The Nine Cauldrons

Sanchong Restaurant, a place that was initially filled with laughter and sounds of discussions, was now in a state of commotion.

"Someone died!"

"Young Master Ni Mengzhong of the Ni Family just died."

"Young Master Hongwu died."

The entire restaurant was chaotic and many people had personally witnessed how the white beam of light shot a hole in Ni Mengzhong's chest. The white light then stopped and transformed into a white bird, tweeting dolefully around Hongwu's body. A bird that had the power to kill a First Rated Warrior in one shot was undoubtedly a demonic beast.

How could a teenager, who was protected by a demonic beast, be an ordinary person?

"Brother Hongwu... brother Hongwu..." Cried the girl dressed in white. Tears streamed down her pale face as she turned around and looked at Ni Mengzhong, who was on the floor and cried even louder.

How did things turn into such a state?

She did not even know how this all happened.

"Boom!" A wave of air formed from nothing, pushing the white cloaked girl to the side. Teng Qingshan, whose eyes beamed with violence, appeared beside his son and immediately placed the Grass of Immortality into his son's mouth. While Teng Qingshan was still on his way here, e had already taken out the Grass of Immortality, which he brought with him wherever he went.

"Hongwu... Hongwu..." Teng Qingshan felt grief-stricken.

Teng Hongwu had always been a good kid. Just a piece of candy was enough to stop him from crying. He was forced to train early in the morning. Even when he was crying, he would still endure the pain and continue to practice martial arts. Teng Qingshan pampered his daughter but was strict to his son. However, deep down in his heart, he cared for his son as much as he does for his daughter.

Teng Qingshan's heart trembled as he stared at his son. His hands began to tremble as he gently touched his son.

The Grass of Immortality dissolved into his son's mouth immediately.

The magical effect spread throughout Hongwu's body. Hongwu, whose face and skin turned dark, regained the healthy color of the skin. His breathing, which had stopped, returned back to normal. A healthy glow could be seen on his face. The wound on his arm healed immediately without leaving any scars. It was as though he had never been wounded. The only evidence of what had happened were the black blood marks left on his skin.

"Hongwu!" Li Jun exclaimed. She had appeared at the same time as Zhuge Yuanhong and immediately rushed to her son.

"Hongwu," Li Jun cried out as tears flowed down her cheeks.

A mother's favorite would be her son.

The breathing, which had stopped, now resumed. Soon after Hongwu began breathing normally, he opened his eyes. He glanced at Li Jun, whose face was covered in tears, and at Teng Qingshan, whose eyes were slightly red and was trying so hard to hold back his tears. Hongwu had never seen his parents like that. In fact, he had always thought his father was the most powerful person on the Land of the Nine Prefectures.

"Father… Mother…" Hongwu spoke.

"Everything is alright now. I won't let anyone hurt you," Teng Qingshan promised. As Teng Qingshan was saying, flames of anger were burning within him, driving him crazing and making him irrational.

He couldn't help but think about what would have happened if he and Li Jun weren't around the area...

Even if Zhuge Yuanhong was here, his son would still die. This was because Zhuge Yuanhong did not have the Grass of Immortality that could revive his son.

"Bastard!"

Teng Qingshan's heart was filled with the urge to kill! His eyes turned violently red. "Whoever dares to touch my son will die! Whoever it is, they will all die!" The feeling of his son almost leaving him forever and the realization that he was almost going to organize his son's funeral even before he had reached an old age was so depressing.

It was definitely the saddest moment in his life.

He would not allowed something like this to happen again!

"Sovereign Zhuge, I want to know who did this!" Teng Qingshan's cold voice was terrifying. His anger had made him forget to address Zhuge Yuanhong as his teacher. Instead, he directly referred to Zhuge Yuanhong as Sovereign Zhuge.

Zhuge Yuanhong, whose face turned ashen, was angry as well! He did not even know what happened that caused Teng Qingshan's son to almost die, but he knew that even if an Emptiness Realm Expert was here, he wouldn't be able to save Hongwu without the Grass of Immortality.

The words "Sovereign Zhuge" frightened Zhuge Yuanhong.

He knew…

The relationship between Gui Yuan Sect and Xing Yi Sect depended on the relationship between Teng Qingshan and Gui Yuan Sect. If he did not settle this matter properly, the consequences could be the destruction of the relationship between the two sects.

"He's alive!"

"The rainbow-colored Spiritual Herb, which Young Master Hongwu, just ate, is the Grass of Immortality!"

Many people in the restaurant exclaimed.

"Resurrection from death!"

"Who is this Young Master Hongwu that he is able to take the Grass of Immortality?" Since ancient times, there is only a limited number of Grass of Immortality in the entire Land of the Nine Prefectures. Anyone who the Grass of Immortality wouldn't be anyone of ordinary status. In fact, it was difficult for even the Emptiness Realm Expert and Insightful Emptiness Realm Expert to acquire one Grass of Immortality.

At this moment—

A great number of guards rushed into the restaurant.

"Who killed Young Master Ni Mengzhong?"

"Where is the killer?"

Apparently, the shouts of the customers in the restaurant attracted the attention of the Gui Yuan Sect guards patrolling outside, causing them to rush into the restaurant. The death of Ni Mengzhong was a terrifying incident. After all, Ni Mengzhong's father was an elder of Gui Yuan Sect and Ni Mengzhong's grandfather was one of the two Law Enforcing Elders of Gui Yuan Sect who have reached the Golden Dan of the Innate Realm.

"Sovereign."

When the centurion of the soldiers saw the people inside the restaurant, he was terrified and hastily greeted respectfully.

"Pass down my order. No one in the restaurant is allowed to leave. Anyone who steps out of this restaurant will be killed immediately!" shouted Zhuge Yuanhong coldly.

"Yes, Lord."

The centurion replied courteously.

"Quick, seal off all the exits of the restaurant. No one is allowed to leave the restaurant. Kill anyone that leaves!" The centurion shouted immediately. The customers who were initially watching the fun and cheering along were petrified. None of them dared to speak loudly. When they heard that the person on the floor below was the Sovereign of Gui Yuan Sect, they knew that things have gone out of hand!

On the street outside the restaurant Sanchong Restaurant:

"Quickly!"

"Quickly!"

"Seal off all the exits! Don't allow anyone to leave this restaurant." Upon hearing the news, some other guards, soldiers of the Black Armored Army, and some Long Gang Guards arrived. When these soldiers and guards arrived, they carried out the orders immediately, sealing the whole street near the Sanchong Restaurant. The bypassers that were sealed inside were all terrified when they saw the light reflected by the swords.

Anyone who dared to challenge the order would be killed!

All the bypassers knew that the sect must have done this because something terrifying had happened. Nobody would have the audacity to go against a super powerful sect.

"Impossible! impossible!" Many guardians and elders also rushed into the restaurant.

"Zhong! Zhong!" Elder Ni Hanshan ran over immediately. His eyes were filled with fear as he shouted, "Impossible!"

A dead silence ensued in the restaurant. None of the customers dared to make a sound.

"Tell us what happened just now."

A man with a pale face stood at the side as he faced the Zang Feng, the general of the Long Gang Army.

This man answered hastily, "Lord, this was what happened. In the beginning, Young Master Ni Mengzhong was teasing the Young Master named Hongwu from the stage. Then, Young Master Hongwu could not take it anymore. He jumped down to the stage and fought with him. In the beginning, they were only using their fists and Hongwu was winning."

"Afterwards, Young Master Ni Mengzhong drew out his scimitar from his waist. Young Master Hongwu also took out the wooden flagpole from the side. The two people continued to fight. Ni Mengzhong wounded Hongwu's arm with his sharp scimitar and Hongwu punched Ni Mengzhong, launching him into the air."

"Usually, this fight would have ended. However, at this moment, Young Master Hongwu's facial turned black and black-colored blood flowed out of the wound on his arm before he collapsed on the ground.

"At that moment, a white beam of light shot through Ni Mengzhong's chest and Ni Mengzhong died."

The man's voice was trembling as he spoke.

"Get down."

"You! Come here," General Zang Feng called another person over.

As for Teng Qingshan, he stood at the side and listened to his son describe the entire incident.

"The blade had poison on it." Teng Qingshan stared at the scimitar, which was still held tightly by Ni Mengzhong. At a glance, the knife did not seem like it had poison. "This poison can kill someone instantly and it is invisible on the surface and edge of the blade. This poison is not ordinary. This must be a plot against me!"

When Teng Qingshan thought about this, his rage intensified. His eyes turned so red that they appeared terrifying.

"Sovereign."

"Sovereign…" Many higher-ups of Gui Yuan Sect immediately greeted Zhuge Yuanhong respectfully before they greeted Teng Qingshan. "Greetings."

Actually, when the customers who were locked inside the restaurant saw that the young man named Hongwu had consumed the Grass of Immortality, they all thought about the Undying Phoenix. The thought of the Undying Phoenix reminded them of Teng Qingshan. Furthermore, looking at the relationship between Teng Qingshan and Gui Yuan Sect, many people immediately guessed that the white-cloaked young man, who emanated an intimidating aura, was the Martial Ancestor of Internal Martial Art, who was also known as the prodigy who attained the Emptiness Realm even quicker than the four Omnipotent Experts. It was the magnificent Teng Qingshan.

The legendary figure was right before their eyes. Many people looked at Teng Qingshan with such passionate eyes. They were all very excited to be able to see Teng Qingshan.

"Zhong! Zhong!" A shriek of cry sounded suddenly.

A middle-aged man was seen lying on the body of Ni Mengzhong. When he saw the hole in Ni Mengzhong's chest, tears flowed down his cheeks and he started crying, "Zhong, you, why are you…"

"General Zang Feng, who killed my son?" Ni Hanshan looked at Zang Feng fiercely.

However, Zang Feng ignored him and continued questioning a waiter.

After listening to the words of the waiter, Ni Hanshan glared at Teng Qingshan and Teng Qingshan's family, "Teng...Teng Qingshan! You are a Grandmaster, how can you kill my son? My son is not as 'important' as your son, but he is my son."

"Get lost," shouted Zhuge Yuanhong.

"Sovereign," The veins on Ni Hanshan's forehead popped. He pointed at Teng Qingshan and roared, "Teng Qingshan's son killed my son! He must have told his son to commit a murder. Look, these people even said that my son poisoned his son. It's all lies! They are saying that because they are afraid of Teng Qingshan. Look! His son is doing well, but my son has…"

Others are afraid but I am not. I will demand justice for my son," Ni Hanshan glared angrily at Teng Qingshan as he shouted.

Teng Qingshan, who had been at the side of his son, suddenly moved his arm.

"Boom!"

It was as though Ni Hanshan had been hit by a meteor. The impact sent him flying out into the air and he crashed on a pole of the restaurant, breaking the pole. The restaurant shook slightly. At this moment, a figure flashed past. The figure caught Ni Hanshan and landed on the ground.

It was Elder Ni, one of the two Law Enforcing Elders of Gui Yuan Sect who have attained the Golden Dan of the Innate Realm.

In the restaurant, everyone focused on Teng Qingshan, who looked like a raging demon. Teng Qingshan looked at Zhuge Yuanhong, who stood at the side, with bloodshot eyes. He said with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique, "Sovereign Zhuge, I want to know who is the mastermind that planned this!"

The murderous intent conveyed by the sentence made Zhuge Yuanhong's expression look even worse.

"Let's go!"

Teng Qingshan led his wife and son and disappeared as a ray of light from the restaurant.