Chapter 2353 - 2043: Naturally, Bring Your Sect Hierarch Back to the Prince Zhen Nan Manor
Zhao Yu came back to his senses and said, "If the Zhen Nan Prince Manor hadn’t given her any benefits, I’m afraid she wouldn’t have agreed to help the Princely Heir cultivate."
Lu Chen said calmly, "It’s not like she gets nothing out of it. After all, humans have zero tolerance for the Mysterious. If she can help me cultivate, then she’ll be able to appear openly in the human world, without needing to hide everywhere."
Everyone thought to themselves, for a Mysterious to hide in the human world, isn’t that an easy thing?
How could their Princely Heir think this counts as a benefit for a Mysterious? This was a bit of wishful thinking.
Lu Chen seemed to see through their thoughts, then looked at Qu He beside him and continued, "Have you forgotten who this person at my side is?"
Hearing Lu Chen’s reminder, everyone immediately came to a realization. With a Heavenly Realm Strong Person here, if that Deceit King was unwilling to help the Princely Heir cultivate, then to humans that Mysterious would be a tremendous threat, and in the end the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would definitely suppress and seal her.
With a Heavenly Realm Strong Person’s strength, sealing an Earth Realm Deceit King should be an extremely easy matter.
So that Deceit King had no right to bargain at all in front of their Princely Heir.
What they didn’t quite understand, however, was that since the Princely Heir had a Heavenly Realm Strong Person by his side, why hadn’t Lu Chen let Qu He act earlier, directly suppressing and sealing that Deceit King and taking her back to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, instead of letting her leave?
Lu Xun asked, "Princely Heir, why did you spare that Deceit King earlier?"
Lu Chen said with a smile, "Spare her? No, no, no, I didn’t spare her."
"Strictly speaking, it’s that she hasn’t spared herself. I, a Princely Heir of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, can see through the Identity of all Mysterious. Do you think they’d let me safely return to the Capital City?"
Everyone instantly understood what Lu Chen meant. That Deceit King would definitely make a move on them later. At that time, it wouldn’t be too late for Lu Chen to suppress and seal that Deceit King.
Lu Chen continued, "Within the city, Dazhou’s Qi Fortune is dense; they won’t make a move."
"But she has already gathered a large number of Mysterious and Evil Spirits. As soon as we leave Dongxing City, they will definitely take action."
"To reduce casualties, I plan that when we leave Dongxing City tomorrow, we won’t bring anyone else for the time being."
This time heading south to Guangling County, they had brought quite a few people and goods. Once a fight broke out, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would suffer losses no matter what.
So Lu Chen planned to leave those weaker Spirit Martial Artists in Dongxing City, and after they were done dealing with the Heavenly Fate Sect, he would have that remaining group head to Guangling County.
Everyone was just about to advise Lu Chen not to split their forces, since a Deceit King would definitely be able to gather no small number of Mysterious and Evil Spirits.
But when they glanced at Qu He beside Lu Chen, they tactfully shut their mouths.
With a Heavenly Realm Strong Person here, what was there to be afraid of?
Lu Chen went on, "We’ll stop here for tonight. Go back and rest well, and prepare for the danger that may come tomorrow."
As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, everyone cupped their hands to him, then turned and left the room one after another.
The night passed quickly. Early the next morning, Lu Chen took Qu He, Zhao Yu and the other two, along with the sisters Zhou Xiaoxiao and Zhou Youyou, and left Dongxing City.
They drove only a single carriage. Qu He handled the reins, Lu Chen and the Zhou sisters sat in the carriage, while Zhao Yu and the others were on horseback.
Just as they stepped out of the city gate, the news of their departure from Dongxing City reached Yun Yudie’s ears.
Soon, the carriage Lu Chen rode in arrived at a narrow mountain valley.
At that moment the blazing sun hung high, yet there wasn’t a sound from the woods on either side of the valley. Heat waves rolled through the gorge, the air incomparably oppressive and stifling.
Yun Yudie stood on a broken cliff in the valley, looking at the carriage passing below, a trace of confusion rising in her heart.
When Lu Chen entered Dongxing City yesterday, he had clearly brought a whole convoy. Why was there only one carriage and those few Earth Realm Strong Persons today?
Could it be that he had sensed her intentions and, in order to reduce losses, deliberately hadn’t brought the other people and goods of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor?
But even if he knew her goal, so what?
Did he think that with just those few Earth Realm Strong Persons he could deal with her army of Mysterious?
On Lu Chen’s side, counting him, there were only five Earth Realm Strong Persons.
Although Earth Realm Strong Persons were powerful, faced with that overwhelming mass of Mysterious and Evil Spirits, all they could do was passively defend.
Yun Yudie also understood that killing these five Earth Realm Strong Persons might be very difficult.
But if it was only to capture one among them, that she could manage.
Yet for some reason, Yun Yudie couldn’t shake a faint unease in her heart.
As an Earth Realm Mysterious, being able to sense danger was perfectly normal, but she had no idea where that danger came from.
If she confronted those five Earth Realm Strong Persons head-on, she had not the slightest chance of victory, but that wasn’t their goal. They weren’t out to eliminate these Earth Realm Strong Persons.
Logically speaking, there shouldn’t be much danger. With the Mysterious and Evil Spirits holding off those four Earth Realm Spirit Warriors, and with her handling Lu Chen alone, there shouldn’t be much of a problem. So why did she still feel this faint unease?
At this moment, Lu Chen’s carriage was slowly rolling along the narrow road in the valley. Qu He, who was driving, reminded him, "Princely Heir, there are large numbers of Mysterious and Evil Spirits on both sides of the valley."
Hearing Qu He’s words, Zhao Yu and the other two immediately grew vigilant, gripping their weapons tightly.
Lu Chen said, "Ignore them, keep going. Let them make the first move."
The carriage continued to sway as it made its way toward the other end of the valley.
After who knew how long, the carriage reached the middle of the valley. Seeing that the time was about right, Yun Yudie immediately gave the order.
With her command, countless Evil Spirits surged toward the center from both ends of the valley. Behind the Evil Spirits was a sky full of dark clouds; the originally clear sky turned gloomy in an instant.
Seeing the Evil Spirits pouring in from both ends of the valley, Zhao Yu and the other two turned pale on the spot.
Even as Earth Realm Strong Persons, they had never seen a formation like this.
Though those Evil Spirits weren’t particularly strong, there were simply too many of them, surging like waves. If it were just the three of them, the Evil Spirits could wear them down to death by sheer attrition.
Once they recovered their wits, the three didn’t hesitate in the slightest. They drew their weapons at once, guarding Lu Chen’s carriage in the middle.
Inside the carriage, the Zhou sisters felt their hearts jolt when they heard the wailing and howling outside. As expected, their Sect Hierarch intended to make a move on Lu Chen.
Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Chen, sitting opposite her, with a complicated expression and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"
Lu Chen held Zhou Youyou in his arms, his hand wandering over her body. There wasn’t a trace of fear on his face; he looked as if he wasn’t worried about what was happening outside at all. "Naturally, I’m going to take your Sect Hierarch back to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao showed a hint of doubt on her face.
Did Lu Chen not know that there were at least a hundred thousand Evil Spirits and Mysterious outside?
Where did he get the confidence to take their Sect Hierarch back, with just their five Earth Realm Spirit Warriors?
If those Mysterious wanted to kill their five Earth Realm Spirit Warriors, that would indeed be quite difficult.
If they wanted to flee, that would also be easy. But the aim of these Evil Spirits and Mysterious wasn’t to kill them; it was to abduct Lu Chen.