A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 473 The Curtain Rises
This thief old man! ?
Duan Rong couldn't help but curse in his heart. No wonder he asked him to rescue Ruyi's brother in the dense forest. At that time, Duan Rong felt a little strange. How could this old man suddenly become like a human being again?
At that time, the old man had just told him that he had sent Wu Shidao to rescue Zhu Xiaoqi and Yang Zhen. Duan Rong believed him again and thought he was really a human being?!
Now, it seems that the old man's request for him to rescue Ruyi's brother was simply a pretext. He was afraid that Ruyi would be resentful and would not investigate the matter directly. That was why he used this as an excuse to persuade him.

"This damn old thief!" Duan Rong became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but curse out loud.

Liang Xuesong was standing behind Ge Rushong. He heard Duan Rong cursing and thought that Duan Rong was cursing Ge Rushong, so he said angrily: "Boy, you are about to die, but you are still cursing? Believe it or not, I will really cut you into pieces and let you taste the taste of being killed by a thousand cuts!"

Ge Rusong, however, looked at Duan Rong with a smile and said, "Hey, Xuesong, why bother with this brat? He's about to die, so why not let him scold you?"

Although Ge Rushong had a faint smile on his face, he really wanted to grind Duan Rong to dust.

Shortly after Yang Sixuan brought Pei Du and Jiang Zhe back to the Judgment and Adjudication Office, he received news from his spies who were ambushing in the Judgment and Adjudication Office.

A few hours ago, the document regarding the Taihe Tower incident had been sent to the sect.

With these two serious crimes pressing down on him at the same time, Ge Rushong knew that he would definitely be planted with a seed character, imprisoned in Changliu Mountain, and live a life like a living dead.

He had always been proud, so how could he be willing to be controlled? Fortunately, the matter between Pei Du and Jiang Zhe had not yet been fully exposed, so he immediately decided to escape from Changliu Mountain and then escape from Qingzhou.

He is a strong man in the Cave Netherworld Realm. In such a vast country like Jiuzhou, is he afraid that there will not be a place for him to stay?

However, before leaving, he must kill Duan Rong first!
Along with the documents regarding the Taihe Tower incident, there was also a document stating that Duan Rong had killed Ge Hengtai in public.

At that time, Ge Hengtai was still a counselor, and he was his bloodline in the secular world. Duan Rong actually dared to kill him in public. Doesn't it mean that when you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner?
In addition, Duan Rong designed to kill Li Shensi, destroyed his Taihe Tower, and used himself as bait to lure him into the trap of besieging the sect's disciples. With all these things and layers of hatred, he would be extremely angry if he didn't kill this boy!

Ge Rusong looked at Duan Rong. He was filled with resentment, but his expression remained calm. He said calmly, "Boy, if you are willing to kneel down and beg for mercy, I can only destroy your Dantian and spare your life."

There was no way Ge Rushong would forgive Duan Rong, but he just wanted to see Duan Rong crawling at his feet and begging him, so that he could ease the hatred in his heart a little.

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong glanced at Ge Rushong indifferently, as if he was looking at a fool.

Duan Rong's eyes actually stung Ge Rushong.

Duan Rong said: "Ge Rushong, you better take care of yourself!"

Ge Rushong and Liang Xuesong naturally didn't understand what Duan Rong said.

Liang Xuesong said: “Boy, Lord Ge is giving you a way to live, don’t be shameless?”

Duan Rong glared at Liang Xuesong with disgust and said, "You're just a weakling in the True Qi realm, what are you yelling about? You really don't know what you're talking about!?"

"You..." Liang Xuesong was so angry at Duan Rong's eyes and tone that he was choking with anger.

Duan Rong, however, looked at the two men calmly and continued, "How about this. You two kowtow to me three times, and I'll let you go today. How's that? Actually, this deal is quite fair."

Liang Xuesong was stunned and murmured, "Is this kid crazy?" He really couldn't understand why Duan Rong was still fearless and courting death when he was about to die. Is this kid really not afraid of death?
Ge Rushong sneered and said, "Boy, I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy. He is a weakling in the True Qi Realm, but you are not a weakling in front of me in the Yuan Qi Realm?"

Duan Rong glanced at Ge Rushong with a teasing look and said, "Am I a weakling? Why don't you try it yourself? Why bother talking without taking action?"

Ge Rushong looked at the tangible mockery in Duan Rong's eyes and the rather sarcastic tone in his voice, and he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

For some reason, from the moment he walked out, Duan Rong had been looking at him as if he were a fool. He had always been respected, so how could he not be angry?
Ge Rushong's expression turned grim and he could no longer maintain the fake smile on his face.

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!"

Ge Rusong raised his right hand and flicked it towards Duan Rong. It looked slow but was actually fast. A faint ripple of space spread out in his palm...

At that moment, Duan Rong felt that his body could not move. Not only his body could not move, but even Liang Xuesong, who was standing behind Ge Rushong, could not move.

But Liang Xuesong had a smile on his face. He felt that in the next moment, Duan Rong would be reduced to ashes and wiped out. However, he still had a kind of respect for Duan Rong in his heart. After all, this guy still had a faint teasing expression on his face until this moment, and there was no fear in his eyes... Forget about asking him to say a soft word...

"He's so young, but he has a heart as hard as iron. It's a pity..." Liang Xuesong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At this moment, a low humming sound of cicadas suddenly rang out in the hall.

Liang Xuesong was slightly startled. "It's already late autumn, why are there cicadas chirping?"

Liang Xuesong heard it, and Ge Rushong, who was closer to Duan Rong, naturally heard it too.

After all, Liang Xuesong was just a Qi realm warrior in the secular world, so he naturally had no way of knowing about such a precious treasure as the Dew-Drinking Cicada. But Ge Rushong knew it at once by smelling it. The low cicada chirping sound, clear and melodious, was the sound of the Dew-Drinking Cicada.

This was different from the first time Duan Rong tried to catch the Dew Drinking Cicada in the wild. That time, there was no danger around, so after the power of the Dew Drinking Cicada was activated, it became an indiscriminate attack in all directions. But this time was different. Ge Rushong used the power of the law to cover Duan Rong.

As soon as the Dew-Drinking Cicada started moving, all its strength went towards Ge Rushong.

In a flash, two extremely powerful laws of power collided and intertwined with each other, and the intersection was like two millstones, grinding each other...

At that moment, Liang Xuesong looked at the narrow space between Duan Rong and Ge Rusong, which was like a blazing sun, blinding everyone...

The moment his eyes were filled with white light, he felt no pain at all, and his entire body evaporated and disappeared...

At that moment, he was still surprised. Ge Rushong was the elder of the sect and a powerful person in the Cave and Nether Realm. How could it cause such a big commotion when he wiped out a junior?

But just as this thought arose in his mind, his consciousness and his being melted away in an instant like snow under the scorching sun, and disappeared into nothingness.

Not only did Liang Xuesong vanish into thin air, the entire Lingzhen Taoist Temple also vanished into thin air in that instant...

The vast forests surrounding the Taoist temple were all like melting snow...

Where Duan Rong and Ge Rusong stood, dazzling white light continued to splash, and faint, silky cracks in space appeared in the void around them...

On the top of the mountain, Chu Qiushan and Zhu He took in everything.

They did not see it with their spiritual sense, but with their naked eyes. The dazzling white light was too eye-catching. In the valley on the mountainside, it was like a sun hidden, illuminating the entire mountain as bright as day, and the white light went straight into Niudou.

The dazzling white light came and went quickly. It weakened in a moment and disappeared in a few breaths.

In a small open gravel area, Duan Rong and Ge Rushong stood there alone.

Unlike the last time, when the Dew Drinking Cicada's power spread across the field without a target, this time it was concentrated on Ge Rushong. Ge Rushong looked at Duan Rong in astonishment. He coughed, a faint trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He said angrily, "That old thief actually entrusted such a precious treasure as the Dew Drinking Cicada to you. It seems that you, boy, are truly his favorite!"

The murderous intent in Ge Rushong's eyes became even stronger.

He hadn't used his full strength just now, and the Dew-Drinking Cicada suddenly flew up, almost injuring him. However, the moment he heard the cicada's chirping, he had already protected his internal organs. Although he suffered some shock, he wasn't really hurt.

Moreover, the Dew-Drinking Cicada can only be used three times at most. Even if he tries twice more, he will kill this kid on the fourth try!

The more Zhu He values him, the more he will feel relieved if he kills this kid!

"Like a pine tree!"

Ge Rushong was about to move again when he suddenly heard a voice calling him.

The moment he heard the voice, Ge Rushong's body trembled noticeably.

He was very familiar with that voice. It was Chu Qiushan's voice!
In the darkness not far behind Duan Rong, two figures emerged almost at the same time.

One is Chu Qiushan, the other is Zhu He!

When Ge Rushong saw the two of them, he was surprised and a complicated look appeared in his eyes.

Hearing the voice behind him, Duan Rong turned his head and looked behind him, and saw two people walking out of the darkness. One of them was someone he didn't recognize, and the other was Zhu He, whom he was cursing in his heart.

Duan Rong simply ignored Chu Qiushan, as he had never met this Sect Master Chu before. He glanced past Chu Qiushan and glared at Zhu He.

Zhu He, however, acted as if he hadn't seen it. He simply looked at Ge Rushong calmly and said, "Elder Ge, my disciple has some talent, but you don't have to be so narrow-minded and get rid of him as soon as possible!"

"you……"

Ge Rushong knew that it was meaningless to argue further at this point.

Suddenly his eyes moved, as if he had figured something out. At that moment, he suddenly felt cold all over, and for the first time, he looked at Zhu He with fear in his eyes.

He was wondering, from when did Zhu He start to scheme against him?
Before coming to Lingzhen Taoist Temple to kill Duan Rong, he thought that Zhu He had only plotted against him during the time when Jiang Zhe and his men surrounded and killed Duan Rong.

The moment Chu Qiushan and Zhu He appeared, he understood that he came to Lingzhen Taoist Temple to kill Duan Rong, which was also part of Zhu He's plan. Zhu He seemed to have calculated that he was unwilling to leave and would definitely take the opportunity to kill Duan Rong before leaving.

But just now, he suddenly realized that Zhu He had calculated more than just these two moves. So when did he start to step into Zhu He's calculations?
Was it when Taihe Tower was destroyed? Was it when Li Shensi died unexpectedly?

Or was it even earlier? During the Zhu Shizhong case? Or when he was rejected as a disciple at the Dragon Fish Hall? He suddenly realized that he had long harbored a deep hatred for Duan Rong in his heart!

But this hatred grew layer by layer, one thing after another. Without realizing it, he had already regarded Duan Rong as a thorn in his side, and he had to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Perhaps, as his hatred grew, he had already unconsciously walked into Zhu He's trap.

Otherwise, why was it Duan Rong who handled the matter of Li Shensi's false death, instead of Wu Shidao who seemed more suitable?

Zhu He lured him into the game step by step without him realizing it, and only woke up from his dream when he was doomed!

When Ge Rushong thought of this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Duan Rong. He had to admit that the chess piece used by Zhu He was indeed a "god's move". Such an unknown kid could repeatedly hurt him.

He thought he had done a perfect job in the Zhu Shizhong case, but in the end it was completely uncovered by Duan Rong.

The case of Li Shensi was strange and bizarre. He made a wrong guess and was slapped in the face in the Elders' Council.

There was also the Taihe Tower incident, which was dealt with quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, completely eradicating the problem, and with a complete chain of evidence, which solidified the guilt of the Tongzhengshisi.

At this point, Ge Rushong hated him to the core, and the situation forced him to kill him.

This led to the incident where Pei Du and Jiang Zhe surrounded and killed Duan Rong in the dense forest. However, he was tricked by Zhu He again, forcing him to defect from Taiyi Sect and flee Qingzhou.

But in the Lingzhen Taoist Temple in the wilderness, he was once again tricked by Zhu He and was blocked here.

At this moment, the curtain was raised, the defeat was already decided, and he finally understood the game.

Every step is exquisite and full of murderous intent!
The moment Ge Rushong looked at Duan Rong, Duan Rong also understood his look. Ge Rushong, who was so arrogant just now, now had a look full of loneliness and dejection.

The most lamentable things in this world are the aging of beauties and the demise of heroes!

Duan Rong didn’t know whether Ge Rushong was a hero, but he had indeed reached the end of his road.

Although Duan Rong was disgusted by Zhu He's repeated manipulation of him, treating him like a fool with a puppet, he looked at the loneliness in the eyes of the arrogant Ge Rushong, and at that moment, his opinion of Zhu He changed slightly.

Although the old man disgusted him, he was indeed powerful!

The layout is closely linked, and murderous intentions are hidden at every step!
It was only when he saw Ge Rushong at Lingzhen Taoist Temple that he realized that the person who made the final victory in this chess game was actually Ge Rushong!

At least before he came to this Taoist temple, he didn't know that Ge Rushong would be waiting for him here. If he knew, would he still come?

Perhaps if he knew in advance, if he made a slight mistake in his actions, Ge Rushong might have noticed the clues. Then the whole plot would have been exposed.

At this point, the chess game is coming to an end. Apart from the two players who won and lost, the only one who can understand the game is probably Duan Rong, the core chess piece who experienced it personally.

He personally went through every step of this chess game.

At this moment, thinking back on the past and Zhu He's strategy, he suddenly remembered a saying from his previous life on Blue Star, the esports king SKY. "Use your offense to force your opponent to make mistakes."

Usually when you meet a strong opponent, you can't just wait for your opponent to make a mistake, you have to guide your opponent to make a mistake. In the meantime, you must not reveal your intentions in the early stage, once your opponent sees through you, you will fail.

This is obviously a huge test for the planner's ability.

This is what is meant by, those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens; those who are good at defending hide under the nine earths.

(End of this chapter)