Dashing Student-Chapter 1344: Accepting the Challenge

"Jue Mingzi, come out and face me. Are you afraid that I’ll expose you if you don’t accept the challenge?"

The scholar yelled and shouted outside the courtyard door, but he couldn’t break in because of the array’s barrier.

"Crazy." Chen Nan muttered as he returned to the room.

"Do you want me to teach him a lesson? Does he really think my husband is easy to bully?"

Liu Hanyue looked aggressive, which made her even more adorable, and Ning Yu also showed a hint of anger.

"Forget it, just block out the sound and ignore them." Chen Nan quickly stopped the two, and after a moment’s thought, he knew this person must have been sent by Yi Mingzi, as Yi Mingzi had mentioned that someone would come to kill him.

But this method was low-level; as long as Chen Nan ignored it, the scholar couldn’t act. For if he forcibly attacked, it would give Liu Hanyue a reason to retaliate.

After all, Chen Nan had a powerful ally backing him.

Liu Hanyue nodded and waved her hand to activate the array’s blocking effect. A layer of mist instantly enveloped the courtyard outside, blocking out both sound and sight.

The three quickly sat at the table. This was the first time in more than half a month that all three got up together, and thinking about the absurdity of the past days, they blushed slightly.

"Ahem," Liu Hanyue broke the silence first: "Husband, Yi Mingzi has targeted you several times. What’s the grudge between you two?"

"Actually, it’s nothing much, just because of a Golden Marrow Grass."

Chen Nan smiled and explained the feud between him and Yi Mingzi.

"Hmph, he just lost and wants revenge; truly shameless." Liu Hanyue said angrily. "How about I go and kill him!"

Chen Nan quickly waved his hand: "No... at least not for now."

"If you attack him, even if you can kill him, his master, Master Canglan, can retaliate against me. I can’t always be by your side."

"Although the Righteous Alliance isn’t clean, at least it maintains surface rules. We can’t be the first to break the rules. Besides, if he must be killed, it should be by me."

"Alright." Liu Hanyue felt a bit oppressed; even as a Nascent Soul Realm Master, she had to tread carefully when dealing with a Golden Core Cultivator, which made her unhappy.

"By the way, due to your previous contributions, the Alliance Hierarch personally ordered the removal of your Soul Locking Talisman and rewarded you with a sixth-grade spiritual artifact and contribution points. I collected them for you."

After speaking, she presented the items like claiming credit, including the talisman to remove the Soul Locking Talisman, two arm guard-shaped defensive spiritual artifacts, and the contribution points, which were directly input into Chen Nan’s identity card.

"Does this mean I can leave the Righteous Alliance now?" Chen Nan asked in surprise.

Liu Hanyue shook her head: "Probably not. As a prodigy, the Righteous Alliance will train you, and likewise, you have to fulfill corresponding responsibilities."

"However, if I forcibly take you away, there should be no problem."

Chen Nan knew Liu Hanyue had such capability, but he still shook his head. After all, his only source for earning spirit stones was the Righteous Alliance, and until he found a replacement, it was better to stay.

As long as he dealt with Yi Mingzi, the danger would reduce by half.

"Let’s stay for now. There are still things left unfinished."

He picked up the pair of arm guards on the table, examined them carefully, and realized they were engraved with a set of defense runes, feeling slightly disappointed.

After all, he had the superior Jiao Long Armor; the arm guards felt like a waste.

So he pushed the arm guards toward Ning Yu and smiled: "I haven’t given you anything before. Consider this pair of arm guards as a gift."

Ning Yu was startled by the favor; the arm guards were, after all, sixth-grade spiritual artifacts. Liu Hanyue coughed twice beside them, looking at Chen Nan expectantly: "What about me? You haven’t given me anything yet!"

Chen Nan hadn’t expected Liu Hanyue would also care about this, making him pause since he truly had nothing suitable to give. Half the items were useless to Nascent Soul Cultivators. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

After a long hesitation, he finally blurted out: "How about... I give you a child."

...

Three days later, Chen Nan finally ventured out of the small courtyard. But as soon as he stepped outside, he was startled to find the scholar from three days ago still standing at the door.

The scholar looked at Chen Nan with a resentful gaze: "You finally decided to come out."

As soon as he spoke, it was obvious his voice was hoarse beyond belief, having shouted his throat raw outside the door for three days.

"You’re like a stubborn adhesive plaster. I already told you I won’t accept your challenge!" Chen Nan retorted coldly.

The scholar’s eyes widened, about to say something harsh, but he glanced at Liu Hanyue standing behind Chen Nan and shivered. He knew Liu Hanyue fiercely protected Chen Nan.

"If you’re scared, just say so. I can’t force you, but what outsiders think, I don’t know."

Chen Nan initially didn’t want to bother, but suddenly a thought came to him, and he smiled slightly: "Did Yi Mingzi send you? Although I don’t know what he told you, I can be sure it wasn’t anything harmless."

"You want me to accept your challenge? Fine, but if I lose, my reputation’s ruined and I gain nothing, so... it’ll cost extra."

The scholar, seeing Chen Nan’s smile, suddenly felt like being watched by a predator. He shivered involuntarily but didn’t want to lose face in front of Chen Nan.

"What do you want?"

"Simple." Chen Nan snapped his fingers and laughed: "Just offer a few million top-grade spirit stones, and I’ll agree."

The scholar’s eyes widened: "Do you think top-grade spirit stones are cabbages? A few million—why don’t you just steal them?"

"I’ve only got twenty thousand!"

"Make it thirty thousand." Chen Nan held up three fingers: "You offer thirty thousand top-grade spirit stones, and I’ll accept your challenge."

The scholar gritted his teeth and nodded heavily: "Fine, I agree!"

He took out his storage bag and handed over thirty thousand top-grade spirit stones to Chen Nan, who felt a bit regretful. It seemed he asked for too little; he should have demanded more.

"Alright, where’s the challenge taking place?" Chen Nan asked gleefully.

"Of course, at the Martial Arts Arena, life or death doesn’t matter!" The scholar’s voice turned cold immediately.

Hearing his resolute words, Chen Nan finally realized the scholar wasn’t only encouraged by Yi Mingzi to challenge him, but seemed intent on killing him in the duel!

"What’s your relationship with Yi Mingzi?"

"I’m his fifth senior brother!" The scholar boasted triumphantly.

Chen Nan nodded knowingly, realizing it wasn’t strange. He had heard that Master Canglan’s disciples greatly protected their own, and now it was confirmed.

"If you’re his senior brother, then it’ll cost extra."

The scholar’s smile instantly froze on his face.