Chapter 237: Counterattack
Seeing Pei Bang and the other three pursuing Sun Yuanlang, Cui Dingzhi and Xie Ding exchanged glances and followed.
“Mei Yu, what should we do?” Wei Yang looked at Mei Yu, clearly looking to her for direction.
Mei Yu bit her lip and pondered for a moment, then said coldly, “Let’s follow them and see.” She then flickered out of the Main Control Room.
Wei Yang wanted to chase after her but felt that leaving like this was not appropriate, so he turned to Lu Xian and asked, “Brother Lu, are you alright?”
“I’ve recovered quite a bit,” Lu Xian shook his head with a smile, indicating he was fine.
“That’s good,” Wei Yang breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at Lu Xian, and then rushed out, shouting, “Mei Yu, wait for me.”
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Only the master and disciple remained in the Control Room. Lu Yun looked at Lu Xian, whose face was grim, and cautiously asked, “Master, have you really recovered?”
“Never mind me, I’m asking you, what’s going on with the Imperial Seal?!” Lu Xian looked coldly at Lu Yun and asked, “How did you know that thing would be on Sun Yuanlang?!”
“It’s all my fault…” Lu Yun lowered his head and told Lu Xian what had happened at Bai Liu Village.
“So that’s it. No wonder you didn’t dare to make a move against that little vixen, you were afraid of being exposed,” Lu Xian said with sudden realization.
“Yes,” Lu Yun nodded and whispered, “Disciple doesn’t dare let those Grandmasters know my true strength yet. If they connect it to the assassination of Xiahou Lei, my Lu Clan will be in big trouble.”
“Assassination of Xiahou Lei? What’s this all about?!” Lu Xian was stunned. He knew his disciple kept many secrets, but he never expected them to be life-threatening.
“It’s like this…” Lu Yun quickly explained the cause and effect, then cautiously said to Lu Xian, “Disciple was young and impulsive back then. Seeing Father trapped in Yuhang for over ten years, I was very distressed, so I planned that assassination to create an opportunity for him to earn merit…” Lu Yun looked into Lu Xian’s eyes, and after saying this, his mood lightened.
Lu Xian was a very competent Master. The reason he risked coming here this time was to find a way to cure the chronic illness of the Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill for Lu Yun. He devoted himself to Lu Yun, and Lu Yun truly did not want to continue to deceive him.
Lu Xian stared at Lu Yun for a long moment, then suddenly reached out and smacked him hard on the head, scolding, “To think I thought taking you as a disciple was a great advantage!”
Lu Yun clutched his head in pain, his face creased with misery, and asked, “Master, you’re not going to disown me, are you?”
“Heh heh…” Lu Xian chuckled coldly, “I, Lu Xian, keep my word. Since I’ve taken you as a disciple, you can’t refuse to acknowledge me as your Master!”
“Master…” Lu Yun’s eyes welled up, and he almost shed tears.
“Alright, let’s not dwell on the past,” Lu Xian glanced at him and said in a deep voice, “Let’s focus on finding a way out first.”
“Yes, Master,” Lu Yun said with a wide smile and quickly stepped forward to help Lu Xian.
“No need,” Lu Xian brushed his hand away and strode out.
Lu Yun knew his Master was still upset, but he didn’t mind, and followed him out of the Control Room with a relaxed expression.
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Outside the Control Room, the passage was dark and long. Neither master nor disciple spoke, their footsteps light as they moved forward slowly.
Unexpectedly, after not walking far, Lu Yun’s heart suddenly tightened as he saw a sharp purple light cleaving towards him.
Heavenly Thunder Technique!
Before Lu Yun could move, he saw Lu Xian flash in front of him and use Drawing Square into Circle to guide the lightning into nothingness!
In a flash of lightning, Sun Yuanlang appeared. This startled both Lu Xian and his disciple. They had thought Sun Yuanlang had already fled, but they didn’t expect him to have circled back and returned to the Control Room after shaking off the pursuers!
Seeing Lu Xian’s Drawing Square into Circle was slightly sluggish, Sun Yuanlang laughed and said, “You’ve only recovered seventy percent, haven’t you? Be careful not to leave any hidden dangers!”
“Same to you,” Lu Xian retorted with a cold laugh. “You forcefully circulated Qi to break the restriction, your meridians must be damaged, which will definitely leave hidden dangers.”
“Killing you is enough,” Sun Yuanlang said with a strange laugh, his whisk transforming into a silk-like stream that rolled towards Lu Xian.
Lu Xian’s expression became solemn, and he finally drew a segment of green bamboo from his sleeve to meet Sun Yuanlang.
This bamboo branch was casually broken from the bamboo forest before he left home; he had not used it when dealing with Sun Yuanlang before. But at this moment, his True Essence had not recovered, and the power of using his hand as a sword was greatly reduced.
Now, this bamboo branch finally served its purpose.
With the bamboo branch in hand, Lu Xian completely changed his fighting style. He moved with agility and unpredictability, each strike beyond imagination, yet every move was fatal!
Sun Yuanlang’s style was naturally elegant, and facing the unpredictable Lu Xian, their fight was dazzling, even Lu Yun could not keep up.
As they fought, Sun Yuanlang seemingly unintentionally led Lu Xian away from Lu Yun. Lu Xian seemed completely immersed in the thrill of a high-level duel, completely unaware he had strayed too far, until Sun Yuanlang suddenly flicked his whisk and pressed a mechanism on the wall!
Seeing a heavy stone wall slowly descend before him, Lu Xian suddenly realized his situation and tried to rush back to Lu Yun, but Sun Yuanlang blocked him firmly, preventing him from advancing a single step.
“Come here quickly!” Lu Xian shouted at Lu Yun in desperation.
Hearing this, Lu Yun wanted to rush through the slowly descending stone door, but a graceful figure blocked his path. The masked Saintess, with a smile in her eyes, stopped him and said, “Young Master Lu, no one will disturb us now.”
Behind Lu Yun was the control room, and the only passage ahead was blocked by the slowly descending stone door…
“Kill that kid,” Sun Yuanlang ordered coldly to the Saintess before the stone door fell. This time, he used a counterattack, clearly targeting Lu Yun!
Sun Yuanlang was vengeful. How could he let this brat live after being so humiliated by him just now?!
He had kept Lu Yun alive before, fearing that if the Imperial Seal turned out to be fake, he would still need to get information from this brat. But now he no longer cared; after all, if his son was dead, he still had his father, and questioning Lu Xin would be the same!
Now that Sun Yuanlang had lured Lu Xian away and let the Saintess deal with Lu Yun, who was affected by the Shadowless Incense, it was naturally a swift and effortless victory!
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Lu Yun stood there motionless, watching as the stone door slammed shut, completely separating him from Lu Xian.
The Saintess also remained still, but her expressive eyes seemed to be waiting for Lu Yun to make a move, not to die without a fight.
As Lu Yun did not move, the Saintess sighed with disappointment and looked at him, “Why don’t you escape?”
“It’s safer here,” Lu Yun said with a slight smile. Without the pressure from the Grandmaster, he felt much more at ease. Even the foul air in the tomb seemed much fresher.
“Oh?” The Saintess looked at him playfully and said, “Do you perhaps think I wouldn’t bear to kill you?” She then giggled, “I truly wouldn’t bear to harm my idol, but I must obey my master’s orders…” Towards the end, a hint of struggle genuinely appeared in her eyes; if she were acting, it would be incredibly convincing.
“I’m not that presumptuous,” Lu Yun said, touching his nose.
“So you mean…” The Saintess, intelligent as she was, immediately understood his hidden meaning and said, “You have a way to protect yourself?”
