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Chapter 173 - 154: [Chain Reaction]

Chapter 173: Chapter 154: [Chain Reaction]

"Ugh..."

Under the veil of night, Su Liuli’s words, like the demonic sounds from hell, attacked Lu Wen’s consciousness, making him subconsciously stop his angry roars, his face turning deathly pale.

Because he possessed extraordinary martial arts skills at such a young age, and because his father was the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization in the Dong hai Region, Lu Wen strutted around Dong hai University, and indeed the entire Dong hai, with impunity.

Those without money or power didn’t dare provoke him, and even those with influence and status, albeit dissatisfied with his arrogant demeanor, generally avoided direct confrontations with him.

On one hand, the Yanhuang Organization was indeed too special; not only were martial artists wary of it, but other domain leaders were also unwilling to offend someone from the Yanhuang Organization.

And as the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization’s Dong hai Region, Lv Canghai was considered a significant figure within the entire Yanhuang Organization!

On the other hand, just as Ye Fan had guessed, Lu Wen had reached the Postnatal Perfection realm at a young age, so those spoiled scions and children of high-ranking officials were somewhat wary of him, fearing suffering a major loss in a head-on clash.

"Xiao Wen, although you are a Postnatal Perfect Martial Artist and considered one of the best among the younger generation, you must always remember that in this world, there is always someone better than you and higher skies above; one should not be too ostentatious and must learn to be low-key."

Suddenly, such words echoed in Lu Wen’s ears.

These words were spoken to him not long ago by Lv Canghai.

That time, a child of an official family in Dong hai, who had been obstructed by Lu Wen in pursuing Situ Ruoshui, challenged Lu Wen and ended up with a broken leg inflicted by Lu Wen.

Afterward, Lv Canghai personally visited to apologize and offered a spiritual elixir from the martial arts world, ensuring that the official’s child’s leg could be reattached without any lasting effects, thus avoiding a feud with that deeply entrenched official family in Dong hai.

Because of that incident, Lv Canghai furiously punished Lu Wen and then patiently advised him with heartfelt words, leading to that statement.

As his father Lv Canghai’s teachings resounded in his ears, a hint of regret appeared on Lu Wen’s face, but more than that was hatred—he regretted that he had been too rash in clashing with Ye Fan, but he was even more eager to tear Ye Fan to shreds!

"Brother Wen... Brother Wen!"

Just as Lu Wen was torn between regret and hatred, Zhang Jianren, seeing Ye Fan leave with Su Liuli and Situ Ruoshui, and in order to avoid attracting Lu Wen’s wrath onto himself, quickly got up from the ground, took a few steps forward, and tried to help Lu Wen up.

"Get lost!"

Hearing Zhang Jianren’s call, Lu Wen, recalling Zhang Jianren’s recent actions, trembled with fury and lashed out with a slap.

Although Lu Wen’s dantian had been destroyed by Ye Fan, rendering his martial arts useless, his physical strength alone was still enough to contend with a martial artist of the Postnatal Great Success realm.

Now, Lu Wen struck out in anger, using all his might, which Zhang Jianren was nowhere near able to withstand.

"Slap—"

"Crack—"

With a crisp sound, Lu Wen’s slap hit Zhang Jianren’s face, and the sheer physical force broke Zhang Jianren’s jawbone.

Zhang Jianren’s face collapsed instantly on one side, becoming a blur of blood and flesh; he went flying like a batted baseball, soaring into the crowd ahead. Those students screamed and dodged, letting Zhang Jianren’s body slam heavily onto the ground.

"Ah—"

Another lackey, intending to come forward to apologize and flatter Lu Wen like Zhang Jianren, saw Zhang Jianren being sent flying with a slap from Lu Wen and was so terrified that his heart skipped a beat, let out a wail, and turned tail and ran.

At the same time, Zhang Jianren curled up on the ground like a dead dog, his body convulsing non-stop.

"The wicked will eventually bring about their own destruction; Zhang Jianren, you too have met this fate?"

Seeing Zhang Jianren’s miserable state, the surrounding students showed no sympathy; a few who had been bullied by Zhang Jianren even hurled insults and deliberately recorded his pitiful condition with their mobile phones.

"You... you..."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jianren trembled violently and subconsciously pointed at those students recording him, trying to warn them of something, but before he could finish, he passed out from rage.

Originally, he had thrived in Dong hai University by capitalizing on his status as Lu Wen’s top lackey, but today, he not only hit a snag with his master Lu Wen, kowtowing like a grandson before a grandfather, but he was also slapped flying by his master after and humiliated by those students who wouldn’t have dared to fart in his presence in the past...

All of this made him feel as if he had plummeted from heaven into hell!

"Get lost!"

As Zhang Jianren fainted from anger, Lu Wen, enduring his pain, slowly stood up, like an enraged beast, and roared at the students all around.

"Whoosh—"

With Lu Wen’s roar, the crowd stirred; students quickly left, eager to beat down Lu Wen, now seen as a wounded dog, but after witnessing how Lu Wen had sent Zhang Jianren flying with a slap, they knew well that Lu Wen was not someone they could provoke, even injured.

Seeing the students scatter like frightened deer, Lu Wen’s inner rage subsided somewhat, and his mind also cleared a bit.

Once clear-headed, Lu Wen realized that seeking revenge on Ye Fan wasn’t the top priority, but rather dealing with his own injuries.

Understanding this, Lu Wen didn’t head to the school infirmary but pulled out his phone and dialed Situ Haotian’s number.

He did so because he knew the hospital couldn’t handle his injuries; he could only hope for the spiritual elixir from Lv Canghai.

And before informing Lv Canghai of his injuries, he had to figure out Ye Fan’s identity!

"Xiao Wen."

The call was quickly answered, and Situ Haotian’s voice came through the receiver, warm and affectionate. His relationship with Lu Wen was always good; not only did he provide material support for Lu Wen, but he also staunchly supported Lu Wen in pursuing Situ Ruoshui and even helped him devise strategies more than once.

"Who is that Half-step Innate Martial Artist by Situ Ruoshui’s side?" Lu Wen asked directly, barely concealing the rage in his tone.

"Xiao Wen, there’s no Half-step Innate Martial Artist around Ruoshui," said Situ Haotian, his face a picture of confusion.

"Yes! I’ve just run into him!" Lu Wen said furiously.

"Xiao Wen, are you sure you haven’t made a mistake?"

Upon hearing this, Situ Haotian was startled for no apparent reason, "Our Dong hai Gang doesn’t have any Half-step Innate Masters. Could it be... could it be that my foster father has found a master to be Ruoshui’s bodyguard?"

"It shouldn’t be a bodyguard."

As he recalled everything that had just happened, Lu Wen said through gritted teeth, "Ruoshui called that bastard ’big brother,’ and Su Liuli also knows that bastard!"

"Whoosh!"

Upon hearing Lu Wen’s words again, Situ Haotian’s face changed, and the image of Ye Fan flashed through his mind.

With the image flashing, Situ Haotian was almost certain that Lu Wen was talking about Ye Fan!

Because, in his memory, Situ Ruoshui would call Ye Fan ’big brother’, and Ye Fan had stayed with the Su Family and was close with Su Liuli.

What’s more, he had heard about Ye Fan crippling Yang Qing and killing Lin Ao Feng, and knew that Ye Fan had become a Half-step Innate Master!

Could it be... could it be that Lu Wen had a conflict with that guy Ye Fan?

Once Situ Haotian confirmed that the person Lu Wen was talking about was Ye Fan, an idea emerged in his mind upon recalling how Lu Wen referred to Ye Fan as a bastard.

As the idea emerged, Situ Haotian felt it was very likely, but he did not tell Lu Wen the information about Ye Fan. Instead, he asked, "Xiao Wen, what happened?"

"That bastard destroyed my Dantian!"

Perhaps because the matter of confessing unrequited feelings and being rejected was too embarrassing, Lu Wen did not divulge the sequence of events to Situ Haotian, but stated it outright.

"What... What?"

While Situ Haotian could guess that Ye Fan and Lu Wen probably had a conflict based on Lu Wen’s words, he was still shocked and dumbfounded when he heard what Lu Wen said.

If it weren’t for Lu Wen’s angry panting in his ear, he would even doubt his own hearing!

"Hmm... Xiao Wen, you’re not joking, right? In Dong hai, who would dare to touch you?" Situ Haotian asked tentatively after the shock, and at the same time, his eyes flickered, as if calculating something.

"Do I look like I’m joking?"

Lu Wen was getting annoyed, and if it weren’t for Situ Haotian’s consistent kindness towards him, he would’ve wanted to curse Situ Haotian’s female ancestors.

"I’m sorry, Xiao Wen, it’s just that this news is too unbelievable, making it hard for me to believe," Situ Haotian said. But there was no hint of apology on his face; instead, a cunning smile spread across his lips as he deliberately said, "Xiao Wen, I know the person you’re talking about. I really want to help you get revenge, but I can’t. He’s a Half-step Innate Martial Artist, and I am simply not his match..."

"I’m not asking you to come forward!" Lu Wen interrupted Situ Haotian impatiently, "I’m just asking you to tell me his identity."

"I don’t know the specifics of that guy’s identity, my foster father should be very clear about it."

Playing dumb, Situ Haotian said, "Back in September, that guy rescued Ruoshui from Nanqinghong, and my foster father owes him a favor."

"So that’s how it is!"

Hearing Situ Haotian’s explanation, Lu Wen suddenly understood and immediately realized the meaning behind Situ Ruoshui’s reference to ’War God’.

"Xiao Wen, this matter is no small issue. I suggest you immediately tell your father so that he can treat your injuries in time, and also to have your father ask my foster father for the specific details about that guy," Situ Haotian advised.

"Mm."

Lu Wen said and then hung up the phone.

"Beep beep..."

Listening to the busy tone from the handset, Situ Haotian had a beaming smile on his face, as if the conflict between Ye Fan and Lu Wen was a huge joy for him!

A joy, indeed!

That day, faced with Qu Feng and his two companions in Lingyin Temple, Situ Haotian knew he was no match, so he abandoned Situ Ruoshui and fled alone with Xiao Jiu.

Afterwards, he subconsciously thought that Situ Ruoshui was doomed and to avoid enduring Situ Chen’s wrath, he chose to injure himself.

What he never dreamed of was that Situ Ruoshui didn’t die and was even saved by Ye Fan...

This had him on tenterhooks for the past while.

He feared the truth would come out!

In his view, given Situ Chen’s indulgence towards Situ Ruoshui, if the truth came out, Situ Chen would definitely punish him, perhaps even sever their ties and kick him out of Dong hai Gang!

Currently, although Situ Ruoshui never mentioned the events of that day, making Situ Haotian believe Situ Ruoshui was scared silly at the time and lost her memory, his worry had not dissipated!

Because he knew that Ye Fan must have seen the scene of him stopping Xiao Jiu from rescuing Situ Ruoshui, letting Xiao Jiu protect him as they escaped—he was afraid that Ye Fan would tell Situ Chen the real story!

"Considering the private friendship and interests between my foster father and Lv Canghai, in this matter, my foster father would mostly side with Lv Canghai. This way, even if that guy could avoid retaliation with the help of Demon Queen Chu Ji, he would never have a chance to tell my foster father about that day!"

"Besides, in the current situation, even if that guy told, would my foster father believe him?"

After putting down the phone, Situ Haotian muttered to himself, and by the end, he couldn’t help but laugh aloud, "Ha ha, fortune really favors me!"(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)