Return of the Celestial King

The helicopter let out a tremendous roar. Its rotor blades spun slowly as it gradually ascended and flew into the distance.

Watching the helicopter gradually shrink to a black dot in her line of sight before vanishing completely, Xue Qingqing felt a storm of complex emotions.

She knew that Qin Tuo was gone, and she had no idea when he would be back.

Besides, as a woman, Xue Qingqing had a highly developed sixth sense.

She could also tell that the reason Qin Tuo seemed so anxious was likely because of another woman.

Thinking back to how Qin Tuo had rejected her before, a pang of sorrow struck deep in Xue Qingqing’s heart.

Xue Chengdong watched his daughter staring blankly into space, shook his head slightly, and sighed inwardly.

He finally couldn’t help but advise her,

”My dear daughter, Mr. Qin is already gone. Stop looking!”

Xue Qingqing nodded, but her gaze remained fixed stubbornly on the sky, lost in a daze.

Xue Chengdong spoke again.

”Daughter, you can’t force these things. You should try to let it go.”

To his surprise, however, Xue Qingqing’s expression grew incredibly determined. She said slowly,

”Dad, I won’t give up. Ever since I was little, I’ve always gotten what I set my mind on!”

Hearing this, Xue Chengdong shook his head with a wry smile, not knowing what else he could say to persuade her.

After patting Xue Qingqing’s shoulder, Xue Chengdong turned and walked back into the villa with a forlorn air.

At that moment, the helicopter was going full throttle, having reached its top speed.

But Qin Tuo still felt it wasn’t fast enough, urging the pilot to go faster.

The pilot, feeling completely helpless, could only explain,

”Mr. Qin, this is already our top speed!”

Qin Tuo nodded, but his heart was consumed with worry for Chen Man Ni’s safety.

’I knew I miscalculated. I originally thought that with the Body-Protecting Jade Pendant and people like Zhu Zifeng protecting Chen Man Ni, nothing would go wrong. But I never expected someone would still manage to get to Chen Man Ni! Moreover, the opponent must have a powerful background; otherwise, they couldn’t possibly have defeated Zhu Zifeng, Long Wu, and the others.’

After nearly four hours, the helicopter finally arrived over the Provincial City.

Then, under Qin Tuo’s direction, the pilot maneuvered the aircraft to a position above the villa.

”Yes, this is it!”

Qin Tuo’s eyes lit up, and he quickly pointed to the villa below.

The pilot nodded, not daring to delay. He immediately began maneuvering the helicopter to find a place to land.

”Mr. Qin, please wait a moment. I’ll find a good spot to land, and then you can get down!”

But Qin Tuo couldn’t wait any longer. He waved his hand dismissively and said,

”No need. I’ll just go down from here!”

The pilot thought he must have misheard. His eyes shot wide open, a look of utter disbelief on his face.

The next moment, Qin Tuo slid open the cabin door and just... jumped straight out.

”Mr. Qin, no—!”

The pilot cried out in panic, looking as if he had just seen a ghost.

As he plummeted from the helicopter, Qin Tuo instantly circulated all the Spiritual Power in his body, making himself as light as a swallow. Like a falling leaf, he gradually slowed his descent, seeming to float.

Having just reached the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, Qin Tuo was completely confident that he wouldn’t be injured at all from a jump at this height!

Meanwhile, inside the villa, Zhu Zifeng and Chen Man Ni were waiting in silence for Qin Tuo’s return.

Suddenly, they both heard the roar of a helicopter overhead!

Everyone looked up to see a figure falling from the sky.

Zhu Zifeng was the first to get a clear look at the figure’s face, and his expression changed dramatically.

’Oh my god, Mr. Qin jumped straight out of the helicopter? That’s impossible, isn’t it?’

He shook his head hard, thinking his eyes must be playing tricks on him.

In the next moment, he saw Qin Tuo was indeed landing in the villa’s courtyard.

His speed of descent increased again, and he smashed heavily onto the ground!

BOOM...

The entire villa seemed to tremble from the impact.

And yet, Qin Tuo was completely unscathed. He had landed successfully.

It was just that the courtyard ground now had a massive crater where he had landed!

The scene was like an Immortal descending to the mortal world; it seemed so unreal.

Everyone was completely stunned, unable to react for a long moment.

When Zhu Zifeng saw Qin Tuo walk out of the crater, completely unharmed, the admiration in his heart burned even hotter.

”Mr. Qin, you’re back!”

Zhu Zifeng greeted him, his voice filled with excitement.

Overhead, the helicopter pilot saw that Qin Tuo was fine and also took a long moment to process it.

Then, he shook his head, let out a wry laugh, and piloted the helicopter slowly away...

Seeing Qin Tuo appear, Chen Man Ni froze.

Then, her eyes immediately reddened, and she ran toward him!

Qin Tuo opened his arms, embraced Chen Man Ni, and patted her back, comforting her endlessly.

”Manni, I’m back. Are you okay?”

Seeing that Chen Man Ni was finally safe and sound, the heavy weight in Qin Tuo’s heart was at last lifted.

Chen Man Ni, however, couldn’t stop crying, her frail body trembling nonstop in his arms.

Qin Tuo knew that Chen Man Ni must have received a terrible fright; otherwise, she wouldn’t be this scared.

A fire began to smolder in his heart. ’I’d like to see who was so reckless, who dared to touch my reverse scale!’

Zhu Zifeng stood carefully to the side, not daring to interrupt the two of them.

After a long while, Chen Man Ni’s emotions finally started to stabilize.

Qin Tuo held her by the shoulders and asked seriously,

”Manni, tell me exactly what happened just now.”

Chen Man Ni nodded, wiped away her tears, and said,

”Qin Tuo, Liu Tao came!”

”What? Liu Tao? So it was him!”

Qin Tuo ground his teeth, filled with immense regret for letting Liu Tao go back then. It had nearly cost Chen Man Ni dearly.

Suddenly, Qin Tuo noticed Ouyang Sufei wasn’t there and immediately asked,

”By the way, where did Miss Ouyang go?”

Chen Man Ni’s face was filled with despair as she said,

”Qin Tuo, Feifei was taken by Liu Tao!”

Qin Tuo’s expression instantly darkened.

But then he realized something was wrong. He frowned and asked,

”With Liu Tao’s skills alone, how could he possibly have captured Miss Ouyang?”

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Zhu Zifeng at the side.

’With Zhu Zifeng, Long Wu, and all the elite guards from Rose Hall, how could they possibly fail to stop a single Liu Tao? Forget everyone else, Zhu Zifeng alone should have been able to handle Liu Tao, right?’ Qin Tuo wondered.

Zhu Zifeng gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and said,

”Mr. Qin, there’s something you don’t know. Liu Tao brought backup, which is how he managed to take Miss Ouyang.”