Divine Throne of Primordial Blood - Volume 4 - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Friends

Su Chen stopped the transmission and rubbed his head . He could feel a headache coming on .

He quickly reviewed what had occurred thus far .

The greatest problem Su Chen was facing right now was He Xu .

Just He Xu’s existence had brought about two crucial effects .

First of all, his Thousand Faces Beast Bloodline had confirmed that Zhu Xianyao’s enemies could disguise themselves . When there was one it was extremely likely for there to be a second . Zhu Xianyao had no reason to believe that there wouldn’t be another person with the Thousand Faces Beast Bloodline . This was also the main reason why she had grown suspicious in the first place .

Secondl, He Xu was both the best hostage and greatest weakness at this moment . Su Chen had protected him for a while, so nothing had happened to him yet . But as soon as Zhu Xianyao began to suspect him, it would be very difficult for Su Chen to save He Xu for much longer .

The good news was that Zhu Xianyao and the others had no way of directly seeing through disguises yet .

Under these kinds of circumstances, all Zhu Xianyao could do was compel him by force .

She would either force Su Chen to display a combat strength that You Tianyang wouldn’t have, or she would make him to expend all his energy until he wouldn’t be able to keep up his appearance anymore . Both were quite effective tactics .

Thankfully, these tactics were all equivalent to discarding all pretenses . Zhu Xianyao wouldn’t do this until she had confirmed her suspicions .

No, that wasn’t right .

She had one more option, and that was to spar with him under the guise of exchanging pointers!

When he realized this, a strange light flashed across Su Chen’s eyes .

At that moment, footsteps could be heard outside the room . Su Chen immediately pushed open the door, walked out, and found Zhao Jingwen walking towards him .

When he saw Su Chen, Zhao Jingwen smiled and was just about to say something when Su Chen waved and said, “Jingwen, perfect timing . Do you have any Origin Stones? Lend me some . ”

“You want to borrow some Origin Stones? What do you need them for?” Zhao Jingwen was stunned .

“For buying materials, of course . Yaoyao wanted us to make preparations within the castle and set up Origin Formations, but before I could do anything, the assassins came . You saw that not all of the assassins died . They might be waiting for an opportunity to spring another trap . That’s why I need to go and buy some more materials . ”

“But there are assassins outside . Isn’t it dangerous for you to go out right now?”

“They just suffered a failure, so for the time being they shouldn’t be too intent on trying again . In any case, what reason would they have to attack me? Their target is Yaoyao . If I risk myself a bit more for Yaoyao, she might feel even more gratitude towards me and even begin to like me . Hurry, hurry……”

“Ah…… oh,” Zhao Jingwen helplessly acquiesced . Even though Su Chen had asked to borrow them, he never planned on returning them; after all, they were being used towards the Young Miss’s safety .

Su Chen grabbed the Origin Stones and scurried off . Only then did Zhao Jingwen realize that he hadn’t done what the Young Miss had asked him to do yet .

He was about to call him back, but when he thought about the fact that You Tianyang was in a hurry to protect the Young Miss, calling him back to spar would be a bit too ill-timed . It was better to wait for a bit .

It wasn’t until Su Chen exited the castle that he let out a sigh of relief .

He was just about to head towards Shi Mingfeng and the others when a figure suddenly leapt out of a nearby alleyway and pulled him in .

It was Yue Longsha .

“Why are you here?” Su Chen said in surprise .

“Cut the crap . You still haven’t done what I asked you to do . Thank goodness I came along,” Yue Longsha pouted .

Su Chen sighed, “The situation has become a bit complicated . ”

“I know, Zhu Xianyao is here,” Yue Longsha said .

“You’re well-informed . ”

“The Secret Task Force isn’t just idling around . How else would I have found you?” Yue Longsha said as she looked at Su Chen with a self-satisfied expression .

Su Chen knew that some of Shi Mingfeng’s subordinates were definitely spies for Yue Longsha . She couldn’t possibly have such a firm grasp on the situation otherwise .

However, he didn’t want to concern himself with this matter . All he said was, “He Xu was captured . I don’t want the plan to fail, so I snuck in by myself . The matter that you’ve entrusted to me I have always kept in my heart . Actually, before this all happened, I discovered the location of that list of names . I just haven’t had the opportunity to seize it . ”

“Where is it?”

“It’s in a crystal ball that Kong Cheng keeps on himself . It seems like it can’t be placed inside an Origin Ring, so it probably has some kind of spatial-type attribute to it . ”

“Spatial-type attribute?” Yue Longsha asked with curiosity .

“Yes . It’s not just a list of names; it’s also a long-distance communications tool that can communicate with specific targets that are very far away . ”

“How do you know?”

“Because he used that list of names to get a guy called Feng Xihuo to come and assassinate me . ”

“Feng Xihuo?” Yue Longsha was stunned . “No wonder he would appear here of all places . ”

“You saw him?” Su Chen was stunned .

“This afternoon, just before Zhu Xianyao was attacked,” Yue Longsha replied . “He’s a well-known hitman amongst the Immortal Temple’s ranks . You could say he’s also well-known amongst the Secret Task Force as well . Even though he’s in the Yang Opening Realm, he has quite a few secret techniques that allow him to explode with sudden strength and deal killing blows in a single strike . He’s even killed a Light Shaking Realm cultivator before . If it weren’t for the fact that I want that list of names and didn’t want to alert the enemy to me, I would have captured him today . ”

“What does he look like?”

“He’s a middle-aged man with a face full of wrinkles . His skin is very dark, and he looks just like a little old man . He’s quite short and his ears stick out . Because he isn’t skilled in disguising himself, he likes to wear a straw hat that covers his face, and one of his habits is wearing shoes woven from grass . His bloodline is the Fierce Explosive Beast, which allows him to store up energy and unleash it all at once to inflict a fatal blow . This is what makes him very difficult to deal with if you aren’t prepared . The Light Shaking Realm cultivator that he killed was done so in one such blow……” Yue Longsha said without stopping .

He had to admit that the Secret Task Force did indeed have some skill considering how much they knew about Feng Xihuo’s background .

Unfortunately, even though they had a clear understanding of his background, they still weren’t able to catch him . Feng Xihuo had a habit of quickly escaping if his first blow didn’t land; thus while he had many successful assassination attempts, he also had many failures as well . But whether he succeeded or failed, he always kept himself safe . Not only did he have the ability to explode with power, but he was also very fast .

“Got it . ” Su Chen nodded . “I’ll try and think of a way to keep helping you . ”

“There’s no need,” Yue Longsha laughed . “Since we know what the list of names can do and where it is, I can go and take it myself . ”

Her initial headache was that she didn’t know enough about the list of names . Now that she knew that it was kept in a crystal ball, she was brave enough to fight for it even without Su Chen’s help .

“Wait, Longsha,” Su Chen called out . “How many people did you bring with you?”

“More than enough to deal with Shi Mingfeng and the others . ”

“Can you wait for a bit? I don’t want to make things even more complicated before we find Kapius’s secret stashes . ”

“Do I have to agree?” Yue Longsha asked .

Su Chen grew a bit agitated . “I was the one who told you about the location of the list of names . ”

“But I also told you about Feng Xihuo . I don’t owe you anything anymore!” Yue Longsha said without a trace of politeness .

“This……” Su Chen was rendered speechless for a moment .

He hadn’t expected Yue Longsha to refuse him so bluntly and coldly, and that her brain would be so quick .

He didn’t know what to say for some time .

After a while, he finally said, “What if I am just asking for help? You are my friend . I hope that you can help me . ”

Yue Longsha smiled and said, “Fine . ”

Su Chen hadn’t expected that Yue Longsha, who was refusing him so bluntly just now, would suddenly be so easily persuaded . He couldn’t help but feel stunned .

Yue Longsha said, “The reason I refused you beforehand was because I didn’t like that reason…… but I like this one . ”

She turned around and left once she finished speaking .

As she was leaving, she said, “Remember, Su Chen, we are friends . This is the reason that I am helping you . ”