CHAPTER 187: CHAPTER 55: MEETING FACE-TO-FACE [FIRST UPDATE]

"Wait a minute, Dad," Fan Ruoxi raised her hand to stop the guards and turned to the Head of Fan Family, "Dad, you’d better send some with high cultivation, uh, they must be above the eighth tier, otherwise they can’t bring him back!"

The Head of Fan Family looked at Fan Ruoxi in surprise, "What? The person you have your eye on has a high cultivation?"

"Of course," Fan Ruoxi said proudly, "When I saw him, he was fighting with those two eighth-tier guards of Yang Huan’s. Those two were no match for him. Dad, the people you send are too weak, they definitely can’t bring him back!"

Hearing this, the Head of Fan Family was a little taken aback. He thought for a moment, waved his hand to let the guards go down, and turned to Fan Ruoxi, "Tell Dad properly, how did you catch his eye? Who is he?"

Seeing the serious look of the Head of Fan Family, Fan Ruoxi thought for a moment, and said, "As I told you, didn’t I just go shopping with Chunhua? When resting, I saw Yang Huan’s guards snatching people. That father and son duo had no way out, then he appeared. He seemed to know the father and son and snatched the people from Yang Huan, even injuring Yang Huan’s trusted subordinates!"

"Yang Huan’s two guardians are both eighth-tier. If he can injure them, his cultivation must be very high, at least at the eighth-tier peak," the Head of Fan Family said while thinking, "Girl, you fancy him, but does he fancy you?"

"Um," Fan Ruoxi’s smile froze, reluctantly opened her mouth, "He didn’t see me," then she regained her confidence, "Your daughter looks so beautiful, if he sees me, he will surely like me!"

The Head of Fan Family had black lines all over his face, speechless at his daughter’s blind self-confidence.

"Alright, Dad understands. Since his cultivation is so high, Dad will personally make a trip to invite him back!" Saying this, he got up, straightened his clothes, and was ready to go out.

"Dad, take me with you." Fan Ruoxi’s eyes lit up, she immediately grabbed the Head of Fan Family’s sleeve, and shook it while acting spoiled.

The Head of Fan Family glanced at her, somewhat unwilling.

"Dad, you don’t even know what he looks like, just take me along, I promise not to cause trouble!" Fan Ruoxi raised her hand and sincerely promised, blinking her big eyes at the Head of Fan Family.

The Head of Fan Family thought for a moment, what she said made sense, nodded.

However, the two couldn’t set off immediately. They didn’t know where Mu Chen lived, so they first sent people to find Mu Chen’s residence. After finding it, they then hurried to the inn together.

At the same time, Yang Huan also brought helpers and guards given by his father, heading to the inn where Mu Chen and the others were staying.

...

Mu Chen and the others first accompanied Qian San and Qian Zhili father and son back home, picked up Qian San’s wife, and then returned to the inn.

By the time they returned to the inn, it was already evening, the sun was about to set, and dusk had arrived.

Gu Qingqing had just eaten a lot of pastries on the road and was not very hungry. The others were similar to Gu Qingqing, so dinner was postponed, and only Qian San’s family had a meal, then nervously returned to their room.

"Dad, how did you know that Mr. Mu just now?" Qian Zhili was too embarrassed to ask when Mu Chen and the others were around earlier, so he curiously asked while sitting beside Qian San.

"Met him when entering the city," said Qian San, holding a tea cup, still in a daze from all the events today, "When entering the city, I was ahead of Mr. Mu. Seeing their extraordinary demeanor and seemingly noble status, I advised them not to enter the city, to stay outside for the night and bypass Galuo City, but he did not heed the advice. I thought they were young and eager, not listening, but it turns out they were simply confident in their strength, not afraid, and even helped me because of this small matter!"

Qian San truly did not expect that just by showing kindness, the other party would remember and help them!

"So, one must have a kind heart, this is your blessing." Qian San’s wife refilled his tea and said with emotion.

Both Qian San and Qian Zhili nodded, evidently very agreeable.

"But Mr. Mu is really amazing; he looks only a bit older than me, yet his cultivation is already above the eighth tier!" Qian Zhili had become a fan of Mu Chen. Mentioning Mu Chen made his eyes light up.

Qian San nodded, "Mr. Mu’s friends also seem very formidable."

"Today, Mr. Mu helped us; this gratitude must be remembered, even if they don’t need it, we cannot forget!" Qian San’s wife looked at Qian San and Qian Zhili with a very serious expression.

"You’re right, regardless of Mr. Mu and his friends’ thoughts, we must not forget this gratitude!" Qian San agreed with his wife, gazing at his son, Qian Zhili.

"Dad, Mom, don’t worry, your son won’t forget!" Qian Zhili earnestly promised.

...

When Yang Huan arrived with his men at the inn, Mu Chen and the others were chatting in Yue Zhao’s room. Hearing the commotion downstairs, they came out of the room and saw Yang Huan and his subordinates sitting in the hall.

"Master, it’s them." One of the subordinates had previously seen Mu Chen with Sun Yi’s group. Upon seeing Mu Chen again, he immediately informed Yang Huan.

When Yang Huan heard this, he immediately looked up and saw Mu Chen and a few others walking down the stairs. His eyes lit up, staring intently at Mu Chen, his expression gradually becoming infatuated.

Mu Chen naturally sensed Yang Huan’s fervent gaze. Seeing the expression on Yang Huan’s face, he frowned.

"Look again, and I’ll gouge out your eyes!" Mu Chen said coldly, looking at Yang Huan.

Yang Huan shivered, snapped back to reality, and smiled, trying to look charming at Mu Chen. "Are you the ones who snatched the person I wanted?"

"So what if we are?" Mu Chen walked to the bottom of the stairs and asked.

"Since you took the person I wanted, why don’t you accompany me instead? I might forgive and forget!" Yang Huan said eagerly.

Mu Chen’s face turned cold; he sized up Yang Huan contemptuously. "Ha, you think you can?"

Yang Huan’s face turned cold under Mu Chen’s disdainful gaze, frowning at Mu Chen. "Given how good-looking you are, I’ll forgive you just this once. You’d better agree to be with me, or I’ll make sure you suffer!"

"Then go ahead and try!" Mu Chen snorted coldly, grabbing his Red Flame Spear that appeared in his hand.

His figure blurred and disappeared from his original spot, appearing in front of Yang Huan the next instant, the tip of the Red Flame Spear aiming at Yang Huan’s face.

Yang Huan was so frightened that he quickly retreated, and a middle-aged man who had been silent by his side instantly came to Yang Huan’s defense, using his sword to block Mu Chen’s Red Flame Spear, protecting Yang Huan.

Blocked by someone, Mu Chen merely frowned and engaged in battle with the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, named Zou Sheng, was a tributor of the Yang Family, with a cultivation at the peak of the eighth level. Although he looked down on Yang Huan, he knew how much the Yang Family Master cared for his only son, so he was naturally diligent in protecting Yang Huan.

Though he had been informed by Yang Huan’s people that the target had a cultivation above the eighth level and was prepared, he realized upon actually engaging that they had completely misjudged; the opponent’s cultivation was even higher than his!

Mu Chen held nothing back, his wrist flicked, and flames erupted from the Red Flame Spear. When Zou Sheng’s sword clashed with the spear, flames quickly traveled down Zou Sheng’s sword towards his wrist, and if not for Zou Sheng’s quick reaction, his hand would have been burned!

Realizing Mu Chen’s cultivation was higher than his, Zou Sheng dared not be careless; he exerted all his strength with each move, hoping to catch Mu Chen off guard.

After pushing Zou Sheng back with the Red Flame Spear, Mu Chen suddenly leaped into the air, choosing to strike from mid-air. The spear thrust forward, and a red light shot straight for Zou Sheng’s chest.

Zou Sheng shifted sideways, the red light grazing his cheek, leaving a burning sensation, and the red light landed on the ground behind him, instantly creating a large pit.

He turned his head, and another red light was flying toward him.

He quickly tapped his toe on the ground, rising into the air and simultaneously sending out Sword Qi to strike at Mu Chen.

Mu Chen swept the Red Flame Spear horizontally, an arc of red lines crashing into Zou Sheng’s Sword Qi in mid-air, resulting in an explosion, and another pit formed on the ground, dust swirling.

"Stop!"

At this moment, a high-pitched female voice suddenly came from the entrance.

Both Mu Chen and Zou Sheng paused, looking toward the door.

Standing there was Fan Ruoxi, who had just arrived in time to see her beloved in a fight.

Zou Sheng was rather well-known in Galuo City, and Fan Ruoxi recognized him in one glance, fearing that he would harm Mu Chen, hence she shouted to stop them.

Mu Chen naturally did not recognize Fan Ruoxi. He merely frowned and intended to continue the fight, but Zou Sheng recognized Fan Ruoxi. Not wanting to clash further with Mu Chen, after hearing her words, he immediately retreated a few steps, increasing the distance between him and Mu Chen, forcing Mu Chen to look toward the door.

The Head of Fan Family came in at this moment, seeing Yang Huan and Zou Sheng, his eyes flickered. He then turned his gaze toward Mu Chen.

Upon seeing Mu Chen’s appearance, the Family Head instantly understood why Fan Ruoxi had fallen for him at first sight; it was because Mu Chen was exactly her type!

"Uncle Fan, Xi, why are you here?" Yang Huan naturally noticed the Family Head as well and quickly approached, smiling as he asked.

"My dear nephew is here too. What’s going on?" The Family Head did not answer Yang Huan’s question but asked kindly.

Yang Huan looked at Mu Chen and then turned to the Family Head. "Uncle Fan, you know my hobbies. I just took a liking to someone and wanted to bring him back with me; it got a bit unpleasant, that’s all, nothing serious!"