WebNovel Chapter 1299 I Believe You
Chapter 1299 I Believe You
"Slander? Me? Yes, why would I slander you?" Ning Ruan asked with a light laugh, her expression unchanged.
How do I know why you would slander me?
The nine-tailed female cultivator's delicate body trembled slightly, and shimmering tears welled up in her eyes.
She turned to Long Jun, her captivating eyes fixed on him:
"Does the city lord also believe his words? Who am I? Don't you know me? Don't you even believe me?"
That pitiful appearance was enough to soften the hearts of anyone present.
Of course, it's not just about appearance.
The main issue is that they didn't smell the stench of a corpse that Ning Ruan had described.
Is this the kind of smell a living person can produce?
But the person in front of me is clearly a living person.
How could it resemble something dirty and smelly?
Long Jun's deep gaze shifted from Ning Ruan's face to the face of the woman in front of him.
He raised his hand and gently stroked her smooth cheek, his movements incredibly tender.
Then he laughed.
"Of course." Long Jun's voice was exceptionally deep, yet it carried a unique gentleness, as if he were comforting the startled beauty before him: "I believe you."
Upon hearing this, the nine-tailed female cultivator's face instantly lit up with the joy of surviving a calamity, and she was about to say something more.
But the next moment.
The large hand that was still on her cheek suddenly exerted force without warning.
"Snapped!"
A crisp, muffled sound.
That palm was firmly imprinted on the nine-tailed female cultivator's heart.
The smile on the nine-tailed female cultivator's face froze completely, a look of fear and confusion flashed in her eyes, and then her whole body fell softly backward like a kite with a broken string.
boom.
She fell to the ground and remained silent.
The change happened so fast that everyone present, including Chiling who was closest, didn't have time to react.
One moment they were all lovey-dovey and expressing their unwavering belief.
The next moment, he ruthlessly destroyed the flower, killing it with a single blow.
The entire back garden was deathly silent.
All the prodigies stared wide-eyed at the "corpse" on the ground, then at the expressionless Long Jun, their expressions extremely complex.
At that moment, an indescribable stench suddenly spread out from the body lying on the ground.
That wasn't just the ordinary smell of blood; it was a stench mixed with decay, coldness, and death.
It was as if an ancient tomb that had been left for thousands of years had been suddenly opened, the stench so strong it was nauseating.
"vomit……"
Some of the less powerful prodigies couldn't control themselves and bent over to retch.
The others also turned pale and hurriedly circulated their spiritual power to suppress their sense of smell.
This taste...
It's exactly as Ning Ruan said!
It smells like a corpse!
This stench could never be from a recently deceased corpse.
When everyone looked at the nine-tailed female cultivator on the ground, her still beautiful face now appeared incredibly eerie in their eyes.
It was clearly a corpse that had been dead for who knows how long, but apart from the strong stench of death and the lack of life, the body was intact and almost indistinguishable from a living person.
Long Jun's face was extremely pale.
Enraged, then terrified.
There was also a hint of shame at being deceived.
He, the dignified lord of Jiaocheng and a Nascent Soul Realm expert, had actually spent so much time with a corpse, even bringing her to an event like the Azure Sea Tide Banquet, in front of all the geniuses of the Eternal Domain…
This is simply a shame!
He suddenly waved his hand, directly picking up the corpse on the ground and putting it into his storage ring.
Even so, the stench still lingered.
Long Jun slowly raised his head and his gaze fell on Ning Ruan.
The look in his eyes was extremely complicated.
"The Azure Sea Tide Feast continues."
Long Jun took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, his voice hoarse.
He surveyed the entire scene, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the various prodigies with their differing expressions.
He continued, "Excuse me, you may proceed with your banquet."
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot in a flash.
The city lord has left.
The garden was left with its many talented students, who looked at each other in bewilderment, the atmosphere so awkward it was practically freezing.
Such a strange thing happened before the banquet even started.
How can this grand feast, with its azure sea and surging tides, continue?
All eyes eventually and involuntarily turned to the woman who had remained calm throughout.
It was as if what had just happened had nothing to do with her.
Under the complex gazes of everyone, Ning Ruan seemed to finally remember something.
He tilted his head slightly and said to the people from the city lord's mansion not far away, "So, can we begin the feast now?"
"...Yes, it is possible."
……
The Azure Sea Tide Banquet started the fastest in its history.
But it was also the quietest one.
Everyone ate in silence.
Actually, I didn't have much of an appetite to begin with.
The stench of the corpse had just dissipated; who would be in the mood to eat?
Yes, it's soft.
She has a great appetite.
Watching her eat, the others could only eat in silence as well.
We were almost done eating.
Sitting next to Ning Ruan, Chi Ling couldn't help but ask, "Did you already know that woman was suspicious?"
Ning Ruan turned to look at her: "Me?"
"I do not know."
"I only smelled the scent after I saw her."
Chiling: "..." So you really did smell it?
"Then do you know her identity?"
"Aren't you from the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan?" Ning Ruan looked up.
"..." Chi Ling rolled her eyes. "I mean the person behind her. She's been dead for so long, yet she can still act like a living person. There must be someone manipulating her behind the scenes. And I think the city lord has already noticed something."
"Could this be related to the disappearance?"
As Chi Ling finished speaking, the other prodigies couldn't help but turn their gazes towards her.
"You mean, the disappearances are related to the City Lord's Mansion?"
Chi Ling immediately retorted, "I didn't say that. I only said it's related to the person behind the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan."
"The city lord has said he will handle it himself, so why should we worry?"
After saying this with a cold laugh, Man Shan stood up and glared fiercely at Ning Ruan, "What exactly did you do to me before?"
He remembers suddenly feeling as if he had lost his mind and was trapped in a hallucination.
When he woke up.
Even the city lord is gone.
He only found out what had happened from other people.
Ning Ruan had almost finished eating, took out a spirit fruit, took a bite, and said unhurriedly, "Would you like to experience it again?"
Manshan: "..."
He glared at them, gritting his teeth, and said, "Fine, then do it again."
This time, he was ready.
I refuse to believe I can still fall for it.
The thought had barely formed when she heard Ning Ruan's soft, light words.
"Okay."
then……
Man Shan then saw a gigantic monster suddenly appear before him.
It charged straight at him.
Man Shan's pupils contracted, and he instinctively retaliated, engaging the demon beast in battle.
Of course... this is just what Manshan saw.
In fact, all everyone saw was that after Ning Ruan said "Okay," Man Shan suddenly started attacking the air like a madman.
"..."
One of the most promising talents was even nearly injured because he got too close.
In a moment, everyone had no choice but to flee the dry place.
To avoid being beaten up by the barbarian mountain bandits who treat it like air.