For a while, until Master Shi and the others had all left, the cries of the several Masters left on the ground in pain and groaning finally woke up Meng Zhen, Meng Wuchang, Meng Xiang, and others from their daze.
"Quick! Quickly send people to see off Master Shi and the others..."
Meng Zhen, who had regained his senses, shouted as soon as he came to. His voice was distorted due to excitement, excitement, and nervousness.
"Ancestors, Master Shi and the others have already left," a junior from outside replied in a low voice, and then shrank back.
"They've left? They've left? We actually didn’t see off Master Shi and the others when they came to visit? We just watched them leave. How rude of us. Such a great disrespect!" Meng Zhen looked regretful.
However, Meng Wuchang, who was sitting in the position of the family head, was the quickest to regain his composure. He glanced at Luo Zhengdong, who had become disabled at this moment, and the Zhao, Su, and Xie family heads who had been trying to exterminate the Meng family, and said in a slightly nervous tone, "The most important thing for us now is to understand what has happened."
"What has happened?"
"Yes, we don’t even know Master Shi and the others, let alone ask them for help to save our Meng family. It's not easy to see them, even for the other major powers. Why did Master Shi, Chairman Sun, and Master Zhou help our Meng family deal with Luo Zhengdong, the Zhao, Xie, and Su families? They even did not hesitate to offend the Ancient Sword Sect."
"That's right!"
“We and Lord Shi are simply not on the same level. Lord Shi has absolutely no reason to take the initiative to help our Meng family and save us from the water and fire.”
“Unless there is some big shot who has convinced Lord Shi.”
“Moreover, this big shot's status and identity are definitely not low. Otherwise, apart from Lord Shi, other major forces and family heads would not have followed up so eagerly.”
Members of the Meng family grasped the key point of the matter in a few words, and then, thinking about Shi Luo Ren and the others' unusual attitude towards Meng Feifan, all eyes turned to Meng Feifan for a while.
"Me?"
Meng Feifan fell into deep thought.
Which one of his friends had such great power?
"Do you have any idea who it might be?"
"We really need to thank them. If they hadn't intervened, I'm afraid... our entire Meng family would have disappeared in Longmen City."
"Yes, this person is the great benefactor who saved our entire Meng family!"
Meng Zhen and others urged, grateful to the person they didn't even know.
"But..."
There is only one person in Meng Feifan's mind who can be considered a bigwig, that is Yi Yingying. In addition, the students he knows from Changkong Academy are basically people of similar cultivation, background, and status as him. Even if they are good, they are not much more influential. At most, there are one or two high-level alchemists in their families, but it is impossible to influence Lord Shi Luo Ren of Longmen City... Even Yi Yingying's influence may not be so great.
For a moment, confusion filled his mind.
"I really have no idea who it could be."
"This..."
Seeing that Meng Feifan's words were genuine, for a moment, Meng Zhen and other high-ranking members of the Meng family couldn't help but look at each other.
The fact that the person who saved their Meng family was not known to them at all?
A mysterious and absurd atmosphere suddenly pervaded the Meng family.
It wasn't until a while later that Meng Wuchang, the head of the family, displayed the courage and decisiveness he should have: "We don't know about this matter, but Lord Shi, President Sun, General Liu, and several major family heads must know. We can go to them for information."
After that, he pondered for a moment and said, "President Sun is a shrewd person and wants to support our Meng family and do business with us. I will prepare some gifts and go to visit President Sun in person. If we haven't received any information, I'll let Feifan and I go to see Lord Shi together."
"It can only be done this way."
"Wuchang, hurry and go. We have to thank whoever saved our Meng family. We must express our gratitude to this great benefactor."
Meng Zhen and others hurriedly urged.
In fact, they had more ideas in their minds...
Even Lord Shi and the others had to please such an influential person. If their Meng family could establish some connection with them...
Their future prosperity was just around the corner!
...
Lu Qinghe did not know that his words would cause such a huge stir in Longmen City.
The three second-rate families and the declining Luo family completely disappeared from Longmen City. The patriarchs of the three families, as well as the talented disciple of Gujianmen, Luo Zhengdong, were all crippled and dead, in an extremely miserable plight.
One word can decide the life and death of thousands of people.
Lu Qinghe now possessed such influence.
However, he didn't care much about all this.
The next morning, Lu Qinghe went directly to the Searing Beast Pavilion.
In the Searing Beast Pavilion, Deputy Lord Shi Luo Ren was already waiting there.
In addition to Shi Luo Ren, there was also a middle-aged man, accompanied by a group of guards, also waiting there, obviously waiting for Lu Qinghe's arrival.
"Young Master Lu, you're here."
When Shi Luo Ren saw Lu Qinghe, he hurriedly went up to greet him.
However, as soon as he took a step, the middle-aged man, who was a stranger, stepped past him, laughing heartily and greeting, "Haha, this is the senior member of the Blue Moon Lake, Lu Qinghe, right? Truly remarkable, extraordinary, City Lord Li Fengbei of Longmen City, I've met Lu Young Master."
"City Lord of Longmen City?"
Lu Qinghe looked at the middle-aged man, then back at Shi Luo Ren who had been cut off, and immediately understood that this was the overbearing City Lord of Longmen City.
Shi Luo Ren was gasping for air because he was being suppressed by Li Fengbei, and that's why he had placed all his hopes on Lu Qinghe after sensing him.
Lu Qinghe saw a glimpse of Li Fengbei's domineering nature.
Nodding slightly, Lu Qinghe didn't bother to talk to this City Lord of Longmen City, and turned to Shi Luo Ren, "I wonder if the Phoenix has been prepared?”
Seeing Lu Qinghe take the initiative to speak to him, Shi Luo Ren was suddenly overjoyed and hurriedly said, "It's all prepared and ready in the Searing Beast Pavilion, ready to depart at any time."
"Alright, let's go."
Lu Qinghe said nonchalantly, and then went straight to the Searing Beast Pavilion without acknowledging Li Fengbei.
This scene immediately made Li Fengbei's expression very unsightly, and there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.
However, on his face, there was no hint of anything unusual, instead he followed Lǜ Qīnghé with a slight smile, heading towards the Beast Station.
Just as Lǜ Qīnghé was about to step into the Beast Station, a strong sense of peril suddenly erupted.
A brilliant flash of sword light suddenly burst forth, and the edge of the sword was aimed directly at Lǜ Qīnghé.
In an instant, Lǜ Qīnghé's figure was completely exposed beneath the blade.
"Not good! Young master Lǜ, be careful!" Shī Luòrén, who was nearby, roared, his sword instantly drawn from its sheath.
However, how could the opponent draw the sword and assassinate him from the entrance of the Beast Station with such incredible speed?
At that moment, the assailant was already at Lǜ Qīnghé's front, and Shī Luòrén, despite being by Lǜ Qīnghé's side, was unable to intervene in time.
Especially when... as he felt the intensity of the sword qi, which was not inferior to the true qi power of the level-eight True Refinement expert himself, a look of despair appeared in his eyes.
Could it be that... the high branch he had just grasped was about to be broken in an instant?
"Die!"
A figure emerged from the Beast Station, its eyes filled with a chilling killing intent, ready to completely behead Lǜ Qīnghé in the next moment.
However, just at that moment, Lǜ Qīnghé drew his sword.
The sword tip pierced straight ahead! It was as if he had completely anticipated that someone would attempt to assassinate him at this location, and had clearly seen the trajectory of the opponent's sword art!
Assassinate? In the state of contemplation, Lǜ Qīnghé could fathom the details and was least afraid of assassination!
Back then, even the natural and talented Shadow Assassins, who possessed the power of stealth, couldn't harm him in the slightest, let alone a sudden attack from a human in front of him.
"Bang!"
A burst of fire shot out.
The Dust-free Sword, like a wisp of green smoke, silently and quietly brushed against the blade of the attacker's sword that had come to assassinate, just for a moment!
But with just this slight touch, the opponent's fatal strike, which was meant to be a single blow, was slightly deflected. His figure followed the inertia of the strike, passing by Lǜ Qīnghé.
This terrifying reaction speed caused the assassin's pupils to slightly contract.
"Indeed a high-ranking member of the Blue Moon Lake!" Shī Luòrén had already reacted. He understood that he had missed the best opportunity to assassinate Lǜ Qīnghé, so at this moment, he only wanted to retreat.
However, the current Lǜ Qīnghé was no longer the same as the Lǜ Qīnghé of the past.
Passed by?
"Swish!"
The next moment, the assassin seemed to see a flash of lightning striking directly towards his throat.
Elemental Sword Finger!
"Not good!" The assassin exclaimed in his heart. In an instant, he shifted his body horizontally, reversed his true qi, and avoided the throat, so that Lǜ Qīnghé's strike only landed on his shoulder!
"Crack!"
True qi dispersed!
Bones shattered!
Although he promptly mobilized his true qi, the lateral movement of his body had consumed most of his strength, and ultimately he couldn't completely resist this strike. Lǜ Qīnghé's Elemental Sword Finger had instantly shattered the bones in his shoulder.
"Leave!"
Despite being struck, he, a level-eight True Refinement expert, immediately faced the encirclement of Shī Luòrén and other experts. At this critical moment, he still activated his true qi, using the force of Lǜ Qīnghé's strike to leap into the air and escape.
However, what appeared before him next was a streak of light!
A streak of light that surpassed the limit of visual perception!
The light streak suddenly appeared! It flashed through the eyes of the assassin, and he didn't even understand what effect this streak of light really had.
However, as he ascended into the air, having escaped the encirclement, an icy chill suddenly blossomed in his throat...
Immediately after, he saw blood, a large amount of blood...
And then, he saw a body...
A body that continued to surge forward, seemingly wanting to leave, headless...
That was his body!
Decapitated!
He was actually beheaded!
Beheaded by a sword that struck so fast that his visual nerves couldn't react in time!
A powerful cultivator at the Eighth Level of True Refinement, actually beheaded by a cultivator at the Sixth Level of True Refinement!
The assassin who instantly understood this point was suddenly filled with infinite fear in his eyes, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something...
But, the next moment, the information collapse caused by the cutting off of all his nervous systems completely submerged his consciousness!