Chapter 1431 - 641: Minor Chaos (Part 2)

Only now did Fang Yu realize the painstaking thought behind Ding Hui’s actions. She could see much farther than he could.

"Alright!"

Ding Hui suddenly let out a long breath and stopped what she was doing.

Fang Yu’s heart jolted.

"Could it be..."

"Not yet, but the blood activity is increasing. It needs some time to settle and ferment." Ding Hui smiled and pointed at the three bottles of scarlet blood placed in the very center, saying, "We don’t know the final result yet, but for now, it’s indeed changing in a good direction."

After a pause, she carefully put away those three bottles of blood, then walked toward Fang Yu with a smile, slipped her arm through his, and said sweetly, "Now, husband, let’s go pay a visit to Foolish Underworld’s Song Zhenrong, Captain Song. You don’t want your wife to be arrested and hauled in by the Underworld’s captain, do you?"

As she spoke, Ding Hui even blinked her big eyes at him.

This woman...

Fang Yu turned his gaze away.

At this critical juncture, with his relationship with the Rebel Army so delicate, if he wanted to leave the stronghold, he had to report to the Rebel Army.

Of course, it was only a report. Whether the Rebel Army agreed or not, he was going to take Ding Hui and leave. Reporting was just a gesture, a way of showing his stance—he simply didn’t want to fall out completely with the Rebel Army. He believed the high command of the Rebel Army would understand that.

Sure enough, when Fang Yu and Nian Jiachen and the others brought up going out, they were immediately met with opposition.

"Outside, the Underworld has indeed suffered heavy losses, but the Ten Major Families have activated the Tongtian Ten Pillars. Dark clouds cover the sky, thunder roars—it’s absolutely not a good time to go out!"

"Yeah, Young Master Diao, please be patient. We did have some misunderstandings before, but right now the situation outside is changing by the second. If we don’t pool our strength, we might be wiped out by the Ten Major Families in an instant!"

"Brother Diao, I stood on your side before, but now, even I have to say this isn’t a good time to go out. Look at how strong I am, and I’m still staying here obediently, waiting for my old man’s orders, aren’t I?"

Fang Yu swept his gaze over the things these people were saying.

He actually didn’t bear much ill will toward that big-sister-head Xu Qingqi and the nice guy Qiu Xiaoping.

But the Rebel Army’s betrayal earlier had already completely destroyed the trust between them.

After confirming that the Deputy Commander was not in the stronghold, Fang Yu spoke slowly.

"It seems you’ve misunderstood something. I’m here to inform you, not to ask for your permission."

With that, he turned and left with Ding Hui, leaving the few of them standing there, stunned.

They exchanged looks with one another, but no one stepped up to stop him.

Because once they made a move... it would still be three against two, not four against one...

...

Only after leaving the Rebel Army’s stronghold did Fang Yu truly feel the doomsday-like atmosphere enveloping Thunder City.

Overhead, dark clouds blotted out the sun. From time to time, thunder boomed over Thunder City and lightning fell.

Fortunately, the Tongtian Ten Pillars acted like lightning rods, drawing all the lightning that fell from the sky into the pillars themselves. So far, it seemed that no one had been injured by the thunder descending from above.

However, that was only temporary. The Ten Pillars were in the hands of the Ten Major Families. Though he didn’t understand the principles, there was no doubt that the Ten Major Families should have the ability to control the Thunder Cloud above and let the Thunder Power strike their enemies.

Compared to the rumbling thunder from the Thunder Cloud overhead, the ceaseless, increasingly heavy tremors coming from the ground were just as shocking.

Thunder Cloud shrouded the sky within; armies were pressing in from without.

Putting himself in their shoes, Fang Yu thought that if he were just an ordinary commoner of Thunder City, his current mood could be summed up in two words: totally screwed!

Even he found such an exaggerated setup a headache and felt a bit uneasy, let alone the ordinary people of Thunder City.

So the fact that the Rebel Army could rise on the land of Thunder City really did have its reasons.

The Ten Major Families didn’t treat the common folk of Thunder City as human beings at all. As for the Underworld, there was no need to even mention them. The other nobles were all running off on their own as disaster loomed.

Only the Rebel Army was genuinely and concretely helping the people, splitting off manpower to protect the safety of the lowest strata.

In terms of vision and structure, the Rebel Army was indeed one step above.

Unfortunately, the Rebel Army had betrayed him. That goodwill naturally faded a lot.

"We’ll head straight to Fengtian Gate Ward."

Fang Yu spoke in a low voice.

Ding Hui only nodded, a smile on her face, her eyes greedily flicking up toward the Thunder Cloud in the sky and the distant Tongtian Ten Pillars, blinking and blinking.

Clearly, she was interested again.

Maybe Hui Yao was right; there really might be something Ding Hui sought on those Ten Pillars?

At the very least, she was definitely interested.

"Don’t mess around." Fang Yu instructed in a low voice.

Ding Hui naturally knew what Fang Yu was referring to. She bared her teeth in a grin, then suddenly leaned her body into Fang Yu’s arms.

"Relax, as long as you’re here, I’m not going anywhere."

The softness in his arms made Fang Yu’s body stiffen for a brief instant, then he quickly relaxed and returned to normal.

"Let’s go."

With Ding Hui in tow, Fang Yu hurried straight toward the Fengtian Gate district.

...

Spicy balls!

Qin Er was squatting on the floor of the Rebel Army’s stronghold, clutching her head, curled up in the corner of the corridor, trembling.

She had finally managed to join the Rebel Army, shaken off the Underworld’s pursuit, and lived a brief stretch of peaceful days.

And it had all turned into this situation now.

The Underworld’s threat was gone, but now there was an army at the gates, Thunder Clouds blotting out the sun—how was anyone supposed to live?

Can the Rebel Army really hold out? Hiding in the Rebel Army like this, do I really have a chance to survive?

Just as Qin Er was thinking this, a set of footsteps suddenly came from ahead.

She looked up on reflex, and there, unexpectedly, was Shen Heilian.

Seeing all the various bundles and packages all over Shen Heilian’s body, she froze on the spot.

"Mr. Shen, where are you going?"

Step.

Shen Heilian stopped, cast a sidelong glance at her in the corner.

"Naturally I’m leaving Thunder City. I am Shen Heilian, destined to destroy the people of the White Lotus Sect! How could I die in a place like Thunder City!" Her tone carried cold indifference and murderous hostility.

"But... but..."

Qin Er wanted to say more, but one glare from Shen Heilian scared the courage right out of her.

What she actually wanted to ask was, The Rebel Army... will they even let you leave?

Shen Heilian withdrew her gaze and started forward again, then suddenly seemed to sense something, abruptly halted, and a strange smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"Hey! You’ve been following me this whole way, watching me pack my bags without stopping me... what? Planning to come with me?"

"Huh?"

Qin Er’s eyes went wide at once, her face full of disbelief, and she pointed at herself.

"Me?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Shen Heilian’s cold voice cut in.

"Shut up! I wasn’t talking to you!"

Step!

Step!

Step!

Just then, a crisp set of footsteps sounded from within the darkness.

"She was talking to me."

Under Qin Er’s gaze, Chen Ya calmly walked up to stand before Shen Heilian.

"At a time like this, getting out of the city won’t be easy." Chen Ya spoke evenly.

Shen Heilian smiled smugly.

"I have my own ways. Well? Want to come work with me? Once we escape Thunder City, I’m heading straight to slaughter the White Lotus Sect. If you come with me, the White Lotus Sect is full of experts, more than enough to meet your needs. People will come after me in an endless stream, and there’ll be a constant supply of masters for you to practice your moves on."

"..."

Chen Ya pondered, and after a long moment, she lifted her head.

"Alright."

The two great generals under Qiu Xiaoping, under Minister Qiu’s command, just like that, left together under Qin Er’s very eyes.

Qin Er was dumbfounded; she felt more and more clearly that the Rebel Army... was doomed.

But what was she supposed to do?

No strength, no connections... how was she supposed to save herself, where could she even go?

Qin Er sat there, lost, shrinking deeper into the corner, more bewildered than ever.

...

"Divine Doctor Ding!"

The moment Song Zhenrong saw Ding Hui, he was so excited he nearly dropped to his knees.

Divine Doctor—this was the breadth of a Divine Doctor’s heart!

Even though the Rebel Army had hunted her, even though they were enemies, the Divine Doctor was still willing to risk meeting them in order to save a life!

Eyes reddening, Song Zhenrong, hands shaking, carefully set down the figure strapped to his back, wrapped in a thick quilt—his younger sister—gently onto the ground.

"Divine Doctor Ding, ever since I lost the chance to receive your treatment, my sister’s condition has been constantly deteriorating. Now, now..."