SWDnovel 65. Return
65. Return
Just as Teng Xie was about to say, "We can chat for another hour," a mysterious energy fluctuation flashed, and a letter flew by. Teng Xie caught it, sensed it briefly, and then spoke to Xiao, "Okay, I have to go now. Let's talk again later."
"What happens after that?"
"Alright, let's talk using secret methods."
Before Teng Xie could finish speaking, he flashed away, transforming into a beam of light. The jade tablet vibrated, emitting Teng Xie's voice, "Xiao, those two flowers are quite peculiar."
"That's a Crystal Flower, the first thing I saw after I regained consciousness..."
More than ten miles away from the Crystal Wonderland, on the top of a desolate mountain.
"Sage Su sent a message inviting me; has something important happened?"
Su Huanzhen nodded, and said with a hint of worry, "Indeed, Commander, are you aware that Bei Chen Yuanhuang launched a surprise attack on Shui Longying and kidnapped Furong Gu?"
"I hadn't heard of this before. His Holiness the Pope is acting very quickly. Ha, this is putting Heaven in a difficult position."
"Yes, I also believe that Bei Chen Yuan Huang will use the Hibiscus Bone to force Tian Lai Yan to hand over the Unbreakable Protection. If Tian Lai Yan refuses, he can take the opportunity to turn the Hibiscus Bone against him."
"Hibiscus Bone is going to help His Holiness the Pope seize the Unbreakable Protection again. Heavenly Eye is really going to have his cake and eat it too... Heavenly Eye hasn't done anything evil; at least there haven't been any rumors about him in the martial arts world. Perhaps he'll come looking for Su Xianren?"
"The War General was indeed incredibly prescient..."
Before Su Huanzhen could finish speaking, Teng Xie interrupted him sternly, "Sage Su, are you going to admire me again? Don't ruin my good impression of you."
"Ha... General, I truly have no other intentions, heaven and earth bear witness."
"Sage, with your mouth alone, your words are enough to make law come true. In short, what does the Heavenly Eye say to you?"
"Tianlai Eye hopes to help me fight against Yiliu, but he doesn't mention that he possesses a divine artifact. I haven't fallen out with Beichen Yuanhuang, nor do I want the Central Plains to start a war with Yiliu, so I can only refuse this proposal."
"Ha, those who want to take advantage of Su Xianren are as numerous as carp crossing a river, but so far, not a single one has truly managed to profit from him."
"General, you flatter me. However, if there are no other factors interfering, it is foreseeable that Bei Chen Yuan Huang will receive unbreakable protection. When he has two divine artifacts in hand, he will surely come to threaten me again. Alas, I really do not know how to resist the Pope's divine might."
Don't know how to resist? Then you might as well not resist at all, just admit defeat, let His Holiness the Pope divert his attention to other artifacts and other powerful enemies, and then Tan Wuyu can secretly manipulate things, either to kill His Holiness the Pope or to kill His Holiness the Pope's enemies as well.
Teng Xie said that he was very familiar with the old tricks of Su Laojian and Tan Laojian, and that they had tricked and killed countless people in the drama.
"This is indeed a rather thorny issue, but if I publicly support Su Xianren and we join forces against Yi Liu, the resulting uproar will likely cause us both even more headaches."
Indeed, Su Huanzhen thought about how Xuanzong and Wanshengyan would suspect him of his complete depravity, and how conspirators would fan the flames. The scene was too beautiful to bear.
"I share the same feeling. Maintaining our current good relationship is the best choice under the current circumstances. I also have some ideas about how things will develop. If Tianlaiyan loses the artifact, he will definitely hate Beichen Yuanhuang even more, and he has mastered many secrets of Yiliu."
"If the Heavenly Eye can reveal any crucial information, and Beichen Yuanhuang then sets her sights on other divine artifacts, perhaps I, Su, have some humble insights that could help the War Commander deal with that situation?"
"I have absolute faith in Master Su's wisdom and strategy, so please, Master Su, do not hesitate to enlighten me..."
After some secret planning, the two agreed on some follow-up actions.
Su Huanzhen then changed the subject, "Commander, have you ever heard of the name Wenren Qianqiu?"
Teng Xie thought to himself, "I've heard a lot about him. I've heard a bit about him; he's quite mysterious, but so far he hasn't accomplished anything."
Su Huanzhen nodded and said, "Mr. Wenren calls himself a wandering swordsman. I have met him several times, but we only talked about the happenings in the martial world. Recently, however, he reminded me that we must be wary of Yiliu, as the Demon Realm is full of tricks and cannot be trusted."
These are all insightful observations. The word "trust" carries too much weight, and the risks of blindly trusting are too great. Trusting people or even demons is not as good as trusting rational thinking, which leads to a weighing of pros and cons and an assessment of the relative interests of each party.
Therefore, I find it hard to believe that this Mr. Wenren had no motive whatsoever, and was simply preoccupied with the martial world.
"The war commander's words make sense."
Su Huanzhen nodded. In fact, Wenren Qianqiu was not an important person. However, Su Huanzhen had a strange suspicion about him and always felt that the character himself was reminding him that there was something wrong with this person.
"Master Su, how is the 'Hidden Dragon' expedition progressing?"
"It has been sealed by the Wansheng Rock, and I am trying to find a way to restore its consciousness."
Upon hearing this, Su Huanzhen couldn't help but think of the warning from the high monk of Wansheng Rock: the Demon Realm should never be trusted. He sighed inwardly, for he was also walking on thin ice, cautiously making contact with the Demon Realm's war general, fearing that a single oversight would lead to a grave mistake.
"Let's wait until we have more important news from each other before exchanging information."
after.
Another world of demons, Tengxie's exclusive workshop.
Teng Xie held a crystal-clear green gem in his left hand and a huge rat in his right. With a surge of power, a huge wound opened up on the rat's back. The rat twitched, squeaked, and then fainted.
Tengxie immediately placed the emerald on the wound, stimulating the gem to emit a green light. The wound, exposed to the green light, quickly closed up and soon healed completely.
however.
Tengxie threw the awakened rat into the cage, and the rat died after running for only a few minutes.
"The healing effect of the artifact itself is insufficient; stimulating the rats has consumed too much of its potential. Further adjustments are needed... It's also time to reclaim the Key of Creation."
As the saying goes, what you think about comes true. Teng Xie conducted another experiment, and then Tun Fo Tong Zi used a secret method to transmit his thoughts, asking Ye Chong Sheng to invite him for a while.
The City of the Dead, in the darkness.
"The evil leader doesn't seem too happy. What's wrong? Is the experiment not going well?"
Ye Chongsheng thought to himself, whether things went smoothly or not, would Tunfo Tongzi not have reported it to you?
Not to mention that Tunfo, an outsider, was always wary of him. Whenever he wanted to do something with the Key of Creation, he would ask all sorts of questions.
If the Key to Creation were useful, that would be fine, but alas...
"The Key of Creation is of little help to the Evil Ones. War Master, you can take your two subordinates with you."
Ye Chongsheng felt a lump in his throat whenever he thought about how his research on the divine artifact had yielded no results, but instead cost him a jar of activated holy silver and a piece of demon-slaying holy silver.
"Oh dear, that's such a pity. I was hoping to borrow the Evil Chief for a few more days to study him."
Do you still want to charge us? No, thank you!
"There's no need to mention this matter again. Yi Xie has absolutely no interest in divine artifacts, but..."
Instead of immediately seeing the guest off, Ye Chongsheng changed the subject, "Commander Zhan, do you know this person, Shu Lou Long Su, the Dragon Head of the Confucian School?"