Chapter 490: Tai Yue School
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When the dot was close enough, Jiang Chen realized it was a person flying with all-out effort, due to which a noticeable trail was left behind them.
Jiang Chen landed in the ruins. People didnât usually fly in such a way. When they did, they were either in a hurry or being chased by others.
As the new man there, he wanted no trouble.
When he landed, he saw a dot of a different color following the person.
The two people were in tandem, one slower and the other faster. The distance between them was narrowing.
By then, Jiang Chen could already see the face of the person flying in front. It was an alluring fair-skinned woman wearing a graceful white dress.
Her amorous eyes were full of anxiety. She knitted her skinny brows together tightly.
Suddenly, she found something. She cast her look at Jiang Chen and charged down.
She wasnât a worry for Jiang Chen, since he had observed her state. The real worry was the person chasing her. He had no clue of this personâs state yet due to the distance.
âApprentice brother, help me!â the woman shouted. She landed ten yards behind Jiang Chen. Pointing at the sky, she said in a low voice, âThis man wants to hurt me. Please help me.â
âMeng Shuiyan, I didnât expect you to have a helper here!â
The man chasing her stopped over the ruins. He was a large man, about thirty years old, heavy-browed, and big-eyed.
Meng Shuiyan didnât answer him. Gazing at Jiang Chen in a delicate and touching way, she pled, âApprentice brother, please help me.â
Jiang Chen wasnât in a good mood, so he said rather directly, âStop pretending.â
Meng Shuiyan was struck dumb. She didnât understand what he meant.
âYou should have perceived my state, and you know how strong this man is, but you still want to drag me into the mud, asking for my help, yet at the same time, youâre staying ten yards away from me, because you want to take the chance to escape while we fight.â
Jiang Chen said, âOf course, you donât know how good I am yet. If I can defeat him, youâll use me as a bodyguard.â
This was surprising. Meng Shuiyuan couldnât believe it.
Jiang Chen had been right about everything.
Meng Shuiyan smiled. She said in a gentle voice, âApprentice brother, youâre so eloquent. You must be strong, too. Please lend me a hand.â
âI can help you, but the way you asked for my help is really disgusting. You intentionally misled that guy about our relationship so that there was no way out for me. If Iâm weak, Iâll just be sacrificed to hold up your stalker, wonât I?â
Jiang Chen curled his lip, giving the woman a disdainful look.
He left Meng Shuiyan, who had turned pale, there and flew into the air. He told the man, âI have nothing to do with this. You can do whatever you want to do.â
He began leaving without waiting for the manâs response.
However, the man looked dubious. He stopped Jiang Chen, sizing him up, then said, âI heard you, but I have no way of knowing whether itâs true or not, and I donât bother to care. Just die along with her.â
Jiang Chen turned around, gazing at the manâs face.
âYouâd rather kill the wrong person than let go of anyone?â asked Jiang Chen.
âExactly.â The man smiled coldly. He didnât even try to hide his strong killing intent.
âYou have one last chance to survive,â Jiang Chen said calmly.
The man was a little surprised. He didnât understand where Jiang Chenâs confidence was coming from. He said, âYouâre in Cloud Eight, and Iâm in Cloud Nine. Maybe you donât think thatâs a huge gap, but actuallyâŠâ
As he spoke, he raised his hand high. At the lower hem of his gown were embroidered silk circles. There were seven of them, all linked with one another.
Jiang Chen had no idea what this could mean in the Realm of Milky, and he felt impatient.
In Jiang Chenâs eyes, this guy was more or less of the same level as Tang Hua. It was ridiculous that he had claimed he could kill him.
âYou donât know about fight loops?â
The man was unhappy with his reaction. He said in a deep voice, âHu Fei, direct disciple of the Tai Yue School. Have you heard my name?â
âNo,â Jiang Chen answered immediately.
Meng Shuiyan, still in the ruins, couldnât help but burst out in laughter. This guy had appeared suddenly from nowhere, and it was impossible to anticipate his behavior.
He had said he wouldnât help her, but he wasnât afraid of offending Hu Fei.
âSo thereâs no other way.â
Hu Fei was so angry that he burst laughing. He launched a surprise attack, gripping a bronze claw in both hands. They were sharp and fatal. Working under his martial arts techniques, they were endowed with the power of fierce birds and beasts.
He didnât hold back anything. The first attack was already his killing move. He hadnât even asked what his opponentâs name was or where he was from.
This was the kind of person Jiang Chen hated the most. Besides, he was in a bad mood. He was making his expression deadlier and deadlier, but he managed to stand there steadily.
Is he only a guy who talks big?
Seeing that he wasnât even fighting back, as though he was waiting for his death, Meng Shuiyan was confused.
The sharp claws were about to reach Jiang Chen. At this moment, the Red Cloud Sword was drawn out.
After a slight shake of the blade, the radiance of the sword spread like waves and pushed the claws back in an instant.
Hu Fei was shocked, staring at the Red Cloud Sword. At the same time, the bronze claws in his hands broke.
There was more. Jiang Chen moved his wrist slightly, and the blade attacked like a lethal viper.
âWaitâŠâ Hu Fei hadnât expected him to be so strong. He regretted it, but he didnât even have the time to beg for Jiang Chenâs mercy before he died. Losing all of his strength, he fell.
âIf I were the weaker one, Iâm afraid I wouldnât even have had the time to say âwait.'â
Jiang Chen shook the blood off the Red Cloud Sword. He didnât rush to leave, but landed in the ruins again in front of Meng Shuiyan. He said, âWhy did he chase you?â
Meng Shuiyan was still in shock caused by the fact that Jiang Chen had killed Hu Fei with only one attack. His unexpected question made her nervous. She shifted her black eyes quickly.
âTell me the truth. I can get the information I want all the same through soul reading, but youâll look like an idiot that way,â Jiang Chen shouted.
Meng Shuiyan was struck dumb, not sure whether he was telling the truth or just bluffing, but she knew he was a decisive killer, so she said, âI snuck into the Tai Yue School to steal their biggest treasure, but they spotted me.â
âSo youâre a thief,â said Jiang Chen.
âNo, Iâm not. They took it from other groups, too,â Meng Shuiyan explained emotionally.
âAll right. It has nothing to do with me. I need you to answer some questions as a way to pay me back for my indirect help.â
âWhat do you want to know?â
Since he had stopped asking for more details, Meng Shuiyan was relieved. In the meantime, she was curious.
Jiang Chenâs questions were all strangely simple, like what this place was, which part of the Realm of Milky it was located in, and what the Tai Yue School was.
âYou canât have come from nowhere. You know nothing about these things?â said Meng Shuiyan.
âI told you to answer my questions, not to ask me questions,â said Jiang Chen.
âYouâre terrible. Do you always treat women like this?â However, Meng Shuiyan posed another question, but then answered him as quickly as she could before he flew into a rage.
They were in the Sacred Institute of the Realm of Milky. Dozens of years ago, it had been eliminated by the forces of this land.