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Chapter 735 Lu Chen couldn't have died like this!

After giving herself a pep talk, Ji Qiuyu left the room.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the room, she heard some noise outside.

Suddenly, a man in black thrust his sword at her. Ji Qiuyu dodged quickly, then raised her hand, and the spirit sword in her room flew out and landed in her hand.

"Who goes there!"

Ji Qiuyu swung her sword, sending a burst of sword energy straight towards the man in black. However, the man in black did not tremble in the face of Ji Qiuyu; he simply turned and fled the city lord's mansion.

Ji Qiuyu frowned. An assassin had appeared in the city lord's mansion, and she naturally wouldn't let it go so easily. She immediately followed after him, wanting to see who this assassin was and, more importantly, to find out who sent him and what his purpose was.

At this moment, Ji Qiuyu was completely unaware that the other party might be using a diversionary tactic.

After Ji Qiuyu followed them out, another man dressed in black arrived at the city lord's mansion and appeared at the entrance of the puppet Lu Chen.

Lu Chen's main body was still immersed in communicating with Su Hanyan and did not realize that his puppet was about to encounter trouble. Since it was just a puppet, Lu Chen did not spend too much time on it.

The man in black sensed the situation inside the room and found that there was indeed a person inside, and that person seemed to be meditating.

Without hesitation, the man in black rushed in and thrust his sword at Lu Chen's puppet. The puppet Lu Chen did not dodge at all and was directly stabbed in the chest by the assassin.

Seeing this, the man in black was stunned. He knew that with his Yin-Yang Realm Level 1 strength, killing a Creation Realm cultivator would be a piece of cake, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

Is something wrong here?

at the same time.

Lu Chen, who was in the middle of doing serious business, suddenly trembled all over, and then his face turned gloomy.

His puppet was actually destroyed?

Who is it?

Unfortunately, he had been so focused on his main body that he hadn't noticed the puppet's condition.

It seems I'll have to ask Yun Xianxian to make a puppet for me again.

Although the puppet had been destroyed, Lu Chen still had a last connection with it. He immediately used this last connection to lift the puppet's head and saw the man in black in front of him.

Seeing Lu Chen raise his head and open his eyes, the man in black finally came to his senses. It seemed he had been overthinking things; there was nothing wrong. It was simply that Lu Chen was not vigilant enough, or perhaps he was too engrossed in his cultivation, which made the assassination so easy.

Lu Chen, controlling the puppet, asked, "Who...who are you?!"

The man in black sneered, "You don't need to know. All you need to know is that you've offended someone you shouldn't have."

At this point, the man in black made another move, preparing to cut off Lu Chen's head and take it back to report. However, at this moment, Lu Chen's puppet revealed a strange smile.

Upon seeing that smile, the man in black instantly realized the danger. Before he could dodge, Lu Chen's puppet exploded. The explosive power of a Creation Realm cultivator was immense, but Lu Chen controlled the explosive power of the puppet.

The man in black was blown away. At that moment, Ji Qiuyu, who was chasing another man in black in Black Moon City, suddenly felt the explosion in the City Lord's Mansion and instantly realized that something had happened there.

Ji Qiuyu then realized that she had fallen for a diversionary tactic.

Ji Qiuyu's expression changed slightly. The assassin had lured her away but hadn't attacked her. The assassin's target could only be Lu Chen.

Ji Qiuyu hurried back.

When she arrived at the city lord's mansion, the courtyard where Lu Chen lived had been blown into a crater, and Lu Chen had disappeared without a trace.

Ji Qiuyu immediately sensed the aura and discovered that the explosion came from a cultivator at the Creation Realm. Ji Qiuyu was instantly dumbfounded.

The aura of a cultivator at the Creation Realm could only be that of Lu Chen.

Ji Qiuyu suddenly lost all strength, her body went limp, and she slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the large crater in the ground.

For a moment, Ji Qiuyu's mind went blank, and she even forgot her sadness.

"How...how could this happen..."

"No...it's impossible, Lu Chen couldn't have died like this."

Ji Qiuyu then got up and tried to find evidence that Lu Chen was still alive. After searching, she found no bloodstains or human remains, which meant that Lu Chen was likely still alive.

However, this self-destruction is hard to explain...

Ji Qiuyu thought for a moment, maybe the assassin wanted to assassinate Lu Chen, but was defeated by Lu Chen instead. That assassin was a death squad member, so he chose to self-destruct.

but……

Ji Qiuyu knew in her heart that this explanation was somewhat far-fetched.

If it really is an enemy self-destructing, a cultivator at the Creation Realm level self-destructing, even with the magic array inside Black Moon City, could still blow up the entire City Lord's Mansion.

If it were truly an assassin's self-destruction, they wouldn't be able to control the power of the explosion. Only if Lu Chen was afraid of affecting the others in the City Lord's Mansion could he have controlled the power of the self-destruction, which is why it only created such a small crater.

Although she knew that Lu Chen was most likely dead, Ji Qiuyu still refused to accept the fact. Even though she and Lu Chen had not yet consummated their relationship, they had already established a bond, and her feelings for Lu Chen had become incredibly deep. How could she accept that Lu Chen was dead?

Ji Qiuyu glanced around again, and after confirming that there was no flesh and blood, she continued to deceive herself, thinking that Lu Chen must have gone to hunt down other assassins, which was why he hadn't returned. She thought that if she waited a little longer, Lu Chen might come back.

Ji Qiuyu then waited in front of the pit.

at the same time.

Tianchen World, the Imperial Palace of Black Dragon City, Great Xia Dynasty.

After Lu Chen destroyed the puppet, he completely withdrew his divine sense.

Su Hanyan could clearly sense that Lu Chen was somewhat absent-minded, but she didn't ask any questions and just lay there quietly.

However, it wasn't long before Lu Chen perked up again and got back to work.

As Lu Chen worked, he said, "I've approved the cultivation academy for you, but there's one more condition."

Su Hanyan said weakly, "You...you want to break your promise?"

This guy just said that as long as she served him, he would agree to give her a spot in the cultivation academy, but now he's making demands.

Lu Chen said calmly, "If you don't agree, then forget it. Anyway, I've already gotten the better deal, so I'm not at a loss."

Hearing Lu Chen's shameless words, Su Hanyan was completely at a loss and could only say, "What...requirements?"

Lu Chen replied, "It's... Phew... very simple. I have something to do later, so I can't continue for now. But I really like it here. You can stay in the palace for the next two months."

Su Hanyan instantly understood what Lu Chen meant. This bastard felt he hadn't had enough, but he was tied up with other things and afraid she would run away, so he wanted to keep her here and continue to toy with her for the next two months.

Su Hanyan gritted her teeth, "You...you're such a fool...ah! My lord!"

Su Hanyan didn't know how to scold Lu Chen anymore. She felt that even the most vicious words used to curse Lu Chen were actually praising him.

Moreover, this guy has an incredibly thick skin; even when he's being insulted, he thinks it's a compliment.

Su Hanyan had no choice; she knew she couldn't escape it for the next two months, so she said, "Okay... I... agree."

Almost no one watches it anymore, and it's still getting reported.

(End of this chapter)