Shen Tianzheng looked at his daughter's peaceful sleeping face, which, though still weak, had finally escaped the danger of death.
The huge stone that had been hanging in his heart for so long finally fell to the ground!
However, within just one or two hours, after experiencing Ling Tian's treatment, improvement, then deterioration... and then Young Master Lu appearing and directly turning the tide with his miraculous Pure Yang Saint Body... Shen Tianzheng's current state was more of a daze after his worldview had been completely subversion.
He still couldn't believe what he had seen.
Lu Cheng!
The Young Master Lu of The Lu Family of Modu!
The one who, in his preconceived notions, was supposed to be just a 'rich second generation' who only knew how to eat, drink, and play?
He actually... actually possessed such divine and skillful methods?
As a 'martial arts master' who had been immersed in the martial way for decades.
In his bones, Shen Tianzheng had always held a hint of disdain and contempt for so-called 'top financial magnates' like The Lu Family, who relied on 'money' and 'power' to establish themselves in the world.
In his opinion, these so-called 'powerful families' were nothing more than a bunch of lucky, well-born commoners.
Their so-called 'power' and 'wealth' were simply not worth mentioning in the face of true strength.
But today... reality had given him a resounding slap!
His laughable sense of superiority, derived from being a 'martial artist,' was crushed to dust!
Only then did he realize for the first time that... in this world, there truly existed a kind of power that could easily transcend all the martial arts he knew!
It turned out that true powerful families possessed not only awe-inspiring wealth and power!
But also a foundation and strength that a 'martial artist' like him could never imagine or achieve in a lifetime!
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around.
He was about to perform the great five-point prostration ceremony to the Young Master Lu, who was like a savior descended from heaven, to express his endless gratitude!
"Young Master Lu! You are the great benefactor of our Shen Family! Please accept my bow, old man!"
Lu Cheng, quick-witted, immediately stepped forward and steadily supported his body.
On his face, there was still that gentle and humble expression, as if the 'Pure Yang Saint Body' radiating supreme divine power just now was not him at all.
"Uncle Shen, you are too kind, please get up quickly."
As he spoke, he cast his gaze towards 'Immortal Emperor' Ling Tian, who was standing in the corner, looking distraught.
Then, he slowly spoke in a tone full of 'curiosity' and inquiry.
"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked this master yet."
"Why is it that after your spell, Miss Shen's condition not only didn't improve but suddenly took a turn for the worse, even triggering a backlash of cold energy?"
"I hope Master, you can enlighten me and resolve this junior's confusion."
Lu Cheng's words made it sound as if he was genuinely curious about Ling Tian's medical skills!
But every word in his speech was like a resounding slap, hitting Ling Tian's ashen face!
"Damn ant! Are you humiliating this Emperor in public?"
Ling Tian's heart was already filled with raging anger!
But what could he do?
He couldn't possibly admit his incompetence in front of everyone, could he?
Where would he put his face then?
He could only put on a profound and mysterious expression again and began his sophistry, full of metaphysical aura!
"Hmph! Ignorant brat!"
"What this Seat just displayed was a method of defying fate, seizing the creation of heaven and earth!"
"How can such immortal techniques be understood by you and your kind?"
However, before Ling Tian could continue spouting those abstruse theories.
Lu Cheng, as if suddenly remembering something extremely important!
He slapped his forehead suddenly!
And revealed an expression of sudden realization!
He turned his head and said to Shen Tianzheng beside him:
"Uncle Shen, don't say anything."
"I was wondering why I found this master more and more familiar the more I looked at him?"
"I remember now!"
"A few days ago, I seemed to have seen this master at Modu University!"
"If I'm not mistaken..."
He paused, then cast his gaze, tinged with a hint of mockery, back onto Ling Tian.
"This master, he should be..."
"A sophomore student in the history department of Modu University."
"His name seems to be Ling Tian, right?"
"Boom—!!!!"
Lu Cheng's words instantly froze the atmosphere in the entire room!
Shen Tianzheng's face, which had been somewhat confused, turned instantly ashen after hearing the keywords 'history department' and'sophomore student'!
He stared fixedly at'sophomore student' Ling Tian, who was sweating profusely on his forehead, with an expression as if he wanted to devour him!
He finally understood!
He had actually been played for a fool, like a monkey, by a wet-behind-the-ears kid?
And he had almost entrusted his daughter's life to such an ignorant charlatan?
A monstrous rage, like the most violent volcano, erupted within his chest with a roar!
"You... you..."
Shen Tianzheng's finger, pointing at Ling Tian, trembled violently from extreme anger!
He almost used all his strength to squeeze out a few words from between his teeth!
"You dare to trick me?"
"Guards!"
"Take down this reckless charlatan who dared to come to my Shen Family to swindle people!"
With his command!
Several tall and strong martial arts hall disciples immediately rushed in!
Ling Tian was greatly alarmed at the sight!
He subconsciously wanted to circulate his true qi to resist and break free!
But to his horror, he found that his already scarce true qi had been completely exhausted during the treatment of Shen Ning霜 just now!
Now, his dantian was empty!
Let alone resisting, even a slight struggle was beyond his strength!
Just like that.
He, this supreme Immortal Emperor who once dominated the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.
Couldn't even finish his sophistry.
He was dragged out of the Shen Family manor by those martial arts hall disciples like a dead dog!
Then, with a 'bang'!
He was mercilessly thrown onto the cold, hard road outside the manor gate!
...Meanwhile, inside the room.
Lu Cheng looked at Ling Tian, who was as disheveled as a stray dog, and put on an expression of feigned sympathy, kindly advising:
"Alas... Uncle Shen, please don't get angry."
"Young people, they always want to take shortcuts, which is understandable."
"Look, he has also received his due lesson, so why don't we just let this matter go?"
In reality, he was calculating that he couldn't beat Ling Tian too badly right now.
If this Immortal Emperor were to be crippled all at once, who would find treasures for him?
No, this couldn't even be called finding treasures; it should be finding cauldrons!
Ling Tian was thrown onto the cold road, feeling his shattered Dao heart.
He slowly climbed up from the ground.
In those eyes, which had originally carried a hint of arrogance, now only endless resentment and killing intent remained!
He stared fixedly into the depths of the manor, and in his heart, he silently made a blood oath!
"Ant! How dare you insult me!"
"You wait! Just you wait!"
"The humiliation of today, this Emperor will one day wash away with the blood of your entire clan!"
After listening to Lu Cheng's 'magnanimous' persuasion, Shen Tianzheng's admiration and gratitude towards Lu Cheng reached an unprecedented peak!
Young Master Lu is not only immensely powerful and discerning, but his magnanimity and bearing are also far beyond what we ordinary people can achieve!
To be acquainted with such a noble person as Young Master Lu is simply the accumulation of eight lifetimes of good karma by our ancestors!
From now on! My Shen Family will definitely follow Young Master Lu's lead!