The Chen Yan in the Eyes of the Five Clans

Lu Jianxia gazed at Chen Yan, surprise flickering in her eyes.

If he really was Chen Yan, then before, he had helped her because he wanted to use her.

But now, he had no reason at all to help her.

Lu Jianxia's heart sank, and a chill crept through her.

The Lu Prefecture martial artist who had contacted her was named Lu Fukun.

After she and her older brother, Lu Wuyi, went into seclusion one after another, Lu Fukun had continued to liaise with Yu Laiwei and the others who came to Withered Dream Maze City.

Yu Laiwei had found Lu Fukun and said a few things they had discussed. That alone was enough for Lu Fukun to confirm that the person really was Yu Laiwei.

Lu Fukun was at the heart of Lu Prefecture. He would never deceive Lu Jianxia.

And Yu Laiwei had guessed that the martial artist masquerading as Yu Laiwei was actually Chen Yan.

Because the trick was all too familiar.

Pretending to be a martial artist from one of the Five Clans, then repeatedly taking the lead in front of everyone—who else could it be but Chen Yan?

Playing with people's hearts was Chen Yan's specialty.

Moreover, Chen Yan always used his advantage in information to keep expanding his own gains.

Yu Laiwei wasn't a fool. With a little analysis, he knew Chen Yan had disguised himself.

Yu Laiwei hated Chen Yan to the bone.

Not only had Chen Yan deceived Yu Ming and Yu Qing, he had even turned his fiancée, Yu Cheng, against him.

So when Lu Fukun told Lu Jianxia all this during the break between classes, she was about eighty percent certain that her deskmate was Chen Yan.

He could wield Malice.

That matched the rumors that Chen Yan had once