Chapter 827 - 816: Fengh Xifan
Mao Shiba recognized Mu Jianping, but did not recognize him.
This seems a bit illogical.
Unless there aren’t many players in Xiangyang City, or no players saw him kill Weil Xiaobao at the time!
If indeed no players witnessed it.
That can only mean that the number of players staying in The Deer and the Cauldron World has dwindled to a certain realm!
But thinking about it, it seems understandable.
Players in the Historical Plane would stay and not leave, having cultivated for many years, it would not be worth it to leave.
But players in the Martial Hero Plane are different, as the duration is relatively shorter, and they practice the same lineage of Inner Power Heart Method as in the Upper Realm, naturally, it’s easy to understand they would move to a better cultivation environment with higher cultivation limits in the Upper Realm Plane.
Once Ding Ling figured it out, he felt relieved.
Yet, Fengh Xifan opposite him was clueless, even more unaware of where Ding Ling’s confidence came from.
After a moment of surprise, he laughed in exasperation:
"Hahaha... Who do you think you are?! How dare you utter such arrogant words!"
His eyebrows stood straight like blades:
"Lord Weil is such an important person! Even though I look down on him! But it cannot be denied that he is the favored one beside the current Holy Emperor! You’ve killed Lord Weil, do you think you can still stand in this world? If you are sensible, bind yourself and come back to the Capital City with me! Otherwise, you’ll have nothing good to eat!"
Fengh Xifan threw a rope on the ground, signaling Ding Ling to bind himself.
Ding Ling sighed.
He originally thought with player assistance, the Great Qing’s information would be extremely well-informed, and upon knowing his true identity, would choose to downplay the matter voluntarily.
After all, he actively chose to detour around Xiangyang!
If the Great Qing knew his true identity and saw his actions, they would naturally be sensible enough not to pursue it further.
But he ultimately overestimated the Great Qing’s information channels.
All said and done.
There were too many players with high cultivation like Ding Ling, already somewhat disconnected from reality.
Consider.
He hadn’t gone online in the real world for years, the reason being he was no longer afraid of nuclear threats, so did he need to care about how players viewed or discussed him?
If really provoked, would he just go directly to confront them?
Who could possibly do anything to him?
Because of such confidence, Ding Ling spent years focusing on cultivating with Diao Chan and others, not investigating the real-world network, and naturally had no idea that in Low Martial Worlds like The Deer and the Cauldron or Green Blood Sword, there were very few players.
Most of the old players were either in the Historical Plane or had moved to higher-level Planes such as Divine Eagle, Romantic Swordsman, Celestial Dragon, The Generation’s Twin Heroes, Fengyun, etc.!
New players, needless to say, would choose Planes like Fengyun where there were more and stronger Martial Arts Heart Methods.
This resulted in a severe player exodus in worlds like The Deer and the Cauldron.
Only places like the Capital, Chang’an, and Luoyang had some players.
Even in a big city like Xiangyang, there weren’t many players left.
The reason no players witnessed Ding Ling killing Weil Xiaobao was also due to this.
But Ding Ling only had vague suspicions about this, so when he saw Fengh Xifan’s intent to kill unabated, he also lost his patience, and once the killing intent arose, it could no longer be retracted.
Bang!
Ding Ling casually slapped forward, and with a loud bang, Fengh Xifan with his horse was knocked over a hundred zhang away, along the way crashing into and killing many cavalry!
The force of one slap forcibly cleared a wide avenue!
Until death.
Fengh Xifan was still shocked, bewildered, and in disbelief!
"A pretty boy! How can his skills be so terrifying! Just one slap, and he knocked me helplessly flying away!"
After flying a hundred zhang away, Fengh Xifan fell to the ground, all his bones shattered.
Even the hardest skull was cracked!
His eyes bulged wide open, yet he died with everlasting regret!
Only one thought kept swirling in his mind:
"Who exactly is this pretty boy! Such terrifying Martial Power! Not like a human at all! Simply comparable to deities descending to the Mortal Realm! The Great Qing is doomed having provoked such a person!"
He felt very frustrated and regretful.
At this moment.
He suddenly somewhat understood Ding Ling’s words.
For the sake of someone like Weil Xiaobao, there was totally no need to oppose such a terrifying master!
Just because such a master could easily be one man defending a nation!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Once Ding Ling made a move, he wouldn’t stop. With his bare hands, he continuously slapped forward, streams of Dragon-Subduing Qi Force spiraled forward!
Roar!
Dragon roars sounded, where the Qi Force passed, people and horses flipped over, and blood flowed like a river!
In just a moment.
Over ten thousand men and horses perished!
The ground was stained with blood!
All the fierce horses collapsed dead.
"Gulp."
Mu Jianping was dumbfounded, looking at Ding Ling with wide eyes, she couldn’t help but swallow nervously, but soon, she came to her senses, this was her Brother Ding, and she blushed slightly, saying somewhat anxiously:
"Brother Ding, I, I..."
"Alright. Let’s go."
Ding Ling grabbed Mu Jianping, leaping with a motion that seemed like Star Shifting and more like Qiankun Great Shift, in the next moment, the two were already atop a mountain three hundred li away.
Standing here, they looked into the distance.
The mountains and rivers were vast, all life competing freely under the frosty sky!
No longer could they smell the bloody scent from before.
Mu Jianping’s Heart and Spirit relaxed all at once, her whole body calming down from a tense state, she felt a bit embarrassed.
Ding Ling, however, was indifferent, comforting:
"In times of great strife, killing is a very common thing, you must get used to facing bloodshed, and even more used to killing. Otherwise, if I’m gone. You might never see me again."
"No."
Mu Jianping tensed up immediately:
"I must see Brother Ding again!"
"If you want to see me again. You need to learn to adapt to bloodshed and killing. Can you do it?"
"This, I, this..."
"I won’t force you."
Ding Ling looked into the distance, at this moment the sun began to set in the west, the afterglow spread over the land, draping the mountains and rivers in a slightly melancholic sunset:
"I’m heading to the Capital now. Will you continue to follow or part ways with me here?"
"I want to follow you."
Mu Jianping mustered up the courage to say:
"Brother Ding, I will try my best."
She had been wandering the Jianghu for months.
She naturally understood the hard-to-judge nature of human hearts.
But quickly adapting to bloodshed and killing was also very challenging.
Ding Ling naturally knew the intricacies, nodded slightly, grasped her shoulder, and with another step, in an instant, they moved hundreds of li again.
The mountains and rivers, waterfalls, flashed by beneath their feet, Mu Jianping watched until her eyes blurred, shock waves surged endlessly in her heart, her understanding and admiration for Ding Ling elevated to another level at that moment.
Only then did she truly realize why Ding Ling was the Immortal Realm Emperor. Why he was revered and lauded as the world’s number one by countless people!
Such speed, methods, Divine Techniques.
Like nothing she had ever heard or seen!
From the start of their flight, Mu Jianping’s heart could no longer remain calm.