Chapter 99: Wu Xingyan’s Cunning Stratagem

At this moment, Wu Xingyan’s facial features had transformed to be exactly the same as his former self.

Although Chu Tian had disrupted his cultivation, Wu Xingyan never once regarded Chu Tian as a threat.

His true target had always been the Long family of Jinling!

If he hadn’t wanted to avoid drawing the Long family’s attention, Wu Xingyan would have emerged long ago, slaughtered Chu Tian to nothing, and there would have been no need to constantly conceal his identity.

Now, Tang Rixin was utterly stunned.

He finally understood the magnitude of the figure he had encountered.

If Wu Xingyan had intervened in this year’s North-South conflict, the outcome would have been riddled with uncertainties.

“Senior Wu, the head of the Long family has already ascended to the Martial Saint realm. Are you truly confident?” Tang Rixin asked anxiously, a trace of worry evident on his face.

After all, from Wu Xingyan’s words, he had gleaned a shocking truth: Wu Xingyan had once been defeated by Long Sihai. Since he had fallen to Long Sihai before, could he really be confident in turning the tide now?

“Do you doubt my strength?” Wu Xingyan’s expression darkened, and his anger flickered briefly.

In that brief moment of anger, a terrifying aura surged forth from him.

Boom!

Tang Rixin could not withstand the oppressive force and was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the stone chamber’s wall.

“Pfft!”

Instantly, Tang Rixin coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with deep fear.

He did not know how powerful Long Sihai was, but having personally experienced Wu Xingyan’s might, he realized it was unfathomably strong!

“Please forgive me, Senior Wu. If you have any orders, just entrust them to me. I will not disappoint you,” Tang Rixin said, clutching his chest as he struggled to get up, then knelt before Wu Xingyan once more.

To serve a figure as powerful as Wu Xingyan was a rare chance for Tang Rixin to rise, one he was determined to seize.

Hearing this, Wu Xingyan gradually suppressed his anger.

“I do have a task for you. You will leave for Jinling immediately and capture Long Tianjiao for me!” Wu Xingyan’s face darkened, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes.

Long Tianjiao was not only his disciple but also the long-lost granddaughter of Long Sihai.

Previously, Wu Xingyan had accepted Long Tianjiao as a disciple not only because of her Taiyin bloodline but also due to her secret heritage.

Especially since Long Tianjiao’s parents had been scattered since childhood, and she had only recently returned to the family, which earned her Long Sihai’s deep favor.

Otherwise, the Long family would never have personally pressured the Situ family on her behalf.

If Tang Rixin truly captured Long Tianjiao, it would surely unsettle Long Sihai’s mind, preventing him from focusing on the battle.

In a duel between masters, one must be fully concentrated; even the slightest distraction could lead to defeat!

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