Chapter 1226: The First Fanatic, Why Does the Statue Look So Much Like Lu Ding!

Moreover, this "Step of Embraced Immortality, Ascending the Throne" could coordinate with Shadow Follows Form. By stepping on another's movement patterns, one could also apply the special effects and power of "Step of Embraced Immortality, Ascending the Throne."

The student surpasses the master.

This was truly incredible!!!

Finally.

Lu Ding's gaze landed on the words 'Heavenly Maiden Swallow.'

There were records in ancient texts like the "Records of Langhuan."

It said.

"Formerly, a swallow flew into someone's home and transformed into a small woman, only three inches tall. She called herself the Heavenly Maiden and could foretell good and ill fortune. Hence, to this day, swallows are called Heavenly Maidens."

This ancient text was a comprehensive volume, something akin to the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

It noted that this passage was sourced from the "Orchid Gathering Miscellany."

But back then, Lu Ding had been utterly unable to find any record of this book.

This was one of the few things he had never managed to locate. Later, when chatting with the old man at the library, he learned that the contents of the "Records of Langhuan" were a mix of truth and falsehood. No one knew whether it was fabricated or whether the book truly existed. Things like the "Orchid Gathering Miscellany" had long been lost to time.

However.

From the old man's mouth, Lu Ding did learn some other interesting things about this Heavenly Maiden Swallow.

It just so happened that at that time, the TV drama "Old Tavern" was airing hot.

There was a line in it.

"In the old days, swallows before the halls of Wang and Xie flew into the homes of common folk."

The old man said it wasn't guaranteed to be true, but this "swallow before the hall" might be referring to the Heavenly Maiden Swallow.

Lu Ding found it quite fascinating to hear.

They didn't chat much more after that.

But this line, he remembered it.

After all, there was also Liu Yuxi's poem.

As Lu Ding was lost in thought, suddenly.

Boom!

Lei Xiao was sent flying backward from a blow, crashing not far from Lu Ding. She vomited blood profusely, struggling but unable to rise.

Even so, she was still talking: "Damn it, she's got some tricks. No wonder she came from Gouchen Hall. I can't move. Brother Lu, give me a hand."

Lu Ding understood what she meant.

Of course, it wasn't to help her up.

He raised his hand and delivered a palm strike, directly killing the severely wounded Lei Xiao, who had lost her ability to move, with a single blow.

In an instant.

Lei Xiao revived once more, making her comeback: "Damn it, again!!! ""

Howling, she charged at Mu Xuecheng once more.

By now, Mu Xuecheng was beginning to see what was going on.

Now, there was good news and bad news.

The good news was that when Lu Ding struck Lei Xiao dead, Mu Xuecheng realized she seemed able to go all out, no longer needing to hold back against this savage for fear of using her full strength!

The bad news was that Lei Xiao, killed by Lu Ding, had revived.

That meant even if Mu Xuecheng went all out, she still couldn't kill Lei Xiao.

How the hell was she supposed to fight this!?

Did it have to be this bizarre?

But Mu Xuecheng had hard bones and a stubborn head. Today, she truly refused to believe it. Let's see how many times you can come back to life!!!

An all-out battle with no reservations was about to begin.

However, at this moment, Lu Ding had no interest in watching their little game.

Because he could sense that a fanatic was being born.

This was Lu Ding's first fanatic. Since the nest had already been built, he now needed to wait for other big fish to gather.

Lu Ding simply began to observe.

At the same time.

The Third Circle.

In a villa somewhere in Yunhai.

The current Third Circle's most popular and hottest female star, Qi Nanzhi, was sitting on the sofa, phone in one hand while rapidly fiddling with a tablet with the other.

"I know there's an event, but I have things to do today. I'm not going. Don't bother asking what I'm doing. I said I'm not going, so I'm not going. Even if it means breaching the contract, I'm not going."

Click!!

The phone hung up.

Ever since that accidental meeting with Lu Ding last time, Qi Nanzhi's standing in the music and entertainment industry had soared. Endorsements and events of all kinds came knocking at her door. As for why things turned out this way.

It was all because of a single sentence from Lu Ding back then, telling Director Chu to take good care of her.

Although her life was fulfilling and her resources abundant, in Qi Nanzhi's heart, she had always been searching for Lu Ding.

It wasn't that she necessarily wanted something to happen with Lu Ding.

This was her heart's knot.

She wanted to see Lu Ding face to face, to talk with him, to ask him how he had been all these years. Qi Nanzhi knew Lu Ding was an orphan, and she feared he hadn't lived well all these years.

But she herself had lived very well.

And it was because of Lu Ding that she lived so well. So she wanted to use her own means to make Lu Ding's life good too. Even if it was the simplest, most direct way of giving him money, supporting him financially, she was willing. Because without Lu Ding, there would be no her today.

At the very least, she couldn't have written those songs.

So she wanted to repay Lu Ding.

Repay that youth who, in her memory, always sat beneath the sunlight.

Did she like him?

She liked him.

The budding emotions of youth, loving but never obtaining.

Until she saw the nationally celebrated Divine Tai Sui that had recently caused such an uproar across Great Han.

That familiar face on the statue, though it had shed its youthful innocence, bore at least a seven or eight out of ten resemblance to the Lu Ding in her memory.

The remaining two or three parts were even more sacred, even more beautiful.

She couldn't believe her eyes.

Lu Ding had become a god!?

Qi Nanzhi only felt it was absurd, preposterous!!!

She looked up the official information on Tai Sui. The deeds Lu Ding had done for Great Han had been transplanted from modern times into a dynasty no one could verify, and naturally, it had been embellished.

Then the state stepped forward to endorse it.

The result was that the public couldn't tell truth from fiction at all. They simply took 'Grand Guardian' as a true god who, throughout the rolling tides of history, had been both martial and scholarly, yet forgotten by history, only now unearthed.

And he was handsome too.

This attracted many young people.

The divine forms of many deities were either rough, wild, heavily bearded, or ethereal and sage-like.

But Lu Ding's statue perfectly matched modern aesthetics. Ridiculously handsome.

Of course, just these things alone couldn't have transformed Qi Nanzhi into a fanatic.

The crowning touch was this.

In the Third Circle, Lu Ding's official statue records listed him as 'Lu' Tai Sui, and his ancestral home was Yunhai.

Also surnamed Lu!

This surname, combined with that face, sent a massive shock through Qi Nanzhi's heart.

So today, she had canceled her events. After gathering a great deal of information, she prepared to go out and visit the Tai Sui Temple in person, to burn incense and worship the god herself.

A woman of action, Qi Nanzhi stood up, grabbed her clothes, mask, and hat, got in the car, and headed all the way to the Tai Sui Temple.

In front of the temple, heavily guarded with worshippers streaming in an endless line.

Qi Nanzhi got out of the car, her footsteps heavy, yet each step faster than the last as she walked into the temple.

She lined up.

Holding black incense.

After waiting a long time, she knelt on the prayer mat below Lu Ding's statue, raised her head, and stared unblinkingly at that peerless divine countenance.

She couldn't help but murmur softly: "So similar......."

The moment those words left her mouth, she immediately lowered her head, realizing her offense. This was desecration of a god.

Previously, several public intellectuals who had fled to White Eagle had insulted and attacked 'Grand Duke Lu' online. As a result, White Eagle had arrested them overnight and sent them back to Great Han on a special plane.

There were also those entertainment industry stars who feared nothing in heaven or earth, branding themselves as bold and outspoken. Before midnight had even passed on the night they attacked 'Grand Duke Lu' online, they were arrested for maliciously spreading rumors and undermining public morale.