Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

At this moment, something also occurred to Qian Ya...

Finally, Master Tian tossed out the Yan Soul Guard’s corpse. A quick comparison confirmed that the body’s attire was identical to that of the crazed Yan Soul Guard.

They were all members of the Yan Soul Guard.

Lu Chao pointed to the corpse, then to the madman who was still screaming for his death...

”May I ask the three of you, is this proof enough?”

”Does this not prove what I said? That I have a feud with these people, which is why I killed this man?”

”Oh, and by the way, Third Junior Sister.”

”What was it you just said? If I could prove it, you would kowtow and apologize to me?”

Lu Chao’s voice was perfectly calm.

But Third Junior Sister’s face first darkened, then slowly flushed red.

Two men in identical outfits—one dead, the other driven mad and still trying to kill Lu Chao. This was more than enough to prove that Lu Chao had a grudge against this group and hadn’t killed the man just to cause trouble for the Qianjian Sect.

The living proof was still screaming, ”I’ll kill Lu Chao!”

Even while restrained by two Qianjian Sect disciples, the crazed Yan Soul Guard struggled with furious strength, trying to charge at Lu Chao.

At that, Lu Chao turned to Master Tian. ”And you, Master Tian, what great gift were you planning to give me?”

The corner of Master Tian’s mouth twitched uncontrollably...

Then, looking at Qian Ya, Lu Chao asked again, ”Senior Sister Qianjian, I believe you mentioned paying a personal visit to apologize?”

Qian Ya’s pale face looked troubled, but she was far more composed than the other two. She nodded lightly and said, ”The Qianjian Sect keeps its word. When time allows, we will certainly pay a visit to apologize.”

Lu Chao smiled. A personal visit to apologize would mean a trip to the Azure Flame Domain.

’If I could bring this Qian Ya to the Azure Flame Domain, it could be a way to resist the Cyan Sword Great Empire’s invasion.’

Of course, it was just a fleeting thought for now, not something he could actually implement.

After all, without understanding Qian Ya’s character, it could be... letting the wolf into the sheepfold.

”I’m sure the Qianjian Sect keeps its word. Isn’t that right, Third Junior Sister?” Lu Chao said, smiling as he turned his gaze back to her.

In an instant, Third Junior Sister’s face turned so red it looked like it might bleed. Keeping her word meant she would have to kowtow and apologize to Lu Chao. How the hell was that possible? How could she kowtow to some nobody who just popped out of nowhere?

But words spoken are like water spilled. Flustered, she could only stammer...

”Who... Who are you calling Third Junior Sister?”

”He’s just a madman! For all we know, you used some Evil Technique on him to make him hate you.”

”This still doesn’t prove that you’re not suspicious.”

Desperate to avoid kowtowing, Third Junior Sister blurted out nonsense, even accusing Lu Chao of using an Evil Technique to manipulate the madman.

This, of course, made Qian Ya feel extremely awkward.

But the thought of her junior sister kowtowing to him seemed equally humiliating. She secretly shot a reproachful glance at Third Junior Sister. ’Why did she have to mention kneeling and kowtowing? Wouldn’t it have been better to just offer a generous gift like Master Tian?’

Lu Chao, however, just nodded lightly. ”Mm, and my Evil Technique can also make a madman call out my name.”

His words were dripping with sarcasm, stinging Third Junior Sister to the core.

She pointed a trembling finger at Lu Chao and retorted, ”Who... Who knows if you’re really Lu Chao? Maybe you’re just claiming to be... Yes, that’s it! This madman must have mistaken you for someone named Lu Chao, and you just went along with it!”

The two Qianjian Sect disciples Lu Chao had defeated couldn’t help but chime in, ”That’s right! How can you prove your name is Lu Chao?”

Hearing this, Lu Chao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

After proving his innocence, he now had to prove his own name. He couldn’t help but look at Qian Ya. ”Senior Sister Qianjian, are all the disciples of your Qianjian Sect this ridiculous?”

Qian Ya’s pale face grew even more troubled...

”What’s so ridiculous?”

”It’s not impossible! Unless you can find a few more people from the Illusion Array to prove it, I won’t accept it.”

Third Junior Sister still refused to back down. She just couldn’t bring herself to kowtow and apologize.

The moment her words fell... RUSTLE RUSTLE!

A clamor of hurried footsteps suddenly echoed from the direction of the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

A dozen or so Qianjian Sect disciples emerged from the dense woods, escorting several dozen disheveled, crazed-looking people.

As soon as they appeared, one of the Qianjian Sect disciples reported, ”Senior Sister, we’ve found another group of Maze Madmen. Second Senior Brother had us bring them over first. The other group ran into trouble, so we have to go back and provide support.”

With that, the dozen or so disciples quickly turned and vanished back into the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

Third Junior Sister had mentioned it before...

They had found over a hundred Maze Madmen. The first batch had been sent out, and just as expected, the other had run into problems.

As this new group of dozens of Maze Madmen appeared, the vexed Master Tian hurried over, preparing to herd them into the camp...

However, Master Tian had only taken a few steps when the group of Maze Madmen’s eyes went wide, and they began to charge forward frantically.

They screamed wildly, ”Lu Chao, we’ll fight you to the death!”

As their voices fell, even Lu Chao was momentarily stunned.

These Maze Madmen were not Yan Soul Guards. At first glance, Lu Chao didn’t even recognize who they were.

But then, it dawned on him.

The attire of the Great Wu Empire... some were dressed like men from Lu Dingtian’s Grand Marshal’s Mansion, others like soldiers of the Nether Spring Army...

Clearly, these Maze Madmen were all Lu Dingtian’s core subordinates.

Lu Dingtian had led them into the Nether Spring Mountain Range to assist Chi Xingxun. At the same time, they had the misfortune of being trapped in the Illusion Array. Their strength was too weak, so their Heavenly Destiny Bones were drained, and they were driven mad.

Ultimately, they too were tossed to this end of the Nether Spring Mountain Range by the Master of Blood and Bone.

As Lu Dingtian’s subordinates, their madness fueled a surging hatred for Lu Chao. If they weren’t mad, the moment they saw Lu Chao, they would have either fled or knelt to beg for mercy.

But now, they only wanted to charge at him like madmen.

In response... BUZZ. BUZZ. BUZZ.

Lu Chao casually flicked out several True Qi Blood Needles, immobilizing all several dozen madmen. He then turned back to Qian Ya and Third Junior Sister’s group and asked with a light laugh, ”Third Junior Sister, what was it you were just saying?”

”Something about finding a few more people to prove whether my name is Lu Chao?”

After a brief pause, Lu Chao gestured to the dozens of frozen madmen and smiled again. ”Well, it’s not just a few who can prove it now. It’s several dozen.”

No less than several dozen madmen, all of them running toward Lu Chao, all of them screaming his name.

At once, Third Junior Sister was completely dumbfounded, and Master Tian was utterly speechless.

As for Qian Ya, a wry smile crossed her face. She finally offered Lu Chao a formal bow and said, ”Young Master Lu, we have greatly offended you. Please forgive us... Third Junior Sister, apologize to Young Master Lu. Don’t disgrace our Qianjian Sect.”