70: Chapter 71 Pei Renxun's Fury

Facing the four figures lunging toward him...

Lu Chen merely gave them a faint glance.

The moment their gazes met,

the four men felt as if the entire world was pressing down upon them.

Their eyes rolled back in unison,

and they lost consciousness mid-sprint.

Their four bodies hit the ground with a series of thuds, like dead fish,

crashing onto the smooth tile floor.

Cheng Yao, Che Li, and the follower's younger sister were frozen stiff.

They stood there dazed, like ice sculptures or clay statues.

They were so terrified they didn't dare move a muscle.

Che Li suddenly recalled the words Lu Chen had spoken earlier.

"You will not be able to bear the price."

Now, she finally understood what he meant.

He simply wasn't human.

—He was a monster wearing human skin.

He had dismantled Pei Jin in an instant.

With just a single glance,

he had crushed four Formal Warriors.

Cheng Yao's eyes were even more unfocused;

her entire being was submerged in fear.

Losing control of her mind and spirit,

she was so scared that she directly wet herself.

Luo Nianwei widened her eyes,

her eyelashes trembling as she looked at Lu Chen.

She had also heard what Pei Jin said.

Her eyes had just turned sharp with shame and indignation,

but before she could even react,

Pei Jin had already ended up in this state.

She didn't think any further.

Walking straight to Lu Chen's side,

she tightly hugged his waist.

Lu Chen blinked,

startled by her sudden embrace.

Then, he smiled.

A touch of warmth filled his chest,

and he immediately returned to his gentle, elegant gentlemanly demeanor.

He hugged her back.

"Silly girl, are you worried? Didn't I say that with me here, no accidents would happen?"

Luo Nianwei didn't answer.

She only nodded slightly,

pressing her cheek against his chest.

She felt herself sinking deep into a vortex called love.

—And she didn't want to come out.

Lu Chen then looked at Che Li

and said casually,

"Pack up this clothing."

Then, holding Luo Nianwei's hand, he walked toward the counter.

Che Li moved her feet subconsciously,

her limbs stiff and her expression numb.

With trembling hands, she packed the dress

and stepped forward.

Everyone in the store had witnessed the entire process.

However,

no one dared to speak or intervene.

Not even the shopping center's management showed their faces.

Che Li handed over the shopping bag,

her hands still shaking violently.

Lu Chen asked,

"How much?"

The store manager, who had rushed over, stammered,

"No, sir. You don't have to pay. This is a gift from our store to this lady... no need..."

Lu Chen looked at the man

as if he were looking at a dead person.

In a calm tone, he said,

"How much?"

The manager felt his legs turn to jelly.

He gripped a nearby table tightly

to keep himself from sliding down.

Trembling, he said,

"Nine thousand..."

Lu Chen nodded.

Without waiting for him to finish,

he paid the money

and turned to leave with Luo Nianwei.

Luo Nianwei blinked in confusion.

"This dress is so expensive? It's actually nine thousand yuan?"

Hearing this,

the corner of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

This woman's horizons needed to be expanded a bit.

One day,

she would stand at the peak of this world with him.

How could her outlook be so narrow?

But Lu Chen didn't blame her.

She came from an ordinary Family.

Even when her father was still alive,

they were only at a moderately comfortable level.

After her father died,

life became even harder,

and every penny had to be carefully calculated.

However,

she would have time in the future to slowly learn the truth of this world.

...

Lu Chen and Luo Nianwei left.

As they walked out of the women's clothing store,

Lu Chen's Mental Energy swept over the four D-rank Level Ten warriors hidden in the corner.

He smiled,

but did nothing.

Everything had been too smooth lately;

he was actually looking forward to a bit of interest in his life.

However, the expected event didn't happen.

The real world was indeed boring.

Those four were likely Pei Jin's bodyguards.

But,

obviously,

they didn't foolishly make a move like they would in a novel.

Seeing that departing figure,

the four D-rank Level Ten warriors breathed a collective sigh of relief.

That monster had finally left.

They never expected

that simply letting the Young Master enter the shopping center of this lower-tier fortress for a bit of fun

would cost him such a tragic price.

They had been on standby near the women's clothing store.

When Lu Chen launched his attack,

they subconsciously wanted to intervene,

but they couldn't see his movements at all.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

By the time they reacted,

the dust had already settled.

So they didn't make a move after all,

because they were afraid of dying.

They quickly searched for this person via photos.

No information on this person could be obtained through any official channels.

But they still found something on civilian social media video accounts,

finding the video of Lu Chen mobilizing Alliance higher-ups to help his girlfriend rescue her younger sister.

Based on this alone,

they understood

that this young humanoid monster had unimaginable influence here.

They dared not let their guard down even more.

Next, the four of them approached Pei Jin's mangled torso and the others,

all of whom were unconscious.

Then they made a call,

dialing directly to Pei Jin's father,

the current head of the Pei Family,

a C-rank powerhouse,

Pei Renxun.

...

A-7 Base City.

The Pei Family ancestral grounds.

Pei Renxun sat in his study,

handling Family affairs.

Suddenly,

his phone rang.

It was Lou Chao,

one of his son's bodyguards.

He picked up the phone.

"What is it?"

he said calmly.

A trembling voice came from the other side.

"Sir... something happened to the Young Master."

Pei Renxun's tone didn't change at all.

"What happened?"

Lou Chao hurriedly recounted the sequence of events.

Crack—

The golden armrest under Pei Renxun's hand snapped directly.

Thud.

The sound of the heavy gold hitting the purple bricks was deafening.

He stood up abruptly from his seat,

his eyes filled with Killing Intent.

"Repeat that again."

His voice was low and gloomy,

yet even more terrifying than a roar.

Lou Chao felt like he might wet himself at any moment.

With a trembling voice, he stammered,

"Sir... the man's name is Lu Chen."

"We can't find any official information about him."

"But he is highly valued by the Alliance."

"A few days ago, to rescue his girlfriend's sister, he mobilized the entire high-level combat power of the D-6 Base City Alliance branch."

"Even the C-rank powerhouse supervisor was dispatched."

Pei Renxun's eyes were spitting fire,

driven mad with rage.

He immediately demanded they send over all the information they had collected on Lu Chen,

and then he contacted the elders of the Family.