He thought of Liu Yilin upstairs.
Ning Beichen immediately leaped upstairs.
He quickly found Liu Yilin.
Without a word,
Ning Beichen grabbed Liu Yilin's hand and ran.
They ran to a wall.
Ning Beichen raised his hand and punched.
With a loud bang,
Ning Beichen punched a large hole through the wall and then quickly dragged Liu Yilin through the opening to escape.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Ma Fengzheng's figure, like a ghost, chased out from the hole and instantly appeared behind Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen felt the danger behind him and forcefully flung Liu Yilin far away.
"You go first!"
Ning Beichen said to Liu Yilin, then turned back and struck out with both palms towards Ma Fengzheng.
With a bang!
Ning Beichen spat out a mouthful of blood, and he flew up like a stone, soaring dozens of meters before splashing into the lake.
Ma Fengzheng, ignoring Liu Yilin, transformed into a cannonball and hurtled into the lake.
The duration of secret technique combustion was limited.
If he couldn't kill Ning Beichen during this period, his cultivation would plummet by ninety percent once the secret technique's effect wore off, leaving him at Ning Beichen's mercy.
"Kid, take your life!"
Ma Fengzheng plunged into the lake, parting the water with his palms and striking towards Ning Beichen's chest.
Ning Beichen, with nowhere to escape in the water, could only meet the blow with all his might.
With a bang.
A bloody spray shot up from the lake, and Ning Beichen was driven into the lakebed by Ma Fengzheng.
"Ning Beichen!"
Liu Yilin cried out from a distance, full of fear.
Soon, a whirlpool appeared on the lake's surface, and no one knew what was happening beneath.
Following that, Liu Yilin heard a thunderous roar and saw the entire lake seem to sink. Not long after, a figure flew out from the water.
"Beichen!"
Liu Yilin, seeing that it was Ning Beichen, rushed towards him.
When she reached him, she saw that Ning Beichen's ears and nostrils were filled with blood, and he looked disheveled.
"Beichen, are you hurt? Are you okay? Where is that Ma Fengzheng?"
Liu Yilin asked him urgently.
"I'm fine, just a minor injury, I won't die. That Ma Fengzheng is dead."
Ning Beichen wiped the blood from his face and said.
"Dead?"
Liu Yilin was shocked, as she had just witnessed Ma Fengzheng pursuing and attacking Ning Beichen.
"Yes, completely dead. He used a secret technique that burns his essence. Since he couldn't kill me, he could only die."
Ning Beichen briefly explained to Liu Yilin the nature of a secret technique that harmed oneself as much as the enemy.
"Good riddance."
Liu Yilin's heart settled, and she couldn't help but curse.
It was the Ma family who had wronged them first. Not only did they refuse to admit their mistake, but they also wanted to kill Ning Beichen.
"Let's go. The house has collapsed, and people will surely come to investigate soon. To avoid trouble, I need to find a safe place to heal."
After resting for a few minutes, Ning Beichen said to Liu Yilin.
"Okay, where are we going?"
Liu Yilin quickly asked.
"The lake water can mask my presence. To avoid being found by Ryan, we can't stray too far from West Lake. We'll need to find another place to stay."
Ning Beichen said.
"Alright, leave the arrangements to me. You don't need to worry about this."
Liu Yilin was confident she could handle this small matter.
Whether by using some connections or not, they soon arrived at a villa not far from the shore of West Lake.
"Beichen, this is a property of one of my clients. He rarely stays here, and when I mentioned it, he immediately agreed to lend it to us."
Liu Yilin told Ning Beichen.
"This place is good. We'll stay here until my injuries heal."
Ning Beichen said, a trace of blood still seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Ma Fengzheng's final blow had indeed injured Ning Beichen.
Fortunately, it happened in the lake.
The water had absorbed the powerful force of Ma Fengzheng's dying strike, preventing Ning Beichen from sustaining critical injuries.
...
"Dad, the latest news is that the Ma family's Old Ancestor is dead."
Chen Mingyue burst into the study like an uncontrolled car and found her father, Chen Chuli.
Chen Chuli, who was reading in the study, dropped his book with a thud.
"What's going on? How could the Chen family's Old Ancestor be dead? Did he pass away from old age?"
Chen Chuli asked urgently.
"No, he died at the hands of Ning Beichen."
Chen Mingyue said.
Upon hearing this news, not only Chen Mingyue but all four major families of Suzhou and Hangzhou were stunned, clamoring to find out who this Ning Beichen was.
That was the Ma family's Old Ancestor, a master martial artist, a being equivalent to a nuclear threat among warriors.
And now he was dead, killed by someone unknown.
Initially,
the four major families assumed Ning Beichen was an elder from another powerful family. However, they discovered that Ning Beichen was not even thirty years old, barely in his twenties.
"Did that Ning Beichen use some kind of scheme or trick, or perhaps firearms, to kill the Ma family's Old Ancestor?"
Chen Chuli asked his daughter, as he couldn't help but suspect.
No matter how formidable Ning Beichen was, at his age, he shouldn't be able to defeat the Ma family's Old Ancestor. There must be some hidden reason.
Perhaps the Ma family's Old Ancestor was in poor health, or Ning Beichen had resorted to some despicable, underhanded tactics.
"No, the three Feng brothers were present and witnessed Ning Beichen killing the Ma family's Old Ancestor. They say the house was destroyed during the fight. I've already visited the scene; it's a mess, and the house where Ning Beichen lived has collapsed."
Chen Mingyue said, still in disbelief.
"Mingyue, is everything you're saying true?"
Chen Chuli stood up abruptly. If Ning Beichen had used a scheme to kill the Ma family's Old Ancestor, Chen Chuli wouldn't be this shocked.
But if Ning Beichen had defeated the Ma family's Old Ancestor, a master martial artist, through sheer strength, then...
"Mingyue, is that Ning Beichen..."
Chen Chuli gasped and asked.
"Yes, the Feng brothers reportedly witnessed and heard it firsthand. The Ma family's Old Ancestor himself acknowledged Ning Beichen as a master, and Ning Beichen admitted it."
After saying this, Chen Mingyue's hands trembled slightly.
She had always believed that at her age and with her cultivation, she was already superior to the younger generation.
But with Ning Beichen's appearance, she realized how laughable her arrogance was.
"A master!"
"He's actually a master!"
Chen Chuli murmured, his tone a mixture of envy and fear.
This meant that if Ning Beichen could kill the Ma family's Old Ancestor, could he also kill their Chen family's Old Ancestor?