Chapter 1194: Shen Lingfeng, Why Waste Words With Him, Mysterious Path Transformation Palm!!

The front hall of the Tu Family estate.

Shen Lingfeng stood there with the remaining members of the Shen Family who had survived the slaughter, blocking the way.

The family elders standing across from him began to plead.

"Lingfeng, we all eat from the same pot!!!"

"We watched you grow up, do you really want to aid and abet evil!!!?"

"The battle is not yet decided, the outcome between Lu Ding and our patriarchs is still unknown. If you have any sense, leave some room for maneuver, for future dealings!!!"

"Shen Lingfeng, do not ruin yourself. Even if you want to defect, you're too early!!!"

"Shen Lingfeng, don't forget, your Shen Family elders were also killed by Lu Ding. If you help him now, can you face your fallen elders in good conscience? In the future, you will be mocked by all of Wushuang City!! Your name will stink for ten thousand generations!!"

Shen Lingfeng listened to the words of these people who had once been called respectable and virtuous in Wushuang City.

His face remained respectful as he raised his hand in salute: "Esteemed seniors."

"Shen Lingfeng, today, I have no choice in the matter. Grand Duke Lu has shown me great kindness, a debt as heavy as a mountain. He saved my daughter, resolved the knot in my heart, this debt must be repaid."

"Secondly, regarding the matter of my Shen Family elders, Shen Lingfeng feels deep sorrow, but in the end, that is my family's private affair. As the Patriarch of the Shen Family, how I handle it is none of the esteemed seniors' concern."

"Today, I, Shen Lingfeng, and all of you, walk different paths, difficult to scheme together. Only the friendship of old times remains, so..."

As he spoke, Shen Lingfeng raised his hand: "I ask all the family elders and seniors to maintain mutual dignity with me, Shen Lingfeng. Let us swear by the clap of hands, sever our ties, each serve their own cause. On the battlefield, no need to hold back, may the best prevail!"

No matter how spineless Shen Lingfeng was, as a family patriarch, he still had to consider his family's interests.

Clinging to Lu Ding's mighty tree was the best outcome for the Shen Family.

As for the elders, he was annoyed by those elders anyway. Though he would still feel sad about their deaths, it was only slightly. Going to fight to the death with Lu Ding, who had saved his daughter, for their sake? Shen Lingfeng was spineless, but he wasn't brainless.

Besides, he couldn't win anyway.

As for the family elders before him, Shen Lingfeng merely knew them. He owed them no favors. The so-called three claps of hands were nothing more than for the sake of his future reputation in the Jianghu.

Lu Ding, in an unnoticed corner of the long sky, quietly watched all of this unfold.

He didn't reveal himself because he wanted to see Shen Lingfeng's attitude.

Now Shen Lingfeng's attitude satisfied him. Though the man still cherished that meaningless veneer of reputation, and his preamble was a bit long, at least he had made up his mind to act.

He was still usable.

Then there was no need to continue this farce that looked like a period drama shoot.

Below.

Across from Shen Lingfeng.

The Tu Family elder stepped forward first: "I'll clap with you!!!!"

Cultivating energy in his hand, he pushed his palm forward: "Today, I, Tu Li, swear by the clap of hands with you, Shen Lingfeng. From this moment, our ties are sever..."

Before he could finish.

A thunderous boom sounded.

Lu Ding arrived via [Celestial Shift], his palm pushing with the momentum of heaven and earth: "Shen Lingfeng, why waste words with him? This old bastard is shooting a period drama with all his jabbering. Swear by the clap of hands? I'll clap with you!!!"

"Mysterious Path Transformation Palm!!!!!"

One palm strike forward, a dull thud resounded, blasting up smoke and dust. Tu Li died on the spot, exploding into a cloud of blood mist, leaving only pure Spiritual Energy, which Lu Ding condensed into spirit stones and pocketed.

His appearance.

Turned the faces of these powerful families' people instantly pale.

Lu Ding being able to appear here meant that the people from their families were all finished.

Though they had mentally prepared for this highly likely outcome, when it actually happened, they couldn't accept it.

Lu Ding tossed down the heads of the family patriarchs, landing before them.

One by one, he kicked them in front of each family.

"This is your Liu Family's Liu Chang."

"This is the Ji Family's Ji Ming."

"This is the Gan Family's Gan Rong."

"This is..."

Calling out each name, kicking each head, like balls.

Lu Ding's voice continued: "Weren't you all about preferring honorable death over disgraceful survival? Weren't you all about eternal spirit?"

"I'm giving you your tragic and heroic chance now. Take your own lives. Come on, start."

What they said, what they wrote, was all so grand and righteous, so heroic and awe-inspiring.

Fine.

Lu Ding was giving them that chance now!

Without even dirtying his own hands.

They could handle it themselves!

And then.

All these old bastards present were suddenly at a loss for words.

The Gan Family elder stammered: "L-Lord Lu... I..."

Bang!!!

A slap.

Right across the face.

His entire head instantly shattered!!!

Lu Ding's voice came after the action: "You don't get to speak here. Since you're unwilling to honor your own declaration of war, I'll help you."

This dead old bastard knew they were here to be exterminated, yet when told to die, he wouldn't die, just yapping away. What a pure nuisance, only adding trouble.

Just hearing one more word from him was irritating.

Blood splattered onto the face of the Liu Family old woman beside him. Leaning on her cane, she took a step back: "Lu Ding, by the rules of the Jianghu, the old and weak..."

Not bothering to listen.

Lu Ding grabbed the Spiritual Energy left behind by the Gan Family elder after death, used [Touch of Gold Turns to Stone] to solidify the energy into a wall and yanked it forward. At the same time, he reached out with [Human King's Loose Hands] to grab the old woman's head, pushed, and smashed it against the oncoming wall of solidified energy.

Bang!!

Shattered!!!

"Look at your ugly mug, and you still dare to speak? A hundred-year-old woman, you've definitely done your fair share of molesting young boys. I can count over a dozen of your crimes with my eyes closed. How dare you bring up the rules of the Jianghu with me!?"

"Killing you this way is letting you off easy. If I weren't in a hurry..."

Lu Ding looked at the headless corpse of the Liu Family old woman as she collapsed limply: "The ten great tortures, I could plow through your body a hundred times and still not be satisfied."

Just talking about it made him sick.

He really wanted to spit on her corpse, but he was afraid that would be letting this evil old hag off too easy.

He raised his hand and called out: "Shen Lingfeng, spit on her."

Shen Lingfeng: ????

Though he didn't understand, he still obeyed.

He came up: "Pfft!"

Lu Ding: ????

"All thunder, no rain! Where's the spittle!?"

Shen Lingfeng: "You need spittle too? I... I don't know how."

At such a serious moment, Lu Ding genuinely couldn't help but go off on a tangent: "You don't know how? You had an ordinary mortal phase when you were young, right? So when you spat or cleared your throat... how did you... do it..."

Shen Lingfeng demonstrated for him. He took a deep breath, then swallowed it down.

Oh my god!!!

Lu Ding watched this in horror.

"Go stand over there."

He pushed him away, then turned his palm back with [Human King's Loose Hands] and slammed down fiercely on the remaining survivors of the magnate families!!!

The palm imprint covered the sky, descending from above, dense Black Energy intermingling with the pale daylight sky, starkly contrasted.

Bang!!!!!!

All wiped out!!!!

Cutting the weeds and pulling out the roots, not one left!!!

Lu Ding withdrew his hand, gripped the Divine Evil Four Pillars, and directly stabbed them into the relatively intact corpses to prevent any unexpected complications.

As he stabbed.

He said: "Come here."

Shen Lingfeng, feeling the ominous aura of the Divine Evil Four Pillars in Lu Ding's hand, hurried over.

Lu Ding stepped on a corpse, pulled out the pillar, stabbed it into another spot, and said: "I saw everything just now. You're a talented man. Aside from being a bit spineless, you're not bad in other respects. So, this time I won't collect your pledge of loyalty."

"I'll preserve your strength for you."

Lu Ding killed all the remaining bloodlines of the other magnate families in one move precisely because he was afraid Shen Lingfeng would rush to act and tarnish the reputation of this man who valued his good name.

Shen Lingfeng immediately clasped his hands: "Thank you, Grand Duke Lu, for your kindness. Shen Lingfeng..."

Before he could finish.

The blood-stained Divine Evil Four Pillars in Lu Ding's hand pressed against Shen Lingfeng's bowed back. Blood dripped from the sharp end of the pillar as it slowly lifted him up, the pointed tip aimed directly at Shen Lingfeng's eyes.

"I don't like hearing what people say. I like seeing what people do. The people here were killed by me. How you explain it to the outside world afterward is up to you. We are outsiders here. There are many things we don't understand, don't know, aren't convenient to handle."

"But we want to stay. The Great Han wants to stay. And we want to live well."

"So I hope you can provide assistance. When water is too clear, there are no fish. My eyes can see, but my ears may not necessarily hear."

Shen Lingfeng's heart skipped a beat. He already understood what Lu Ding wanted him to do. From now on, he would be Lu Ding's ears in Wushuang City. Why call them ears? After all, hearing is not believing; seeing is believing.

But this was precisely one of the reasons Lu Ding made Shen Lingfeng's heart grow more and more fearful.

Because.

Lu Ding didn't care.

This wasn't the Great Han. All these members of the envoy mission had come to Demon Province because Lu Ding had left his homeland. Lu Ding didn't want them to fail to make their own contributions, fail to achieve their own merits, and then die in a foreign land due to various accidents.

So.

He didn't need to see for himself. As long as he heard, as long as there was the slightest sign of trouble, then better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. Even if it meant killing a thousand Qi Refiners of Demon Province to create the possibility of preventing one member of the Han envoy from facing a life-or-death crisis, Lu Ding would do it.

Every single member of the Han envoy mission had value. Every single one was a talent the Great Han had entrusted to him!

He didn't need to be everyone's hero. Even if the people of Demon Province called him cruel and ruthless, he didn't care. Because he was the Corpse-Shattering Taishui. The Great Han's Corpse-Shattering Taishui. Lu Ding!!