Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 116 - 103: The White Ape in Distress

Left with no other choice, he had the man go out to make contact.

"Alright, boss!"

Gazi’s voice came from inside the side room, but before he could leave, suddenly, another voice sounded.

"No need, I’m already here!"

The tiger-eyed big man’s face changed slightly. He turned to grab his blade, but at that moment, a thunderous crash erupted behind him—the main door abruptly blasted open, and a figure strode in.

"You’ve got nerve. Seeing me, Long Yidao, not only do you not run, you even dare barge in here? In a minute, I’ll show you exactly what it means to—"

The tiger-eyed man’s eyes locked onto his blade, a cruel smile forming on his face. He intended to seize the momentum, put pressure on the intruder, and then cut him down with his blade.

But unexpectedly, the figure flashed and was in front of him in an instant.

"What?!"

The tiger-eyed man’s heart raced wildly—what kind of speed was this? How could anyone be so fast?

A bad premonition welled up inside. Sure enough, in the next second, a surge of agonizing pain radiated from his abdomen.

Tremendous force crushed his guts, then spread up to his forehead. His eyeballs felt like they were being squeezed out, blood vessels bursting across them wildly, as if they might explode at any moment.

The intruder’s fist pulled back from his abdomen, and then, in one smooth motion, brought down his elbow with a crash. The tiger-eyed man’s freshly gathered True Qi was smashed apart, and his face slammed into the ground.

A flurry of seamless attacks—moves Lu Chang’sheng couldn’t have pulled off in the past.

After over a month of battling the exotic beast White Ape, he’d honed his precision with timing and developed the habit of not giving his opponents a single chance to catch their breath.

"Boss!"

Just as Lu Chang’sheng floored the tiger-eyed man, several agile men burst out from the side room. One of them had True Qi surging around him—clearly, another True Qi Realm fighter.

But seeing their boss sprawled on the ground, his fate uncertain, his face twisted in shock, he didn’t even stop to think—he just turned and bolted.

From the moment the voice sounded outside to when he himself rushed out—how long had it been?

Three seconds, at most.

In three seconds flat, their True Qi Realm boss was on the floor. He himself was even weaker—how was he supposed to take on this guy?

And those teammates who just mastered Pile Skill?

Is this some kind of joke?

Too bad he was fast, but Lu Chang’sheng was faster—grabbing a handful of chopsticks from the table with one hand, he flung them out in a flash.

Explosive cracks split the air.

Gazi was still mid-air when stabbing pain shot through both legs—landing, he saw chopsticks embedded deep in his flesh, nearly piercing straight through.

"Spare me!"

The rest of the men felt a cold dread rise in their hearts. Two reacted without hesitation—dropping to their knees with a thud. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The other four scattered, hoping at least one could make it out alive.

But they completely underestimated Lu Chang’sheng’s strength. With a flick of his left hand, another dozen chopsticks appeared, which then tore through the air with shrill, razor-sharp sounds.

Screams erupted in succession. The four trying to scramble over the courtyard wall found shocking bloody holes punched through their bodies before they could even escape.

"Drag those guys outside in here!" Lu Chang’sheng sat boldly in a chair, commanding the two kneeling men.

"Yes, sir!"

Both men’s voices trembled with fear.

Even if leaving meant going through a wall, they didn’t dare run. With Lu Chang’sheng’s skill and body technique, it didn’t matter if there was a wall or even if he gave them a hundred meters’ head start—they simply wouldn’t get away.

After a long while, Lu Chang’sheng emerged from the house, his expression now deeply grave.

As for those men—they’d naturally been dealt with.

Anyone who dared go after his family—he’d never show the slightest mercy.

"Wei Feng used such a risky method to pass word to me. Clearly, things have gotten extremely dire."

"They all know I’ve already moved my family out. Still, they relayed the message, ’My father’s health is failing. If you care, please return quickly!’ The ’father’ here could only mean him."

A teacher is like a father.

If it were anyone else, Wei Feng and the others probably wouldn’t have taken such a chance to get a message through, because it really was a risk.

If the messenger was strong, he could end up causing even more trouble.

Of course, they had no idea his current strength was no less than Hong Yuan’s. Otherwise, they probably would have used this approach much sooner.

And this message was also a hint to Lu Chang’sheng that the person delivering it wasn’t trustworthy—he needed to stay alert.

That evening, returning home—

Lu Chang’sheng told Li Nangua what had happened.

"You’re thinking of going to rescue our teacher, aren’t you?"

"If Teacher in the Inner City is seriously ill, as soon as he can’t hold them back, the rebel True Qi Realm fighters will be able to sneak in easily and wreak havoc on Black Mountain Prefecture’s defenses. By then, they won’t be able to hold out for long," Lu Chang’sheng said.

When interrogating those rebels earlier, they’d mentioned some of their deployments and forces.

The part that worried Lu Chang’sheng most was that the Black Temple abbot, Hei Wutian, was even stronger than Hong Yuan.

Back when Hong Yuan, along with all the True Qi Realm martial artists of Black Mountain Prefecture, broke into the rebel formation hoping to kill the enemy leaders, it had been Hei Wutian who intervened, wounding Hong Yuan.

If not for Daoist Ruyi and Guan Hongxiu rescuing him, Hong Yuan probably would have died on the spot.

Of course, he didn’t mention this to Li Nangua, so as not to make her worry.

"I owe Teacher too much. If I don’t go this time, I won’t be at peace. And for me, this might become something that holds me back moving forward."

The closer he got to the Innate Realm, the more Lu Chang’sheng understood this truth.

In this world, favors are the hardest to repay. So, unless absolutely necessary, it’s best not to owe anyone in the future.