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Chapter 1040 - 1040 1000 Capturing Prisoners

1040: Chapter 1000: Capturing Prisoners 1040: Chapter 1000: Capturing Prisoners In the martial arts hall, Ming Zongkai stood before his master, the two exchanging words.

“Master, are these traps enough, or should we set up more?”

“That bastard killed my brother; I absolutely can’t let him off!”

“This time, we must install enough mechanisms; I need to see that bastard die in my traps with my own eyes!”

The elderly man shook his head slightly and said indifferently, “Zongkai, there are some things where overdoing it can be counterproductive.”

“I understand your desire for revenge, but what we want from mechanisms is secrecy; they must not be easily detected.

If a flaw is exposed, all our efforts will be ruined.”

“So you should know, when we set traps, we must make them concealed.

If you tamper with everything here and something goes wrong, if someone discovers it, then all our previous efforts will be wasted.

By then, no matter how many traps you’ve set up, it will all be for naught.”

“I’ve already set up all are lethal devices, so rest assured, there won’t be any accidents, and we can easily capture that guy.”

Ming Zongkai clenched his fist and said through gritted teeth, “I must kill that guy, I must!”

Whoosh!!!

Just then, Lu Chuan’s figure suddenly sprang out, appearing instantly in front of Ming Zongkai.

“Ah!!!

Who!”

He was startled, shouting loudly.

With a shout, everyone around was alerted.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Lu Chuan drew his Soul Terminating Sword and placed it against his neck.

The master beside him was so frightened that he trembled, looking at Lu Chuan with eyes filled with disbelief.

“Ming Zongkai, huh!

What are you doing here so late at night without going home?”

Ming Zongkai shivered and looked down at the longsword on his neck, swallowing nervously.

“You are…

Lu Chuan?”

“Right, it’s me.

You’re setting traps here late at night to harm me, huh?

Luckily, I came to check and just happened to find you sneaking around here, setting things up.

Now, you’re done for!”

Ming Zongkai hurriedly shouted, “Lu Chuan, if you kill me, you’ll definitely regret it!”

“Heh, as if I haven’t killed your brother already, you’re all the same to me, am I afraid to kill one more?”

Ming Zongkai nervously swallowed.

“Now, go and dismantle all the traps you’ve set, or else I’ll kill you!”

Ming Zongkai said through gritted teeth, “Impossible.

Even if I dismantle the traps, you’ll still want to take my life, so why should I help you?”

“If you’re so capable, go disarm them yourself.

I bet you don’t understand the mechanisms and will get shot by the traps midway and die on the spot!”

“Hahaha!”

Ming Zongkai burst out laughing.

At this time, all the guards around moved closer.

“Whoever takes another step closer, I’ll kill him!”

Lu Chuan shouted loudly, and everyone around halted their steps, not daring to move any closer.

Lu Chuan turned to Ming Zongkai’s master and said, “You’re his master, so naturally, you don’t want to see him die at my hands.

I’m giving you a chance now; if you dismantle all the mechanisms here, I’ll spare his life!”

“Impossible.

You already have a deep hatred with the Ming family; you couldn’t possibly let Ming Zongkai go.

Don’t deceive me!”

The old man pointed at Lu Chuan as he spoke.

“Heh, I don’t plan to kill Ming Zongkai; I’m going to take him as my captive.”

“If you set up traps again, then I’ll kill Ming Zongkai.”

“In this way, doesn’t Ming Zongkai indeed have a way out?”

The old man immediately stroked his beard, sinking into contemplation.

Clearly, if they followed Lu Chuan’s proposal, Ming Zongkai truly had a chance to live.

After all, if Patriarch Ming, Ming Baixuan, succeeded in killing Lu Chuan in two days’ time, then Ming Zongkai would have a chance to be rescued.

Thinking this, the old man couldn’t help but nod.

“Zongkai, you are my favorite disciple; naturally, I can’t bear to watch you die.

Since there’s this opportunity, I will help you.”

“If the traps are dismantled, you still have a way out; if not, you will have no chance at all.

So, you should understand my decision.

This is all I can do.”

Ming Zongkai looked at his master and couldn’t help but lower his head, “Master, if you dismantle the traps, then how will we kill Lu Chuan!”

“Your father will duel with him; they will decide the victor between them.

Your father is highly likely to win.

As long as you don’t die now, and can hold on for another two days, you still have that final ray of hope.”

Ming Zongkai lowered his head, sinking into thought.

After a moment, he said helplessly, “Alright, I understand.

Master, go help him.”

His will to survive made him give in.

Hearing him, the master sighed reluctantly, then began moving along the pillars, one by one, dismantling the mechanisms he had set up.

Before long, the old man had swiftly dismantled all the mechanisms.

He returned to Lu Chuan’s side, spread his hands, and said, “Everything’s been dealt with, you can go now!”

Lu Chuan kept his longsword pressed against Ming Zongkai’s neck and nudged his back with his knee.

“Come with me!”

Then, Lu Chuan, with Ming Zongkai in tow, walked out of the martial arts hall under everyone’s gaze.

After leaving the martial arts hall, he mounted a fast horse prepared outside and immediately left the area.

Watching Lu Chuan’s departing figure, the old man sighed helplessly.

“Get me a horse quickly; I need to return to the Yu Family Mansion to report!”

…

By the time Lu Chuan returned to the Yu Family Manor, it was already midnight.

After returning to the manor, Lu Chuan handed Ming Zongkai over to Jyang Ran, who bound him tightly and threw him into a dark cell.

Yu Qiming hurried out to meet Lu Chuan when he saw him return.

“Lu Chuan, did you sort it out?”

“Of course, Ming Zongkai has been captured and brought back by me.”

“Brought back?

Are we taking him as a hostage?”

“Exactly, by having him as a hostage, we now have an extra card to play.”

Lu Chuan looked at Yu Qiming and said with a smile, “The Formation is broken, the traps are gone, everything went smoothly.

Now we just wait for the final battle with Ming Baixuan two days from now.”

“But Ming Baixuan’s strength isn’t the slightest bit weak.

Even without these outside factors, you still need to be extremely careful and cautious when dueling him.”

Yu Qiming reminded him, with a grave expression.

Lu Chuan put his hand on his shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of him.

His strength being strong or weak depends only on how much I’m willing to sacrifice.”

“Unless his strength far exceeds that of the Beginner Martial Saint Realm.

But in that case, he wouldn’t need to stay in Cloud Sea City; he could go to places with even more formidable experts to compete.”

“Now we wait, two days from now is the day when everything will be decided!”

Lu Chuan raised his hand and clenched his fist.