Divine Throne of Primordial Blood - Volume 1 - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Negotiations(1)

Su Chen returned to the Su Residence and directly headed back to the Dustsift Courtyard . When he arrived at the entrance, Jianxin walked towards him and said, “Young Master, really! You went out without me and left me at the courtyard . I don’t know whether or not I am your personal servant or your Dustsift Courtyard’s broomboy . ”

Su Chen responded with a smile, “I was making my last trip to the True Jade Pavilion . What would be the point of bringing you along? As for you, you aren’t my broomboy, you’re my official head steward . ”

Jianxin chucked, “Many thanks for Young Master’s generous words . Today, Young Master showed off his divine might and can now be considered to be notorious, even bringing my Dustsift Courtyard to the forefront once more . Today when the Jing Brothers saw me, they were quite courteous . ”

“Ah, so that’s why your words were so cheerful . ” Su Chen smiled and walked further inside .

Jianxin closely followed behind him, “However, it is quite strange . How did Young Master know that guy Su Yue had messed with your carriage?”

Su Chen stopped walking and spoke with a profound tone, “Hm? Planning on feeling around for your Young Master’s secrets?”

Jianxin touched the back of his head with a silly smile, “I was only curious . ”

“Alright, then I’ll tell you . I naturally couldn’t see Su Yue mess with my carriage . However, there were others who saw and secretly warned me, and thus, I found out . ”

“Someone had warned you? Was it Mingshu?”

Su Chen replied, “At the time, Mingshu had gone to call for Zhou Hong . He wasn’t there when Su Yue sabotaged my my carriage, so he couldn’t have warned me . I’ll tell you the truth – it was one of Su Yue’s men . ”

“What?” Jianxin was completely shocked .

Among Su Ye’s men, who would act on Su Chen’s behalf?

As if Su Chen became aware he had revealed a secret, he continued, whispering, “That’s all you need to know this . Don’t ask any more questions . ”

“I understand, Young Master . ” Although he felt unresigned, Jianxin couldn’t do anything about it . He could only say, “Does Young Master have any instructions?”

At this moment, Su Chen said, “There are no further orders . I will be taking my leave first . I wish to rest by myself for a moment . ”

Su Chen waved his hand to dismiss Jianxin and had already entered his room .

Just as he entered the room, Su Chen suddenly stopped .

A moment later, he turned his head and shouted, “Jianxin!”

“Young Master, what’s the matter?” Jianxin turned his gaze .

“Go and draw some hot water for me . And make sure to use the second style basin as well . ”

“Yes . ” Jianxin gave Su Chen a baffled glance but he still agreed .

Su Chen didn’t enter his room and waited outside instead .

A short moment later, Jianxin was carrying a basin full of water . As the basin was made of ancient copper, it held quite a bit of weight and was hard for Jianxin to carry alone .

When the copper basin was placed on the stand, Su Chen didn’t have Jianxin wait on him and sent him to look after his mother . Then he entered the room by himself .

First, he opened the window halfway before fumbling around with the basin of water . After grabbing the copper basin, he allowed the steam to warm his face before speaking in a relaxed manner, “If you aren’t going to make a move now, let’s have a chat . ”

There was no response .

Su Chen smiled . He carried the copper basin in his hands and turned his body . Great amounts of steam from the rising from the basin’s hot water enveloped Su Chen in a layer of dense mist . He was holding onto the copper basic as if were a shield and tilted it forward as if he were about to throw the water .

Although it was a simple stance, his defensive position was at its peak .

Su Chen continued speaking, “You must be quite the expert since you’re capable of entering the Su Clan without detection . However, you haven’t taken action the entire time that I’ve been here . I am certain that you haven’t taken action yet because it was likely that I would’ve put up a final struggle and alerted the Su Clan . As a result, you wished to find an opportunity to finish me a single move, is that correct? Unfortunately, I’ve already prepared myself, and such an opportunity will not be given to you . Stop concealing yourself . Let’s talk, the friend besides the bed . ”

That final sentence completely shattered the mental fortitude of the person who had hidden themselves .

A hoarse voice spoke, “I believed my concealment skills to be quite capable . How did you discover me?”

Soon after, a black clothed man emerged from the shadow of Su Chen’s ivory bed .

When this man had previously concealed himself, nobody had been able to discover him . It was as if he had naturally merged with the shadow to the point where body and shadow became indistinguishable .

However, this dark concealment obviously had flaws . If someone were prepared and able to perceive them, then they couldn’t possible maintain their deception, especially if they were doused with a basinful of hot water .

Su Chen smiled, “A blind person can see whether or not there is someone in a room without the use of his eyes . ”

That was true . Su Chen discovered this person with his ears .

Just as he was about to enter the room, Su Chen felt that there was someone inside . Although this person had held his breath, so long as his cultivation hadn’t reached the Yang Opening Realm, he was unable to still his own heartbeat . As the present location was relatively quiet and their distance was near, Su Chen was able to hear him .

Since he could clearly hear someone there but could not see him, Su Chen immediately knew that this person did not hold good intentions .

After thinking of his unfortunate experience from a few days ago, Su Chen immediately guessed who this unwelcome guest could be .

His courage was quite great . He clearly knew that Elder Sang had sent someone to kill him, yet he hadn’t run away . Instead, he chose prepare to confront his enemy while feigning ignorance .

The assassin, who was pressured to reveal himself, snorted, “It’s no wonder why you were able to kill Lin Xie . It turns out that you do have a bit of skill . What do you want to talk about?”

When he heard this, Su Chen’s smile became increasingly unrestrained .

He had guessed correctly . This person was Elder Sang’s man, just as he had expected . He had sent someone to kill him for the events that occurred yesterday . This Elder Sang’s actions could be considered both decisive and vicious .

It was quite unfortunate for him that after just a single night, Su Chen had already made his preparations .

“What I want to talk about is very simple . You must’ve sat by my bed for a long while, but have you looked underneath the pillow yet?” Su Chen spoke with a smile .

The black clothed man picked up the pillow with a blank stare .

He was particularly careful when he lifted the pillow for fear of triggering a trap . But there weren’t any triggers . A single sealed letter lay peacefully there .

“Open it up and take a look,” Su Chen said .

The black clothed man tore open the letter . Although the black clothed man’s face was concealed, Su Chen was convinced that his expression was extremely unsightly .

This was because the letter contained a detailed record of what had happened yesterday in the forest . .

The entire matter was recorded within .

“Hmph!” After he finished reading it, the black clothed man crumpled the letter and set it ablaze, turning it into ash in an instant .

How fearsome!

Su Chen thought, “This person definitely Origin Qi Scholar . Although he doesn’t appear strong, he is definitely an Origin Qi Scholar at Qi Drawing Realm or higher . ”

Was it the Blood Boiling Realm or the Yang Opening Realm?

It wasn’t very likely for him to be in the Yang Opening Realm . The Su Clan’s esteemed grandfather was also at Yang Opening Realm . Someone of that rank couldn’t have been sent to assassinate a clan’s minor young master .

At most, he would be at the Blood Boiling Realm, but it was more likely that he was only at the Qi Drawing Realm .

Su Chen quickly made this estimation in his mind .

The black clothed man didn’t know that Su Chen was estimating his strength . He merely said, “Don’t think that you can use such a method to trick me . That letter was likely your last resort . If I kill you, then this matter will be buried . ”

Su Chen then spoke with a sympathetic tone, “Are you an idiot? You never stopped to ask yourself how a blind person could write a letter?”

The black clothed man was stunned .

Su Chen fiercely struck out with another blow, “You are quite diligent in destroying the evidence . Unfortunately… your chance at tracking down that handwriting is now gone . ”