CHAPTER 508: CHAPTER 356 REVENGE

Shen Rongqing lay in Ma Wu’s arms, crying out loud.

Ma Wu held Shen Rongqing, seemingly using his body to hold up the entire sky for her.

Actually, he was not alone.

Huoling, Ah Qin, Zuo Wugang, and Tan Fucheng were all outside. The one who actually drove away the man in white was Insect Cultivator Lu Yuanxin.

To deal with Lu Dongchun, Lu Yuanxin had cultivated the Clothes Moth to perfection—numerous and voracious, with sharp teeth and immunity to poison.

The man in white was a high-level Garment Cultivator, yet he couldn’t withstand Lu Yuanxin’s Clothes Moths.

These people could only wait outside the tea house now, as Li Banfeng had ordered them not to go in and cause a disturbance.

The others waited, but Huoling and Ah Qin felt terrible. All for Wulang, they had come running to rescue a vixen!

"Ling’Er, you have sharp ears, what did they say?" Ah Qin asked.

By the light of the charcoal fire in the tea stove, Huoling heard Ma Wu repeating only one sentence, "I’m here now, it’s okay."

The words echoed in Shen Rongqing’s mind. He’s here. It’s all right...

Seeing the man in white fly back, Li Banfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

The man in white landed on Zhong Huairen, then carried him as it flew out of the alley.

Whether Zhong Huairen was dead or alive was temporarily disregarded. The garment, at least, was still there. And as long as the garment remained, there would definitely be no shortage of messengers.

That night, Shen Rongqing didn’t return to the Shadow Play Company, and Ma Wu didn’t go back to Xiaoyao Lodge either. The two of them quietly left the tea house and went to Peace Mansion, where they took their usual room.

They spent the night together, but in reality, they didn’t sleep a wink.

At dawn, Shen Rongqing touched Ma Wu’s cheek and asked softly, "How did you know I was in danger at the tea house?"

Ma Wu shook his head and said, "I didn’t know you were in danger. I happened to pass by Lotus Pond Tea House and saw the lights on. So I thought I’d go up and look around, hoping to try my luck and see if I could find you."

"Do you know whose business the Lotus Pond Tea House is?"

"I know," Ma Wu nodded calmly. "It belongs to the Ling Family, my adversaries, and you’re helping the Ling Family with their business."

"Even though you knew, you still..." Shen Rongqing, Puluo State’s most talented woman, found herself at that moment unable to express her feelings precisely.

"No need to say more," Ma Wu shook his head, holding Shen Rongqing tightly. "It’s not important. For you, nothing else matters."

Shen Rongqing buried her head in Ma Wu’s chest and asked softly, "Just what level of cultivation do you have that you could defeat that Garment Cultivator?"

This was a critical question.

Ma Wu quietly used the Lust Cultivation Technique, striving to control his heartbeat and master his thoughts, and replied calmly, "No matter what my cultivation level is, you are my woman, and I am your man. That’s enough."

He had rehearsed this line many times and was confident it was touching enough.

But after a long silence, Shen Rongqing still left Ma Wu’s embrace.

She got dressed and said to Ma Wu, "Get some good sleep and then forget about me."

It wasn’t that she didn’t believe Ma Wu’s words, but she knew her own standing and identity. She couldn’t be with Ma Wu.

Watching Shen Rongqing leave the room, Ma Wu wiped off his sweat. This talented woman was really hard to handle. The incident happened suddenly, and Old Qi didn’t let me prepare in advance. What if I blew my cover?

As dawn broke, Shen Rongqing returned to the Shadow Play Company. She sat in the office, lost in thought for a while, and then got in touch with He Jiaqing.

"Jia Qing, last night Zhong Huairen sent someone to kill me. That must have been the Saint’s command."

He Jiaqing, disguised as a street cleaner, was sweeping the roads and felt overwhelmed upon hearing this.

"How could things have gotten to this point?"

"Jia Qing, I’m saying he wanted to kill me!"

Before He Jiaqing could speak, Shen Rongqing cut the connection.

He Jiaqing, broom in hand, realized he had misspoken. He hadn’t shown immediate concern for Shen Rongqing’s safety.

Capable people are disobedient, and obedient people lack ability. How come you can’t find such a person—someone capable, skilled, and willing to genuinely work for you? Why can’t you find one...?

"What are you mumbling about!" a fellow cleaning lady yelled at He Jiaqing. "Aren’t you supposed to be working? What are you spacing out for? Get sweeping!"

"Okay." He Jiaqing sniffled.

There was a lot of traffic on this road. He had to set up the equipment quickly to catch the morning rush, so he endured.

Li Banfeng returned to Xiaoyao Lodge and found Luo Zhengnan.

He Jiaqing’s grudge with the Saint—Li Banfeng had taken it upon himself for them. But was he simply going to let that grudge go? No, that wouldn’t do.

Since arriving in Puluo State, the first group to disgust Li Banfeng was Jiang Xiang Gang. Besides them, many others had disgusted Li Banfeng, and he had dealt with them all. But the most disgusting incident by far involved the Saint’s Cheap Person Ridge. And by some ill fate, the Saint and Jiang Xiang Gang had teamed up.

Kidnapping children, sending them to Cheap Person Ridge, training them to be lowlifes, enslaved to the Saint—these two detestable parties had joined forces, engaging in loathsome acts.

Now it was time for them to feel the discomfort. But this required Luo Zhengnan’s help.

Li Banfeng never asked for favors for free. He first gave Luo Zhengnan five hundred ocean.

"This is your reward for this battle. There are some big things we need to do together next. First, tell me what you want. Business or territory?"

Luo Zhengnan looked at Li Qi. He knew that he couldn’t quite trust him one hundred percent yet, and that Li Qi still harbored caution and suspicion towards him. After hesitating for a long time, he still voiced his true desire,

"Seventh Master, I don’t want money or territory. I want revenge."

Some people just click with you like that.