Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Save Me, Save Me, Save Me

Was it "we’re fine," or was it "someone’s dead"? Lu Wu couldn’t quite hear.

She quickly handed the soup bases to the Piggy Heroes.

She couldn’t help but feel that the gazes of certain customers sent a chill down her spine. It was unsettling.

This was no place to linger.

"Ahem, now that that’s all divided up... see you all tomorrow."

After saying this, Lu Wu quickly packed up her stall, recited a magic formula, and took off.

Invisibility Technique.

She had also learned this on One World Communication.

With no natural talent, it had taken her a long time to master. But she then discovered that when paired with the Ruyi hairpin, it truly allowed her to... appear and disappear like a phantom.

Seeing the crowd of customers searching for her in vain, on the verge of a rampage, Lu Wu made a swift getaway.

Just after Lu Wu had completely vanished, the scene fell silent for a moment, and then...

All hell broke loose.

Those who had been tricked during the earlier scramble were now ready to avenge their shame.

"Xiao Xue, don’t you worry. I’ll be gentle. I guarantee you won’t be able to get out of bed for a month."

The Female Cultivator, who had been betrayed by her own friend, gave Xiao Xue an affectionate look before pulling out a giant hammer and swinging it at her.

"You damn bitch, go die!"

BOOM!

A series of explosions rang out.

The aftershocks of the battle battered the entire street. Some of the weaker Cultivators didn’t get involved, watching the spectacle from a distance.

Cang watched the soup base in his hand and smiled faintly.

His strength was outstanding; this group couldn’t hope to snatch it from him. It was only natural that he got a share.

"Hum~ hum~ hum~"

Cang He Guang hummed a cheerful little tune, only to turn his head and see the sinister look in his subordinate’s eyes.

The man was staring at him, his gaze like that of a hungry wolf eyeing a piece of fresh meat.

’He must be thinking some disrespectful thoughts.’ Cang He Guang raised an eyebrow, letting a sliver of his aura leak out. His subordinate’s eyes instantly cleared.

"City Lord, what is it?"

’I wasn’t thinking about anything at all.’

’The thought of backstabbing the City Lord to see if I could snatch the soup base? Never crossed my mind. Not once.’

’I am the City Lord’s most loyal subordinate, after all.’

Faced with his subordinate’s pretense of innocence, Cang He Guang gritted his teeth in annoyance.

The chaos lasted for a long time before finally subsiding. The ones who had gotten a portion weren’t necessarily the true winners.

Once the dust had truly settled, the customers dispersed.

’How wonderful.’

’They got to eat delicious food and watch a great show.’

’Boss Lu’s customers are a real bunch of characters.’

Meanwhile, Steward Zhu and his men, who had been delayed by the customers’ brawl, only issued their orders after making sure the crowd had scattered.

Shadowy figures departed from the casino, heading for various locations throughout Hong’an City.

An evil aura surged from their bodies, quickly drawing attention.

The enforcers’ attention was drawn away, and the number of eyes on their primary target decreased.

Steward Zhu glanced at the White Clean Jade Bottle in his hand, then put it away. "Go!"

They began to retreat toward the city outskirts.

Just as they were leaving the bounds of Hong’an City and nearing safety, the sky churned with clouds, and waves of dangerous energy locked onto them.

The enemy was here!

"Damn it, we’ve been discovered."

Tian Shou scanned their surroundings.

The shadows of the trees swayed, but not a single person could be seen. Yet he knew that many people were lying in ambush nearby.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. So that was it—their pursuers had been waiting for them to leave Hong’an City before making their move.

The fact that these people were chasing them meant their diversion back in the city had failed.

Seeing that they were about to be surrounded, Tian Shou showed no sign of anxiety. Instead, he licked his lips and raised his crimson eyes.

"Steward Zhu, you take the item and go. I’ll hold these people off."

Since joining the Fallen Immortal Association, he had been scurrying and hiding like an insect for so long that he hadn’t had a proper head-on fight in ages.

Today, he would let the slaughter begin.

"Heheheh!"

As his chilling laughter echoed, ugly black insects began to emerge from his body, one after another.

An Insect Descent Master played with more than just Gambling Bugs.

"Fine!"

Steward Zhu was very confident in Tian Shou’s abilities. He didn’t know if Tian Shou could win, but delaying them wouldn’t be a problem.

Members of the Fallen Immortal Association shared no deep bonds of loyalty unto death.

Taking the item, Steward Zhu bolted in another direction.

The dangerous auras were held back. After flying some distance, Steward Zhu breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second...

"Who’s there? Show yourself!"

Just now, he had caught a faint trace of an aura.

’Someone is here.’

His malevolent eyes quickly locked onto the person’s location.

Steward Zhu’s expression was like ice as he suddenly struck out, grabbing toward the spot.

"Um, if I said I was just passing by, would you believe me?"

Behind a large tree, Qin Zhan, whose shoulder had been seized, raised both hands and tried his best to put on an innocent, clueless expression.

’Waaaah, I’m really so innocent.’

’After my master tossed me out of the portal, I just kept falling... and falling.’

’I finally landed, only to run right into Hong’an City’s operation to capture Evil Cult members.’

’By my initial estimate, I couldn’t beat either side, so fleeing was the best option.’

’But who would’ve thought, of all the rotten luck, that this strongest Evil Cultivator would flee in the exact same direction as me.’

’And just like that, I got caught.’

CLATTER.

A One World Communication fell from his robes. Before its light died out, Steward Zhu vaguely saw two words.

"Save me?"

Steward Zhu gritted his teeth. He didn’t know who the boy had tipped off, but now that his location had been exposed again, he would have to destroy the evidence—and the body.

Seeing the killing intent rising from the man, Qin Zhan pulled out his ultimate trump card.

"I am a disciple of the Holy Sword Sect."

These words successfully halted Steward Zhu’s killing blow.

Rage churned in his chest. Steward Zhu was extremely irritated.

It wasn’t that disciples from major sects like this couldn’t be killed, but their bodies were usually marked with a ward.

If he were to kill him, information about the killer would be transmitted to the Holy Sword Sect.

Then he would face an endless hunt by the Holy Sword Sect. Not even the entire Fallen Immortal Association could withstand that.

’I have no desire to provoke such a colossal power.’

’If I can’t kill him, I’ll take him with me.’

Without another word, Steward Zhu grabbed Qin Zhan and continued to flee at high speed.

A faint sense of unease lingered in his heart.

’I must have overlooked something.’

Being flown through the air like a kite, Qin Zhan bravely wiped away his tears. He glanced out of the corner of his eye toward his previous hiding spot, his panicked expression concealing a hidden calmness and contemplation.

’My One World Communication was left behind there.’

’I sent the distress message to Master. He can’t just leave me to die, can he?’

’Wherever this Evil Cultivator is going, it must be related to the Evil Cult. As long as Master follows my trail, I might even be able to earn great merit!’

’A chosen prodigy of the Holy Sword Sect, venturing out into the world, must of course slay demons and uphold justice.’

’This move of mine is called ’infiltrating the enemy’s lair’.’

He shot a glance at Steward Zhu and smiled slyly.

’That wisp of an aura? I released it on purpose.’

’Heheheh, you Evil Cultivator. Just you wait and die!’

...

In a small courtyard, Lu Wu had just gotten home and tidied up when she saw her One World Communication vibrating. She opened it to find a message from Qin Zhan.

"Save me save me save me..."

Huh?

Lu Wu was bewildered.

’What kind of bizarre stunt is Qin Zhan trying to pull? This is a total eyesore.’

She tapped a few times to send a message asking what was going on, but there was no reply.

Lu Wu mulled it over.

’Could it be that Qin Aotian, the guy with the protagonist template, is actually in trouble?’

’So, should I not go, or should I *really* not go?’

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