King of Creation Chapter 1956 - 1941: Six Bloody Ears

As a Peak Early Dao Realm expert, Hu Buding’s speed was extremely fast.

With a single flash, he swiftly arrived above the eastern courtyard where the incident occurred, the exact place where his youngest son Hu Guang was abducted, intending to capture the mysterious person who took his son.

However, Hu Buding’s speed was fast, but Ye Zhen’s speed was even faster.

One palm strike down, and what Hu Buding hit was only the afterimage left by Ye Zhen.

Hu Buding raised his eyes in astonishment, only to find that the guy who had just abducted his son had already appeared fourteen or fifteen miles away.

In close range, under the continuous activation of Ye Zhen’s Wind Flash and Sweep, even Mid-Late Dao Realm experts would eat dust, let alone Hu Buding, who was at the Peak Early Dao Realm.

This scene surprised Hu Buding, and his anger surged, chasing after once again.

Fourteen or fifteen miles wasn’t far, and Hu Buding arrived within a breath.

He did reach the location, but Ye Zhen’s figure had already vanished into thin air.

With an old face that was desperately gloomy, Hu Buding’s divine sense scattered in all directions like mercury spilling on the ground.

In a moment, Hu Buding’s face looked even worse.

No one!

Above and below ground, he found no traces at all.

At the same moment, Ye Zhen had already appeared underground, dozens of miles away.

Hu Buding’s divine sense spread quickly, but he never imagined that Ye Zhen was already a thousand meters deep underground and several miles away.

Without some special Divine Power Secret Technique aids or proper mediums, even Dao Realm experts would have a hard time to have their divine sense penetrate the ground deeply, the deeper, the more effort and consumption it requires.

With Hu Buding’s Primordial Spirit just recently formed, such a large-scale search could penetrate a hundred meters into the ground at best.

A few breaths later, Ye Zhen, who stopped fifty miles away, looked at the furious Ninth Elder Hu Buding and revealed a cold smile.

The first step of the plan succeeded, and Ye Zhen could proceed with the second step.

Whether this second step succeeds is the key to whether Ye Zhen can rescue Chi Ling’er.

...

Meanwhile, while Ye Zhen was abducting people from Ninth Elder Hu Buding’s mansion, the Grand Young Master Tu Jinggao, who had been extensively searching for Chi Ling’er for half a day to no avail, was secretly discussing matters at home with his father, the Clan Leader Tu Zheng of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

"Any results?" Clan Leader Tu Zheng of the Qingqiu Fox Clan held a teacup with a leisurely expression.

"Reporting to father, the search for Chi Ling’er naturally yielded no results, but the identity of the person who abducted Chi Ling’er is already coming to light." Tu Jinggao spoke with confidence.

"Which elder is it?"

"I secretly investigated and found that the child who first invited Chi Ling’er to play was none other than Tu Yan, the grandson of Ninth Elder who had a conflict with Chi Ling’er a few days ago.

Additionally, among the children who went out to play with Chi Ling’er, there was Seventh Elder Tu Xian’s great-grandchild. However, I can basically conclude that the one who acted in abduction was Ninth Elder Hu Buding."

"Oh, what is the reason?" The leisurely-looking Tu Zheng took this opportunity to test his son.

"Among the children playing, only Ninth Elder’s grandson Tu Yan deliberately mentioned Chi Ling’er first, sparking the idea among the children to invite her to play, and then found an excuse to leave.

While Seventh Elder Tu Xian’s great-grandchild was one of the children who was knocked unconscious by the perpetrator when Chi Ling’er was abducted," Tu Jinggao explained.

"Oh? How do you know this isn’t a trick of suffering devised by Seventh Elder Tu Xian?" Tu Zheng asked in return.

"Father, I have considered this point! However, the reason I concluded it was done by the Ninth Elder is because, during the conflict between Tu Yan and Chi Ling’er a few days earlier, Ninth Elder Hu Buding showed intentions like this.

He punished Hu Qingtong to reflect at the Qingqiu Tomb but detained Hu Qingtong’s precious daughter Chi Ling’er and wanted to expel her, clearly intending to control Hu Qingtong through Chi Ling’er, the child concludes."

This answer made Clan Leader Tu Zheng nod with satisfaction. In terms of plotting and strategizing, his son was already up to the mark.

Currently, his son Tu Jinggao lacks only the ability to quickly respond to situations faced.

"What are you planning to do then?" Tu Zheng tested again.

"This... it’s actually simple."

"Oh, how so?"

"With father’s status, wanting to deal with Ninth Elder Hu Buding, inviting him over for a drink and discuss matters, setting a small trap to capture him, then everything wouldn’t be up to you?" Tu Jinggao replied.

This answer made a hint of disappointment flash in Clan Leader Tu Zheng’s eyes.

To be honest, this method was entirely feasible and could succeed.

The problem was, Tu Jinggao only thought to leverage his position as the clan leader, without considering the influence this approach might have on his reputation as clan leader.

In this aspect, still a bit lacking.

Seeing his father show a look of disappointment, Tu Jinggao, feeling a bit guilty, said, "Father, is there something...."

At this moment, several Talisman Lights descended from the sky, falling into Tu Jinggao’s hands.

With just a glance, Tu Jinggao rushed out of the courtyard, following which he saw the just-settled dust on a distant hill.

"What happened?"

"Father, Ninth Elder Hu Buding’s second son, Hu Guang, was abducted by a mysterious person, and Ninth Elder’s mansion was mostly destroyed."

"Do you know who did it?"

"Unknown! Even Ninth Elder Hu Buding couldn’t catch up."

Upon hearing this, Clan Leader Tu Zheng’s gaze became piercing.

The storm is about to break!

"It seems that someone else is also plotting against Hu Qingtong." Tu Zheng didn’t think to associate this matter with Ye Zhen and Hu Qingtong’s group.

After all, the strength of Ye Zhen, Hu Qingtong, and others was evident. Although Ye Zhen had previously shown great power and possessed several Acquired Spirit Treasures,

in their view, Ye Zhen’s combat power was strong, but even with the help of several Acquired Spirit Treasures, he couldn’t be a match for a Dao Realm expert.

So Tu Zheng believed there was a third party plotting against Hu Qingtong.

"Jinggao, go to the Ninth Elder’s residence to check things out, observe the situation, and then issue orders to strengthen our guard.

Meanwhile, activate the Qingqiu Tomb Ten Thousand Foxes Returning Heart Formation," Tu Zheng instructed.

"To activate the Qingqiu Ten Thousand Foxes Returning Heart Formation?" Tu Jinggao was startled.

"That’s right, in the Demon Race, Divine Power Secret Techniques emerge endlessly. At this crucial moment, if someone sneaks in silently to cause trouble, it could be disastrous." Tu Zheng ordered.

"Yes! I’ll get on it immediately," his son responded.

"Moreover, continue the high-profile search for Chi Ling’er’s whereabouts. Tomorrow morning, I’ll ’dust off and return.’ Before I arrive, you must reveal the gathered clues to Hu Qingtong.

Remember, it must be Hu Qingtong who deduces that the kidnapper is Ninth Elder Hu Buding," Tu Zheng advised.

"Father’s intention is to show favor? Or to leverage it?" Tu Jinggao was somewhat puzzled.

"The Ninth Elder wields great power, so Qing Tong would certainly seek me out for justice." Tu Zheng revealed a strategic smile, then vanished.

Moments later, strict orders for vigilance were issued, while also instructing the search team for Chi Ling’er to simultaneously investigate the Ninth Elder’s several offspring. Grand Young Master Tu Jinggao’s expression was somewhat peculiar.

The mastermind behind kidnapping the Ninth Elder’s second son was even more skillful than they imagined, successfully abducting the Ninth Elder Hu Buding’s two grandsons and one son before being noticed.

Tu Jinggao could somewhat understand Ninth Elder Hu Buding’s feelings at this moment, he must be exasperated.

"Activating the Ten Thousand Foxes Returning Heart Formation was indeed wise of Father! Moreover, using this reason to activate it, no one would be able to oppose,"

Tu Jinggao, whistling an enigmatic tune, joyfully headed toward Qingqiu Tomb, where the central hub of the Ten Thousand Foxes Returning Heart Formation was located.

One thing Tu Jinggao was right about, at this moment, Ninth Elder Hu Buding really found himself in dire straits.

More than just dire straits, Hu Buding was almost bursting with anger.

He wished to tear the perpetrator to shreds!

Now he realized his two grandsons and one son had all been kidnapped!

On the matter of bloodline descendants, even the Demon Race with powerful Cultivation isn’t much better off, maybe even more problematic compared to the Human Clan.

The innate ability of the Demon Race lies entirely in the bloodline; the higher the Cultivation of individuals, the higher the starting point for their bloodline descendants. Hence, most in the Demon Race choose to reproduce after their Cultivation becomes powerful.

However, the stronger one’s Cultivation, the more difficult it is to propagate the bloodline.

Therefore, the majority of the Demon Race opts to reproduce before breaking through to the Realm King Realm.

Once Cultivation breaks through to Realm King Realm or even Dao Realm, propagating descendants becomes extremely difficult.

Originally, Hu Buding, while young, had two sons and one daughter, and his sons excelled, each having one child, ensuring the continuation of his lineage.

But unfortunately, that damn mysterious person actually kidnapped all his two grandsons and one son.

They had only his eldest son, who was away now.

But the problem was that neither he, in the Dao Realm, nor his eldest son at the Ninth Stage Peak of Realm King Realm could easily propagate descendants.

With this development, the abduction of two grandsons and one son immediately put him in an extremely passive position.

Hu Buding understood that if only one was kidnapped, it might be the act of an enemy. Now, with all two grandsons and one son taken, it could only mean someone wanted to use their lives to coerce him into action.

He was already contemplating what the perpetrators might want to extort from him.

Precisely because of this reason, Hu Buding was not in a hurry to find the abducted family members, understanding that since the perpetrators wanted to coerce him, they would appear soon.

This made Hu Buding somewhat resentful.

Originally, tonight, Hu Buding planned to secretly assume another identity to meet Hu Qingtong and use Chi Ling’er’s life to coerce her into submission for an important affair.

But unexpectedly, the same fate befell him first.

The night was cool like water, Hu Buding sat in the now-ruined West Courtyard, in front of a continuously boiling pot of tea, waiting.

Waiting for the person to come forward and make demands.

Not knowing when, in front of the mist formed by the boiling tea at Hu Buding’s coins, a figure akin to a phantom was looking at Hu Buding with a cold smile.

"You’ve come to make demands? A bit later than I anticipated." Hu Buding displayed an air of superiority.

"Catch!"

As a storage ring flew towards Hu Buding, the phantom-like figure in the tea mist abruptly dispersed.

Hu Buding’s Divine Sense scanned, and all the contents from the storage ring scattered beneath the tea table.

In an instant, Hu Buding’s expression became incredibly shocked, with his eyes tinged with fear!

Six left ears!

Six bloodstained left ears!