Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 55 You are not him
At this moment, the square was completely silent, and all eyes were focused on that arrogant figure.

"Arrogant! Arrogant enough! Bro, you know what, if Zhao Zhen weren't that sorcerer's disciple, he'd actually be quite to my liking!"

A maniacal smile crept across Lü Ci's lips as he looked at Zhao Zhen with eyes full of admiration.

"Really? Actually, I'm more concerned about why he did that..."

Lu Ren rested his chin on his hand, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"What do you mean 'why'? Someone has come to challenge us, and he's a member of the Quanxing Demon Clan. Killing him wouldn't be an overreaction!"
To be honest, merely humiliating Li Muxuan was too lenient for him. If I had the temper, I should have just gone up and slapped him to death from the start!

"Brother, from our perspective, there's nothing wrong with thinking this way."

But don't forget, Zhao Zhen's identity is different from ours.

Although the Celestial Master and the Left Sect Master had jointly vouched for him at the Lu family's birthday banquet, as he said, his identity as a disciple of the Quanxing Demon Sect would never change.

Besides, we've had quite a bit of dealing with him. Do you think he's the type of person who would do something like this without a reason?

"Perhaps he simply wanted to use this opportunity to publicly sever ties with Quanxing in front of everyone? And just happened to use Li Muxuan as a tool?"

“No, although Zhao Zhen didn’t join Quanxing, don’t forget that he has never shown any resistance to Quanxing. That’s not his personality.” Lü Ren shook his head again.

"It's neither this nor that, so why do you think he did this, brother? Is he just a crazy person who likes to show off?"

Lu Ci spoke with some impatience.

After pondering for a moment, Lü Ren slowly said, "Perhaps, this is still related to Master Zuo."

"What does this have to do with Master Zuo?" A hint of doubt flashed in Lü Ci's eyes.

"I've heard about Li Muxuan before. He almost joined the Sanyi Sect with Lu Jin, but for some reason, he chose to become Wang Yaozu's disciple."

Regardless of the circumstances, this person has a significant connection with the Sanyi Sect.

If he continues his reckless behavior, sooner or later he'll cause a major disaster, and given Zuo Menchang's personality, he'll definitely get involved personally to deal with him.

"So, brother, you mean that Zhao Zhen deliberately humiliated Li Muxuan just to teach him a lesson on behalf of the Left Sect Leader?"

"Hmm, maybe. Anyway, whatever his motives, from today onwards, Li Muxuan will probably only be thinking about how to avenge today's humiliation on Zhao Zhen." Lu Ren nodded.

"It's all thanks to your sharp mind, brother. But Zhao Zhen is really something else. Why does he have to go through so much trouble to repay a debt of gratitude?"
"Wouldn't it be a complete and utter solution to just slap Li Muxuan to death?" Lu Ci muttered to himself.

"Hahaha, so that's why I'm saying you're not Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Zhen can't become you, Lü Ci~"

Lu Ren laughed heartily, then took a deep look at the gradually disappearing figure in the distance.

"Let's go, we've had a really good show today."

"Ah."

……

Inside the room, Zhao Zhen placed the kettle on the stove and turned to look at Duan Chuan behind her.

"Old man, aren't you going to ask me why I did this?"

"What's there to ask? You've always been a very decisive and opinionated child. You have your own reasons for doing this, so why should I, an old man, ask you all this unnecessary questions?"

"Ugh……"

"What are you sighing for?"

"I sighed. The old man was more fun back then. You're like a robot now, so boring."

Zhao Zhen shook his head. After the water boiled, he picked up the kettle and filled the teacup in front of Duan Chuan with tea.

"Robots? What are those?"

"An artificial form of intellectual disability." "You brat, are you indirectly insulting me?"

Duan Chuan chuckled, picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then pointed to the drawer by the bedside.

"The things inside are what I left for you."

"Ok?"

Zhao Zhen opened the drawer, and what came into view was a thick stack of vertical golden light talismans.

A look of surprise flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes. Such a thick stack, there must be at least twenty sheets, right?

"Old man, where did you get so many talismans? Did you rob a bank?"

“There’s no such thing in the bank. This is my life savings, it’s all here.”

"They're all here? And what about you? You really didn't leave a single piece?"

"I told you, it's all here."

Duan Chuan smiled slightly and continued to savor his tea.

"Is it……"

A complex emotion flashed through Zhao Zhen's heart. Although the Golden Light Talisman was light, it felt heavy in his hand for some reason.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's get some rest. The bed isn't big, it looks like the two of us will have to squeeze in for the next few days."

"It's good enough to have a bed. During those years when I followed you around the world, there were many times when we didn't even have a bed. Well, we just slept in the mountains."

"Haha, that was indeed my fault, I apologize to you."

"Forget it, in this world, for an orphan, what does a bed matter? As long as there's a hot meal to eat, that's good enough. At least you've never let me go hungry, have you?"

"Silly boy..."

"Go to bed early, old man."

"OK, good night."
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Several days later, at the summit of Siming Mountain.

Early in the morning, the open space on the mountaintop was crowded with extraordinary people from various sects.

Today is the day the gathering of karmic connections officially begins, and those who came to seek revenge on Duan Chuan naturally slept here early in the morning.

"Have people been sent to guard all the roads along the way?"

"Don't worry, not even a fly will be able to escape from Siming Mountain today!"

"Yes, the Quanxing demons are known for their cunning. To prevent anyone from using this marriage ceremony for their own purposes, we must be careful."

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Lin."

"Not at all, everyone is here to settle old scores with that demon, so how can we talk about hardship or not? But Patriarch Lü, I didn't expect you to come in person."

"Alas, my brother died tragically at the hands of this Quanxing scoundrel back then. All these years, I have thought of killing this fiend to avenge my brother, but alas..."

"Yes, this demon's Golden Escape is really troublesome. I led my disciples to besiege him several times, but he always managed to escape in the chaos. Now he's courting death by doing this 'recruiting from Quanxing' ceremony."

Without the protection of the Quanxing demon, let's see how he survives these seven days of collecting offerings!

"That's right, does he really think that a mere act of collecting favors can clean up all the bad karma he's accumulated over the years? Dream on!"

As the two were talking, a disciple carrying a long sword on his back suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Master, those Quanxing demons have come up the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)