117: Chapter 117 Is there really a miraculous elixir that can bring the dead back to life?

Outside the mourning hall, the city-guarding general personally led soldiers to surround the area, his gaze fixed on the rigidly standing Xiao Ruofeng.

"Your Highness?" he called out tentatively. Sensing something was wrong, his expression immediately turned grave as he prepared to order a forced rescue.

Just then, Su Rui waved his hand gently, and Xiao Ruofeng instantly felt control return to his limbs and bones.

"Sir, this..." he was about to ask, but Xiao Ruofeng raised a hand to stop him.

"The matter of saving someone, didn't you see it?" Mu Liangyue spoke with a sharp tone.

She knew clearly that the Medicinal Pill Su Rui had brought out this time was likely of incalculable value.

If Lei Mengsha could truly be revived, let alone a single city, exchanging the entire nation would not be an overstatement.

Xiao Ruofeng was momentarily stunned.

Save someone? But the person was already dead.

He remembered all too clearly: Lei Mengsha had been pierced by dozens of arrows, almost becoming a target dummy.

He was the one who personally brought her back to the fortress, personally pulled out those arrows, and personally placed her in this coffin.

Now that she claimed she could save someone, wasn't that absurd?

"Niece Hanyi, this..." He watched Li Hanyi take the Medicinal Pill from the jade box and slowly reach toward the coffin, momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.

Forget it, let them do as they wish.

Xiao Ruofeng sighed complexly in his heart, retreated a few steps, leaned against the door of the mourning hall, and looked downcast.

However, at that very moment, a violent cough shattered the silence.

This was immediately followed by a roar filled with pain.

"It's killing me! Ruofeng, you brat, you're not giving your Master a coffin, are you!"

The roaring sound exploded in the mourning hall.

The familiar voice stunned Xiao Ruofeng where he stood, leaning against the door, his entire body struck as if by lightning.

The city-guarding general and the few soldiers outside were also dumbfounded, as if they had seen a dead person resurrected.

They saw a person suddenly sit up in the coffin. The bloody hole on his forehead was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his face was full of agony.

"Father!" Li Hanyi called out excitedly.

Lei Mengsha, who had just sat up, froze and slowly turned his head to look at her.

Seeing the person beside her, although the clothing and attire were vastly different from before,

that face had not changed at all—it was indeed Li Hanyi.

"Daughter, why are you here?"

Lei Mengsha's heart jolted, and his mind felt fuzzy.

Had he been injured too severely and sent back to Tianqi?

How many days had he been unconscious? His gaze was hazy, and his thoughts were chaotic.

"Senior Brother!"

Seeing that Lei Mengsha had truly sat up, Xiao Ruofeng's gaze fell upon the gruesome wound on his forehead. In the blink of an eye, the flesh and skin were completely restored.

The entire man was dumbfounded.

What kind of situation was this?

Was there really a Spirit Medicine that could bring people back from the dead?

This completely exceeded his understanding.

The usually calm and composed Prince of Langya also couldn't help but have his mind shaken.

"You brat are back too... Wait a minute!"

The intense pain in his body suddenly vanished, and the Chaos in his mind gradually cleared.

Lei Mengsha finally sensed that something was wrong—

This was a mourning hall!

Looking closely, he realized he was actually lying in a coffin.

"I died?"

He lowered his head and touched his chest. The hole in his armor was still there, the mark left by the piercing arrows, the sensation was vividly sharp.

"Men! Clear this place out immediately!"

Xiao Ruofeng walked over quickly, examining Lei Mengsha from head to toe. Hearing the constant muttering from his mouth, and seeing his ruddy complexion, he looked nothing like a dead person, so he immediately gave the order.

Soldiers outside responded and began removing the mourning banners and incense tables.

Xiao Ruofeng dragged Lei Mengsha out of the coffin, who stood stunned to the side watching the scene unfold.

The soldiers were efficient, and in just a moment, the mourning hall was completely dismantled.

"Something's not right..." Lei Mengsha muttered to himself, "Did I die or not? If I died, how did I come back to life? If I didn't die, why was I lying in a coffin? Junior Brother, you didn't turn me into a walking corpse, did you? Say something! Why are you holding your head like that? Oh, right, where is my daughter?"

Xiao Ruofeng listened to the nonstop chatter from the man beside him, the veins on his forehead twitching.

It wasn't until he heard the word 'daughter' that Lei Mengsha suddenly went silent.

Xiao Ruofeng was surprised—this wasn't like his Senior Brother's usual temperament.

Turning his head to look, he saw Lei Mengsha staring with wide eyes, his mouth slightly open, his fists clenched so tightly they creaked.

Following his line of sight—

Li Hanyi was hugging Su Rui, her face buried in his chest, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Su Rui gently patted her back while murmuring words of comfort.

"Your cabbage is about to be carried away," Xiao Ruofeng blurted out.

As soon as he said this, Lei Mengsha was first stunned, then consumed by rage.

"Get—Let go of that girl! Ptooey! Let go of my daughter!"

A roar shook the hall, causing dust to rain down from the roof beams.

Li Hanyi, who had been sobbing, stiffened instantly upon hearing the familiar voice. She immediately broke free from Su Rui's embrace, retreated to the side, secretly glanced at her father, and then buried her small face even deeper, her ear tips turning bright red.

Lei Mengsha rushed forward in three steps, stopping in front of Su Rui, looking up at him, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Who are you? What is your relationship with my daughter?"

Su Rui looked at the furious old man before him and suddenly smiled.

"That matter isn't urgent right now."

Lei Mengsha was stunned, not quite reacting.

That tone... why was it exactly the same as his foolish son's?

"Let's settle a score first," Su Rui said slowly.

"A score?" Xiao Ruofeng raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Do I owe you money?" Lei Mengsha scratched his head, turned to ask Xiao Ruofeng, and lowered his voice: "Junior Brother, when did I owe this person silver?"

Xiao Ruofeng was speechless—the person is right here, and you're asking me?

"You had dozens of holes in you just now, and you've been dead for several days. I brought you back with one Medicinal Pill. How much do you think that pill is worth?" Su Rui stated calmly.

Lei Mengsha was instantly stunned.

"Really... really?" He turned to Xiao Ruofeng.

Xiao Ruofeng nodded expressionlessly—of course, he had verified it himself; the corpse was already cold.

"Master!" Upon hearing this, Li Hanyi knew Su Rui was teasing her father. She quickly grabbed his sleeve, her voice softening slightly, carrying a hint of coquetry.

"Master?" Lei Mengsha, who was worrying about this sudden huge debt, suddenly had his eyes widen when he heard this. "Daughter, when did you get a Master? How come I didn't know?"

"You don't know anything!" Li Hanyi pouted, turned her head away, and ignored him.

"Alright, the matter is settled. We should set off to return now," Su Rui glanced at the dazed Lei Mengsha and sighed softly.

This Bloodline Legacy was truly astonishing.

It was almost as if they were carved from the same mold.

When Li Hanyi heard this, she immediately tugged Su Rui's sleeve and started walking out.

"Hey, wait! Girl, where are you going?" Lei Mengsha quickly called out to stop her.

"Master, can we stop by Tianqi first? My mother always thought Father was gone and must be heartbroken..." Li Hanyi turned around and said anxiously.

Su Rui nodded slightly, pulling both girls into his embrace in the process.

"Can... can we also bring my father along?" she added in a small, slightly shy voice.

Su Rui turned his head to look at Lei Mengsha, then looked towards Xiao Ruofeng.

"Naturally. The battle situation is decided. After I handle matters here, I will also set off to return."

With that, he swept his arm around, scooped up Lei Mengsha, and soared into the sky. His figure transformed into a Giant Roc in the air, heading straight for Tianqi City.

This time, Xiao Ruofeng saw it clearly.

The Roc's shadow blotted out the sun and the sky, its size several times larger than the mighty fortress at the border.

"Who exactly is this person? Is he really Hanyi's Revered Master?"

Xiao Ruofeng's alarm bells rang loudly in his heart, and he secretly decided to thoroughly investigate upon returning.

The appearance of such a figure would surely stir up colossal waves in Northern Li.

What's more—that kind of Spirit Medicine capable of bringing the dead back to life...

It was rare in the world, hard to find.

Yet he took it out without hesitation for the sake of a disciple.

Was he truly going to take away the Lei Family's only remaining heir?

As for the Revered Master-disciple relationship, it wasn't a major issue.

The atmosphere in the Jianghu of Northern Li was open; instances of Revered Master and disciple falling in love and eventually marrying were not uncommon.

Unlike the rigid and conservative Song Dynasty.

Along the way, Lei Mengsha kept wailing at the top of his lungs.

Li Hanyi secretly kicked her father once.

After a moment of quiet, he started again.

He was shouting too loudly, and his posture was wrong.

In Lei Mengsha's view, this method of flight was too precarious.

If his lightness skill failed, and he fell, perhaps not even a complete corpse would remain.

After Li Hanyi kicked him three times in a row, Lei Mengsha finally shut up completely.

Below, a magnificent giant city gradually appeared.

When he clearly saw the outline of the city, Lei Mengsha was completely stunned.

Isn't this Tianqi?

How long has it been? From the border city in the Northern Territory straight to Tianqi?

Isn't that traveling ten thousand li in a single day?

This is too preposterous!

Under Li Hanyi's guidance on direction, Su Rui slowly descended by controlling the airflow.

Just then, several figures sped out from within the city, rushing towards them.

The one in the lead wore a white robe, his hair and beard like snow, holding a horsetail whisk in his hand.

The five behind him were all dressed in luxurious robes, their features handsome yet carrying an effeminate Aura.

"What manner of madman dares..." Jin Xuan, the leader of the five in fine clothes, looked up at the massive Roc shadow in the sky and shouted sternly.

The five instantly adopted a defensive formation.

But before the words had even finished—

As soon as the six rushed halfway into the sky, they were violently knocked down by the Qi emanating from the Roc's illusory shadow.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The five crashed heavily onto the ground, their faces turning purple, spitting blood from their mouths.

Only the State Preceptor managed to stand firm with difficulty, his face flushed and his breathing disordered, but he ultimately did not vomit blood.

Evidently, his cultivation far surpassed the other five.

"This... who exactly is this person? How can he be this powerful?"

A look of horror flashed in Jin Xuan's eyes.

"No need to say more."

The State Preceptor regulated his breathing, suppressing the turbulent Qi and blood within his body, before slowly speaking.

Hearing this, the other five turned to look at him.

"That person just now didn't even make a move. We were injured just by the residual Qi when that Roc shadow descended," he said with a wry smile.

"What did you say?"

The Five Grand Eunuchs looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief.

They were all severely injured just by being affected by the Aura?

What Realm had the newcomer reached?

Could it be the legendary Divine Roaming Profound Realm, a true Immortal?

"I probably know who it is."

The State Preceptor stared at the dissipating Roc shadow in the sky, his gaze deep.

Those few figures had already landed in the residence of the Pillar State General.

"That is... Lei Mengsha's residence?" Jin Xian muttered with a frown.

"Let's return to the palace to report to Your Majesty first," the State Preceptor gently shook his head and turned to leave.