I'm invincible once I descend the mountain; the beautiful CEO is forcing me to get our marriage

"Little girl, do you know why the Juyue Sect is only now in a hurry to come and ask you to fulfill your marriage contract?"

Why?

Despite knowing that the visitor had ill intentions, Lin Chanyi couldn't help but ask.

"Hahahaha!" The Zhang family head burst into laughter. "Because their young sect leader's ancestral secret technique has gone awry, and they urgently need 'furnaces' like you with the potential to enter the Dao to fill the gap!"

"Who do you think you are, his legitimate fiancée? You're just one of many vessels he's preparing! Your Juyue Sect's young master has more than one betrothed! He can drain your potential and break through to the next level! As for your lives, who cares?"

"Before, when you were in Medicine King Valley, you were protected by a Celestial Realm expert, so naturally they didn't dare to touch you. Now that the leader of Medicine King Valley is dead, they can't wait to come and reap the rewards!"

Every word Zhang the family head spoke was like a needle piercing Lin Chanyi's heart.

She froze, her face turning deathly pale.

furnace/cauldron...

It turned out to be the case.

"Rather than becoming a disposable resource," the Zhang family head changed his tone, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Chanyi, "it's better to turn back from the wrong path. Little girl, if you're willing to marry me and bring the alchemy techniques of Medicine King Valley to my Zhang family, I guarantee you a life of luxury and wealth!"

Lin Chanyi's heart turned completely cold.

None of these people are good.

One treated her like a used vessel to be discarded, while the other treated her like a goose that lays golden eggs.

"Old monster Zhang! Stop talking nonsense and sowing discord!" Protector Wang shouted angrily, pushed open the car door and rushed out.

"I'm talking nonsense?" Patriarch Zhang sneered. "Then do you dare let her go back with you and confront your young sect master face to face?"

Just then, another person slowly walked out from behind the Zhang family head.

The man was equally composed, with his temples bulging high.

Another Grandmaster of Internal Energy!

Wang Hufa's heart sank to the bottom.

"you!"

"Make your move!" The Zhang family head was too lazy to waste any more words.

Protector Wang's face hardened, and he turned back to shout at Lin Chanyi in the car, "Run! Run along the road! The young sect leader is waiting for you up ahead! Don't believe his nonsense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged towards the head of the Zhang family.

Lin Chanyi was terrified by this sudden turn of events and didn't know what to do, but her survival instinct made her push open the car door and stumble out.

highway?

She glanced at the highway stretching into the distance, then at the dense forests and mountains beside her.

Go to the highway and find the young sect leader who wants to drain her dry?

Without hesitation, she plunged into the nearby forest.

"Fool!" came Wang Hufa's furious curse from behind, but he was already entangled with Zhang family head and couldn't break free.

"Old Liu, go and bring that little girl back," Zhang the family head ordered another Grandmaster of Internal Energy. "Remember, make sure she's alive."

"Hehe, don't worry, patriarch."

The master known as Old Liu chuckled sinisterly, and with a flash, he chased after Lin Chanyi in the direction she had fled.

Lin Chanyi ran desperately through the dense forest, the branches tearing her clothes and skin, but she felt no pain.

But how could a weak woman outrun a master of internal energy?

They hadn't run far when they heard the sound of wind behind them.

A figure blocked her way.

It was that old Liu.

"Little girl, you run pretty fast." Old Liu looked Lin Chanyi up and down, his eyes filled with lewd light. "You're really pretty..."

Lin Chanyi was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly until her back hit a big tree, leaving her with nowhere to go.

"You...you stay away!"

"Hehe, the patriarch only wants the victims alive, he didn't say they had to be unharmed." Old Liu rubbed his hands together, approaching as he began to unbuckle his belt. "Such a pretty little beauty, it would be a waste not to have a good taste of her."

Despair instantly enveloped Lin Chanyi.

She closed her eyes, and a single tear slid down her cheek.

Just as that dirty hand was about to touch her.

The talisman in her arms, which had been emitting warmth, suddenly lit up.

A blinding crimson light suddenly burst forth from her chest.

"ah--!"

A bloodcurdling scream, so shrill it was inhuman, rang out.

Lin Chanyi suddenly opened her eyes.

The man before them was engulfed in raging crimson flames. He rolled wildly on the ground, roaring, but the flames could not be extinguished.

The screams stopped abruptly within seconds.

The air was filled with a burnt smell.

On the ground, only a charred human figure remained.

Lin Chanyi stood there blankly, looking down at her chest.

The talisman had already turned into a few specks of ash, which drifted out from the gap in her clothes.

The burnt smell filled my nose.

Lin Chanyi felt a churning in her stomach, and she covered her mouth, barely managing to hold it in.

She glanced at the charred remains on the ground, no longer recognizable as human, and her mind went blank.

run.

There was only one thought.

She turned around, disoriented, and stumbled deeper into the woods.

Sharp branches grazed her cheeks and arms, leaving stinging marks, but she felt nothing.

Behind them, the sounds of the fight between Protector Wang and the Zhang family head could still be faintly heard, along with angry shouts.

She didn't care about anything else; all she knew was to run forward as fast as she could.

I don't know how long I ran, but my lungs felt like they were on fire, and my legs felt as heavy as lead.

She finally couldn't run anymore, and leaned against a tree, panting heavily.

It was very quiet around her, except for the sound of her own heartbeat and the rustling of the leaves in the wind.

Is it safe?

She looked around, still shaken.

When she recovered slightly and saw her surroundings clearly, she froze.

Not far ahead was the highway she had just fled from.

She ran for ages, only to find herself back in circles.

Lin Chanyi stood in the shadows at the edge of the woods, looking at the road that shimmered with a grayish-white light under the moonlight, and a chill ran through her.

Should we move forward?

Ahead was the young master of the Giant Mountain Sect, who wanted to use her as a "furnace" to drain her dry.

Should we move backwards?

Behind them was the dignified and imposing head of the Zhang family.

Which way is the way out?

There was no way out.

Both sides are hell.

Tears, finally uncontrollable, slid down her cheeks.

She crouched down, hugged her knees, buried her face deeply in them, and her shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably.

Why is this happening...?

In her despair, she remembered the light that burst forth from her chest before the talisman turned to ashes.

She also remembered the man who had given her the talisman.

"Brother Ye..."

She choked back tears and let out a soft, dreamlike whisper.

"If only you were here."

……

The other end of the highway.

"Bang!"

Protector Wang was struck in the chest by the Zhang family head, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to get up, but the Zhang family head stepped on his chest, rendering him unable to move.

"waste."

The head of the Zhang family looked down at him with disdain on his face.

"With your pathetic skills, you dare to talk back to me?"

He pressed down slightly with his feet, and Wang Hufa's sternum made a cracking sound as if it could no longer bear the weight.

"Tell me, where is your young sect leader?"

"You...don't even think about it..." Protector Wang coughed up blood and cursed intermittently.

"Still stubborn." Patriarch Zhang sneered, increasing the pressure on his foot. "It doesn't matter if you don't talk. Once I catch that little girl, I'll pry her mouth open. Then, the secrets of your Giant Mountain Sect and the alchemy techniques of Medicine King Valley will all belong to my Zhang family."

He was making plans in his mind.

The young master of the Juyue Sect has encountered a mishap in his cultivation; this is a golden opportunity.

If they could obtain the alchemy support of Medicine King Valley, the Zhang family might very well be able to replace them and become the new overlord of Wudong Province.

Just when he was feeling extremely smug.

A figure appeared out of nowhere on the road.

The man just stood there, as if he had been there all along.

He is a young man.

The young man was dressed in white, his hair as black as ink; his simple attire could not conceal his extraordinary aura.

His face was so handsome it seemed unreal, especially under the cool moonlight, he looked more like a god who had stepped out of a painting.

The head of the Zhang family's pupils contracted.

When did this person appear?

He didn't even notice.

Master!

Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and the pressure on his feet unconsciously loosened.

He stared at the young man and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why are you interfering in the affairs of my Zhang family and the Juyue Sect?"

The young man in white did not answer the Zhang family head's question, but simply raised his eyes and glanced at the Zhang family head indifferently.

That glance was calm, devoid of any emotion.

It's like looking at a dead person.

The head of the Zhang family shuddered, a chill running from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

Without thinking, he suddenly raised his foot and tried to back away.

run!

Must run!

But he had just made a move.

A flash of sword light disappeared in an instant.

The Zhang family head's retreating movement froze on the spot.

He lowered his head and looked at his chest.

There were no wounds there.

He didn't even feel any pain.

illusion?

He looked up, wanting to take another look at the young man.

But his gaze fell upon his own headless body, still in a backward posture, suspended in mid-air.

This is...me?

This was the last thought he left in this world.

"Thump."

The body fell to the ground.

A perfectly healthy head rolled to the side of the road, its eyes still wide open, filled with lingering terror.

The young man in white withdrew his hand.

In his hand, a long sword as thin as a cicada's wing appeared out of nowhere, its blade unstained by a single drop of blood.

"How disgusting."