Chapter 365: Poor Zhuge Ruolan

"Right, you came at the perfect time. Help me test the power of the upgraded Formation so I can make improvements."

"Hey hey, don't leave. I won't make you test it for nothing—I'll give you something good."

Zhuge Ruolan's body stopped of its own accord. The words "something good" made her stop as if possessed. It was rare to hear those words from Chen Chuyang's mouth. She had known this person for so long and never once gotten anything good from his hands—every time, Zhuge Ruolan was the one robbed. Hearing him offer something good was so rare that, regardless of what it was, Zhuge Ruolan stopped first and then would talk.

Without benefits, even a dog wouldn't do it. With benefits, naturally it was a different story.

"What benefits?"

Chen Chuyang said with a grin: "The benefit is letting you experience my new Formation."

Sorry, we don't know each other. I'm leaving right now. Zhuge Ruolan turned and walked away, without the slightest hesitation.

Isn't that just scamming someone? She wasn't a fool, and she wasn't that cheap.

Chen Chuyang quickly reached out and called after her.

"Help me test it once, and I'll give you a pill. A pill I personally refined, guaranteed to satisfy you. The pill's effects are very strong—you must have heard about them."

Zhuge Ruolan turned around, her pupils widening, and said: "Really?"

The pills refined by Chen Chuyang didn't circulate much outside; most were consumed by the Chen Clan. However, the Eldest Princess and Jing Yuheng had obtained quite a few pills, and after taking them, their strength improved rapidly. Moreover, the strength of those in the Chen Clan had increased very quickly. Compared to the Chen Clan of the past, they were completely different—this was the effect of Chen Chuyang's pills.

Just imagine, the Chen Clan, which never had a Condensed Core, produced three Condensed Core experts in succession. Even though they were only at the Void Core level, they were still Condensed Cores.

A small family possessing three Condensed Core experts—how terrifying that must be. The Chen Clan had also gradually gone from being a juicy target to intimidating the surrounding family forces. Especially Chen Chuyang—no one knew exactly how strong he was; they only knew this person was very powerful.

If she could obtain a pill, improving her strength would be a minor matter. The main thing was being able to get Chen Chuyang to loosen up, so that in the future, could she obtain more pills, and thereby…

Thinking of this, Zhuge Ruolan's breathing quickened, her heart unable to contain its excitement.

If she didn't know Chen Chuyang, she would have nodded right away.

"Naturally it's true. I, Chen Chuyang, am as good as my word—I never break a promise."

"Holy Maiden Zhuge Ruolan, the new Formation is in your hands."

"Wait, I haven't agreed yet, you… don't!"

Before Zhuge Ruolan was ready, she was kicked into the Formation, to properly experience its baptism.

After doing all this, Chen Chuyang clapped his hands and said with satisfaction: "Good, someone is testing the Formation's power. My Formation can have a trial run now, to see where there are flaws."

As for whether Zhuge Ruolan lived or died—rest assured, she wouldn't die. She was a smart person and knew the terror of these Formations.

As long as she didn't act recklessly, Chen Chuyang could guarantee she'd be fine.

Returning to the mountain, Shang Hongxue came over immediately and asked curiously: "Brother Chuyang, I just heard a woman's screams. Did a woman come up the mountain? Where is she?"

She knew all the women on Longshe Shan, and was acquainted with all of them. Those people were not a threat.

A new woman—naturally she was interested. If anyone dared to compete with her for Brother Chuyang, Shang Hongxue would make her regret it.

Shang Hongxue searched around behind Chen Chuyang but didn't find the woman who had come up the mountain.

Chen Chuyang laughed: "You, worrying for nothing. It was just Zhuge Ruolan coming up the mountain. I saw her cultivation had improved, so I had her experience my upgraded Formation. She's inside the Formation right now."

"What?"

Shang Hongxue said in shock: "You threw her into the Formation?"

"That's right. This woman was even very grateful to me. I just promised a little benefit, and she very willingly entered the Formation."

Shang Hongxue looked at Chen Chuyang strangely. She didn't believe Brother Chuyang's account at all—it was too fake.

Who didn't know the terror of these Formations? Zhuge Ruolan had experienced it before. How could she willingly enter? Wasn't that courting death?

Others might be fooled, but Zhuge Ruolan alone would never enter willingly.

There was only one possibility: Brother Chuyang had personally kicked her in. In that case, Zhuge Ruolan's screams made perfect sense.

Perfectly reasonable.

Thinking of this, Shang Hongxue breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't those women coveting her Brother Chuyang coming up the mountain. Zhuge Ruolan—this woman was no threat. She was also a woman from the Yin Gui Sect, and not on her list of threatening figures.

"Brother Chuyang, she won't die, right?"

"No, my Formation won't kill people."

"Hehehe."

Did you believe those words?

"This woman is a fortune-bearing child. If she dies, no one will deliver treasures to you anymore. You'd better go easy."

"You have a point. This woman can't die."

Chen Chuyang pointed with his finger, and the Formation changed slightly. The core Formation was concealed.

The other Formations were enough for Zhuge Ruolan to handle.

This woman needed to be put down a peg. Not coming to deliver treasures for so long—how unreasonable.

Although Chen Chuyang had robbed Yin Gui Zhenren and made a fortune, still, Zhuge Ruolan couldn't be left unrobbed. He had to harvest her thoroughly and couldn't let her hold too many resources. What if someone else snatched them away? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Those were his personal belongings, already belonging to him. Chen Chuyang certainly wouldn't… let them go to someone else.

One day later.

Longshe Shan remained peaceful as usual, restored to its former tranquility.

Inside the Formation, Zhuge Ruolan lay on the ground in a daze, completely exhausted.

A day and a night—she didn't know how she had gotten through it. She felt like she was ruined. Her mind was full of Formations, all kinds of Formations appearing in her head. Those Formations were very complex, various Formations interlocking together. Her brain had crashed and couldn't function.

The previous Formations she could still understand a little. The current Formations—she couldn't read them, couldn't understand them.

Completely baffling.

"What the hell are these Formations?"

"Chen Chuyang set me up. These Formations have been upgraded who knows how many times. They're already completely unrecognizable, no longer the same Formations as before."

"And I actually thought he was being so nice, really giving me something good. He just wanted to make me lose face, make me break down."

"How infuriating."

After returning, Zhuge Ruolan fiercely studied up on Formation knowledge, just to guard against being trapped again.

She found out it was useless; her formation knowledge had upgraded, but she couldn't keep up with Chen Chuyang's formation overhaul.

It's equivalent to her upgrading once, whereas Chen Chuyang upgraded over ten times; they're no longer on the same level.

She was dejected and clueless; instead, she was miserably tormented by these formations.

She finally understood why the sect master was trapped here—he didn't mention a word about Longshe Shan; apparently the sect master also suffered a setback here.

"It seems the sect master also couldn't break through these formations; if he could, there'd be a ghost."

Zhuge Ruolan understood clearly that these formations could not be broken through by anyone in the entire Great Qi Dynasty.