nycdaug Chapter 139 Lu Ren
Chapter 139 Lu Ren
Seeing that the other person had noticed her looking at her, Liu Jun didn't flinch, but instead generously returned a smile.
Lu Xihan nodded slightly in response, and after a brief exchange, she looked away and returned her gaze to the group of people.
Liu Jun stopped staring at her and was about to leave when he turned around and was met with a stranger's gaze.
The person's appearance was very ordinary, but not among a group of cultivators; rather, he would appear ordinary even among a group of mortals.
He's like a marginal figure, a background character, someone you could easily ignore if you walked right past him.
It's a very magical trait, but once you discover it, you can't take your eyes off it.
The man's gaze was inquisitive, yet it also carried a familiar quality, much like... how she looked at others.
There was a kind of... peerless gaze.
why?
Apart from the few people she knew, she had never done anything that would attract attention. Even if someone was curious about her, they would never look at her with such a furtive and secretive gaze.
If the other party hadn't been caught off guard and met her head-on, even she would have had a hard time realizing that someone had been watching her the whole time.
Liu Jun lowered his gaze and met the person's eyes directly across the distance.
The man seemed a little surprised that she would so openly meet his gaze; he was the one who lost his composure for a few seconds.
……
Lu Ren noticed a strange person. At first, he thought he was just an insignificant background figure, but his naturally sharp mind made him notice something.
That woman was strange, inexplicably so.
Why is there always an invisible sense of oppression around her when she is only at the Golden Core stage?
Others might not notice, but whenever he looked at her, he always felt a strange, indescribable feeling.
Especially when he saw that she had actually interacted with Lu Xihan and others and seemed to have known them for more than just a day or two, Lu Ren felt inexplicably uneasy.
He was so engrossed in looking at her that he forgot to look away, and before he knew it, his eyes met those of the woman.
That woman's gaze was terrifyingly sharp. When she looked at him, even though it was just a slightly questioning look, it made his scalp tingle and his hands and feet stiffen.
It was as if, as if someone in a higher position had discovered something interesting.
He's being watched!
Liu Jun tilted his head slightly, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at the person whose limbs were gradually stiffening.
She'd forgotten that there was still that scoundrel Sun lurking here!
That failed author's alter ego still exists.
I never expected that he would be part of the group that was suppressing demons in Lingshui this time.
Heaven knows, she managed to seize this opportunity! (?°?д°?)
Liu Jun was not surprised to confirm that the person was Lu Ren, the dark horse who won second place in the joint competition, and the incarnation of the flop author in the novel.
It could be considered a kind of "creator god," since it's just an incarnation, not the author himself or the soul of the author who transmigrated into it.
Then she has nothing to be afraid of.
Liu Jun, still smiling, walked step by step toward him.
Her goal was clear: she was coming for him. Lu Ren seemed to have realized this too, but his feet felt like they were weighed down by a thousand-pound talisman and he couldn't move them no matter what he did. He just watched as the woman got closer and closer to him.
They weren't far apart, only a dozen or so steps.
With each step the woman took closer, the invisible pressure on him intensified, and Lu Ren felt increasingly panicked, his hands trembling involuntarily.
Why is he so guilty and afraid of this woman when he doesn't even know her?
Closer still, it's only a dozen or so steps away. He could walk one step per second, which would only take about ten seconds. But the woman's pace seemed to slow down several times over. With each step, he felt more suffocated.
This journey was so long, it was agonizing for him every second.
He was getting closer and closer to the woman. His brain felt like it was lacking oxygen, and even breathing became increasingly difficult.
They arrived, right in front of him. Lu Ren was ready to kneel down and beg for mercy, but the next second... the woman walked past him without even glancing at him.
I walked over there o_O???
Lu Ren's mind went blank, filled with questions. He remained dazed for a long time before he came to his senses. He suddenly turned around to look at the area behind him, but the person was already gone.
Lu Ren breathed a huge sigh of relief, but looking back on it later, he felt somewhat puzzled.
There are so many people here, and he's just a stranger. He didn't do anything to her. What is he so afraid of? He must be out of his mind.
But why does she, a mere Golden Core cultivator, give off such a powerful sense of pressure? Is she hiding her strength?
But why doesn't he remember this part?
Has the plot changed?
Because of him? That can't be right.
Lu Ren shook his head vigorously, glanced at the woods behind him, and squinted, seemingly lost in thought.
We still need to observe further.
Meanwhile, Liu Jun, who had already returned to her original seat of meditation, sat leisurely on the ground, leaning against a big tree with one leg bent and her hand on her knee, gazing at the completely dark night sky, lost in thought.
She did intend to torture Lu Ren, but changed her mind at the last minute.
The instant she missed his body, she released a burst of spiritual energy onto him. If he didn't notice, she could use it to monitor his every move. If he did notice and came looking for her, she could just grab him and give him a good beating.
If he discovers this but doesn't come to her to do anything else, then she'll have even more reason to beat him up again.
No matter what, it's beneficial to her, so why not? Why did he have to sacrifice an entire world for the protagonist's ascension? There's no point in trying to make up for it later.
Tens of thousands of years of death, how cruel! A few beatings would be the least you can do.
But he was just an avatar, so taking it out on him wouldn't do any good; she couldn't catch the real culprit.
She can't ascend to immortality. Even if she did, there's still the realm of gods above the immortal realm. She can't go to the realm of gods, can't reach that ultimate divine state, and can't tear through space to go to the modern world to catch that failed author and force him to rewrite the novel's plot.
When people are merely outsiders, who cares how a novel is written? In their eyes, it's all just plot, story, and fiction.
But she ended up being an insider, an outsider who knew the whole story but was powerless to change it.
Knowing from the beginning that it would be a tragic ending, how could she possibly try to make it work?
She stood at the beginning, looking at the devastated end, yet she still ridiculously walked past, making futile changes, because her conscience was tormenting her.
She couldn't kill Lu Xihan, fearing that Lu Xihan's powerful backer would come after her and the world to settle scores.
She is still searching for a viable way out of this world, but no one knows it.
This is only the fifth year; she still has a very, very long time ahead of her…
This vast world needs her to go, Lu Xihan needs to be watched over, and there's also her background. She has many things to accomplish. After defeating the demon in Lingshui Town, she needs to go to the Demon Realm to repair Yan Qifeng's dantian. She must also make a trip to Yunhai Bitian.
Liu Jun didn't know when she fell asleep. Nowadays, she rarely falls asleep in a normal posture. Most of the time, she enters a meditative state while sitting cross-legged, which can't really be considered as falling asleep.
She slept without a dream; her mind was a hazy blur, devoid of anything or anyone.
As dawn broke, a damp, pleasant smell permeated the mountains. Some disciples who had not yet entered meditation were already up and moving around.
"Everyone, after a night's rest, it's time to pack your things and continue your journey."
Before long, the elder leading the group relayed the message, and upon hearing it, the hundred or so disciples scattered throughout the woods began to move about.
For cultivators, packing up their belongings is a matter of the blink of an eye, and everyone acts very swiftly, so there is no slack. Even those who are a little slower quickly catch up with the group that set off earlier.
The team was moving at a fast pace, but it still took them another half a month of flying to reach Lingshui.
Lingshui is a vast land, so they did not immediately go to the main battlefield of the demon army's invasion. Instead, they rested for another day at the border of Lingshui to ensure that the team was in the best possible condition before heading to the source of the demon army's invasion, the Red Sand Land.
That place was a major breach connecting the Demon Clan to the outside world, and it was only discovered after the incident. No one knew about it before. Because it was discovered so late, the sects on Ling Shui's side couldn't suppress it anymore, which led to the current situation.
When everyone arrived at the scene, they were all shocked by the sight of the Red Sand Land.