"No, Brother, don't leave Lexuan..."
Zhang Lexuan's eyes were hollow as she subconsciously ran toward Lu Cheng.
But with a soft sigh, Xuan Zi pulled her back.
"Brother, why!?" Zhang Lexuan was held back by Ruo Mu, her pale blue eyes staring sorrowfully at Lu Cheng, her voice like a mournful weep.
"Hehe, it was just a farce. I only used you to join Shrek Academy and focus on being an undercover agent. Otherwise, if you had died... those old fogies at Shrek Academy would inevitably have become suspicious." Lu Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a noble, handsome, and gentle young master, a soft smile on his face.
"Silly girl… Your entire family... I was the one who personally sent people to exterminate them..."
Zhang Lexuan felt as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer. Staggering, she murmured.
"Impossible... This is impossible..."
"But the Lu family was also exterminated back then." Ruo Mu frowned slightly and asked as she saw Zhang Lexuan's dazed state.
"I exterminated them as well, just in passing." Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow and chuckled leisurely, though his eyes glinted with coldness. "Those old fogies found out about my true identity and tried to persuade me to leave the Holy Spirit Cult. They all deserved to die!"
"But they were your blood relatives!?" Ruo Mu said in disbelief.
"Blood relatives? Aren't they just meant for sacrifices?" Lu Cheng curled his lips into a chilling smile. "By getting rid of those meddlesome people, I could better disguise my identity and fool the higher-ups of Shrek Academy... It's just a pity that today, an idiot got caught, ruining the Holy Spirit Cult's grand plan of replacement."
Lu Cheng's eyes turned cold, and he clenched a fist.
"Pfft..."
Zhang Lexuan spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning deathly pale.
Her gaze toward Lu Cheng became increasingly hollow, and finally, she fainted.
"Lexuan, Lexuan!!" Ruo Mu hurried to catch the girl's body. Fortunately, she had only fainted. She stared coldly at Lu Cheng.
There was nothing left to say. For this kind of naturally evil person, who could even sacrifice his blood relatives on a whim, it was naturally impossible to bring him back with just a few words...
This was an Evil Soul Master...
It was truly tragic and lamentable.
"Next time we meet, we will be enemies..."
Lu Cheng chuckled.
"Tell her to cultivate with all her might. If she falls into my hands next time, she won't be as lucky as today."
Ruo Mu's face turned icy. Under the overwhelming pressure of the crowd of Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters opposite her, she didn't dare say much more and only gave a cold snort.
"Let's go, kid." Xuan Zi frowned slightly.
"Next time we meet, I won't go easy on you either."
"Hahahaha..." Lu Cheng laughed heartily, crossing his arms over his chest. "I also look forward to a hearty battle with Elder Xuan the next time we meet."
"We will." Xuan Zi's face twitched, and he lowered his eyelids.
"..."
He watched as the mass of Holy Spirit Cult members withdrew.
Leaving behind only the empty, silent forest.
"Take this girl back." Xuan Zi smacked his lips, his eyes full of emotion. "Remember to stay by her side and watch over her. Don't let her do anything foolish. Only by staying alive is there hope for revenge."
"Yes!"
Ruo Mu had a complicated expression as she bowed respectfully.
Holding the unconscious Zhang Lexuan, she sped off into the distance.
Looking down at the pale-faced girl, she sighed inwardly.
This girl is truly miserable...
Her family was destroyed, her enemy was her childhood sweetheart and lover, and now she's been betrayed. Who knows if she'll ever be able to recover.
Sigh...
...
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Lu Cheng let out a long breath, his expression calm, no longer showing the previous sinister cunning.
The scene before him began to change rapidly.
[Chapter Three: Conclusion]
[When this matter came out, all of Shrek was in an uproar. Countless Disciples were in disbelief and at a loss. After all, who could have imagined that the brilliant Eldest Senior Brother was actually the Saint of the Holy Spirit Cult, an undercover agent planted in the academy? Soon, Mu En stepped in to suppress the commotion and completely banned the name Lu Cheng. From then on, that name became an inescapable nightmare in the hearts of all Inner Academy disciples of that generation.]
[After Zhang Lexuan woke up, the first thing she did was find Elder Mu to learn the truth of that year. To her utter despair, Mu En released a recording crystal "searched" from a Holy Spirit cult disciple, which recorded your long-standing collusion with the Holy Spirit cult.]
[Consequently, the girl went into seclusion like crazy and began to cultivate diligently. She turned all her grief and indignation into the motivation for her cultivation, only so that one day when she met you again, she could capture you with her own hands, cripple your meridians, bring you back to the academy to be imprisoned, and personally ask you the question she failed to ask that night. ]
[At the same time, Ma Xiaotao also learned the news. Surprisingly, she was also extremely angry at first and didn't believe it. But it wasn't until Yan Shaozhe placed the evidence before her that the girl calmed down. Yan Shaozhe even thought his disciple had finally come to her senses and left full of joy. But in reality, Ma Xiaotao had already begun to carefully design an escape plan... That's right, she planned to go to the Holy Spirit Cult to find you or even join the Holy Spirit Cult.]
Lu Cheng's mouth twitched, his expression odd.
Good grief, it just had to be you, Ma Xiaotao...
I wonder if that guy Yan Shaozhe will be so angry he'll be bedridden for months when he finds out. His precious disciple was so easily lured away.
[Time flies, and three years pass in an instant. Your cultivation speed slowed down, but you finally reached the rank of level eighty-nine Spirit Douluo, only one step away from becoming a Titled Douluo.]
[In these years, you completely returned to the Holy Spirit Cult. In just a few years, your reputation soared. Relying on your formidable strength, you firmly secured the position of Saint. Your reputation for ferocity and cruelty surpassed even many Holy Spirit Cult elders because you loved to devour the cult's disciples. Zhongli Wu was speechless. After advising you several times to no avail, he acquiesced and stopped interfering. After all, with your strength, you were almost guaranteed to become a Limit Douluo in the future. As long as you didn't destroy the Holy Spirit Cult's Foundation, you were allowed to kill as you pleased. By now, the last trace of suspicion that Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and others held for you had completely vanished. You had thoroughly gained the trust of everyone in the Holy Spirit Cult and integrated with them.]
[Even while far away in the Holy Spirit Cult, you always silently followed news of Zhang Lexuan. She also rose to prominence in Shrek Academy. Relying on her excellent talent, in just three years, she stepped directly into the peak of the level seventy-nine Spirit Saint realm, even defeating the level eighty-four Ruo Mu, becoming the undisputed Eldest Senior Sister of the Inner Court. This attracted countless Inner Academy disciples to pursue her. Even Mu En attempted to secretly matchmake her with Bei Bei, but unfortunately, the girl had completely closed her heart that night and refused decisively. Mu En had no choice but to give up the idea. ]
[And just today, you heard from a Holy Spirit Cult spy lurking in Shrek City that a group of Inner Academy Disciples, led by Eldest Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan and a slovenly old man carrying a wine gourd and wearing ragged clothes, were heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.]
[You decide to go and see her again to test how much the girl has improved in recent years. ]
[Chapter Four]
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