Chapter 367 It's time to show real skills
Qi Meishao rushed to the balcony and looked down in shock.
So easy? Just like that?
She had thought that killing Lu Chengwen would take a lot more effort.
As Lu Chengwen screamed and fell, Qi Meishao realized that she felt no excitement or joy inside.
No sense of relief. No pleasure of revenge.
Her heart was suddenly empty.
Watching Lu Chengwen continue to plummet, she was suddenly overcome with panic. Her limbs went numb, and her mind felt disoriented. She just stood there at the edge of the balcony, staring downward, as if her soul had gone numb.
At that moment, a figure dashed past her. Hua Xuening cried out, "Master!"
Qi Meishao snapped back to her senses in an instant, reaching out. "Xuening! No—!"
But it was already too late.
Qi Meishao's mouth fell open, her eyes widened, and tears burst forth.
At that moment, Zhuge Xiaohua also rushed forward. A rope from her waist hooked onto the edge of the balcony, and she dove straight down.
Qi Meishao finally regained some clarity and immediately helped Zhuge Xiaohua stabilize the rope.
But at the same time, she sensed something was wrong. Turning her head, she saw Huo Wendong standing on the neighboring balcony, staring at her expressionlessly.
Behind him stood two burly men—clearly people from Tianwang!
Huo Wendong smiled faintly. "Long Aotian sent you to kill and silence him?"
Qi Meishao glared at him. "What nonsense are you talking about!?"
Hua Xuening was in freefall. A Tianwang expert also leaped down, the two of them locking eyes before attacking simultaneously.
The Tianwang expert swung a heavy blade, but Hua Xuening kicked off the wall and shot away like a bolt of lightning!
Zhuge Xiaohua, positioned above, suddenly flicked a rope down, wrapping it around Hua Xuening's waist. At the same time, she nocked an arrow and fired.
The Tianwang expert spun around abruptly and struck the arrow with his blade. The arrow twisted in midair, sparks flying as it clashed with the weapon, yet it still pierced into his shoulder.
"Night Shadow Archery!?"
He yanked out the arrow and suddenly extended a steel claw. The clawed glove shot out instantly, embedding itself in the building's exterior pillar with a bang. A rope trailed behind, keeping him descending as he continued battling Hua Xuening.
Hua Xuening was fast, but she was focused solely on saving someone and had no time to engage.
She willingly took a slash from the Tianwang expert's blade, breaking free of the entanglement, and swiftly unfastened the rope—continuing her dive!
Zhuge Xiaohua gasped, "Xuening!"
The Tianwang expert flung a hidden weapon at Zhuge Xiaohua in response.
Zhuge Xiaohua's pupils contracted as she released her vision power. She saw it clearly—her longbow struck the projectile aside before she followed up with a sword strike…
Lu Chengwen felt like he was going to die.
He never expected that as a peak expert of the Middle Four Gates, on the verge of stepping into the Upper Four Gates, he would die by falling to his death.
Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.
But at the moment of impact, Jiang Xiaohou, hidden in the shadows, smirked and used his inner strength to cushion the fall.
With a loud bang, Lu Chengwen crashed onto the hood of a car, denting it badly.
"Damn it!"
He grimaced, lying there motionless for a while.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Hua Xuening plummeting down, with no protection whatsoever.
He shouted in panic, "Xuening!"
Hearing that Lu Chengwen was still alive, Hua Xuening let out a joyful sob. She quickly planted her foot against the building's exterior, performed a few rapid movements, and grabbed onto a decorative suspension cable.
Although it reduced her momentum, she still crashed heavily through a glass awning at the entrance and fell to the ground.
Lu Chengwen struggled to get up, clutching his injured arm, limping toward her.
Many people on the ground were dumbfounded. They stared at the beautiful woman who had crashed down unconscious, then looked up at the two figures still fighting on the exterior of the building—like some kind of high-altitude magic act, or a deadly battle.
Lu Chengwen was terrified.
[She can't be hurt! No, she can't be hurt! Xuening, you can't be hurt!]
Lu Chengwen rushed forward, pushing through the crowd. When he saw Hua Xuening lying on the ground with blood at the corner of her mouth, he was overwhelmed with fear rather than grief.
His legs went weak. He couldn't even manage two steps without stumbling, falling straight to the ground.
He simply crawled over. "Xuening! Xuening! You idiot, Xuening!"
He lifted his head and looked at the onlookers. "Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance!"
Jiang Xiaohou watched the panicked Lu Chengwen.
He knelt beside Hua Xuening, his eyes filled with tears, completely flustered and terrified, as if begging every person around him for help.
Jiang Xiaohou sneered.
What a joke.
Where was the composure and resilience of a so-called big shot?
It was just someone falling to their death, yet he was panicking like this—what a disgrace!
But then, a strange warmth flickered in her heart.
Hmph… this guy really does care about that girl.
Tch, such useless mortal emotions.
Jiang Xiaohou felt something resonate within her, but she refused to acknowledge it. She firmly believed she was above such things.
Then, Lu Chengwen's next move completely stunned Jiang Xiaohou again.
He actually pulled a pill out of thin air.
Chewed it up and fed it to Hua Xuening—mouth to mouth.
"That's… the Great Rejuvenation Pill!?"
Jiang Xiaohou's mind was filled with question marks.
This guy could just reach into the air and pluck out a Great Rejuvenation Pill!?
What the hell!?
First, he did it before. Now he did it again.
Lu Chengwen held Hua Xuening in his arms, his mind already shut down.
At that moment, Zhuge Xiaohua landed, crouching on the ground, her face deathly pale, blood gushing from her arm.
Qi Meishao soon landed as well, completely stunned.
She slowly walked forward, tears streaming uncontrollably.
"Xuening… Xuening… I… I… I killed Xuening…"
Lu Chengwen lifted his head, his gaze fierce enough to devour someone.
"Bitch!"
Qi Meishao covered her mouth, kneeling on the ground, wailing.
Zhuge Xiaohua crawled over, tested for a breath with her fingers, then looked up at Lu Chengwen and said, "Still breathing! Do you have any more Great Rejuvenation Pills?"
"I already gave one." Lu Chengwen felt a spark of hope.
Zhuge Xiaohua let out a sigh of relief. "Then it should be fine. Meishao-jie! Meishao-jie!"
Qi Meishao knelt in the distance. "I… I didn't think it would turn out like this, really… I just wanted to kill Lu Chengwen…"
Zhuge Xiaohua said, "Not your fault. Save them first!"
At that moment, two gunshots rang out, and two Tianwang experts landed on the ground.
One of them asked, "Kill them all?"
"They're all Long Aotian's people. Kill."
Lu Chengwen raised his head. "The fuck I'm not!"
"We'll keep you alive."
Zhuge Xiaohua grabbed a longbow, just about to rise.
Then, two figures appeared simultaneously, each repelling one of the Tianwang experts.
It was none other than Long Aotian and Luo Shiyin.
Luo Shiyin knocked back an expert, turned her head, and when she saw Hua Xue'ning and Lu Chengwen's state, her heart twisted in pain.
"President Lu, you have to hold on."
Lu Chengwen nodded. "Senior Brother, hold things down here for a moment. I'm going to save Xue'ning."
Long Aotian's gaze was cold. "Alright."
…
Lu Chengwen carried Hua Xue'ning. A car approached from the distance, and Zhao Gang, after stopping, was stunned.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy sh—"
"Shit your grandpa, open the damn door!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Huo Wendong stepped out of the elevator, Bang Daomang following closely behind.
As the elevator doors opened, Huo Wendong exhaled a puff of smoke and walked out.
"Arrest them all."
Lu Chengwen's car sped down the road. Behind him, Long Aotian and the others had driven away after repelling the Tianwang experts.
Three Tianwang experts also gave chase in their cars, and at the very back were Huo Wendong and Bang Daomang's vehicles.
Halfway through the drive, Lu Chengwen turned to Zhao Gang. "Stop! Stop the car!"
Zhao Gang panicked and drove the car straight onto the asphalt road.
Lu Chengwen was fuming.
"Kill the engine! Lights off!"
Fortunately, they were on a curve. With their car's engine off and lights out, Long Aotian's car sped past without noticing them and headed straight for Lu Chengwen's villa.
Behind them, the Tianwang and Huo Wendong's cars followed closely.
At Lu Chengwen's villa, Xu Xuejiao was restless.
Would it work? Could Lu-ge's plan really work?
Forget it. Dead horses are treated like live ones now!
Go all in! Worst case, she'd tear things apart with Long Aotian!
No! She absolutely couldn't give in!
Even though Lu-ge never said it, she could feel how much effort he had put into this setup!
Today was all her fault for insisting on going to the balcony.
She lost herself in the moment.
Even if they beat her to death, she couldn't admit it!
Yes! She was an undercover agent! She had never been with Lu-ge!
Long Aotian's car parked. Why was the villa so quiet?
He walked to the door and rang the bell.
Xu Xuejiao opened the door. Long Aotian grabbed her by the throat and pushed her inside.
Only when they reached the living room did he fling her onto the sofa.
Xu Xuejiao stood up instantly. "Long-ge, are you crazy!?"
Before Long Aotian could respond, Huo Wendong stormed in behind him, shouting, "Take them down!"
Long Aotian turned and growled, "I dare you to touch her!"
Huo Wendong pushed past the Tianwang experts and stepped forward. Seeing Xu Xuejiao and Long Aotian, he clenched his teeth.
"Long Aotian! You dare screw me over!?"
Long Aotian scoffed. "I screwed you over? Look at me! Do I look like I'm screwing you over? Not a single dime went into my pocket! Screw your grandpa!"
"You're pissed at me?"
Long Aotian pointed at Xu Xuejiao. "They set us both up! Get it straight!"
Luo Shiyin pulled a tightly bound, gagged Xu Zhiyun from the trunk and threw him into the hall.
Xu Xuejiao rushed over. "Father!"
"Long Aotian, why are you treating my father like this!?"
Long Aotian glared at her. "Who do you really work for?! Huo Wendong swears he saw you and Lu Chengwen on the balcony… going at it!"
Xu Xuejiao's eyes widened. "What did you say?"
"That's what he said!"
Huo Wendong snorted. "President Xu, your voice practically echoed across Snow City! I was less than three meters away! At first, I wanted to challenge Lu Chengwen a little, but then I realized I was outmatched… Wait, no… I mean… Anyway, I heard it!"
Long Aotian looked at Huo Wendong. "You heard it?"
"I saw it too!" Huo Wendong quickly corrected himself.
Long Aotian gritted his teeth. "Huo Wendong! You better tell me the truth! Did you hear it, or did you see it!?"
"What's the damn difference?!" Huo Wendong snapped. "From that distance, of course, I saw and heard it! What else?"
"You're sure it was her?"
"She's not like those tall models. She was wrapped in Lu Chengwen's robe, with a little head sticking out. I saw it clearly!"
Long Aotian turned to Xu Xuejiao. "So… you've been with Lu Chengwen all along, haven't you?"
Xu Xuejiao stood up, tears streaming down her face.
There was only one thought in her mind.
It was time to show her true skills!
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