Chapter 1029 - Begging the Old Man to Spare His Life

Zhao Hongfu laughed as she pointed at Yang Yuchen and said, “Yang Yuchen, don’t forget that you’re also from the golden lotus domain. It’s just that you’ve successfully integrated with the people of the black lotus domain. You’re not qualified to lecture me!”

Yang Yuchen said, “Nonsense! Everyone has their own choices. How many have given you chances to integrate with the people here? You don’t know how precious the chances are. If it weren’t for the academy protecting you, do you think you’d be able to form the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar?”

Zhao Hongfu scoffed. “I can’t be bothered to explain myself to you. Now that my fellow countrymen are here, I’ll follow you back if you can defeat them.”

“Who is your fellow countryman?” Yu Zhenghai was speechless. This was his first time seeing a girl who acted like a thug.

Zhao Yue was sensible and polite; Ye Tianxin was quiet and persistent. Even the Evil Sky Pavilion’s little ancestor, the mischievous Ci Yuan’er, had never acted like a hooligan.

At this moment, Lu Zhou walked out with his hands on his back. He swept his gaze across everyone before it finally rested on Yang Yuchen. “You were from the golden lotus domain?”

Yang Yuchen wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth, straightened his robes, and rose to his feet before he said, “Old senior, I apologize for offending you earlier. I hope you’ll forgive me.” He coughed twice before he continued to say, “Don’t listen to her nonsense. I’m Yang Yuchen from Great Yuan’s royal court. This is a fact.”

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, “There’s no need to emphasize it.”

The more one cared about something, the more one would emphasize it.

Then, Lu Zhou looked at Zhao Hongfu and asked, “How can you prove he’s from the golden lotus domain?”

“Take me for example. Like I said earlier, as long as I stay here and integrate with the locals, my avatar will change its color. It’d probably take another ten years for my avatar to turn completely black. He integrated early, but I don’t wish to do that and they kept forcing me,” Zhao Hongfu said.

Yang Yuchen said, “Currently, you’re neither black nor gold. Don’t you feel uncomfortable?”

Zhao Hongfu said, “I’ve already formed my Thousand Realms Whirling avatar; it’s impossible for it to turn black now. However, I can still return to the golden lotus domain,”

Yang Yuchen. “…”

Lu Zhou asked curiously, “Do you like the golden lotus domain so much?”

Zhao Hongfu placed her foot back on the ground and said seriously, “I’m only here because I accidentally entered a runic passage. I miss my parents and my hometown. The reason I’ve been studying runes is so that I can go home…”

“Since you have mastered the runes, why didn’t you go back earlier?” Lu Zhou asked.

Zhao Hongfu sighed. “We’re like prisoners. There are always people watching us. How can I find a chance to escape? Moreover, the runic passage needs to have a corresponding one in the golden lotus domain.” Then, she lowered her voice and whispered to Lu Zhou, “They used to kidnap people with high innate talent and brought them back here to turn them black…”

“…” Lu Zhou frowned slightly. This was a big problem. He thought the Black Tower Council was only monopolizing the Birth Chart Beasts; as it turned out, there were forces in the black lotus domain that coveted the people from the golden lotus domain as well. How ruthless!

“Then why did you run from the capital to here?”

After all, the world was so vast and there were many places Zhao Hongfu could run to.

Zhao Hongfu said, “Someone told me… to run this way. I had no choice. I have a special mark on my body that couldn’t be removed for the time being. That person told me that the Dark and Light Alliance has people who could help me so I came…”

“…”

Yu Zhenghai turned to stare at Zhao Hongfu intently.

This matter was getting interesting. Lu Zhou asked, “Who?”

Zhao Hongfu shook her head, indicating she did not know.

This matter was too strange. First, the person seemed to know Lu Zhou was in need of a runemaster. Second, the person knew Lu Zhou had visited the Dark and Light Alliance. Lastly, the person was aware of the matters in the royal court’s Runes Academy. Who was that person?

It could not be those from the Black Tower Council or the White Tower Council. Since they were trying to pull him to their sides, if they had done this, they would surely make their deeds known to him.

“That person didn’t say anything else to you?” Lu Zhou asked.

Zhao Hongfu thought about it before she suddenly realized something. “No, and why am I answering all your questions?”

She instinctively took a few steps back.

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, “I’m the only one who can save you…”

“I don’t believe you,” Zhao Hongfu said.

“Don’t be ungrateful. Moreover, Fan Ruozhi isn’t worthy to be compared to me,” Lu Zhou said.

“…”

Yang Yuchen was stunned. He hastily said, “Old senior, no matter what you can’t take this person away…”

With this, Zhao Hongfu moved one step closer to Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and looked down at Yang Yuchen. He said, “Do you think you can stop me?”

Yang Yuchen’s expression turned unsightly. He could not even block a single sound technique from the old man; how could he fight the old man?

Lu Zhou said indifferently, “Listen carefully. I’ll be taking this girl away. I’ll kill anyone who tries to stop me.”

“…”

Yang Yuchen and the others naturally did not dare to protest regardless of how unwilling they were. There was nothing they could do at this moment.

“Lord Yang, someone from the royal court is here…”

Under the blazing sun, a huge black flying chariot could be seen flying over from the northern horizon.

Although the flying chariot was big, its speed was astonishing. From afar, it looked like a mountain was flying toward them. It was a rather majestic sight.

“It’s really someone from the royal court!” Zhao Hongfu grabbed Lu Zhou’s arm.

Lu Zhou was calm. He had the Supreme Mystic Card after all. No matter who came, he was confident he could defeat them within 30 seconds. He looked at the anxious Zhao Hongfu and said, “If you don’t want to return with them, answer my questions.”

Zhao Hongfu nodded.

“Who told you to come here?” Lu Zhou asked.

“I really don’t know, but the person is from the capital.”

“You know how to draw runes?”

Zhao Hongfu nodded. However, her tone was not very confident as she said, “I think so… I haven’t had a chance to try drawing them on my own…”

Lu Zhou looked at her again with the Eye of Truth.

Name: Zhao Hongfu

Identity: Great Yan’s citizen

Realm: Mystic Realm

There was no doubt Zhao Hongfu was from the golden lotus domain.

At this time, Yang Yuchen looked at the sky and said, “It’s the reinforcement from the royal court!”

“Zhao Hongfu, you better come with me. Old senior, you’re from the golden lotus domain so it’s best if you mind your own business. If this were in the past, you’d instantly be viewed as an enemy.”

Lu Zhou looked at the flying chariot in the sky as it came to a stop.

Following that, a voice rang from above.

“Don’t be rude to the old senior.”

“???” Yang Yuchen frowned.

Three people flew out of the flying chariot.

One person flew in the lead, and the other two seemed to be palace maids.

Coincidentally, the person in the lead was King Chen of Wu who was holding his Hollow Halberd.

At this time, all the people from the royal court bowed in unison.

“Greetings, King Chen of Wu!”

King Chen of Wu did not pay attention to them. He drew level with Lu Zhou before he cupped his fists together and said respectfully, “Greetings, old senior.”

The people from the royal court, including Yang Yuchen, were dumbfounded.

Zhao Hongfu looked at Lu Zhou in shock. ‘No way! I ran the entire day; don’t tell me in the end I ran into the hands of the big boss?!’

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and looked at King Chen of Wu. “You recognize me?”

“How can I forget old senior after our meeting in the Land of Chaos?” King Chen of Wu said.

Lu Zhou said faintly, “I have the people from the Dark and Light Alliance entertaining me. It must be hard on you to come to see me even though you’re injured…”

King Chen of Wu. “…”

King Chen of Wu felt he really asked for trouble by coming here this time. He was a person who cared about his pride and dignity as well. In the Land of Chaos, he was injured and Luo Huan died because of Ning Wanqing. However, although Ning Wanqing managed to come out on top in the fight between three of them, Ning Wanqing was injured as well.

In fact, King Chen of Wu had nothing to do with this matter today. However, as soon as he received news that the men from the Runes Academy had encountered someone from the golden lotus domain, he rushed over immediately. He had a sneaking suspicion it was the old man he met in the Land of Chaos.

Zhao Hongfu was completely clueless when she listened to the conversation. However, Yang Yuchen vaguely understood what was going on. With a thud, he fell to his knees immediately. “Please spare my life, old senior!”