Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Dongyang Li staggered out, his blue disciple's robes ripped open by some sharp blade, hanging like shreds. His exposed skin was covered with deep and shallow wounds. Clutching one arm, he stumbled back to the temporary camp, where he saw Chai Feng and Su Wen talking. The two seemed to be getting along quite well, and even Chai Feng's usually stern face was smiling.

Dongyang Li's eyes suddenly blazed as he stared at Chai Feng, his feigned anger turning into genuine fury directed at the two men in front of him.

He drew his sword and thrust it at Su Wen: "You despicable man, you actually lied to us!"

Su Wen dodged to the side and immediately drew his sword to retaliate. Chai Feng's expression changed, and he blocked Su Wen's sword, supporting Dong Yangli and protecting him behind him. His gaze swept over Dong Yangli's injuries, and his face darkened: "What happened? Where are Guan Linxu and Junior Brother Zhao Shi?"

Dongyang Li gritted his teeth and said, "Then you'll have to ask that scoundrel Su Wen." He pointed the tip of his sword at Su Wen and questioned, "Didn't you say that the formation would only trap cultivators and wouldn't attack your own people?"

"The two cultivators who were lured into the formation were killed by the spiritual energy blades within the formation. We were lying in ambush nearby, and when we saw that things were not going well, we went to check. But the formation did not distinguish between friend and foe. Brother Guan and Junior Brother Zhao did not have time to retreat..." At this point, he closed his eyes, and there was a faint sob in his throat: "If it weren't for my quick movements, I would probably be dead by now without knowing why!"

"Su Wen! You'll pay with your life!"

As he spoke, Dongyang Li broke free from Chai Feng and charged at Su Wen once more.

When Long Su heard that Xu Lingguang had died in the formation, he almost couldn't hide his joy. However, now that Dongyang Li was still alive and Chai Feng was nearby, he was somewhat wary of the two of them working together. Therefore, while dodging, he argued, "Brother Dongyang, there must be some misunderstanding. Why don't you calm down first, and we can sit down and talk about the situation in detail so that we can figure out the reason."

As he spoke, he looked at Chai Feng and said, "The other formations are fine, as you should know, Brother Chai."

Dongyang Li suddenly looked at Chai Feng, his chest heaving, his eyes burning red with anger: "Do you believe him or me?"

Chai Feng looked helpless and stepped forward to try to stop him: "Ali, calm down first."

This time, Dongyang Li was truly enraged. He dodged the hand that was being reached out and once again attacked Long Su with his sword, showing no sign of wanting to fight to the death.

Seeing his crazed appearance, Long Su, who had initially been somewhat suspicious, now dismissed his doubts.

He dodged while revealing his displeasure: "Brother Dongyang, we can sit down and talk things out if there's a misunderstanding. But you're coming at me with a deadly move right from the start, and I can't keep tolerating this."

At this moment, Chai Feng stepped between the two, appearing to be trying to mediate. He made a gesture with one hand to restrain Dongyang Li, and with the other hand to press down on Long Su's sword-wielding hand.

Long Su was caught off guard. He never expected that as soon as Chai Feng grabbed his arm, he would feel an immense force clamping down on his hand. He looked at Chai Feng in astonishment and saw Chai Feng give him an apologetic smile. The hand that was supposed to pull Dong Yangli was firmly pressing down on his shoulder.

Long Su was caught off guard and subdued, unable to move.

He was both shocked and furious: "What are you doing?!"

Seeing this, Dongyang Li seized the opportunity to plunge his sword into Chai Feng's right shoulder. He glanced at Chai Feng and snorted, "At least you have some brains."

Chai Feng subdued Long Su and asked him, "What exactly happened?"

Having known Dongyang Li for so long, he couldn't fool him into thinking Dongyang Li was faking it or genuinely injured. He glanced at the numerous wounds on Dongyang Li's body and said coldly, "You're quite ruthless to yourself."

Dongyang Li didn't take the minor injury to heart and said smugly, "If I didn't make it real, how could I fool this cunning little man?"

Long Su realized that the two were in cahoots and immediately understood that he had fallen into a trap.

Then he remembered something and asked the system, "Is Xu Lingguang dead or not?"

System: "Please wait, querying..."

After a moment, Xu Lingguang's data card, which contained no information, popped up, still displaying a row of glaring question marks.

If a character dies, the information card will turn gray.

Long Su gritted his teeth; surprisingly, he hadn't died.

He was wary of the golden light emanating from Xu Lingguang and dared not act personally. He racked his brains day and night before coming up with this plan to kill someone by borrowing a knife.

These formations all had problems, which he modified with the system's help. He'll activate whichever formation Xu Lingguang goes to.

Once Xu Lingguang steps into the formation, unless his protective golden light can never be extinguished, he will surely die.

He had considered many scenarios and even envisioned how to safely extricate himself if the plan failed. The only thing he hadn't considered was that Xu Lingguang not only survived but also conspired with Dongyang Li to outmaneuver him.

"How can he be so lucky?!"

Long Su was both angry and resentful: "Didn't you say I was the chosen one of this world?"

How can a chosen one always end up being the unlucky one when facing an NPC?

System: "You are not strong enough yet, and have not become a complete Chosen One. Once you complete the main quest and become a true Chosen One, the world will grovel at your feet."

Long Su: "..."

He took a deep breath, stopped arguing with the system, and looked at Chai Feng: "Brother Chai, is this your sincerity in cooperating? You used me to clean up the rogue cultivators outside, and now you're going to discard them after you've served your purpose?"

Chai Feng said, "Ali wouldn't lie. Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we'll know for sure when we confront each other. If it is a misunderstanding, I'll apologize to Brother Su."

As he spoke, just in case, he even took off the Sumeru Ring from Long Su's hand.

Seeing his actions, Long Su knew that things were unlikely to end well.

If Xu Lingguang and the other person were dead, leaving only Dongyang Li, it would be easier to argue, as he could make some excuses.

However, Xu Lingguang and another disciple were not dead. The three witnesses provided irrefutable evidence, and even if he had a silver tongue, he might not be able to convince Chai Feng.

Long Su was furious, but he wasn't an impulsive person. After quickly weighing the pros and cons, he chose to escape as soon as possible to save his life.

I didn't want to offend the people of Nine Turns Manor, but I have no choice now.

Staying here to confront Xu Lingguang would bring no benefit; if his identity were exposed again, it would be a greater loss than gain. Thinking this, Long Su disregarded the competition and immediately used a teleportation talisman through the system, instantly disappearing from the spot.

Long Su escaped just like that, which was practically an admission of guilt.

Chai Feng frowned and said, "It seems he really does have ulterior motives."

Dongyang Li said sarcastically, "Isn't this treacherous person someone you found?"

Chai Feng was in the wrong and could only let him mock him. Only after he had run out of things to say did he ask, "Where are Brother Guan and Zhao Shi?"

Dongyang Li said, "They came back later, they should be arriving soon."

The two went out and found that Xu Lingguang and Zhao Shi had indeed arrived. Xu Lingguang jumped off the flying boat and waved to Dongyang Li: "Come and help us, we have brought those two cultivators back."

Those two cultivators were incredibly lucky; they managed to protect their vital organs and barely survive.

Xu Lingguang and Zhao Shi used their magical artifacts to protect the two, forcefully dragging them out of the magic array. They then promptly fed them Bone-Regenerating Pills and Qi-Replenishing Pills. Although their injuries still looked quite severe, at least their lives were no longer in danger.

Dongyang Li and Chai Feng stepped forward to help lift the person off the flying boat.

Xu Lingguang removed their Sumeru Rings and gave each of them two pills: "You two can't compete like this. It's more important to save your lives. Go out and find a doctor to treat your injuries."

The two young cultivators nodded gratefully. The older one, barely able to speak, said, "Thank you all for saving us. We are brothers from the Shentu family of Fufeng City. Our names are Shentu Jiao and Shentu Zhao. If you ever need anything in the future, please come to the Shentu family to find us. We will repay your life-saving grace tenfold."

Xu Lingguang didn't know anything about the Shentu family. He just saw that the two people were still alive and thought that if he helped them today, they would help him tomorrow. So he rescued them within his power.

Naturally, he wasn't thinking about any reward. Seeing that they started vomiting blood again, he quickly activated the teleportation array: "You guys should leave quickly, your lives are more important."

After seeing the two brothers off, the three of them finally had time to sit down and review Su Wen's matter.

Xu Lingguang looked at Dongyang Li curiously: "Where is he? Did you get anything out of him?"

Dongyang Li pouted and said unhappily, "Stop talking. They ran away before we even had a chance to interrogate them, but we did manage to glean some information."

He and Chai Feng exchanged a glance, and then both looked at Xu Lingguang: "Have you made any enemies? He seems to be after you."

Xu Lingguang's heart skipped a beat. He wasn't too surprised; instead, he felt a sense of "I knew it."

From the moment he took off his mask, he felt that Su Wen was somewhat dangerous.

It was probably an intuition, just like how herbivores can naturally sense the threat from carnivores. Xu Lingguang also vaguely sensed a threat from Su Wen.

However, what Xu Lingguang couldn't understand was why Su Wen would target him when he didn't even know him.

Could it be the original owner's enemy?

But he had already used the Transformation Pill and changed his name, so there was no reason why the original owner's enemies would recognize him.

Xu Lingguang couldn't understand, and shook his head blankly, saying, "I don't know him."

Dongyang Li patted his head affectionately: "You should focus on your cultivation. If you can't manage, practice making more poison pills for self-defense and carry them with you."

Otherwise, I'm really worried that he might just disappear one day without any explanation.

"..."

Xu Lingguang silently slapped his hand away.