Chapter 468
Chapter 468 – Wu Ningzhu’s Secret
Jiang Chen didn’t interrupt, he just quietly stared at Wu Ningzhu. From her eyes, Jiang Chen could tell that she was girl with a story.
Wu Ningzhu let out a long sigh, then she raised her head and looked at the bright moon. She took a step forward and continued speaking with a voice so soft that it could only be heard by herself, “A beautiful appearance is a girl’s biggest pride. However, I have been hiding it all this time.”
A wry smile emerged on Wu Ningzhu’s lips. After that, she seemed like she was immersed in deep though, as if she had just recalled an unforgettable past. Hey eyes seemed blurred, and she looked absolutely beautiful underneath the gentle moonlight. Her beautiful face seemed to be hiding a trace of pain. At this moment, Jiang Chen felt a pain in his heart. This was the second time he had experienced such a feeling for a girl. The first time, it was Yan Chenyu. He knew that Wu Ningzhu had a complicated story she wanted to speak about.
Wu Ningzhu didn’t say anything for a long time, and Jiang Chen remained standing next to her, not speaking either. He knew that Wu Ningzhu was hesitating; wondering if she should tell Jiang Chen about her secret. Everyone had their own secret, and some secrets could only be hidden in one’s heart, with allowing anyone to peek at it. Jiang Chen too had his own secret; that he was once the greatest Saint underneath the heavens, that was his biggest secret, and only he himself could ever know this secret.
“That year, I was only ten years old.”
Wu Ningzhu began to talk. A ten year old child already had a good memory. It wasn’t difficult to imagine that when she was ten years old, her appearance must already have started to shine, as she was a perfect beauty.
“My mother’s name is Gu Lan. She and my dad were deeply in love with each other, and they were the role models of many. However, one day, a man who claimed to be my mother’s elder brother, my uncle, suddenly arrived from afar. His arrival changed everything. When that man saw my father and me, he became extremely angry, and started yelling that he wanted to kill me and my dead. However, using her own life as a ransom, she saved me and my dad, and was thus brought away by that heartless man to a place far away. After that, my father told me that he had for a long time known of my mother’s identity, as she came from an ancient clan located in a place far away from where we lived. It’s a clan with powers beyond anyone’s imagination. I can still remember, the man who came and brought my mother away is a very strong way, and it wasn’t until I progressed further on the path of cultivation that I started to realize just how strong that man really was. In fact, he could easily destroy the entire Southern Continent with a single hand.”
“What are you thinking about?”
Wu Ningzhu asked.
“Nothing, I was just thinking about your mother’s family, wondering how strong they really are.”
Jiang Chen casually shrugged his shoulders. He didn’t tell her anything he knew about the Gu Family, because if he did, he just wouldn’t be able to explain how a genius of the Eastern Continent who had never been to the Divine Continent could know so much about the superpowers of the Divine Continent; it would make no sense.
Right at this moment, the men from the Nangong Family approached from afar. When they saw Jiang Chen and Wu Ningzhu, they cupped their fists and greeted.
“Uncle, why did you come at this hour? Is there anything urgent?”
Jiang Chen asked.
Seeing that the Nangong Family was here, Nangong Wentian and the others left the courtyard and joined them.
“Nephew Jiang Chen, since everything in the Eastern Continent has been settled, we need to rush back to the Southern Continent.”
Nangong Yunfan said.
“Oh, why the rush?”
Jiang Chen felt surprised.
At the same time, it seemed like Wu Ningzhu had suddenly remembered something. She said, “Yes, what Chief Nangong said is correct, we need to leave as soon as possible. The Demon King’s Palace was infuriated after you killed four of their guardians in the Dancing Sun City. Because of this, the master of the Demon King Palace, Lord Combat Wolf furiously declared war against the Profound River Palace. When we left, the Southern Continent had already fallen into chaos, and many cities were being attacked by the large armies of the demons. The safety of the Southern Continent is at stake, so we have to rush back to help.”
“That’s right. Although the Profound River Palace can fight with the Demon King Palace, there are way too many demons in the Southern Continent. We, the Nangong Family has to contribute in this war as well.”
Nangong Yunfan said.
“This isn’t good.”
Jiang Chen furrowed his brows. He had witnessed those demons running amok in the Southern Continent. Now that a war had erupted between the demons and the humans, it would no doubt be a war of a gigantic scale, and many innocent lives would be sacrificed.
“Jiang Chen, using my own name, I want to ask you to come to the Southern Continent and help us.”
Wu Ningzhu stared in Jiang Chen’s eyes with a serious look on her face. She didn’t invite him in the name of the Profound River Palace’s Holy Maiden, instead, she used her own name. The reason was that the Southern Continent truly needed some extra help, and if a mighty warrior like Jiang Chen could provide them some help, the Demon King Palace would not be so frightening. Secondly, she wanted to see if she carried any weight in Jiang Chen’s heart.