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Chapter 162 Lu Mingfei Restores Communication

Chapter 162 Lu Mingfei Restores Communication

"Yes, we've finally met." Zhao Jiu gave a wry smile. "I just didn't expect it to be this messy."

Having fled all the way from Nanyang to here without a moment's rest, the skin on the inside of his thighs was constantly rotting and healing.

Lu Mingfei scoffed, "You call yourself pathetic? With the imperial edict from Mount Bagong issued, who in the world doesn't know your name, Zhao Guan?"

"That was a last resort." Zhao Jiu waved his hand. "The situation in the Song Dynasty was already so dire that it was just a matter of self-preservation. There's nothing more to say. If you were in that situation, you would probably do the same. There's nothing to praise about it."

Huh? Me?

Lu Mingfei blinked. If he were to parachute in from a year ago, he would most likely be just like Zhao Gou in the original history, using the excuse that he could not easily change the course of history to continue his southward journey, continue to run away, and continue to be a coward.

Forget about any changes. Everyone knows their own situation. If he were to transmigrate into the body of an emperor, he would absolutely not act according to his own subjective will. At most, he would unconditionally support Yue Fei's resistance against the Jin, find an opportunity to kill Qin Hui, then relinquish power, and finally live off the merits Yue Fei had brought him until his death.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Lu Mingfei waved his hand and casually sat down in a spot close to Zhao Jiu. "What were you and Uncle Yue talking about just now?"

"Naturally, it's about capturing Yanling." A cold glint flashed in Zhao Jiu's eyes: "That bastard Du Chong caused the deaths of tens of thousands of my soldiers in Nanyang. I can't quell my hatred without killing him."

Since he came into this world, he had never felt such a clear and intense killing intent towards anyone as he did towards Du Chong.

Even Liu Guangshi, whom he personally killed before the New Year, wouldn't have gone to such lengths.

Although Liu Guangshi was guilty of falsely reporting military intelligence and leading troops to force the emperor to abdicate, the harm he caused was far less than that caused by Du Chong today.

After calming down, Zhao Jiuping explained to Lu Mingfei, "Now the Song Dynasty doesn't have many capable generals. Besides Yue Fei, there are only a handful of others, such as Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Qu Duan, and Wu Jie. Among these, Qu Duan is arrogant, Li Yanxian is in a key position, and Yue Fei and Wu Jie have not yet made a name for themselves. The only one I can truly use right now is Han Shizhong."

"So what angered me was not that I was in deep danger, but that Du Chong's actions were almost jeopardizing the future of the country. If everyone followed his example, then there would be no need to fight any more wars."

It's not that we can't fight, it's that we dare not fight. You're fighting desperately here, and they're stabbing you in the back; you're fighting bloody battles, and they're just watching the outcome.

You risk your life, while he holds onto his military power.

Who would dare to fight such a battle? Who would be willing to fight it?

Lu Mingfei shrugged and said strangely, "Why are you telling me so much? We're on the same side. Whatever you say, I'll do."

Just kidding, among the Song Dynasty generals, he only really knew Yue Fei. As for the others, who was Han Shizhong? Who was Li Yanxian? He really didn't know them at all!

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant and rubbed her temples wearily: "I've gotten used to dealing with those gentlemen these past few years. Everything needs a reasonable excuse, otherwise who knows how long we'll end up arguing about it."

Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue and teased, "Looks like being an emperor isn't easy for you."

"Who says otherwise?" Zhao Jiu shook his head with a chuckle. "Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. I heard Pengju plead for you earlier, saying that you passed on a martial arts technique to the soldiers that could enhance their qi and blood. Is there really such a thing as martial arts in this world?"

He was genuinely curious. As a time traveler, he had read countless martial arts novels and heard countless legends of the martial arts world, but seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but be curious.

Lu Mingfei didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand towards Zhao Jiu, his five fingers spread out, and made a clenching motion in the air.

In front of Zhao Jiu, Lu Mingfei took the inkstone from the desk from a distance.

"Here you go." Lu Mingfei weighed the inkstone in his hand and grinned at Zhao Jiu above him.

I'm happy, I've managed to show off a little in front of my fellow villagers again.

"This—" Zhao Jiu's breathing became heavier for a moment.

Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders; there really is such a magical thing as martial arts.

Wait, if the martial arts are real—

Suddenly, another thought popped into his mind, and a very difficult equation appeared in his mind: martial arts = superhuman strength = someone can cultivate to become an immortal = the Dao Ancestor really exists.

Along his journey, he scraped the golden statue of Buddha and took incense offerings from Taoist masters—

How many gods must have been offended?

Lu Mingfei put the inkstone back on the table and, seeing Zhao Jiu's constipated expression, asked with a puzzled look, "What's wrong? Why do you look so pale all of a sudden?"

But then Zhao Jiu hurriedly got up, jogged over to Lu Mingfei, and asked in a low voice, "Do you think it's possible that gods really exist in this world?"

Lu Mingfei was even more puzzled now, and said matter-of-factly, "Why would you ask such a question? Of course there is one."

send----

Zhao Jiu suddenly felt his legs go weak, but he was still unwilling to give up and made a last-ditch effort: "How did you know?"

You've never seen it before.

Lu Mingfei blinked: "Who told you I haven't seen it before?"

Zhao Jiu: "!!!"

Soon, Lu Mingfei, who had learned about Zhao Jiu's actions, clicked his tongue in surprise and couldn't help but feel flustered.

If there really is a Dao Ancestor in this world, then it's not surprising that he can't contact the chat group.

However, since he was from the same hometown, Lu Mingfei felt he couldn't show weakness, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. What you did was for the sake of all living beings. The gods are magnanimous and won't hold it against you. Besides, I, Lu, have some connections in the myriad realms. I can definitely protect you."

Zhao Jiu looked up at him, her eyes full of doubt: "Are you sure?"

"Well----

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【Ding! 】

Before Lu Mingfei could answer, a familiar notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

In an instant, an unprecedented sense of security filled his heart.

"Sure."

Xingtian's World, the Amazon Rainforest.

The battle continues.

Compared to the previous one-sided crushing, Lu Fa now at least has the ability to fight back.

The sounds of fighting rang out continuously, with hundreds of exchanges of offense and defense in the blink of an eye. Lu Fa's Thunderous Decree Sword and Russell's Purple Gold Spear clashed and intertwined in the sky above the rainforest. Each clash generated devastating wind pressure, and terrifying energy blasts, as sharp as blades, swept past, tearing the rainforest below to shreds.

Layer after layer of the ground was scraped away, revealing the grayish-white rock and dark red soil beneath. The rainforest, spanning dozens of miles, had been reduced to ruins by the battle between the two.

That's more like it! That's how it should be!

Russell's lips curled into a dangerous smile, his eyes gleaming with a divine light, a purple-gold radiance swirling like flames in his pupils.

This was the kind of battle he wanted: every strike drawing blood, every move potentially fatal.

Fighting! So exhilarating!

"Let me beat you to death!"

Exhilarating sounds of battle pierced through the surging, turbulent air currents, descending upon the ravaged rainforest, rumbling and echoing endlessly.

With one hand, Russell crushed the spear. Completely insane, he abandoned all defense. The core of the Heavenly Overlord Body lies in the word "overlord".

What defines a hegemon is someone who disregards everything and forges ahead relentlessly.

Stepping out sonic booms in the void, Russell suddenly rushed in front of Lu Fa, his fists raining down like a storm, causing the qi to explode, dust to rise, and the ground to collapse. The dense fists struck Lu Fa's chest, face, and horny armor, venting the most primal violence.

Each punch generated a wave of impact. When the energy accumulated to a certain point, it exploded instantly. Lu Fa crashed into the ground like a cannonball. The shockwave swept across the entire rainforest region, like a typhoon passing through, blowing away ruins and everything on the flat ground. The area within several miles was cleared, and even the ruins no longer existed.

"Hoo! Ha!"

With a gasp, Russell's spine suddenly stretched straight like a dragon, his body suddenly swelled to nearly ten feet, his powerful body squeezing out the omnipresent air and emitting a piercing sonic boom. His five fingers suddenly closed, and amidst the surging air, he formed a fist and slammed it into the void several feet in front of him.

Lufa struggled to lift his head; his armor was mostly shattered, revealing scorched flesh and broken bones beneath.

The next instant, he saw Russell arrive with the force of thunder and earth-shattering power.

The figure rapidly enlarged in his field of vision, and the purple-gold blood energy radiated wildly behind him, spreading like ink on rice paper, dyeing the entire sky a deep purple. The air within a hundred feet exploded with a huge sound, instantly shattered by the fist's intent, turning into a vacuum-like curtain zone where even sound could not travel.

The punch, unsurprisingly, struck Lufa's head.

The heavens and earth fell silent in an instant.

In slow motion, Lufa's head twists and deforms under that terrifying force.

His brow bone was shattered, his cheekbone collapsed, and his chin exploded along with it, blood and bone fragments scattering in the air. Half of his face was concave, his neck bent at an exaggerated angle, the immense impact transmitting downwards along his neck, then to his torso, waist, and...

Legs —

Immediately, within a radius of several hundred feet where the two were fighting, a violent explosion suddenly occurred. Countless pieces of dirt and rocks ripped through the sky, shooting out like the most powerful crossbows, piercing tree trunks, shattering rocks, and raising clouds of dust.

[Road Method]

[Causal connection 0% → 100%, triggering a lottery draw: White*1, Cyan*1, Blue*1. Draw now?]

【Li Haotian】

[Causal connection 80% → 100%, triggering a lottery draw (blue item). Draw now?]

[Anmishiu]

【————】

System notifications rang incessantly in my mind, densely packed, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

With Lufa's death, everyone's causal connections were released, and everything was instantly perfected.

Russell thus received six blue-level draws in the Xingtian World. Including his previous accumulations and the total gains from this Xingtian World, his total number of draws has reached 21 white, 10 cyan, and 8 blue.

"That's all for now." Russell exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his previously boiling aura gradually calmed down, the purple-gold light slowly receding from his body.

He glanced around at the rainforest, ravaged by the aftershocks of the battle, his gaze sweeping over the shattered trees, the torn earth, and the cracked rocks, making sure he hadn't missed any of Lu Fa's genetic code. Only then did he nod in satisfaction, turn around, and transform into a streak of light as he flew away.

Hope City, Huanhuan Teppanyaki.

Xiao Tian and the others were waiting anxiously.

Three hours have passed since Russell dragged Lufa away.

In the past three hours, they have eliminated all the Netherworld Demons except for Lu Fa, and have also contacted the police to handle the damage caused to the Ba Wang Group.

Yes, just now, a major brawl broke out at the BaWang Group, located in the most bustling area of ​​the city center. The two sides were righteous armored warriors and evil Netherworld Demons. Enraged, the Netherworld Demons resorted to retaliatory sabotage against the BaWang Group. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Welcome is currently using the Ares Monitoring Technique to observe the surroundings of Hope City. With the support of a special device, her thoughts can cover the entire Hope City, so she can sense Russell's return immediately.

Soon, she noticed a point of purple light suddenly appearing in the distant sky. The light moved closer and closer, like a shooting star streaking across the sky, trailing a long, fiery tail.

"Russell is back!" came the excited shouts.

This made everyone who was waiting breathe a sigh of relief.

Russell's return signifies that the war between humanity and the Netherworld Demons has finally come to an end.

"Shouldn't we prepare a celebration banquet?" Xiao Tian said with a smile, his smile showing a sense of relief.

The smiling welcomer suddenly remembered Russell's bottomless appetite, and her smile froze for a moment. She coughed, her voice slightly unnatural: "Was that really necessary?"

"I think it's very necessary." As soon as the welcoming words were spoken, Russell pushed open the door and entered, cheerfully saying, "Perfect timing, we can have the celebration banquet and the farewell dinner together."

Xiao Tian's smile faltered slightly: "You're leaving already?"

Russell nodded: "The matter of Lufa and the Netherworld Legion has been resolved, and I should go back to report."

"Alright then—" Since Russell had said so, it was even harder to refuse. So he pouted and went to the kitchen with a pained expression, carrying ingredients out of the refrigerator.

Seeing this, Russell couldn't help but remind him, "Make as much as you can, buddy, you can never have too much."

"Got it!!!" A dejected response came from the kitchen, followed by the sound of a knife hitting the cutting board, thud thud thud thud, as if venting anger.

Russell smiled, sat down at the bar, crossed his legs, and waited for the meal to be served.

【Ding! 】

Just then, a notification sound rang in his mind. Someone was tagging all members. Curious, Russell opened the chat group to see what had happened.

Then, an avatar that I hadn't seen in a long time came into view.

Lu Mingfei: "@All members. Friends, have you missed me? I've missed you all so much!"

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