Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Granny Yun shot up from the ground.

Disregarding Elder Lady Su’s reaction completely, all she wanted now was to tear Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu to shreds.

Her terrifying True Qi erupted forth.

But Yu Fei was prepared. He immediately grabbed Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu, flashing away to dodge Granny Yun’s attack.

Yu Fei’s cultivation realm wasn’t as high as Granny Yun’s, but it wasn’t far off, and his speed was truly exceptional.

Just like that, he dodged it.

But Granny Yun was consumed by a towering rage, screeching madly, ”You can’t escape! I’ll tear you apart limb from limb!”

With that, she charged again...

Of course, Elder Lady Su had no intention of stopping her. She herself wished she could go up and rip the three of them to pieces. From the Elders on the ceremonial platform to everyone else, as long as they were of the Saint Bone Su Family’s older generation, all of them were in utter agony.

As for the younger generation and the illegitimate children, their hearts were filled with glee.

Just moments ago, they had been jealous of Cheng Yunsu to the point of death. Now, this was exciting.

Yu Fei retreated continuously, shouting, ”You old hag, you’re being so unreasonable! It’s not like we forced you to kneel and apologize. You were the ones who insisted on kneeling! Lu Chao made it perfectly clear!”

Unfortunately, no matter what Yu Fei said, it was useless. Granny Yun had gone mad.

’So what if Lu Chao had been clear from the start? I still knelt. I still feel like I was played. Besides, as long as Cheng Yunsu can’t achieve her Saint Bone Awakening, she’s just trash, a low-life.’

’Kneeling to the daughter of an illegitimate son, a low-life herself... It’s infuriating!’

’Even though I, Granny Yun, am just a servant in the Saint Bone Su Family, I’m not someone that kind of trash can compare to.’

Granny Yun resumed her pursuit. ”You three pieces of trash! You’ll die for daring to play us!”

They were the ones who refused to listen to Lu Chao’s advice, yet they insisted that he and Cheng Yunsu were the ones playing with them.

”Ha, hahahaha...”

Suddenly, wild laughter erupted from a rooftop somewhere in the Saint Bone Su Family’s estate.

Instantly, the members of the Su Family, who were on the verge of a mental breakdown, turned pale with shock. They all quickly looked over to see a figure standing on a roof in front of a courtyard—an old man with neatly combed hair who had appeared there at some unknown time.

Upon seeing this person...

Elder Lady Su froze for a moment, then roared in fury, ”The Saint Bone Zheng Family! Zheng Liyuan!”

That’s right. The one who had suddenly burst out laughing was none other than Zheng Liyuan, the Vice Principal of the Celestial King Academy and an Elder of the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

It was he who had entered the Jilong Marquis’s Mansion and kidnapped Cheng Chuming...

And now, he was standing on a roof in the Su Mansion, having brazenly trespassed.

Zheng Liyuan clutched his stomach, laughing as he replied, ”Elder Lady Su, let me laugh for a little while longer. This is just too hilarious.”

At this, Granny Yun naturally ceased her pursuit of Lu Chao and the others, staring daggers at Zheng Liyuan instead.

And Zheng Liyuan, still laughing, continued to speak...

”Your Su Family finally had a Saint Bone Awakening, but as it turns out, the one who awakened is...”

”Someone whose Heavenly Destiny Bone has been shattered! I wasn’t going to show myself, but I just couldn’t hold in my laughter.”

As Zheng Liyuan’s crazed laughter echoed, the faces of every member of the Saint Bone Su Family turned ashen.

Elder Lady Su’s furious voice shook the heavens. ”Zheng Liyuan, how dare you trespass in my Su Mansion! Men! Get up there and kill him for me!”

It was too infuriating. She had never suffered such mockery. Immediately, she gave the order to kill.

One by one, the Su Family experts heard the command and prepared to charge Zheng Liyuan.

But suddenly...

Another aged voice boomed from outside the Su Mansion gates. ”Elder Lady Su, your husband Su Juehe and I were old friends, no matter how you look at it. While my Liyuan was indeed in the wrong first, to kill him... that’s going too far.”

At the sound of this voice, the gazes of Elder Lady Su and the rest of the Su Family froze.

Then, one of the Su Family Elders on the ceremonial platform hissed, ”Patriarch Zheng, Zheng Liling.”

The voice from outside belonged to the Patriarch of the Zheng Family. Just as Lu Chao and the others had expected, he had indeed come to Saint Su City in person.

Before the Su Family could react, Zheng Liling spoke again from outside, his voice cold...

”Elder Lady Su, since you insist on killing a member of my Saint Bone Zheng Family, then I won’t be polite. I’m coming in uninvited.”

”Everyone, follow me into the Su Mansion!”

Zheng Liling’s voice was filled with dominance. On the spot, he led his men and charged directly into the Su Mansion.

Hearing this, the members of the Su Family were beside themselves with fury.

Elder Lady Su roared, ”Zheng Liling, you dare?!”

She was both shocked and enraged. Zheng Liling’s actions were even more domineering than her own; he had used the flimsiest of excuses to charge in. However, Elder Lady Su’s warning was utterly useless.

A violent torrent of True Qi was already surging from the front gate of the Su Mansion toward the rear courtyard.

Elder Lady Su immediately wanted to order all her people to go out and meet them, but the Saint Bone Ceremony was still in progress.

If it were interrupted, there would likely be problems.

「On the other side...」

Lu Chao and his two companions stood in a corner of the square, their expressions grim as they watched Zheng Liling and his men storm in.

Cheng Yunsu bit her lip, clutching Lu Chao’s hand in extreme nervousness. She was, of course, still worried about her father, wondering if he had been brought along and if he had been mistreated by Zheng Liyuan.

Lu Chao said, ”Old Yu, be ready to send the signal at any moment.”

Given the current situation, they could no longer count on any cooperation from the Saint Bone Su Family. Their only option was to have Marquis Jilong’s troops storm Saint Su City.

Yu Fei nodded, a Signal Bead in hand, ready to infuse it with True Qi and shoot it into the sky at a moment’s notice.

At the same time, he was prepared to whisk Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu away from the Su Mansion at any moment.

If anything seemed off, they had to leave first, rendezvous with Marquis Jilong’s troops outside, and then fight their way back in.

Just as Lu Chao’s group was making their secret preparations...

Elder Lady Su had already summoned all available Su Family experts, including Granny Yun, to face Zheng Liling’s group. Soon, the two Saint Bone Families met at the entrance to the rear courtyard.

The Patriarch of the Zheng Family, Zheng Liling, strode in.

Lu Chao saw that he was also an old man with neatly combed hair, though his was entirely white. He had no beard, giving him a sinister and vicious air. The wrinkles on his face were twisted together, a horrifying sight to behold.

Behind him was a crowd of Zheng Family experts, young disciples, and guards, among whom was, of course, Zheng Zhuhai.

And at the very back, Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu finally saw Cheng Chuming.

He had a pale complexion and was being pushed forward by several Zheng Family guards, though he didn’t appear to have any injuries.

The moment the two Saint Bone Families made contact, Elder Lady Su was the first to shout angrily, ”Zheng Liling, you son of a bitch, how dare you break the rules between the Saint Bone Families! We are in the middle of our Saint Bone Ceremony, and you dare to disturb us?”

In this land, there were unwritten rules among the six Saint Bone Families.

Namely: to ensure the continuation of the six families’ legacies...

The rules stipulated that no one was allowed to disrupt a Saint Bone Ceremony; otherwise, the other families would join forces to strike them down.

The Zheng Family’s actions had already broken this rule.

In response, Zheng Liling chuckled casually. ”Elder Lady Su, you exaggerate. We youngsters just wanted to come and observe, and while we’re at it, capture the person we’re sworn to kill. We have no intention of disrupting your ceremony.”