Chapter 251: I Get Impulsive Very Easily!
"What say you follow me? I can guarantee you will not have to worry for your life, and allow you free use of medicine."
Hearing those words, even Family Head Liu could not help but to turn his face that was completely flabbergasted to stare at the red clothed man, looking highly bewildered.
[What….. What do those words mean? Let the red clothed youth follow him? Follow him for what? Those words….. Were they all thinking too much into it?]
However, when everyone saw the masked Ghost Doctor's eyes looking at the red clothed youth with plain and undisguised lust, all of them could not help but felt like palming their face.
[Looks like they had not been thinking too much, but the Ghost Doctor really just meant that.
But, lusting over a that red clothed youth before everyone in public like this, the Ghost Doctor's actions was a little over the top.
And Feng Jiu who heard those words then gave a light laugh, her voice crisp and pleasing to the ear. But listening to it carefully, one could hear the cold chill and murder in her voice.
But seeing her toy with the dagger in her hand as she raised up an eyebrow slightly to glance at the red clothed man, her voice was tinged with three parts ridicule and seven parts lazy as she asked.
"And who are you?"
"I am the Ghost Doctor, and also a medicine concoctionist. If you come with me. The benefits you'll get will be unimaginable."
His blatantly lecherous gaze was fixed unwaveringly straight upon Feng Jiu, his eyes shifting downwards bit by bit, lingering over Feng Jiu's body. That gaze was highly invasive and it was highly displeasing.
Feng Jiu curled up her lips and looked at the almost drooling "Ghost Doctor", a chill glint passing over her eyes as a mesmerizing smile blossomed on that flawlessly handsome face and her demeanor seemingly a little bashful as she said: "Don't look at me with such eyes, I get impulsive very easily."
The moment those words came out, the faces of everyone in the crowd were all stunned, staring in shock that the red clothed youth would act in such a manner, with that kind of a tone and such words in reply to the Ghost Doctor's words.
Could….. Could the red clothed youth possibly mean the same thing?
Meanwhile at that very same moment, inside a residential courtyard within the Six Path City, Shadow One was in a fluster as he came rushing in shouting: "My Lord! My Lord! Big trouble!"
Grey Wolf stopped him and asked anxiously: "What happened? Didn't you go out to investigate into the Ghost Doctor's location? Why have you come back so soon?"
"I did! That's why I'm saying there's big trouble!" Shadow One pushed him away as he asked: "Is the Lord in the room?"
"Yup, he has not come out all this while."
Grey Wolf replied, and could not help himself but to ask: "What really happened?"
Shadow One did not reply but went on to shout at the tightly shut door: "My Lord! The Ghost Doctor's in trouble! Someone wants to kill him!"
At almost the same moment his voice fell, the door was pulled open and the Hell's Lord in a full black robe appeared before the two men's eyes, a dominating aura emanating from his entire body.
But seeing his dark and grim face, his gaze chillingly absorbing as it fell upon the figure of Shadow One, he asked: "What happened?"
"As your subordinate was worried about my Lord, I specially went out to investigate into it and I was on my way back when I heard news that the Ghost Doctor had appeared at the Famed Cloud Loft together with the Six Path City's City Lord and something seemed to have happened at the Famed Cloud Loft."
He cast a glance at the Hell's Lord and then continued to say: "A red clothed youth had killed the city's Liu Family's Third Elder and the Liu Family led a large group of men to surround the Famed Cloud Loft completely, saying that they want to slaughter the red clothed youth. According to what the common citizens had described, your subordinate is guessing that the red clothed youth should be the Ghost Doctor!"
"What? Slaughter the Ghost Doctor?"
Grey Wolf cried out in surprise when he saw the shade on the Lord's face change and in the very next instant, the Lord had leapt away, out from the place.
Chapter 252: A Gory Scene
The two men suddenly realized what had happened and they immediately snapped back to their senses to speed off to catch up!
Slaughter the Ghost Doctor? This Family Head Liu was being just too bold. Isn't he afraid their Lord will annihilate his entire clan?
Because the speed their Lord had moved at had been extremely fast, there was no sign of him in just a blink. Hence, Grey Wolf opened his mouth to ask: "Shadow One, why had the Ghost Doctor gone running to the Famed Cloud Loft? Did you find out what happened between him and our Lord?"
"Why he went to the Famed Cloud Loft, I do not know. I only know that that kid, the Ghost Doctor is really just too bold and audacious. He actually dug a huge haul out of the Lord and then gave him the slip. I am guessing that the Lord's identity has been discovered by the kid."
"What? Dug a huge haul out of our Lord?"
Grey Wolf exclaimed in shock: "Little wonder the Lord's face almost stank to high Heavens! So he was scammed by the Ghost Doctor?"
Shadow One lamented in similar surprise: "That's right! I can't help but take my hat off to that kid. He is the only person who is still able to live to hop around everywhere after having taken advantage of the Lord so many times. I really don't know from where this strange marvel really popped out from, but his ability to survive is truly strong."
Just as the Hell's Lord, Shadow One and Grey Wolf were rushing towards the Famed Cloud Loft, right before the main doors of the Famed Cloud Loft, the atmosphere was growing heavy and seemingly starting to congeal.
The faces of everyone there had turned an ugly shade from hearing the red clothed youth's bashful reply and demeanor when he uttered those highly suggestive and shameless words. Of course, with the exception of one single person.
The mask wearing "Ghost Doctor" had become highly excited from Feng Jiu's words and when he saw the devilishly alluring smile blossoming from the ends of the youth's mouth upon that flawlessly handsome countenance, he unconsciously strode over to come right in front of the youth, his unwavering gaze filled with pure and blatant sinister excitement as he looked at the youth.
The youth's enchanting mannerisms made his heart thump wild and hot, a warm surge rising up in his chest and he could not stop himself from reaching his hand out towards the youth's hip in an embrace. " Since you are willing….. ARRRGH!"
He had not even finished his words when rising up in its place was a sudden and pitiful howl. The sound was high pitched and shrill, which tore right through the tranquility in the air, shattering the silence, reaching the ears of everyone there loud and clear, which also awoken the stunned crowd with a shock!
"Arrgh!"
"Ooo….."
"Eee…..!"
Cries and surprise and shock immediately erupted all around, the situation turning slightly chaotic, with some of them even clasped their hands to their mouths as they shook and shivered.
Everyone was staring at that vicious and bloodthirsty scene as blood dripped, a chill running through them that caused them to retreat back a few steps, struck with terror as they stared in fear at the devilish youth with a mesmerizingly sinister expression on his face.
"I told you not to look at me with that kind of eyes or I might become rash easily but you do not believe me."
The handsome youth who stood facing into the wind had an highly alluring but chillingly cold demeanor, a bloodthirsty murderous aura emanating from his body. However, the words he spoke sounded so helplessly and naively innocent.
But what terrified everyone so completely at that moment was not the murderous aura coming out from his body, but was due to his finger that was dripping with blood…..
Everyone's eyes had been fixed upon the red clothed youth and the Ghost Doctor all this time. Hence, they had also seen the red clothed youth swipe off the Ghost Doctor's mask before he went straight on to dig out the Ghost Doctor's eyes completely and threw them onto the ground…..
He….. He actually dug out the Ghost Doctor's eyes!
The vicious and utterly merciless move and the fact that it had happened so suddenly that no one could even stop him in time made everyone tremble and shake as they were made to witness such a gory and cruel scene that happened right before their eyes…..
"ARRGH….. My eyes….. my eyes….. I will kill you! I will kill you!"
The "Ghost Doctor" had his hand clasped over his eyes that were just flowing with blood as he screamed, and when he put his hand down, people were unable to help themselves but started retching…..
Chapter 253: Watching from the Shadows
All that everyone saw, upon that face dripping with blood, were two terrifyingly gory holes, without its mask to cover it. The maniacal expression on his face fell into everyone's eyes, and with those two blood spewing holes staring vacantly, it made everyone unable to help themselves but tremble.
Fortunately this had happened in the day. If it had been at night, it would have scared people to death.
He was lunging all around maniacally, and it was not known from where he had pulled out a dagger from as he waved it around him in madness, the sharp whistle of the pointed edge whizzing through the air stinging the people's ears.
No one surrounding the place moved a muscle, without a single person stepping forward, hopelessly stunned into paralysed shock by the scene, terror struck by the youth's vicious ways.
That was the Ghost Doctor! The Ghost Doctor whose fame had recently soared high into the skies! And….. And that kid had actually dug out both the Ghost Doctor's eyes!
That scenario was something nobody could have expected to see. And the Ghost Doctor who had lost his pair of eyes was now blind. Regardless how skilled he was at concocting medicine, all that was now all in vain…..
"I'll kill you! Kill you! Kill you….."
He waved his dagger haphazardly everywhere, but was suddenly kicked to fall onto the ground by Feng Jiu.
'Bam!'
"Ugh!"
Smashed onto the ground, he cried out in pain, howling pitifully but no one went forward to prop him up or offer any help. Because everyone knew at that moment, that even if he was the Ghost Doctor, he had become completely worthless.
Just as he was screaming like a lunatic as he attempted to climb to his feet, a foot stepped down upon his back, pushing him back to squirm on the ground.
"Aren't you the Ghost Doctor? What? That's all you have?"
The light sounding voice was tinged with a chill as it came out from her mouth. With just one foot, she was able to make the person on the ground unable to get up.
"AHH! ARRRGH!"
He struggled, and he screamed, but the darkness before him and the frantic panic from being helpless to change anything caused him to fall right into lunacy, as he summoned up all the spirit energy within his body, with the intention to implode his body to drag Feng Jiu down together with him in death.
But when the spirit energy upon his body surged, Feng Jiu detected that something was not right and she had immediately pushed her mystical power out from one hand to lift the person upon the ground into the air with a mighty fling. Just as he was flung high up into the air, an explosive bang rang out, accompanied by a falling scatter of gruesome flesh and blood…..
And hidden within the dark shadows, was Grey Wolf and Shadow One who had arrived at the scene for a while who found themselves taking a big gulp, their faces showing nothing but shock.
[Oh my mother!]
[Never thought that the Ghost Doctor would be so brutal. When he lashes out he really doesn't hold back at all does he?]
Seeing the fake Ghost Doctor having his eyes dug out and dying by self induced bodily implosion, Grey Wolf patted himself over his wildly thumping heart as he thought to himself: [The Ghost Doctor had been merciful to him back then. If the kid had wanted to be vicious, he might have already met with the same fate this fake Ghost Doctor had just fallen into.]
At that moment, he was feeling truly fortunate that he had not continued to antagonize the kid. Otherwise, he would not have been weakened for just a few days back then, but might very well have been completely sliced!
And Shadow One was instead looking worriedly at his Lord who was similarly hiding on one side like them. He thought to himself: [The Ghost Doctor possessed such great skill and his ways were just so brutal and vicious. If the Lord and the kid really comes to be together, it might not be all that safe at all!]
[Moreover, with the Ghost Doctor so prone to such violence, how could the Lord be able to suppress him? From the way things looked, the Lord could very possibly become the one below.]
As those thoughts went through his mind, Shadow One glanced over at the Hell's Lord and asked in a suppressed whisper: "My Lord, we're really not going to show ourselves?" [Just hiding themselves here, was it really a good idea?]
"See how things play out first."
The Hell's Lord's deep unfathomable gaze fell upon that flamboyant and mesmerizing red figure. It might be because this was the first time he was seeing that side of her, and hence, he wanted to gain a better understanding of the her he did not know about.
Chapter 254: Execute on the Spo
[Having only known that she was sly and eccentric before, and crafty like a fox, it was now discovered that she also had such a chillingly vicious side as well. So why does it seem that he is growing to like what he sees more and more?]
The deep penetrating black eyes were overflowing with gentleness, the thin sexy lips curling up with an imperceptible smile. His gaze was fixed upon that red clothed figure as he watched her wilfully take down her enemy with a big show of her skills in public.
This side of her, held unmatchable magnificence, so confident of herself, shining in absolute brilliance, and it was hard for him to take his eyes off her.
Shadow One's sharp eyes caught his Lord staring at the Ghost Doctor with so much gentleness in his gaze that it gave him goosebumps and he could not help but shiver with a chill.
The taste of his Lord was just so different with everyone else, that he could show such a soft gaze upon a scene like this. Shadow One really had to respect the Hell's Lord for that.
And in front of the Famed Cloud Loft, everyone was starting to recover from the shock of all that blood and gore as they stared angrily at the wilful and arrogant red clothed youth. Among them, Family Head Liu then shouted in rage.
"This kid is just too vicious and has a venomous heart. He must not be allowed to live! Hand him to me and I'll execute him on the spot!"
The grim voice was imbued with powerful oppression and filled with murder as it reached the people and at almost that very same moment, the three Elders of the Liu Family immediately surrounded the red clothed youth standing there, the three of them forming an attack triangle as robust spirit energies swirled around their bodies. In the next instant, they gave a low shout and attacked the red clothed youth in the middle at the same time.
The strikes of the three Elders were highly aggressive as murder emanated out from their bodies to fill up the air around them. Streams of Qi whizzed out, chilling blades of wind that sliced through the air straight towards the red clothed youth.
Feng Jiu's eyes narrowed as she summoned up the spirit powers in her to face the attacks from the three men, the dagger gripped in her hand slashing through the malicious sword's Qi whizzing straight towards her. With strange bodily movements coupled with crafty attacks, she slipped herself through to come beside the three Elders.
When the people in the crowd saw the Liu Family's three Foundation level Elders had surrounded the red clothed youth to deal with him, everyone could not help but gulped heavily, their hearts cringing up tightly.
The three Foundation level Elders struck viciously, seeking to kill with every move. Could the red clothed youth possibly be able to dodge them?
Seeing the three Elders from the Liu Family jumping out to take on the Ghost Doctor alone, Shadow One was rather worried as he suppressed his voice to ask the Lord: "My Lord, aren't the people from the Liu Family just too shameless? Besides bullying the Ghost Doctor by outnumbering her, they've even brought out three Foundation level old men! Do we need to go help? If it continues on like this, the Ghost Doctor might very well be wounded by them."
[That was afterall the person in the Lord's heart, they couldn't possibly stand back to watch the kid get wounded by others right?]
The Hell's Lord narrowed his eyes and stared at the scene before him, not saying a word, nor making any indication.
It was Grey Wolf who instead said in a hushed voice: "Shadow One, that is something you do not have to worry about. Those three Foundation old men are not the Ghost Doctor's match. You just watch and see! It will not be long that those three men will fall to the ground."
He paused for a moment before he continued: "Moreover, even if there's danger, with our Lord here, the Lord will not allow the Ghost Doctor to be harmed. So, it's better that we just watch for now. Don't tell me you are not curious just how powerful the Ghost Doctor really is?"
Having the kid slip away from right under their noses time and time again, it was really shameful on them. He really wanted to take this opportunity to have a good look and see just where the Ghost Doctor's limits lay, so he would not have to continue to suffer such unspeakable grievances at the kid's hands.
And he was of the mind that those three Foundation level old men would not be able to hurt the Ghost Doctor at all.
Chapter 255: Sneak Attack from the Back!
Hearing those words, Shadow One cast a glance at the Lord. Seeing that the Lord did not say anything, it meant that the Lord agreed with Grey Wolf, hence, he did not say anything as well, but merely paid attention to the battle in front.
Having been worried that the Ghost Doctor would be defeated by those three Foundation leveled old men, looking at it now, he discovered that the three bodies of the three old men had already been wounded in many places by the Ghost Doctor's dagger, looking more and more wretched as the battle wore on. In stark contrast, there wasn't a single nick on the Ghost Doctor at all.
And it wasn't just him who noticed that. Even the entire crowd of people before the Famed Cloud Loft could see what was going on.
"Whoa! Could it be the red clothed youth's powers is not just at the Grand Spirit Master level?"
"Impossible! The aura on his body shows that he merely possess powers at the Grand Spirit Master level, but it's just that the bodily movements the kid makes is just too strange, and the martial arts he executes is highly unique. I have never seen such a queer form of attacks in martial arts and I am guessing that that could be martial arts from the higher levels of power."
"Martial arts from the higher levels of power? How is that even possible? It is said that throughout our Six Path City, only the City Lord has ever gotten his hands upon a scroll with a superior grade martial arts manual. How could a young youth like that possibly possess something so highly precious?"
"I've been saying from the beginning that the youth was from uncommon background and you all just refused to believe me! Now do you see? If the Liu Family's people are still not going to stop, I think they might all have to leave their lives behind here today."
"Looks like the Liu Family has stubbed their toe into a solid metal plate this time. Not able to take down the youth but have instead lost several of the clan's pillars of strength. If even these three Elders are to all be killed, then the Liu Family Clan's position as a mid leveled family will be reduced to that of a small Family Clan after this."
"Argh!"
A mournful cry suddenly sounded, startling everyone so much their hearts cringed and they turned their eyes onto the few combatants in front. They saw one of the elderly men falling to the ground after being sent flying out with a kick, his body shivering incessantly and howls of agony started coming out from his mouth.
"Oww! It hurts so much! Oww….."
Seeing that scene, Family Head Liu was rather bewildered and he got men to go help that Elder back. "Second Elder, where are you hurt?"
Family Head Liu scanned the Elder up and down, seeing that besides for some superficial wounds upon his body, he did not see any other kind of injury. But the Second Elder's face was deathly pale, pain driving him to be bathed in cold sweat all over, which made Family Head Liu unable to help himself but be startled.
"My….. my body hurts. It hurts everywhere... Ouch! Oww….." The Second Elder clenched his teeth, but was unable to endure it any longer, as he fell to ground to roll around in agony.
"Argh!"
At that moment, Fourth Elder was slashed on the back by the dagger, the wound so deep one could see the bone. Bright crimson blood surged out, staining his grey robe red.
Seeing Fourth Elder staggering backwards with faltering and unsteady steps in retreat, the expression on Family Head Liu's face finally changed drastically. He saw that not only Fourth Elder was wounded on his back, but even the First Elder's body was covered in wounds as well, giving him no choice but to go before the City Lord.
"City Lord, this kid is highly vicious and merciless. He has not only killed men from my Liu Family, he has even killed the Ghost Doctor. Is the City Lord really going to just stand back and not bother with it at all?"
Hearing those words, the City Lord who had originally not wanted to stick his nose into this matter suddenly creased up his brows. Casting a glance upon Family Head Liu, he then turned his gaze upon the vicious youth with extraordinary fighting prowess to say: "You men have already gone three on one against him and since you are still unable to capture him, then just let him go!"
The Ghost Doctor was already dead and this youth must have come from an extraordinary background. Why should he go offend the youth who possessed such shocking battle prowess over a dead man?
Moreover, a person like this could not possibly not have any strong backing behind him and if he were to die here in the Six Path City, the kind of trouble that would bring would surely be huge!
Seeing that the City Lord was not intending to bother, Family Head Liu gritted his teeth, his heart indignant with resentment. Seeing the red clothed youth battling the First Elder with his back facing him, Family Head Liu's eyes flashed with a malicious chilling glint and in the very next instant, his hand gripped the Willow Leaf and he it thrust out straight towards the red clothed youth's unprotected back with blinding speed!
"Die!"
Chapter 256: Another One Dead
Watching the entire scene, quite a number of people stared with eyes wide with shock, looking like they had never thought that the mighty Family Head Liu would stoop so low as to commit a sneak attack upon someone's back. The crowd of people present there, were all people of a certain status and position, who would think it beneath themselves to wound an opponent from his back, as even if they were to win, it would earn them nothing but disdain from people.
If one sought to win, the people would wish it to be where one defeated his opponent in a fair and proper fight, to take the enemy's life!
Hence, when Family Head Liu actually used such a despicable method before everyone's eyes, many of them shook their heads with a sigh after recovering from the initial shock, becoming highly disappointed with him.
There were also people who thought nothing of it, thinking that there wasn't anything wrong in doing that. In a situation where one was unable to defeat the enemy in a straight fight, as long as they were able to kill the opponent, any way that works was a good method and there was nothing inappropriate about his actions.
The Hell's Lord hidden in the shadows upon seeing that scene showed a slight darkening of his deep eyes, his gaze filled with murder as he stared at Family Head Liu who was carrying out the sneak attack with sword in hand, his thin lips stiff and he did not say a word.
But, the murder emanating out from his body and the dark ominous expression on his face already told Shadow One and Grey Wolf beside him that even if Family Head Liu did not die here today, it was thought he would definitely not live past the next few days!
He did not make any moves to help because they saw that the Ghost Doctor had reacted very quickly. He did not even need to turn his head back to notice the murderous aura surging from behind him and immediately retaliated.
'Clang!'
The sound of blades clashing was heard loud and clear, as bright fiery sparks flew from the friction between the blades, malicious Qi from the dagger clashing against the sword's Qi, giving out shrill whistling sounds.
The blades of the two people flashed and glinted as they weaved in battle, the intense speed they moved at only allowing the gathered crowd to see streaks of Qi from the blades shooting past as they fell to the ground, leaving deep slash marks cut into the ground.
And at that moment when the two people were locked in combat, the First Elder who had been pushed back in retreat then flipped his hands as his spirit powers surged, to form two formless wind blades and he slashed them fiercely right towards Feng Jiu's back.
Having once seen how shameless Family Head Liu had been, to now see their First Elder replicating those actions, nobody said anything about it this time.
However, it was also right at that moment that Feng Jiu summoned power into the tip of her foot as she kicked at Family Head Liu's sword wielding arm. The sharp crack of bones breaking sounded clearly and the Willow Leaf was sent flying out from that kick, to flip over in the air before it fell with a clatter to the ground.
"Ugh!"
Family Head Liu gasped in pain as he staggered backwards in retreat. Both his arms had sustained injuries and this time, it was no longer possible for him to continue to battle anymore.
At that moment, having just broken Family Head Liu's arm, Feng Jiu leapt up into the air, her graceful figure rising with enchanting grace, the flamboyant red clothes billowing out in the wind in mid air, the devilishly handsome countenance tinged with a bloodthirsty and mesmerizing smile. The blinding magnificence exuding from her in that instant, made everyone's eyes shine brightly, their hearts quaking from the amazing sight…..
What unmatchable magnificence this youth possess!
Just as everyone could not help themselves but secretly praise the youth in their hearts, the situation changed instantly in the next moment. The red clothed youth who made everyone's eyes shine suddenly shot the dagger out of her hand while in midair, and everyone heard a sharp swoosh tear right through the air before the dagger pierced right into the First Elder's throat with a thud!
"Ooh!"
Seeing the Liu Family's First Elder not even able to cry out before his body fell stiffly to the ground, his eyes wide open from aggrievement. Everyone involuntarily gave a loud gasp, their hearts suddenly rising with turbulent emotions, that refused to abate for quite a long while…..
"First Elder!"
Family Head Liu cried out in incredulous horror, unable to accept such an ending. He glared at the red clothed youth hatefully when suddenly, he looked up into the sky to laugh maniacally.
Chapter 257: Clan Sacred Beast Protector
"Hahahahaha!"
His booming laughter was imbued with powerful oppression that quaked everyone's eardrums a little painfully. That laughter suddenly stopped and his venomous gaze that was like a viper's stared straight at the red clothed youth, his voice coming out filled with intense murder.
"To be able to force my Liu Family Clan back to such an extent, you possess great capability indeed! But, I will definitely have you lay your life down here today, to quell the hatred boiling up in my heart!"
The moment his voice fell, he crushed a white jade talisman seal hanging from his hip and shouted out: "Cloud Devouring Beast!"
At almost the same instant that he crushed the white jade talisman seal, a beam of clear light shot up into the sky, and it was at that moment that right in front of the Liu Family's Manor's main doors, an enormous strange looking stone beast was suddenly making loud sounds of rock cracking, frightening the entire Liu Family Clan into a shocked frenzy.
"Oh no! There's trouble afoot! The stone beast outside our manor has cracked open!"
The sound spread throughout the Liu's Manor, the signs of cracking upon the stone beast sending quakes of terror throughout the Liu Family. When the old patriarch in the courtyard heard the commotion, his face turned pale from shock.
"Just what has happened? What kind of disaster could have befallen the family? Where's the Family Head? Get him to come see me quick!"
He shouted with a roar, as he carried his walking stick with him to rush towards the outside of the main doors, and a guard came forward to report.
"Old Master, the Family Head brought three of the Elders to the Famed Cloud Loft and had gotten into a fight with someone there."
"That rebellious son! What kind of powerful entity has he antagonized? That he needs to even mobilize my Liu Family's Clan Sacred Beast Protector! Is he trying to destroy the Liu Family's hundred year foundation! ?"
Old Patriarch Liu was so angry he thumped his walking stick hard on the ground as he shouted: "Quickly! Quickly go and invite our several granduncles, to go to the Famed Cloud Loft together!" Immediately upon saying that, he went outside in a hurry.
Coming outside, Old Patriarch Liu saw one of the two enormous stone beast statues outside the doors start to move with a rumble, as the stone beast that was originally in a sitting position stood up, and shook its body. Broken rock and gravel then spilled all over the ground, to reveal the stone beast original face.
"Roar!"
The ferocious roar tore through the Heaven's dome above, the powerful oppressive aura of the Sacred Beast spreading together with that ferocious roar, causing the entire Six Path City's people to quiver, leading the various clans and the commoners in the city to be shocked.
When the old patriarch just outside the Liu Manor's main doors saw the Clan Sacred Beast Protector showing its real face with a shake of its body, the strength seeped out from his legs and he fell limply to the ground to mutter: "It's over….. It's over….."
"Old Master!"
The legs of the accompanying guards were similarly shaking as they hurriedly held the old patriarch, their hearts highly astounded. They had never known that the stone beast statue outside the main doors was actually hiding such a magnificent and resplendent looking Sacred Beast!
Seeing the Sacred Beast for the first time, they were feeling the oppressive aura the Sacred Beast was exuding shaking them so badly that their faces turned pale, and the bodies started to shiver.
The Sacred Beast shook out its fur and stretched its limbs before snorting two streams of air through its nose, heavy with derision. It turned its head back to glance at the old Patriarch Liu and then went on to crouch its body down, before pushing off its hind legs in a leap, flying into the air towards the sky that was filled with light.
At that moment in front of the Famed Cloud Loft, everyone was just as highly astounded.
"Cloud….. Cloud Devouring Beast? Isn't that the Liu Family's Clan Sacred Beast Protector?"
"That is indeed the Liu Family's Clan Sacred Beast Protector. It is said that the Liu Family had leapt up to become a mid class family clan because of the Cloud Devouring Beast back then but it has been many years since anyone saw the Cloud Devouring Beast appear."
"Seeing that Family Head Liu had actually mobilized their Clan Sacred Beast Protector to kill the red clothed youth, it seems that if either one among the two of them doesn't lay his life down here today, today's crisis would never abate."
Chapter 258: Hell’s Lord’s Intervention
Meanwhile, Feng Jiu stared at the light shooting up into the sky, noticing the confidence in Family Head Liu's words, feeling a little puzzled.
If it was his contracted beast, why did it not appear immediately? But was instead waiting for it to appear? Could it be that the Cloud Devouring Beast he shouted out for earlier was not his contracted beast?
But if it was not his contracted beast, why would it heed his summons?
In the shadows, Grey Wolf said to the Hell's Lord: "My Lord, the Liu Family's Cloud Devouring Beast is a Sacred Beast level Spirit Beast. It is a contracted beast passed down from the Liu Family's ancestors. If the Ghost Doctor is pitted against it, chances are it will end up disastrous."
Hearing those words, the Hell's Lord's eyes glinted. Glancing at the red clothed figure, he ordered in a low voice: "The two of you keep watch here."
The moment his voice fell, he disappeared in an instant, his speed fast as a bolt of lightning. When Grey Wolf and Shadow One turned their heads, they already saw no sign of him.
"What do you think the Lord went off to do?" Grey Wolf asked, slightly taken aback.
Shadow One thought about it a moment before he said: "I am guessing he went to intercept and kill that Cloud Devouring Beast while it is on its way here."
Upon hearing that, a corner of Grey Wolf's mouth twitched, at a loss for words as he turned his head back to the front, to watch the red clothed figure before the Famed Cloud Loft before he said softly with a sigh: "The Lord really stops at nothing for the Ghost Doctor!"
With the powers their Lord possessed, not to mention just a mere Sacred Beast, even if it was to kill a Divine Beast it would just be a matter of a wave of his hand. But, what he had not expected was to kill a mere Sacred Beast, the Lord had actually gone to do it personally, leaving the two of them here to watch the bustling scene in leisure.
Tsk! Who asked the Lord to value the Ghost Doctor so much? He must have thought that they might fail in the task and he had left to go do it himself! It could only be said that it was the Sacred Beast's misfortune to encounter the Lord.
Who asked it to be the Liu Family's Clan Protector Sacred Beast out of so many other clans everywhere? To say that it was the Liu Family's Clan Protector Sacred Beast was completely fine, but it was that Family Head Liu who did not know who he was dealing with that actually dared to mobilize its Sacred Beast to come execute the Ghost Doctor. That had truly breached one of the Lord's biggest taboo.
As time passed, the crowd suddenly noticed that something wasn't quite right, where even Feng Jiu who was waiting to see what that Cloud Devouring Beast looked like could not help but arched up an eyebrow.
In the next instant, the red figure leapt and while Family Head Liu was gazing uneasily around in a fluster, Feng Jiu clutched at his throat.
"Ungh!"
Suddenly, from somewhere in the sky, a roar of rage resounded. The sound reached the ears of everyone in the crowd but disappeared very quickly, almost like they had heard it wrongly, when they did not hear it again.
"Where is your Cloud Devouring Beast? I have waited for quite a while already."
She glanced in the direction where the sound had been heard as she asked in a soft voice that was tinged with a chill, her half narrowed eyes filled with murder as she stared at Family Head Liu. [As long as the City Lord and his people do not move against her, just dealing with these several people from the Liu Family wouldn't be too hard a task for her.]
As for whatever that Cloud Devouring Sacred Beast is….. Ha! She was someone who possessed an Ancient Divine Beast, would she be afraid of just one Sacred Beast?
"Rebellious son! This highly rebellious son! Are you trying to drag our entire Liu Family Clan into oblivion? Are you thinking of destroying everyone in our Liu Family here?"
A rage filled voice reached them from somewhere not too far away. Everyone's eyes turned to look in that direction, to see the Liu Family's old patriarch hurrying over with several old men. Old Patriarch Liu who was in the lead had his face filled with quaking rage, and if not for the two guards holding him, it was thought that he might not be able to walk all the way here.
"Fa….. Father….."
Family Head Liu was startled, never expecting that his father would come here, and even the Clan Elders had also come…..
Chapter 259: Clan Absolved from Calamity
He stared looking startled to see the bunch of them stamping angrily in approach. He did not know why the Cloud Devouring Beast did not come, but it was his father and several of the Clan Elders who came instead. What had actually happened to the Cloud Devouring Beast?
When the crowd saw that the Cloud Devouring Beast that Family Head Liu summoned when he crushed the jade badge did not come, but it was the Liu Family's old patriarch and its several Elders who came instead, everyone could not help but be slightly surprised, falling into deep thought.
The beastly roar heard earlier had clearly been from the Sacred Beast without a doubt. But after so long, the Cloud Devouring Beast was still nowhere to be seen. What was really happening here?
"To the Young Master here, let this old man here offer his apologies to you. I plead for the Young Master to show mercy and spare my son's life."
Old Patriarch Liu waved dismissively at the two guards supporting him and fell with a thud on his knees towards Feng Jiu.
Once his actions were seen by the surrounding crowd of people, everyone's heart was rather taken aback, and the other Family Heads and the more senior people who witnessed that appeared thoughtful, because they knew that the old patriarch's actions was seeking to preserve the Liu Family Clan.
Even till that moment, only Family Head Liu himself still had not come to his senses, not realizing that he had stubbed his toe onto a hard steel plate.
The red clothed youth not only possessed strong powers and astounding battle prowess, but the might behind him must surely be even more terrifying. Pitting the Liu Family Clan against this youth, if they were able to get out of it lightly, Family Head Liu and the several Elders would lose their lives, if not, it could very well drag down the entire Liu Family to be buried together for what Family Head Liu had done today!
"Young Master, I beg for your benevolence."
The several elderly Clan Elders also fell to their knees without another word. They did not try to justify anything, nor did they argue who was in the wrong or right. They did not think to suppress with their greater number of men and did not try to seek justice for their men who had died. They only wanted to preserve the Liu Family, to protect their family clan.
Along the way here, their guards had already related the series of events that happened to them and with their wealth of experience, they knew that the Liu Family had met with big trouble today. The slightest misstep in dealing with the issue might very well cause the entire Liu Family Clan to be buried in accompaniment for all of Family Head Liu's actions on this very day.
And at that moment, they all discarded their haughtiness as Clan Elders, threw away the dignity accorded to elderly seniors, lowered themselves in posture, not for the sake of those who had died, but for the sake of people still alive.
Silence descended upon the crowd, as everyone's eyes turned onto Feng Jiu.
How will the red clothed youth react? Faced with such a scene, what would he do?
And within the shadows, the Hell's Lord who had quietly slipped back here in return was also watching the scene, his deep gaze falling upon Feng Jiu. As long as she did not wish for the Liu Family to exist, then, he would make the Liu Family Clan disappear cleanly without a trace before tomorrow came!
Feng Jiu narrowed her eyes to stare at them, her eyes thoughtful. She was a person who separated grudges and gratitude clearly and distinctly. If people treated her politely, she would not oppress them with her might. But against those who sought to have her life, she would never show them the slightest mercy.
All the elderly men kneeling before her eyes, were sincere in demeanor, their eyes pleading as they looked at her, which caused her to be unable to make up her mind for a moment.
The one who wanted to kill her was their Family Head, and as long as they did not mobilize the clan's might to come kill her, then she saw no need for her to annihilate their entire clan.
And witnessing that scene, Family Head Liu finally realized what he had actually done, and he stood there stunned for a moment, as he gazed at his father and the bunch of elderly Clan Elders kneeling on the ground.
It was at that moment that he realized that his reckless impulsiveness, his hasty execution orders given without a thought, had offended this red clothed youth from mysterious and unknown origins. Now, the family clan did not dare to resist, the City Lord was unwilling to lend a hand, and if he did not die, his entire family clan would have to pay the price for everything that he had done this day…..
Chapter 260: Where’s the Ghost Doctor?
"Just kill me! My clan must be absolved from calamity. Please show mercy and spare my Liu Family."
Family Head Liu muttered as he relaxed his stance, showing that he was no longer going to resist, the murder and look of aggrievement fading from his eyes.
With things having reached such a stage at that moment. He no longer had a choice. Since he was not capable enough to kill this red clothed youth, then the person to die would have to be him. Because if he did not die today and the clan was dragged into calamity, then at the end of his life, he would not be able to face the Liu Family's ancestors.
"The black market's Chief Ke arrives!"
A voice imbued with spirit powers suddenly shattered the silent and heavy atmosphere before the Famed Cloud Loft. At almost the same moment upon hearing of Chief Ke's arrival, everyone's eyes then reflexively turned to look towards the red clothed youth.
The black market's Chief Ke! The black market's influence spreads throughout the entire country, and they are one power that backed the Ghost Doctor! They must have come here because they heard about what happened to the Ghost Doctor. But….. but the Ghost Doctor was clearly dead as everyone could see and killed so brutally at that. If the people from the black market comes to know this, what will they do?
Everyone including the City Lord immediately thought of that. Family Head Liu whose eyes had already grown dim quickly realized that as well. His face that had been filled with despair suddenly rose with a sliver of hope. He was thinking that if the black market's people could avenge the Ghost Doctor by killing this red clothed youth, then the Liu Family Clan would be saved!
Everyone was growing restless and uneasy, with only Feng Liu calm and composed as before.
She stared at Family Head Liu whose throat she had grasped in her grip and who had his head turned to look in the direction where the voice had sounded from before the ends of her mouth curled up: "What are you thinking? You think he can save you? Or are you thinking they will be able to kill me?"
Family Head Liu stiffened up his lips as they trembled slightly. He looked at his father and the Clan Elders who were still kneeling on the ground before letting out a soft sigh and closed his eyes. "Just kill me off! Use my life to bring an end to all of this!"
"Indeed, I can spare the Liu Family, but I will never let someone who tried to kill me go."
Feng Jiu's soft voice fell and a murderous glint flashed in her eyes. The hand gripped around Family Head Liu's head tightened and a sharp crack sounded, the neck of the defenceless Family Head Liu snapped in two. Till death, he merely let out a muffled groan as he breathed his last.
'Flump!'
Feng Jiu released her grip, and Family Head Liu's body fell to the ground, falling right before the Liu's Family's people.
When he saw that Family Head Liu was no longer breathing, old Patriarch Liu's eyes were startled as they showed an undisguisable sense of pain and helplessness. The mouths of the several Clan Elders moved, but they did not say a word, but to merely stare at the corpse before them and to let out a sigh.
Who could they blame? Who could they hate? And who should they seek?
For all this, they could only blame themselves, hate themselves, because, they sought all this trouble upon themselves, and because this was a world where power reigned…..
The City Lord and the people in the crowd sighed to themselves. They hadn't thought this would happen, it was all so unexpected…..
That Family Head Liu would die just like that. They had only seen what happened in the beginning but had never expected such an ending. They had initially thought that faced with the Liu Family Clan, the red clothed youth would be the one to die. But at that moment, nobody dared to look down upon the youth anymore, and none of them dared to act audaciously before him.
And at that moment, the clear sound of steady and uniform steps reached them from afar, their marching in perfect unison causing everyone to raise their heads and look, to see a team of about fifty black robed guards approaching from down the street. Every single one of those fifty black robed guards had a chilling demeanor, a steady air around them, and just by looking at them, one knew they were all skilled pugilists who were carefully picked out.
"Hahaha, where's the Ghost Doctor? Get the Ghost Doctor, tell him that I have come to pick him up to go back!"