This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

This Clone isn’t your Golden Finger 21

This Clone isn’t your Golden Finger 21

“You’re Leng Junfeng, right?” Duke Gong asked with some disbelief. “You’ve become a grandmaster?!”

“Not exactly,” Leng Junfeng, who had arrived on the ground atop his flying sword, said. “Duke Gong, why are you here?”

Duke Gong shared a look with his confidants before deciding to answer truthfully. “We’re going to rescue His Majesty. Teng Shifang imprisoned the imperial family and forced false crimes on his loyal ministers. I fled before my situation became any worse, waiting for a chance. Just recently, I received word from my spy that a fool had charged into the Teng Family Estate, making a ruckus. So, we decided this was the best time to rescue the emperor!”

Leng Junfeng’s mouth twitched a bit. He was sure the “fool” in question was him. “Duke Gong, I’m afraid that your plan won’t succeed.”

After Leng Junfeng explained that the Teng Family had at least three grandmasters, and there might be more hidden in the dark, Duke Gong fell into silence. Through the explanation, he also learned that the three were entangled by Leng Junfeng’s teacher.

“You should have a grandmaster expert, right? Instead of jumping into the unknown, it should be better to move stably. My teacher isn’t a simple expert. If you join forces with my teacher, I have confidence that you can kill Teng Shifang!” Leng Junfeng said. Right now, all he wished was to help Fenghua out of her predicament. In his view, his teacher was injured, so the chances of her being defeated or even killed when besieged by three acupoint opening masters were too great.

Duke Gong averted his gaze from Leng Junfeng’s hopeful eyes. “His Majesty is most important. Without the central pillar of support known as the emperor, it is impossible for scattered remnants to unite in a single front.”

“Junfeng. Why don’t you join us in rescuing His Majesty? Although you aren’t a grandmaster, you can fly, which is the greatest advantage. If our plan succeeds, His Majesty won’t be stingy with the rewards. Marrying several imperial princesses and reviving the Leng Clan is not impossible with His Majesty’s support.” Duke Gong said, reversing Leng Junfeng’s proposal back to him.

Leng Junfeng turned silent. His greatest wish was to revive the glory of the Leng Clan that his father so wished for. The Li Dynasty helping was undoubtedly one the greatest support possible. It wasn’t just wealth and backing, but the promise of several princesses.

It had to be known that the requirements to become a bride of a member of the imperial family were very stringent. Not only did the women have to have a good pedigree and upbringing, but more important was her constitution. After years of marrying women with great bodily talent, the offspring of the imperial family could all be said at the top in terms of qualification to cultivate the martial way.

However, Leng Junfeng did not wish to revive the Leng Clan at the cost of his teacher’s life and Wang Meilin’s future. He tried to convince Duke Gong again, but Duke Gong was adamant about rescuing the emperor, leaving him helpless.

“Follow Duke Gong’s plan. Don’t worry about me. You should worry more about rescuing your childhood sweetheart.”

“Teacher?!” Leng Junfeng whirled around, expecting to find Fenghua’s familiar figure but found no one.

“Don’t bother looking for me. I’m still in the midst of battle. I’m using my spiritual sense to speak to you.”

Leng Junfeng had learned about spiritual sense before. It was something gained when the soul was transformed in the Acupoint Opening and Core Formation Realm. However, a few talented cultivators could develop it in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This was exclusive to spiritual cultivators as it was impossible to develop spiritual sense in the Body Transformation Realm. Even in the Acupoint and Core Formation Realm, acupoint opening masters only gained spiritual sense in the mid or late Acupoint Opening Realm, unlike core formation masters who immediately gained it.

“What about you, Teacher?” Leng Junfeng asked. After the death of his clan, Fenghua was the person he spent the longest time with and his closest allies, so he was very reliant on her presence. Leng Junfeng felt like he might despair or enter a mad rage if she died.

“Just wait a little longer, Your Majesty. I will take you out of that bastard Teng Shifang’s clutches and find a divine doctor to cure Your Majesty. Then, we will have revenge!” Duke Gongo spoke those words like a mantra as he carried the emperor on his back and out of Yang Palace.

The emperor was in his nightwear, a set of white robes, but the important thing was his state of being. Rather than a cultivator, the emperor appeared like a frail mortal with a sickly pallor and unfocused eyes.

“You...?” The emperor spoke as he looked at the person piggybacking him with confusion as if he couldn’t recognize Duke Gong.

Tears spilled down Duke Gong’s face. “Your Majesty, don’t worry, you will be fine. I swear it on my life!”

“That remains to be seen.” A cold voice was heard.

Duke Gong raised his head to discover his group of four was surrounded by numerous soldiers. The one leading them was a eunuch wearing deep blue robes. He resembled a skeleton with only a bag of skin covering him but not flesh.

“Eunuch Feng! How dare you betray His Majesty after he placed so much trust in you!” Duke Gong roared.

Leng Junfeng did a double-take. He had seen Eunuch Feng before, but although he was effeminate and not manly, he didn’t have his current ghastly appearance. ‘Just what happened?’

The Li Dynasty had three grandmasters. One was the emperor, and the other was an old titled king of the imperial family. The last grandmaster was this Eunuch Feng.

Eunuch Feng snorted. He didn’t admit or deny the accusation but looked at Duke Gong with mockery. “Guards, Duke Gong infiltrated the imperial palace and kidnapped the emperor. Arrest him!”

Duke Gong felt anger at Eunuch Feng’s false allegations. How was this kidnapping? This was obviously rescuing him, okay!

However, before he could scold the dickless man, he felt something wet on his shoulders. Confused, he turned his head, and his heart nearly jumped out of his chest. “Your Majesty!”

“It seems that the criminals don’t just want to kidnap His Majesty, but kill the entire imperial family. Guards, take them down and make sure the other imperial family members are fine!” Eunuch Feng ordered, but Duke Gong couldn’t hear any of it. Instead, Duke Gong tried his best to rescue the emperor.

The moment the guards surrounded them, Leng Junfeng already discovered the truth of the matter. It was all one big trap to lure them out and exterminate them. Silently apologizing to the two other members of the group, Leng Junfeng grabbed Duke Gong and the emperor who was coughing out blood and escaped on his flying sword.

Eunuch Feng’s face paled, and he roared. “Stop them!”

But his orders came too late, and Leng Junfeng had already carried Duke Gong and the emperor away. With fire in his eyes, Eunuch Feng ordered the guards to capture the two remaining infiltrators and throw them into the prison with the rest of the group before taking off and chasing after Leng Junfeng.

Among the three grandmasters of the emperor faction, Eunuch Feng’s cultivation was the weakest, and so was his foundation, resulting in him being stuck in the early Acupoint Opening Realm. As such, how could he catch up to Leng Junfeng, who was burdened by two people?

“Duke Gong, I heard that the Li Dynasty had three grandmasters. Where is the third?” Leng Junfeng asked.

Duke Gong had finally awakened from his stupor and was doing his best to treat the emperor while directing Leng Junfeng to their base camp. “King Wu died a few years ago, but this secret was only known to a few. Even I was clueless of the matter. Eunuch Feng must have leaked the news to Teng Shifang. Otherwise, how would that bastard dare to take action.”

Leng Junfeng sighed. In the end, weakness was why the emperor faction fell into an absolute disadvantage. In this world, weakness was a sin. Just like him, he was too weak, so he couldn’t protect Wang Meilin, his clan, and caused Fenghua to suffer because of him.