Senior brother, you are too damn strong!!! Chapter 14

Chapter 14 The Terrible Lu Shaoqing

As the masked man was torn apart, the little red bird flapped its wings proudly before disappearing into thin air.

Everything returned to calm.

Lu Shaoqing sheathed his sword, looking around at the wreckage in front of him with dissatisfaction. “Damn, that was too easy,” he muttered to himself. “If I had known he was this weak, I would’ve held back a little. What a waste.”

After that, Lu Shaoqing slowly approached Zhang Zheng, who was seriously injured and unconscious.

"How can you claim to be Zhang Conglong's brother when you're this poor?" Lu Shaoqing sneered as he began rifling through Zhang Zheng's belongings. "No treasures, only about a hundred spirit stones? Pathetic."

Standing up, he looked down at Zhang Zheng with disdain. “A broke guy like you dares to mess with me?”

With that, he prepared to leave.

Fang Xiao, watching Lu Shaoqing about to depart, finally let out a breath of relief.

Suddenly!

A sword shot through the air, narrowly missing Fang Xiao’s head, and shredded a large tree behind her into a cloud of dust.

It felt as though a blazing sun had passed just above her head, and the violent sword intent nearly made her cry out.

“Huh, was it just my imagination?” Lu Shaoqing turned and glanced in Fang Xiao’s direction, then shook his head and walked away.

“That idiot Senior Brother of mine, causing so much trouble,” Lu Shaoqing muttered. “I kept telling him to be decisive, not to be a saint. If he just killed who needed killing, there wouldn’t be so many problems.”

Fang Xiao remained frozen in place, too terrified to move.

She never expected to witness Lu Shaoqing’s true strength here.

The power of the Core Formation stage.

This level of strength was almost unheard of among the younger generation in Qizhou. Only the top disciples of the three major sects had reached the Core Formation stage. Among the younger generation of Qizhou’s cultivation families, not a single one had achieved this level.

Moreover, there was no word of anyone outside of the top disciples of the three major sects reaching the Core Formation stage.

Yet today, Fang Xiao saw it with her own eyes.

But that wasn’t what shocked her the most.

What left her in utter disbelief was that Lu Shaoqing had actually comprehended sword intent—and reached the second level: Sword Intent Manifestation.

Sword intent has three stages: Heartfelt Sword Intent, Sword Intent Manifestation, and Sword Heart Connection.

Very few in the younger generation of Qizhou had even comprehended sword intent, let alone reached the second stage.

Ji Yan had risen to fame precisely because he had mastered Sword Intent Manifestation, allowing him to challenge opponents far above his level. With this ability, he had even slain a newly-advanced Nascent Soul cultivator despite being at the Core Formation stage. His mastery of sword intent made him the undisputed number one among the younger generation in Qizhou.

Neither Xia Yu from Shuangyue Valley nor Zhang Conglong from Guiyuan Pavilion had comprehended sword intent.

Many had given up on challenging Ji Yan for the top spot and instead aimed to be second-best.

But now, after witnessing Lu Shaoqing’s abilities, Fang Xiao felt that there was no point in anyone fighting for second place either—they might as well settle for third.

Fang Xiao now realized that Lu Shaoqing’s earlier words in the restaurant, about accidentally killing Zhang Zheng and Wu Tianzong, weren’t a joke.

He really did have the strength to back them up.

As Fang Xiao prepared to dispel her concealment technique and leave, she suddenly froze.

Lu Shaoqing reappeared from the darkness, his eyes sharp as he looked in her direction.

“So, it really wasn’t my imagination?”

He muttered to himself before finally disappearing again.

Under the night sky, with the moonlight shining down and a breeze blowing through the trees, Fang Xiao felt a chill run down her spine, her heart filled with fear.

This guy was even more terrifying than she had imagined.

Not only was he incredibly powerful and ruthless, but he was also cautious and meticulous.

Just from a slight suspicion, he had pretended to leave, only to circle back and check if someone was nearby.

Fang Xiao dared not move or leave.

Given Lu Shaoqing’s demeanor, if he discovered her, she might not live to see another day.

Despite possessing such incredible strength, Lu Shaoqing remained low-key and secretive, so much so that even many within the Lingxiao Sect were unaware of his existence.

This alone spoke volumes about his discretion and secrecy.

Fang Xiao couldn’t afford to gamble.

If Lu Shaoqing found her, she knew she wouldn’t stand a chance.

So, she stood there, not daring to make a single move.

It wasn’t until dawn broke and the birds started chirping that Fang Xiao finally dared to relax a little.

She had stood there all night, too afraid to budge.

Looking towards the direction of the Lingxiao Sect, Fang Xiao silently pondered.

Who was more terrifying—the Lingxiao Sect, or Lu Shaoqing himself?

Fang Xiao wasn’t sure.

At that moment, she noticed some people approaching from a distance, soon arriving in front of her.

It was Zhang Jin, Xie Chong, and Wu Tianzong.

They were stunned by the vast traces of battle left behind, as if a hurricane had swept through, leaving them in shock.

Then they noticed Fang Xiao.

Zhang Jin’s face lit up with relief. “Miss, you’re safe! Thank goodness! We were so worried when you didn’t return all night.”

Wu Tianzong quickly asked, “Miss Fang, did you see Senior Brother Zhang?”

Fang Xiao pointed in a direction, and Wu Tianzong hurried over, finding Zhang Zheng.

He screamed as though someone had grabbed his life force, “Senior Brother, what happened to you?”

“Wake up! Please, wake up!”

Fang Xiao also walked over, but as she saw the scene before her, her face turned red, and she quickly looked away.

Zhang Zheng had been stripped of his clothes, left with only a pair of undergarments.

All of his belongings had been looted.

However, Fang Xiao had noticed earlier that even Zhang Zheng’s undergarments showed signs of being rifled through.

That guy!

Fang Xiao didn’t know how to describe Lu Shaoqing anymore.

He possessed terrifying strength, yet he still did something so shameless.

What kind of person was he, really?

Fang Xiao couldn’t help but feel curious.

She glanced at Zhang Jin and said, “Uncle Zhang, I think you should return to the Fang family today. There’s no need to stay here any longer. I’ll handle the matters of the inn myself.”