Chapter 0066

Chapter 66: Mo Raids the Prison

The fake Zhou Tong’s face twisted as his scream grew even sharper: “Ahhh…” The crowd shivered at the sound.

Zhou Tong felt exasperated and muttered: “Hey… you’re going overboard. You’re ruining my image.”

A sultry voice teased from nearby: “It’s because little brother was too gentle. Sister can’t feel a thing.”

Zhou Tong drew in a long breath, then said in a low tone: “Next, give me your best acting.”

“Don’t worry,” the impostor replied.

The impostor slid his gaze toward the few from the Jade Purity Sect, finally fixing on Tang Qi, then sneered: “He’s the one who keeps twisting right and wrong and framing little brother. I’ll show him who the real master of this game is!”

“Then I’ll trouble you,” Zhou Tong said with a faint smile as he pressed one hand to the man’s dantian.

To the onlookers, the guest elder burst out with shocking power, subdued “Zhou Tong” in a single move, and destroyed his dantian. Zhou Tong’s aura crashed at once, as if his cultivation had been crippled.

Tang Qi’s eyes flashed with wild joy as he shouted inside: [Good! Great! This deadly foe has been crushed again. He must be finished this time. There’s no way he rises from the ashes again.]

The impostor put on a weak look and rasped: “You… how dare you do this to me!” His eyes filled with despair as if his spirit had been shattered, leaving only a walking corpse.

Seeing this, Mo Liu Su could not keep her composure and showed a bright smile. This time, it finally felt secure.

By contrast, Xia Hong Xiu’s face shifted again and again, her heart sinking to the bottom. She had not expected that after all her careful planning, Mo Liu Su had still managed to win Zhou Tong over again. If so, Mo Liu Su could once more pass the three disasters and four tribulations in peace, and Xia Hong Xiu’s plan to seize fortune would fail. She clenched her teeth in a silent vow: [No. Absolutely not.] She had already changed her plan once. If she changed it back now, she would anger the will of the heavens and invite unpredictable punishment. So she had to see this through: not only sow discord between Mo Liu Su and Zhou Tong, but also push Mo Liu Su into a calamity.

Only Chen Ling’er looked stricken, almost fainting from pain as she whispered: “Junior brother…” She already regretted everything and wanted to make up for it, yet she felt so powerless.

The impostor’s lashes drooped as if he would black out. With the last of his strength, he looked toward Mo Liu Su. That single look made Mo Liu Su tremble from head to toe. Grievance, hatred, blame, and a thin thread of longing mixed together and exploded in her chest. A tangle of feelings rippled through her heart, and she didn’t know what to do.

Just then, light flared at Mo Liu Su’s neck and steadied her mind. Zhou Tong caught the moment and understood at once. [So her calamity was about to break out, but something suppressed it. Look closely… it’s the token I gave her.] His lips curled with playful amusement as he thought: [No wonder she was so eager to make me change my mind. She wanted me to help hold down her tribulation.]

All this happened in a flash. Zhou Tong had only thrown out two moves and had already subdued a major enemy. Worse for his foes, he had done it with casual ease, nowhere near his full strength. The crowd went numb with awe and shook with excitement; some even dropped to their knees in worship. With such a powerhouse guarding the Ling Xiao Empire, how could the Empire not flourish?

Zhao Wu Tian’s heart pounded as he admitted to himself: [Terrifying. I still underestimated him. If I faced Zhou Tong, I might not last even one move.]

Zhou Tong gave a crisp order: “The targets have been captured. Escort them to the Imperial Palace’s Heaven Prison. Guard them separately, put them under strict watch, and do not make a single mistake.”

“Yes!” The guard corps, eyes shining with worship, moved with devout care. They loaded the “unconscious” Mu Rong Ya and the others into prison carts, bringing the farce to its close.

After all that, Zhou Tong looked to Mo Liu Su and said with a faint smile: “The pact is set and the stage is ready. At midnight tonight, I have other business and will not be stationed in the Heaven Prison…”

Mo Liu Su’s eyes lit up as she bowed slightly: “Many thanks for the reminder, honored guest. I will remember.” [So I should raid the Heaven Prison on time, tame Zhou Tong in one stroke, and rub Mu Rong Ya’s face in it.]

Night fell over the Heaven Prison. The four from the Joyous Union Sect were held in two very different rooms. One cell was lavish, holding Mu Rong Ya, the little demoness, and Long Ling Yun. The other was bare to the bone, holding “Zhou Tong.” Even more explosive was the placement: the two cells were right next to each other.

The little demoness rubbed her sore shoulder and grumbled: “That shameless rogue hit way too hard.” That falling-star strike had nearly broken her bones.

Long Ling Yun chided gently: “Be content, little girl. He pulled his strength on that one. Otherwise you wouldn’t be here to complain.”

From the next cell, Lian Han Xing, still wearing Zhou Tong’s face, spoke up: “I’ve always had a question. Is little brother really at the Heart Union realm? I heard he even killed someone at the Heaven-Slashing realm. That’s almost unheard of.”

“As real as it gets,” the little demoness said. “He breaks common sense. It’s a pity though. From now on we can’t bully him with force anymore. I guess we can only let him bully us.”

Lian Han Xing snorted a laugh and teased: “You could still use your body to bully him.”

“Ugh!” The little demoness didn’t hide her scorn.

Mu Rong Ya lifted her head and warned softly: “Quiet. The prey is on the hook.” Among them, her spiritual sense was the strongest; she could catch every faint sound, including Mo Liu Su’s approach.

Two dull thuds sounded, and the jailers dropped to the floor.

A graceful figure in a black robe appeared before the four as Mo Liu Su said in a teacher’s tone: “Tong’er, your teacher is here to save you.”

Mu Rong Ya fired back at once: “Mo Liu Su, you’re shameless. To reach your goal you joined hands with others to target us, and you even hurt the little one. He won’t forgive you!”

Mo Liu Su laughed coldly and said: “Is that so? How childish. The world runs on the law of the strong. If you couldn’t protect him, it only proves you’re useless and unfit to be his teacher.”

Mu Rong Ya arched a brow and shot back: “And you are fit? He followed you for years and never accepted you. Only by my side does he feel safe and happy.”

At that, Mo Liu Su burst into open laughter: “You don’t understand. You have no idea how much he respected me back then, how much he liked me. Let me show you something good.” She carefully took off a wooden bead from her neck, the token Zhou Tong had given her. She poured spiritual power into it, and the wish Zhou Tong had left in the wood shimmered into view, showing the sincere feelings of his youth.

Mu Rong Ya’s face shifted, a hint of jealousy flickering before she masked it with scorn as she sniffed: “That’s all?”