Chapter 1319: One Thousand Times

Luzhu’s mention of Wang Chongxiao wasn’t without reason. Wang Chongxiao had caused trouble all over the Heavenly Realm, infuriating many tribal powerhouses who pursued him. Even a Giant King personally intervened. Yet, just as Wang Chongxiao had mysteriously escaped from the five-star Giant King before, his luck was incredibly defiant of heaven's will. No matter how desperate the situation, he miraculously found a way out. Such a monstrous talent must be extremely important to the Middle Kingdom; they would surely welcome his return, wouldn't they? Thinking this, Luzhu felt much more confident. She straightened up, her chest out, looking exactly like someone genuinely sent to negotiate.

"If you agree, I'll go back and bring Wang Chongxiao down," she said. "We'll exchange him for what we want."

Let Wang Chongxiao return? That scoundrel better die in the Heavenly Realm! Jiang Fan looked at Luzhu with an amused expression. What Luzhu didn't know was that her elder sister, Hongxiu, had already informed Jiang Fan about Wang Chongxiao's situation in the Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, Jiang Fan might genuinely have been fooled by Luzhu.

"What if I refuse?"

Luzhu was surprised. Such a powerful figure as Wang Chongxiao, and the Middle Kingdom didn't want him? She turned her gaze to the Grand Wine Sacrificer. "Can Jiang Fan's words represent your Great Cang Province?"

The Grand Wine Sacrificer smiled, waved his horsetail whisk, and turned away. "You two can discuss it yourselves. Why ask me?" Clearly, he had recognized Luzhu as the Asura 'little wife' Jiang Fan had tricked in the Heavenly Realm.

Luzhu's face immediately flushed. Had the story of her being tricked into becoming Jiang Fan's wife already spread throughout Great Cang Province? Suppressing her anger, she said, "If you're unwilling, then I won't force it." She added, "Farewell."

Jiang Fan said with a grin, "Who said you could leave?"

Luzhu panicked, her face stern. "Hmph! If I don't go back, Wang Chongxiao will be dead for sure!" She couldn't believe that Great Cang Province would truly let Wang Chongxiao die.

"That's excellent then. I'd love for him to die sooner." Jiang Fan's smile deepened.

Luzhu was astonished. What was going on? Great Cang Province was so indifferent to that monstrous talent? She began to panic, puffing out her chest. "Alright then, in a war between two nations, you don't execute envoys. That's your Middle Kingdom's rule, isn't it?" "You wouldn't actually kill an envoy, would you?" She hadn't spent these past few days reading Middle Kingdom books for nothing. This was where it came in handy!

Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud. Before, it was always him facing formidable enemies, racking his brain to escape. He utterly loathed such bullying tactics. Now, seeing Luzhu anxiously trying to bluff her way through, he felt at ease. It turned out he didn't hate bullying; he just hated being the one who was bullied.

"What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?" Luzhu glared at him.

Jiang Fan chuckled. "First, we're fighting a war between two realms, not two nations. And second, Wang Chongxiao already ran away, so you're no envoy."

Luzhu was taken aback. "You know about the situation in the Heavenly Realm?" Immediately, she became enraged. "So, you were just playing with me?"

Jiang Fan shrugged. "Isn't that obvious?"

Luzhu was furious and roared, "Jiang Fan!" All her self-important scheming had, in the end, been completely toyed with by Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan laughed. "Calm down, don't curse at me, and don't hit me."

Luzhu glanced at the Grand Wine Sacrificer, who had his back to her, and a flicker of anger crossed her eyes. In an instant, she was in front of Jiang Fan, her fist flying towards his utterly detestable face, yelling, "You dead cheat! Do you know what I've been through these past days? Every time I close my eyes, I see your loathsome face! I've torn you apart in my mind ten thousand times, ten thousand times! Go die!"

However, just as her fist was about to land, the Sage's inscription activated as expected, and Luzhu was caught without a doubt. The fist meant to strike him instead hooked around his neck, and her lips kissed Jiang Fan's cheek.

Jiang Fan took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her waist. "Wife, you still love me as much as ever." Luzhu realized what had happened and shrieked, "Ah! You perverted scoundrel, what have you done to me... Darling, Luzhu likes you so much." "Ah! What's wrong with me, go die!" *Smack!* "Ah! You bastard... Darling..."

The Grand Wine Sacrificer's mouth twitched. He couldn't listen anymore. Turning around, he waved his horsetail whisk, and a wisp of clear energy struck Luzhu, entangling her. He sighed faintly, saying, "Even Heavenly Eye Sage has times when he misjudges."

Heavenly Eye Sage had inscribed Jiang Fan to ensure family harmony. Who would have thought Jiang Fan would use it so creatively! Whether it was an ancient giant, a human, or an Asura, old or young, they were all subdued by Jiang Fan's inscription until they lost their temper. If Heavenly Eye Sage knew, he'd probably rush back from the battlefield to quickly erase the inscription, lest it tarnish his reputation, which he'd built up over a thousand years.

Only after confirming that Luzhu was entangled by the clear energy, unable to move and with her beautiful eyes spitting fire, did Jiang Fan release her. He reached out and pinched her puffed-out cheeks, chuckling. "Since my wife has come all this way to send herself to me, then your husband will accept you."

He took out the talisman Hongxiu had once given him, which contained Hongxiu's bloodline talent for memory deletion. As a Four-Crowned Asura King, deleting the memories of Luzhu, a Two-Crowned Asura King, should pose no problem. Luzhu clearly recognized the talisman's origin, her apricot eyes widening, becoming even more enraged. Jiang Fan had actually colluded with that wretched woman! She felt an immense sense of betrayal! She had met Jiang Fan first, yet in the end, Hongxiu had snatched him away and even instigated Jiang Fan to harm her!

In her extreme fury, she gritted her teeth. With a thought, a thumb-sized piece of white bone flew out from her chest. It emitted a repulsive aura. As soon as it appeared, the clear energy binding Luzhu was polluted, turning into murky black mist before dissipating. Luzhu instantly broke free, and while teleporting backward, she frantically pointed at Jiang Fan. "Paralyze!"

The Grand Wine Sacrificer's expression subtly changed. "A Giant Emperor's curse!" No sooner said than done. As the curse power from the white bone radiated out, the horsetail whisk threads in the Grand Wine Sacrificer's palm spread open, like a spiderweb, swooping in to envelop all the radiating curse. The pristine white whisk visibly turned black. Finally, it rotted into mud. The white bone, too, lost its attached curse power and scattered into dust.

Jiang Fan's heart pounded with fear. For a fleeting moment, he thought he had fallen into a pool of blood. The extreme negative emotions made his breath catch.

"That brat, to actually carry something so dangerous!" Jiang Fan's face darkened; he had almost capsized in the ditch!

The Grand Wine Sacrificer looked up towards Luzhu, but she had already vanished from sight. He mused, "That curse wasn't prepared for you."

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and understood. Luzhu descending to the lower realm to seek revenge on him was secondary. Her primary goal was to kill the person capable of moving the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar. He was the ancient giants' greatest threat! And thanks to Jiang Fan's repeated exaggerations, the Heavenly Realm already knew who had moved the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar: the Heart Demon Venerable.