Chapter 269 - Kill
Chapter 269: Kill
Tang Ling was their beacon of hope. Somehow, that started to become the only thing that the strong Ro Xin believed.
She had underestimated Draconic Seven. He was not what she thought. He did not reach this position at such a young age because of his noble background. He was a gifted young man but was as cunning as a fox. Besides that, he never acted on impulse and was a calm person.
Before this meeting, Tang Ling’s presence must have been suppressing Draconic Seven, hence Ro Xin’s misunderstanding. Draconic Seven’s words threw her into despair, and she could already imagine what kind of torture was coming her way.
Nevertheless, as long as she could survive this, there would be hope. If she could stall and wait for Tang Ling to come out, there was still a light at the end of the tunnel!
With that in mind, Ro Xin smiled at Draconic Seven. It was not necessary for her to speak anymore because the more she talked, the more mistakes she would make. It was her vague smile that could drive Draconic Seven suspicious.
The only thing she had to do was calm her brother down and persuade him not to resist for the time being. They had to stall Draconic Seven as long as they could so that he could avoid any unnecessary damage.
Ro Xin did not bother to figure out what Draconic Seven was thinking about with his gleaming gaze anymore. She looked at Ro Li and spotted his frantic gaze.
No!
Ro Xin knew her brother well. Although he was pure and kind, he was not a thinker and was somewhat stubborn. He was usually a generous person who had a high tolerance level, but once he got angry, he would go mad and disregard the consequences. Given his outstanding stubbornness, it would be difficult to stop him.
He was not like Tang Ling when he went mad. Tang Ling would still plan and consider the consequences as well as many other aspects while acting out his wrath. With a clear mind, he could lash out to the extent of insanity, but in a controlled situation and beneath the true nature of his madness was still perseverance and decisiveness. He would use all things possible at his disposal to drive the outcome to play out in his ideal way.
On the other hand, whenever Ro Li went mad, he disregarded the consequences.
The moment when her heart sank, she wanted to signal her brother with her gaze, but he already stepped up. Beside him were three to four puppets circling around as he said loudly, “Let go of my sister, or I will detonate the puppets.
“You’ll be surprised how much power these puppets pack when they self-destruct. Even if the puppets can’t kill you, they will destroy the place and you wouldn’t want to know what the consequences of destroying this place are.”
As he intimidated Draconic Seven, he tightened his grip on that strange scepter with the sapphire on it which was actually the key to control these puppets.
“Brother, don’t!” Ro Xin thought of detonating the puppets before, but no matter how she calculated, they would face a terrible loss. Ro Li wanted to detonate the puppets to trigger the punishment from the House of Legacy, but as the instigator, the heaviest punishment would surely befall him.
Should he detonate the puppets, he would certainly end up dead.
As the last resort, detonating the puppets would be an option if they could bring down Draconic Seven but after witnessing what Draconic Seven could do, Ro Xin had nothing but despair.
In such a situation, even if Ro Li wanted to drag Draconic Seven down together, he would have to be very lucky. Therefore, detonating the puppets proved no benefit in the situation. Ro Xin ought to stop her brother, but at that moment, Draconic Seven suddenly hesitated and was somewhat afraid as he faltered backward a bit.
Because he thought his intimidation had worked, he shouted at his sister to stop her from intervening, “Sis, don’t bother about me! You must escape this place!”
Ro Xin was done using words, so she turned around and threw herself at her brother. The two of them were only three meters away, so it was smarter for her to stop him immediately, and not just verbally. Ro Li did not expect her to knock him down, and his eyes widened in shock.
Unfortunately, Draconic Seven would never let Ro Xin stop Ro Li. He raised his hands and a dozen mini snake-like cyclones sprung up from Ro Li’s feet, constricting his hands and legs.
“This is the wind-binding technique, a perfect partner for the snake form. Ro Xin, do you think you can make it?” Draconic Seven cackled sinisterly as he stepped forward and pulled Ro Xin back.
“Let go of my sister!” Ro Li was once again defeated. Why? Why does my sister have to protect me everytime? Why can’t I do anything right?
Draconic Seven did not care about him though. Instead, with Ro Xin in his hands, he said, “Most people think that the snake form is an insignificant talent, but there are no useless talents in the world, only useless users like your brother!
“Snakes can go into hiding and I planted a trap at your brother’s feet a while ago. This how you should make use of your talent. How is it? Are you surprised?” Draconic Seven licked his lips disgustingly with his scarlet red tongue as he ridiculed Ro Xin.
Terrified, Ro Xin thought that maybe facing death was not as disgusting as facing the psychotic Draconic Seven! She had no idea why he would hold her up and tell her all these things.
“Follow me, I admire a smart woman,” Draconic Seven said seriously.
Ro Xin reminded him of the queen, the mysterious woman that he was infatuated with but could never reach. To his dismay, the queen was destined to be Young Master Long’s woman, so Draconic Seven did not dare even hope, but in his heart, he still wanted a woman by his side!
Ro Xin was skilled in healing and was talented besides being smart enough to read the situation and remaining strong in her own way. Moreover, she was also quite beautiful, and more importantly, she had a fresh, attractive temperament.
There were many beautiful women in the world, but how many women had a beautiful temperament plus intellect and healing capabilities?
More importantly, Draconic Seven was quite possessive and wanted to own Ro Xin!
“Impossible! Stop dreaming!” Ro Xin rejected him directly and her eyes screamed of resentment and disgust. Aside from the fact that she held a grudge against Draconic Seven, she would never follow someone like him who she resented from the bottom of her heart.
“Haha, I think you’ve misunderstood my meaning.” Draconic Seven stood in front of Ro Xin and was not upset by her rebuff. Instead, he chuckled mysteriously.
“What I’m saying is that you can follow me now, and when I become a Purple Moon Warrior next year after the War God Path Ranking Competition, you shall become my woman.” Draconic Seven squinted, making those oval pupils of his look even narrower.
“Do you even think that’s possible?” Ro Xin snickered when she heard his proposal.
“I think nothing is impossible because you will eventually submit.” Draconic Seven smiled back at her.
“No, I’ll never submit to people like you. Getting this close to you disgusts me more than death! Do you know that? I’d rather die than have another glance at you!” While Ro Xin’s smile was beautiful and her words sounded soft, her intention was serious. No one would assume that she was joking.
“Haha, right! Ptui! You filthy bastard, who do you think you are, trying to convert my sister? You aren’t classy enough for her!” Ro Li spat on the ground, sneering at Draconic Seven.
“Is that so?” Draconic Seven’s pupils narrowed down into a straight line while his grip on Ro Xin’s wrist started to tighten.
Ro Xin stared boldly at Draconic Seven. Even though her wrist hurt, she retained her provocative smile in silence.
“You ugly bastard! Release my sister! Come at me if you want!” Ro Li struggled madly, but Draconic Seven’s wind-binding technique together with the snake form constricted his body, so he was immobilized.
Since Ro Li was pinned down, the puppets he controlled lost their command as Draconic Seven’s four men and Colo came over.
“Stop wasting time. Let’s get down to business.” Colo glared coldly. His heart was set on the legacy, but only Draconic Seven, who had cleared the formation perfectly, had the right to call the shots.
“Why the rush? We control this place now. Don’t you think it’s unsettling with Tang Ling not being around? What if we’re interrupted by him during the process? At least, we must find out where he is.”
Draconic Seven’s reason won Colo over. As a matter of fact, Draconic Seven was actually planning to do so. Even though he did not think Tang Ling’s appearance could change the outcome, he still wanted to stop Tang Ling from interfering.
“Then, hurry up,” Colo urged before stepping aside with knotted brows.
Draconic Seven passed Ro Xin to his men and looked at her in the eye to say, “I’ll remember what you said. Now, I’ll let you know what happens when you don’t say yes to me.”
Draconic Seven made his way to Ro Li as he spoke to him as if he was an imbecile, “I really didn’t expect an idiot like you to be able to control the puppets. Am I right? They are puppets, aren’t they? If I get to find out the truth, do you think you people will even get the chance to enter the third-level formation?
“But I guess it’s fine. Getting the secret of controlling the puppets from you is easier than getting it from Tang Ling.” Draconic Seven fished out a pack of powder that glistened in an icy blue color, then he pinched Ro Li by the chin.
“Do you know your father was turned into a retard after eating this? He spilled all his secrets to me! As expected of father and son, both of you share the same fate, but you and your sister angered me, so before I feed you this, I want to torture you for a bit. What do you think?” He gripped Ro Li’s hand that was holding the scepter as he spoke and removed it.
He then looked at Ro Xin. “Become my woman and you’ll be granted some privileges like begging on behalf of your brother. Tell him to submit to me. It’s all up to you.”
Ro Xin’s eyes were teary. Tang Ling, when are you coming out? If Draconic Seven really uses Brother to threaten me, I think I might have to submit to him!
However, even if she submitted and begged, Draconic Seven would never buy it! He just wanted to insult the siblings.
Ro Xin knew it better than anyone. She was utterly helpless and she knew that if she really begged her brother to compromise, even if it was not her true intention, Ro Li’s heart would be crushed.
There was no cure for a heart wound. The thought rendered her even more helpless.
Tang Ling, come back, please. Tang Ling, please…
Draconic Seven started to tighten his hold on Ro Li’s arm as he really wanted to test how strong he had to grip to make him scream. He really loved watching a stubborn person scream in pain because it was a form of satisfaction to him.
It was at that moment that Ro Xin’s prayers were answered.
A loud bang came from Tang Ling’s House of Legacy as the door was kicked open. Tang Ling sauntered out lazily, and the moment he walked out, the House of Legacy disappeared.
“Ro Xin, did someone just ask you to beg?” Tang Ling heard what Draconic Seven said the moment he stepped out. He looked at Ro Xin and stretched his body, not seeming to care about the situation.
Tears rolled down her cheeks because Ro Xin was finally at peace.
Draconic Seven looked at Tang Ling with a curious gaze. “Stop pretending. What you can possibly do to stop this?”
Tang Ling limbered his neck and then his limbs, not sparing Draconic Seven a glance. Instead, he looked at Ro Xin and said, “Ro Xin, if someone tells you to submit or beg, you can just spit on him. It’s fine because you and your brother are my friends, and I, Tang Ling, am here to take care of business.”
“You really…!” Ro Xin cried meekly. Why didn’t you come back earlier? Do you have to brag the moment you return? Is the situation really that simple to you?
“Very well. I want to see how you’ll deal with the situation!” Veins popped up on Draconic Seven’s forehead and twitched. He was usually calm and cruel, but whenever he saw Tang Ling, an unknown flame of anger blazed within him. As he spoke, he gradually increased his strength to the point that he could rip Ro Li’s arm off at any time.
The second that happened, the nonchalant expression on Tang Ling’s face disappeared. He tightened his right arm and curled his fist as a stream of energy gushed towards the array on his right arm.
Activate Composite Lightning Fire Array!
Tang Ling raised his hand, blasting several bolts of lightning out towards Draconic Seven and his men. Before any of them could react, the lightning reaped three out of four men’s lives.
Fire sprang together with the lightning and surrounded Draconic Seven and his men in a fiery ring.
“What’s this?” Draconic Seven dodged the lightning but was trapped by the fire at his feet.
He was no longer able to torture Ro Li anymore because he was driven away by lightning and fire. While he watched Tang Ling destroy several items in the place with the elements, he knew that the punishment from the House of Legacy would soon arrive, and would be anything but light.