Chapter 53: Chapter 53 The Strange Girl in Yellow

Lu Chen didn’t know that Gou Fugui had been following him.

While he hoped that the few snake scales little Black left behind might help him buy some time, he didn’t realize that the other side had already arranged everything.

After running through the city for about half an hour, he finally saw the thick city walls. After turning onto the main street, he dashed out of the city.

"Heavenly Book Academy is in the far east. Once I’m outside, I can run at full speed!"

There were no lack of travelers outside the city, groups of three or five, mostly martial artists in attire, carrying weapons on their backs.

Some hurried along, while others stood waiting in place, ready to set out.

Lu Chen barely gave them a glance before several martial artists jogged toward him.

"People from Gou Fugui?"

That was Lu Chen’s first thought. He hesitated about whether or not it was appropriate to start a fight just outside the city.

But upon closer inspection, when he saw those people rushing over, they were also pushing each other and muttering under their breath, seemingly hurling insults at one another.

The one who ran the fastest was a swordsman martial artist. He was lightly dressed and seemed to be only at the Bone Refinement Realm.

Still ten or more steps away, Lu Chen heard the martial artist shout, "Friend, are you heading to Tianyuan? Why not travel together?"

"Friend, come with us. We’re just one short, about to leave!"

"Come with us, come with us. This time the job’s easy and it pays well, and we’ll divide the money generously when it’s safe!"

Lu Chen was dumbfounded, wondering if he was being overly cautious. These people looked not much different from those in the towns at the base of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.

People often formed teams to hunt magical beasts in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain or to look for expensive herbs.

In that brief moment, these martial artists had already surrounded Lu Chen.

"Sorry, friends, I’m not heading to Tianyuan. I must take my leave!"

He spoke with a smile and then turned to leave.

"Heavenly Book Academy? There’s still some time before the academy’s new member recruitment. You’re going a bit early, wouldn’t it be better to come to Tianyuan with us first?"

"We’re planning to adventure in Tianyuan for a month. After we gain something, we’ll sell it outside Heavenly Book Academy. Maybe you should consider it?"

"Exactly, would you rather just wait there wasting time?"

The people continued trying to recruit Lu Chen, but he just smiled, turning and walking away from the crowd.

Seeing that he was indifferent, the crowd had to give up and went back to waiting outside the imperial city.

Lu Chen walked almost a hundred steps away and was about to use his Spiritual Power to sprint at full speed when he suddenly heard rapid and light footsteps behind him.

"Please wait, sir!"

Her voice was like that of an oriole, apparently coming from a young woman!

Lu Chen squinted his eyes and turned around. "I’m not going to Tianyuan."

As soon as he finished speaking, he also saw the woman’s appearance and was taken aback.

The woman’s face was filled with a smile, her bright eyes and white teeth beaming.

Her eyes were crescent-shaped, and her eyebrows were like green willows.

Her skin, like delicately coagulated cream, looked as though it could be shattered with a mere touch.

The three thousand strands of her black hair appeared to be casually coiled up, and the hairpin on her bun seemed ordinary as well.

Without makeup, Lu Chen found himself exclaiming inwardly, what a stunning beauty!

Adorned in a light goose-yellow attire, she carried an air of detachment.

When Lu Chen seemed lost in thought, the young woman’s red lips parted slightly with a smile, "I heard you say you’re going to Heavenly Book Academy. Since I’m going there too, why don’t we travel together?"

But at this moment, Lu Chen’s mind was filled with the image of Qin Yaotiao with the words "cheap wench" etched on her face. His heart jolted, and he said, "Sorry, I’m used to being alone!"

With that, he turned around and left again.

The young woman wasn’t upset but followed with graceful steps, revealing herself to be a martial artist.

"Even if we don’t travel together, we’re still going the same way!"

Lu Chen didn’t respond. Instead, he silently quickened his pace.

With his current troubles, if the young woman had good intentions, he might involve her in his affairs.

If she had ulterior motives, it was naturally wise for him to stay away from her.

So traveling alone was the best choice.

Yet it seemed the young woman was also proficient in some method of rapid movement. No matter how much Lu Chen sped up, she managed to keep pace.

After half an hour, Lu Chen suddenly stopped and frowned. "Stop following me."

The young woman blinked innocently. "I’m not following you. Like I said, I’m also going to Heavenly Book Academy!"

Lu Chen stepped aside slightly and gestured politely for her to go ahead. "Then please, go first."

The young woman said with a smile, "I’m tired and would like to rest for a while."

Lu Chen could see she wasn’t even out of breath, clearly aware of what she had in mind. He then said coldly, "If you’re not going, then I’m leaving!"

Without waiting for her to respond, he suddenly poured all his Spiritual Power into his legs and sprinted off at his fastest pace!

The young woman was momentarily stunned, then chuckled to herself, "He runs quite fast. But I have to follow you. Otherwise, those people behind us will start attacking you."

A yellow shadow flickered, and the young woman quickly caught up, keeping the same speed as Lu Chen!

Shortly after she left, three martial artists at the Bone Refinement Realm appeared at that spot, gasping for breath.

"What do we do now? She keeps following him, and we can’t make a move!"

"What else can we do? I’m almost out of Yuan Stones. If we have to, we’ll kill her too!"

"Gou Fugui already lured the client this way. How are we going to report back if we don’t get the Black Jiao Snake?"

The three of them caught their breath, each gripping a Yuan Stone. They relied on running while absorbing the spiritual energy from inside the stones, or they would have been too weak to continue long ago.

Little did they expect that Lu Chen could run so well, and the young woman followed him closely all the way.

"If we catch up this time, you two hold her off, and I’ll take care of the kid!"

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