With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"Bang bang..."

Those martial arts figures fired two signal flares into the sky.

Now, everyone who had come into the mountains to search for treasure rushed over here.

Among these martial arts practitioners were many highly skilled individuals who relentlessly pursued Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu, with more and more people following behind, creating a massive manhunt.

After a while, the area around the big tree became quiet again.

A figure rushed over and arrived at the tree.

This person was none other than Ling Yangzi, now wearing a cloak with the hood covering his head, as he slowly approached the person who was hanging.

"Rong'er".

Hearing the voice, Zhou Shaorong slowly opened his eyes, his lips moving slightly, "Master..."

"Rong'er, I'm coming to save you and take you away from here." Ling Yangzi took out a dagger and cut the rope.

He caught Zhou Shaorong as he fell.

"Don't worry about me, just go..." Zhou Shaorong pushed Ling Yangzi away forcefully.

"Rong'er, what's wrong with you?" Ling Yangzi sensed that something was wrong with him.

"That woman... she put something on me that could blow me up, you have to get out of here..." Blood suddenly trickled from the corner of Zhou Shaorong's mouth.

"Rong'er!" Ling Yangzi put the man down and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand. "Don't be afraid, your father is coming to save you."

"I can't go on..." Zhou Shaorong shook his head at him, "If you don't leave... we'll all die here."

"Did that vicious woman Nangong Wu do something to you?" Ling Yangzi touched something hard on his body and quickly opened his clothes to see what it was. He saw something tied around his waist, making a faint "drip" sound.

That was a time bomb that Ai Qi planted on Zhou Shaorong. Ling Yangzi had never seen it before and had no idea what it was.

"What is this thing? What did that bitch do to you?"

"It'll blow people up, you'd better run..." Zhou Shaorong pushed him again.

Ling Yangzi understood; it was explosive. Remembering what that person had said, he took out a bone whistle, put it in his mouth, and blew it.

A moment later, another figure appeared.

The man was completely wrapped in a black cloak, wearing a hood, and his face was covered with a black cloth.

"Why did you summon me here?" It was a woman's voice.

"Come quickly and see what's tied to my son's body." Ling Yangzi showed her what was tied to Zhou Shaorong's body.

The woman frowned in disgust when she saw Zhou Shaorong's deathly appearance, but still took a few steps forward.

Ling Yangzi opened Zhou Shaorong's clothes, revealing a time bomb strapped to his body.

The woman's pupils constricted sharply upon seeing it, and she crouched down to examine it. "This is a TNT time bomb."

"A time bomb?" Seeing her strange expression, Ling Yangzi finally realized that this was an extremely dangerous thing. "Then please help me take it down quickly."

"Let me check it first." The woman inspected the time bomb, shook her head, and stood up. "The remaining time is too short; I can't defuse it. Let's go."

"You can't untie it either?" Ling Yangzi clenched his fists. "It's just a matter of a few threads and strips of cloth, how can you not untie it?"

"There are fake threads here, and some mixed-color threads. If we cut the wrong one, it will detonate the bomb, and all three of us will die here." The woman's eyes showed a hint of impatience. "With your son in this state, even if we take him back, he won't live for more than a few days."

"You must have a way, right?" Ling Yangzi grabbed the woman's sleeve. "As long as you save Rong'er, I promise you endless wealth and glory. After we kill that bitch Nangong Wu together, we'll split this world in half."

"The countdown above has less than three minutes left. Time is extremely short, there's no way to save you." The woman pulled back her sleeve in annoyance. "Hurry up and leave! Otherwise, you'll all die here. Don't blame me if you get blown to bits."

The woman turned and left after she finished speaking.

"Nangong Wu, that bitch, I will not let her get away with this." Ling Yangzi gritted his teeth.

"You...don't blame her, and don't seek revenge because of me." Zhou Shaorong's voice grew weaker and weaker. "It's all my fault. If I had treated her better before, this wouldn't have happened..."

"Rong'er! It's my fault for not protecting you." Ling Yangzi hugged him tightly, his eyes red.

"Back then, I promised your mother that once I had mastered my skills, I would conquer the world and become its overlord. Then I would welcome you and your mother back and reveal your true identity to the world!"

It's all because of that bitch Nangong Wu. I had already mastered my skills, but then that bitch Nangong Wu had to cause this unexpected turn of events.

"Father..." Zhou Shaorong was about to speak when blood trickled from the corner of his mouth again. He said to him with great difficulty:

"This is how my life is going to be... There's nothing wrong with leaving like this. My last words to you, son: What is not destined to be yours, you shouldn't force..."

"Rong'er," Ling Yangzi called out to him in grief.

Zhou Shaorong's breathing grew shallower and shallower. With his last breath, he said to him, "Go quickly..."

Ling Yangzi watched the numbers on the time bomb jump from three digits to two digits, and reluctantly put the person down, letting him lie flat, and touched his face one last time.

"Rong'er, go in peace! Your father will definitely avenge you. I swear I will not rest until I kill that bitch Nangong Wu!"

Ling Yangzi knew he couldn't stay there any longer, so he closed his eyes, turned around abruptly, and left.

Zhou Shaorong stared blankly at the gray sky, his lips moving slightly, "Nangong Wu... I'm sorry. If there's an afterlife, I'll definitely treat you better..."

The time bomb on his body started ticking, 30 seconds, 25 seconds, 20 seconds...

Ling Yangzi, who had already walked a mile away, did not dare to look back until a deafening explosion sounded behind him.

"boom--"

Ling Yangzi felt a wave of heat rushing towards him from behind. He turned around abruptly and saw a huge, bright, and dazzling mushroom cloud of fire rising from the ground and shooting straight into the sky. The blinding flames reddened the surrounding sky.

"Rong'er!"

A powerful shockwave hit him, knocking him to the ground.

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out, and everyone in the valley stopped, staring in shock at the dazzling mushroom cloud in the sky.

These people had never seen such a horrifying scene before, and they all thought it was some kind of natural disaster, their faces filled with terror.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu shook off those martial arts figures and found the mountain valley where Zeng Guanhai lived.

"Master, do you think Ling Yangzi will appear to save Zhou Shaorong after you leave?" Eileen asked from inside the space.

"Yes," Nangong Wu said confidently.

"If you had known this would happen, you shouldn't have rushed to leave. You should have come into the space and waited. Once Ling Yangzi appeared, we would have blown them up with a rocket launcher."