Chapter 142: Pill Completed

"Um, sorry, I came to the wrong place, ahaha, I'll leave now."

Zhuge Ruolan really didn't want to stay here; that man was too terrifying, and that gaze could kill her at any moment.

She avoided him like venomous snakes and scorpions.

Chen Chuyang raised his right hand, flickered forward, and appeared before her; Zhuge Ruolan almost bumped into him, she hastily stopped her steps, then, panicked, she backed away, retreating over a meter, putting distance between herself and Chen Chuyang, her face already turned pale, her lips trembling.

Her gaze was unfocused, she avoided looking at Chen Chuyang, turned around, and wanted to keep running.

"I said, 'Shouldn't you be paying back the money?'"

One sentence, like a freezing spell, immobilized Zhuge Ruolan; she knew this would happen, she wanted to run, but now she couldn't.

Zhuge Ruolan regretted it; if she had known, she wouldn't have come to join the fun, nor to watch the show—who knew she'd literally run into the spearhead? Now she was in trouble; meeting this person, she didn't know how to respond; if it were anyone else, even someone stronger than her, Zhuge Ruolan wouldn't fear—she could lose a fight but still flee—but this man held her life and death in his hands.

Those restrictions couldn't be undone, and she didn't even know them—she had no idea what they were; these days Zhuge Ruolan had thought of many ways, looked through many classics, but still found no information about those restrictions, which made her afraid to repay the debt.

Mainly, she didn't want to see Chen Chuyang, fearing what this man might do to her; the Longshe Shan incident had completely become a psychological shadow for her—even getting close made her feel dizzy.

Her body strongly resisted getting close, and she didn't want to see Chen Chuyang, but as the saying goes, 'what you fear comes to pass'—Chen Chuyang appeared right before her; Zhuge Ruolan was a step slower in running and bumped into him—you just happened to be unlucky.

"'Here, this is the spirit stone I owe you; we're even now.'"

Zhuge Ruolan even gave a few extra pieces, counting them as interest; even though it wasn't the day to pay interest, she still gave them—she had to, not knowing what else this man might do; Zhuge Ruolan didn't dare gamble, so she first stopped Chen Chuyang's mouth before speaking, lest this man… take revenge on her.

If she paid him to handle things, Chen Chuyang wouldn't do anything to her.

She really was afraid; seeing Chen Chuyang again made her realize just how afraid she was of him.

She was afraid from the bottom of her heart.

It was like seeing her natural enemy.

"'Not bad, so you still remember; I thought you'd forgotten, the amount is just right, you're very sensible.'"

Chen Chuyang praised, saying, "'I like people like you who are sensible—you know what to do and what should be done; this time you came, are you going to take action against my father?'"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ruolan's face turned even paler.

Pale white.

Like she was sick.

"'No, no, no, absolutely not, don't talk nonsense, there's absolutely nothing of the sort… you… don't talk nonsense, I merely came over out of curiosity to take a look, I definitely don't have that idea or intention.'"

"'If I had known it was your father undergoing the heavenly tribulation, I wouldn't have come even if you beat me to death.'"

She really regretted it; she shouldn't have come.

This man is so terrifying; if I had come to hunt down his father, wouldn't that be…?

Such a thing must absolutely not be admitted; if she admitted it, she would definitely not be able to leave this place.

"'Don't be nervous, I won't kill you, nor eat you—I'm a good person.'"

"'Look at you, you've given me so many good things; what do you say this time?'"

He rubbed his hands, smiling.

There's meaning behind the words.

Zhuge Ruolan really wanted to cry; she heard it, wanted to pretend she hadn't, not wanting to give money.

But she knew the consequences, helpless, she had no choice but to obediently hand over her newest storage bag.

Her treasure had to be handed over again.

"'How embarrassing, since you insist on giving it to me, I can only accept it; next time you're not allowed to do this.'"

"'It's you giving it to me, not me extorting you.'"

Zhuge Ruolan nodded dully: "'Yes, I'm doing this willingly.'"

These few words were almost spoken through clenched teeth.

She dared not not give, nor dare not admit it.

She once again witnessed the shamelessness of this man before her.

Really too shameless.

"'Very good, your awareness is high; looking at how sensible you are, I'll forgive you this time—go on.'"

"'Yes.'"

Zhuge Ruolan dared not linger, turned and ran.

She felt sorry for her storage bag, the treasure she had painstakingly saved, once again giving it up with clasped hands.

But she had no choice—either hand it over, or die.

Chen Chuyang put away the storage bag, very satisfied with this harvest.

"'Zhuge Ruolan, this Holy Maiden, is still not bad; she's sensible—only such a Holy Maiden deserves the title.'"

Elder Xinran, who had rushed down from above upon hearing the news, personally witnessed this scene.

She was completely stunned.

Staring wide-eyed at Chen Chuyang's series of actions, she even forgot to descend.

Just watching like that, her mouth twitched—what she saw was the Holy Maiden of the Yin Gui Sect being extorted, yet still obediently handing over money; this was… too obedient, right—was this still the Zhuge Ruolan she knew?

The Yin Gui Sect's demoness, poisonous woman, ruthless and cunning, such a woman actually being made docile by Chen Chuyang—if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe what was before her.

Really too frightening.

"'Greetings, Elder Xinran.'"

Chen Chuyang naturally already knew Elder Xinran had also arrived; this elder had come earlier, just now she had seen that scene, Chen Chuyang didn't mind—having seen it, it's not like it was someone invisible.

"'Boom—'"

The heavenly tribulation was still ongoing.

Elder Xinran descended before Chen Chuyang, and together they watched Chen Yuan undergo the heavenly tribulation.

Under the heavenly tribulation, Chen Yuan struggled alone to sustain himself, condensing the pill—just one step away.

Heavenly tribulations fell one after another; the mountain ghost and Zhuge Ruolan were gone. Those who saw the situation was unfavorable left early. The remaining people saw Elder Xinran arrive, and as that sword aura spread a bit, they were frightened and hastily left.

Whether human or demon beast, they all fled; in an instant, the surroundings became tranquil.

Boom—

The final heavenly tribulation fell; Father Chen Yuan rushed forward to meet it, his whole body colliding with the tribulation.

The dark clouds in the sky were about to disperse; seeing this, Chen Chuyang immediately ran forward.

The Hunyuan Bell in his hand flew straight up to the heavens, devouring the last remnants of the tribulation's might.

The dark clouds in the sky froze instantaneously, and in a moment they were swallowed.

That Hunyuan Bell hovered in the sky, enveloping Chen Yuan and Chen Chuyang; no one could approach.

Even Elder Xinran could only stand aside and watch.

"A middle-grade spiritual artifact—is this his spiritual artifact?"

"It can even absorb the tribulation—this bell is no ordinary thing."

Narrowing his eyes, he stared at that bell.

Elder Xinran felt deeply moved inside; she had known Chen Chuyang was not ordinary, but she hadn't expected him to be this extraordinary.

To dare devour the tribulation—only he could do it.

A middle-grade spiritual artifact lacks such power; the might of that bell is terrifying, and after devouring the last remnants of the tribulation, it becomes even more terrifying.

"This person is not ordinary."

"The Chen clan is not ordinary either."