Chapter 600 - 596: I’ll Beat You Too

Xishang Ling's cultivation wasn't particularly strong.

Before Hong Yu, he couldn't even think of resisting. Faced with Hong Yu's sudden attack, he was completely stunned.

He squeezed his eyes shut, a trace of pain and despair on his face.

However...

Hong Yu's strike wasn't meant to kill Xishang Ling.

The attack was ferocious, its Momentum rolling like a surging river, or even a raging tsunami. In an instant, it was upon Xishang Ling's chest.

PFFT!

With a flicker of light, his figure retreated.

"Huh? I... I'm not dead?"

Xishang Ling blankly opened his eyes and saw Hong Yu looking at him with a slight smile. Xishang Ling nervously felt his chest. Other than his clothes being torn, there was nothing out of the ordinary.

He couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Wh-what is the meaning of this?"

"Heh, look."

Hong Yu opened his palm. A ball of Primordial Gang's Power was swirling, forming a transparent sphere of light.

Inside the sphere of light, a tiny insect resembling a flea was struggling desperately.

"What is that?" Xishang Ling was even more bewildered.

Hong Yu sneered and explained, "This thing is called a Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insect. This is just a child insect. By my estimation, it's been in your body for over five years."

"In my body for over five years? That's impossible! I bathe every day, and even mosquitoes don't dare to come near me. How could I have this kind of insect?" Xishang Ling was completely baffled.

Hong Yu said, "These Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insects normally hide in your blood vessels. I only just discovered its tracks by carefully observing with my Spiritual Power. This insect usually won't harm you at all. It only monitors you, transmitting everything it hears to the mother insect. Unless the person controlling the mother insect commands it to make this child insect self-destruct, you'd never find it!"

"Moreover, once the child insect explodes, the heart-eating poison contained within it will spread throughout your bloodstream, killing you instantly!"

As he spoke, Hong Yu applied a little pressure with his palm.

With a POP, the child insect turned to dust, and a glob of emerald-green venom slowly spread out.

Hong Yu opened his hand, and the tiny drop of venom fell onto the waterbed.

HISS!

The waterbed was instantly corroded and destroyed. The water inside turned pitch-black in a moment, emitting a foul stench.

"Gasp!"

Xishang Ling sucked in a sharp breath.

The corner of his eye twitched frantically. 'If that thing had exploded inside my body, wouldn't I have been reduced to a puddle of corpse fluid?'

He hurriedly bowed to Hong Yu. "Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Beichen!"

"No need to thank me. In fact, I'm afraid the person behind this already knows everything that's happened since we met. Now, it's impossible for me to back out even if I wanted to. The only way forward is to help your Xishang Tribe get through this crisis. Otherwise, I'll be in for no small amount of trouble myself!" Hong Yu said with a wry smile.

He had only discovered the Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insect by chance.

'If I had known earlier that Xishang Ling had this thing in his body, I would have never gotten involved.'

Xishang Ling sighed, but a look of ecstatic joy appeared in his eyes. The fact that Hong Yu could discover this Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insect was further proof of his strength and ability.

He immediately asked anxiously, "Mr. Beichen, do I have any more of these things on me? Or anything similar?"

He was truly terrified!

Hong Yu pondered for a moment. "I only found that one Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insect just now. If you don't mind, I can check you over again more carefully!"

"I don't mind! Of course I don't mind!"

Xishang Ling said quickly, practically wishing he could strip naked and let Hong Yu give him a thorough inspection.

Hong Yu scanned him with his Spiritual Power, this time more meticulously. He was shocked to find no fewer than ten other types of venomous insects hidden inside Xishang Ling's body.

However, these were not like the Mother-Child Heart-Eating Insects that could be used to control life and death remotely. They required specific triggers. Otherwise, the person behind the scenes would have likely detonated them to kill Xishang Ling the moment the Heart-Eating Insect died.

Even Hong Yu had to use considerable means to extract the dozen or so types of venomous insects and crush them to death one by one.

Looking at the insect corpses on the floor, Xishang Ling's expression was incredibly grim. He said viciously, "Damn it, they're really trying to kill me! Don't let me find out who's behind this, or I'll throw them into the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes and let the snakes bite them to death!"

It was no wonder Xishang Ling was so furious.

Just imagine...

Anyone would be enraged to suddenly discover that over ten different types of venomous insects had been planted in their body, each capable of killing them in an instant!

"Mr. Beichen, words can't express my gratitude for this great favor. If there is anything you need in the future, please just say the word. As long as it is within my power, I would go through a mountain of blades or a sea of fire for you!" Xishang Ling said solemnly.

When Hong Yu had extracted the venomous insects, he had ruined Xishang Ling's brocade robe, leaving it in tatters, but Xishang Ling himself paid it no mind.

He was clearly furious to the extreme.

Hong Yu smiled. "A mountain of blades and a sea of fire won't be necessary, but there might indeed be something I'll need your help with later."

"Feel free to ask!"

Xishang Ling said readily.

Hong Yu just smiled. "We'll see."

'It would be best if I can find the Cyan Lotus Earth Heart Fruit on my own. I really don't want to owe anyone any favors.'

Xishang Ling then looked at Hong Yu. "Mr. Beichen, please come back to the tribe with me. I'm worried my mother and the others might also have these..." His expression was indeed one of extreme anxiety.

'He's quite the filial son!'

Hong Yu nodded to himself, then smiled. "Alright, I'll go with you. But, about your clothes...?"

"Ah?"

Only then did Xishang Ling notice his tattered clothes. He gave a wry smile. "I didn't bring a change of clothes with me."

"If you don't mind, you can wear mine."

Hong Yu took out a set of fitted clothes. Xishang Ling changed into them swiftly, and the two left the private room one after the other.

The four women were waiting at the door. After a brief inquiry, they learned that Zhao Hu and his sister had gone to the second floor to wander around. They immediately went to find the siblings.

They had just reached the second floor and hadn't yet found any trace of Zhao Hu and his sister when they heard rumbling vibrations from up ahead.

Hong Yu said in surprise, "Someone dares to fight in the Four Kings Hall?"

"Impossible. Fighting is prohibited in the Four Kings Hall, unless it's the Law Enforcement Team."

Xishang Ling shook his head, then said, "Let's go take a look. Maybe Zhao Hu and his sister are over there watching the commotion!"

"Okay!"

The two of them walked over.

From a distance, they saw a large crowd of people watching something. Hong Yu found someone and asked, "Hey buddy, what's happening up front?"

"The Law Enforcement Team is catching a thief!" the man replied.

Someone nearby immediately sneered, "Thief, my ass! The rules in the Four Kings Hall are strict, who would dare steal anything? I saw it clearly just now. It was obviously the Law Enforcement Team framing that brother and sister. They planted the item on them during the search and insisted they stole it."

"What? Something like that happened?" Xishang Ling's expression changed.

He was the person in charge of the Xishang Tribe's affairs in the Four Kings Hall. He had always believed the Four Kings Hall was fair and just in all aspects under his management. How could he allow the Law Enforcement Team to frame innocent people like this?

The man chuckled. "Why would it be impossible? The siblings probably offended them at some point!"

"Hmph, I'd like to see who is so bold!"

Xishang Ling's face was incredibly dark as he strode forward.

The man quickly said, "Hey, this is the Four Kings Hall! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Hong Yu frowned. Hearing the word "siblings," he suddenly had a bad feeling and followed him.

In the middle of the crowd...

Six men in Law Enforcement Team uniforms were surrounding a young man and a young woman. They were punching and kicking the young man, who had his back to them, tightly holding a frail young woman in his arms.

Beside the six Law Enforcement Team members, the brawny man who had been acting so high and mighty at Zhao Hu's house yesterday was also there.

He wore a savage sneer. "Fucking ungrateful bastards. How dare two lowlifes like you steal in the Four Kings Hall? You must be tired of living." A cruel smile was on his face.

"N-We didn't steal anything..."

the young man shouted.

The brawny man sneered, "Still fucking stubborn, are we? Beat him harder!"

His gaze flickered with some frustration as he thought, 'Why isn't that guy who hurt the young master with them? Damn it. Beating them like this should force him to show himself, right?'

It turned out that the ones on the ground, being beaten by the group, were none other than Zhao Hu and his sister.

They had come down from the top floor to wander around, but they unexpectedly ran into the brawny man, who grabbed them, framed them, and gave them a savage beating.

Zhao Hu could only grit his teeth and hold his sister tight.

PFFT!

A vicious kick landed on Zhao Hu's back, making him spit up a mouthful of blood.

"Fuck, his bones are pretty tough. He's still not dead after all that?" The brawny man spat, took an Arrow Step forward, and raised his leg to strike himself.

"Stop!"

Xishang Ling had, of course, recognized Zhao Hu and his sister and was furious.

The brawny man paused, turning to see Xishang Ling. But after noticing that Xishang Ling was wearing ordinary fitted clothes, he sneered, "Who the fuck do you think you are? The Law Enforcement Team is on duty. You dare to butt in?"

"On duty? Hmph! The Law Enforcement Team needs evidence to conduct its business. I'd like to ask you, where is your evidence?" Xishang Ling said angrily.

"Evidence? Fuck, my word is the evidence!"

The brawny man lunged forward. He was a War General. He grabbed Xishang Ling by the neck, lifted him up, and slammed him to the ground. Planting a foot on Xishang Ling's chest, he sneered, "I can't believe there are still nosy fuckers like you these days. Fuck, say one more word of nonsense, and I'll beat you too!"

"You dare hit me?"

Xishang Ling was a bit dazed.

'My Xishang Tribe is one of the masters of the Four Kings Hall, yet I was just beaten up by a member of the Law Enforcement Team?'

The brawny man sneered coldly. "So what if I hit you?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and, with a SLAP, struck Xishang Ling across the face.

"Fuck! Do you know who I am?" Half of Xishang Ling's face was already swollen as he roared, his eyes wide with fury.

The brawny man froze, but then he remembered his captain's words: "Be careful of those dressed in fine silks and brocades!"

He immediately sized up Xishang Ling again. Seeing that the man's clothes were just ordinary fitted clothes, he was certain he wasn't the type of person he couldn't afford to provoke.

He then burst out laughing. "I don't give a damn who you are! Fuck, you dare act tough in front of me? I bet you're an accomplice of these thieves. Watch me finish you!"

The brawny man raised his hand with a savage grin, about to slap Xishang Ling's face again.

Just as his palm was about to fall, a fair-skinned hand shot out like a steel clamp, gripping his wrist tightly. It was followed by a voice so cold it sent a chill down the spine...

"Touch him again, and I'll cripple you."