This Is What a Villain Is Like

Chapter 173: Chapter 94: Don’t Bite Me, Four Saints Ancient Celestial Skill, How Could They Have Gotten So Close?

After separating from him, Chu Chan had undoubtedly regrouped with the many disciples of the Jasper Pool Sect.

Moreover, thanks to a message left by Chu Yun, Chu Chan quickly found a shortcut, leading the members of the Jasper Pool Sect into the depths of the ritual grounds early on.

It was for this very reason that no other cultivators had run into anyone from the Jasper Pool Sect.

’The Primordial Three Pristine Decision... this is a Secret Skill that the Purple Mist True Monarch created himself after observing a Great Divine Ability User from the Daoist School...’

In a grand hall shrouded in rosy mist, the aura of an Array flickered, and plumes of colorful haze diffused, blurring the surrounding scenery.

Some Array Patterns emerged with a divine glow, and a formidable aura faintly permeated the air.

Chu Chan held a Jade Scroll in her hand, sitting cross-legged on the Daoist platform. On her flawlessly beautiful face, her dark brows were slightly furrowed as if she were murmuring to herself or perhaps pondering something.

Standing beside her was another figure—it was none other than Chen Ning.

At this moment, however, Chen Ning’s face was somewhat dull, and her gaze was hollow, as if she had lost her mind and was like a puppet.

Chu Chan remained immersed in the Jade Scroll. Then, taking advantage of the environment, she began to study it.

WENG!!!

Instantly, a faint brilliance filled the Void, and a row of minuscule characters appeared.

Each one was incomparably brilliant, shrouded in a clear glow, requiring a powerful Divine Thought to observe them clearly.

Chu Chan calmed her mind and focused her spirit, holding her breath as she looked, her expression concentrated, not daring to miss a single character.

Within her mind, a blurry image of a Feather Robe Daoist began to appear. It sat there, split into three forms, each corresponding to the others, an abstruse fluctuation weaving and spreading between them.

At this moment, Chu Chan seemed to have fallen into a state of profound enlightenment. Her cultivation aura and Divine Soul aura were both steadily rising.

This hall was named Daoqing Hall. It was where the Purple Mist True Monarch usually explained scriptures to his disciples.

Chu Chan knew that an Array was inscribed here and knew where its control core was located.

Thus, she used the pretext of her ancestors’ deep connection to the Purple Mist True Monarch to make the Beiming Chen Family trust her and let her lead the way.

After arriving at the ritual grounds, she led everyone into this place step by step. Then, she herself manipulated the Array left behind, scattering and trapping them in different locations.

She used this opportunity, employing the methods contained within the Divine Mark left by the Beiming Ancient Celestial Venerable, to divide and conquer, subduing the experts of the Chen Family one by one.

During this process, she also used the Decomposing Puppet Skill to refine Chen Ning into a puppet of her own, one who would obey her every command.

Outwardly, she was no different from a normal person. Even the older generation of the Chen Family wouldn’t be able to notice anything amiss if they saw her.

Of course, right now, without her command, Chen Ning looked just like a puppet, but once she started to move, she would become agile and natural.

Next, Chu Chan would use Chen Ning’s identity as a puppet to begin encroaching upon the power of the Beiming Chen Family, making it her own.

Her gains from this trip to the Purple Mist True Monarch Secret Realm were by no means small. This would also provide the initial foundation for her future faction and influence.

’As long as I can usurp the Beiming Chen Family, bring it under my control, and obtain all the legacy and fortunes left by the Beiming Ancient Celestial Venerable, I will have a foothold when I enter the Prime Minister’s Mansion in the future.’

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Lan, who was planning to leave the ritual grounds, was quickly caught up to by Ling Zhuyun from behind.

However, Jiang Lan seemed not to have noticed at all, and his steps didn’t falter.

"Young Master Jiang..."

Ling Zhuyun transformed into a Divine Rainbow and landed beside him, reaching out to grab his arm.

Jiang Lan turned his head and raised an eyebrow. "Let go."

"I’m sorry about just now. I shouldn’t have said those things in front of you. I really didn’t mean to make excuses for Ye... for that person, and I would never take his side to help him..."

Ling Zhuyun spoke. She had meant to say Ye Ling’s name, but Jiang Lan had just told her not to mention him, so she corrected herself and said "that person" instead.

"Saintess Zhu Yun, if other cultivators see you clinging to me like this, how do you plan to explain it to the Jasper Pool Sect?" Jiang Lan watched her with a leisurely air, intending to pull his hand back.

"Then hear me out first."

Ling Zhuyun didn’t let go. Instead, she stared at him intently, seeming not to care if there were other cultivators around.

Her eyes were pure and clear, like a lonely orchid in an empty valley. She had an ethereal quality, like a celestial flower, containing a poetic Immortal Charm and spiritual grace.

"I’ve already heard you out," Jiang Lan said.

"You haven’t. You didn’t even listen to my explanation properly..."

Ling Zhuyun kept looking at him, not letting him continue walking forward.

"Why are you so insistent on explaining to me? Is it that important?" Jiang Lan asked in return.

Ling Zhuyun was stumped by his question. ’That’s right, why do I have to explain it to him? Is it really that important?’

But just now, when she saw him storm off in anger, a sense of panic had indeed risen in her heart, making her want to explain things clearly to him.

Now that she had calmed down, she also didn’t quite understand why she had been in such a hurry to explain, or why she had panicked.

’Was it because I was afraid Jiang Lan would misunderstand? Or was it because he helped me so much, yet I was the one who made him upset, so I felt guilty and regretful?’

"Because it was me who made you so angry, so I need to explain it to you and help you cool down." After thinking for a moment, Ling Zhuyun said with a furrowed brow.

"And after you’ve finished explaining, I won’t be angry anymore?" Jiang Lan looked at her and asked calmly.

Ling Zhuyun was stumped by this question.

But her years of experience told her that no, he wouldn’t.

It was just like when she was scolded by her master over some cultivation issues. Even if her master later explained why he had scolded her, the sullen and angry feelings in her heart wouldn’t be alleviated in the slightest.