**My Senior Brother is Super Strong - Chapter 13**
Fang Xiao's heart raced, thinking that Zhang Jin had just come out of the private room where Xie Chong and the others were.
Her face turned cold as she stared at Zhang Jin. "Tell me, did you instigate them to cause trouble for Mr. Lu?"
Zhang Jin wanted to deny it but subconsciously lowered his head.
Seeing Zhang Jin's expression, Fang Xiao was furious.
"Asshole."
Zhang Jin, feeling a little unconvinced, said, "Miss, even if he is a direct disciple of the Qingyun Sect, so what?"
"His strength is average; there's no need to be so humble toward him."
"Miss, your status is no worse than his."
"Besides, the two young masters of Guiyuan Pavilion also said that this is their grudge and will not affect our restaurant."
"You are blind."
Fang Xiao wanted to hit him. "Stay here; I will come back later to deal with you."
Fang Xiao hurriedly left the restaurant and chased after the direction Lu Chen had taken.
Although Fang Xiao had not been in contact with Lu Chen for long, she had experienced the world early on and was very accurate in judging people.
Lu Chen was not someone to mess with.
Fang Xiao thought that Lu Chen was shameless, someone who seemed to have no sense of shame.
And he was very smart.
Today, it seemed Zhang Zheng and Wu Tianzong of Guiyuan Pavilion were looking for trouble with him.
It was Zhang Jin who was pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Lu Chen could see this at a glance, and with one sentence, he turned Zhang Jin's actions into a joke.
As the boss behind the scenes, she had to handle the fallout personally.
It took a considerable price to calm the situation and turn the crisis into an opportunity.
This also allowed her to get in touch with Ji Yan.
Originally, everything would have been perfect if it ended there.
Except for the fact that she would be upset for a while.
However, Zhang Jin remained unconvinced and continued to cause her trouble.
Fang Xiao cursed Zhang Jin in her heart as she chased Lu Chen on the road.
But what could she do? Zhang Jin was a subordinate her father had sent her.
She could only resolve the trouble he caused for herself.
Fang Xiao's strength was not weak; she was at the seventh level of the foundation-building stage, nearing the late phase.
Under the night, Fang Xiao ran like a fairy under the moon, and the scenery behind her quickly blurred.
After a while, Fang Xiao spotted a figure dashing along the road in the distance.
It was Zhang Zheng.
Zhang Zheng was also hurrying along, and seeing which direction he was headed confirmed to Fang Xiao that he was chasing Lu Chen.
Just as Fang Xiao was about to call out to Zhang Zheng to stop him, a black shadow rushed out from the woods in front and headed straight for Zhang Zheng.
"Who?" Zhang Zheng shouted.
Then the two sides began to fight fiercely.
Fang Xiao was shocked. Could it be that Lu Chen had found Zhang Zheng, and now the two sides were clashing?
Fang Xiao restrained her figure, approached carefully, and saw that the person fighting with Zhang Zheng appeared to be a masked man.
Fang Xiao was alarmed and hurriedly turned her wrist, attaching a jade talisman to her body.
Her breath vanished immediately, allowing her to hide and observe.
After watching for a moment, she realized that the masked man was incredibly powerful.
The fluctuations in spiritual power he emitted indicated he was at the Golden Elixir stage.
Zhang Zheng was only in the foundation-building stage and could not withstand such an opponent.
Seeing the masked man's fierce attacks, it seemed he was determined to kill Zhang Zheng.
Moreover, the defensive magic items in Zhang Zheng's hands were getting shattered one by one.
Panicking, Zhang Zheng shouted, "Who are you? What grudge do I have against you?"
The masked man, however, did not respond. Instead, he growled, "Go to hell!"
The masked man shouted, forming seals with his hands, and a surge of terrifying spiritual power streamed toward Zhang Zheng.
Zhang Zheng's last defensive magic weapon was shattered by this overwhelming attack.
"Ah!" Zhang Zheng cried out as he spat blood and crashed heavily against a tree, fainting.
The masked man slowly approached Zhang Zheng.
He sneered, "By killing you, I can frame Lu Chen and create trouble for Ji Yan."
As he was about to take action, a voice rang out.
"I want to see who dares to frame me."
"Who?!"
Both the masked man and Fang Xiao, who was hiding, were shocked.
Lu Chen stepped out of the shadows.
The masked man was taken aback. "Lu Chen?"
Lu Chen regarded the masked man with curiosity. "Do you know me?"
"Who are you?" the masked man sneered. "You're just a waste, and you're looking for death."
"You came at just the right time; I'll send both of you on your way together."
After saying that, he took the lead in launching an attack.
He formed seals with both hands again, and the majestic spiritual power surged forth like a hurricane, rustling the surrounding trees.
The immense spiritual power morphed into a multitude of extremely sharp wind blades, aimed directly at Lu Chen.
"Go!" the masked man shouted, sending countless wind blades slicing through the air toward Lu Chen.
The trees blocking the path were reduced to powder in the wake of the wind blades.
In response to the encroaching wind blades, Lu Chen revealed a long sword in his hand.
The masked man sneered, "You waste, dare you try to stop me?"
Lu Chen lightly raised his long sword toward the masked man.
Suddenly, a fiery red bird materialized at the tip of the sword.
It perched there proudly, preening its fiery red feathers.
Staring defiantly at the man in black, it suddenly screamed and took flight toward him.
A majestic sword intent soared skyward, piercing the darkness and shattering the wind blades.
As the bird sped toward the wind blades, the sharp projectiles crumbled in its wake.
"Sword intent?!" the masked man exclaimed, shocked.
Fang Xiao, watching from the shadows, widened her eyes in astonishment as well.
Fear overtook the masked man, and he began to retreat quickly.
Magical weapons sprang forth, forming defensive barriers one after another in front of him.
"How... how is this possible?"
"Ji Yan's sword intent can take shape; can you do that too? Aren't you supposed to be a waste?"
Though the masked man was at the Golden Elixir stage, he had no intention of fighting against a tangible manifestation of sword intent.
The fiery bird flew towards the masked man and shrieked.
The sword's intent surged violently, ready to obliterate everything in its path.
The masked man's defenses felt fragile under the attack of the bird and were easily breached.
"Boom!"
The bird, transformed by the sword's intent, enveloped the masked man.
"Ah!"
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