Chapter 54: Sorry, I Came at the Wrong Time
Chapter 54: Sorry, I Came at the Wrong Time
At the Luotian Grand Daoist Arena, after Windsha Yan successfully beat up Zhang Chulan, she "accidentally exhausted herself and fled."
Zhang Chulan, who won again in this manner, once more earned a string of curses. The odds against him dropped from 100 to 120, making it impossible for the other contestants to catch up.
After leaving the arena, Zhang Chulan's playful smile vanished, replaced by a deep frown. Feng Baobao, seeing his state, gave him a couple of punches.
"Ow... Baobao, why did you hit me?"
"You're troubled, tell me what's on your mind."
"You can't fool me, can you?" Zhang Chulan laughed bitterly, hesitating for a moment before asking, "Do you think I have a chance to beat Senior Brother Lu in a real fight?"
After watching Lu Ke and Deng Youfu's battle, Zhang Chulan felt like his entire worldview was shattered. There was talk of Yangshen (Yang Spirit) and a thousand-year-old snake demon, and the arena was completely destroyed. It felt like he had been transported from a martial arts drama to a cultivation drama.
"Of course, if he stands still and doesn't resist, you might have a chance."
"… I mean a serious fight!" Zhang Chulan laughed bitterly.
Feng Baobao looked at him as if he were a joke, "He could kill you with the second move. One slap and you'd be flat."
From Zhang Chulan to Zhang Chulan Sauce, in one step.
"Then how many moves would it take him to beat you?"
"Two." Feng Baobao counted on her fingers, "He probably wouldn't kill me with the first move, but the second one definitely would."
Zhang Chulan relaxed. If he couldn't win, he might as well join. "Baobao, don't wait until the Luotian Grand Daoist Festival ends. Find an opportunity tonight to pass the Old Farmer's Technique to Senior Brother Lu."
It's better to give it early and form a good connection.
"Alright." Feng Baobao nodded and then warned, "Two people are approaching, and they look like trouble."
"Huh? To be so brazen on Longhu Mountain..." Zhang Chulan frowned, guessing it was likely the work of a powerful figure, possibly one of the Ten Elders.
"Baobao, stay away from me. Go find Third Brother and Fourth Brother."
The Ten Elders held high status, but even they couldn't match the power of a company backed by the state.
"Okay." Feng Baobao didn't hesitate and ran off obediently.
Seeing her disappear from view, Zhang Chulan breathed a sigh of relief. Calling for help was easy, but he wanted to keep her out of the sight of those powerful figures. No one could resist the allure of immortality, and the higher one's status, the more they clung to this world. If someone discovered Feng Baobao's secret, Zhang Chulan didn't even want to think about what might happen.
Luckily, Feng Baobao's intermittent brilliance kicked in!
...
In the mansion prepared for the Ten Elders on Longhu Mountain.
Wang Ai and Lu Ci sat in adjacent armchairs, waiting for their subordinates to bring Zhang Chulan. The room was silent, with a palpable sense of tension.
"Isn't it too risky to interrogate Zhang Chulan at the Celestial Master's Mansion?"
After a long pause, Lu Ci finally broke the silence.
"Hah, didn't you agree?" Wang Ai said coldly, "We're not hurting him, just verifying if he has the Qi Body Source. The old Celestial Master won't blame us for such a small matter. If he really has it, we both know the value of it, don't we?"
Lu Ci remained silent for a moment. He understood the value. The incomplete and not yet deeply cultivated Minghun Technique had already greatly benefited the Lu family.
Over the years, many once-prominent families had faded into history, but the Lu family remained one of the Four Great Families, with even more territory than before.
The secret technique to modify souls was terrifying, and that was just a small part of the Dual-Handed Master's abilities.
The Qi Body Source could bring even greater surprises.
At that moment, Wang Bing entered from outside, his eyes filled with anger, clearly in a bad mood.
"Grandfather, we didn't succeed. The two Deng family dogs ran away quickly and found a Daoist to protect them as they descended the mountain."
“Which Daoist?”
“Seems to be named Rong Shan, and he’s of high seniority.”
“He’s a high-ranking priest from the Celestial Master’s Mansion, the ninth disciple of the old Celestial Master.” Wang Ai frowned and waved his hand. “Forget it, you can go now.”
“Grandfather, I really want to! Such a powerful Pokemon, if I could just—”
“Enough, get out!” Wang Ai’s face darkened. “I’ll find other opportunities for you, now be a good boy.”
Wang Bing’s eyes showed his reluctance, bloodshot as if he had been wronged. He lingered for a moment before finally leaving.
Lu Ci, who had silently listened to their conversation, grinned. “Everyone says I’m a mad dog, but it seems you, Wang Ai, are just as crazy. Don’t you know the importance of the family spirit to the shaman lineage?”
Wang Ai sneered coldly. “As long as no one sees me acting directly, who would dare to slander the Wang family!”
“She’d better stay in her own territory and keep those beasts in check. If anything happens, it will be her own fault.”
“Huh...”
Lu Ci didn’t bother arguing further. He felt that Wang Ai’s actions had become increasingly radical and deranged over the years.
Thinking about this, he also thought about himself.
Over the years, the Lu family had almost exclusively engaged in close kinship marriages to produce descendants with the innate ability to perform the Soul Enlightenment Technique. Even the few men who were brought in as in-laws had to be isolated in the Lu family village, with all sorts of precautions taken to prevent the bloodline from being diluted or spread. How was this not madness?
For a moment, he couldn’t tell if they had mastered the Eight Odd Techniques or if the Eight Odd Techniques had mastered them.
He had almost forgotten what the Lu family used to be like. Lu Ci’s expression was complex as he said, “I remember you used to have some feelings for Guan Shihua.”
Wang Ai froze, his face twitching. “Old news, why bring it up now?”
Not to mention, even if he had been with Guan Shihua, he wouldn’t have let those high-quality Pokemon slip away!
A knock came from the door, and Lu Gong silently led Zhang Chulan in.
“Zhang Chulan, it’s good to finally see you.” Wang Ai put on a kind old face, looking like a concerned elder at first glance.
Lu Ci, on the other hand, got straight to the point. “Zhang Chulan, I don’t like beating around the bush. Hand over the Qi Body Source Flow, and name your price.”
“Ah!” Zhang Chulan chuckled and scratched the back of his head. “Don’t joke with me, Grandfathers. I really don’t know anything about it. Didn’t the Quanxing sect also look for the Qi Body Source Flow from me and come up empty-handed?”
“Zhang Chulan.” Lu Ci gave a meaningful glance to Lu Gong. “An innocent man has no sin, but a man with a treasure invites trouble. Hand it over, and no one will bother you.”
“Gentlemen, how can I hand over something I don’t have?” Zhang Chulan tried to joke, but then he heard the door close. He turned to see Lu Gong had shut it.
“Be honest... huh?”
Lu Ci suddenly noticed something. “What’s glowing in your pocket?”
Lu Gong, who was standing close by, panicked. “It’s a phone, he’s calling someone!”
Wang Ai’s face changed. “Who are you calling, boy?”
“Well...” Zhang Chulan smiled nervously and rubbed his hands.
“It’s for me.”
The door was suddenly kicked open with such force that it flew across the room and crashed into the wall, scattering on the ground.
Lu Ke strode into the room, looking around. “Looks like I came at a bad time.”
Zhang Chulan smiled and moved closer to him.
“No, you came at the perfect time.”
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Recently, my schedule has been all over the place. I’m always worried about writing poorly and about the data dropping. I check the backend eight hundred times a day.
The big shots in the group say it’s pre-release anxiety for new authors. It will get better once the book is released...
But it’s still two weeks away! Ahhhhh!
I’m going to go insane!
(End of Chapter)
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