novelapdf Chapter 115 Call Me Father!
Chapter 115 Call Me Father!
Everyone present was stunned by Jiang Mu's sudden outburst.
No one expected Jiang Mu to suddenly launch an attack.
Yang Tianci's playful and lazy smile froze. Then, his handsome face, which had a touch of effeminacy, darkened, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, revealing a chill.
"What did you say?"
He leaned forward slightly on his horse, and cold words were squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Splash!"
A dozen or so trusted guards stepped forward, their hands on their sword hilts, staring at Jiang Mu with hostile eyes.
Tang Guixin's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, "Oh no."
She quickly stepped to the side, blocking Jiang Mu's path, suppressing her unease, and coldly said to Yang Tianci:
"Master Yang, Lord Jiang is a colleague who came from Huzhou City specifically to provide support. At present, the demonic troubles on White Deer Peak have not been quelled, and dangers lurk everywhere. If we were to fight amongst ourselves now, wouldn't we become a laughingstock?"
Besides, the Water Commander is still waiting for news at the front; don't let momentary anger ruin important matters!
Upon hearing the words "Water Master", the coldness in Yang Tianci's eyes faded slightly.
He straightened up, lightly tapped his palm with his folding fan, and tugged at the corner of his mouth, revealing a faint, mocking smile:
"Alright, for the sake of Chief Water, I'll assume that kid just had a mental breakdown and said something nonsensical."
His gaze swept past Tang Guixin, he glanced contemptuously at Jiang Mu, and then said arrogantly:
"However, Hall Master Tang, I must take the credit for this demon's lair. I'm not discussing this with you, but informing you."
Stop spouting nonsense about demons being killed by others. I used to ignore you all out of respect for the Water Master and pretended to be fooled.
But things don't happen more than three times. Do you really think I, Yang Tianci, am a fool who can be fooled again and again?
Did you understand?
Having said that, he ignored Tang Guixin's unpleasant expression, gave a cold laugh, and prepared to turn his horse around and leave.
However, the moment he pulled the reins...
The air around him suddenly twisted!
Jiang Mu's figure appeared out of thin air beside the saddle like a ghost, exceeding everyone's reaction time.
Before Yang Tianci could react, a blinding blade of light flashed before his eyes like a bolt of lightning!
Yang Tianci only caught a glimpse of a cold light out of the corner of his eye.
Before he could even be shocked, the incomparably sharp blade light, carrying the force of wind and thunder, slashed fiercely towards his chest!
"Bang!!"
At the critical moment, a dazzling golden halo exploded from Yang Tianci's body, forming a protective shield.
That was his personal amulet that automatically protected him.
However, the immense power contained in Jiang Mu's strike was truly terrifying. Although the protective shield blocked the blade, the tremendous impact was still transmitted solidly.
Yang Tianci was thrown backwards from his horse.
It flew in a messy arc and crashed into the hard mountain wall with a loud "boom".
"Boom!"
The mountainside trembled, and loose rocks fell in a flurry.
Yang Tianci was deeply embedded in the rock wall, forming a human-shaped indentation in the shape of the Chinese character "大" (da), covered in dust.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone stared in disbelief, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
They were all dumbfounded.
Jiang Mu, however, acted as if nothing had happened, gently soothing the startled black horse that wanted to rear up, and said in a calm tone:
"So young, yet you're truly deaf. I told you to roll down yourself, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on forcing me to do it myself. Why bother?"
"grown ups!!"
Only then did Yang Tianci's few confidants snap out of their daze, rushing over in a flurry to "pull" their master out of the cliff face. The remaining men roared and drew their swords, surrounding Jiang Mu.
An atmosphere of impending doom was about to erupt.
Tang Guixin and her men were completely dumbfounded.
Things took a sudden and unexpected turn of events.
This guy surnamed Jiang... he's way too arrogant!
At this moment, they no longer had any doubts about the fact that "Jiang Mu single-handedly slaughtered the entire demon's lair".
The madness and domineering nature emanating from this man were far more terrifying than that of Yan Fenghuo, the "Desperate King of Hell".
"Cough cough cough..."
Yang Tianci, who had been helped out, coughed violently.
To be honest, his mind is still buzzing and completely blank.
He never expected Jiang Mu to dare to attack him in front of everyone.
To his surprise, the opponent, a cultivator at the early stage of the fourth realm, possessed such terrifying explosive power that he was sent flying.
If it weren't for the high-level protective amulet on his body automatically protecting him and negating the damage, that slash would probably have taken half his life.
"Get out of here!"
Yang Tianci pushed away the confidant who was helping him and slapped his dazed head twice with the heel of his hand.
Once his vision cleared slightly, he raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, glaring fiercely at Jiang Mu, and gritted his teeth as he said:
"Did a donkey kick your brain, you son of a bitch?"
How dare you lay a hand on me!?
Ignoring the blades pointed at him around him, Jiang Mu looked directly at him and calmly asked, "This horse belongs to my men. Where did you get it?" "A horse?"
Yang Tianci was taken aback, and his expression turned strange.
After all that, this guy suddenly went berserk and sent himself flying, all because of a broken horse?!
How would he know where the horse came from!
When he was going up the mountain, he found the road difficult to walk and casually ordered his subordinates to find a mount. Who knew that his men had just picked up a horse from somewhere.
But now, none of that matters anymore.
From childhood to adulthood, Yang Tianci had never suffered such a humiliation.
I've never suffered such a huge loss before!
"Get out of my way, all of you!"
Yang Tianci sternly rebuked the few confidants surrounding Jiang Mu.
He bent down to pick up the folding fan that had fallen to the ground, dusted it off, and then pointed the tip of the fan at Jiang Mu, laughing angrily:
"Fine! Fine! So your surname is Jiang, huh? You've got guts, kid! I, Yang Tianci, have always liked your kind of arrogant attitude!"
He pushed through the crowd and walked step by step toward Jiang Mu, his body surging with star power.
"Since you're so capable, let's have a one-on-one match. Don't worry, I value fairness and will never let my men gang up on you, lest people say I'm bullying you."
"Yang Tianci! Have you gone mad?!"
Tang Guixin's expression changed drastically, and she shouted sternly, "The Demon Slayer Division strictly forbids private fights among colleagues! You..."
"You son of a bitch Tang! Are you blind?"
Yang Tianci launched into a tirade of curses at Tang Guixin.
"That damn kid started it! Didn't you see?! Don't you dare swarm him just because he's a handsome young man. Don't forget, you and I are both from Fazhou City. Don't you know which side you should be on?!"
"you……"
Tang Guixin was so angry that she trembled all over and her face turned ashen.
Her subordinates, who usually respected their leader, were filled with righteous indignation upon hearing such vulgar insults. They drew their swords and glared angrily.
"What? You all want to make a move, huh?"
Yang Tianci looked around, his smile twisted in a menacing grin. "Alright, let's all have a go at it today! Nobody's going to get off the mountain!!" Tang Guixin tried to calm herself down as she watched the somewhat deranged Yang Tianci.
She waved for her subordinates to sheathe their swords, then quickly walked to Jiang Mu's side and said in a low, solemn voice:
"Lord Jiang, please calm down! This man is the only son of Yang Qintian, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard in the capital."
"You should be patient for now. I'll keep him occupied here while you take this opportunity to get down the mountain as quickly as possible. Don't worry, I'll report the situation here to the Water Master as it is, and she'll handle things..."
The son of the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard?
Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow slightly.
No wonder he's so arrogant and domineering; he's a typical "second-generation spy."
The Inner Guard was directly under the emperor's command, essentially serving as his henchmen and eyes and ears. They possessed the power of investigation and imprisonment, and could even report matters based on hearsay. They were a sword hanging over the heads of all officials, holding a position of extraordinary authority.
His children certainly have the right to be arrogant.
but……
Jiang Mu gently pushed Tang Guixin aside, a smile playing on her lips: "I appreciate Hall Master Tang's kind offer. Since Hall Master Yang has so earnestly invited me to battle, wouldn't it be a shame to back down?"
The Inner Guards are indeed formidable, but the Demon Slayer Division is no pushover either.
Moreover, Jiang Mu's greatest strength in this life is his stubbornness.
Want to shit on his head?
No way!
Whether you're an inside defender or an outside defender, just do it!
"you……"
Tang Guixin looked at Jiang Mu's nonchalant demeanor, feeling both helpless and anxious.
Why is this Lord Jiang so stubborn?
Those are the Imperial Guards!
Seeing that Jiang Mu remained unmoved, Yang Tianci gave a cold laugh, straightened his clothes, and regained some of his arrogance:
"Lord Jiang, don't say I didn't give you a chance."
I won't kill you today. That way, some gossipy women won't go and spread rumors to the woman I like, ruining my image in the eyes of the Water Master. I'm just betting with you.
He held up three fingers, his eyes filled with malice:
"Three moves! If I can't break your leg within three moves, I'll kneel on the ground today and call you 'Dad' in front of everyone!" His words were not blind arrogance.
He is a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm.
More importantly, he possesses an orthodox star position of "Earthly Fiend level"!
Although Jiang Mu had successfully launched a sneak attack, he could clearly sense that while Jiang Mu's aura was sharp, it lacked the unique resonance with heaven and earth characteristic of a true star-ranked being.
In his eyes, Jiang Mu was nothing more than a pseudo-star official with slightly higher cultivation.
The orthodox lineage has a natural bloodline suppression over the pseudo-stars!
Moreover, with his family background and resources, he could have broken through to the fifth realm long ago. The reason he is stuck at the fourth realm's Great Perfection is because his father had already secured a Heavenly Gang-level orthodox star position for him.
Once the time is right, one can rise to the top in one step.
At that time, it will be enough to crush 90% of the hall masters in the Demon Slayer Division!
He had spent a long time honing his skills at the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm, and his foundation was far more profound than that of ordinary cultivators.
In addition, there is a talisman.
The amulet can protect him three times; he just used one.
Three moves?
He even felt he had said too much.
Before he finished speaking, he rushed towards Jiang Mu.
At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and opened the folding fan in his hand with a "whoosh".
"Drawing a circle around oneself and imprisoning oneself!"
With a low shout, a strange blue light emanated from the folding fan.
In an instant, Jiang Mu felt as if the space around him had been splashed with glue, becoming stagnant. The scene before him distorted slightly, and an invisible force of confinement instantly enveloped an area of ten feet in radius.
Jiang Mu had a sudden thought and tried to throw the demonic shadow out.
However, as soon as the demonic shadow left the body, it seemed to have hit an invisible wall and was bounced back forcefully.
"A confined space?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Mu's eyes.
This folding fan is actually a magical artifact capable of sealing off space.
No wonder this kid dared to be so arrogant; it turns out he's specifically designed to counter opponents who are agile or possess escape techniques.
If it were any other cultivator who relied on movement techniques, they would probably be trapped like turtles in a jar by now.
Since teleportation isn't possible, then...
Jiang Mu's eyes turned cold.
Let's go head-to-head, who's afraid of who!
Jiang Mu took a heavy step forward, his momentum rising steadily.
In an instant, a faint golden glow emanated from his skin. The protective qi from the "Mysterious Gang True Explanation" taught by Ling Ye was activated to its limit, as if he had been plated with a layer of gold, making him indestructible.
This completely blocked out Yang Tianci's sharp fan wind.
Immediately afterwards, the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True Essence] originating from Shangguan Luoxue's Daoist Mansion within his dantian erupted with a thunderous roar.
The surging bloodthirsty energy flowed into the horizontal blade along its meridians.
The once gleaming blade turned crimson, as if it had just been pulled from a pool of blood, and a terrifying aura surged into the sky!
This is not enough!
The second Shadow has returned.
【Earthly Hidden Star】Authentic Star Position, Blessed!
boom!
A vast and pure stellar pressure, seemingly breathing in harmony with heaven and earth, surged into the sky.
"orthodox?!"
Yang Tianci's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "How is this possible?!"
Yang Tianci's previously certain "bloodline suppression" immediately vanished.
Instead, he was crushed by Jiang Mu's even more violent and powerful star energy, causing his internal energy to stagnate.
The others also looked horrified.
Unexpectedly, two legitimate star officials appeared here.
"First move!"
Jiang Mu didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and shouted loudly.
With the long sword in his hand imbued with triple enhancements, he simplified the complex and unleashed a pure and violent "Heaven-Shattering Slash" that cleaved down from above!
"clang!!"
The blade clashed violently with the steel fan ribs.
Yang Tianci felt a tremendous force surge into his arm, and his tiger's mouth instantly split open, splattering blood.
The blade, still sharp, slashed heavily into his chest.
"Bang!"
A dazzling golden barrier rose up once again.
The amulet on your body is passively activated.
Yang Tianci let out a muffled groan, staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with horror.
"The second move!"
Using the force of the recoil, Jiang Mu twisted his waist and spun like a top, then swept his sword across the ground again!
This strike was faster and more ruthless!
The crimson blade light drew out a red crescent moon several meters long, tearing through the air and emitting a piercing shriek.
Yang Tianci hurriedly held his folding fan horizontally in front of him to block.
The blades and fans clashed once more!
With a "crack", a tiny crack appeared on the fan ribs.
Then, golden light flashed again on Yang Tianci's body.
The second protective charm was activated passively, absorbing the force of the slash.
However, he was still thrown off the ground by the blow, his feet leaving the ground and flying backward. His left arm was in excruciating pain and numbness, and he almost lost consciousness.
Fear finally showed in Yang Tianci's eyes.
"How can he be so fierce?!"
It was only at this moment that he realized the man's strength far exceeded his imagination.
I was completely overconfident.
His trump card, which he was so proud of, turned out to be so vulnerable in front of this madman!
Especially now that the amulet on his body has been completely shattered.
Why is this happening?
Yang Tianci felt somewhat lost and confused, and the thought of retreating grew wildly in his mind.
"One last cut."
Jiang Mu gave him no chance to breathe, gripping the knife with both hands and slashing out again.
My blood and energy are burning like in a furnace.
Blood River True Knowledge condensed into a red light on the blade, and the surrounding air seemed to boil because of this baleful aura.
"No! I admit it."
Yang Tianci screamed in terror, wanting to admit defeat.
But Jiang Mu's blade had already been drawn.
"boom!!"
The magical folding fan was cleaved and deformed by this strike, flying out of his hand.
The crimson blade flashed on relentlessly.
Without the protection of the talisman, Yang Tianci's protective aura shattered like an eggshell.
Immediately afterwards, a sound of bones cracking rang out.
But then Yang Tianci's right leg was bent backward at an odd angle, the white bone fragments piercing through his flesh and trouser leg, exposed to the air, and blood spurted out.
"ah!!"
Yang Tianci screamed and fell to the ground.
Clutching his twisted and deformed right leg, he convulsed all over, tears and snot streaming down his face.
Jiang Mu sheathed his sword, his clothes fluttering in the wind.
He slowly walked up to Yang Tianci, who was writhing on the ground in pain, looked down at him, and said calmly:
"I have successfully completed my mission; I broke one of his legs within three moves."
Quiet.
A deathly silence.
Tang Guixin and the demon slayers around her stared wide-eyed at the scene.
That's so brutal!
From the moment the blade was drawn to the moment it was finished, it was all over in the blink of an eye.
The once arrogant young master of the inner guard, who possessed a legitimate star position and magical treasures, was like a rag doll, crippled by Jiang Mu's three strikes, utterly powerless to fight back.
What kind of monster is this?
Yang Tianci's cronies all froze on the spot, their faces ashen, their hands gripping their knives trembling, and their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Jiang Mu. They were used to following Yang Tianci and running rampant, and had never seen such a domineering and ruthless person before.
None of them even had the courage to step forward and protect their master.
Yang Tianci gritted his teeth, staring at Jiang Mu with a venomous look, and let out a hissing roar:
"You surnamed Jiang! You dare break my leg... My father is number one!!"
Before he could finish his harsh words, they turned into an even sharper scream.
Because Jiang Mu's toe had already stepped on his comminuted kneecap and even casually ground it.
"Let me remind this Yang Hall Master."
Jiang Mu said calmly, "You just promised in front of everyone that if you couldn't break my leg within three moves, you would call me 'Dad.' So, now I am your dad."
A man of his word is as good as his bond; I trust that Master Yang wouldn't be a dishonest person, right?
"You...you..."
Yang Tianci was so angry that he trembled all over. He couldn't catch his breath and his eyes rolled back as he fainted.
Ok?
To avoid being called "Dad," he pretended to faint?
Jiang Mu stomped on the other person twice more, but the other person didn't react at all.
It seems he's really dizzy.
"You have really poor mental fortitude."
Jiang Mu curled her lip, looking disgusted.
Tang Guixin quickly walked to Jiang Mu's side, grabbed his hand, and, fearing he would draw his sword again, whispered a warning:
"Lord Jiang, listen to my advice. Let Yang Tianci fight. It's just a young man's temper. Even if you break his legs, as long as he's still alive, you can still resolve this matter."
But if we actually kill him, the situation changes.
She glanced at the unconscious Yang Tianci and said solemnly:
"After all, he is the only son of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard in the capital. If he dies at your hands, he will have a blood feud with the Imperial Guard."
I know you are highly capable and arrogant, but we Demon Slayers are also officials; sometimes, we must think twice before we act.
Tang Guixin's words were heartfelt and sincere.
Although she also disliked that spoiled brat, she valued Jiang Mu, a rare talent, even more.
This child is exceptionally talented and fiercely independent, like a sharp blade that has never been sheathed. It would be such a waste if he were to ruin himself for some trash. She didn't want to see Jiang Mu ruin his promising future because of a moment of impulsiveness.
Seeing the genuine concern in the woman's eyes, Jiang Mu's anger subsided slightly, and he smiled, "Don't worry, Lord Tang, I know what I'm doing." Just as he was speaking, a sudden change occurred.
The milky white morning mist that had been swirling among the mountains and forests suddenly surged up as if it had been splashed with ink.
The horse began to snort restlessly and its hooves thrashed about.
In the blink of an eye, the mist turned from white to red, transforming into a scarlet blood mist that swept over everything.
Jiang Mu keenly sensed something was wrong and placed her hand on the hilt of the knife.
Before anyone could react, one of Yang Tianci's confidants, who was standing on the outermost edge, suddenly let out a scream.
A grotesque tentacle formed from condensed mist wrapped around his waist and dragged him into the depths of the thick fog.
Everyone was so frightened by this scene that they all backed away.
"What is it?"
Zhu Chang asked in a trembling voice.
Tang Guixin stared at the surging blood mist, as if she had realized something. Her face turned deathly pale, and she cried out in alarm:
"It's a Mist Demon!!"