Chapter 254: Hidden Enemies Were The Most Terrifying!

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“Surely that’s not all there is to the Hu family?” Lu Yu recalled the Shadow Guards who tried to assassinate him with a doubtful expression.

Seeing this, Chu Qinglin gave a scornful snort and said, “Rascal, you are not stupid after all. So you also noticed that this Hu family controls an assassins organization.”

All the powerful families had groomed death warriors before, but never on the scale of the Hu family’s operation. They were able to grow their operation into a strong and powerful assassins organization on the strength of their control of the majority of the civilian spiritual energy ore mining business. For many years, they had been excavating spiritual energy ore mines like crazy in order to nurture geniuses one after another.

In this post-apocalyptic era of Spiritual Energy Renaissance, cultivation was the top priority. All the cultivators of Flame Country had to rely on the spiritual

energy ores.

The Hu family, with their control of a large number of spiritual energy ore mines, naturally had the resources to train an endless stream of cultivators who remained loyal to them. Over time, they were able to build up an assassins organization.

The Shadow Guards were not simply a weapon in the hands of the Hu family. They were also a widely feared organization and the unit was one of the most lethal assassins organizations in the country. Sometimes, many of the tasks that could not be completed by the military zones were completed by the Shadow Guards in their stead.

From Chu Qinglin’s account, Lu Yu learned so much about the Hu family that he could not help gasping in shock.

For the first time, he felt trepidation and fear. Stealthy enemies that moved in the dark were always more frightening than enemies who operated openly. The Ying family alone was able to almost cause Giovanna to have an accident, let alone an enemy who was secretly watching and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

“Thank you for your reminder, Uncle Qinglin. I will take note.” Lu Yu expressed his deep-felt gratitude.

“Hmph! That’s why I say, if you have the time, you should think more about how you can make friends with a few families in the capital on this very piece of land that you are standing on, rascal.” Chu Qinglin pointed to the ground and gave his assurance. “You don’t have to worry about this place here under the Chu family’s control. With me around, no one in the Chu family will dare to fight with you. ”

Following that, his tone took a sharp turn and he said, “As for the other places, you have to depend on yourself.”

Lu Yu hesitated for a few seconds before asking, “May I be so bold as to ask, what is your status in the Chu family, Uncle Qinglin?”

In the end, Chu Qinglin’s answer gave Lu Yu a big shock. Chu Qinglin was the biological younger brother of the Chu family’s patriarch!

No wonder Chu Xiong was so humble and respectful before Chu Qinglin. When Chu Qinglin unilaterally made a decision to cripple Chu Xiong’s cultivation training, no one from the Chu family present dared utter a sound.

After their discussion ended, Chu Qinglin left the place. At the entrance of the hotel, he saw Zheng Dalong, Zheng Xiaochuan and some other people still standing at the door, as if waiting for something. He was very surprised and asked, “Gentlemen, are you still waiting for other people?”

Zheng Dalong nodded. Chu Qinglin then cupped his hands and said with a smile, “Then I will not hold you guys back anymore. This is our Chu family’s hotel. You can wait as long as you wish.”

With that, he walked straight out of the hotel door. When he saw Chu Qinglin walking out, Zheng Dalong’s expression became even more unpleasant.

Just a short while ago, Zheng Dalong led Zheng Xiaochuan away and was about to return and report back to the Zheng family, but he found that Lu Yu’s Illusionary Realm Kingdom had been activated without him knowing. The illusionary realm blocked them from going out. When he saw that Chu Qinglin was able to leave, he immediately guessed that this was Lu Yu deliberately holding them back.

After crossing swords so many times, even Zheng Dalong, a businessman who valued peaceful negotiations over hard clashes, became infuriated! This guy Lu Yu really thought that he could simply manipulate the Zheng family members in whichever way he liked, just like playing with clay dolls!

Right at this moment, Lu Yu appeared and walked over with a beaming smile.

He looked at Zheng Dalong, Zheng Xiaochuan and the rest, and said,

“Gentlemen, you have been waiting for a long time.”

Zheng Xiaochuan said in a low voice, “Waiting for a long time? Oh, Lu Yu, you are really pretending to be dumb.”

He had been held by Lu Yu as a hostage for so long, and he still helped Lu Yu out. Yet, all he got was this kind of treatment in return. Zheng Xiaochuan really felt like launching into a tirade of obscenities at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu pretended to be surprised and said, “Oh? Young Master Zheng, why do you say that?”

Seeing that Lu Yu was still pretending to be dumb, Zheng Dalong, who had not spoken, said in an icy tone, “Lu Yu, do you want to detain me as a hostage as well?”

An aura of the War General level erupted abruptly, lashing like a raging thunderstorm on Lu Yu’s body. Lu Yu also followed suit, releasing his own aura to neutralize the other party’s aura. After that, he patted Zheng Dalong’s shoulder and said, “You are Zheng Xiaochuan’s biological uncle, so I might as well address you as Uncle Zheng.”

With a wave of his hand, the other Zheng family members were isolated by the illusionary realm, leaving only Zheng Xiaochuan and Zheng Dalong standing before Lu Yu’s eyes.

Zheng Dalong’ on the other hand, was in shock, There was no mistake about this, He was fairly certain that this cultivator at the level of Grade 9 Great Grand Master in front of him was as powerful as a War General, He had no choice but to treat Lu YO as a powerful expert of the same realm as himself and regarded him with caution.

How could there be such a fiendish monster in this world? He was only a Grade 9 Great Grand Master, yet he could defeat a War General. What would happen when this guy broke through to the War General realm?

The gap between each small realm could be bridged by the use of weapons, defensive gear, skills and techniques, but the gulf between the major realms, especially the chasm between the Great Grand Master and the War General, was as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.

The so-called War General encompassed the strength of a million armies within his one single body. He alone could be an army in himself. This was not an exaggerated description. The gulf was even greater than the already huge gap between the major realms of Grand Master and Great Grand Master. Yet, here, standing before Zheng Dalong’s very eyes was someone who had broken this rule.

“Why? Do you still want to fight?” Zheng Dalong said in a low voice. His War General aura soared once again to a higher level.

Anyone who could cultivate to this realm of the War General had achieved this by battling through numerous bloody battles, other than those who were exceptionally gifted. Zheng Dalong did not mind engaging Lu Yu in a big battle, and killing him too.

Lu Yu simply smiled and said in a calm and gentle voice, “I have no intention of fighting you.”

He had kidnapped Zheng Xiaochuan as a hostage because he was worried that the Zheng family would sell his information to the Ying family. However, there had been no movement on the Ying family’s side for some time.

Furthermore, Zheng Dalong stood on Lu Yu’s side this time to exert pressure on the Chu family instead of taking the opportunity to drag Lu Yu down. Lu Yu naturally had no reason to continue to hold Zheng Xiaochuan hostage.

At the very least, he could be sure that the Zheng family only wanted to make peace and would not want to get involved in his affairs.

Zheng Dalong and Zheng Xiaochuan were absolutely apoplectic. They found it hard to believe that Lu Yu had no intention of fighting them when he had clearly trapped them inside the illusionary realm. Wasn’t he simply telling lies blatantly?

Seeing the wary looks on the faces of the uncle and nephew, Lu Yu became serious and said solemnly, “I am a veteran soldier of the Holy War. During the battle that year, I was left with hidden injuries. In my later years, my health vitality declined and my cultivation dropped to the level of Grade 1 Martial Arts

Warrior.”

“But at the age of 90, I awakened my talent. In just one year, I regained my

Grade 9 Martial Arts Warrior cultivation and progressed even higher, advancing smoothly and rapidly all the way.”

“From Grade 9 Martial Arts Warrior, I broke through to Great Martial Master,

Grand Master, and finally Grade 9 Great Grand Master. Thereafter, the Military Lord of the Gamma Military Zone, Xu Qingguo, caught sight of my ability and successively promoted me to be the Captain of the 4th Battalion and Advisor.”

“Finally, in the battle to defend Lunan City, I slew the SS-class Fearsome Beast, the Hundred-Eyed Purple Dragon and obtained the main merit. I was then conferred the position of a Count and awarded Lunan City as my fiefdom. Now, I am just one step away from breaking through to the War General…”

Under Zheng Dalong and Zheng Xiaochuan’s bewildered gaze, Lu Yu unselfconsciously recounted his past. His whole year’s achievements unfolded on a magnificent scale, legendary like no other, so much so that the knowledgeable Zheng Dalong could not help but widen his eyes in shining brightness as he gasped involuntarily inwardly..