Chapter 57

Chapter 57: She Is Actually a Flying Cloud Sect Disciple

The threat in Shen Sang Ruo’s eyes was plain. It felt like if he said no, she would burn him to ash in the next breath.

The man nodded again and again and said: “Yes, yes, I will take Immortal Maiden to the City Lord’s Manor at once.”

“You treacherous dog!” Tian Hao Tian cursed.

He did want Shen Sang Ruo taken to the City Lord’s Manor, but he wanted her tied up and dragged back. He did not want her carrying him high like this and walking there with her head held high.

He could not accept it. He shouted at her, face twisted: “You even dare go to the City Lord’s Manor! You really do not know how high the sky is! My father will kill you!”

In his eyes, what she was doing was the same as walking to her death. She had no background, just a Rogue Cultivator. Walking into the City Lord’s Manor was walking into a net. “You do have a bit of skill,” he spat, “but you are a fool. I want to see if you even dare step into the City Lord’s Manor!”

Shen Sang Ruo flipped her hand and slapped a Silencing Talisman onto Tian Hao Tian. At once, he fell quiet.

She said, voice light: “Whether I dare or not, Young Master Tian can watch and see.”

Without caring about his struggles, she carried him and followed the man toward the City Lord’s Manor.

Everyone along the way saw Tian Hao Tian hanging like a chick in her hand.

Eyes went round. It looked like something unbelievable.

Bathed in so many stares, Tian Hao Tian felt a fierce wave of shame roll over him. To him, this was no different from being cut to pieces in public. He wanted to tear Shen Sang Ruo into a thousand parts.

People stared even more at the girl carrying him. She had very bright eyes. Her steps were steady and firm. Her face was calm, like she was strolling in her own backyard. If not for the “chick” in her hand, it would have looked like a quiet walk.

Her figure looked light and slender, yet she easily lifted a grown man. And that man was the City Lord’s Son.

Where had this strange young woman come from?

Some said she was bold. Some said she was wild. Some said she was getting rid of harm for the people. Some said her death was coming soon.

They watched with curiosity as Shen Sang Ruo reached the City Lord’s Manor.

As soon as she stepped through the gate and glanced at the signboard above, a middle aged man’s voice, boosted by Spiritual Power, boomed in her ear: “Who is so reckless as to harm my son in my city?!”

In the next moment, a sweep of Spiritual Power pulled her and the Tian Hao Tian in her hand into the manor.

Inside the City Lord’s Manor, a middle aged man sat straight on the dais. His cold, snake like eyes measured her, and a chill of anger poured off him.

As the City Lord, Tian Yuan Shan knew everything that happened in the city, especially when it concerned his own son. He had clearly already heard what had happened in the inn.

Shen Sang Ruo’s face stayed calm. She was not surprised.

Tian Hao Tian stumbled to his feet, muffled by the talisman, and ran toward Tian Yuan Shan. Tian Yuan Shan lifted his hand and removed the Silencing Talisman from him.

Tian Hao Tian roared so hard his voice almost broke, and his shout rang through the whole manor: “Father, she hit me! She shamed me in front of everyone! I want her to live worse than death!”

Seeing Tian Hao Tian’s left cheek swollen high, blood at the corner of his mouth, and his whole body a mess, Tian Yuan Shan’s heart ached with fury.

His son, beaten in his own city by a girl of unknown origin?

He gave a cold laugh. His eyes grew even more vicious. His snake like gaze locked on Shen Sang Ruo.

In recent days, no Disciples from big clans or sects had come through Jade Tower City to train. This girl should be a Rogue Cultivator. She had some talent and power, so she looked down on others and thought she could walk sideways across the cultivation world.

A young Early Golden Core cultivator like her would be a great help if he could bring her under his hand. But she had angered someone she should never have touched. If he did not kill her, how could he keep his face as City Lord?

Tian Yuan Shan spoke with a smile that hid a knife: “This City Lord did not know such an arrogant person had come to Jade Tower City.”

Shen Sang Ruo lifted a smile and met his gaze without giving ground as she said: “Flattered.”

Then she added, voice even: “I also did not know the City Lord’s Son of Jade Tower City was a bully who does every evil, and that the City Lord abuses his power to cover it up. You act like you can cover the sky with one hand.”

“You are bold,” Tian Yuan Shan said with a smile, but the smile froze. He slammed the table and barked, “What right do you have to speak to this City Lord in that tone?”

His Spiritual Pressure burst out. The Late Golden Core pressure almost forced her knees to the floor.

She clenched her teeth and poured all her Spiritual Power into her legs just to keep standing.

Her smile did not fade, and she did not look away from Tian Yuan Shan’s eyes. Then she said: “Is this enough?”

She tossed out a token. It fell into Tian Yuan Shan’s hand.

On the token, three words stood out: Flying Cloud Sect.

Tian Yuan Shan’s face changed as he gripped the token. His look grew dark and hard to read.

Jade Tower City had dealings with the Flying Cloud Sect, and the sect had not sent word about a Disciple coming to train. But he could tell the token was real. The girl before him was indeed a Flying Cloud Sect Disciple.

“Flying Cloud Sect? You are a Flying Cloud Sect Disciple?!” Tian Hao Tian, who had been waiting for his father to avenge him, lost his calm at once when he saw the token.

The Flying Cloud Sect was not something a small Jade Tower City could afford to offend. [Why in the world is she a Flying Cloud Sect Disciple?] His face looked like he had swallowed something foul.

Most Disciples from great places would at least give notice when passing through Jade Tower City. She had come without a word. If he had known, he would have fed and served her well, let alone gone up to provoke her.

Was this not a trap for him?

The moment Tian Yuan Shan saw the token, he withdrew his Spiritual Pressure.

The crushing weight disappeared from her body, and Shen Sang Ruo relaxed at once.

She watched the father and son’s reactions, the corners of her lips lifting. [In the Flying Cloud Sect there was at least this one benefit: the name was big, and people did not dare slight it. She would leave the Flying Cloud Sect soon anyway. Borrowing its name now to throw her weight around cost her nothing. Whatever trouble it caused later would not be her problem.]

While Shen Sang Ruo felt at ease, the father and son both frowned.

“Father, she is a Flying Cloud Sect Disciple. What do we do?” Tian Hao Tian asked in a panic, lowering his voice.

“I am supposed to join a Flying Cloud Sect team soon to train. If she goes back and complains, I am done. I will lose my spot.”

“Do not panic,” Tian Yuan Shan said, his shadowed eyes flashing as he weighed a plan.

“In that case,” he said at last, voice low, “make sure she never goes back.”