Chapter 45: Complicated Relationships

  Liang Tianlong's residence is not in the city, but in the suburbs, at the foot of Lingfeng Mountain by the side of Gejiang River. It is a large-scale manor with ancient architecture, with mountains behind and water in front, which is probably what people mean by "a place with good feng shui".

  "Wow, the Shanlong Manor? What a grand scale! Even ancient imperial manors weren't as impressive as this!" Wu Rui exclaimed, gazing at the massive compound with its green tiles and red ceramics, heavily guarded by soldiers. He hadn't expected that Goose City still had such an ancient structure preserved, and what's more, it was privately occupied by a gang leader.

  The matter on that side has been exposed, and at this time the Shanlong Manor is already heavily guarded. The entire manor is eerily silent, yet filled with a tense atmosphere.

  However, Wu Rui was also a cultivator, how could an ordinary person stop him? With just a simple concealment technique, he walked in openly and freely, without any obstruction.

  On the main hall of the Shanlong Manor, a figure in black stood motionless below, yet emitted a voice that was neither male nor female, old nor young, yin nor yang: "You shouldn't have provoked him so easily; at least you should have investigated his true strength first."

  "I didn't want to provoke him either, but I didn't expect this kid to be more formidable than I thought. Not only did he quickly find us, but his temper is also very aggressive, directly knocking on the door. I don't know if he's reckless or confident in his own strength." The man above, Liang Tianlong, shook his head, but remained expressionless.

  "Do you regret it?" The man in black suddenly asked.

  "Regret? I, Liang Tianlong, have only regretted one thing since my debut, and that is letting you become a human who is neither human nor ghost!" Liang Tianlong's rare agitated tone was accompanied by an expression so ferocious it was frightening.

  It seems that Liang Tianlong and this black-robed person have a special relationship.

  The man in black remained silent and did not respond, but since his face was covered by a hood, it was impossible to see the changes in his expression.

  "Clap! Clap! Clap! ……". Suddenly, a burst of applause erupted in front of the grand hall. A young man in ancient robes appeared out of nowhere, clapping his hands while sneering: "What a great dark hero, truly worthy of admiration!"

  Liang Tianlong's expression suddenly stiffened, and the black-robed man's body also paused slightly.

  Liang Tianlong's eyes were momentarily gloomy and uncertain, but he quickly calmed down. He didn't ask for help, instead slowly opening his mouth to ask: "Are you Wu Rui?"

  "Not bad, I am Wu Rui!" Wu Rui responded loudly, his eyes fixed on the black-robed man, with an expression of surprise, understanding, and eeriness, finally followed by a hint of a smile. This should be the one who was worshipped by the Mountain Dragon Sect, but he didn't expect him to be a half- skeleton. What surprised Wu Rui even more was the evil energy emanating from the black-robed man's body, which he had seen before.

  Li Tianlong did not notice Wu Rui's strange gaze, and continued to say: "I really didn't expect that a small street doctor would have such mysterious abilities, it's a waste of talent! ... Why don't you join my Shan Long Gang? I'll give you a position of worship. You won't need to do anything usually, just take action when the Shan Long Gang is in danger. Status! Wealth! Beauty! What do you want, I Li Tianlong can satisfy you all!"

  "Hah!" Wu Rui heard the sound and laughed, laughing very happily, but then his expression changed, looking at Liang Tianlong above him with a mocking face: "Is your brain out of order? Money and beauty are indeed the goals that people pursue, but I came today to take your life, when did you say you want to join the Shan Long Gang?"

  "You..." Liang Tianlong's face turned bright red with anger. Since he became the leader of the gang, who dared to be so rude to him?

  "You're looking for death!" The black-robed man seemed to be enraged by Wu Rui as well, and with a loud roar, he transformed into a ball of black air that charged straight at Wu Rui. This black gas was exactly what Wu Rui had called "deadly aura", identical to the one in the brain of the sick child from the Li family.

  "A small trick!" Wu Rui snorted, and the true yuan quietly mobilized, transported to the palm of his hand, and a direct slap was slapped out.

  Rumble!!!

  When Wu Rui's green true energy collided with the black-robed man's dark energy, it was like a bomb exploding, causing the entire great hall to shake.

  "Hmph……" The black-robed man also revealed his figure under this blow, and then spat out a mouthful of black blood mist. After that, he fell back like a kite with a broken string. Perhaps due to the light weight of his body, the speed at which he flew backward was not very fast, as if drifting.

  "Yuwen!" The Liang Tianlong above was filled with grief and indignation, hurriedly ran over to catch him, while shouting out a name, Yuwen.

  At this time, the black-robed man's bamboo hat had fallen off, revealing his true face. He had no hair, only bones and dry skin. His eyeballs were deeply sunken, and he was devoid of any vitality. This was truly a skeleton, looking just like a skull. It was hard to imagine that such a human being could still be alive.

  "I... I'm fine!" The black-robed skeleton responded emotionlessly, then struggled to climb up from Liang Tianlong's body.

  Wu Rui showed no concern for the black-robed man's injuries, taking a step forward and coldly asking: "Was it you who was behind Lei Qiang's grandson's cerebral palsy?"

  "...The black-robed man, who had just steadied himself, swayed upon hearing these words. If it weren't for Liang Tianlong's timely support from behind, he might have really fallen over. His skull-like head, which had always been devoid of emotion, and his dry, shriveled skin all contracted at once. His lifeless eyeballs stared straight at Wu Rui, asking: "H-how did you know?"

  ...Later, Liang Tiandong heard the conversation between the two and was stunned at first, then a deep resentment flashed in his eyes, along with a complex emotion, but he didn't make a sound.

  "I've already cured the child!" Wu Rui didn't hide it, one sentence made it clear that he didn't like to drag on and explain everything clearly.

  Upon hearing Wu Rui's words, the black-robed skeleton became extremely agitated and stretched out his bony fingers at Wu Rui, shouting loudly: "You can't cure him! You can't treat that bastard's son! I want to make her suffer for a lifetime! I want to make that bitch watch as her own bastard slowly dies before her eyes! You can't cure him!"

  At the same time as the scream, the black-robed skull also bared its teeth and pounced on Wu Rui.

  "Are you possessed?" Wu Rui frowned and casually kicked him to the ground with one foot.

  "Yuwen!" Liang Tianlong was both sorrowful and enraged, hastily rushing forward to pick up the black-robed man on the ground. He then rapidly retreated backwards, only stopping when he reached the grand hall, where he frantically shouted at the top of his lungs: "Fire! Kill him for me! Kill him!"

  Originally, on both sides of the main hall, there were hidden heavens. Two teams of top gunmen from the Shanlong Gang had been guarding here for a long time. After receiving Liang Tiandong's order, they directly pulled open the disguised wall and dozens of machine guns simultaneously spewed out flames: "Rat-a-tat-tat..."

  Gunfire shook the air, sparks flew everywhere, and the originally clean floor was instantly riddled with holes. However, Wu Rui himself had long since vanished without a trace.

  Wu Rui's strange disappearance made the atmosphere on the scene freeze for a moment, and even Liang Tiandragon felt a chill rising from his feet. He finally regretted provoking such an expert. First, the offerings were injured, and now even machine gun sweeps couldn't do anything to him. Liang Tiandragon was at a loss in his heart.

  "Ah……" A sudden, mournful cry broke the silence of the grand hall. Looking towards the source of the cry, a residual shadow was seen constantly darting back and forth among the gunmen. Every time it passed by someone, there would be another cry, and the gunman would fall to the ground, unable to get up.

  This time, Wu Rui didn't use any magic, relying solely on his own speed and fist strength, but it was enough. No one in the field could see his shadow as he rushed into the crowd. Others holding guns dared not to use them, they could only watch helplessly as gunner after gunner fell down, completely at a loss.

  In just a few moments, all twenty or so gunmen fell to the ground. Wu Rui stepped forward, his feet treading on their shadows, and coldly said: "Liang Tianlong, I came here today mainly to settle accounts with you! You can seek revenge from me, but why did you also poison innocent civilians? Do you know that those poisons are enough to kill people?"

  Although he was at a disadvantage, Liang Tianlong did not lower his head because of this. He forced a smile and said, "They're fine now, aren't they?"

  "Oh?" Wu Rui's expression changed drastically as he forced a smile, but his face soon turned cold. He asked in a chilly tone, "So you're saying that you have great faith in my medical skills?"

  Liang Tianlong's expression stiffened, and he dryly said: "I just wanted to try out your medical skills..."

  "Taking the lives of innocent people as experiments! You're really ruthless and crazy, you deserve to die!" Wu Rui angrily interrupted Liang Tianlong's explanation, his palm suddenly striking out and landing directly on Liang Tianlong's body.

  "Bang!" Liang Tianlong flew out directly and finally stopped after hitting the table, but blood was pouring out of his mouth like it was worthless. He had obviously been seriously injured and had also damaged his internal organs. The hawk's temperament made him dare not struggle to get up, but he was too heavily injured and couldn't do as he wished. Instead, he spat out a big mouthful of blood when he touched the wound, and his face turned pale.

  Wu Rui's palm was imbued with a hint of true energy, and although it was only a hint, Liang Tianlong's body was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person, how could he withstand it.

  "Dad!" The black-robed man's words were shocking, the skin on his skull twitched with a start, and then he hastily approached Liang Tiandong, his whole body trembling as he tried to lift him up. But unfortunately, the black-robed man was originally injured, and his own skeletal frame didn't have much strength, so his movements were very difficult and laborious, making people worry that his skeleton would collapse at any moment.

  "Dad?" Wu Rui's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, his eyes fixed on the two people in front of him with a look of utter disbelief. The father was the gang leader, and the son was the one being worshipped - this combination was truly bizarre. Such a complicated and twisted relationship was really mind-boggling.

  It wasn't just Wu Rui who couldn't believe it, even the twenty or so bodyguards lying on the ground below the grand hall were shocked when they heard the words. In their eyes, the mysterious and ruthless Lord Gong, was actually the son of the leader? Ah, yes, Liang Tianlong had a son named Liang Yuwen in the past, a refined young master, but hadn't he died several years ago? How did he become this...this skull-like creature that was neither human nor ghost?