Chapter 5935 Done
“Are you crazy?!”
The experts pointing the crossbows at “Lu Yichen” were all shocked. After all, Lu Yichen’s status was rather special, so they couldn’t just kill him. Their goal had been to scare and capture him alive.
Yet, this lunatic had charged straight at them without hesitation. Though enraged, they hesitated. If they killed him, could they really endure the Lu family’s retaliation?
Even if Lu Yichen had sinisterly tried to kill Qian Duoduo, who was one of their own, Lu Yichen’s status still far outweighed Qian Duoduo’s.
While they wavered, Long Chen’s sword had already been drawn. In a flash, several of them collapsed in pools of blood.
“Courting death!”
The surrounding experts had enough of this. This madman didn’t know how to appreciate kindness and responded with a ruthless attack instead.
Crossbow bolts rained down like a storm, causing Long Chen to feel a chill. Now, he understood why Qian Duoduo had warned him—these bolts weren’t ordinary. He couldn’t tell what material they were forged from, but even a typical Divine Emperor might not survive a single hit.
With so many bolts flying at once, it was as if dozens of Divine Emperors were unleashing full-powered attacks in a confined space.
Long Chen’s sword danced as he blocked these bolts. To everyone’s surprise, he somehow managed to slip through this rain of bolts.
In the chaos, a gust of qi tore away his mask, revealing a bulbous nose and triangular eyes—a very distinct face. With his disguise gone, Long Chen panicked and immediately fled.
“You think you can get away? Dream on,” Qian Duoduo sneered.
At some point, a sleek black crossbow had appeared in his hand.
Buzz.
A black bolt of divine light shot out of the crossbow and struck the fleeing Long Chen in the shoulder. He let out a pained scream but didn’t stop. He vanished into the void in the next instant.
“Chase him!” shouted an elder.
However, Qian Duoduo suddenly stopped them.
Confused, the elder protested, “Why aren’t we pursuing him? Having been struck by the Soaring Dragon Divine Bolt, he must be seriously injured. He won’t get far!”
“Even if we catch him, what can we do? Do you dare to kill him?” asked Qian Duoduo.
“But... damn! Those fellows are all shameless! We can’t let this matter go just like this!” that elder roared in frustration. frёewebnoѵēl.com
With a slight smile, Qian Duoduo replied, “He was struck by the Soaring Dragon Divine Bolt. He’ll need time to recover. And we have all the evidence—eyewitnesses and even a photographic jade recording. With this much proof, the Lu family will pay a price.”
“The den master is wise!”
Seeing Qian Duoduo so composed and prepared, the crowd was impressed. The Lu family had been a thorn in their side for a long time. Now, they had finally made a mistake big enough to be exploited.
It was time for revenge.
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Long Chen sped away, blood trailing from his shoulder.
However, the blood wasn’t his. It belonged to a Lu family member—collected and stored by Qian Duoduo long ago for a moment like this.
As for that crossbow bolt, although it had indeed struck Long Chen’s shoulder, Long Chen had used Evilmoon’s scale to block it. It was convenient that it could transform into whatever he wanted. Even without it, Long Chen, Dragon Blood Battle Armor could have taken the hit, but it would’ve caused him to bleed, ruining their entire setup.
What Qian Duoduo wanted was clear: any blood left behind should come from the Lu family. That would be the key evidence.
Everything had gone flawlessly so far. But one final step remained.
The moment Long Chen got out of the Ten Thousand Devil Domain, he took out a formation disc. This was also something Qian Duoduo had prepared for him.
Long Chen vanished, reappearing outside a castle. When his divine sense spread, he directly found his target.
Lu Yichen sat cross-legged in a large room, surrounded by eight glowing totem poles. Divine light swirled around him. He seemed to be cultivating.
Long Chen appeared silently in the room. In his hand was the Soaring Dragon Divine Bolt. With deadly precision, he shot it into Lu Yichen’s back.
It pierced Lu Yichen’s shoulder and exploded. Then, Lu Yichen let out a blood-curdling scream.
“It’s done,” Long Chen said, directly fleeing after executing the sneak attack.
This was the final step in Qian Duoduo’s masterful plan. He had provided everything—formation discs, barrier-piercing talismans, aura-concealing talismans—tools meticulously crafted to bypass the Soaring Dragon Company’s defenses and escape the Lu family’s detection.
Qian Duoduo had clearly been preparing to strike back against the Lu family for some time. He just never had the chance—until Long Chen showed up.
Now, the blame for the Ten Thousand Devil Den incident would fall squarely on Lu Yichen.
Moreover, Lu Yichen would soon die from the poison on the crossbow bolt. And when the poison killed him, it would dissolve without leaving a trace. Unless someone realized he had been poisoned before he died, there would be no evidence of foul play.
The timing was also impeccable. Long Chen was seen fleeing with an injury, then Lu Yichen was struck and killed by the same kind of bolt. To any outsider, it would seem Lu Yichen fled back home after the failed ambush—only to succumb to his wound.
Even if there were suspicious details, they wouldn’t matter. There were too many eyewitnesses, too much evidence, and the motive was clear. With such overwhelming support, even black could become white.
Since Qian Duoduo had a powerful faction behind him, a clash between major factions was now inevitable—and it would be spectacular.
Long Chen didn’t know what Qian Duoduo planned to do next, but after surviving in the underbelly of the Soaring Dragon Company for so long, the man’s cunning was beyond doubt.
When Long Chen had struck Lu Yichen, he’d noticed the latter was refining his power for something serious. It seemed he really had been preparing to assassinate Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo had been aware of this.
That could only mean one thing—he had spies inside the Lu family. Without inside information, he could never have orchestrated this so flawlessly.
Thinking of this, Long Chen let out a quiet sigh. Qian Duoduo seemed to have completely abandoned the path of martial strength, living purely with his wits.
But everyone had the right to make their own choices. And as long as Qian Duoduo believed in his path, Long Chen would respect it and support him.
When Long Chen returned to Orchid Mound City, he had just stepped out of the transportation formation when he was taken aback.
The streets were packed. A sea of people had gathered, and the area around the formation was completely jammed.
“What’s going on?” Long Chen asked, startled.
He had only been gone for a few days. Just what had happened in Orchid Mound City?