NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 48: My Brother, You’ve Finally Arrived
Chapter 48: My Brother, You’ve Finally Arrived
Lu Ying felt as if every bone in her body had shattered, leaving her limp on the ground, her cheek burning with pain.
The sky had darkened without her noticing.
A sudden drizzle began, starting with just a few drops.
But soon, the rain intensified, pattering down, raising dust that turned into murky splashes on her body and face.
Through the rain, she struggled to lift her gaze.
In the distance, she saw a figure dressed in a light moon-colored robe walking towards her, growing larger in her vision.
The next moment.
That figure stopped in front of her, extending a pair of long, slender, and distinctively jointed hands. Grabbing her hair without regard for the intense pain and her struggles, the figure yanked her up from the ground like a dead dog.
A voice as gentle as jade sounded softly in her ear.
“Do you believe that even if I kill you right here, your Nirvana Realm father wouldn’t dare seek revenge on me?”
“On the contrary, if I kill you here, once the news reaches the Chen family, they would suppress your father to eliminate any threat.”
Lu Ying’s throat moved as she struggled to lift her head, her gaze meeting a pair of narrow eyes on a handsome face, a slight smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
For some reason, a chill surged from her spine to the top of her head.
“I—” She opened her mouth but couldn’t utter a single word.
This guy would really kill her!!
“So, learn to be smart.”
“The first lesson in life is to recognize your own position and strength.”
“If I hear you gossiping again, I’ll send you and your father to the afterlife together.”
Chen Zhixing’s palm lightly patted Lu Ying’s cheek.
The next moment.
In Lu Ying’s pale expression, a blue light radiated from her wrist, enveloping her whole body.
Lu Ying immediately disappeared, teleported out of the trial grounds.
Chen Zhixing stood up and looked towards a dense forest in the distance, where intense energy fluctuations were emanating.
“In this world, there are always people who think they’re in control, blinded by confidence.”
Chen Zhixing muttered to himself, then began walking towards the forest.
“Didn’t you keep shouting for me? Fine, as you wish.”
At the same time.
In the southern borderlands, not far from the Chen family’s trial grounds.
In an abandoned temple.
A bright white formation pattern appeared on the ground.
The next moment.
Two figures suddenly appeared on the formation.
“We’ve finally arrived.”
Mo Qingyue exhaled deeply. “Luckily, there’s a teleportation array directly to the southern border in the Dao Sect; otherwise, we really wouldn’t have made it.”
Then.
Mo Qingyue smiled and looked at Feilong Zhenren beside her, saying, “Let’s go.”
Feilong Zhenren raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Your Highness, are you so confident you won’t lose?”
Mo Qingyue shook her head, her face full of determination, “It’s not confidence in not losing, but certainty in winning.”
“That guy has never disappointed me.”
Hearing this, Feilong Zhenren narrowed his eyes and said, “Oh? This is the first time I’ve heard you, Your Highness, speak so highly of someone.”
Mo Qingyue brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and merely smiled slightly, not answering.
The next moment.
The two of them looked toward the Chen family’s trial grounds, their figures gradually fading and disappearing from the temple.
At the same time.
Above the trial grounds, in the clouds.
A large rattan chair was placed on the deck.
Chen Tianchen reclined leisurely on the rattan chair, one leg crossed over the other, occasionally picking up a steaming cup of spiritual tea from the armrest and sipping it.
Behind him was a group of Chen family members who had already been eliminated from the trial.
Suddenly.
A light flashed, and Lu Ying’s figure appeared on the deck.
“Hmm? Miss Lu Ying?”
Chen Tianchen was shocked when he saw Lu Ying’s miserable appearance, “Who…who did this? Who dared to be so ruthless?”
“Elder Zhaoguang, quickly, give Miss Lu Ying a Lingbao Pill.”
“Yes, Fourth Master.”
The white-haired Elder Zhaoguang hurriedly took out a healing Lingbao Pill from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Ying.
After swallowing the pill, Lu Ying’s complexion improved significantly.
“Miss Lu Ying, tell me, who did this to you? I’ll make sure they pay!” Chen Tianchen quickly asked.
Lu Ying’s expression was complicated as she shook her head lightly.
No matter how much Chen Tianchen pressed her, she remained silent until finally, she softly said, “Uncle Tianchen, please don’t ask.”
“This…”
Chen Tianchen nodded. He hadn’t had much affection for Lu Ying, and when he learned that she had berated Chen Zhixing in front of the family head, he had been furious.
Chen Zhixing was his nephew!
How could he let an outsider insult him?
Had he been in the main hall that day, he would have scolded this young woman to no end!
But since the matter had passed, bringing it up again would only make him seem petty and overly sensitive.
So, the reason he had asked earlier was merely to put on a show as an elder.
After all, Lu Yuan was currently an ally of the Chen family. As the person in charge of this trial, if Lu Ying were beaten so badly and he didn’t ask about it, it would make him appear impolite.
But since Lu Ying had said this herself, he decided to drop the matter and didn’t pursue it further.
“By my count, this trial should be nearly over, right?”
Chen Tianchen shifted the conversation, looking at Elder Zhaoguang, “Who’s still inside the trial grounds?”
“Fourth Master, only three people remain in the trial grounds: Zhaosheng, Zhixing, and a side branch disciple named Chen Ugly Child.”
Pausing for a moment.
Elder Zhaoguang continued, “According to the bracelet’s location display, Zhaosheng and Chen Ugly Child are currently together, but Zhixing…”
Elder Zhaoguang chuckled bitterly, “That boy moved a bit on the first day and then stopped in one place, never moving again.”
Chen Tianchen laughed, “Haha, that Zhixing boy is smart. He must have known he wasn’t a match for the others and decided to find a place to hide.”
“As for Chen Zhaosheng and Chen Ugly Child…”
Chen Tianchen furrowed his brows. As a direct descendant of the Chen family and the master of the Fourth Peak, he naturally knew about the relationship between Chen Ugly Child and Chen Zhaosheng.
He had a hunch about what might be happening.
“Chen Ugly Child…sigh, he’s had a hard life.”
Chen Tianchen shook his head, “Let’s wait another half-hour and then end this trial.”
“Yes, sir.”
Elder Zhaoguang nodded.
At the same time.
By the lakeshore within the trial grounds.
In the pouring rain.
Chen Zhaosheng stood in the void, his black hair fluttering wildly, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
“A wretch is still a wretch.”
“Do you see the difference between us now? All your so-called efforts, and whatever else, mean nothing in the face of absolute talent.”
Chen Zhaosheng looked down coldly.
By the lakeside.
A figure was kneeling weakly in the muddy ground, supporting themselves with a broken blade.
Blood flowed from their chest, mixing with the rain, forming a pool of blood beneath them.
Crack.
The mask covering their face shattered like a mirror hitting the ground, breaking into countless pieces.
Underneath the mask was a horrifying face covered in black, ferocious markings.
“How ugly.”
Chen Zhaosheng shook his head, sneering,
“A rat from the gutter should stay in the gutter, hidden from the light. Don’t dream of changing your fate. No matter how hard a rat tries, it’s still just a rat.”
“Put away your naive thoughts, and listen to your mother. Play the role of a servant in the Chen family.”
As soon as his words fell.
Clap, clap, clap.
A round of applause echoed from the silent forest.
The next moment.
“Hmm, what a brilliant speech.”
A figure dressed in a moon-white robe stepped out from the forest.
Chen Zhaosheng’s eyes narrowed at the sound, then his mouth slowly curled into a cold smile.
“My brother, you’ve finally arrived.”