Peng Ying stared in disbelief at Zuo Hufa Xiang Chong, who lay bleeding on the ground. She couldn't accept what she was seeing. This strongest martial artist, whom she had never been able to defeat no matter how many times she tried, had been instantly killed by Lu Ming with a single flying knife?
How terrifying was Lu Ming's strength?
In reality, Peng Ying's understanding was still shallow. Lu Ming's move was far from a simple flying knife; it was a display of unfathomable power.
This was the principle of "great skill appearing clumsy."
What looked simple was, in fact, incredibly difficult. Even if someone else tried a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times, they would never be able to harm Xiang Chong with such a move.
It wasn't that Xiang Chong was weak, but simply that Lu Ming was too strong.
Lu Ming walked up to Peng Ying and said, "I've fulfilled the promise I made to you."
Peng Ying wept with joy. The knot in her heart for so many years could finally be untangled. "Thank you, thank you, Lu Ming."
Lu Ming asked, "Can you do me a favor?"
Peng Ying nodded decisively. "No problem, tell me, I'll do anything to help!"
Lu Ming said, "Take me to see the leader of the White Lotus Sect."
"Ah? What do you want to see the leader for?"
"To kill him and eradicate the White Lotus Sect completely!"
Peng Ying was stunned. "Lu Ming, you don't need to do this for me. Killing Xiang Chong was enough."
"I'm not doing this for you; I'm doing it for myself. I, Lu Ming, have a blood feud to settle with the White Lotus Sect. The lives of dozens of people in my Lu family need the White Lotus Sect leader's life as compensation!"
From the tone of Lu Ming's voice, Peng Ying knew he wasn't joking.
"Alright, I'll take you."
After that, Peng Ying led Lu Ming to the resting place of the White Lotus Sect leader, Wen Zairen.
Normally, this area was off-limits to everyone.
But the situation was different now.
The Right Protector was captured, the Left Protector was killed, the Sun Envoy had defected, and the Moon Envoy's position was vacant. Currently, besides the leader, the most powerful figure was the Star Envoy, Peng Ying.
Therefore, no one dared to stop her wherever she went.
They arrived at Wen Zairen's resting place, where they saw a man in his fifties, with a long beard and hair, wearing a green and white Daoist robe, reclining on a high lotus throne.
Wen Zairen looked displeased upon seeing Peng Ying. "Who allowed you here? You're becoming more and more undisciplined."
Discipline?
Heh!
Peng Ying said coldly, "Go to hell with your rules! A trash organization like the White Lotus Sect should have been destroyed long ago! Wen Zairen, this time next year will be your death anniversary!"
Harsh words.
Wen Zairen paused for a few seconds. "Peng Ying, your tone is quite arrogant. Is this how Xiang Chong usually educated you?"
Before Peng Ying could speak, Lu Ming interjected, "Xiang Chong has already been killed by me."
"What?"
Wen Zairen finally stood up nervously. Before he could ask further questions, Lu Ming continued, "Your Right Protector has also been captured by me. Now, I've come to destroy you and uproot the entire White Lotus Sect!"
Uproot it?
Wen Zairen laughed heartily. "Who do you think you are? You think you can uproot it just because you say so?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening roar was heard.
Then, dozens of fighter jets flew over the White Lotus Sect, their bombs precisely targeting various locations within the sect, destroying it.
Simultaneously, several White Lotus Sect branches in Jinling suffered devastating blows.
Fighter jets, tanks, and armored vehicles unleashed a carpet bombing, obliterating all the sect's branches. Only this last location remained of the headquarters.
This all happened in less than ten minutes.
Wen Zairen, and even Peng Ying, were stunned.
Peng Ying had considered various possibilities, but she had never expected Lu Ming's methods to be so radical.
Wen Zairen swallowed hard. "You, you bastard, you've destroyed everything I have!"
"That's still ten thousand times better than what you did back then."
"What did I do back then?"
"Do you forget? What did you do to the Lu family in the capital back then?"
Wen Zairen finally remembered. Back then, a child from the Lu family had escaped. Later, that child was sent to the military region. Wen Zairen had thought a mere child could not cause any trouble, never expecting to die at the hands of this child he had overlooked.
"You are that child who was rescued back then?"
"Yes," Lu Ming declared loudly. "And now, I am the Dragon Warlord!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Zairen was completely dumbfounded.
Peng Ying, standing beside him, also broke out in a cold sweat. However, she now understood why Lu Ming's martial arts were so exceptional. How could the Dragon Warlord not be strong?
Subsequently.
Lu Ming waved his hand. "The White Lotus Sect has committed countless evils. All units, receive my order: shoot the leader Wen Zairen on sight!"
Then, two helicopters appeared above and to the sides of Wen Zairen. Rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat, a burst of gunfire turned Wen Zairen into a bloody pulp!
The White Lotus Sect was shattered overnight.
Lu Ming turned and walked away without looking back. His revenge was complete!
Peng Ying quickly followed him. "Lu Ming, you are really the Dragon Warlord? You've surprised me so much! Can I be your little follower from now on?"
...
The next morning.
The most shocking news, of course, was that the Dragon Warlord had annihilated the White Lotus Sect overnight, astonishing everyone in Jinling.
At the same time, the Warlord issued a notice: he was going to the Jiang family in Jinling!
This terrified Xu Qin, Jiang Xueyi, and Jiang Mengxin.
They had no connection to the Warlord, so why was he coming to see them? Could it be that he would destroy them just like he did the White Lotus Sect?
However, upon reflection, it seemed unlikely.
The Jiang family was not the White Lotus Sect; they hadn't committed so many heinous acts. Why would the Warlord come to destroy the Jiang family?
As the helicopter landed, the entire Jiang family came out to welcome it. They nervously watched the cabin door, unsure of what emotions to greet the Warlord with.
When the cabin door opened, the entire Jiang family was dumbfounded.
Because the person who emerged was not the Dragon Warlord, but... Lu Ming!
What was going on?
Xu Qin roared, "Lu Ming, what do you mean by this? Are you deliberately pretending to be the Warlord to toy with me? Is this amusing?"
Beside her, Xiuluo rebuked, "Silence! The person standing before you is the true Dragon Warlord. Do not be disrespectful!"
"The Warlord? Pfft! If he's the Warlord, then I'm the Jade Emperor."
Xu Qin refused to believe him. She even picked up a broom, preparing to beat Lu Ming as she had before. But to her utter surprise, before she could take a few steps, a line of soldiers stepped forward, raising their guns. The dark muzzles all aimed at Xu Qin.
If she dared to make any sudden move, she would be shot immediately.
Xiuluo even drew his pistol and fired a shot past Xu Qin's cheek.
Bang!
The bullet grazed Xu Qin's cheek and flew past.
Only then did Xu Qin realize that Lu Ming was not joking and that everything before her was real. She was so terrified that her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground, a foul smell emanating from beneath her.
She had wet herself from fear!
Jiang Mengxin swallowed hard and asked, "Lu Ming, are you... really the Dragon Warlord?"
Lu Ming replied affirmatively, "In order to repay the kindness of my mentor, Jiang Dingbian, who supported me, I lived incognito in the Jiang family for over a year, helping them solve various problems. I fulfilled my mission successfully, and the Jiang family is now a prominent family in Jinling. With the White Lotus Sect destroyed, the Jiang family has no rivals. Since my mission is complete, it is time for me to leave."
Just leave like this?
Did you forget something?
Jiang Mengxin said, "But... you're my fiancé!"
Jiang Xueyi chimed in, "That's right, right, right, Lord Warlord, you are our Jiang family's son-in-law. You must marry my daughter, Mengxin. Come, let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate now!"
Fiancé? Son-in-law?
Hahahaha.
Lu Ming chuckled and said, "I've been in the Jiang family for over a year. I've had plenty of opportunities to get the certificate. If you truly accepted me, I would have married Mengxin long ago, why would I wait until now? Ultimately, you are just snobbish. My engagement with Mengxin was only to fulfill my mentor's responsibility. Now that the responsibility is met, the engagement is dissolved!"
He was so resolute, leaving no room for any possibility.
"However..." Lu Ming continued. "You said one thing correctly. I am indeed your Jiang family's son-in-law. However, I am not marrying Jiang Mengxin, but... Jiang Lan!"
At these words, everyone was astonished.
All eyes turned to Jiang Lan. Who could have imagined that this woman with such a difficult fate would gain the Warlord's favor?
In fact, it wasn't that she gained the Warlord's favor, but that the Warlord was favored by her.
As early as when Lu Ming first arrived at the Jiang family, when everyone else looked down on him, it was Jiang Lan who recognized him and helped him.
When I was weak, you didn't despise me. When I become strong, I will repay you a hundredfold, a thousandfold.
Others only saw the benefits Jiang Lan received, overlooking her original efforts, which was incorrect.
Under everyone's gaze, Lu Ming walked up to Jiang Lan and took out a diamond ring he had prepared. "Xiao Lan, will you marry me?"
At this moment, Jiang Lan was moved to tears.
She had dreamed of this moment countless times. Finally, her dream had come true.
"I will!"
Lu Ming placed the diamond ring on Jiang Lan's finger, and Jiang Lan emotionally embraced Lu Ming. Their bumpy romantic journey had finally led them together.
Subsequently.
Lu Ming, with Jiang Lan's hand in his, boarded the helicopter together and slowly flew away.
Jiang Mengxin was filled with regret.
If only she had known earlier that Lu Ming was the Warlord. If only she hadn't looked down on Lu Ming. If only she had understood her grandfather's good intentions earlier.
Alas, there are no "if onlys" in this world.
What was lost was lost.
It could never be regained.
Despair and pain!
Jiang Mengxin knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face, unable to stop sobbing.
Xu Qin and Jiang Xueyi, the couple, regretted it so much their intestines turned green. The live-in son-in-law they had despised was actually the noble Dragon Warlord.
Sigh!
Sigh!!
Sigh!!!
Now, they could only watch from afar as the Warlord's helicopter flew further and further away.
Watching Lu Ming and Jiang Lan, living happily ever after.
Lovers, finally united.
(End of the book)