Chapter 194 Forgotten

"Say... have we been forgotten?"

Inside Nanfu City, in a remote little courtyard, a man and a woman were sitting.

The speaker was a middle-aged cultivator dressed in a Taoist robe, with a rather lecherous appearance.

"Probably... yes. As soon as we got back, Wan Lei rushed to participate in the Grand Competition. You saw the results of the Grand Competition; Wan Lei won.

Then, he was taken away by the clan leader, ostensibly to receive rewards, but who knows what he was really doing.

Then, two days ago, Wan Hongxin brought him back, seriously injured and unconscious. Yesterday, I inquired and heard that the Fang family had come.

Yes, the Fang family, one of the six great families. The clan leader came in person, bringing his youngest daughter.

Wan Lei fought with that little princess, and they ended up with mutual injuries.

Right now, he should still be unconscious."

The pretty girl in black said.

The two were Qi Manyao and Tian Suanzi, whom Wan Lei had brought back before.

Because Wan Lei had been constantly busy since he returned, he had genuinely forgotten about them.

"We can't just sit here doing nothing. If it really doesn't work out, let's just leave."

Tian Suanzi looked at the array light screen in the sky and said worriedly.

"Leave? You can leave if you want, why would I leave?"

Qi Manyao rolled her eyes and said.

"You're not leaving? What are you waiting for? Oh, I forgot, Wan Lei is your little lover; you definitely want to be with him. But you shouldn't be here; shouldn't you be by his side taking care of him at this time?"

Tian Suanzi's gaunt face wore a teasing smile, making him look even more lecherous.

He actually knew that Wan Lei and Qi Manyao hadn't reached that point yet; he was just teasing her.

"Tch, don't talk nonsense. He and I are just friends. I'm not leaving because my home is in Nanfu City. I've already returned home, so where else would I go?"

Qi Manyao curled her lips, crossed her legs, and acted like she knew everything.

"Aren't you an orphan?"

"...I'm a member of an organization, and our organization has a branch here, so Nanfu City is also my home."

"What organization?"

"None of your business. Ask too much, and I'll silence you."

"Did I hear that right? You, a Foundation Establishment lower level cultivator, want to silence me, a Core Formation cultivator?"

Qi Manyao was stunned when she heard this. After carefully calculating, it seemed she really couldn't beat Tian Suanzi.

"Stop talking about that. There's a big battle going on outside right now; you can't leave even if you wanted to.

Besides, aren't you a guest elder invited by Wan Lei? Now that his family is being attacked, what are you doing here instead of helping? Isn't now a good time for you to show your loyalty?"

Qi Manyao looked at Tian Suanzi.

"Tch, forget it. Since I came here, I haven't seen a single member of the Wan family, and I haven't gotten any benefits. You want me to risk my life against tens of thousands of troops outside? Do you think I'm an idiot?

Besides, even if I go, will the Wan family trust me?

Suddenly, a Core Formation cultivator appears and says, 'I'm your son's friend; I'm here to help you defend the city.' Would they believe that? Wouldn't they think I'm a spy?

You have to know that at this time, the Wan family is at their most sensitive."

Tian Suanzi was very shrewd; he wasn't willing to do anything without benefits.

"Wan Lei saved your life; that's the greatest kindness already. What else do you want?

As for the trust issue, let's go find Wan Lei now and see if he's awake. If he's not awake, we'll find Sui Xiaohang; we can always find someone to introduce us."

"Then... sigh, if I had known that the Wan family's affairs were so deep and murky, I wouldn't have agreed to be a guest elder for Wan Lei.

Now it's all over; I can't leave even if I wanted to. If I just run away, how will I face Wan Lei in the future?

Alright, let's go to the Wan family first. You come with me."

Tian Suanzi stood up and walked outside.

In the end, he wasn't the kind of person who would promise someone something and then desert at the last minute. Someone who could be valued as a friend by Wan Lei wouldn't do such a thing.

Qi Manyao hesitated for a moment and followed.

In the south, Wan Lei was "fighting a bloody battle" against the lightning sent down by the Heavenly Tribulation.

It was indeed a bloody battle. At this moment, he was bleeding from all seven orifices and covered in wounds.

The last wave of the Heavenly Tribulation was a fight to the death. There was no saying that it would leave after nine strikes.

Moreover, each Heavenly Tribulation strike was far stronger than any previous lightning bolt. Even though Wan Lei was already at the Pseudo-Core realm, he was still battered and bruised.

Sui Xiaohang hid far away. He also knew how powerful this last wave of Heavenly Tribulation was and didn't dare to help Wan Lei attract even stronger Heavenly Tribulation like he used to.

He looked up at the lightning falling from the sky and then at Wan Lei, who was screaming miserably, and shuddered with fear.

He could imagine that if these lightning bolts struck him, he probably wouldn't even be able to withstand one and would be struck into ashes.

At this moment, Sui Xiaohang regretted it immensely. Why did he do so many bad things in the past? Wouldn't it have been better to be an honest rich man at home? He wouldn't have lacked food or clothing.

From now on, I must be a good person.

In the thunderclouds, the little yellow dog constantly changed its little paws, releasing its Origin Lightning, covering the thunderclouds, and using its authority to try to change the rules of this Heavenly Tribulation thundercloud.

It could do it, but it was currently weak and needed time to refine this overwhelming thundercloud.

"It's been a quarter of an hour; are you not done yet?"

Wan Lei screamed and shouted loudly.

"What's the rush? Didn't it take you one or two hours to undergo Heavenly Tribulation in the past? Why can't you endure it now?"

The little yellow dog's voice came down.

"You old geezer are really standing and talking without back pain. Can you compare the density?

In the past, the Heavenly Tribulation would strike every long while, and the time in between was enough for me to recover. But now, it's one strike after another. If this continues, you won't have broken it, and I'll already be struck dead.

When that happens, you old geezer will have to attend my funeral feast."

Wan Lei was indignant and shouted loudly toward the sky.

"Does your feast have braised pork knuckles?"

A voice came from the thunderclouds.

"Yes, and there's roast duck too."

This was what Sui Xiaohang shouted.

He wouldn't miss any opportunity to please that little yellow dog senior.

"Are you trying to get me killed?!"

Wan Lei glared fiercely at Sui Xiaohang, and then he was struck by another lightning bolt.

The lightning entered his body and was automatically converted into lightning power by his Innate Lightning, entering his dantian.

Another huge crack appeared in the foundation within the dantian.

At this moment, Wan Lei's foundation was covered in dense cracks, and golden light emanated from those cracks. That was the light of the Golden Core.

The little yellow dog was methodically refining the Heavenly Dao within the thundercloud when suddenly, an even thicker thundercloud appeared above this thundercloud.

"Kid, what's going on? Why is there another thundercloud?"

The little yellow dog shouted.

Wan Lei frowned and suddenly heard a crisp sound from within his dantian.

Then, he felt his foundation completely shatter.