Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2312: Chapter 234: Never Retreat

"Alright, alright, Shigu, don’t be afraid. As long as your Shizhi is here, no one can hurt you!"

Feeling Ding Aoshuang’s fragile body trembling, tears falling like rain, she was clearly in utter panic. Ding Fan gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.

He didn’t know why Ding Aoshuang had to kill tonight, and even went after a bunch of guards and servants, but he could guess that Ding Aoshuang must have suffered a huge shock to go this crazy.

No matter the reason, Ding Fan was determined to protect Ding Aoshuang tonight. Anyone who dared to hurt her would have to step over his corpse first.

"Shigu, let’s go back."

He turned his head and saw many guards around them. Their eyes were full of anger and fear, yet none dared come over. He leaned close to Ding Aoshuang’s ear and whispered, then prepared to carry her out of the courtyard.

"Want to run? Stop them! Even if you all die, you must wait until my father comes back!"

A furious roar came from inside the courtyard, yet no one dared come out. The speaker seemed afraid that Ding Aoshuang would kill him. The guards in the yard glanced at each other, clenched their teeth, and rushed toward the main gate, blocking the way out.

This courtyard was very large and luxurious; it should be the residence of an outer hall elder. The guards had just said it was Elder Sui’s compound. Judging from the current situation, that Elder Sui was clearly not here, otherwise, with Ding Aoshuang’s power, how could she have killed so many people?

Either way, killing this many people on such an occasion was definitely wrong. Ding Fan urgently wanted to retreat. If they waited for Elder Sui to come back and catch them red‑handed, it would be too late for anything. As long as they could withdraw now, even if Elder Sui went to Sirius Mountain to make a scene, there would still be room to maneuver.

Ding Fan made up his mind, so he released his Flying Divine Sword, then wrapped an arm around Ding Aoshuang and flew up onto the Flying Divine Sword. He shouted to Zhong Zhiyong and Crimson Flame, "Cover us, we’re withdrawing—quickly!"

"What happened?"

Just as Ding Fan took off, a figure in the north shot over at a terrifying speed. It was a white‑haired old man, his aura frighteningly strong, likely a Sixth Level Realm expert of the Divine Realm. Ding Fan recognized him at a glance; the day Ding Zhanjiao returned, this man had been in the courtyard. He was definitely an elder of the outer hall.

"Father..."

In the rear courtyard, three middle‑aged men shot into the sky, all Fifth Level Experts of the Divine Realm. They all released their Divine Weapons—one a Divine Battle Saber, two Flying swords. One of them shouted to the old man, "It’s Ding Aoshuang. I don’t know why she suddenly went crazy—she keeps killing in our house. Xiang Er and Dagang, they’ve all been killed by Ding Aoshuang."

"Hm?"

The old man’s face sank, killing intent bursting from his body. His eyes swept toward Ding Aoshuang, and a Longsword appeared in his hand. His Divine Sense probed through the courtyard, then his face grew even uglier as he glanced at Aoshuang and said, "Miss Ao Shuang, although you are a young lady of the Ding Family, you cannot just kill people for no reason, can you? If you don’t make things clear to this old man today, then I will have no choice but to offend you."

Crimson Flame and Zhong Zhiyong also flew up, releasing their respective Divine Weapons. Ding Fan handed Ding Aoshuang to Crimson Flame and said, "May I ask, are you Elder Sui? I only just arrived and don’t know what happened. My Shigu killing people is indeed wrong, but can this matter be handed over to the Elders’ Hall for judgment?"

"Hahaha!"

Elder Sui sneered. "Judgment? I, Sui Qingshan, have worked hard for your Ding Family my whole life, and yet your Ding Family people say not a word and just kill my family? Why didn’t you wait for judgment before killing? If my family was in the wrong, why not wait for a ruling before you struck? Since you won’t give this old man an explanation today, then I can only pay blood with blood—kill Ding Aoshuang—and then personally go to the Elders’ Hall to confess my crime."

What Elder Sui said was not wrong. If Ding Aoshuang had a conflict with the Sui Family, she could have gone to the Elders’ Hall to request a ruling. Even... even if one or two people were killed, if they weren’t direct disciples of the Sui Family, it wouldn’t be such a big deal.

But Ding Aoshuang had simply gone ahead and killed. That was her fault. When Elder Sui came back and saw a house full of corpses, his grandsons and granddaughters all dead, his rage was only natural.

"There’s nothing to explain!" Ding Aoshuang’s eyes suddenly turned red as she shouted in fury, "That damned Sui Xianger, that filthy bitch, damn her. All you people of the Sui Family deserve to die!"

"Good, good!"

Elder Sui laughed in anger, the killing intent around him growing ever more intense. He glanced at Ding Fan and said, "Young Master Fan, please step aside. This old man must offend you today."

"Elder Sui, please calm down for a moment."

Of course Ding Fan would not move aside. He cupped his fists and said, "My Shigu has always been gentle by nature. She is clearly traumatized right now. I ask Elder Sui to wait a little longer. The Elders’ Hall will soon come to publicly try this case. If it truly is my Shigu’s fault, then Ding Fan will take full responsibility."

"Hahaha!"

However, Ding Fan’s words completely enraged Elder Sui. Elder Sui laughed mockingly. "Gentle by nature? She won’t even spare servants, killing casually, and you call that gentle by nature? You’ll take full responsibility? What do you have to take responsibility with? Killing must be repaid with life—that’s a rule that never changes. Do you want to die for your Shigu? Or do you want to shield her?"

Seeing Elder Sui grow more and more furious, Ding Fan felt anxious inside. He didn’t want the matter to escalate any further; otherwise it would only become more unfavorable for Ding Aoshuang.

With a trace of suspicion, he looked toward the north, deep doubt filling his heart.

Why had the Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder still not come, even with such a huge incident? None of the Ding Family elders had appeared. It seemed they all had something else tonight?

Or... was this entire incident actually targeted at them?

Every great family has its own special way of passing messages; otherwise, what if spies slip into the city? Now the army’s reaction is far too slow, even the guards outside the city have barely shown up, and the elder in charge of those outer guards hasn’t appeared at all. If the people of the Ding Family aren’t all useless idiots, then there is definitely a problem here!

The Ding Family is one of the eleven Great Royals, one of the highest powers in the Central Plains. If the Ding Family’s people were such trash, they would have been wiped out by other enemies long ago.

So tonight’s events reek of strangeness from every angle. As things stand, there is absolutely something wrong with what’s happening tonight.

In the flash of an instant, Ding Fan had already thought through everything. He swept his gaze around and confirmed that Elder Jin, who was responsible for the city’s peace, still hadn’t arrived. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he said, "Elder Sui, I think there’s something weird about this. Since you, old sir, can cultivate to the Sixth Level Realm of the Divine Realm, you’re certainly no fool. Think it over carefully—if you insist on doing things this way, Ding Fan can only keep you company and play along."

"Just you?"

Whether Elder Sui failed to catch the meaning in Ding Fan’s words, or whether he was simply too enraged to think through anything, the moment he heard Ding Fan speak, his body flashed with an afterimage. His Sword whipped about like thousands upon thousands of willow leaves drifting in the air as he charged toward Ding Aoshuang in utter silence. He shouted loudly, "Miss Ao Shuang, Sui Xianger offended you, and you killed her. Now I’ll kill you, and then this old man will personally go to the Elders’ Hall to face death."

"You want to kill my martial aunt? You’re still far from having that ability!"

Ding Fan’s body gave a slight shake as he activated the Reflective Divine Technique. Over a dozen of Ding Fan’s clones appeared, and at the same time Ding Fan released his Flying Divine Sword. Thus, more than ten clones of Ding Fan appeared in the sky, all flying toward Elder Sui.

This Divine Skill of Ding Fan’s was extremely powerful. It incorporated the Reflective Divine Technique. In the Northern Central Plains, an Evil Spirit had once controlled Ding Fan’s body, splitting off dozens of his clones. Back then, every clone was dragging a massive coffin, and even experts at the Sixth Level Peak of the Divine Realm couldn’t tell the real from the fake.

At this moment Elder Sui was even more unable to distinguish them. Ding Fan’s left sleeve split open layer by layer, revealing a beautiful Wolf Claw. A chilling murderous intent enveloped Elder Sui.

Ding Fan’s furious voice echoed for several li around: "Elder Sui, I’m giving you a chance—are you going to retreat or not? If you don’t, don’t blame Ding Fan for showing no mercy!"

Tonight’s happenings were truly bizarre. Ding Fan was certain there had to be some conspiracy. Of course, regardless of whether there was or wasn’t, he would never allow anyone to harm Ding Aoshuang.

Right now he had released over a dozen clones and was simultaneously activating the Purple Gold Wolf Claw. Dense killing intent had already shrouded the charging Elder Sui, but Elder Sui paid him no heed at all. In Elder Sui’s view, Ding Fan was nothing more than a cultivator who had just broken through to the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm, no different from a puddle of thin mud.

Of course, Elder Sui had heard of Ding Fan attacking Yun Haitao—using a Third Level Realm to cripple one of Yun Haitao’s hands, and even twice nearly killing Yun Haitao right in front of several elders. But that was, after all, just rumor. Yun Haitao was a notorious wastrel young master; how could Elder Sui possibly take that to heart?

"Young Master Fan, please stay back. Otherwise, if this old man accidentally injures you, there’ll be nothing I can do."

Elder Sui roared in anger. He dared to kill Ding Aoshuang, but he didn’t dare kill Ding Fan. Ding Aoshuang was, after all, a married young lady with a bad reputation, and this time she was once again the chief culprit. Ding Fan, however, was different. He was Ding Aohuang’s personally acknowledged eighth direct disciple, the Inheritance Disciple of this generation of the Sirius Clan. Even though that status had not yet been formally recognized, Elder Sui still didn’t dare act recklessly.

The Sword in his hand twisted, dancing like countless willow leaves; the Sword’s shadow was completely invisible. If someone with a powerful Divine Sense were here, they might be able to lock onto his Sword’s direction. Unfortunately, Ding Fan had only just awakened his Divine Sense and was entirely incapable of locking onto the direction of Elder Sui’s strikes.

Elder Sui’s speed was so great that he turned into a streak of rapid light, piercing through more than ten of Ding Fan’s clones. He believed that with this speed, Ding Fan simply couldn’t block him.

"Sss sss~"

He quickly discovered he was wrong. The Divine Weapon under Ding Fan’s feet trembled slightly, then, at an impossible angle, slipped close to Elder Sui’s body. At the same time, those dozen near-solid clones all surged toward Elder Sui.

"How can Ding Fan’s Divine Weapon be so fast?"

Even Zhong Zhiyong and Crimson Flame were a bit shocked. Elder Sui felt as if over a dozen Wolf Claws were lunging at his body. His expression changed slightly, but he felt no fear. The Sword in his hand danced, covering his whole body as he tried to block Ding Fan’s strike and planned to send Ding Fan flying right after.

"Shatter!"

The result left Elder Sui utterly stunned. The high-grade weapon in his hand was easily torn apart by Ding Fan’s Wolf Claw. A single claw slammed straight in, seizing his arm. His arm exploded in an instant, and he let out a strange, miserable scream as blood splashed onto the ground.

"I’ll ask you one more time—are you retreating or not?"

Over a dozen Ding Fans still surrounded Elder Sui, their green-glowing eyes icy cold. If Elder Sui didn’t withdraw, he would likely be killed in the very next second.

"I will never retreat. If we’re going to die, we’ll die together!"

Elder Sui had gone completely mad. His hair was a mess, his eyes bloodshot. He controlled his Divine Soldier Pellet, launching it at Ding Fan’s true body—he wanted to perish together with Ding Fan.

"Buzz buzz~"

Crimson Flame finally made his move as well. He had released his own Divine Soldier Pellet long ago, and now, at this moment, suddenly pressed it down toward the two of them. The injured Elder Sui hadn’t expected Crimson Flame would dare to act too, and thus Ding Fan and Elder Sui were immediately suppressed.

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