Chapter 1059: Chapter 688: Do You Dare to Bet Your Life?
Xuanyuan Mingjing has returned.
His body is ruined, with a large hole in his abdomen.
As if his body had been hollowed out...
Literally hollowed out.
The Yin Yang Qi has completely dissipated.
Of the Three Souls and Six Spirits, only one soul and one spirit remain.
He looks like a living corpse.
Tang Fei immediately called Doctor Qin Luo over, and upon seeing Xuanyuan Mingjing’s condition, Doctor Qin Luo couldn’t help but gasp, looking at Tang Fei with a troubled expression, he said, "To be honest, I’ve never seen someone so injured able to survive..."
"Can he be saved?" Tang Fei asked urgently.
He has deep feelings for Xuanyuan Mingjing, not only as a mentor who imparted his teachings but also as a guardian angel standing behind him.
Without Xuanyuan Mingjing’s unconditional support, he would have died countless times.
Zhong Daoling, Shen Wuxiang, Shen Boyu, Yan Wenli, and even his senior brother Shen Xinglan, which of them couldn’t kill him?
Anyone who wanted to kill him had to consider whether they could face the anger of a Great Grandmaster...
This time, to stop Shen Wuxiang, he had made himself so injured.
He gave everything he had, including his life, to him.
How could such a favor ever be repaid?
What is the thing people fear most in life?
A child who wants to care for his parents, but they are no longer there.
Once a teacher, forever a father.
Yes, Tang Fei regarded Xuanyuan Mingjing as a ’father’.
"I’ll try..."
"You must not just try." Tang Fei gripped Qin Luo’s hand tightly, speaking with unmatched solemnity and earnestness, "No matter what, please save him."
Qin Luo saw the importance of this ’patient’ in Tang Fei’s eyes, swallowed hard, and said in a deep voice, "Alright. I’ll do my utmost."
"Thank you." Tang Fei bowed deeply to Qin Luo.
"Alas..."
Qin Luo sighed.
He agreed to do it, but he is a doctor, not a god...
He was not as miraculous as the world advertises; when King Yan wants you dead at midnight, Qin Luo can keep you alive until dawn.
He really didn’t have the confidence to definitely save Xuanyuan Mingjing.
Of course, giving the family confidence is also very important.
If he can’t save him, he could still express regret: I’m sorry, I tried my best.
Isn’t that how it’s always portrayed in TV dramas?
Qin Luo turned and entered the ICU with his assistant, while the others waited anxiously outside the ward.
Tang Fei looked at Bai Wuxin and asked, "Where did you find Master?"
"In a mud pit at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, he had sealed his Divine Sense and all his vital signs." Bai Wuxin said, "We only discovered him because the soil in that area looked unusual and dug him out from there."
Tang Fei fell silent.
He could imagine, after Xuanyuan Mingjing was severely injured, he didn’t choose a safer place but went to Baiyun Mountain.
That was where he and Shen Xinglan fought to the death; he feared he was no match for Shen Xinglan, feared he would be killed by Shen Xinglan.
Even when his own life was hanging by a thread, he still thought about protecting him.
What profound love is this?
Could even a biological father go this far?
After a moment of silence, Tang Fei seemed to make a decision, looked at Bai Wuxin, and said, "Spread the word that we have found Great Grandmaster Xuanyuan Mingjing..."
Bai Wuxin looked at Tang Fei in shock.
Xuanyuan Mingjing was so badly injured, it was uncertain if he could survive, and even if he was saved, he had completely lost any combat ability.
Announcing that they had found Xuanyuan Mingjing at this time would only give Shen Wuxiang a chance to come and assassinate him.
What was he trying to do?
"With only Shen Xinglan as bait, it’s not enough. We need to up the ante..."
"I understand now."
Bai Wuxin said coldly.
This was a madman; he would accompany him in madness... once more.
After Bai Wuxin left, Tang Fei looked at Phoenix, who had been waiting nearby, and said, "Pass my order to the Flame-Bathed Legion, the Heavenly Mechanism Army, and the Aus Empire’s Thunder God Fleet to increase their assault on the Mountain Qi Camp, regardless of losses, to create maximum pressure."
"Inform the Zhaoling Military District and the Barren Land, gather elite forces, and break through by any means necessary..."
"Is this the great showdown?" Phoenix asked with a slight frown.
"Yes, it’s time to make our voice heard across the world."
"I understand."
Phoenix nodded; she was Tang Fei’s assistant, responsible for the logistics of the entire army group.
Since the boss has already made a decision, she will unconditionally follow it.
Just as Tang Fei trusts her, she has infinite trust in Tang Fei as well.
Long, long ago, perhaps, from the time her Star Disc fell from the sky and she saw that grubby face, their destinies became tightly connected.
"Is the representative of Philip here? I want to talk to them. If they want a bigger cake, they’ll have to put in more effort. Win, and the villa is by the sea. Lose, and we all jump into the sea together."
"Yes, I’ll bring them over immediately."
The Ghost Captain Lin Hai replied quietly.
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Luojia Mountain. Bamboo Sea.
In the bamboo grove courtyard, Shen Wuxiang and Shen Boyu sat opposite each other.
Another year when bamboo flowers bloom, the tiny white flowers releasing a faint fragrance.
Shen Wuxiang looked at Shen Boyu’s old and haggard face, sighed lightly, and said, "You’ve suffered."
Shen Boyu poured a cup of Qianye Foshou tea for Shen Wuxiang, with a loving and straightforward smile: "What does it mean to suffer? As long as the end result is good, all sacrifices are worthwhile."
"Just worried the result won’t be good enough. You’ve transmitted all your lifelong skills to him, yet he still can’t kill that kid. This sacrifice... isn’t proportional."
Shen Wuxiang raised the teacup, and drank the steaming golden tea in one go.
"And we can’t blame everything on Xing Lan; you and I both have responsibility. Previously, Xuanyuan Mingjing said something, the more we chew on it now, the more it makes sense."
"Xing Lan was born into a family like ours, seeing very little evil, as everyone protects him, flatters him."
"Whatever he wants he gets, whatever he thinks comes true. Unwilling to fight, disdainful to snatch... wants dignity, wants respectability, wants fairness and justice."
"If he were merely a cultivator, with the sole goal of pursuing supreme Sword Dao, there wouldn’t be a problem. But he shoulders the family honor, the fate of the Empire, which makes it somewhat untimely."
"In comparison, Tang Fei crawled out of a mud pit from the Old Land, feigning madness, shamelessly, can survive by begging on his knees, but also demand benefits standing tall..."
"Xing Lan encountering such an adversary is Xing Lan’s misfortune, and it’s our Shen Family’s misfortune."
"We were careless; if we had just forcefully attacked and slain him when he first set foot on New Star, none of this would have happened today."
"Where can you buy regret medicine in this world?" Shen Boyu’s smile became bitter, as he said aloud: "Do you think I hadn’t considered it? When Phoenix brought him to Luojia Mountain to demand an explanation, I had the idea of keeping him there."
"Phoenix is the girl Xing Lan likes, and our Shen Family has been planning for over ten years for them to eventually come together... Phoenix’s presence in West Qi Mountain and spreading this saying, isn’t it just to give their marriage a sense of fate?"
"Sadly, childhood sweetness couldn’t compare to a surprise rival, Cheng Yaojin emerged halfway...if he were killed, perhaps Phoenix would hate us for a while, but she wouldn’t be able to hate us for a lifetime."
"Zhong Daolong wants to stabilize the Shen Family, he would surely agree to our engagement proposal... Xing Lan’s disposition is gentle, after living together for years, even a cold heart would warm up."
"It’s a pity, at that time Zhong Daolong still wanted to use him, wanted to let that kid act as a tool...I, not wanting to disrupt the balance between the families, decided to let him live a little longer."
"Waiting till Zhong Daolong can no longer endure, personally breaking that tool...we wouldn’t dirty our hands, and at that time, with Phoenix disheartened about the family, us reaching out would still be considered lending a ray of sunshine, wouldn’t it?"
"Who could have thought things would develop to this point? I bet even Zhong Daolong regrets it deeply, isn’t this fate!"
"I don’t believe in fate." Shen Wuxiang’s eyes glowed with ferocity, as he spoke harshly: "I only trust the gun in my hand, and the soldiers under my command."
Shen Boyu held the teacup, gently rubbed it: "The battle is raging, you come to see me, this useless person, is there something you’re undecided about?"
"Speaking of which, it’s quite funny, that kid is continuously laying traps, wanting to hook me, this big fish."
"So...will you take the bait?"
"This is exactly why I’ve come to see you."
"You’re uncertain whether Xing Lan is alive? You’re also unsure if Xuanyuan Mingjing still has the strength to fight again?"
"Yes." Shen Wuxiang nodded, and said aloud: "Xing Lan fought fiercely against Tang Fei on Baiyun Peak, and there has been no news since. I don’t know whether he’s already died at Tang Fei’s hands, or if they’ve imprisoned him."
"The other side has leaked information, saying Xing Lan is in their hands?"
"Yes."
"Then more likely Xing Lan has perished." Shen Boyu’s tone was sad, yet utterly certain: "That kid is not soft-hearted."
That was the child he watched grow up, in whom he placed his highest hopes for the future, just dying by another’s hand?
White-haired sending off black-haired, how heart-wrenching it must be?
Shen Wuxiang was silent for a moment, hoarsely said: "Dead is dead, it saves us from having to be cautious, lessens a burden."
That was his grandson, flesh and blood he tried to support to ascend a great position.
To say ’dead is deadly’ like this, it felt like tearing out a piece of his heart.
But, what else could be done?
A lack of skill, who could be blamed?
"Is Xuanyuan Mingjing the one you truly care about?"
"Yes. He and Zhong Daoling ruined my major plans, Zhong Daoling died in battle, and he is severely injured... seize the moment, kill him. Now is the best time to finish him off."
"If truly he recovers, then to kill him afterwards will be much more troublesome."
"Have you considered? Tang Fei clearly could hide this information, why did he openly spread it?"
Shen Wuxiang’s lips curled with a sarcastic smile, as he spoke aloud: "I said, he wants to fish, wants to make a move to invite the enemy into the pot."
"Is he confident enough to kill you?"
"Unless he could advance to Great Grandmaster, but do you think that’s possible?"
"Don’t forget, Xing Lan was defeated by him."
"Xing Lan was forcibly elevated by you, he hasn’t reached that level yet."
"So, it comes down to whether you dare gamble with your life or not." Shen Boyu’s cloudy eyes were shining with wisdom, seriously asked: "Do you dare?"
