Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 244 - 234 Han Yiyao’s Decision (1/3)

Chapter 244: Chapter 234 Han Yiyao’s Decision (1/3)

Chapter 234: Han Yiyao’s Decision

Ling Baidong accompanied them all the way and did not speak.

If before he was only respectful to Zhou Heng because of Zhao Duotian’s orders, seeing him as a Young Master of the Zhao Family, now his respect came from the heart. Setting aside Zhou Heng’s future prospects, his current strength alone was enough to win Ling’s respect.

Did he have the ability to kill Ying Luotian?

Absolutely not!

Among Martial Artists of the same realm, it is easy to determine a victor, but to decide life and death is difficult!

After all, nobody is a fool; if they know they will die, they wouldn’t linger in battle—unless there is no choice and they have to fight. Generally speaking, once victory and defeat are decided, the losing party will retreat, and the winning party will have difficulty stopping their opponent.

However, facing Zhou Heng, this anomaly, it was different!

He possessed extreme speed, surpassing the limit of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, ensuring that if he wanted to pursue, no one could escape! Moreover, his physique was as strong as a Mountains and Rivers Realm Magic Artifact; his defensive power was arguably the best in the world, naturally unbeatable. Coupled with that terrifying Purple Flame bloodline, he was a monster of the Heaven-Opening Realm!

A reversal kill against the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

In the world of Martial Artists, only strength is looked at; the bigger the fist, the more it rules! Since Zhou Heng’s strength was above him, Ling Baidong naturally did not care about Zhou Heng’s age or Spiritual Power realm, but instead followed him wholeheartedly, with a certain fanaticism.

Speaking of which, Zhao Duotian was also frighteningly young, even younger than Zhou Heng in relative age!

"Young Master Heng, the Family Head has requested your presence in Bright Moon Country!" After returning to Lu Chenfu’s residence, Ling Baidong immediately said with utmost respect.

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Bright Moon Country, I will definitely go there! However, I won’t go with you!"

He disliked that uncle whom he had not yet met and would not follow the other party’s wishes. He would go to Bright Moon Country, but it was not because Zhao Duotian wanted him to, but because he himself wanted to go!

Ling Baidong, not having completed Zhao Duotian’s orders, felt a pang of fear in his heart, but upon seeing Zhou Heng’s face, he could not utter a second word.

This man possessed a deterrence similar to Zhao Duotian’s, making him instinctively comply.

"Your subordinate shall take his leave!" Since he had already submitted to Zhou Heng, he naturally did not dare to call himself a ’certain family’ in front of Zhou Heng, but instead, he consciously corrected his own status.

Zhou Heng waved his hand. He disliked Zhao Duotian, but he would not needlessly expand the target of his hatred. After all, Ling Baidong had also come to assist him. It did not matter if he did not appreciate the gesture, but there was no need to be hostile towards others.

"Thank you, Young Master Zhou, for your help!" Lu Chenfu bowed to him gratefully.

Zhou Heng released a wave of Spiritual Power to lift her up and said, "Let’s not have such formalities in the future. How did it go? Have you found anything?"

In addition to asking the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to purchase metals on his behalf, he had also asked Lu Chenfu to look out for unusual and rare metals, using both methods concurrently.

"I have failed to live up to your trust, Young Master. I haven’t found anything!" Lu Chenfu showed a look of distress. She was capable of business, but "picking up trash" was beyond her ability. Despite offering high prices, she only received actual junk, and some people even attempted to deceive her with fakes.

"It’s fine, keep looking!" Zhou Heng said offhandedly; he knew that finding valuable metals hidden among ordinary items was based on chance and not something to be sought. Besides, with only three months’ time, it was normal for Lu Chenfu not to have any gains.

"Young Master, are you going to Bright Moon Country?" Lu Chenfu boldly inquired. In her eyes, Zhou Heng was a bandit, domineering and tyrannical, so she was always very cautious when speaking to Zhou Heng.

"Yes, I’ll be hitting the road in a few days," Zhou Heng weighed his words; indeed, he was eager to see his mother.

Lu Chenfu gave an ’Oh’ and her beautiful eyes roamed, unsure what she was thinking.

Suddenly, Zhou Heng had a thought and asked, "Who gave you that protective treasure?"

The Ying Family did not possess any good items, yet Lu Chenfu seemed unharmed, likely due to the effect of her protective treasure. However, Ying Luotian was a Spiritual Sea Realm Expert and even such a powerful person could not harm Lu Chenfu, arousing Zhou Heng’s curiosity.

"An old codger!" Lu Chenfu replied, "At first, I thought he was a swindler, talking about fate and a blood light disaster. I was skeptical and just wanted to do a good deed. I never expected it to actually be useful!"

Zhou Heng’s face turned dark; this sounded exactly like the old swindler, the sleazy old man, who had sold him the Void Shattering Talisman. He hadn’t expected the old man could run that far.

He left Lu Mansion with Han Yiyao and Xiao Huoshui and made another trip to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. Ruan Jiaying indeed purchased a large amount of metals for him, which were still piled up in the valley outside the city.

He went to claim them and refined them all on the spot, but to his disappointment, there was no "windfall" this time. Despite mountains of metal, his body was a bottomless pit and the refined essence of these metals was like a drop in the bucket.

Zhou Heng didn’t take it to heart, Body Cultivation was strong, but it did not compare to the main path of Spiritual Power cultivation, serving only as a supplementary measure.

Although he was now able to kill Martial Artists of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, that was due to the anomaly of the Purple Flame. Otherwise, it would be easy to be defeated, and equally difficult to kill, as his Brutal Strength did not have an overwhelming advantage over Martial Artists of the Mountains and Rivers Realm.

Once his Spiritual Power realm reached the Mountains and Rivers Realm, even if facing an opponent at the Peak Third Layer Heaven, he could crush them with a single punch, without a doubt!

Accumulating Spiritual Power was actually quite simple.

Zhou Heng’s eyes gleamed coldly. The Ying Family would definitely not give up easily. After he went to the Bright Moon Country, should he slaughter any Ying Family members he met?

Speaking of the Ying Family, what was Han Yiyao’s relationship with them?

Zhou Heng went to Han Yiyao’s room and said, "The man you are going to marry, is he a member of the Ying Family?"

After the incident with Ying Luotian, Han Yiyao naturally knew that she could no longer deceive Zhou Heng. She nodded immediately and said, "Yes!"

Zhou Heng, however, did not press further. He merely smiled and said, "From the moment you saw me, you weren’t anyone’s fiancée, you belonged solely to me!"

Looking at his domineering expression and listening to his overbearing declaration, Han Yiyao’s heart fluttered uncontrollably, and she nodded inadvertently. However, she immediately showed concern and said, "The Ying Family is far more terrifying than you can imagine!"

Zhou Heng did not deny it; he feared no one in the world, but that did not mean he was arrogant enough to believe he could confront all the experts in the world!

Setting aside the Nascent Soul Realm existences, he had once fought with a Spiritual Sea Realm expert from the Mao Family and knew all too well that he was no match for a Spiritual Sea Realm expert. Against such beings, his only option was to use Swift Cloud Radiant Step to flee!

Retreating in the face of an unmatched opponent, though a strategy, ultimately left a taste of dissatisfaction.

"How many experts does the Ying Family really have?" Zhou Heng inquired.

"There should be only one Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor," Han Yiyao considered seriously for a moment before adding, "There are definitely no less than ten Spiritual Sea Realm experts!"

She was very unsure in her statement, because after all, she had not yet married into the Ying Family. Besides, as a woman, even if she became Ying Cheng’en’s wife, she would not be able to enter the core of the Ying Family’s power. In the world of martial artists, where men were revered, women were even more marginalized in the familial hierarchy that was handed down through generations.

After all, women were meant to marry!

Ten Spiritual Sea Realm individuals!

And that was just the lowest estimate; the actual number might be much higher. After all, the depth of a family that had been passed down for thousands, tens of thousands, of years was unfathomable to outsiders.

However, if there were so many at the Spirit Sea Realm, then there should be even more at the Mountains and Rivers Realm, right?

A murderous look flickered in Zhou Heng’s eyes. After slaughtering those Mountains and Rivers Realm members of the Ying Family, it was time for him to advance to the Mountains and Rivers Realm himself. At that point, both his battle power and his ability to defend himself would see a significant increase.

Strength!

In the end, everything came down to strength!

If he intended to stay at the level of Cold Blue Country, his current cultivation level would have been sufficient; which Mountains and Rivers Realm expert could stand against him? But to thrive at a higher level, not having to act according to others’ wishes, he must possess even greater strength.

Seeing the fleeting fierceness in Zhou Heng’s eyes, Han Yiyao couldn’t help but worry. She knew that although Zhou Heng understood when to advance or retreat, he was, after all, just a twenty-year-old youth, too prone to impulsiveness.

They remained in Cold Blue Country for a few more days, making the final arrangements. Zhou Heng did not inform Zhou Dinghai that he was going to Bright Moon Country because he didn’t know if he could bring his mother back from there, nor how long he would be delayed in Bright Moon Country.

If he told Zhou Dinghai, then his father would be anxiously awaiting his wife and son’s return every day, causing unnecessary worry!

In the past few days, Han Yiyao had also thought a lot. She had a very difficult decision to make.

If it were before, she wouldn’t have even considered it; no man in this world was worth her making a sacrifice for, but Zhou Heng... If she had a choice, she would not want to take this step, but she couldn’t let Zhou Heng be harmed.

This man, who had saved her twice, deserved even her life in return, by both emotion and reason!

On the eve of their departure to Bright Moon Country, she entered Zhou Heng’s room.

A fragrant breeze greeted him, and Zhou Heng couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with admiration at the sight.

Having dressed up, she was already stunningly beautiful, but now, made up even more, she looked even more glamorous. Especially as she wore an extremely fitting long dress that outlined her magnificent breasts, her slim waist, the round curves of her buttocks, and her long, slender legs.

Han Yiyao walked towards Zhou Heng on light steps, deliberately swaying her waist like wind moving a lotus flower, her pert bottom swaying with an enchanting rhythm. Especially at its most extreme point, the fabric stretched tightly over her buttocks, highlighting the round fullness magnificently, immensely seductive.

It looked round and plump, filled with a sensual charm.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but feel his appetite stir; he truly wanted to devour this woman in one bite. He immediately reached out and pulled Han Yiyao into his arms.

"Mmm—" Han Yiyao’s eyes were hazy, radiating a charm that could captivate the spirit. She took the initiative, puckering her red lips for a kiss from Zhou Heng.

Their lips met, and both their breathing became heavy. The look in their eyes for each other was filled with desire.

"Don’t start a fire!" Zhou Heng gasped, under the influence of the Golden Sun Grass, he was not someone with good self-restraint.

Han Yiyao ignored him, just looking at him with a provocative gaze.

"Are you asking for trouble?" Zhou Heng complained, annoyed. She couldn’t be touched, yet once the fire was started, she refused to put it out, making him want to spank her until her bottom was sore.

"Make me a woman!" Han Yiyao looked at Zhou Heng with passionate eyes, her gaze blazing with insanity.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Zhou Heng retorted with a smirk.

"That was all a lie to deceive you, how could such a thing be true!"

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