15: Chapter 15 The Fairy in the Ring—I Know This One!

After finishing the business, Lu Chen felt a bit uncomfortable.

It was mainly because the Su Family knelt too quickly, leaving him no chance to say a few more pretentious lines.

How boring.

He waved his hand, preparing to take the two "half-disciples" who were still in a daze and head home.

"Let's go, time to go home and sleep."

Just as he finished speaking, a trembling and urgent voice came from behind him.

"Emperor Yun, please stay your step!"

It was Su Chen.

The Young Lord of the Su Family, having just been reborn, was looking at him nervously, holding something in his hands.

Lu Chen turned around, raising an eyebrow impatiently.

What? Do you want me to sign an autograph for you?

The members of the Su Family, including that Old Ancestor who was a quasi-emperor, felt their hearts jump into their throats.

This ignorant brat actually dared to call out to this lord? Is he tired of living!

Su Wanshan's face turned pale with fright; he wished he could rush up and slap his son unconscious.

Su Chen ignored the murderous gazes of his clansmen. He took a few steps forward, stopped three steps away from Lu Chen, and respectfully held something high above his head.

It was a ring.

Its style was ancient and simple, pitch black all over. It was impossible to tell what material it was made of, and there were even some traces of wear on it; it looked completely ordinary.

"Emperor Yun."

Su Chen's voice carried complete repentance and relief.

"This is the engagement token I snatched from Leng Qingqiu when I was ignorant and went to annul our engagement."

"I heard it is a keepsake from her late mother."

"I no longer have the face to keep this item, nor am I worthy of having any further connection with Qingqiu. I ask that Emperor Yun please return this to her and apologize to her on my behalf."

Lu Chen's eyes lit up instantly.

Oh? An engagement token of my cheap disciple? And it's her mother's keepsake? No, wait, it's a keepsake from her mother!

This is a key item! I must get my hands on it!

He muttered inwardly, but aloud, he softly repeated the name. "Su Chen... Su Chen..."

Why does this name sound so familiar? A strong scent of a protagonist came rushing towards him.

What trope is this? Trash-to-hero? Good grief, did I just steal a disciple from a protagonist?

He remained calm and casually hooked his finger.

The ring left Su Chen's palm, turned into a streak of black light, and landed lightly in Lu Chen's palm.

Upon holding the ring, there was no special feeling; it was just an ordinary, broken iron ring.

But the moment the ring was in his hand, deep within Lu Chen's eyes, he voluntarily activated his "Void-Delusion Divine Pupil," and his talent began to function.

The world before his eyes changed instantly.

Inside this ordinary-looking ring, he saw an extremely tiny independent space.

In that space, a phantom, curled-up figure of light was sleeping.

That figure of light emitted a powerful Soul fluctuation that was completely out of place in this world.

Although weak, its essence was close to that of a Saint!

Lu Chen's mind was instantly flooded with a barrage of internal commentary.

"Holy crap!" "It really is!" "Ring Grandpa! The standard Golden Finger for a protagonist!" "Wait..."

He scanned with his Divine Thought and saw it more clearly.

That figure of light had a graceful figure and exquisite curves; even as a blurry shadow, one could tell she was peerlessly beautiful.

"It's a woman?" "Then it's Ring Grandma!" "Not bad, the configuration is quite high!"

Lu Chen pinched the ring, his inner abacus clicking loudly.

"My cheap disciple, isn't her Luck a bit too Heaven-Defying?" "Now comes a Golden Finger in the form of an engagement token from the annulment trope?" "These buffs are almost fully stacked."

He rubbed the ring, the corners of his mouth curling into an imperceptible arc.

"But, this ring is not bad." "Just right, I'll stack a few more buffs on my disciple to make her tougher." "When she goes out to cause trouble later, with a bunch of buffs, she'll be able to fight better, right?" "Yes, I'm doing this for my disciple's own good."

"Should we still go through with the three-year appointment? It feels like Su is not to be trifled with, and there are quite a lot of protagonists named Su in web novels; maybe I should just skip the three-year appointment!"

He put away the ring and took another look at Su Chen. With this look, he made a new discovery.

Above this kid's head, there was actually a wisp of faint red Luck floating.

Although far less vigorous than his own disciple's, it was definitely the treatment only a protagonist would have.

Lu Chen felt deeply moved. Good grief.

It seems that the toxic chicken soup from his previous life, "Heaven has made me with talents, everyone is their own protagonist," is actually true in this world. The involution, it's just too intense.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the Su Family members still kneeling on the ground.

"I will be taking the two sisters."

Lu Chen's voice was not loud, but it caused the temperature of the entire great hall to drop by a few degrees.

"In the future, if the Everlasting Su Family truly faces a catastrophe, you may use my name."

Upon hearing this, the Su Family members were overjoyed, their faces flushed with excitement. This was a promise from an Emperor! It was an amulet!

However, Lu Chen's next sentence made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"But. If I find out that you are using my name to bully others and commit evil outside..."

He paused, a kind smile appearing on his face. "Then I will personally visit and wipe your Everlasting Su Family from this world, leaving not even a speck of dust behind."

Using both kindness and severity. The Su Family Old Ancestor, Su Ting, shuddered.

He quickly thanked him heavily again. "We respectfully obey Emperor Yun's decree! My entire Su Family will definitely restrain our clansmen and will never dare to fail the Emperor's grace!"

Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction. He stopped wasting words, waved his large sleeve, and swept up the Su Sisters, one of whom was lovesick and the other with a complex look in her eyes, who were still standing there.

"Let's go." The space in front of him split open silently once again.

Lu Chen took the two women, stepped into it, and his figure disappeared. The spatial rift closed slowly, as if it had never appeared.

Inside the great hall, there was deathly silence. After a long time, the Su Family members dared to crawl up from the ground, each of them collapsing on the floor, panting heavily.

The short time just now was more agonizing than fighting a war of extermination.

...

Elsewhere. In the Void Realm.

Su Xuner and Su Qiyue were experiencing spatial travel for the first time, so they closed their eyes nervously. Su Qiyue was gripping Lu Chen's sleeve tightly.

After an unknown amount of time, they felt their feet stop and landed on solid ground again. Xiaoyao Peak, which they had expected, did not appear.

They opened their eyes and found themselves hovering above a huge city.

Below were bustling crowds, rows of houses, and a Mortal world filled with the atmosphere of daily life.

"Revered Master, are we not returning to the Holy Land?" Su Qiyue asked curiously. Su Xuner also cast a puzzled look.

Lu Chen did not answer them. He lowered his head, looking at the ancient ring in his palm, a playful smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"Before we go home, you two go play first. I have a fun little thing that I need to call out first and have a good chat with."