I Am Overlord - Chapter 231

Chapter 231

Chapter 231: I Will Prove It

Xiang Shaoyun wasn't surprised by Li Yaxuan's words . After all, when he had fallen under the control of Hua Cheng's music, he had revealed all his trump cards . Hua Cheng had also directly spoken about the millennium earthcore fire . If Li Yaxuan wasn't a complete idiot, she would definitely be able to connect the dots .

"Thank you for the reminder, but I have my reasons to say no . If that Lightning Kid has the balls to come after me, I don't mind having a great battle with him . I am quite curious how strong exactly the number one expert of Cloud Margin Pavilion's younger generation is," replied Xiang Shaoyun confidently .

"Looks like you are not going to change your mind . Just do whatever you want then," said Li Yaxuan in disappointment . After a slight pause, she said, "We had all thought you had been killed in the volcano, but you were actually still alive and well . If Zilong knows this, he will definitely come looking for a battle from you . "

"Hehe, a challenge from him is always welcomed," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile .

"Zilong is a direct descendant of an Emperor, and he is even more talented than the Lightning Kid . The only thing the Lightning Kid has over him is age . Otherwise, the Lightning Kid might not necessarily be number one among the younger generation after all," said Li Yaxuan . She continued, "Alright, I'm going to leave now . You two need some alone time together . "

After saying that, she tossed Gong Qinyin an odd smile and left . Gong Qinyin blushed when she heard that . Under the sunlight, her blushing face made her look even lovelier than before .

"Stay for a bit more," Gong Qinyin said to Xiang Shaoyun .

Xiang Shaoyun nodded . His initial intention in coming here was to have a talk with Gong Qinyin . With only the two of them left, he could now say what he was here for .

"At the Flame Mountain, Senior Sister Li was the one who had told me about you falling into the lava . I thought you were . . . well, it's good to see you alive and well," Gong Qinyin sighed .

Xiang Shaoyun could see that Gong Qinyin had been truly worried for him . Because of that, the slight grievance he had toward her reduced considerably . But he still had to ask, "Did you not go to the volcanic crater afterwards? I recall that someone else was actually in charge of the group you had come with . "

Gong Qinyin's expression shifted as she answered guiltily, "He is my cousin . Since his strength is above mine, he was the one in charge of the trip . Sorry, Shaoyun . I shouldn't have kept it from you . But . . . "

Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand before she could finish and said, "You don't have to explain . I understand the situation you were in . I just hope that this does not happen again . Otherwise, it will be hard for us to stay friends . "

Xiang Shaoyun spoke his last sentence with a heavy tone before standing up and walking away .

Of course, he still remembered that Gong Qinyin was the reason he even knew about the millennium earthcore fire in the first place . Without her, he wouldn't have managed to obtain the millennium earthcore fire . As for the matter about keeping her cousin's identity secret during their trip, Xiang Shaoyun simply had a feeling he was being used and was feeling resentful about it . He hated the feeling of being lied to, especially when his friends were the ones doing it .

Gong Qinyin blocked Xiang Shaoyun's path and explained herself, her regular loftiness nowhere to be seen, "Sorry, Shaoyun . Back then, I had no status whatsoever in my clan . The old man of my clan was terribly sick at the time as well, and he desperately needed the millennium earthcore fire . Even though we were aware that getting the millennium earthcore fire wouldn't be easy, we were still trying to do our best . That is why they had my cousin come . As for me, my only role was to lead the way . Of course, they did plan to use you as a shield . But . . . I really had no choice!" 

She felt terrible after hearing what Xiang Shaoyun had to say . If she did not do anything and only watched on as he walked away, the chasm between them would only grow .

Xiang Shaoyun looked at her calmly and said, "I understand . Don't worry . I will forget about it . But I hope it never happens again . "

Although he knew Gong Qinyin had her own reasons, he still couldn't completely let it slide . If it wasn’t for the fact that Gong Qinyin had helped him before, he would have been even more cold-hearted toward her .

A layer of mist covered Gong Qinyin's eyes as she choked with emotions and said, "Shaoyun, I know words are pointless at this point . I will prove myself through my actions . In the future, I will never do it again, even if the alternative is death!"

Gong Qinyin spoke solemnly, and it was almost like she was swearing an oath . After speaking, she stepped aside and let Xiang Shaoyun leave . She was different from Lu Xiaoqing . She had always been a proud and aloof person . Even though she adored Xiang Shaoyun, she wouldn't fully display her affection like Lu Xiaoqing . Instead, she behaved in a resolute manner .

Xiang Shaoyun glanced at her, his heart softening as he said, "I hope so . "

He then strode away from Gong Qinyin's place .

Staring at Xiang Shaoyun's departing back, Gong Qinyin muttered, "I will never commit the same mistake twice! I will also never change the person I like . I will prove myself with actions!"

Xiang Shaoyun was heading back to Long Hui's estate . His plan was to wait there for the estate Hua Cheng was going to give him . Only after that would he think of what his next step should be .

He had a sensation that a crisis was approaching him . It was not a sense of crisis originating from the Lightning Alliance . Rather, he had a feeling the traitors were silently catching up to him .

The feeling had been growing stronger as days went by . He could only hope that the local tyrants could serve as some sort of deterrence . Otherwise, he alone would find it extremely hard to escape his pursuers .

. . .

At a certain dangerous mountain range within the Soaring Dragon Province, a group of powerful cultivators were traveling rapidly toward the Hundred Beast Mountain Range . Each of them was riding a high-level demonic beast and was dressed in high-level battle armor, looking incomparably mighty and heroic . Any one of them was strong enough to instantly be at the very top of the hierarchy of any city they went to .

"Commander, why are we taking such a large detour? This is a waste of time," asked someone in the group .

The commander replied calmly, "The Soaring Dragon Province is the turf of the Dragon Society, and the Dragon Society has always had an unfriendly relationship with our Ziling Sect . If they find out that so many of us have entered their turf, they won't spare us . This detour is for our own safety . "

"What? The Dragon Society is powerful enough that we need to show them fear?" that person said in realization . He paused for a bit before saying resentfully, "If it wasn't for that old bastard leading us on a wild goose chase, we would have caught that trash by now . "

"If we still fail to capture that trash this time, we might as well cut our heads off ourselves," said the commander gloomily .

He had been leading the group to capture that person for two whole years with no results to show . If they kept failing, they would definitely suffer a terrible punishment at the hands of their own sect . At the thought of that, he urged everyone to move faster .