Chapter 265: The Protagonist Dislikes The Heroine!?

"Where are you going?"

He stopped.

For a moment...

Old instincts told him to answer her.

Explain.

Commander to commander.

Friend to friend.

Then...

He remembered her laughing with Shen Tian.

Sitting beside him.

Defending him.

His expression hardened.

"None of your business."

Rose’s face changed.

Bear frowned.

"Boss."

Lu Chen ignored him.

He walked toward the stairs.

Rose watched.

Something in her eyes slowly disappeared.

A remaining piece of loyalty.

Not to Black Wolf.

To him.

Personally.

Lin Yue noticed.

Then...

Lu Chen stopped one final time.

He didn’t turn around.

"Shen Tian."

Shen Tian looked over.

Lu Chen’s voice became cold.

"Enjoy winning while you can."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Planning something?"

"No."

A pause.

"Preparing."

Shen Tian smiled.

"For what?"

Lu Chen finally looked over his shoulder.

His eyes were completely cold.

"For the day you lose everything."

Silence.

Then...

He left.

. . .

Outside...

The night air hit Lu Chen’s face.

He walked.

Fast.

His breathing heavy.

Blood still remained near his mouth.

His ribs hurt.

His pride hurt more.

But his mind...

Was clear.

Strangely clear.

No Rose.

No Lin Yue.

No Gu Qingya.

No Tang Meilin.

No arguments.

No competition.

One objective.

Shen Tian.

His phone vibrated.

Viper.

Lu Chen ignored it.

Another vibration.

Ignored.

Again.

Lu Chen finally stopped.

He pulled out the phone.

Viper: You saw the recording.

Lu Chen typed.

Lu Chen: Yes.

The response came immediately.

Viper: Then you understand.

Lu Chen stared.

Then typed.

Lu Chen: Xue Long wants Shen Tian alive.

Viper: Correct.

Lu Chen looked back toward the restaurant.

His expression darkened.

Then...

Lu Chen: Tell Xue Long no.

Pause.

Three dots appeared.

Viper: Explain.

Lu Chen’s fingers moved.

Lu Chen: Shen Tian belongs to me.

Viper responded almost immediately.

Viper: I thought you said this wasn’t about women.

Lu Chen’s eye twitched.

Lu Chen: Fuck you.

Several seconds passed.

Then...

Viper: 😂

Lu Chen nearly crushed the phone.

Another message.

Viper: Fine. What do you want?

Lu Chen stared.

Then...

His expression became serious.

Lu Chen: Everything you have on him.

Viper: That’s a dangerous request.

Lu Chen: Everything.

Pause.

Viper: Including family?

Lu Chen stared at those words.

Family.

Mother.

Sister.

Women.

Associates.

The file.

His eyes hardened.

He remembered Shen Tian’s face.

You’re boring.

His fist tightened.

For one ugly moment...

He considered it.

Then...

No.

His pride refused.

If he touched Shen Tian’s mother...

His sister...

The women around him...

Then any victory would mean nothing.

He wanted Shen Tian destroyed.

But...

He wanted Shen Tian to know who destroyed him.

He wanted to stand over him.

Stronger.

Superior.

Victorious.

Lu Chen: No family.

Then...

Lu Chen: No women.

Another.

Lu Chen: I want information on Shen Tian himself.

Viper: Weaknesses?

Lu Chen smiled coldly.

Lu Chen: Every single one.

. . .

Back inside...

Rose remained silent.

Shen Tian looked toward the destroyed tables.

Then...

At Bear.

"How expensive is this place?"

Bear blinked.

"Why?"

"I’m apparently paying."

Lin Yue immediately nodded.

"You are."

"He attacked me."

"You threw him through furniture."

"Self-defense."

"You slammed him twice."

"Still self-defense."

"You opened a cultivation Domain inside a restaurant."

"Psychological self-defense."

Rose suddenly laughed.

Shen Tian looked toward her.

She covered her mouth.

"Sorry."

Her laughter continued.

Lin Yue smiled.

Bear started laughing too.

Even Ghost’s expression softened.

The tension slowly broke.

Shen Tian sighed.

"Fine."

He pulled out his phone.

"I’ll pay."

Lin Yue smiled.

"Good."

Shen Tian looked toward her.

"Bossy."

Her cheeks warmed slightly.

"Someone has to be responsible."

Rose looked toward Shen Tian.

Then...

She became quieter.

He noticed.

"What?"

Rose hesitated.

"Nothing."

Shen Tian stared.

She sighed.

"I don’t like this."

"Lu Chen?"

"All of it."

Her eyes moved toward the stairs.

"We’ve fought before."

"Argued."

"Nearly killed each other during training."

"But..."

She shook her head.

"I’ve never heard him say he genuinely wanted someone dead because he hated them."

Shen Tian’s expression became serious.

Rose continued.

"Lu Chen has killed plenty of people."

"So have I."

"Black Wolf isn’t clean."

"We’ve done ugly things."

Her voice softened.

"But hatred makes people stupid."

Shen Tian nodded.

"Agreed."

Rose looked toward him.

"Then why were you provoking him?"

Shen Tian paused.

Fair.

Rose raised an eyebrow.

"Well?"

Shen Tian sighed.

"Because he’s easy to provoke."

"That’s not a good reason."

"No."

He admitted it immediately.

Rose blinked.

Shen Tian continued.

"I pushed too hard."

Silence.

Rose hadn’t expected that.

Neither had Lin Yue.

Shen Tian looked toward the stairs.

"He was already unstable."

"I made it worse."

Rose studied him.

"You actually admit when you’re wrong?"

Shen Tian looked offended.

"Occasionally."

She laughed.

Then...

Her expression softened.

"Good."

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Rose held his gaze.

Her cheeks became slightly pink.

"Because..."

She hesitated.

"...I like that about you."

Silence.

Rose froze.

Her brain caught up.

Her face became bright red.

"I meant..."

She immediately looked away.

"That quality."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Of course."

"Don’t."

"I’m not doing anything."

"Your face is."

Lin Yue started laughing.

Rose glared.

"Don’t you start."

Lin Yue raised both hands.

"I’m innocent."

Shen Tian looked toward Rose.

She was still blushing.

Then...

He reached forward.

And lightly flicked her forehead.

Rose froze.

"...Did you just flick me?"

"Yes."

Her eyes widened.

"Why?"

"You’re overthinking."

"I..."

Her cheeks became even redder.

Shen Tian walked away.

Rose stared after him.

Then touched her forehead.

Lin Yue moved beside her.

"You’re doomed."

Rose slowly looked over.

"Shut up."

Lin Yue smiled.

"You like him."

Rose froze.

Then...

She looked toward Shen Tian.

He was speaking with Bear about the damage.

Blond hair.

Green eyes.

Completely relaxed despite everything.

Rose’s heart beat slightly faster.

She looked away.

"I..."

Her cheeks warmed.

"...might."

Lin Yue’s smile widened.

Rose immediately pointed at her.

"Not one word."

Lin Yue mimed locking her lips.

Then...

Shen Tian looked back.

"Rose."

She immediately straightened.

"What?"

"You coming?"

Her expression brightened before she could stop it.

"Yeah."

Lin Yue laughed.

Rose glared at her.

"Not."

"One."

"Word."

. . .

Much later...

Lu Chen stood alone in an abandoned warehouse.

Shirt removed.

Bandages around his ribs.

Sweat covered his body.

A heavy steel training post stood before him.

He punched.

BOOM!

Again.

BOOM!

Again.

BOOM!

Shen Tian’s face appeared in his mind.

Punch.

You’re boring.

BOOM!

Punch.

Act like someone worth following.

BOOM!

Punch.

You hate me because every excuse you’ve made stops working when I’m standing in front of you.

BOOOOOOM!

The steel post bent.

Lu Chen breathed heavily.

Blood covered his knuckles.

He stared at them.

Then...

Slowly smiled.

"Fine."

Another punch.

BOOM!

"If I’m boring..."

Another.

BOOM!

"I’ll become interesting."

Again.

BOOM!

"If I’m weak..."

Again.

BOOM!

"I’ll become stronger."

Again.

BOOM!

"If Black Wolf doubts me..."

BOOM!

"I’ll remind them who War Wolf is."

His Qi surged.

The entire warehouse shook.

Lu Chen’s eyes became bloodshot.

"And Shen Tian..."

He remembered those green eyes.

That smile.

Rose blushing.

Lin Yue laughing.

His own knee touching the ground.

His fist trembled.

"I’ll beat you."

BOOM!

The steel post snapped.

It crashed across the floor.

Lu Chen stood over it.

Breathing heavily.

His hatred remained.

But now...

It had direction.

Purpose.

Obsession.

He grabbed his shirt.

Then...

His phone vibrated.

A secure file transfer.

From Viper.

SHEN TIAN

Lu Chen opened it.

Combat footage.

Cultivation estimates.

Known abilities.

Possible weaknesses.

Recorded battles.

Behavioral patterns.

Lu Chen’s eyes moved rapidly.

Then...

One file caught his attention.

UNCONFIRMED CULTIVATION SITE

His eyes narrowed.

He opened it.

A mountain.

Remote.

Far outside the city.

At the bottom...

A note.

Unusual Qi activity detected underground.

Possible ancient cultivation inheritance.

Lu Chen stared.

Then...

His expression slowly changed.

An inheritance.

Power.

Perhaps...

Exactly what he needed.

His phone vibrated.

Viper: Interested?

Lu Chen stared at the mountain.

Then typed.

Lu Chen: Location.

Viper sent coordinates.

Lu Chen grabbed his jacket.

Then stopped.

His eyes narrowed.

Why would Viper simply give him this?

Another message arrived.

Viper: Before you ask, Xue Long doesn’t know I’m sending you this.

Lu Chen’s expression became colder.

That made it even more suspicious.

Lu Chen: Why help me?

Long pause.

Then...

Viper: Because I want to know which monster wins.

Lu Chen stared.

His lips slowly curled upward.

Lu Chen: Then watch closely.

He pocketed the phone.

And left.

. . .

At the Shen mansion...

Shen Tian had just entered his bedroom when Xu Ning suddenly appeared directly in front of him.

[HOST!]

Shen Tian stopped.

"What?"

[Big one.]

A system panel opened.

[FATE OPPORTUNITY DETECTED]

Protagonist: Lu Chen

Event: Heavenly Wolf Inheritance

Location: Tianbei Mountain

Original Fate Route:

Lu Chen discovers ancient underground military cultivation inheritance.

Obtains: Heavenly Wolf Body Scripture

Obtains: Bloodsteel Combat Art

Obtains: Ancient Spirit Weapon Fragment

Cultivation increase projected.

Black Wolf authority restoration probability increases significantly.

Shen Tian stared.

Then...

The final line appeared.

Associated Fate Value: 38,000

Silence.

Shen Tian slowly smiled.

Xu Ning stared at him.

[No.]

"What?"

[Host.]

"I haven’t said anything."

[I know that smile.]

Shen Tian grabbed his jacket.

Xu Ning floated after him.

[You just admitted earlier that you provoke him too much!]

"This isn’t provoking."

[You’re about to steal his inheritance!]

"Completely different."

[HOW?!]

Shen Tian opened the bedroom door.

Xu Ning followed.

[Host!]

He looked over his shoulder.

His green eyes gleamed.

"He said he wanted to get stronger."

[Yes...]

Shen Tian smiled.

"I’m going to make that difficult."

Xu Ning stared.

Then...

Slowly covered her face.

[You’re horrible.]

Shen Tian started down the hallway.

"He’s my enemy now."

A pause.

His smile disappeared.

His expression became colder.

"And if Lu Chen genuinely intends to kill me..."

He slipped his hands into his pockets.

"...I’m done letting him grow comfortably."

Xu Ning slowly lowered her hands.

That...

She couldn’t argue with.

Shen Tian continued walking.

Far across the city...

Lu Chen drove toward Tianbei Mountain.

Certain that he’d finally found the opportunity that would let him close the distance.

And behind him...

Unknown to War Wolf...

Shen Tian’s car left the Shen estate.

Two enemies.

One inheritance.

One mountain.

Lu Chen wanted the power to crush Shen Tian.

Shen Tian intended to take that power before Lu Chen could ever touch it.

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