SWDnovel 019 Give me back my father's life!
019 Give me back my father's life!
A night passed in the blink of an eye.
Ning Kui brewed two medicinal baths overnight, relying on his [Gluttony] supernatural power to store energy, without worrying at all about his body becoming saturated and wasting the medicinal power.
"Young Master, it's time to set off."
Xia Chan stood at the door and called softly. Inside the room, Ning Kui opened his eyes and silently stopped circulating his inner energy.
The pale golden dragon scales that had appeared on the surface of the skin all disappeared and were hidden beneath the skin.
After two medicinal baths, as the Gluttony Divine Power slowly replenishes the stored medicinal power, it will increase martial arts progress by 200 points, reaching [400/500].
He also has 150 Yin energy points as a trump card.
At that time, breaking through to the Great Perfection of the Skin Refining Realm will be just a thought away.
Having gained an understanding of the progress in strength, Ning Kui got up and opened the door.
Xia Chan helped him put on the official robe of the Zhenni Division, then tied a heavy red gourd filled with water around his waist, and whispered, "Young master, be careful..."
"Are you out of your mind? Young master isn't going to war, what's there to be careful about?"
Xia Chan stomped her foot in anger, her voice choked with emotion: "Young Master, don't treat me like a fool. Others only know that you are highly regarded by Lord Li and have risen rapidly in rank."
But Xiao Chan knew that there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Yesterday, Lord Li spoke with you for so long and sent so many fine things; it's clear that today's matter is extraordinary!
Ning Kui was speechless for a moment. The little girl's process was completely wrong, but her answer was correct.
He looked at Xia Chan's stubborn face and couldn't help but flick her forehead with his finger: "I'll give you a flick on the forehead."
"Young master, I'm just going hiking and sightseeing!"
As he spoke, he picked up the Dragon Scale Halberd and strode out of the backyard.
Xia Chan remained standing there, tears welling in her eyes from the pain, clutching her forehead and crying out, "Young Master, Madam and I are waiting for you at home!"
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Just after Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the bright sun began to relentlessly unleash its boundless heat.
The two figures searched all the way up the mountain of human heads, but unfortunately, they could not find the old ape anywhere.
"As expected of the Yuan family of Sichuan, they acted decisively and moved overnight after guessing that their hiding place had been exposed."
Li Qijue stood atop a huge natural cave, looking down at the messy pile of stones below, his expression solemn.
Among the countless rubble below, numerous traces of magic arrays drawn with cinnabar were revealed.
Clearly, before leaving, the old ape's master destroyed the magic circle he had painstakingly drawn without hesitation.
"What kind of magic array is this?"
Ning Kui jumped down to the bottom of the giant pit and couldn't help waving his hands repeatedly to dispel the pungent smell that was everywhere.
Li Qijue shook his head and said regretfully, "The damage is too severe; we can't see the specific purpose of the magic array."
The Yuan family meticulously planned ahead and then lay low in the deep mountains, remaining motionless.
The goal is naturally to strike decisively at the crucial moment.
If you hadn't accidentally killed the little white ape, which drove the old white ape mad, I probably wouldn't have known the secret here until it came to light.
I thought the three clans were showing signs of backing down, but it turns out they had already been colluding with foreign forces behind the scenes.
All of the previous actions were just a smokescreen.
Li Qijue let out a long sigh. Ever since he left Yujing City, the frequency of his sighs had been increasing dramatically.
The ideal is lofty, but reality is like a hard, smelly bone covered in barbs.
Let alone actually biting into it, it hurts just to look at it.
But his eyes remained firm; as long as Lord Wang's decrees were publicly promulgated, he would definitely carry them out to the end in Yugu County!
The old white ape's revenge plan was thus shelved. After seeing that the other side was already preparing for a real battle, Li Qijue also decided to do something to retaliate.
Ning Kui then returned to the shores of Kunze Lake.
For him, becoming stronger quickly and avoiding becoming cannon fodder in the struggle between the two sides is the most important thing.
However, when he arrived at Caojia Village, intending to rent a fishing boat as a mobile warehouse, he found the dock crowded with people.
A heart-wrenching cry came from within: "Father! Wake up! You can't leave me and Mother!"
Two of the women were crying particularly hard, sobbing so hard they could barely breathe.
Ning Kui's heart sank. He quickly squeezed into the crowd, and sure enough...
Cao, who was perfectly fine when we parted yesterday, now lies on the dock, his face ashen and barely breathing.
Four bloody wounds ran down his chest, deep enough to expose the bone. The rolled-up flesh had an eerie pinkish-white color, and the blood had almost all drained away.
Strangely, there were also faint transparent ice crystals deep inside the wound that did not melt when heated.
"They're doomed."
Ning Kui looked again and saw that Boss Cao was still tightly clutching a long, thin object in his hand. Through the dripping silk cloth, he could see several pale fingers.
It was Cao Lao Er's severed hand...
"Did those two brothers go treasure hunting in the lake last night? They really have guts!"
Many carnivorous aquatic creatures prefer to be nocturnal, and how could these two, as experienced fishermen, not know this?
Ning Kui wanted to figure out the underwater situation, so he went up to Cao Laoda and fed him a Qi and Blood Pill to help him prolong his life for a while.
After taking the elixir, Cao Laoda's withered vitality was revived.
Unfortunately, it's like a rootless duckweed or a torn bag; it won't be long before it's completely empty.
Cao Laoda's unfocused gaze refocused, and when it settled on Ning Kui's face, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Kui-ge'er, we brothers have let you down!"
After listening to his intermittent explanation, Ning Kui finally understood what had happened.
Last night, Cao Lao Er dragged his brother to drink two jin of strong liquor, constantly tempting him that if he didn't act quickly to grab a few treasures first, all the treasures in the cave would inevitably be snatched away by Ning Kui.
Originally, Cao Laoda was unwilling to forget his kindness, but Cao Laoer's words struck at his weak point.
"Brother, do you really want your Ah Sheng and my Shui Wa to be fishermen for the rest of their lives?!"
On the dock, Cao Laoda, who was dying of exhaustion, grabbed Ning Kui's hand tightly, his eyes filled with urgency: "Kui-ge'er, there's a dragon pearl in that cave!"
The second brother was bitten to death by a black dragon. I... I only managed to salvage a severed arm. I'm useless!
As he spoke, he became so agitated that he coughed up blood and saliva.
"Master!!!"
The woman, who had been stopped by the crowd, immediately rushed forward, threw herself on him, and wept bitterly.
Upon receiving the news, Ning Kui gave up his position, leaving Cao Laoda's last moments to his wife and children.
He turned to leave, only to find a child with venomous eyes standing behind him, trembling little hands gripping a sharp knife, lunging at him with deadly intent: "You killed my father! You'll pay for my father's life!"
He yelled and charged forward, blindfolded and head down, raising the knife without caring where he was aiming.
Ning Kui's eyes turned cold, and he seemed intent on kicking him to death.
But then I thought, for a child this age to commit murder in the street, he must either be inherently vicious, or he couldn't bear the pain of losing his father, and was also misled by others, acting on impulse.
He wanted to see which one it was.
Crimson-gold dragon scales quietly appeared in the abdomen, and with a muffled thud, the tip of the knife snapped off.
"Water Baby! No!"
The boy kneeling beside Boss Cao immediately jumped up and shoved Shuiwa, who was holding a knife, aside: "Are you crazy?!"
Shuiwa's face revealed a fierce and gleeful expression as he shouted loudly, "I'm not crazy! Brother Asheng, if he hadn't tried to steal our treasure, how could my father and uncle have gone down to the lake at night, and how could they have been killed by the monster!"
He deserves to die!!!
Cao Asheng's lips trembled as he slapped Shuiwa hard across the face, sending him staggering back several steps before he fell onto the dock.
"Quickly, go and fetch a doctor!"
Cao Asheng roared at Shuiwa, "Do you want your father to have no descendants?!"
After saying that, he immediately took off his clothes, intending to use them to plug Ning Kui's wound.
The surrounding villagers, who had come to watch the spectacle, crowded around, and no one cared whether Cao Laoda was alive or dead.
Ning Kui's expression remained unchanged. Although the knife was sharp, it couldn't even penetrate his skin; it only pierced through his clothes and hung there.
He pulled the knife out, and there wasn't a trace of blood on the snow-white blade.
"Thump!!!"
Ning Kui casually tossed the knife, the blade grazing Shuiwa's cheek before embedding itself firmly in the wooden plank of the dock.
The hilt trembled and made a "humming" sound, which showed how strong the force was.
A trickle of blood slid down Shuiwa's cheek, and a small wound appeared on his dark face.
Amidst his terrified gaze, Ning Kui casually dusted off his clothes and coldly said, "As expected of Cao Lao Er's son, judging a gentleman by the standards of a petty person."
Just like your father.
He then turned his gaze to the shocked Cao Asheng and praised the boy, who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old, saying, "You are a sensible person, and you have not disgraced your father's name."