Ji Changran brandished the weapon in his hand, his face twisted into a ferocious expression as he swung down towards Ji Ning’s neck.
This strike was naturally not meant to kill Ji Ning. Since it was lingchi, the cut had to make Ji Ning feel unbearable pain without letting him die.
Ji Changran was a martial artist, so of course he could do it.
“Ah!”
At that moment, Lü Chenglong, kneeling beside Ji Ning, suddenly let out a loud shout. He threw himself at Ji Changran with all his strength and bit down on Ji Changran’s hand with his mouth.
The long knife in Ji Changran’s hand fell to the ground.
He screamed in pain.
“Kill him, kill him now!”
Ji Changran yelled in agony while kicking Lü Chenglong hard in the stomach.
Although Lü Chenglong’s cultivation was much higher, he could not use his heavenly essence force at that point. That kick made Lü Chenglong spit blood.
Yet surprisingly, even with a mouth full of blood, Lü Chenglong still clamped down on Ji Changran’s wrist, as if trying to bite the hand off completely.
Crack!
“Ah!”
The sound of bone shattering rang out, and Ji Changran cried out in pain.
“Kill him quick, forget about lingchi, just make sure Ji Ning dies by lingchi!”
At that moment, Ji Changran only wanted Lü Chenglong dead. He shouted desperately, hating this madman to the core.
A group of soldiers rushed forward and hacked at Lü Chenglong with their blades.
This burly man was bathed in blood, yet a victorious smile still appeared on his face.
Because he saw the Beimo Army getting closer. Ji Ning would definitely not die.
“A Long!”
Ji Ning struggled desperately, using his head to push the soldiers aside, but it was useless.
With his inner force long sealed, he could not push away Sikong Zun’s lackeys.
“Big Brother, I harmed you. I should not have let you attend that banquet. I should not have trusted Sikong Zun!”
Lü Chenglong, already on the verge of death, shouted with his last strength.
“Stop talking, just stop. Even if I had not gone that night, Sikong Zun would have had a thousand or ten thousand other ways to frame me.”
Ji Ning had never blamed Lü Chenglong.
They had been good brothers before and always would be.
Though they had been apart for a long time, this brotherhood had never broken.
“You beasts! You will all come to a bad end!”
Ji Ning could no longer stay calm. Watching his brother die right in front of him, how could he not be furious?
“What are you howling for!”
Ji Changran kicked Ji Ning over. “I thought you were some great general? Now you are just a waste. Do not expect that Ling Xiao to save you. He can barely save himself.”
As he spoke, he picked up the long knife with one hand and hacked down hard on Lü Chenglong, who had already lost his breath.
“Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!”
He chopped while roaring, wanting to turn Lü Chenglong into minced meat.
Only then could he vent the hatred in his heart.
“Fuck your mother!”
From mid-air, an angry roar rang out. A figure like a beam of light crossed hundreds of metres in an instant and appeared beside Ji Changran.
“Ling Xiao!”
Sikong Zun was somewhat shocked. When had Ling Xiao become so fast? Several times more terrifying than before. He had not even reacted.
“Traitor, I will kill you now!”
After a brief stun, Sikong Zun lunged at Ling Xiao, trying to kill him on the spot.
But the instant he urged his inner force, a chilling cold unlike any before swept through his body. Cold sweat poured from his forehead.
His original attack turned into flight, leaping hundreds of metres away.
He saw a woman, a woman as beautiful and otherworldly as an immortal.
That woman just looked at him quietly, yet it made him feel icy all over, not daring to move a muscle.
“Yue Nü!”
Sikong Zun naturally knew Yue Nü, the number one expert from the Tianlong Continent. How could he not?
But today’s Yue Nü seemed even more terrifying than before. This aura even surpassed the Yin-Yang Demon King.
Ling Xiao paid no attention to what he was thinking. The Golden Crow Sword in his hand trembled, and several soldiers who had attacked Lü Chenglong were instantly cut into pieces.
As for Ji Changran, he did not kill him.
If Ji Changran died so easily, how could it vent his grief and anger?
Lü Chenglong had been his comrade, a comrade who had driven away the Black Crow Empire’s army on the battlefield together!
Yet now he had been tortured to death by this despicable and shameless Ji Changran.
He swore to make Ji Changran taste the same pain and make everyone involved in Lü Chenglong’s death pay the price!
“Xie Li, give him the most painful poison in the world. Make him wish he were dead!”
Ling Xiao said coldly, then went to check on Lü Chenglong.
Poor Lü Chenglong’s injuries were too severe. Even using the best spiritual pills and miraculous medicines on him only granted Lü Chenglong a few more moments of life.
“Ling Xiao, well done!”
Lü Chenglong glanced at Ling Xiao, then looked at Ji Ning and said, “Big Brother, do not grieve. Everyone dies eventually. Today I saved your life. Even if I die, it was worth it. I have only one request: Big Brother, you must live well. You are not just living for yourself, but for me too!”
Ji Ning held Lü Chenglong’s blood-soaked body tightly, wailing uncontrollably like a child.
A man does not easily shed tears unless his heart is truly broken.
Even a tough man like Ji Ning could not control his emotions at this moment.
More than ten years ago, before he knew Li Ruguang, Zhang Yufei, and Zhuge Ming, Lü Chenglong had already followed him.
The two had gone through life and death together, forging deep bonds on the battlefield.
What bond in this world is the heaviest?
None other than the bond between comrades-in-arms.
He lived, but Lü Chenglong had to die.
His sorrow was imaginable.
Ling Xiao stood there, his face dark.
Ji Changran groaned and screamed on the ground, his fingernails scratching his body until it was bloody.
Yet even so, it could hardly vent the hatred in Ling Xiao’s heart.
The mastermind behind all this was Sikong Zun.
If Sikong Zun did not die, Lü Chenglong would probably not rest in peace even in the underworld.
“General Lü, I will use Sikong Zun’s blood to sacrifice to you!”
Ling Xiao said word by word.
His voice was ice-cold and piercing, yet so loud that everyone in the entire square heard it clearly.
“Big Brother! Ling Xiao! Be careful. This country is far more terrifying than you imagine!”
Lü Chenglong took a deep breath. He could feel his life force draining rapidly, his soul crumbling.
He knew he would not survive. Before dying, he had to tell Ling Xiao and Ji Ning everything he knew.
He gripped their shoulders tightly and used his last strength to say what he wanted.
Then he left this world with a smile.
