Chapter 174 - 108: My Students Are Truly the Greatest Wealth in My Life

Chapter 174: Chapter 108: My Students Are Truly the Greatest Wealth in My Life

Behind them, the School Protection Array that had constantly enveloped Luocheng First High School was now so faint it could dissipate at any second. From the looks of it, this Array wouldn’t last much longer.

Chen Fugui’s heart grew incredibly heavy at the sight. If the School Protection Array failed, everyone on campus would undoubtedly be in grave danger. However, neither Chen Fugui nor Lu Chen had the luxury of worrying about that right now.

The critical issue looming before them was how to deal with the Golden Core Stage Cultivator standing right in front of them—Hao Fu.

Chen Fugui never in a million years expected that the cook who always wore a cheerful smile and slipped him extra portions at mealtime was actually a high-ranking member of the Black Lotus Sect hiding within the school. No wonder the Black Lotus Sect was so familiar with First High School’s Five Directions Array. It also made sense how they managed to discreetly set up such a massive Array that blotted out the sky right in the school’s vicinity.

They had been plotting all of this for a very long time. Ten years of planning, all for this very moment.

Perhaps feeling that Lu Chen and Chen Fugui had nowhere left to run, Hao Fu wasn’t in a rush to attack. Instead, he looked at Chen Fugui with a conflicted expression.

"Old Chen, although I didn’t want things to escalate to this point, there’s nothing I can do. Who asked me to be the Vice Altar Master of the Black Lotus Sect’s Si Snake Branch?

"To be honest, from the moment I entered Luocheng First High School as a cook ten years ago, I knew this day would come.

"But I didn’t expect it to take so long. It took so long that I almost forgot my identity as a Vice Altar Master, genuinely believing I was just a cook in the First High School cafeteria.

"Old Chen, you’re one of the few people in First High School who never looked down on me.

"You’re also one of the rare few who would willingly sit down, share a drink, and shoot the breeze with us cooks and helpers.

"That’s why I made up my mind from the very beginning—unless absolutely necessary, I would definitely spare your life.

"Leave, Old Chen. I’ll tell the others not to make things difficult for you. Just find a place to hide. This will all be over soon.

"After all, our target was never the entirety of First High School, just certain individuals within it."

Hao Fu spoke with immense sincerity, as if he truly considered Chen Fugui a good friend. Faced with his goodwill, however, Chen Fugui merely sneered.

"Bah! If I had known you were a lapdog of the Black Lotus Sect back then, forget about drinking together—I would’ve found it disgusting to even exchange a single word with you."

Hearing this, Hao Fu’s expression turned somewhat ugly. He looked at Chen Fugui, his tone lowering. "Old Chen, so... even you look down on me?"

"Look down on you?" Chen Fugui let out a short laugh. He gestured for Lu Chen to let go of his arm and walked up to Hao Fu on his own. "What I look down on is the scum of the Black Lotus Sect. I don’t look down on the cook who knew his culinary skills were lacking and practiced day and night in the kitchen to improve."

Hao Fu froze, subconsciously asking, "Is there a difference?"

Hearing this, Chen Fugui replied with a deadpan expression, "One is an inhumane beast driven by selfish desires, while the other is an ordinary person striving forward just to make a living. Do you think they are the same?"

Hao Fu fell silent for a moment before something seemed to click. He sighed emotionally.

"Yeah... it really isn’t the same.

"Thinking back on my life over the past ten years, it feels just like a dream.

"If I had a choice, I really would have loved to just be a good cook at First High School.

"Because back then, all I had to worry about was how to make the dishes taste good. I didn’t need to overthink anything else."

With that, Hao Fu turned his gaze toward Lu Chen.

"Lu Tongxue, are you coming with me willingly, or do you want me to break your limbs and drag you away tied up, just like Bian Tongxue?

"Who would’ve thought that a humble place like Luocheng First High School would produce two Unparalleled Sword Immortals capable of awakening Sword Intent during the Qi Cultivation Stage.

"Perhaps only a culturally and spiritually rich land could birth a Saint Heir suitable for our sect."

Before Lu Chen could answer, Chen Fugui beat him to the punch.

"Go with you? Why don’t you take a good look in the mirror and see what kind of trash you are!

"Do you think my student is someone a Black Lotus Sect scum like you can just take away on a whim?

"If you want to take my student away, you’ll have to step over my dead body first!"

Hao Fu let out a sigh at those words. "Old Chen, do we really have to take it this far?"

"We? Who the hell is ’we’ with you!"

Faced with Chen Fugui’s fiery scolding, Hao Fu sighed helplessly.

"Fine... then don’t blame me, Old Chen.

"You chose this path yourself."

Having said that, Hao Fu ordered Missionary No. 7 to keep an eye on Bian Shouyi before walking alone toward Lu Chen and Chen Fugui. Watching Hao Fu’s steady approach, Chen Fugui discreetly nudged Lu Chen, gesturing for him to leave quickly while he figured out a way to stall for time.

Lu Chen, however, could only smile bitterly to himself. He wondered where he could possibly run even if he wanted to.

The entirety of Luocheng First High School, and even an area spanning a Fang Yuan of three or four kilometers, had all been dragged into a mysterious space by the Black Lotus Sect using a special method. Right now, he was a sitting duck with nowhere to run. Therefore, his only option was to defeat Hao Fu.

Although Chen Fugui claimed Hao Fu was at the Golden Core Stage, Lu Chen observed that Hao Fu’s aura was exceedingly strange. It wasn’t as if Lu Chen had never seen a genuine Golden Core Stage Cultivator before.

Yu Tianqi, the Black Rock King—these were all Golden Core Stage entities.