Chapter 536: Zhang Chulan: Jiege, Save Me!

『Jiege...』

For no apparent reason, at this final moment, Zhang Chulan’s mind surfaced the image of Zhang Jie.

If only he had Zhang Jie’s strength, would he not have to lie here helplessly tonight,

Have we become fish meat waiting to be slaughtered?

The few guys before him—give each one a flick of the finger,

even if not killing them outright, at least make them suffer!

『You got something to ask me?』

Suddenly, Zhang Chulan’s hair stood on end—he heard that voice etched into his soul.

It was the voice of Zhang Jie, who had once flicked him to the ground and then taught him!

『Zhang Jie’s voice?』

In an instant, Zhang Chulan’s mind was filled with confusion, and his fear of Lu Liang lessened slightly.

『That’s impossible—Zhang Jie is still at Naidongtong Company; how could he be speaking right by my ear?』

This thought surfaced in Zhang Chulan’s mind for only a fleeting moment, then vanished.

Although Naidongtong Company had moved to the suburbs to cut costs,

it was still dozens of miles away from this desolate place,

who could possibly speak into his ear from such a distance?

Besides, it was already deep night—Zhang Jie was probably asleep by now, right?

『It must be my hallucination.』

Zhang Chulan shook his head, attributing it to a hallucination born of life-or-death stress,

then gathered all his strength, preparing for one final desperate move!

Though his body and true Qi were bound and movement was difficult, this was no reason to close his eyes and wait to die.

Even if he died, he would splash these Quanxing demons with blood,

make them know that the Zhang family was not to be trifled with!

『If you’ve got something to say, say it!』

At that moment, Zhang Jie’s voice, slightly impatient, sounded again by Zhang Chulan’s ear.

『Jiege, is it really you?!』

Zhang Chulan, both shocked and delighted, cried out inwardly.

『Of course it’s me. You little brat, why are you yelling at me in the middle of the night?

Don’t you know you’re disturbing my sleep?』

『Jiege, Jiege, save me!

I’ve fallen into the hands of Quanxing demons—if you don’t come now, I’ll become an idiot!』

Zhang Chulan wept and sniveled as he pleaded to Zhang Jie.

『Is this kid out of his mind?

Then again—he’s just a college student who just turned eighteen.』

Watching Zhang Chulan on the verge of tears and snot, Lu Liang and Xia He simultaneously thought the same thing.

『Release your control over your true Qi.』

Zhang Jie’s voice sounded again by Zhang Chulan’s ear.

『Oh, oh, okay.』

Though he had no idea how Zhang Jie was doing this, he was now Zhang Chulan’s last lifeline,

so Zhang Chulan had no choice but to treat this like a desperate gamble,

withdrawing his intention to control his true Qi for one final effort.

He retracted the intention to control the true qi and make one final attempt.

Immediately, Zhang Chulan felt a vast, immense true Qi suddenly appear inside his body;

the obstructions that had blocked his limbs and meridians, preventing his true Qi from flowing,

vanished like snowflakes in spring before this true Qi.

『Aren’t his true Qi sealed?』

Lu Liang’s eyes, already touching Zhang Chulan’s skull, flickered with confusion.

Bright, non-glaring golden light—like pure gold forged—began radiating from Zhang Chulan’s body.

Though he didn’t fully understand what kind of ability Zhang Chulan cultivated,

this was unmistakably the phenomenon produced when an immortal activated their power.

『Forget it—he’s just an ordinary immortal. Even if he broke free from the seal, so what?

In terms of ability, my Lu family’s Ming Hun Shu is no weaker than anyone else’s!』

Faced with this sudden change, Lu Liang’s hands didn’t slow—they accelerated another third,

determined to fully control Zhang Chulan before this unknown ability could activate!

Xia He, watching from the side, was startled but calm.

In terms of ability, she didn’t believe Zhang Chulan’s power could resist Lu Liang’s Ming Hun Shu.

After all, the Lu family had held its place among the Four Great Immortal Families for over a century

thanks to powerful secret arts like Ming Hun Shu!

And Lu Liang’s ability was among the absolute best even within the Lu family.

Had it not been for some unspeakable incident,

Lu Liang might have become the revered heir of the Lu family, rather than wallowing in the Quanxing cesspool.

The change in Zhang Chulan occurred faster than expected—

before Lu Liang’s Ming Hun Shu could make contact, it enveloped him,

like gilding him with gold foil, turning him entirely into a golden figure.

『Golden Light Spell! This is the Golden Light Spell!』

Zhang Chulan, the one experiencing it, cried out inwardly.

Though the golden radiance now covering him far surpassed his own cultivated Golden Light Spell in quality and strength,

years of disciplined practice told him this was the same Golden Light Spell his grandfather had taught him—of the same origin.

『How come this kid’s Golden Light Spell is so proficient yet... unfamiliar?』

Doubt returned to Lu Liang’s mind.

As an immortal from a great immortal family,

he naturally knew one of the most famous abilities of Longhu Mountain’s Tian Shi Fu—the Golden Light Spell,

one of the Eight Divine Spells of Daoism, said to render one invulnerable to all arts when mastered.

The unfamiliarity came from the fact that even the high priest of Longhu Mountain he had personally seen

had never used a Golden Light Spell so pure, so clear as glass.

『Forget it—he’s just a family-line immortal. Even if he has secrets, he can’t cause trouble.』

Lu Liang’s hands kept moving, closing to within a foot of Zhang Chulan.

His hands, radiating ominous blue light, now filled Zhang Chulan’s entire field of vision.

Lu Liang’s movements never ceased, closing the distance to within a foot of Zhang Chulan.

Feeling the threatening power within those hands, Zhang Chulan cried out to Zhang Jie.

『I say, let there be light.』

Zhang Jie’s voice sounded again.

This time, it wasn’t just Zhang Chulan who heard it—even Xia He, watching from the side, heard that confident voice.

As Zhang Jie spoke, Zhang Chulan became like a hundred-thousand-watt lightbulb,

radiating endless brilliant light, yet not blinding, illuminating hundreds of square meters.

As Zhang Jie let out a soft cry, Zhang Chulan seemed to become a hundred-thousand-watt lightbulb,

Emitting endless brilliant light, yet not blinding, illuminating hundreds of square meters.

Small animals in the forest awoke in panic.

Pssst…

Under this light, the eerie blue glow emanating from Lu Liang’s hands flickered like a faulty lamp and went out.

『What kind of ability is this?!』

Lu Liang’s pupils, hidden behind his black-rimmed glasses, widened in disbelief.

His Ming Hun Shu had been suppressed by this light—no matter how hard he pushed his true Qi, he could not activate it.

『Be careful—this kid’s got something strange about him!』

Xia He abandoned her spectator role, going on guard, watching Zhang Chulan warily.

Only the one who lured Zhang Chulan here remained confused.

Xia He abandoned watching the spectacle, slipping into a state of alertness, watching Zhang Chulan with caution.

Zhang Chulan, the one experiencing it, was just as bewildered.

“Jiege…”

Zhang Chulan, as the party involved, was equally bewildered.

The golden light on Zhang Chulan’s body rippled and gathered like water.

Finally, it formed on his shoulder a tiny figure, about a foot tall…?!