Free Web NovelChapter 1674: Chapter 1676: Nine-Pattern Dragon
Mei Tingfeng didn’t hear a response from the slaves, so he turned back to look.
However, he only saw two people.
To be precise, two people alive.
It was the brothers from the original realm!
As for his slaves, they were all dead!
Suddenly, a chill surged from the ceiling straight to his mind!
How could this be?!
There were over a dozen slaves!
Even someone as strong as that brat from the original realm was beaten to a painful state!
Why?
Why did they all die in an instant?!
Immediately!
He suddenly remembered something; the person in front of him had disappeared for a moment.
He thought he was seeing things at the time!
Now it seems... could it be...
Mei Tingfeng looked back at Lu Xiaobu in terror: "Was it you who killed them?!"
"You guessed right, but there’s no reward," Lu Xiaobu said casually.
Then, his gaze shifted past Mei Tingfeng: "Those two, can you handle this guy?"
"Yes! Thank you, benefactor! We’ll take care of the rest!"
The brother from the original realm lifted his head, eyes filled with beast-like killing intent!
"Wait! Wait! What are you going to do?!" The always calm Mei Tingfeng finally panicked.
He looked at Lu Xiaobu, knowing that only this person could save him now: "Spare me! Spare me! I’m from Yiji Mansion, if you spare me, I’ll give you whatever you want!"
"Right, right! We’re exploring a treasure site, I can guide you, guide you!"
Mei Tingfeng shouted hysterically.
He could already feel the malicious wind coming from behind!
The beast pounced forward!
However, when he looked at Lu Xiaobu, he was still indifferent.
He quickly turned around again, trying to maintain a calm facade while frantically shouting: "Don’t act rashly, I can detonate your brother’s collar..."
Before he could finish this threatening sentence, his throat was mercilessly pierced by a large hand!
"Take that to Hell!" the brother from the original realm said fiercely.
Mei Tingfeng closed his eyes, his body gradually losing sensation—why? Why did this happen? He was from Yiji Mansion! Why wasn’t that person afraid?!
"Thud! Thud!"
The sound of two bodies hitting the ground came one after the other.
The first was Mei Tingfeng, followed by the brother from the original realm.
He managed to kill Mei Tingfeng with his last ounce of strength.
In fact, if not for Mei Tingfeng’s panic from the sudden absence of his slave protection, he might not have been able to kill Mei Tingfeng.
So, at this moment, his mental and physical strength dissipated, and he could no longer muster any energy.
Lu Xiaobu wasn’t in a hurry and waited for him.
After about half an hour, the brother from the original realm finally stood up with difficulty and an apologetic look, turning to Lu Xiaobu: "Thank you, benefactor, for saving our lives! I, Shi Yi, am willing to repay your kindness with my life!"
"Go check on your brother first, I will have some questions for you later," Lu Xiaobu nodded.
"Thank you, benefactor!" Shi Yi quickly expressed his gratitude.
Then he ran over to his brother and took a careful look.
He immediately heaved a sigh of relief—as they were only external injuries, which for the people of the original realm, were not considered as injuries at all!
After settling his brother, he hurried back to Lu Xiaobu’s side.
Seeing another person beside Lu Xiaobu, his instincts kicked in and he became wary; this encounter made him no longer trust anyone easily.
Han Long, observing this, shrugged: "I’ll leave then."
This brief journey taught him one thing—curiosity can be a dangerous thing, better save it.
If he could avoid hearing or seeing, so be it—whatever happens, happens!
Besides, once he goes back, he’d probably be taken away by his family, never to step outside again for the rest of his life.
So, what’s the use of knowing so many secrets!
Once Han Long left, Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "Benefactor."
"Well, there’s nothing else, just wanted to ask about your cultivation methods." Lu Xiaobu nodded and said.
"This..." Shi Yi was stunned, unable to process that this was what Lu Xiaobu wanted to know.
Does this benefactor know something?
Is he here to confirm it?!
He couldn’t speak of such things, but if he didn’t, wouldn’t that be biting the hand that feeds him?!
"What’s wrong? Is it difficult? Then forget it," Lu Xiaobu waved his hand.
If the other party wasn’t willing to speak, he wouldn’t force it.
He didn’t want to come off as someone leveraging gratitude for coercion.
"No! No! It’s not! It’s not!" Shi Yi quickly shook his head upon hearing this.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and stomped his foot: "Benefactor, I’ll tell you! But please, don’t spread it!"
Lu Xiaobu nodded; cultivation techniques, indeed, are confidential, and it’s prudent to be cautious!
"Our cultivation technique indeed originates from the Demon Realm," Shi Yi struggled to say this.
"Pfft!"
Lu Xiaobu spat out a mouthful of blood.
When the hell did I want to ask about that?
I just wanted to know why your tattoos could absorb the blood qi here!
Instead, you gave me a big revelation?!
Your original realm’s cultivation technique was taught by people from our world?!
Shi Yi didn’t notice Lu Xiaobu’s reaction and continued: "The one who taught us the cultivation technique was a deity from the Demon Realm, whom we refer to as the Ancient Ancestor—Shi Jin the Ancient Ancestor!"
"Shi Jin? Nine Tattooed Dragon Shi Jin? One of the 108 Liangshan heroes, with nine dragons tattooed on him?" Lu Xiaobu blurted out upon hearing the name.
"Uh... you know?!"
Now it was Shi Yi’s turn to be dumbfounded.
How does this person know so much?
The things he mentioned aren’t even known to many in the original realm!
"Alright, I did confirm one thing," Lu Xiaobu shook his head:
"In the novel Water Margin, Shi Jin’s fate is always a mystery."
"One popular version tells that he was shot by Pang Wanchun at the Yuling Pass, and rescued onto a horse by Shi Xiu, Li Zhong, and three others, who later all got shot dead."
"But in another simpler version of Water Margin, it says that six including Shi Jin and Shi Xiu, went up against the pass, accompanied by a Hebei defector, Zhang Jin, but his whereabouts were never mentioned again."
"So, some analyzed that Zhang Jin might have died in Shi Jin’s place, letting Shi Jin escape."
"Now, considering your version—he indeed escaped! Never thought he fled to your original realm, impressive!"
Lu Xiaobu spoke to himself, meanwhile, scaring Shi Yi.
What kind of person is this benefactor!
How does he know everything?
These details aren’t rumors; they are words spoken by the Ancient Ancestor himself in his later years, recorded and kept top secret!
Why is he so well-informed?!
Soon after, Shi Yi’s pupils contracted like pinpricks, realizing a possibility—could it be...
