt of the intermediate yellow-grade divine sword on his back, walking step by step towards the ancient tower, as if he hadn't seen Liu Ruyi and the others.

  Deng Fah shook his head helplessly, his originally perfect plan was ruined by the sudden appearance of Song Qijiang. Deng Fah sighed and had no choice but to stand in front of Song Qijiang.

  With a sword unsheathing sound, the battle between the four people began.