LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 312
Chapter 312
Lu Sheng suddenly sighed, and didn’t know whether to thank or hate this so-called rule for the powerful.
But undeniably, this was “power”.
Strength was power. A society where martial arts were supreme was just this cruel.
“What I really need to worry about is the retaliation from the Lian family … But it doesn’t matter. It’s the same whether I kill one Lian Jinbei or one Lian Ye. The Lian family will come after me no matter what, so it doesn’t matter if there’s one more or one less. Next, is the storm.”
Lu Sheng looked at his hands and slowly moved his fingers.
The invisible Qi-shield of a Master was slightly released and to Lu Sheng’s bound to his hands. The edges of Lu Sheng’s palms had a distorted visual effect, as if there were invisible ripples spreading in all directions at all times.
…
It was very strange.
And very powerful.
“It’s much stronger than an ordinary Master’s Qi-shield, but how much stronger is it …” Lu Sheng thought for a moment, but couldn’t come up with an answer. After becoming a Master, the only Master he fought was Lian Jibei. But Lian Jibei had died too quickly, and didn’t give him a chance to test out his limits.
“No matter …”
Lu Sheng retracted the Qi-shield.
In just a short while, the driver was already sweating all over and feeling uneasy. If he continued to let the shield be, Lu Sheng was afraid that the driver would pass out.
The aura of a Master wasn’t something ordinary people could bear.
“I’ll find out soon anyway. The Lian family should send me a batch of good test subjects.” Lu Sheng thought nonchalantly.
At this moment, the phone in Lu Sheng’s pocket rang.
He took out the phone and looked at the caller ID.
“Vice-principal.”
Lu Sheng calmly picked up the phone.
Zhao Kangtai’s low voice came from the other end.
“Is it done?”
Lu Sheng nodded slightly. “It’s done.”
Zhao Kangtai obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said: “Then hurry back. I have already informed Lord Tan. He said that he will officially accept you as his disciple and will help you resist the backlash from the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Academy …”
Holding the phone, Lu Sheng smiled and said softly, “Vice-principal, I’m not going back.”
Zhao Kangtai, who was on the other end of the phone, was stunned.
“What do you mean?”
Lu Sheng did not answer. Instead, he changed the topic and asked a strange question.
“Vice-principal, are you in your office right now?”
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“What?”
“I remember …” Lu Sheng said softly, “your office having a huge floor-to-ceiling window. You should be able to see far off into the distance through that window.”
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Kangtai subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction of the window. At the same time, Lu Sheng, who was sitting in the taxi, also turned his head and looked out the window.
Their gazes seemed to converge in one direction at the same time.
There … It was a towering, hexagonal, oddly shaped tower that pierced the clouds. This was the Seventh Sage Martial University’s Sage Martial Tower that represented the majesty and will of Martial Sage Tan Zhongyu.
Further away, there were six similar towers. The silhouette of the tower seemed to be reflected in Lu Sheng’s eyes. He sat quietly in the back seat of the car, his back straight.
His eyes looked out the window, and his face was unprecedentedly calm and placid.
“Vice-principal, do you know what I’m going to do after I become a Martial Sage?”
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Kangtai was stunned. Before he could think of what to say, he heard Lu Sheng’s calm voice.
“When I become a Martial Sage, I’ll smash the towers … so that everyone can sing praises of me.”
Beep beep beep–
The phone hung up.
Zhao Kangtai stood in place, staring at the phone on the table in front of him. For a moment, he didn’t know what to feel.
When I become a Martial Sage, I’ll smash the towers … so that everyone can sing my praises of me.
Lu Sheng’s words kept echoing in his ears.
Zhao Kangtai turned his head and his eyes fell on a silver-gray tablet that was quietly placed on the table. On the tablet screen was a completely black virtual figure, and below it was a number that represented the length of the call.
“Martial Sage …” Zhao Kangtai took a deep breath and said in a complicated tone. The black virtual figure fluctuated, and a calm and gentle middle-aged man’s voice came out from it.
“Since he’s not willing, then forget it.”
Zhao Kangtai opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only nod and whisper.
“Okay, then I’ll cancel the ceremony … You don’t have to dwell on it …” The virtual figure continued. “He has his own path, a path that doesn’t align with us. Although the idea is quite childish and ridiculous, but … It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such an interesting junior.”
Zhao Kangtai had a complicated expression on his face. For the person in front of him to say the word “interesting” was already a very high evaluation.
Zhao Kangtai clenched his teeth. Suddenly, he gathered his courage and said, “My Lord, Lu Sheng provoked the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Academy’s Lian Clan because of us. You know Lian Su’s character. Lian Jibei and his son both died in Lu Sheng’s hands. I’m afraid she won’t let this matter rest …”
“Since Lu Sheng chose this path himself, he naturally knew what the consequences would be. He has to bear the consequences alone.” The virtual figure said faintly. The indifference in his words made Zhao Kangtai’s heart turn cold.
“I’m afraid that Lian Su will lose her mind and attack Lu Sheng’s family …” Zhao Kangtai knew that he had said too much, but he really wanted to fight for Lu Sheng.
The virtual figure fell silent.
Zhao Kangtai stood in front of the tablet with his head lowered. He stood straight with a humble posture. Drops of sweat slid down his forehead. It was hard to imagine that Zhao Kangtai, a Level 7 Master, could end up in a state like this.
After an unknown amount of time, the virtual figure spoke.
“Then let’s shelter his family.”
“Zhao Ji has always sent Tong Kui, one of the 28 constellations of the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Academy, to follow his fifth wife. If Lian Su wants to avenge her family, she must rely on his strength.” The voice paused, then said, “I will send Huaiyu. With her, she should be able to protect Lu Sheng’s family.”
Zhao Kangtai looked up in surprise and said respectfully, “Martial Sage is wise.”
The virtual figure said no more. The tablet flashed, and the call hung up.
Phew —
Zhao Kangtai let out a long breath. He stepped forward and carefully put away the silver-gray tablet in the bottom drawer of the table.
After doing all this, Zhao Kangtai looked up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in the office.
Looking at the towering Sage Martial Tower in the distance that seemed indestructible, a complicated look appeared in his eyes.
“Destroy the tower … Lu Sheng, this is all I can do for you … sigh …”
Lu Sheng hung up the phone and quietly looked at the passing scenery outside the window. What he said to Zhao Kangtai was not a spur of the moment thing. He already had a plan in mind.
So far, everything Lu Sheng did was for himself and for his family. One could say that he was selfish, but Lu Sheng was not a saint. He could not sacrifice himself for the common people.
“After becoming a Martial Sage, I will have the absolute strength to flatten everything. Only then …” Lu Sheng whispered to himself, “will try to really … prevent the heavens from falling [turn the tide/prevent a disaster].”