Chapter 1939 - 224: How Do You See Me?

The bright moon hangs high.

Its clear glow is like silk.

Above Luoshui Lake, misty waves stretch endlessly.

Through the curling water vapor, a mysterious woman in a black dress steps across the waves.

Every step she takes stirs ripples on the lake’s smooth, mirror-like surface.

In front of her lies the peaceful and harmonious Luoshui City, a small county town.

In just a moment, Luoshui City draws closer and shrinks in her sight.

Scattered lights flicker in the city, while the rest have entered the realm of dreams.

"Slaughter Luoshui County, force King Luoshui to appear—this is a task I dare not undertake..." The figure of a tall man with a Heavenly Eye appears in the woman’s mind.

Just the thought of this figure makes her tremble lightly, with her eyes glistening.

In the next moment, she lightly taps the lake’s surface one last time, her form soaring across the sky like a wild goose.

She lands on a section of collapsed wall by the lake’s edge.

Moonlight spills like water, cascading down and illuminating the quiet city ahead.

Her eyes sweep over it, revealing the entire outline of Luoshui County.

In her mind, the image from a year ago reappears—a night much like this one when she saw Jiang Ning.

Today, with the divinity of Fu Yuan Saint, she descended successfully to walk this world.

"The homeland of Divine Venerable—this is not a place I dare tread!" She gazes at the undulating outlines of distant buildings, shaking her head inwardly.

...

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere.

Outside the wilderness.

Moonlight spills like water, silent wilderness, with only the sound of insects chirping intermittently.

Suddenly.

Jiang Ning abruptly opens his eyes.

He has just seen the invisible lines of causality connecting all directions.

One particular line’s tremor shows him Luoshui County, where a powerful presence has arrived.

"Master Wang!" His thought flickers, and his expression changes dramatically.

In the next moment.

Screech—

A sharp sound resonates skyward above the wilderness.

As the sound rises, Jiang Ning’s figure vanishes from the wilderness.

A terrifying storm sweeps across this land.

Grass and trees snap, sand and rocks fly, earth and stones shatter within a mile’s radius.

...

Luoshui County.

Screech—

In the silent night, a loud screech suddenly rings out from the heavens above.

The sound wakes countless residents from their slumber.

...

Canglang Martial Arts Hall.

A figure suddenly appears on the martial hall’s wall.

The person is Jiang Ning.

At this moment, his eyes shine like lightning, scanning the martial hall, then he breathes a sigh of relief.

Within the hall, there’s only one presence, and that is Wang Jin.

Wang Jin’s presence is gentle and long-lasting, better than before, with nothing amiss.

Jiang Ning feels slightly reassured, but then his gaze quickly sharpens and shifts toward Luoshui Lake, in the direction of his former residence.

The presence he sensed earlier is in that direction.

Then he glimpses in Wang Jin’s direction, and with a flash, he disappears from the martial hall’s high wall.

...

"Here’s where Divine Venerable’s aura once lingered!"

The woman in the black dress moves delicately, landing gracefully in the courtyard.

Though the presence here is faint, she can clearly sense it.

Right then.

She suddenly turns around.

Only to see a figure, bare-chested with wild hair, standing on the wall of the courtyard.

What was a calm Luoshui Lake now roars with the sound of fierce wind.

The figure stands on the courtyard wall, with the full moon behind his head, exceptionally bright, casting his shadow in the courtyard and enveloping her.

Due to the backlighting from the moon, she finds the figure’s face incredibly blurry.

Invisibly, it adds to her feeling of oppression.

She knows it’s no illusion.

Because looking at this figure, her entire body screams warning signs.

The figure on the courtyard wall poses a lethal threat that triggers her body’s alarms.

The woman in the black dress freezes slightly, her steps involuntarily retreating half a step.

Her bright, enchanting eyes now show a trace of fear.

"Who... are you?" she softly asks, her voice crystal clear like pearls falling onto jade.

Jiang Ning stands atop the courtyard wall, moonlight making the golden lines on his bare chest exceptionally clear.

Those lines spiral like golden dragons, reflecting faint golden light under the moonlight, sacred and holy.

His body still emits incredible heat.

Having traveled from the wilderness to Luoshui County in only a few breaths, his body is yet to calm.

"A god... being?" Jiang Ning speaks.

In the next moment.

He suddenly moves.

Swoosh—

The sound of rivers arises in the courtyard, as a phantom river of sand appears around Jiang Ning.

The woman in the black dress’s pupils shrink; just before she tries to retreat, her neck is caught by a powerful hand.

At that moment, Jiang Ning’s fingers grip her neck like a steel vise.

Her slender neck clamped by his fingers in eight carts.

Jiang Ning can feel the fragile bones beneath the fair skin of her neck, as well as the air passage pressed under his palm.

He knows that if he applies more force, her neck will be crushed by his fingers.

Meanwhile.

Her bright, enchanting eyes shrink in fear.

She never anticipated that with merely a glance, she’d be subdued without resistance.

Though weak, this body was meticulously chosen.

In normal society, it’s a top-tier Martial Arts Strongman.

Even when facing the strongest among Martial Arts First Grade, it doesn’t falter.

Yet now, held by Jiang Ning, she realizes there’s no room for resistance.

The person before her is someone this body cannot match.