Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

After gently chiding her Third Junior Sister, the First Senior Sister, Qian Ya, weakly looked toward Lu Chao…

”Friend, our Qianjian Sect is certainly not as tyrannical as you claim. It’s just that your appearance and actions strike us as suspicious, especially since you refuse to reveal your sect or background…”

”This makes it hard for us not to suspect that you were sent by a rival sect.”

Her words were soft, and she sounded weak and tired from her severe injuries, but her tone was far from humble.

It carried an oppressive weight, like a tactic used in a negotiation.

While one couldn’t find fault with her words, they were filled with a sharp, veiled dominance.

To put it bluntly, she was demanding he prove his own innocence.

Hearing this, Lu Chao narrowed his eyes and looked back at Qian Ya, casually retorting, ”Then may I ask the First Senior Sister of the Qianjian Sect, does the Nether Spring Mountain Range belong to your Qianjian Sect? Do I need your permission to be here?”

His tone was just as soft, but also just as piercingly sharp...

In the Heavenly Destiny World, might makes right, and the weak have no voice. But right now, if Qian Ya wanted to recover within half a month, she had to rely on Lu Chao. That naturally gave Lu Chao the confidence to strike back sharply.

His words instantly made the Third Junior Sister and the others glare with fury.

But Qian Ya waved her hand again, stopping them from speaking. She continued, ”The Nether Spring Mountain Range is not ours, of course. But if you have a clear conscience, friend, why fear revealing your origins?”

Just as sharp as before...

Unfortunately for her, Lu Chao just laughed. ”Then let me ask you, First Senior Sister of the Qianjian Sect, what would you do if you were in my shoes? Captured by a powerful group for no reason and then branded a so-called criminal?”

”What if you encountered a Seven Moon Level Sect, not knowing if they were righteous or demonic?”

”Would you be in a hurry to announce that you’re from the Four Moon Qianjian Sect so they could come and slaughter your entire sect?”

The moment his voice fell, Qian Ya froze, momentarily at a loss for words.

Anywhere in the Heavenly Destiny World, one had to be cautious. Revealing your origins without knowing who you were dealing with was, of course, utterly foolish.

”You claim the Qianjian Sect isn’t tyrannical. What a fine example of ’not tyrannical’ that is.”

”Attacking a stranger for no reason, and then threatening them with death if they don’t save you.”

”Don’t you think you’re being a bit hypocritical?”

Lu Chao continued, and Qian Ya’s expression turned ugly. She was actually being called a hypocrite.

As for the Third Junior Sister, she couldn’t take it anymore.

Ignoring the First Senior Sister, she snapped, ”You’re just a silver-tongued devil! If you’re not up to no good, why did you kill our quarry?”

She was still using the dead Yan Soul Guard to question Lu Chao.

”I already told you, I had a feud with the man who was killed,” Lu Chao stressed again.

But the Third Junior Sister clearly didn’t believe him. She continued, ”Nonsense! That’s just an excuse. If you can prove you had a feud with that man, I’ll get on my knees, kowtow, and apologize to you right now...”

Furious with Lu Chao’s attitude, the Third Junior Sister had simply erupted.

Master Tian added with a cold tone, ”If you can prove you weren’t sent by a rival sect, I will also apologize. I’ll even prepare a generous gift for you.”

Following their words, Qian Ya also took a deep breath and spoke again. ”Friend, the Qianjian Sect is a reasonable one. If we have truly wronged you, I, Qian Ya, am willing to personally visit you afterward... to apologize.”

There was nothing left to argue. They were now trying to prove that they were reasonable, that they didn’t just act tyrannically...

Now, however, it was all up to Lu Chao to see if he could provide proof.

The Third Junior Sister, however, just sneered...

She was utterly convinced of Lu Chao’s guilt. How could there be such a coincidence?

Lu Chao’s attitude, in particular, infuriated her. ’A feud with someone who came out of the Nether Spring Illusion Array? Impossible.’

Suddenly... CRASH!

In the Qianjian Camp, the temporary wooden hut that a disciple had collapsed earlier suddenly burst apart.

A figure burst out from within.

It was a middle-aged man with disheveled hair.

The moment this person appeared, one of the Qianjian Sect disciples whom Lu Chao had just defeated rushed out and shouted, ”That’s the only Maze Madman Second Senior Brother’s team found! Be careful, don’t let that brat kill this one too!”

”That brat,” of course, referred to Lu Chao.

The Qianjian Sect disciple was worried that Lu Chao would secretly kill this Maze Madman as well.

As soon as he spoke, he moved to subdue the middle-aged man.

But just as two Qianjian Sect disciples were about to rush forward, the disheveled man screamed, ”Lu Chao, you’re not dead yet?! I’ll kill you! Kill you...!”

The disheveled man spoke as he charged madly toward Lu Chao, only stopping when the two Qianjian Sect disciples restrained him.

But the man remained completely frantic, kicking his legs and shouting, ”Lu Chao, you brat! Die! Die!”

This middle-aged man was, of course, another Yan Soul Guard.

In other words, Second Senior Brother’s team had also found a crazed Yan Soul Guard; this one just hadn’t been killed yet.

Hearing his words, Lu Chao couldn’t help but laugh...

But before he could even speak, the Third Junior Sister immediately ordered, ”Gag that madman, now! His screaming is annoying.”

She was still slow on the uptake, even glaring at Lu Chao...

”Well? Say something! Prove you had a feud with the man you killed.”

She still looked completely unconvinced, but beside her, Master Tian’s expression had frozen.

He stared intently at the raving Yan Soul Guard, the corner of his mouth slowly starting to twitch...

Lu Chao finally looked back at the Third Junior Sister and said, ”My name is Lu Chao.”

As his voice fell, the Third Junior Sister glared again. ”What the hell does your name have to do with us? Is your name famous or something? I’ve never heard of it on the Biyue Continent! Hurry up and prove...”

Before she could finish, the crazed Yan Soul Guard continued to scream, ”Lu Chao, I want you dead, dead, DEAD...!”

The shout cut the Third Junior Sister off, making her blink as if she had suddenly realized something.

Lu Chao, meanwhile, tilted his head...

”Of course I’m not famous. But I am the Lu Chao he’s talking about. He’s the madman who came out of the Nether Spring Illusion Array. And I don’t think Master Tian here has forgotten what the man I killed was wearing, has he?”

”Master Tian, please, throw out the corpse.”

The body of the Yan Soul Guard killed earlier had been taken by Master Tian and placed in his Storage Ring.

At Lu Chao’s words...

Master Tian’s expression grew even more unsightly. He stared at his own Storage Ring, clearly unwilling to produce the corpse, until Qian Ya spoke up, ”Master Tian, bring out the body.”