Chapter 74: Ruthless Strength
"It's all right, there won't be any danger for the time being, but he was injured too severely and will probably need to rest for a year or so." He patted his hand and stood up, saying this as he looked at Murong Yu who had fallen asleep with her face down on the bed, her back wound already bandaged.
I took Murong Yu and Dongfang Xi back to my residence and immediately began treating Murong Yu's injuries.
Murong Yu's injury was extremely severe, his back had been torn open by Zhang Feng, revealing his internal organs, and Zhang Feng's demonic energy was wreaking havoc inside his body.
It can be said that if it weren't for his good skills and encountering me, even a hundred of him would have died from such injuries.
He should have been sent to the hospital with his injuries, but Mu Rongyu insisted on not going to the hospital when he was briefly conscious, saying that he didn't want to lose face for the Mu Rong family. So I had no choice but to bring him home, call a doctor from the hospital, and stop the bleeding while also expelling the demonic energy from his body before the doctor arrived. Originally, I wanted to tell Wu Qing about this, to let him see if this was really someone from the Mu Rong family, but considering that Wu Qing has been quite troubled lately, I didn't say anything.
When the doctor arrived, a thin membrane had already formed over the wound on Murong Yu's back, which was the effect of several healing fruits that I had asked Xiao Jin to give me. Therefore, after the doctor arrived, he just transfused some blood for him and left, and Murong Yu fell into a deep sleep after his injuries improved.
"Also, thank you Senior Long for saving my life." In order to let Murong Yu rest well, Dongfang Hen and I quietly closed the door and walked out. As soon as we left, Dongfang Hen bowed to me, with words of gratitude pouring out continuously.
"It's just a small matter, no need to be polite." I said with a wave of my hand.
In fact, I was willing to ask Xiao Jin for the rare flowers and fruits to save Murong Yu's life, mainly because I found that Murong Yu might be a member of the Murong family. Considering that Wu Qing had once been the heir of the Murong family, I naturally couldn't let this young master of the Murong family die.
Dongfang Hen nodded respectfully, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. Although he still didn't know what kind of expert I was or which family I belonged to, the rare flowers and fruits I had taken out to treat Murong Yu's injuries were enough to show my profound and mysterious abilities. Dongfang Hen thought to himself.
Actually, every big family has its own way of enhancing the abilities of young descendants.
The method of the Dongfang family is to rely on the elders' transmission of power. When the elder's lifespan comes to an end and they are about to die, they will pass on their half-life cultivation through a certain secret technique to the most talented younger generation in the family. Although the transmitted cultivation will be reduced according to the recipient's ability to absorb it, several elders transmitting power together can still increase the amount of cultivation. Dongfang Xi is one who has received transmission from two elders and thus became a leader among his peers.
However, in doing so, the elder who passed on his skills to others would still have to endure the suffering of dispersing his skills before death, but for the prosperity of the family, these elders did not care about many things.
The Murong family relies on medicine, and among the four major families, the Murong family is famous for its expertise in medicine. The medicinal garden behind the family's headquarters has cultivated countless rare and exotic herbs, attracting numerous prying eyes over the centuries. However, as one of the four major families, the Murong family also has many skilled individuals, so they haven't let anyone take advantage of them.
Although the Murong family and the Dongfang family were at odds with each other, they both belonged to the four major families, so Dongfang Hen had some understanding of the precious medicinal herbs of the Murong family.
As I took out the several herbs to treat Murong Yu's injury, Dongfang Hen recognized one of them as an extremely precious herb. This herb was so valuable that even in a family like the Murongs, who were famous for their medicine, it was listed as a drug that only the head of the household could decide to use. When he found out that the current heir of the Murong family was now my little brother, what kind of thoughts would he have?
Dongfang Hen didn't recognize the other few rare fruits I took out, but they must also be treasures of the same level as that medicinal herb. It's already very difficult to see one of these rare and precious fruits on a normal day, let alone taking out several at once, and looking at me like that, it seems like using them to treat injuries doesn't hurt at all.
Looking at these rare and exotic fruits, Dongfang Hen has already quietly positioned me as a senior with a great deal of connection to the Murong family. In his heart, he has made up his mind that when he returns to the clan, he must report to the head of the household, spare no effort in gathering my information, and try his best to avoid any conflict between his own family and this mysterious and powerful expert.
But I didn't know what Dongfang Yichen was thinking in his heart, because I was busy pulling Wuchengzi away from the TV.
Wú chén zǐ, a recluse who has been cultivating his true self in the later period of hiding from the world, has recently become infatuated with electronic game consoles. Every day, he sits in front of the TV playing games with great enthusiasm, shouting and yelling loudly, disturbing everyone around him with his coarse voice.
Although I can cast a silencing spell on myself and others, that would also mean not being able to hear other sounds. While I don't mind, Tingting and Wuqing, who often come to visit, are somewhat unaccustomed to it. In this case, finding something for him to do became the best solution.
It wasn't easy to drag Wu Chenzi away from the TV, I told him to go find Zhang Fēng, and finally managed to shoo him out with a reluctant look on his face. Turning around, I invited Dongfang Hen, who was standing by with a serious expression, to sit down, planning to have a good chat with him.
"Dragon Brother is drinking tea." Tingting brought up two cups of steaming green tea. Because Zhangkuang's matter still needs to be entrusted to Wuchenzu and me for help, Tingting has been coming here as soon as class is over these days, anxiously waiting for news about Zhangkuang.
Tingting, who had just arrived, immediately won everyone's heart with her excellent cooking skills. This is also why I can always use the excuse of "helping Tingting find a boyfriend" to drive Wú Chénzi away.
"Thank you." I nodded and smiled at her.
Ting Ting smiled shyly and sat by the window, staring blankly outside. Ever since that incident, she had been like this, saying she was waiting for Zhang Chu to come back.
I let out a quiet sigh and turned to Dongfang Xi, asking: "What brings you out this time?"
Dongfang's face showed a hint of difficulty, I didn't urge him on, and instead picked up my cup to take a sip of tea, then gave a gentle compliment.
"This matter was originally not to be spoken of." Dongfang Hen rubbed his hands awkwardly, "But since Dragon Senior just saved our lives, and you asked about this matter, I naturally cannot conceal it. I only hope that Dragon Senior will not spread it after hearing it."
I nodded in agreement to his request, and Dongfang Hen said: "I came here on the orders of our master, because our master's third son was killed, and we are all here to find the murderer."
I raised an eyebrow in surprise. Seeking revenge isn't something shameful, why make it so mysterious?
Dongfang Hen looked at my expression, and could only sigh and explain: "The third son of the family head, Dongfang Wei, was unwilling to do business in the family, and instead wanted to learn film and get involved with the underworld. He was a street thug, and this caused the family head a lot of worry. And now, disaster has struck - just a few days ago, at 156 Red Flag Road, Dongfang Wei and his friends were killed by someone, their bodies mangled beyond recognition. Since it's a case handled by Longteng College, the family head suspects that the Xiu Zhen Alliance is behind it, so he sent us out to investigate."
"Ah!"
A cry of surprise came from beside me, and Dongfang Hen and I turned our heads to see Tingting sitting by the window, covering her mouth with her hand, her face full of terror.
Seeing her like this, Dongfang Hen couldn't help but cast a puzzled glance at Chu Bai.
Chu Bai's heart skipped a beat as she realized that Tingting was thinking of Zhang Yue, who had killed those people, and that's why she was so flustered. She quickly called out: "Tingting, I've told you several times already, the upstairs often throws things down, sitting by the window, what if something hits you? Even if it doesn't hit you, suddenly having something fall in front of your eyes is scary enough! Your body isn't well, you can't keep getting startled like this, why don't we go watch some TV instead?"
I was eager to cover up for Tingting, but I wasn't good at lying, so this excuse was full of loopholes.
Let's assume Dongfang Xi is also a person with good cultivation, without mentioning whether the upstairs will always throw things down. Even if they did, how could he not have noticed?
Fortunately, Dongfang Hen was not a meticulous person, and I had saved his life before, so he didn't think much of it out of gratitude. On the contrary, he felt that Long Qianbei in front of him was gentle and considerate, and was indeed a model for us to learn from. His admiration for me in his heart increased again.
Ting Ting knew I was doing it for her own good, so she stood up with a red face and went back to the next room.
To divert Eastern Scar's attention from the matter, I hastily changed the subject: "Now what do you plan to do? Your friend's injury won't heal in a day or two, are you going to stay and accompany him or what?"
"No." Dongfang Hen replied respectfully: "I'd like to return as soon as possible and inform the master about Murong Yu's injury. The master will notify the people of the Murong family. Before someone from the Murong family comes to take Murong Yu away, I'll trouble Dragon Senior to take care of him for a while."
"No problem, he can stay here with me to recover for the time being." I saw that he didn't suspect anything and also breathed a sigh of relief. With a smile, I said: "If you're in a hurry to go back, please do so. I'll take good care of him until someone from his family comes to pick him up."
"In that case, I won't disturb Senior Long anymore." Dongfang Hen stood up and bowed respectfully, "I'll hurry back to report to the master of the house and also inform the relatives of Murong Yu to come and pick him up as soon as possible."
"Alright then, I won't see you off." I also stood up and nodded.
"I dare not trouble you, sir. Farewell." Dong Fanghen bowed again and backed away to the door, opened it, turned around and walked out.
I saw off Dongfang Hen, stood in the living room for a moment, and saw that Wú Chén Zǐ hadn't returned yet. I came to Mù Róng Yù's room to check on his injuries. Seeing him sleeping soundly, with no signs of deterioration, I then went to Tíng Tíng's room.
"Brother Long..." Tingting was sitting at the edge of the table, her hands propping up her chin, seemingly lost in thought. When she saw me come in, she hastily stood up and called out to me in a low voice, her face filled with worry.
"Still worried about your boyfriend?" I sat down on the sofa and said sympathetically: "Don't worry too much, there's no use rushing now."
"Dragon brother, you think Zheng Tuan will be okay?" Tingting raised her head, her eager eyes staring straight at my face, waiting for my response.
I let out a helpless sigh. Once someone has completely fallen into demonic possession, it's almost impossible for them to regain their humanity. Even if they do recover some of their human nature, they'll become a creature that is neither fully human nor fully ghostly. Just as I was about to speak, my gaze met Tingting's eyes, which were full of expectation, and my heart softened. The words that came out of my mouth completely deviated from what I had intended: "Don't worry, your boyfriend will be fine. Doesn't Wuchengzi have people looking for him?"
"Th...th..." Tingting's worried expression didn't decrease at all, and she said anxiously: "From what that person just said, the son of that family head was killed by Zhang Fēng. He got himself into this trouble, how could they let him off?"
"Don't worry!" I had no experience in comforting women, and listening to her ask back and forth made me feel dizzy. I could only force myself to comfort her: "It was they who caught him first, and your boyfriend went to rescue him, so he would have conflicted with them. Even if it goes to court, there's nothing to be afraid of."
"If only it were that simple." After hearing what I said, Tingting's worried expression lessened a lot and she regained some of her smile.
"Don't worry, now what needs to be done is to take care of your body, don't let Zhang Feng come back and see a sickly you." I said with a smile, seeing her mood improved a bit, hurriedly got up and said she was going out to find Wu Chenzi.
I quietly closed the door and let out a silent sigh outside. It's not that easy to get rid of the trouble Zhang Yue got into with the Dongfang family! Back when I was practicing my cultivation, Grandfather told me about many big families. Some were cultivator families, while others were ordinary large families in the mortal world, but they all had one thing in common: protecting their own kind.
Because I understand that for these big families, the leader of the family prioritizes how to make their own family prosperous and how to maintain the interests of the family, which includes the face of the family.
For me, Zhang Feng killing those people is justified - because they took away Zhang Feng's girlfriend, and at that time Zhang Feng was in a demonized state, his mind was not clear.
But for the head of an oriental family, his ideas may be completely opposite.
Not to mention whether the desire for revenge will make him hot-headed and single-minded, but simply from the consideration of maintaining family honor and dignity, he is very likely to make a decision to take revenge, because Zhang Kuang killing the three sons of the Dongfang family is equivalent to slapping the Dongfang family in the face, I'm sure the Dongfang family won't let it go.
I let out a soft sigh and shook my head helplessly, not holding much hope. Now I could only count on Wú Chénzi finding Zhang Kuáng first, so that with this person in our hands, even if the Dōngfāng family came to ask for punishment, we would have the initiative.
As expected, my prediction was not far off from reality. A few days later, Wu Qing brought some bad news - someone in the government had leaked detailed information about the massacre at 156 Hongqi Road to the Dongfang family, including a detailed description of the incident and several gruesome photos.
"I really don't know what the government people are thinking, considering the impact on society, in order not to cause panic, all such cases are absolutely confidential files, belonging to cannot be leaked, this is also a government regulation. But now it's just someone in the government who leaked the file!" Wu Qing sat on the sofa, angrily scolding.
He is not angry because of the file leak, but actually he is angry for being worthless.
People from the Dongfang family also approached him through channels after the incident, asking him to reveal some relevant information. However, considering the government's regulations and the vice principal's instructions not to disclose anything, he tactfully declined, which was equivalent to offending the Dongfang family.
The Dongfang family has an extremely powerful economic force, and it can be said that they are very influential in the country. Now, he has offended them ruthlessly, and this will definitely create a lot of obstacles for his future development. Although he is the heir of the Murong family, one of the four major families.
If the matter of the Eastern family were to pass like this, Wu Qing would not have any complaints, after all, he was the representative assigned by the Vice President of Longteng College to the government, and executing the regulations was his responsibility.
But now the government has leaked this document, which means that Wu is not only wasting his time but also adding a large force dissatisfied with him, which is no wonder he would feel resentful.
"Don't be angry, now is not the time to be angry." I threw him a can of juice. "What we need to consider now is whether they can find Zhang Wei through this data. We did promise Tingting that we would bring her boyfriend back safe and sound."
"Where's Tingting?" Wu Qing sat up straight and looked around, only to realize that she hadn't seen Tingting in the room.
"I went to buy vegetables, today is National Day, saying that we need to celebrate and add some festive atmosphere." I sat down beside Wu Qing, smiling and said: "Wu Chenzi was driven out by me to find Zhang Feng, and Dongfang Xue also went to help."
"Have you gone to buy vegetables?" Wu Qing's spirit was lifted upon hearing this, and using Dongfang Xue's words to describe it, his eyes "shot out green light". He hastily said: "Then I'll stay for dinner tonight too! Tingting's cooking is the best in the world, hehe!"
Heartless and single, he lived alone in the apartment assigned to him by the vice principal. A big old man who couldn't cook at all, lazy as well, every time he would just eat something casual at a restaurant outside, or simply make instant noodles at home.
So when he first tasted Tingting's cooking, he almost swallowed his tongue, and from then on became a loyal fan of Tingting's culinary skills. Of course, it was inevitable that he would come to my place for food every other day from then on.
"You little brat, as soon as you hear about food, you're so energetic! I've never seen you so spirited during training!" I said with a laugh. "Ah, seriously though, can the Eastern family find Zhang Ye through those detailed documents leaked by the government?"
As soon as I asked the question, his expressionless face immediately fell, and after a long time, he smiled bitterly: "That information is extremely detailed, not only are there on-site investigation materials, but also a series of crazy photos, as well as his family situation. The Eastern family's power is so great, I think with this information, it's only a matter of time before they find Zhang Fēng."
"Older brother, what to do now? What if the people from the Dong family find Zhang Frenzy and kill him without saying a word? Wouldn't Tingting be heartbroken to death? If she's heartbroken, she won't have the mood to cook. If she doesn't cook, where can I go to eat such delicious food?" Wu Qing had a bitter expression on his face as he counted on his fingers.
"You little stinker, all you know is eating!" I scolded with a smile, but immediately nodded and said: "We promised Tingting that we would let her boyfriend return safely, so we can't really let the Dongfang family kill him. It seems like we need to think of a way to find him before the people from the Dongfang family do."
"How to find? In such a big city, finding someone is like looking for a needle in the ocean."
Lying down lazily, he suddenly sat up and excitedly shouted: "Boss, aren't you good at that Search God Technique? Try using it!"
"This won't do." I said seriously: "The Search God Technique is to divide my divine consciousness into countless parts and send them out, and have these clones find people. Zhang Kuang is now a demonic person, and it's not known whether he can control himself or not. If he attacks my divine consciousness, then I will also be harmed."
"Aren't you very powerful? Are you still afraid of his attack?" asked the emotionless one.
"I'm not afraid of his attack, but my divine consciousness has split into countless parts, which means that the power of those clones is only one ten-thousandth or even one millionth of mine. It's still possible to easily defeat ordinary people, but it won't work against someone with deeper powers. Zhang Kuang is at least a demonic cultivator, and even if he hasn't become a complete entity yet, he's not someone those clones can handle."
"What is a complete body? You've been talking about the demonic person, are they that scary?" Wu Qing asked with great interest, although he was the heir of the Murong family, but this extremely rare demon creature, he didn't understand at all.
"Don't underestimate this possessed person." I shook my head and said, "A possessed person refers to someone who has been possessed by a demon. This demon is born from the yin energy of heaven and earth, and it inherently possesses extremely powerful strength from birth. Among them, the most exceptional ones can even rival gods. Moreover, the magic god of the demonic tribe is a figure that can be compared to the God Emperor. Although a possessed person is restricted by their physical body and cannot fully utilize the demon's power, they can at least exert 70% to 80% of it, which is enough for them to dominate. As for the complete form, it refers to the new demon that is produced when the possessing demon and the possessed person completely combine. At that time, they can exert 70% to 80% of the demon's power. But now, I estimate that Zhang Kuang has only unleashed about 10% of the possessing demon's power."
"If he were to meet someone from the Dongfang family, could he protect himself or escape with this bit of power?" asked Wuqing urgently. After all, Zhang Feng's safety was related to whether he would be able to eat delicious food in the future.
"Self-preservation? You're underestimating the power of a demon-possessed person!" I laughed and said, "If it's one-on-one, no one in the Dongfang family can be his match. Even if their family head comes out personally, at most they'll just prolong the fight for a bit. If they're stupid enough to only send one or two people to hunt down Zhang Kuang, I think it's more likely that the ones being hunted will be the Dongfang family members."
"With just a tenth of the power, it's already so formidable?" Wu Qing sat up straight and shouted in a trembling voice. As the heir of the Murong family, although he rarely dealt with the Dongfang family, he had heard some rumors that the Dongfang family was not just a financial group, but rather more like a martial arts sect or gang.
Being able to sit in the position of the master of the sect, his cultivation is naturally profound and unpredictable. At least in Wu Qing's eyes, he has already become a high-ranking senior.
I didn't expect that even a demon with only 10% of my power would be able to defeat me. Doesn't that make the demon even more terrifying? And if I'm stronger than the demon, doesn't that make me a god? As I thought this, the emotionless gaze directed at me took on an added hint of reverence.
I didn't notice his abnormality, and smiled to myself: "You don't have to be so surprised, demons are born from heaven and earth, even if I encountered one, I would still need to be cautious, let alone these worldly people." He changed the subject and said: "And you shouldn't think too highly of the Eastern family's people, although I haven't seen the master of the Murong family, I don't know what his cultivation is like, but I guess it's not much higher than yours."
"Can I be that powerful?" Wu asked, his voice trembling. Can he be compared to the master of the Dongfang family? This was something he had never dared to think about, but seeing me say it so confidently, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Uh, don't forget, when I passed on my power to you, you were already a pre-heavenly master. Add to that your Sword God's Determination and the divine artifact, Wu Nai Tian Jian. Although your current cultivation is only at the initial stage of enlightenment, your actual strength is at least at the Tribulation Transcendence stage."
"I...I..." The ruthless tide surged, never thinking that he could actually rival the master of the Dongfang family. In the past, he didn't even dare to think about it. Thinking that he owed his current status to the transmission of power I gave him, Wu Qing was now filled with gratitude towards me, and felt fortunate to have met such a "big brother".
Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly pricked up my ears and remained still for a moment. Then I turned around and said urgently to Wu Qing: "Let's hurry over, Wuchengzi has sent word that Zhang Feng has been found, and he is with a group of people from the Dongfang family, including Tingting."
I didn't say a word, I reached out and grabbed Wu Qing's arm, reciting the spell incantation. Immediately, a burst of white light exploded in the room, and when the light faded, Wu Qing and I had vanished from our original location.
