Chapter 1648: Chapter 1650: Bamboozling
"I’ll go there again, you head back first." Lu Xiaobu squinted his eyes, staring in the direction of the battlefield.
Originally, he planned to return and wait for the next opportunity.
But upon thinking it over, something felt wrong!
He seemed to have forgotten that this was the cultivation world.
The recovery power at the Golden Core Stage is terrifying, so what about the Nascent Soul Stage?
If they ended up fighting until half-dead and it was over, then this trip would seem quite meaningless!
Right, it’s worthwhile to ambush and kill a few Nascent Souls!
"But..."
Hu Nanshan was feeling quite frantic.
He felt like his heart was suffering immense malicious damage!
Those are Nascent Souls!
Just looking is nerve-wracking, yet their Young Master actually wants to run back again and again?!
This is really...
But, obviously, he had deeply understood a truth well before, which is not to talk about common sense with this one—it’s useless!
Lu Xiaobu stealthily slipped back.
When he arrived at the battlefield and observed, his eyes immediately squinted.
Not bad!
Ji Chenghong already lost an arm and a leg!
As for the one fighting against him, even worse—half the head was gone!
The sight was extremely grim.
The remaining Nascent Soul participants were all injured too, but the most serious were those two.
This made Lu Xiaobu couldn’t help but admire—the Nascent Soul Stage truly stands apart, although the Golden Core Stage has powerful recovery, losing your head would still mean death.
But clearly, Nascent Soul has stepped outside that category.
As long as the Nascent Soul isn’t destroyed, and their energy isn’t depleted, they won’t die!
Yes, it’s decided, wait until they’ve fought more, then sneak up and finish off one.
Just then...
"Come out!"
Ji Chenghong’s face suddenly turned furious, and he disregarded his opponent, willing to waste another arm just to strike a blow!
And the target of the attack was Lu Xiaobu, who had just stealthily approached!
"Boom!"
Dust flew everywhere! Lu Xiaobu was slapped into the open!
"I’ve been discovered?"
Lu Xiaobu was a bit stunned.
"This is all your doing, isn’t it? You killed Cheng Yuchi!" Ji Chenghong fixed his eyes coldly on Lu Xiaobu, his gaze boiling with murder: "You’re too bold! You even dare to return!"
Upon hearing that Cheng Yuchi had died, he began to suspect a third-party involvement!
But at that time, he thought it had to be the work of a Nascent Soul since, in his understanding, silently taking down a Nascent Soul could only be done by another Nascent Soul!
Thus, he had been searching for a hidden Nascent Soul during the fight!
But found none!
This left him puzzled for a while!
Until when the Foundation Establishment stage son of the City Lord died, he finally realized!
It wasn’t a Nascent Soul!
If it were, a Nascent Soul wouldn’t attack a Foundation Establishment one, because there are others far more valuable!
Upon realizing this, he ground his teeth in anger!
Unexpectedly, they were schemed against by someone not even at the Nascent Soul stage!
He guessed the person might have already left but kept looking just in case!
Luckily, the spectators were long gone, making his search much easier!
Therefore, when someone snuck near the battlefield, he immediately pinpointed the direction!
He felt a mix of anger and excitement!
Anger because this kid dared to look down on them!
Nascent Souls battling, yet he dared to come close, this is blatantly undermining them!
Excitement because he finally found the culprit!
Upon hearing Ji Chenghong’s words, the entire battlefield fell silent, as opponents locked in mortal combat shifted focus to the dusty Lu Xiaobu in mid-air.
What?!
Just now Ji Chenghong claimed this guy killed Cheng Yuchi?!
"Hey! Don’t talk nonsense! What’s Cheng Yuchi’s cultivation stage? What’s mine? You’re throwing random accusations without reason!" Lu Xiaobu batted innocent eyes at Ji Chenghong: "Are you saying the City Lord of Yuchi City is too weak to beat a Golden Core?"
Upon hearing this, the people from Yuchi City also shifted expressions, glaring viciously at Ji Chenghong.
"Ji Chenghong! You’re insulting my brother!" The Great General of Yuchi City, Cheng Yushan, brother of Cheng Yuchi, said fiercely.
Though the deceased should be honored, this guy dared insult his brother!
No rest until death!
"Boom!"
The battle resumed!
Ji Chenghong cursed inwardly, defending while saying: "Is your brain broken?! Think about it! If he’s not involved, why would he be here now?!"
"And on another note! We’re fighting, yet he’s unaffected. You think he’s just a normal Golden Core?!"
With these words, Cheng Yushan was briefly stunned.
He realized!
Indeed, if the fighting level was just Golden Core, how could one stay so close?!
And after taking Ji Chenghong’s blow earlier, seemingly unscathed?!
His gaze turned towards Lu Xiaobu, gradually darkening: "Who are you really?!"
"Who I am isn’t important." Lu Xiaobu waved his hand: "What’s important is, don’t you wish to kill Ji Chenghong? He assaulted your City Lord and attacked Yuchi City without reason!"
"Meaning what?" Cheng Yushan’s eyes narrowed, the darkness slightly lifting.
"Simple, join forces, and kill him!" Lu Xiaobu’s eyes targeted Ji Chenghong: "What do you think? Interested?!"
"Don’t listen to him! He’s babbling nonsense! He wishes to kill me, then kill you afterwards!" Ji Chenghong became a bit panicked!
Although he’s slightly stronger than Cheng Yushan, it’s not by much.
A typical Golden Core joining would be suicide, but this one isn’t a typical Golden Core!
"Can you say something credible? I’m just a Golden Core!" Lu Xiaobu shrugged.
"Why do you want to kill Ji Chenghong?!" Cheng Yushan wasn’t entirely foolish, frowning and asking.
"You might have heard of me, Gourd Waist—Lu Xiaobu." Lu Xiaobu revealed.
Upon hearing the name, Cheng Yushan first furrowed his brow, then recalled: "The so-called ruler of four cities?"
"Exactly!" Lu Xiaobu chuckled lightly: "Now you know why I want him dead! Hengqin City has been coveting my territory for long, I came specially to lend you a hand! Distant alliances, local aggression—an enemy’s enemy is a friend!"
Cheng Yushan hesitated, clearly moved.
Comparing Ji Chenghong and Lu Xiaobu’s words, he obviously trusted Lu Xiaobu more.
Strength is the true gauge.
He’s a Nascent Soul, while Lu Xiaobu is a Golden Core, so he’s confident, hence more trusting!
"Heck! Is your brain alright?!" Ji Chenghong swore: "Not considering anything else, how can you confirm he’s Lu Xiaobu?!"
He had to systematically break Cheng Yushan’s thought to ally with Lu Xiaobu, or he’d be in trouble!
So regardless of whether or not this guy was Lu Xiaobu, he couldn’t let him die!
But at that moment...
"He is Lu Xiaobu!" A voice shouted from Hengqin City!
Ji Chenghong: "..." What the heck?! Who shouted that?! Is their brain made of poop? I’m the one from Hengqin City!
