Lunatic, Kill Him!

What the hell? What did he mean?

Chu Lu pondered furiously. Could he know about the Chat Group? Know that I took over Luo Qingdie's body? Know this is a female-oriented world? Know I'm carrying out a mission? Is that why he looks so fearless? But how could he know? Does he also have a Chat Group? Did he transmigrate here too?

The more Chu Lu thought about it, the more uneasy he became, but anxiety did not cloud his mind.

After all, the other party had spoken vaguely. It could still be a misunderstanding, and he needed to ask further.

Thus, Chu Lu asked sternly, "Then tell me, what am I doing this for?"

A trace of disgust and helplessness crossed Xiao Yichen's cold face. "Of course, for me."

"Huh?"

"I know you have secretly admired me for a long time and have always wanted to become Dao companions with me." Xiao Yichen shook his head. "The reason you resent Liu Yan'er so much is nothing more than because I have taken rather good care of her. Your killing spree today was merely because you saw no hope of becoming Dao companions with me. Love turned into hatred, so you wanted to use Liu Yan'er's life to force me into submission."

"So enough! Stop slaughtering innocent people!" Xiao Yichen's cold face was filled with the lofty righteousness of sacrificing himself for justice. "As long as you spare Liu Yan'er, stop killing innocents indiscriminately, and honestly accept your punishment, I swear that afterward, I will become Dao companions with you. For this life and this world, there will be no one but you."

Chu Lu stood dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Liu Yan'er, hiding behind Xiao Yichen, studied Chu Lu's utterly shocked expression and secretly thought, So the rumors that the Sect Leader has admired Xiao Yichen for ages are true. Look how happy she is.

The rumors had, after all, been circulating for a long time. Liu Yan'er had heard them from her senior brothers and sisters as soon as she entered the sect.

They said that when Luo Qingdie had first entered the sect, Xiao Yichen had guided her cultivation. She had fallen for him at first sight and become deeply dependent on him. Later, she cultivated so diligently only to earn Xiao Yichen's praise and affection.

But unfortunately, Xiao Yichen liked the petite and adorable type, while Luo Qingdie had only grown more and more handsome-looking. Luo Qingdie had later painstakingly studied spells to alter her appearance, all to win Xiao Yichen's favor.

Yet it had never worked. Still, Luo Qingdie refused to give up. That was why she had remained without a Dao companion to this day.

Liu Yan'er relaxed slightly, thinking that she had finally survived today's calamity.

As for Xiao Yichen, whom she had painstakingly pursued, being snatched away, she did not feel much about it.

The Inquiry Sword Sect was huge, after all. Xiao Yichen was not the only man who was handsome and highly cultivated.

At worst, she could just switch to another one.

Besides, becoming Dao companions did not mean there would be no more chances. Couldn't she still dig out someone else's corner of the wall?

With Luo Qingdie acting like such a silly fool, did she even understand charm? Liu Yan'er could snatch Xiao Yichen back in minutes, perhaps even coax him into poisoning Luo Qingdie. When the time came, the winner would still be—

Bang.

Just as Liu Yan'er was becoming more and more pleased with herself, a dull sound suddenly rang out ahead, and a drop of viscous liquid landed on her face.

She froze and looked up.

She saw Xiao Yichen's head fly away, his face still bearing an incredulous look of shock.

Blood gushed wildly from the severed stump of his neck.

Through the gaps in the blood, Liu Yan'er saw Chu Lu standing ahead with a disgusted expression.

"Lunatic," Chu Lu said. "You think every woman likes you?"

"Huh?" Liu Yan'er said.

Xiao Yichen was killed? Killed by Luo Qingdie!?

"E-E-E-Eek!" Liu Yan'er could not help crying out.

Her cry immediately drew Chu Lu's attention.

"Oh, right, and you. I nearly forgot about you. You're the source of all this—the chief culprit, the mastermind behind the scenes." Chu Lu flicked his sword and walked toward Liu Yan'er. "I can spare anyone, but not you."

With a thud, Liu Yan'er collapsed to her knees.

She had been frightened out of her wits.

A death reel appeared before her eyes, and every experience since entering the sect flashed past in rapid succession.

She did not understand. She truly did not understand!

How had things suddenly developed to this point?

Everything had clearly been going so smoothly before.

Back then, because her aptitude was insufficient, Luo Qingdie had rejected her. So Liu Yan'er secretly spread rumors that Luo Qingdie had refused to let her join out of jealousy over her beauty, winning the sympathy of countless disciples.

After successfully entering the sect, she understood that if she wanted to achieve anything in cultivation, the best choice was to feed off Luo Qingdie. So she frantically pursued everyone around Luo Qingdie.

She won over Luo Qingdie's disciple, making Fan Bailu willingly offer up pills and help her beat up his own master.

She won over Luo Qingdie's senior brother, successfully taking Xiao Yichen as her master and making him seek Luo Qingdie's help for her sake.

She won over Luo Qingdie's master, making him dote on her like a granddaughter and frequently demand that Luo Qingdie help her.

She had even won over the Disciplinary Hall elder, the Supreme Elder, and other powerful figures within the sect.

At the same time, she would test Luo Qingdie now and then, giving her a sour look every few days, yet the latter had never dared to fight back.

She had even planned to falsely accuse Luo Qingdie of stealing her family heirloom jade pendant in a few days, to test the situation. If it succeeded, she could then swing the butcher's blade in broad strokes and cast Luo Qingdie into a place of no return.

But all of a sudden, everything changed.

The weak and easily bullied Luo Qingdie had suddenly become ruthless and vicious, killing people as though they were grass. She had even killed Xiao Yichen, whom Liu Yan'er admired, without the slightest mercy.

What happened to her? Why did she suddenly become so terrifying? If I had known she was this kind of person, how would I have dared provoke her?

Liu Yan'er trembled as she watched Chu Lu draw ever closer, just about to kowtow and beg for mercy.

Just then, an aged and furious voice rang out.

"Evil disciple, stop this at once!"

A figure hurried over.

Chu Lu immediately stopped. He did not particularly care about being interrupted again and again.

After all, he had set up this situation precisely to draw out everyone who deserved to die. The constant interruptions only proved that his plan was working well.

Only...

Chu Lu looked at the white-haired old man and asked inwardly, "Luo Qingdie, who is this?"

Luo Qingdie looked at the man with a complicated expression. "He is my master, Ji Xiangshan."

The gathered disciples also recognized the old man's identity and erupted into cheers once more.

"It's the former Sect Leader!"

"The former Sect Leader is here!"

"With the former Sect Leader here, we have a chance to live!"

"Hahaha! Luo Qingdie, your master is here! Do you still dare act so arrogantly? Do you still dare make a move?"

They cheered again, as though they had won once more.

Ji Xiangshan looked at the corpses strewn across the Disciplinary Hall, his beard and hair bristling with rage. When he saw Liu Yan'er sitting on the ground with terror written all over her face, his fury grew even more uncontrollable.

"Luo Qingdie! Did you do all this?" Ji Xiangshan glared coldly at Chu Lu and demanded.

Chu Lu looked at him. His attitude did not change because this man was the former Sect Leader or Luo Qingdie's master.

In Chu Lu's eyes, this man was no different from the Disciplinary Hall elder, the Supreme Elder, or Xiao Yichen.

So he replied blandly, "That's right. So what do you plan to do about it?"