296: I'm scared to death, Brother Lu

“Young Master Lu! Are you alright? You scared me to death just now! What on earth happened to you!”

Su Xuan looked at Lu Chen with a mischievous smile, but quickly returned to his normal expression.

Lu Chen glared at Su Xuan, his gaze as if he wanted to devour Su Xuan directly, like an enraged fire dragon about to breathe fire at Su Xuan.

“Thank you for your concern, Young Master Su, but I’m fine!”

Lu Chen suppressed the anger in his heart; even if he was filled with rage now, he could only endure it for the time being.

“Damn it, when the Saint Child Selection of Qingling Holy Land begins, you’ll see what I do to you!”

Lu Chen had already thought about how to get revenge on Su Xuan. After the Saint Child Selection, according to the rules of Qingling Holy Land, outsiders could issue challenges.

He believed that with Su Xuan’s personality, he would definitely challenge him!

He had witnessed Su Xuan’s strength, and he was highly likely to be unable to defeat him, but Alchemy was another matter!

He was publicly recognized as the foremost Alchemist among the younger generation in Tianxuan Continent!

Even his Master, Luo Qingxue, had not reached his current level at his age!

“By then, I’ll make sure to humiliate you properly!”

However, fantasies were fantasies; for now, no matter how much anger Lu Chen had, he could only suppress it.

He had figured it out: Su Xuan seemed to particularly enjoy humiliating him and seeing him make a fool of himself.

Since that was the case, he only needed to stabilize his own Mindset, and he would not fall for Su Xuan’s scheme!

Therefore, what he needed to do now was to remain calm and not fall for Su Xuan’s tricks.

“Miss Shen, I apologize. I didn’t know you were a married woman, and I offended you just now! This is a small compensation; I hope you will accept it!”

Lu Chen behaved very politely, and the items he gave were also unproblematic.

Endure! He had to endure now! When the time came, it would be his moment for revenge!

“Oh, this…”

Lu Chen’s sudden change of demeanor left Shen Li a bit bewildered, unsure of what he was up to.

“Is this Destined Protagonist crazy? He’s not even angry? Or what else is going on?”

Su Xuan was also somewhat surprised, but he had just used his appraisal skill to check, and there was nothing unusual about the items Lu Chen gave.

Shen Li glanced at Su Xuan, using her eyes to ask him how to handle the current situation.

“Wife, if Young Master Lu gives you something, just take it. He means well, and he wasn’t intentional just now!”

Since that was the case, why refuse something given for free? Who knew if Lu Chen had gone mad or compromised, to pull such a stunt.

But if there was food to eat, then eat it. Su Xuan wouldn’t be overly polite; just do it!

“Thank you! Young Master Lu! I’ll accept your kind intentions, but next time such a problem arises, I still hope you can give me an answer!”

“After all, my competitor is that Empress, and I truly hope to learn more!”

While accepting the items, Shen Li did not forget to twist the knife into Lu Chen again.

Unfortunately, Lu Chen’s mindset had already changed, and Shen Li’s additional jab had no effect on him!

“You’re welcome, Miss Shen. I will definitely give you an answer then! Just you wait!”

Lu Chen finished speaking, revealing a smile.

“Alright… then I’ll await your good news!”

Lu Chen’s words actually stumped Shen Li, but it wasn't a big deal; she had profited anyway.

She glanced at the storage bag Lu Chen gave her. It had to be said, people from an Alchemist background were indeed rich!

The contents of this storage bag were enough for her to Cultivate from Quasi-Supreme to Supreme, and even close to the Quasi-Saint level!

“Young Master Su, since there’s nothing else, let’s set off! I still need to complete the mission my Master gave me first!”

Lu Chen regained his previous demeanor, as if the previous humiliation had never occurred.

“Alright! Since Young Master Lu has said so, then let’s set off!”

“I’ve already gathered the manpower for you, and the map is ready. Next, we just need to follow the map’s direction and proceed!”

Su Xuan smiled.

“Hmm… In that case, I’ll listen to you!”

Lu Chen nodded.

“Ding! Due to a change in the mission target, this mission has been canceled, and the Host will not be penalized!”

“Ding! Due to two System errors, the System is undergoing repair and restart, compensating the Host with a Grade Nine Medicinal Pill!”

As the voice fell, Lu Chen’s Mission System also provided him with some compensation.

A Grade Nine Medicinal Pill was the best item it could currently offer, because if Lu Chen couldn't complete the missions it issued, it couldn't use its own power.

This was the best compensation it could manage by overdrawing its own power.

“Oh? System, you’re quite conscientious!”

Hearing the System’s voice, Lu Chen was also very happy. He had just gotten a Grade Nine Medicinal Pill for free, and he actually hoped his System would make more mistakes.

That way, he wouldn’t have to do anything and could just get free stuff from the System!

Unfortunately, that was impossible. If the System kept making errors, then having this System would be useless, wouldn’t it!

“Ding! System restart time is one week. Host, we’ll see each other again in one week!”

Because it had overdrawn its power in advance, the Mission System temporarily fell into a deep sleep.

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully altering the plot. Lu Chen’s Luck Value has decreased by 20,000, rewarding 200,000 Villain Points!”

As this small interlude ended, Su Xuan set off with the members of the Chu Family, Shen Li, and Lu Chen.

Along the way, Shen Li and Su Xuan were laughing and chatting, displaying their affection.

Unfortunately, Lu Chen’s mindset had already become as hard as steel; these things had no effect on him!

“This Lu Chen is quite resilient! It seems this trick is useless against him now!”

After an hour of probing, Su Xuan realized that trying to mess with Lu Chen’s mindset seemed to be ineffective.

He looked at Lu Chen’s face; Lu Chen’s eyes were as firm as if he were about to join the Party!

No matter what method you used to mess with his mindset, it was useless. Su Xuan and Shen Li even kissed in front of him, and Lu Chen’s facial expression didn’t change.

Instead, the accompanying Disciples of Chu Family looked at Su Xuan and Shen Li’s intimacy with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

“Since messing with his mindset is useless, then I’ll just use physical damage!”

Su Xuan thought.

“System, get me a fake spiritual herb, one that can deceive even a Pill Emperor!”

“Ding! This operation requires 5,000,000 Villain Points. Does the Host wish to spend them?”

“It actually costs five million?”

Hearing this, Su Xuan immediately hesitated, as this was not a small sum!