Free Web NovelChapter 2198: Chapter 2233: A Miracle
Half a day after they left, a giant super airship suddenly rushed to the Wu Family Fortress in Great Python Mountain from the north. Standing on the front deck were Herr Rufeng and Herr Ningshuang, accompanied by Wu Qingxia and two elders. Everyone else was resting inside.
Why did they arrive so quickly? It wasn’t because of the speed of the airship, but Herr Ningshuang was worried about Ding Fan’s safety. After leaving Zhong Family Fortress, she found a city with a teleportation array, transported directly to a city near Wu Family Fortress, and then quickly transferred by super airship.
Although the Zhong Family’s scouts shouldn’t be dishonest, the Zhong Family had stationed many experts in several nearby towns, so Herr Ningshuang remained cautious, ensuring safety.
Upon reaching Wu Family Fortress, a sea of blood came into view.
The plaza was bloodstained, corpses scattered everywhere, the Park Family dared not return, townspeople dared not touch the bodies, leaving them strewn across the city.
"Ding Fan truly massacred this city!"
Herr Rufeng stuck out his tongue, unable to retract it, but instead of disgust or nausea, he felt quite excited. In the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, the person who could kill was truly a man; those who dared not kill were merely trash.
Herr Ningshuang stared at the colossal flying divine sword in the city, which had a small hole, beside which lay a strong man with his brain spattered.
Everything matched the description of the commander; could Ding Fan really kill a Fourth Level Expert of the Divine Realm? Not only Herr Ningshuang, but the two Fifth Level Divine Realm elders also noticed, their eyes revealing a glow of surprise.
"Elder Fu, could you inquire?"
Herr Ningshuang looked at an elderly man, who nodded, descended, and locked his Divine Sense on several martial artists not belonging to the Park Family, coldly stating, "Come over and speak!"
The group hurried over in fear, and the Herr Family elder pointed at Zhong Wuyang’s corpse saying, "Who killed him?"
All the martial artists assumed Herr Ningshuang and the others were Zhong Family experts, and in terror, they knelt and stuttered, "It was Ding Fan! Ding Fan killed him!"
"Hmm."
Herr Ningshuang’s face showed astonishment, while an elder behind her gleamed with excitement, and even Herr Wanzhan extended his Divine Sense.
The Herr Family elder below doubted, asking, "Are you sure? Did you personally witness Ding Fan kill him?"
"Yes, yes!"
The expert nodded repeatedly, pointing at Zhong Wuyang’s corpse, telling the elder, "The Lord of the City and the deceased all said the young man was Ding Fan. We saw Ding Fan smash open the divine flying sword, the lord fell from the sky, and Ding Fan approached with an iron ruler and shattered this lord’s head."
"Iron ruler..."
Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng exchanged glances, confirming Ding Fan’s weapon was indeed an iron ruler. There was no mistake!
But the question remained, how did Ding Fan destroy the divine flying sword? With each level gained by a Fourth Level Divine Realm expert, the sword grew sturdier, let alone destroying a divine flying sword belonging to a Fourth Level Divine Realm expert.
"Where did Ding Fan go? How long has he been gone?"
An elder from the Herr Family asked the martial artists below, "He escaped, taken by someone of Fourth Level Elementary Stage just like that, flew away."
"Whoosh!"
No more questions needed, the Herr Family elder below flew back, looking at Herr Wanzhan with a high ponytail and asking, "Brother Zhan, what do you think about this matter?"
Herr Ningshuang and others followed inside, but Herr Wanzhan withheld his opinion, gesturing with his hand, "Once we find him, everything will clarify. We’ll gradually fly towards Tianmu Sea. Herr Wanfu, you descend from the airship, find Ding Fan. Now that progress is smooth, make sure the boy doesn’t die, or we’ll lose face for the Herr Family."
"Yes!"
Herr Wanfu and another elder flew down, quickly vanishing into the distant mountains; with these two searching for Ding Fan, Herr Wanzhan was confident they’d surely find him.
Herr Ningshuang saw that Herr Wanzhan wasn’t looking at her and walked up to him smiling, bowing respectfully, "Thank you, Grandpa Zhan, after returning, I will go to the Punishment Hall and take responsibility."
Herr Rufeng also strode towards Herr Wanzhan but didn’t beg for forgiveness, instead grabbing Herr Wanzhan’s arm and shaking it, playfully saying, "Grandpa Zhan, you have always been the best to us sisters, don’t be angry with us, okay?"
Herr Wanzhan, shaken by Herr Rufeng, couldn’t sit still and glared at Rufeng and Ningshuang, "You two girls, so reckless, wait and see how your aunt will punish you."
"Hehe..."
Herr Rufeng stuck out her tongue, saying, "As long as Grandpa Zhan supports us, I’m not afraid of my aunt."
Seeing Rufeng’s mischievous look, Herr Wanzhan’s tense face relaxed, he glanced at Herr Ningshuang, saying with a bitter smile, "For both of you, I’m still running around at my age, traveling thousands of miles to Wu Family Fortress, do you think I’m to blame? Tell me, Ningshuang, why would you help Ding Fan, who’s so insensible and refuses to join our Herr Family, do you like him?"
"Grandpa Wan Zhan, what are you talking about?" Herr Ningshuang’s beautiful face turned red with embarrassment, and she stomped her foot and walked out.
Herr Wanzhan, however, turned seriously to Herr Rufeng and said, "Rufeng girl, go have a good talk with your sister, don’t think about that person anymore, the head of the family certainly won’t agree. After all, Ding Fan hasn’t awakened a high-level inheritance. If the head is angered, he’ll die miserably. You two will eventually marry someone of the Ninth Level in the Divine Realm, this is calculated by the head of the family, mistakes are not an option."
...
Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou walked away, Herr Wanzhan and the Herr sisters also left. Even now, Herr Wanzhan and the others were riding the super airship away, without lifting the prohibition, clearly intending to disgrace the Zhong family.
Yet Zhong Zhiyong couldn’t get angry, but instead gathered all the Zhong family’s troops back. This matter quickly spread throughout the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, and the Zhong family inevitably became the laughingstock of every major power.
The Zhong family put great effort into setting such a huge scheme, wanting to regain some face and avenge Zhong Wugu. Ding Fan was lured out, but Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng were also drawn in, and even the Great Elder of Tianmu Sea, Herr Wanzhan, came out.
Crucially, not only did the Zhong family fail to kill Ding Fan, but they were also humiliated by the Herr family. The root of this incident lies with Zhong Wugu himself. Zhong Wugu almost killed all the young masters and young ladies at the Tomb of Emperor Night Wolf, with Zhao Xiner personally testifying to it. This gave Herr Wanzhan a full reason to take action, making the Zhong family’s loss a justified one. The Three Great Royal Families couldn’t intervene, and the Zhong family could only swallow the bitter pill without complaint.
After orchestrating such a grand scheme, with much fanfare, they ended up lifting a stone only to drop it on their own feet, with many experts perishing in the process, leaving them the laughing stock of the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm.
Zhong Zhiyong was seething with anger, smashing his own home’s walls in hatred. The Zhong family’s elders were equally furious, wanting to chase down and tear Ding Fan to shreds.
However...
Nobody dared to act. If they acted recklessly now, it would give Herr Wanzhan the perfect excuse to strike. Master Daozhen might personally eradicate the Zhong family, adding to his list of achievements.
"Everyone, wait patiently; it won’t be long. I will definitely help avenge this grudge."
Zhong Ziqi left these words, his eyes filled with venom as he looked in the direction Herr Wanzhan’s group had left, then strode back into the family estate, disappearing into the Zhong family’s mansion.
...
Herr Wanzhan overestimated Herr Wanfu’s capabilities, underestimating Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan’s abilities. Even after three days of searching, they hadn’t found Ding Fan.
Herr Ningshuang, Herr Rufeng, and Wu Qingxia were instead growing anxious, fearing that Ding Fan had been quietly killed by the Zhong family. However, Herr Wanzhan didn’t think Zhong Zhiyong had such courage. He instructed the super airship to continue flying toward Tianmu Sea, while sending a message back to Tianmu Sea for Zhong family scout cavalry to monitor everything in the northeast of Tianmu Sea.
After another three days, there was still no word from Herr Wanfu. The super airship had already entered Tianmu Sea. The Herr sisters, anxious, had the airship fly to Skull Island to await news, but Herr Wanzhan didn’t want to be involved any longer, leaving a Fifth Level expert from the Divine Realm to guard the two women while the rest returned to Daozhen City.
Madam Yan sent someone to reprimand the two and issued a strict order: once Ding Fan returns, Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng must immediately return to Daozhen City.
The very day the two beautiful women of the Herr family stayed on Skull Island, news reached Moon Mist Island. Xu Jianqiang immediately emerged from seclusion and arrived at Skull Island. With two stunning ladies so close, how could Xu Jianqiang miss such a golden opportunity?
Little did he know that Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng were in a bad mood. After exchanging a few words with him, Herr Ningshuang headed straight for Jingshan Castle, while Herr Rufeng, not wanting to engage in idle chatter, politely exchanged a few words before attempting to send him off. Yet Xu Jianqiang clung to them like a sticky candy, refusing to leave, intent on taking up residence on Skull Island.
Herr Rufeng, with her fiery temper, was still contemplating how to explain things to Madam Yan. With a buzzing fly beside her incessantly making noise, she immediately lost her temper and rudely drove him away.
Xu Jianqiang was enraged but didn’t dare offend the lady. Reluctantly, he prepared to leave Skull Island. Just as he reached the island’s dock, a warship sped by, with a Herr family scout cavalryman racing to deliver a report.
"What happened?" Xu Jianqiang casually asked, recognizing him as the son of the Lord of Moon Mist Island. After a moment’s thought, the scout replied, "Island Master Ding has returned and will arrive at Skull Island in an hour."
"Ding Fan!"
Fire flashed in Xu Jianqiang’s eyes. It was now widely known that the two Herr ladies traveled all the way to the Zhong Family Fortress for Ding Fan. Considering the two ladies’ refusal to leave Skull Island, Xu Jianqiang couldn’t help but have some wild conjectures.
The thought occurred to Xu Jianqiang: have the Herr sisters fallen for Ding Fan? Otherwise, why would they see him off at Daozhen City in person, travel all the way to the Zhong Family Fortress for him, and even stay on Skull Island with his absence?
The woman he fancied was taken by a minor figure from the Shenwu Country, making this even harder for Xu Jianqiang to accept.
After some thought, he stopped and waited at the dock for Ding Fan’s return. A while later, Wu Qingxia arrived with a group of Skeleton Sect members to welcome Ding Fan back. Seeing Xu Jianqiang there, she said nothing, knowing that Skull Island was still nominally affiliated with Moon Mist Island.
The Herr sisters didn’t come out to greet Ding Fan, for their identities were too sensitive. If they really came out to greet Ding Fan, it might stir up a massive controversy.
Half an hour quickly passed. Excitement filled Wu Qingxia and everyone else’s hearts. Ding Fan’s journey to Wu Family Fortress was not only a survival, but also a triumph over the Park Family, earning a reputation in the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm.
Despite help from Herr Ningshuang, Herr Rufeng, Herr Wanzhan, and mysterious experts secretly assisting him, success is still success. Ding Fan returning alive is a miracle in itself.
"Whoosh!"
At last, a blazing Flying Divine Sword roared into view, with two figures gradually appearing before everyone. Wu Qingxia, seeing that increasingly clear face, was overtaken by an inexplicable urge, tears streaming down her face.
The Second Elder, Fourth Elder, and others were overjoyed. As Ding Fan approached, the Second Elder was the first to kneel on one knee, and the crowd shouted loudly, "The entire Skeleton Sect welcomes the Island Master back!"
