Chapter 995: Who the Hell Do You Think You Are, Acting Tough Through a Screen? |
...Lu Jiuchuan silently swallowed the rest of his words, raised his hand to conjure a water curtain, ripples spreading across its surface.
The scene within appeared.
The opulent interior of a magnificent building came into view, and Lu Teng's voice sounded from the other side.
"Honey, hurry up!!!! Jiuchuan is video calling over there."
Hurried footsteps were heard, and a woman burst into the frame.
Lu Jiuchuan adjusted the angle of the spell, aiming it at Lu Ding.
With just one look, the woman immediately recognized that this was absolutely the child she and her husband had left behind in the Third Circle. Tears burst from her eyes, and the woman choked back her sobs: "Ding'er, I'm your mother..."
Who cries, who is right?
Who cries, who is the victim?
No!
That's not how the world works.
Lu Ding, who hadn't planned on being nice at all, spoke directly: "I don't understand what you're wailing about. Are you acting? What are you pretending for? Crocodile tears?"
Luo Qingshi's voice abruptly stopped. Her eyes were full of confusion. Why? Why would her child treat her like this?
"No... no, Ding'er, listen to your mother, back then..."
Lu Ding raised his hand: "There's nothing to say. The only reason I'm wasting my breath with you here is to tell you this: from now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Don't come near me. You walk your sunny path, I'll cross my single-plank bridge. For the past ten or twenty years, it's been this way. Don't come disgusting me now."
Lu Teng couldn't hold back anymore: "Ding'er, you can't talk to your mother like that."
Lu Ding shot back directly: "So, I haven't talked to you like that, and you think it's unfair? And who the hell are you anyway? Playing the righteous family elder, what are you so cocky about? If you weren't on the other side of that screen, see if I'd dare to mess you up."
Lu Teng was stunned, dumbfounded by what he heard.
Damn, this young man.
He had lived in the Third Circle of Great Han, where modernization was very advanced.
So he directly blurted out: "Holy shit!!? You dare to mess me up? You want to mess me up? I'm your damn father!!! You're being utterly unfilial, and you still want to mess me up!?"
Lu Ding laughed at that, tilting his head: "Holy shit, I don't recognize you as my father. Why wouldn't I dare to mess you up?"
On the other side, Lu Teng stood up in anger. There was none of the grand righteousness found in novels, just the most direct and simple conflict.
He pointed at Lu Ding across the image.
"You little brat, I'm your father. You're being utterly unfilial, and you still want to mess me up. Can you even beat me?"
Lu Ding didn't hold back anymore: "Watch your damn mouth, you old, worn-out beast who's not even decaying properly, looking like some pretty boy. My father? I don't acknowledge it. I said I don't acknowledge it. Don't you understand human speech? This cross-species communication is making me tired. Can I beat you? If I can't beat you, I'll just die. Come on, try to kill me!"
"Who the hell do you think you are, acting tough through a screen?"
"If you're not convinced, come over here!!!"
This scolding from Lu Ding made Lu Teng feel like he was about to explode!
He had imagined every possible version of what his son would be like when he grew up.
But Lu Ding's temper, appearance, aura, and current situation—none of it matched what he had expected.
Especially this temper.
However, the more Lu Ding acted this way, the less confident Lu Teng became. Of course, that was also because Lu Teng himself wasn't the type to be unreasonable.
He held back his anger: "Fine, I won't hold your reckless words against you. After all, we were the ones who abandoned you. But I want to say this: talking to your elders like this is very rude and very wrong, do you understand?"
As Lu Ding listened, the smile on his face grew wider and wider, until it turned into unrestrained laughter: "Hahahahahahahahahaha..."
"So you do know. You do understand. It was you who abandoned me."
"That's really interesting. You made the mistake. You abandoned me. And now you're saying I'm rude. Now you're acting like elders. And I'm the one who's wrong???"
Lu Ding's eyes turned serious: "What's right or wrong isn't determined by the person who was at fault first. You're already in the wrong, and you're still arguing with me about my attitude? Are you even qualified? Ask yourself, are you qualified?"
"And as for rudeness—if I'm rude, then you just have to endure it. I had no one to teach me and no one to raise me. Where would I get my manners? Isn't that what you chose? Now you're criticizing me? How hypocritical can you be?"
Lu Teng, who had been barely restraining his anger, could no longer hold back. He stopped Luo Qingshi beside him, who was trying to speak again, and directly roared: "Lu Jiuchuan!! Teach him a lesson!!!"
In an instant.
The atmosphere became tense and confrontational.
Lu Jiuchuan was conflicted: "Master..."
Asking him to strike the young master.
And this was a decision made when the master was in a rage. If he actually did it, what would happen later?
Besides, judging by the madam's expression, she clearly felt guilty and wanted to protect the young master.
If Lu Jiuchuan really dared to make a move.
Even if the master didn't bring it up later, the madam would definitely make his life difficult.
Over in Great Han, the various chiefs, including Elder Shui, immediately raised their momentum. On their turf, someone wanted to touch their people?!
That was simply against the natural order of the heavens.
Lu Teng: "Do it!!!!!"
Elder Shui's momentum shot straight into the nebula, causing terrifying extraordinary phenomena. Gale-force winds howled, mixed with illusory black feathers, full of wild brutality.
"Who dares!!!!!"
Lu Ding raised his hand to stop the emotionally charged Elder Shui.
He looked at Lu Teng in the projection: "If you want to use your God Ascension, Ninth Restriction to bully me, then fine, I'll accept it. You're tough. But remember this: you can't be tough forever. What I submit to is the God Ascension, Ninth Restriction, not either of you."
Lu Ding wasn't stupid. If they insisted on using force, then he would just swallow his pride for now. Of course, they'd better pray he never got back up.
Otherwise, he'd sweep them all away.
On the other side of the projection, Luo Qingshi gently tugged at Lu Teng's sleeve.
His anger subsided a little, and he asked: "Then let's settle this so you're convinced. What's your cultivation level? I want to see what makes you so arrogant!"
Lu Ding answered truthfully; there was nothing to hide: "Just God Ascension, Ninth Restriction. Nothing impressive."
As soon as he said this, shock filled the hearts of Lu Teng and Luo Qingshi on the other side of the projection.
They knew that Lu Bing, who was less than a year younger than Lu Ding, was also only at God Ascension, Ninth Restriction.
But what was Lu Bing's upbringing? And what was Lu Ding's?
Lu Bing had grown up with the finest clothes and food, eating rare natural treasures like meals, using all kinds of precious items to build her foundation. She practiced peerless techniques and cultivated the most advanced techniques. From childhood to adulthood, even the techniques and spells she had replaced were unheard of.
Yet, despite such a clear disparity in their circumstances, the two were at exactly the same realm.
And to be more realistic, Lu Bing's starting point was probably earlier than Lu Ding's. Strictly speaking, Lu Ding should be the one who came from behind to surpass.
Such talent was truly terrifying.
Lu Teng thought about this and said: "Lu Feng, step forward!!!"
From among the Lu Family members in the Grand Auditorium, a young man walked out.
The moment he stepped forward, his Deification Third Level cultivation was revealed.
Lu Teng said: "He is the one with the lowest cultivation here. I will have him suppress his cultivation to God Ascension, Ninth Restriction. If you can defeat him, I will have nothing to say. If you cannot, then you will obediently come back with them!"