Chapter 185 – Hua Meng Gets Stabbed

“The star of death is shining? Interesting, interesting, so interesting, hahaha, I look forward to it.”

After exchanging harsh words, the two did not continue fighting.

As an assessment ground, this city was not a safe, empty arena, but a perilous land where the Hundred Ghosts roamed at night and anomalies revived.

Here, humans were merely prey, while Malevolent Ghosts, Specters, demonic monsters, and Evil Spirits were the true rulers of this city.

After Mu Lin killed ordinary Evil Spirits, a Corpse Monster arrived.

And not long after the Corpse Monster died, even stronger and more terrifying monsters began rushing toward this place.

Sensing the terrifying danger, Mu Lin immediately took Yan Yunyu and the others underground.

On the other side, Hua Meng vanished into thin air.

This scene was witnessed by the Paper Crane Mu Lin had left at the scene, causing his gaze to sharpen.

“Invisibility? No, it shouldn’t be that simple. Otherwise, she would never have been able to approach me from behind without a sound.”

“Even though I was physically drained at the time, it wasn’t something an ordinary person could do… She must have an ability to lower her presence, just like Chu Lingluo.”

…

After they had been separated for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Hua Meng appeared inside a house. As soon as she entered the room, a friendly voice rang out.

“You’re a bit late, Miss Hua Meng. Did you run into some trouble?”

Hearing this, Hua Meng turned to look and saw a man who appeared very amiable.

However, she showed no friendly attitude toward him. Instead, she spoke with disinterest, “Hypocrite, put away your fake smile, or I won’t mind crushing it… along with your skull.”

“You’ve wronged me. I truly care about you.”

Saying this, Yan Zhanpeng nevertheless put away his friendly smile.

At the same time, another impatient voice sounded in the room.

“Both of you, shut up! You’ve already wasted a lot of time. I don’t have time to waste here!”

This time, the speaker was a simple and honest-looking youth. If anyone from the Jade Lake Dao Academy were present, they would recognize this youth as Chu Hongxuan from the Jade Lake Dao Academy.

Yan Zhanpeng, Chu Hongxuan, Yuan Ce, as well as Hua Meng, who ranked second, and her brother—the Prodigies of the Jade Lake Dao Academy and their teams—had all gathered together in this small house.

With such a group gathered to discuss matters, time was indeed quite precious.

However, while Chu Hongxuan didn’t want to waste time, Hua Meng had no intention of complying with his wishes. Instead, she said with a smile, “Hehe, don’t be in such a hurry. Aren’t you curious about what happened on my way here that made me late?”

“Not interested.”

“But I want to tell you.”

Crack!

Hua Meng’s sweet yet utterly willful words made Chu Hongxuan clench his fists. From this, it seemed Hua Meng’s full-on mockery wasn’t directed solely at Mu Lin—she behaved this way toward everyone.

At the same time, Chu Hongxuan was not afraid of Hua Meng, nor did he have any intention of indulging her.

“Do you want to settle the score with me here?”

Hearing this, Hua Meng actually nodded and seriously considered it for a moment.

“That’s not a bad idea.”

But soon, she shook her head and said,

“Unfortunately, I have a new target now, so I’m not interested in dealing with you for the time being.”

After speaking, Hua Meng noticed that not only Chu Hongxuan but nearly everyone in the room was displeased with her. Only then did she smile and say, “Alright, good doggies, don’t be angry. I’m not being unreasonable. What I’m about to say next will also affect our Jade Lake Dao Academy.”

“I’ve encountered Mu Lin.”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ce, Lin Qi, and Hua Xingyu all narrowed their eyes.

However, only they cared about Mu Lin. The others looked confused and couldn’t understand how Mu Lin could possibly affect the Jade Lake Dao Academy.

Chu Hongxuan said, “Mu Lin, I remember him—the man who tarnished my cousin Lingluo’s reputation. Because of this, I intended to teach him a lesson. But just him alone isn’t qualified to affect our Jade Lake Dao Academy, is he?”

“Tarnished? Hehe, I didn’t expect the Chu Family to have such high standards. A Spirit Pool cultivator defeating a Spirit Sea cultivator with overwhelming force—such a Prodigy still doesn’t meet your family’s approval? My apologies.”

“???”

“Spirit Pool defeating Spirit Sea? Are you sure?”

Hua Meng’s words made Chu Hongxuan, Yan Zhanpeng, and the others uneasy.

These individuals were Prodigies themselves, capable of fighting above their cultivation level. Precisely because of this, they understood the difficulty of such feats.

At the same time, they were even more aware that their ability to fight above their level was not only due to talent but also because their families had invested vast resources in their exceptional training. They had investigated Mu Lin’s background, which was why they couldn’t comprehend how a commoner could achieve such a feat.

The skeptical gazes of the crowd didn’t faze Hua Meng in the slightest. Thinking of Mu Lin, her entire body trembled with excitement.

“I witnessed it with my own eyes. By the way, when we parted, Mu Lin said he couldn’t bear to leave me and wanted to play a grand Mortal Realm game with me properly. Hehe, I wonder how Brother Mu Lin will entertain me. I’m so looking forward to it…”

Watching Hua Meng clasp her face with both hands, flushed like a delicate beauty, the onlookers felt no envy for Mu Lin—only a chill.

“Being targeted by Hua Meng, that Mu Lin is truly in for a world of misfortune.”

“When it comes to interesting things, Hua Meng never kills swiftly. Instead, she toys with them, breaks them down in various ways. I hope that Mu Lin can endure it.”

“Honestly, I’d rather face Lady Xue Ying than oppose Lady Hua Meng…”

After learning that Mu Lin had caught Hua Meng’s attention, no one in the room believed he could turn the tables. Instead, they all felt he had encountered terrible luck.

Even as opponents, they pitied Mu Lin, believing he would be mercilessly bullied.

However, just as Hua Meng was filled with anticipation, the others were mourning for Mu Lin and considering him no longer a threat, Hua Meng, who was still clasping her face, suddenly jolted in alarm.

“Who’s there?!”

The abrupt shout immediately put Yan Zhanpeng, Chu Hongxuan, and the others on high alert.

Everyone in the room detested Hua Meng’s personality to the core. Yet, the fact that she had survived until now spoke volumes about her formidable strength.

Otherwise, with her habit of provoking everyone, she would have been beaten to death long ago.

However, after heeding Hua Meng’s warning and employing various methods to investigate, they found nothing. This made Yan Zhanpeng frown.

“Miss Hua Meng, could you be mistaken? There’s no threat around? Or perhaps…”

Chu Hongxuan: “You bastard, you’re messing with us again!”

With such questioning, Hua Meng had no mind to respond. After becoming alert, she was shocked to discover that the sense of danger in her heart had not disappeared but was instead drawing closer and closer.

Seeing this, Hua Meng immediately activated her ability, making herself invisible from the present world—no, not just her form vanishing; her aura, even her very existence, was concealed as well.

This action indeed temporarily delayed the impending crisis, but all Hua Meng could do was delay it; she could not stop it.

Finally, with a “thud,” the sound of a nail piercing flesh abruptly echoed in Hua Meng’s mind.

Accompanying the sound of the nail was Hua Meng’s agonized cry as she clutched her chest.

She had been attacked.

The blow and her cry brought Hua Meng back to the present world.

Seeing her disheveled aura and sudden decline, everyone in the room paled.

“There really are Evil Spirits.”

“Be careful!”

Upon discovering Hua Meng had been attacked, most in the room didn’t immediately suspect Mu Lin.

They still held contempt for Mu Lin. In their view, even if Mu Lin was powerful, he couldn’t have silently bypassed them all to attack Hua Meng.

Thus, they believed Hua Meng’s injury was caused by a powerful Evil Spirit lurking in the shadows.

At that moment, they were on guard against this powerful, unknown Evil Spirit.

However, Hua Meng’s thoughts differed from the others’.

Clutching her chest, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

“Another attack on the heart—is this a provocation?”

(End of Chapter)