novelraw Chapter 283 : Acting
Chapter 283 : Acting
Chapter 283: Acting
At this moment, the two groups of disciples from the Thousand Words Pavilion and the Red Star Divine Palace were so furious that their faces turned black.
They had seen arrogance before, but never such blatant, in-your-face humiliation!
They even went out of their way to walk up to the two sects’ disciples just to mock them. This was simply treating them as if they weren’t even human.
“Xian’ai Sect! Don’t go too far! Do you really think the disciples of our two sects are afraid of you?”
“That’s right! Your Xian’ai Sect may be strong, but we have sixteen people! Do you think we don’t have tempers?”
At this moment, Xia Yanhua walked up to Senior Brother and whispered,
“Senior Brother, why are you provoking them? They have more than a dozen people, while we only have six. Starting a fight wouldn’t be wise.”
However, Xia Yanhua never expected that just after she finished speaking, Senior Brother would reveal a hint of shock and say,
“Junior Sister, what a great idea! I’ll listen to you. Have this group leave their Storage Pouches, kneel on the ground, kowtow to us, and admit their mistake! Otherwise, kill them all!”
Xia Yanhua was dumbfounded. She never said that!
She had been trying to persuade him not to provoke them, so they wouldn’t be difficult to handle, but how did he completely twist her words like that?!
At this moment, the other four people behind them also had strange expressions. Were Senior Brother and Xia Yanhua actually this ruthless?
Could it be that Gu Fan’s mission for Senior Brother was to rob more treasures?
However, those words had already ignited the fury of the two groups below.
“Good, good, good! Your Xian’ai Sect sure is impressive! You actually want us to kowtow and apologize?”
“You even want to rob us of our Storage Pouches? In that case, let’s fight! We’ll see what gives your Xian’ai Sect the right to be this arrogant!”
With that, the disciples of the Thousand Words Pavilion and the Red Star Divine Palace erupted in rage and attacked.
The two leading early-stage Celestial Heart Realm disciples went straight for Senior Brother, unleashing their sect’s ultimate techniques from the start without holding back in the slightest.
The rest of the disciples also quickly picked opponents according to their own strength.
In an instant, every disciple of the Xian’ai Sect was surrounded by two or three enemies!
Young Master Qingxia and Cang Ya were even sent flying backward.
The two of them still had bewildered expressions, completely unable to understand why their sect’s Senior Brother had suddenly gone mad…
…provoking a joint assault from the two factions in one go.
At that moment, Senior Brother’s voice entered the minds of the others.
“Focus on defense. Fight while retreating. Head toward the treasure location Gu Fan marked out!”
Everyone’s expression turned serious, immediately understanding his intent.
They began to subtly use the force of battle to retreat in the direction they had come from.
“Is that all you’ve got, Thousand Words Pavilion?”
“Hahaha! The Fallen Star Finger of the Red Star Divine Palace is only at this level?”
Senior Brother fought against the two who besieged him while laughing heartily, further stoking their fury.
Just like that, the battle turned into a chaotic melee, and under the subtle guidance of the Xian’ai Sect disciples, they unknowingly arrived at the ruins cave residence that Gu Fan had led them to prepare.
As for Gu Fan himself, he had hidden far away. Seeing that everyone was in position, he sent a message to Senior Brother.
“It’s time!”
Senior Brother’s eyes sharpened, and he suddenly threw a punch!
The two enemies dodged it easily—after all, he had never intended to hit them.
The fist force rampaged forward, blasting away half of a small hill in the distance.
In that instant, a brilliant treasure light shot into the sky, piercing straight through the clouds!
It was accompanied by faint traces of the Great Dao’s resonance and what seemed like genuine Dao sounds chanting.
This massive commotion instantly shocked everyone.
Naturally, the disciples of the Xian’ai Sect knew what was going on. Senior Brother’s expression ‘changed dramatically’ as he said:
“It’s actually an ancient ruin! This Dao resonance… it must contain a great treasure!”
The others immediately understood the purpose of Gu Fan’s mission—it turned out he wanted this news to spread.
And to avoid suspicion, he had deliberately pulled in half the people to put on an act.
Of course, the two teams of disciples on the other side had no idea this was all a setup.
At that moment, Senior Brother pretended to be nervous and cried out,
“Everyone, go all out! We must keep this group here—if the news of the ruins gets out, too many people will come!”
Xia Yanhua now fully understood and cooperated perfectly,
“That’s right, kill them all!”
“The treasure light is shooting into the sky. We don’t have much time before others arrive—finish them quickly, seize the treasure, and flee far away!”
In the next moment, everyone truly erupted with their strongest aura, charging toward the two opposing teams.
The two leading disciples of the Thousand Words Pavilion and the Red Star Divine Palace exchanged glances.
Finally, they shouted loudly,
“Retreat first!”
With that, the sixteen of them immediately ran off into the distance.
The Xian’ai Sect disciples pretended to give chase for a few steps before feigning helplessness and giving up.
Once the act was over, Gu Fan’s figure flashed, appearing beside them.
“Perfect. This way, the news of a great treasure here will spread naturally.”
Senior Brother said helplessly,
“That’s true, but why do I feel like I’ve lost something even more important… my image…”
Everyone lowered their heads, muffling their laughter. Thinking back to Senior Brother’s slightly exaggerated acting, his deliberately arrogant words and expressions, it was almost enough to make them die laughing.
At this moment, Nan Xuanrou looked at Gu Fan and asked,
“Junior Brother, what should we do next?”
Gu Fan smiled and said,
“It’s simple. The reason I had you bring back disciples from two sects was precisely for restraint. Next, both sides will definitely each bring people here to face off, and for a while, they won’t attack the restriction.”
“Besides, the restriction we set up together can withstand several attacks from a Celestial Heart Realm cultivator. As more people gather, they will restrict each other. At that point, we just have to wait for the right moment to make our move.”
Young Master Qingxia asked worriedly,
“So are we just going to watch? What if they manage to break the restriction? All the treasures inside are our fortune!”
Cang Ya also nodded in concern.
Gu Fan looked at them with disdain.
“Can’t you have a bit more vision? What’s so worth fretting over about that little bit of loot we have? If we pull this off, each of our treasures will multiply several times over!”
“Besides, the treasures I’ve put in aren’t any less than yours. You think this Dao resonance appeared easily?”
Gu Fan smiled and glanced at the two of them, then stopped talking, leaving them the choice.
Hearing this, Young Master Qingxia and Cang Ya felt embarrassed to argue further.
“So what now?”
Seeing their agreement, Gu Fan simply smiled.
“Now… now we just find a comfortable spot and sleep well. I estimate that by the time we wake up, there will be no less than fifty people here!”
“At that time, we’ll just wait to divide up the Storage Pouches.”
Everyone’s eyes lit up at once.
Although they often competed against each other in the sect, they generally hadn’t done something like this before.
Setting a trap to swindle others—this kind of scheme gave them all an inexplicable excitement.
It felt like secretly doing something bad behind the elders’ backs—thrilling and full of anticipation.
Then, under Gu Fan’s lead, the six of them found a concealed spot not far away, where they rested while secretly watching the ruins trap from a distance.