Chapter 65

"Clang, do you believe in fate..." Shen Lang said with a somewhat low voice.

Xue Clang was taken aback, then laughed and said, "I didn't believe it before, but after meeting you, I do."

She didn't finish her sentence. What she wanted to say was that she had only come to Tianfeng City for training, and accidentally met Shen Lang, who was being chased by students from the Tian Shen Academy. In the end, she found an excuse to stay.

At that time, the two academies were at odds. Shen Lang was secretly practicing outside and accidentally met the students from the Tian Shen Academy. Outnumbered, he was relentlessly pursued with no place to run.

It had been several years...

She still remembered that she had never been so angry before.

Seven of the group from the Tian Shen Academy had their legs broken by her, and eight were thrown into a swamp, headfirst.

The remaining two were lucky and got off scot-free.

But they ended up with a phobia, wetting their pants at the sight of a woman in red.

Later, the Ta Yun Academy relied on this little devil to gain the upper hand over the Tian Shen Academy.

To her, meeting Shen Lang in such a place and in such a way was fate.

It didn't matter if others didn't believe it; she believed it. She believed that in her past life, she must have had an extraordinary relationship with this person!

If there really was a past life and this life.

"Do... do you have something you want to say to me?" Xue Clang took a step forward, standing right in front of Shen Lang, almost nose to nose.

Looking at Xue Clang's face and smelling the faint fragrance, Shen Lang suddenly felt an urge to embrace her.

That figure closest to him in his dreams...

That woman who still worried about him even as her soul scattered...

Now she was right in front of him, so close...

"No, I was just asking casually. I'm hungry, let's go eat first, and then we'll go to the Jubaoge auction," Shen Lang avoided Xue Clang and walked towards the Tingfeng Inn.

Xue Clang pouted and glared at his back for a while, then suddenly chuckled and muttered to herself, "He didn't say I couldn't continue following him, so that means I can, right? He even said we're going to eat and then to the auction? Hehe!"

The world is a furnace, and creation is the charcoal. All people are objects in the furnace, enduring endless torment. How many can truly control their own destiny?

But to protect the one you love, to fight against fate, to oppose the entire world, why not?

A surge of heroic spirit welled up in Shen Lang's chest.

A matter that had been troubling him suddenly became clear.

So he didn't resist Xue Clang too much.

However, his heroic spirit didn't last long. Soon, his smiling face turned into a bitter one.

Because when he returned to the Tingfeng Inn, he immediately regretted letting Xue Clang follow him...

He had calculated everything, but he hadn't anticipated that the encounter between two women would be so terrifying...

Xue Clang and Shui Qingwu, upon meeting, immediately started fighting on the street without a word!

Well, both were at the Fifth Heaven of the Qi Wu realm. One was a graceful and refined lady, the other a charming and mischievous beauty. Now they were completely different.

They were arguing and fighting at the same time!

The onlookers were delighted, rarely seeing such a spectacle of two beautiful women fighting in the street. It satisfied their curiosity and gave them a visual feast.

Shen Lang, however, rolled his eyes.

They say three women make a drama, but here, two were already putting on a big show.

On the street, a large area was cleared as Shui Qingwu and Xue Clang exchanged blows. The fierce wind from their attacks made the onlookers change color and retreat.

One practiced water-based techniques, the other wind-based techniques.

Shui Qingwu, with her water-based techniques, created a water dragon that soared and charged, launching a relentless and powerful attack.

However, Xue Clang, practicing wind-based techniques, remained calm and collected, deftly countering all of Shui Qingwu's attacks. She moved like the wind, leaving a trail of red as she darted about gracefully.

"Great!"

The crowd cheered in unison.

"Still not done? Don't tell me you know them!" Shen Lang called out several times, but the two women ignored him. He sighed helplessly, "Too many chickens, no eggs; too many women, chaos. What can you do..."

Both women were from the capital, and it seemed they were either old enemies or rivals.

Shen Lang shook his head and turned to enter the Jubaoge.

"You like to fight, then fight to your heart's content."

As soon as he entered the Jubaoge, Lan Luos immediately came forward, seemingly waiting for a long time.

"Shao Lang, you came just in time. I went to the Tingfeng Inn but didn't see you, I thought I wouldn't see you..."

Lan Luos' face still had a slight flush, whether from excitement or from taking some medicine.

Shen Lang's face immediately turned long, "What the heck, are you cursing me? What do you mean 'I won't see you'?"

"Uh, I... I didn't mean that, I thought you might be doing something important..."

Lan Luos was startled and quickly added, "I've already obtained the map of the Seven Star Begonia and collected one-third of the materials you gave me. They're all in this storage bag, take a look."

"So fast?" Shen Lang was slightly surprised.

He hadn't expected this guy to be so capable. Getting the map of the Seven Star Begonia was one thing, but in just over two hours, he had already collected so much of the required materials.

"It's fine, it's fine. Shao Lang's matters, of course, are handled promptly..." Lan Luos, seeing Shen Lang's surprise, felt as if he had drunk nectar, feeling refreshed and elated.

He said with a hint of pride, "Today is particularly chaotic, with the Jubaoge busy hosting representatives from various forces... If it were any other day, most of it would already be done. Shao Lang, please follow me, I've arranged a VIP room for you."

Lan Luos led the way, quickly bringing Shen Lang to the VIP room on the second floor.

The entire floor was encircled by rooms, each with a curtain hanging, making it impossible to see inside.

Downstairs was the auction hall of the Jubaoge.

It wasn't yet time for the auction to start, but the hall was already filled with people, perhaps five or six hundred.

All were important figures from various forces, making it quite lively.

Just as Shen Lang was about to enter the central VIP room with Lan Luos, he heard a somewhat familiar voice, "Lan Luos, you have some nerve to bring a waste like Shen Lang to the VIP room! What qualifications does this waste have to enter such a place?"

Shen Lang and Lan Luos turned around to see Xu Daolin, who was looking at them with anger.

Behind Xu Daolin, the city lord's daughter, Ye Xue, had a sinister look and a mocking smile.

Next to Ye Xue, a middle-aged man in silver armor glared at Shen Lang with intense hatred, his powerful divine sense locking onto Shen Lang.

"Xu Daolin, are you just bored or is your anus itchy again? Whether I have the qualifications to enter the VIP room is none of your business. The Jubaoge is not a place for scum like you to manage," Shen Lang said with a cold laugh.

"Is an anus not a flower? Why would it be itchy? Xu Daolin, are you carrying an anus?"

Ye Xue asked softly from behind, making Xu Daolin's face turn a deep red, almost driving him to madness.

At this moment, the middle-aged man next to Ye Xue coldly said, "If Xu Daolin doesn't have the right to manage, then I should, right? Your Shen family is just a small force dependent on the city lord's mansion. Apart from a couple of old men, no one else in your entire family has the qualifications to enter the VIP room. Get out!"

Shen Lang, meeting the middle-aged man's hateful gaze, laughed and said, "Whether I leave or not depends on my mood. If I have to leave, you should go first... I see you look quite human, may I ask if you are surnamed Tang?"

"The little brat has good eyesight. I am the head of the city lord's mansion guards, Tang Sheng... I didn't think a waste from the Shen family would dare to break my son's leg, thinking I, Tang Sheng, am easy to bully!"

As Tang Sheng spoke, he took a step forward, and a powerful divine sense instantly struck Shen Lang.

Although the two old men from the Ta Yun Academy personally went to the city lord's mansion to resolve the matter, Tang Sheng was only temporarily holding back.

Not encountering Shen Lang was one thing, but to see him and do nothing was too difficult.

He planned to use his powerful divine sense to turn Shen Lang into an idiot. As an Eighth Heaven Qi Wu realm expert, facing a Second Heaven Li Wu realm waste, he was confident he could make this waste an idiot!

Shen Lang, observing coldly, immediately understood Tang Sheng's intentions upon seeing his eyes.

He laughed inwardly, not backing down, and his powerful divine sense immediately clashed with Tang Sheng's.

"Buzz..." Shen Lang felt stars in his head and a loud ringing in his ears, making him want to scream. He couldn't help but shake his head.

Tang Sheng seemed even worse off, trembling violently and falling backward with a scream.

"Uncle Tang, are you okay?" Ye Xue was shocked and immediately supported Tang Sheng.

For a waste like Shen Lang to use divine sense to clash with Tang Sheng and even gain the upper hand was something she wouldn't believe if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

This was completely illogical!

Xu Daolin's eyes turned fierce, and he took a step forward, his fist glowing with spiritual light, ready to strike Shen Lang's chest, who was still dazed.

He had a good plan!

At this moment, Shen Lang only had Lan Luos by his side, with no other powerful figures. Taking this opportunity to cripple the other side, with the city lord's mansion backing him, who could do anything?

"Slap!"

A hand reached out from the side, and a loud slap landed on Xu Daolin's face.

It was Lan Luos, whom he had almost forgotten, who had acted.

"You... you dare to hit me!" Xu Daolin was stunned, completely dumbfounded by the slap.