The War-god of Conquering the Heavens

Chapter 18

C18 – Death of the Elderly

Chen Tai whispered to him, “Later, you go and delay that person. As long as you can hold him off, I won’t hold your past mistakes against you.”

Upon hearing this, the Captain of the City Guard was elated. “Yes! Young Master Tai!”

He then walked over eagerly.

Without a word, he immediately attacked Du Ping’ang.

Du Ping’ang never expected the Captain of the City Guard to strike again. Even though they were both at the first level of Innate Mortal Martial, he had just entered this level.

To be honest, he probably wouldn’t stand a chance in a real fight.

Fortunately, the Captain of the City Guard had sustained many injuries from his battle with Chen Shaofeng and had expended a lot of energy. So, while Du Ping’ang might not be able to defeat him, they should be able to fight to a draw.

With that in mind, Du Ping’ang also charged forward without fear, fists wide open, and they immediately clashed.

Sure enough, although the Captain of the City Guard was in a higher realm, the previous battle had drained much of his strength and left him injured, preventing him from fighting at full power.

After a few exchanges, he was continuously suppressed by Du Ping’ang and could only defend passively, which Du Ping’ang hadn’t expected.

Chen Tai, who was watching the fight, saw that they were fully engaged and smiled as he walked closer to the old man and Meng Er, step by step.

“Alright! Everyone in the way has left! It’s time for us to get closer, little sister!”

Chen Tai was determined and still dared to plot against Meng Er at this moment.

Meng Er looked at him, then glanced at Chen Shaofeng, who was in the middle of a battle, and angrily said, “I won’t let you succeed, not even if I die!”

“It’s not up to you,” Chen Tai dismissed her words entirely.

“Chen Tai! I won’t let you lay a finger on Meng Er.”

Just then, the old man stepped in front of Chen Tai, spreading his arms to block his way.

“You old fool, get lost! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Blocked again, Chen Tai lost all patience. He knew he needed to act quickly, as Chen Shaofeng and the others were nearby. If they saw what was happening and intervened, he’d be in serious trouble.

“Unless I die, I won’t let you lay a finger on Meng Er.”

The old man stood firmly in front of Chen Tai, like a giant wall, blocking his way.

“Grandfather!” Meng Er cried out, deeply worried for him.

After all, the old man was quite aged. If Chen Tai decided to attack, the old man’s body wouldn’t withstand it.

That was why she was so anxious.

“Since you wish to die, don’t blame me.”

Chen Tai’s gaze turned cold, and the true energy in his body surged as he struck directly at the old man’s chest.

Bang!

The palm strike landed on the old man’s left chest, instantly breaking several ribs.

An intense pain coursed through the old man’s body, but he remained resolute and silent.

Although he made no sound, blood began to seep from his mouth.

The moment Meng Er saw the old man’s condition, she was immediately alarmed. She hurriedly ran over, exclaiming, “Grandfather! Grandpa! How are you? Grandpa! Don’t scare me!”

Holding the old man in his arms, he began to cry loudly.

Despite being on the brink of death, the old man maintained a smile.

He smiled and said to Meng Er, “Meng Er! Grandfather won’t let him succeed. You must trust Grandfather.”

As he spoke, the old man tried to stand, but given his condition, it was impossible.

Just as he attempted to stand, he fell again.

“No! Grandpa! I can’t let anything happen to you. Grandfather, don’t go, I’ll go back with him, I don’t want anything to happen to you,” Meng Er cried.

Chen Tai never expected that his single palm strike would be able to kill the old man, which made him furious.

This time, he used all his strength.

Seeing this, Meng Er immediately stood in front of the old man to shield him.

But the old man couldn’t allow Meng Er to take that palm strike.

He knew clearly that if Meng Er was hit by this palm, the only outcome would be death. This was not something he could bear.

Therefore, before the palm landed, he pushed Meng Er away.

Thud!

Chen Tai struck the old man again, this time hitting the center of his chest, shattering all the ribs in his chest.

Gush!

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from the old man’s mouth. His body kept retreating, but he still shielded Meng Er behind him, preventing her from sustaining a series of injuries.

“Grandfather!”

Meng Er shouted, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Grandfather! Nothing must happen to you, nothing must happen to you!”

Meng Er screamed as she rushed over and embraced the old man tightly.

Meng Er’s voice was so loud that even Chen Shaofeng and Du Ping’ang, who were fighting, could hear her clearly.

When Chen Shaofeng looked over, he saw Meng Er hugging the old man’s body and crying non-stop. The moment he saw this, he knew something was terribly wrong.

Furious flames erupted from his body immediately.

Anger filled his eyes, and an overwhelming killing intent emanated from him.

In that moment, he did not hold back, as an extremely tyrannical killing intent continuously surged. Under the influence of the Domineering Qi, his true strength became even more ferocious.

“Crimson Flame Tyrant Killing Arts!”

Boom!

Chen Shaofeng clenched his fists tightly, a dominating killing intent emanating from his body.

A powerful energy continually formed between his fists, and then, under the man’s astonished gaze, Chen Shaofeng’s body transformed into a streak of flowing light, charging forward.

When the man regained his senses, he realized that his chest had been unknowingly penetrated by Chen Shaofeng’s fist, and the energy on the fist was constantly destroying his body.

Bang!

The man collapsed to the ground, unable to rise. He died with an expression of unwillingness on his face.

After killing the man, Chen Shaofeng did not stop. Using Cloud Walk, he swiftly moved towards Meng Er and the others like a shadow.

“Old man! How are you?”

Chen Shaofeng hurriedly took out a healing pill from his storage bag and placed it into the old man’s mouth.

This was something his father, Chen Liuyuan, had given him before he left for this place, and up until now, he had never used it.

The old man shook his head at Chen Shaofeng: “It’s useless! Young master! Don’t waste your pill, my internal organs are completely shattered, there’s no saving me.”

Hearing the old man’s words, Chen Shaofeng became silent. Even if they were warriors, with their internal organs broken, they would not survive.

Hence, he felt deep respect for this old man, Chen Shaofeng.

“NO! No! Grandpa! Take your medicine quickly.”

Meng Er could not believe all of this was real and kept shaking her head.

The old man smiled at Meng Er: “Meng Er! From now on, without your grandfather by your side, you must learn to be strong.”

Then, he looked at Chen Shaofeng and said, “Young Master! Promise me! You must take good care of Meng Er for me!”

“Don’t worry! Even if you hadn’t asked, I would have done it,” Chen Shaofeng nodded.

Only then did the old man nod in satisfaction. After that, he never spoke again, closing his eyes forever.

At that moment, Chen Shaofeng realized how fragile life truly was, and that there was no one else like the old man left.

He did not cry, not because he was stubborn, but because he knew the old man didn’t want that; he just wanted Meng Er to be safe.