Chapter 207: The Attitude of the Lu Family Father and Son
Ning Dingyuan was completely controlled by rage. He erupted with power hysterically and charged toward Cheng Yu.
He was furious!
Then let Cheng Yu bear his fury!
The giant bear phantom formed from internal energy appeared behind him once again. It was even larger and more terrifying than before. The waves of air stirred up as it ran and actually overturned the nearby buildings.
“You all hide first!”
Cheng Yu raised an eyebrow with great interest and had the other Jinyiwei take Ning Cen away to hide, lest they be caught in the aftermath of the battle.
As for him, he wanted to try fighting Ning Dingyuan.
For the first time, he would not rely on extremely powerful cultivation methods and strength to crush his opponent. Instead, he would truly clash head-on with an expert like this.
“Die!”
Ning Dingyuan’s roar rang out. His palm strike was wrapped by the giant bear’s paw and suddenly pushed toward Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu sneered. “Let us see who dies first!”
The Dragon-Dethroning Xiuchun Saber in his hand flung out thick, cold black smoke. A cold and terrifying aura erupted, turning the nearby area into something like a sinister, horrifying hell.
A massive figure crawled out from the source of the black fog.
It was a terrifying wraith with a blue face and fangs. Its entire body was pitch-black, and a brutal aura burned around it as it blocked the giant bear’s attack.
The two forces collided, and their momentum swept outward, causing intense tremors that could be felt for several li around them.
Not far away.
Lu Zhi stood on the roof of a building, gazing from afar in the direction of Duke Dingguo’s Estate. His brows were furrowed, and his expression was extremely cold.
“Father, Cheng Yu seems to be fighting Duke Dingguo!”
Lu Ming, one of the Jinyiwei’s three Deputy Commanders, widened his eyes in disbelief. Cheng Yu had actually dared to choose a direct clash with Ning Dingyuan.
Did he not care about his life?
But Lu Ming had no choice but to accept one fact. Cheng Yu, who was only in his early twenties, had erupted with a presence through his Jinyiwei cultivation method that was no weaker than Lu Ming’s own level as someone who had just entered the ninth rank.
During the last Martial Dao Assembly, the Jianghu forces had used their momentum to pressure Tianji Tower.
For the time being, the Human Ranking and Earth Ranking had no experts from Great Qian’s imperial court or royal family.
As a genius of the Lu Family, Lu Ming had coincidentally missed the chance to enter the Earth Ranking because of that. Later, when the two rankings reopened to members of the Jinyiwei, Cheng Yu had been able to get on.
That gave Lu Ming a somewhat strange feeling.
Cheng Yu could enter the Earth Ranking, but he could not. Did that not make it seem as if he was weaker than Cheng Yu?
Lu Ming only felt unconvinced. For now, he simply lacked battle achievements. With his age of under forty and his ninth-rank strength, it would be no problem for him to rank near the front of the Earth Ranking.
But when he truly saw Cheng Yu’s strength, he realized that he had underestimated the other party, and he felt somewhat embarrassed and angry.
Ninth-rank strength at twenty years old. It was terrifying beyond reason!
“But if Cheng Yu only has this level of strength, it is still far from enough for him to deal with Duke Dingguo. Father, should we help him?”
Duke Dingguo had colluded with Prince Chu. This crime was enough for the Jinyiwei to surround and eliminate him.
Lu Zhi looked from afar at the faint chessboard phantom beneath Duke Dingguo’s Estate.
He was inwardly shocked.
“Ming’er, your horizons are still insufficient. Ning Dingyuan is probably going to fall into Cheng Yu’s hands this time.”
“How is that possible?!”
When Lu Ming heard his father’s words, he was immediately startled. Cheng Yu could kill Duke Dingguo, who was at the middle stage of the ninth rank?
It sounded far too absurd. Even if the Progenitor of Qian were reborn, he would be no more than this!
But how could someone like his father speak nonsense?
“Then... what should we do?”
Lu Zhi sighed with his hands behind his back and said emotionally, “Such terrifying talent, and this time he has also exposed Duke Dingguo, who colluded with Prince Chu. I am afraid his status with His Majesty will soar straight upward.”
Even if Cheng Yu’s temperament was decisive and upright, even to the point of brutality, Xiao Wuji would not miss out on such a talent.
“The Jinyiwei have indeed been silent for too long and need to make some noise. He is the best blade. But the greatest fear in using a blade is that it will injure oneself. Later, find a good opportunity to act and kill Duke Dingguo.”
Lu Ming nodded when he heard this. His father wanted him to seize the credit.
No matter how formidable Cheng Yu was, he was still a member of the Jinyiwei, and in the end, he had to be controlled and balanced by the Lu Family.
Since raiding Duke Dingguo’s Estate was profitable, they would not stop it. For now, they would let Cheng Yu proceed.
However, they also could not allow Cheng Yu’s reckless arrogance to grow too much.
Lu Zhi had already taught the Zhang De brothers a lesson over this matter. This time, Cheng Yu had acted without authorization, so they could not intervene too early to help deal with Duke Dingguo.
If they did that, then when it came to the Jinyiwei’s voice and attitude, would they be following the Lu Family or Cheng Yu, a mere Commandant?
They would wait until Duke Dingguo was heavily injured, then have Lu Ming act to kill him.
That would both show the Lu Family’s incomparably loyal attitude toward His Majesty and prevent Cheng Yu from establishing himself through excessive merit. It was the choice that best aligned with their interests.
On the other side.
The aftermath of the battle between Cheng Yu and Ning Dingyuan had already made the nearby commoners flee in panic, while martial artists swarmed over and watched the place where the disturbance had occurred from afar.
“Someone is fighting inside Duke Dingguo’s Estate! What happened?”
“I heard the Jinyiwei killed their way into Duke Dingguo’s Estate. It seems they are going to raid and confiscate the household!”
When they heard that the Jinyiwei were going to raid Duke Dingguo’s Estate, everyone was greatly shocked. This news was far too explosive.
His Majesty’s personal troops were taking action against a duke of the current court!
“Duke Dingguo is a ninth-rank expert. Could it be Commander Lu personally taking action? Or one of those three ninth-rank Deputy Commanders?”
“It should be one of them. The current Jinyiwei are not what they were back then. They have too few famous experts!”
When the subject of famous Jinyiwei experts came up, a thunderous name suddenly appeared in their minds.
Cheng Yu!
The Jinyiwei member with the greatest momentum in Great Qian during this period.
He had destroyed Sword-Forging Manor, suppressed Prince Qing’s Remnants, raided Jianghu forces, and killed countless Jianghu martial artists—a ruthless figure!
But they heard that Cheng Yu had only just entered the Human Ranking, and that he was only twenty years old. How could he possibly have this kind of strength?
Not long ago, Duke Dingguo had even charged into the Imperial Prison and snatched someone away.
It should not be him!
If Cheng Yu had run to Duke Dingguo’s Estate to deal with Ning Dingyuan, that would be far too bold and astonishing!
Inside Duke Dingguo’s Estate.
Ning Dingyuan sprayed a bloody aura from his mouth, and the giant bear behind him finally tore the wraith apart.
He stared viciously at Cheng Yu.
“It seems I underestimated you, little beast. You must have consumed quite a bit of strength, have you not?”
That wraith had definitely consumed more than half of Cheng Yu’s internal energy!
Cheng Yu sneered. “I did indeed consume quite a bit, but your consumption today—a wife and an entire estate—is not inferior either.”
A wife and an estate?!
When Ning Dingyuan heard this, he instantly flew into a rage.
Many parts of Duke Dingguo’s Estate had become ruins at this moment, and his wife had even betrayed him.
Cheng Yu was stabbing at his sore spot!
“You sharp-tongued wretch! You are courting death!”
He roared and was about to charge out again.
But at that moment, Cheng Yu shook his head. “You returned from the imperial palace, so you should know that no one was actually targeting you. The life-and-death conflict between the two of us all started because of Ning Cen.”
“I found him unpleasant and dealt with him harshly because he brought it on himself. But as a duke, I am afraid this is somewhat unworthy of you.”
When Ning Dingyuan heard that Cheng Yu seemed to want to stop the battle, he immediately sneered.
“What is unworthy about saving my son?”
A mysterious light appeared in Cheng Yu’s eyes.
“Your son...?”
As soon as he said this, the filthy affair between Yang Ting and his wife from moments ago immediately surfaced in Ning Dingyuan’s mind, and a terrifying possibility appeared in his heart.
“What nonsense are you saying?”
Cheng Yu spread his hands. “I did not say anything. I was merely making an inference.”