Chapter 168 Follow my plan!

Is that really the case?

Chen Lang was surprised. When Zhong Haoran mentioned it, he thought he had simply died in battle.

But then, he noticed Zhong Yuling's bruised hands and arms, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"It's like this every time. It will be fine after a few days," she said.

"Doesn't this hurt?"

"It hurts," she said, "but my father said that this is the dissolution of power. It can only recover on its own and cannot be treated."

"Please stretch it over here and let me rub it for you." said Chen Lang.

Zhong Yuling stretched out her little hand.

Chen Lang also used his Qi to probe the meridians in her body. Apart from the accumulation of essence, blood and energy all over her body, he didn't find any other abnormalities. He didn't know whether the Nine Revolutions Pill had any effect on her physical condition.

But then he thought again and decided to forget it. She had been together for so many years anyway, and with Zhong Haoran around, there was no need to rush.

"Don't come back again." Chen Lang suddenly reminded.

"I definitely don't want to come back. I feel pain all over my body when I see them," said Zhong Yuling. "It's not fun here either. They follow me wherever I go, and my dad doesn't agree."

"He should be able to see that the Zhong family is just using him." Chen Lang glanced at her, "And you."

"Then there's nothing I can do."

Zhong Yuling said, "My father wants to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so he must go into seclusion for many years. He said that if someone seizes the opportunity to capture me, I will have nowhere to go if I don't come back to seek refuge."

"Who wants to arrest you?"

"I don't know, but once he goes into seclusion, there will definitely be people who covet his things. Those people outside are very bad."

Chen Lang was speechless. He seemed to have figured out the cause and effect. Zhong Haoran secretly set a trap on him and asked him to help steal the resources of Pingtian Sect. Perhaps he was worried that others would know his background.

He didn't know what a cultivator of this level would face during his retreat, but he would probably be plotted against by other cultivators.

"Won't he kill everyone else before going into seclusion?" Chen Lang asked.

Such a simple truth.

"I said that too, but he said I was ignorant." Zhong Yuling said, "Obviously he was just too honest."

She paused, then continued, "I feel like I'm a hindrance. If it weren't for me, he would have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage long ago, and by then he would have become a sect leader and beaten up all those people."

"Your judgment is correct." Chen Lang nodded.

An idea suddenly occurred to her, "Why don't we elope, to a place he doesn't know and can't find us, so he can retreat in peace."

Chen Lang, who was rubbing the bruise on her hand, froze slightly.

Zhong Haoran might be very accomplished, but his upbringing was definitely not that good.

If he heard this, the master-disciple relationship would probably be over.

"Girl, I'm not a good person. Most people who get close to me don't end up well." Chen Lang said, "Didn't your father tell you?"

"Yes, he said you are extremely rebellious, have no sense of awe, never take anyone seriously, and will cause trouble sooner or later."

"Why don't you stay away from me?"

Zhong Yuling blinked, "But don't you think this is cool?"

Chen Lang was stunned for a while.

Damn, I'm yellow-haired.

……

After returning to the Tianjian Sect, two or three months passed in a flash.

During this period, Chen Lang went to the Goddess Peak. Su Qingchan had already returned, but she seemed to have a special way of practice, which was said to be arranged by Granny Si herself. Recently, she often traveled outside and rarely returned to the sect.

And she was determined to attend the ancestor worship. This forced Chen Lang to seriously plan how to get his killer to appear at that time.

A few days later, Chen Lang received a simple map with some instructions attached.

Unlike normal trials, ancestor worship is not a public event within the sect, and only a few people know about it. He also got this map from Su Qingchan.

Another week passed, and when the ancestor worship ceremony was about to begin, the killer finally arrived.

Chen Lang made some simple arrangements with him, and the killer realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his mission.

The killer was exhausted from the journey, his hair was disheveled and his eye sockets were sunken.

"Damn it, why is it so far away!" The killer questioned Chen Lang sternly as soon as he saw him.

Chen Lang was also surprised, "You didn't come here on foot, did you?"

"Of course, I ran for three whole days and three nights!"

"You don't even have the money to rent a flying monster?" Chen Lang found it unbelievable. Brother, you have run so far, do you still have the energy to kill someone?

"If I had money, would I take such a cheap order?"

The Jindan killer stroked his messy hair that smelled strange, "It costs more!"

"Let's talk about it after we finish this job."

"No, count it into the deposit." The Jindan killer was extremely tough. If he didn't increase the money today, it would be unfair to him for the anger he had been holding on the road.

Chen Lang disagreed, "Why don't you go back?"

It's really weird. I've never seen such a poor killer.

"That won't do!" The killer thought, he had been running for three days and three nights, now that he was here, wouldn't it be a loss to go back the same way?
In the end, he still forced Chen Lang to give him a thousand spirit stones, and prepared to go to the town to soak in a hot spring and restore his strength.

After Chen Lang added another thousand spirit stones, he gave him the detailed battle plan.

"This is a trial. Those people will arrive the day before and stay overnight. It's called 'vigil'. This is your chance to take action."

Chen Lang advised, "You don't have to kill them, you can just beat them severely. If they have any magic weapons, you can take them away however you want.

"Also, don't kill someone. She's probably a woman with long hair and a pretty face. Do you remember that?"

"I remember that."

Chen Lang thought for a moment and felt that he didn't remember it. Never mind. The more he explained, the more he would be exposed. He could let him arrange it himself when the time comes.

"Why is he a sect disciple? Isn't he a casual cultivator?" The Jindan killer frowned; his attention was here.

He had never heard of the "Lu Family" or the "Zhong Family" or anything like that, but there was no way he had not heard of the Tianjian Sect. He vaguely felt something was wrong while on the road. How did he end up in the Tianjian Sect's territory on a escort mission?
Besides, can killing a sect’s disciples be the same as killing ordinary cultivators?

"What are you afraid of?"

Chen Lang said, "You are a killer, so it doesn't matter who you kill. When you are done, just come to me to settle the balance, and then you can leave. How can the Heavenly Sword Sect find you even though we are thousands of miles apart?"

"That's not the problem here."

The Jindan killer was very unhappy. "You are lying about the information, location, and target information. They are all wrong. You will be blacklisted by the underground network."

Chen Lang looked at him and said, "Brother, look at what you said. You are not afraid of killing people, so why should I be afraid of being blacklisted?"

The Jindan killer soon realized this and thought that the employer was shameless, but as the saying goes, since he was here, he had to do something first.

Besides, the fact that the other party had some background proved that those people did have treasures. After all, if they were really casual cultivators, how could they have good things on them?
"After you're done, you can't reveal any information about me, otherwise I will find a way to make it public. I'll say that someone wants to assassinate the disciples of the Tianjian Sect. I believe that with the strength of the Tianjian Sect, they will be able to find out if I reveal a little information." The Jindan cultivator glanced at Chen Lang.

"Don't worry." Chen Lang smiled and stretched out his hand.

A storage device containing spiritual stones was handed over to the Jindan killer.

……

(End of this chapter)