Invincible Dad

"Hello, I'm looking for Ruan Tang."

The man's voice was hoarse. Wrapped in a black robe, his features were impossible to make out.

The receptionist's expression was suspicious. "May I ask who you are? Do you have an appointment? If you don't have one—Ah! You're Ruan Jin!" the receptionist cried out in alarm.

From beneath the black robe, a corner revealed a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and eyes filled with resentment.

She could never forget those eyes. After all, President Ruan didn't have many relatives, but when it came to being repulsive, Ruan Jin was definitely number one.

BANG!

Without another word, Ruan Jin's palm struck the receptionist's neck, and she collapsed limply to the ground.

Taking the work badge from her neck, Ruan Jin took the elevator straight to the floor of Above the White Clouds.

He gazed at his reflection in the elevator's mirror-like walls and lifted his hood. His face was covered by a thick beard, and his deep-set eyes glowed with a terrifying blood-red light.

Ruan Jin stared at the face that was both familiar and strange, a miserable smile twisting his lips.

He'd grown stronger, but he no longer recognized himself.

Ruan Jin clenched his fists tightly. "Xu Lai! Because of you, my parents died! Because of you, I lost everything! I'll make you feel the pain of losing everything too!"

DING!

As the elevator arrived, Ruan Jin's voice turned ice-cold. "Get that bitch Ruan Tang out here!"

"You're... Ruan Jin?" The female employees' expressions changed.

Hearing the commotion outside her office, Ruan Tang quickly walked out. Her expression shifted slightly when she saw Ruan Jin, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

CLINK. CLINK.

Two coins landed at Ruan Tang's feet. Ruan Jin had thrown them, his expression savage. "Remember these?"

Ruan Tang said warily, "Ruan Jin, what are you doing at my company? Leave now, or I'm calling the police."

"Leave? Hahaha, you're so naive. I came to kill you today."

Ruan Jin laughed manically. "That day, while Xu Lai was giving you a piggyback ride, you benevolently tossed a beggar two coins. Thanks to those two coins, I met a mysterious expert who granted me power beyond my wildest dreams!"

Ruan Tang exclaimed in shock, "That beggar was you!"

"It was me." Ruan Jin tilted his head, his smile growing increasingly predatory. "It was you two bastards who left me with nothing. It's a shame that idiot Xu Lai is probably still waiting foolishly at the school gate, isn't he?"

"So you were the one who posted those anonymous messages slandering Xu Lai on the school forum." Ruan Tang's eyes darted to the side as she spoke, her right hand behind her back, secretly dialing 110.

"That was me." Ruan Jin made no attempt to hide it. He noticed Ruan Tang's subtle movement but showed no sign of nervousness or panic.

He sneered and, as if looking at an ant, crushed a jade slip in his palm.

It was a gift from Ji Wuming, engraved with a short-distance Teleportation Array Pattern.

Before the shocked eyes of the Above the White Clouds employees, Ruan Jin and Ruan Tang vanished on the spot!

「At the gates of Dongli University.」

The gathered students and teachers looked at each other, confused. It was already 12:05, but the anonymous poster still hadn't shown up.

Xu Lai, who had been expressionless the whole time, suddenly sneered. "So, the target wasn't me."

"Director Xu, what are you say—" Liu Nanwei looked confused, but before she could finish, Xu Lai's figure vanished. Her heart nearly skipped a beat.

This wasn't the first time, however, so she was somewhat used to it.

...

「On the outskirts of East Sea City.」

Inside an abandoned factory, Ruan Tang huddled in a corner of the vast building. In her line of sight were not only Ruan Jin but also another man wrapped in a black robe.

It was Ji Wuming.

Ji Wuming's voice was laced with simmering anger. "Who told you to bring her here? Didn't I tell you to make your move at the company?!"

Ji Wuming was furious. For some reason, the East Sea City Martial Dao Association seemed to have caught on to something recently. They kept sending more Martial Artists to investigate the Jiangnan and Jiangbei regions. In just a few days, Ji Wuming had led his subordinates to relocate several times, and panic was spreading through the organization. This factory was one of their secret bases.

According to the original plan, Ruan Jin was supposed to use the Blood Curse Kill on Ruan Tang in a crowded place. If Xu Lai didn't arrive in time, Ruan Jin would then use a Transmission Jade Slip to return here. After all, he was a vessel, and it would be best if he could be reused. But Ruan Jin had deviated from his plan, which greatly displeased him!

"What's there to be afraid of?" Ruan Jin sneered disdainfully. "I already made sure Xu Lai is trapped at the school. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he could never find this place."

Ji Wuming frowned. Xu Lai's Boundary was unfathomable; Ruan Jin was being far too reckless.

Hearing their conversation, Ruan Tang was overcome with sorrow. Am I really going to die here today?

"Don't be afraid. I'm here." A familiar voice suddenly whispered in Ruan Tang's ear.

She mocked herself. I'm not even dead, so why am I hearing things?

Xu Lai, who had just teleported in, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pulled Ruan Tang into a tight embrace and said earnestly, "It's not your imagination."

Ruan Tang was dumbfounded. "You... How did you know I was here?"

Xu Lai smiled. "Telepathy."

Xu Lai had left a wisp of his Divine Sense on his wife and daughter, allowing him to sense any killing intent directed at them.

Ruan Tang couldn't help but scoff.

For some reason, with Xu Lai's arrival, she felt completely at ease. She felt that even if the sky were to fall, the man holding her could handle it effortlessly.

"Xu Lai!" Ruan Jin was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Good of you to come!"

But Ji Wuming was so terrified his soul nearly fled his body. He immediately crushed a Transmission Jade Slip to escape, not daring to linger for a second longer.

White light flared.

Ji Wuming, already enveloped by the Teleportation Array, stared at Xu Lai with a look of immense relief.

"Trying to run?" Xu Lai said coolly. "Stay."

This made Ji Wuming sneer. The Teleportation Array was connected to the laws of space itself. Even if Xu Lai was at the Peak of Golden Core, or even a Nascent Soul cultivator, he couldn't possibly stop it!

But then something happened that made Ji Wuming's pupils shrink. The Teleportation Array silently disintegrated. He was still in the abandoned factory, not having moved an inch.

...

Ji Wuming's back was drenched in cold sweat. He stared at Xu Lai in disbelief. "You... you can manipulate space itself! Who in the world are you?!"

Xu Lai didn't answer. Instead, he spoke as if to himself. "The last time that jellyfish provoked me, I didn't bother with you and let you go. This time, you brought Ruan Jin to attack my wife. Did you really think my good temper means I won't exterminate your entire Moon Clan?"

Exterminate?

The word sent a tremor of pure terror through Ji Wuming's soul, but it also made him understand something.

Ji Wuming stammered, "The destruction of Lower Crescent Third... it really was you who... urgh!"

Before he could finish, an invisible force clamped around his neck. He struggled furiously, but it was futile.

BANG!

With a wave of Xu Lai's hand, Ji Wuming's body slammed into the wall. He coughed up a large mouthful of blood, leaving him in a wretched state.

Ji Wuming's grave injuries did not instill the slightest fear in Ruan Jin. On the contrary, his eyes burned with intense hatred.

"Xu Lai, go to hell!"