Disaster Falls from the Sky While One Sits at Home

"What should I use as a betrothal gift?"

Chen Changsheng sat atop a mountain peak, frowning as he thought hard.

Ever since learning that the Princess of the Night Moon Kingdom was seeking a husband, Chen Changsheng had been pondering how to win Mei Lang's heart.

But after thinking it over and over, Chen Changsheng realized that aside from his handsome appearance and knowledge vast as five cartloads of books, he had nothing else.

Just as Chen Changsheng was at his wits' end, a cry for help suddenly came from afar.

Following the sound, Chen Changsheng looked closely and saw two Golden Core Demon Race cultivators chasing a Foundation Establishment Realm woman.

As Chen Changsheng observed the commotion in the distance, the pursued woman immediately changed direction and flew toward him.

"Senior, save me! They want to kill me!"

Hearing the woman's cry, Chen Changsheng did not hesitate. He directly circulated all his cultivation...

Then took off in a puff of smoke.

Woman: "..."

No, wasn't this the moment for a hero to save a beauty?

You just ran away like that—didn't you have even the slightest curiosity?

The woman's resentment in the distance did not affect Chen Changsheng's fleeing speed in the slightest.

Seeing Chen Changsheng getting farther and farther away while the two behind her were about to catch up, the woman gritted her silver teeth and took out a Jade Talisman, crushing it outright.

The Jade Talisman shattered, and a golden light immediately shot out, firmly linking the woman and Chen Changsheng together.

Then, the woman directly teleported behind Chen Changsheng, her speed remaining perfectly matched to his.

Chen Changsheng: ???

Faced with such clingy behavior, Chen Changsheng was completely numb.

"No, why are you sticking to me?"

"Senior, those two want to kill me. Please, Senior, save me."

Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, the woman again cupped her hands and begged him to save her.

"Pah!"

"Stop trying to fool me with that lousy acting. They're not here to kill you at all."

"If they wanted to kill someone, why would they only chase them without attacking?"

"And look at yourself. You're covered in magic treasures. Does it make sense for a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator to have so many things?"

"You must be some wealthy family's young miss who sneaked out, and they're here to take you back."

The woman had only spoken a single sentence, yet Chen Changsheng immediately fired off words like a string of cannonballs.

Moreover, his analysis was almost entirely accurate.

The woman was stunned by this. She had definitely never met this man before, and from the looks of it, he did not know her either.

He had merely glanced over from afar and already deduced so much. Just how was his brain made?

Seeing that her lie had been exposed, the woman simply came clean. "Since you saw through me, I won't pretend anymore."

"They really are here to take me back. If they catch me, at most I'll get scolded and confined for a few days."

"But you're different. If you don't help me escape their pursuit, I'll say that you were the one who lured me out."

"When that happens, how do you think my family will deal with you?"

Chen Changsheng ignored her words and instead focused all his attention on comprehending the talismanic spell bound to him.

Naturally, Chen Changsheng's actions did not escape the woman's notice.

Yet she was not worried in the slightest that Chen Changsheng could undo the spell she had placed on him.

"Don't waste your effort. This As Shadow Follows Form Talisman was refined by a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. A mere Golden Core like you will never be able to undo it."

"Rather than wasting time here, you should run faster."

"The ones chasing me are two Golden Core Late Stage cultivators. They're about to catch us!"

At those words, Chen Changsheng turned his head and saw that the two Golden Core Late Stage Demon Race cultivators were gradually closing the distance.

As the situation grew increasingly dire, Chen Changsheng could not help feeling a bit angry.

"Miss, I don't want to get involved in your family affairs, much less have anything to do with you."

"I can let what happened before slide. Could you please stop clinging to me?"

Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, the woman casually produced a bead and suspended it over her head.

"I'll do whatever I want. What can you do about it?"

"If you have the ability, then break the protective barrier around me!"

"Since you refuse to see reason, don't blame me."

With a cold expression, Chen Changsheng immediately began forming hand seals.

At first, the woman paid him no mind. She had never regarded a mere Golden Core stage cultivator as worthy of her attention.

If her Spiritual Power had not been nearly exhausted, she would never have been willing to hitch a ride with some stranger.

But very soon, the woman realized something was wrong.

"This is Supreme Clarity Temple's Blood Escape. You're Human Race!"

Seeing the woman's astonished expression, Chen Changsheng grinned. "Congratulations, you guessed right. But there's no prize!"

At this, the woman immediately tried to undo the As Shadow Follows Form Talisman linking her to Chen Changsheng.

But Chen Changsheng's Blood Escape had already been completed. Whatever she did now, it was too late.

"Pfft!"

Spitting out a mouthful of heart's blood, Chen Changsheng instantly transformed into a Blood-colored Streamer and vanished beyond the horizon.

The two Demon Race cultivators pursuing them from behind were dumbfounded as well.

They had never imagined that a Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator would know such an exquisite Escape Technique.

Besides, how had a Human Race cultivator of unknown origin appeared in the heartland of the Night Moon Kingdom?

"Big Brother, what do we do now?"

"Slap!"

The moment one of the Golden Core cultivators opened his mouth, his companion fiercely slapped him across the face.

"What do you mean, what do we do? Hurry up and chase them!"

"The Princess was taken away by a Human Race cultivator. If anything happens to her, we'll be waiting for our entire clan to be exterminated!"

With that, the two immediately burned their Essence Blood to pursue Chen Changsheng.

But how could two ordinary Golden Core cultivators possibly catch Chen Changsheng?

After spending so many years at Supreme Clarity Temple, Chen Changsheng had not learned much about beating people up, but he had honed his Escape Techniques to perfection.

Let alone two Golden Core Late Stage cultivators—even some ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators might not be able to catch him.

Three hundred li away.

"Whoosh!"

Two figures, a man and a woman, appeared within a silent valley.

They were Chen Changsheng, who had used Blood Escape, and the mysterious woman.

As soon as the Blood Escape ended, Chen Changsheng did not hesitate. He flung out several Array Flags, planting them around the area.

Then he formed a set of profound hand seals, moving with a fluency as though they had been tempered a thousand times over.

"Array, arise!"

A curtain of light instantly enveloped Chen Changsheng and the mysterious woman.

Faced with Chen Changsheng's actions, the woman warily took out an ancient-looking dagger.

"What are you trying to do?"

"I'm warning you, if anything happens to me, your fate will be worse than death."

Hearing the woman's threat, Chen Changsheng, having completed the array, clicked his tongue. "I never wanted to stir up trouble."

"But you came looking for me yourself, so you can't blame anyone else."