Chapter 385

Chapter 385: No Plan Is Perfect
Hua Tu had long since noticed the big living person standing over there, but he had been too lazy to bother with him. Now that he heard the other dare to roar at him, he rolled his eyes dramatically.

[If you have the ability, come over here and hit me!]

Right after that, he raised his voice again and went back to his drawn-out wailing.

Quan Ye clenched his fists in anger, but he could not actually do anything to Hua Tu. He could only turn his head to the side and stew in his own frustration.

A furry demonic beast was quite curious about Quan Ye. Seeing that he did not seem at ease, it kindly came over, wanting to comfort him with a few words.

But when Quan Ye saw that its cultivation level was about the same as his and that it looked about half similar to a Moonshadow Rabbit, he dumped all of his anger on it at once and shouted: “Who told you to come over here? Stay away from me!”

The other beast froze at Quan Ye’s shout. Its lips trembled in grievance, and it ran off in a hurry.

Quan Ye did not feel that his attitude was wrong at all. Instead, he even let out a cold laugh.

Bai Ling, who had been watching him the whole time, let out a long, heavy sigh.

Even though Nine-Tails had been telling him over and over that Quan Ye could not be trusted, he still had held a faint hope in his heart.

He had hoped that Quan Ye would give a different answer.

But in the end, Quan Ye still disappointed him.

His ability to see into people’s hearts really could not compare to Nine-Tails’.

Nine-Tails was standing right beside him at that moment. With just one glance at him, she guessed what he was thinking.

The corners of her lips curved in a mocking smile as she said: “Quan Ye could even abandon Yu Zhao, who grew up with him. How much true feeling do you think he can have for us?”

Bai Ling was silent for a long time before saying softly: “Even if his heart is not with the Demon Race, his bloodline cannot be erased. She Jun and Qing Kui should not have tried to harm him.”

Nine-Tails’ eyes grew sharp. She said: “Once we find out whether there is a Bixi Dragon-Tortoise beneath Chaozong Gorge, we will deal with them.”

She Jun and Qing Kui clearly knew that Quan Ye carried Azure Dragon blood, yet for their own selfish desires they had tried to devour him. That was a major taboo in the Demon Race.

Even if Bai Ling had not mentioned it, Nine-Tails would never have let them go.

Bai Ling gave a slight nod. His gaze fell on the gorge below once more, his expression deep and serious.

…

“Oblivion!”

Xue Tong Zi watched Elder Oblivion’s figure slowly walk away and felt something strange in his heart.

It had only been a month since they had last met, yet Elder Oblivion now looked more than ten years older, like someone whose life was nearly at its end.

He had called out so loudly just now, but Elder Oblivion had not reacted at all. It was truly odd.

After thinking it over, Xue Tong Zi found an old friend and asked him to take his shift for two days. He himself slipped away to secretly investigate Elder Oblivion’s situation.

Sure enough, he soon found some unusual clues.

Without any hesitation, he went to Master Jie Chen and reported Elder Oblivion’s strange behavior.

Master Jie Chen listened quietly and then asked: “You mean he might be connected to someone who cultivates demonic arts?”

Xue Tong Zi answered: “Yes. His physical condition gets worse every day, and he disappears from time to time. No one knows where he goes. There must be something suspicious behind this!”

“You are very observant.” Master Jie Chen showed a faint smile and praised him.

Xue Tong Zi said with righteous fervor: “Master flatters me. This is only my duty. If my guess is wrong, I will go in person to admit my fault and ask for punishment!”

Master Jie Chen’s smile grew a bit wider.

“If this matter turns out to be true, it will count as a merit for you.”

Xue Tong Zi hurriedly waved his hands in refusal on the surface, but inside he was overjoyed.

This time he had been dragged in to do hard work, but if he could gain the notice of the Master of Clarity Sound Temple, that would be a rare blessing.

In the future, when people heard of it, they would treat him with even more respect.

Although Master Jie Tan believed that Xue Tong Zi would not lie about something like this, he still did not rely on one person’s word alone. He went to confirm it for himself and found that things were indeed as Xue Tong Zi had said.

So he left a mark on Elder Oblivion, planning to follow the trail and find out who was pulling strings behind the scenes.

Elder Oblivion was completely unaware. After maintaining order for a day, he secretly slipped out of the group late at night and sped all the way toward the outskirts of Chaozong Gorge.

In a cave a thousand li away, Ye Cong Xin sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, resting and recovering.

Wu Shao Zhen was also cultivating and regulating his breathing, but he was not in the same cave as Ye Cong Xin.

Ever since the day they decided to head to Chaozong Gorge, it seemed that neither of them wanted to keep up their old peaceful act. They had quietly put some distance between each other and busied themselves with their own affairs.

Ye Cong Xin was in the middle of planning when she should try to break through to Nascent Soul when the long-silent voice of the System suddenly let out a piercing alarm.

“Ding! Warning! Warning! The Host’s location may have been exposed. A Divine Transformation cultivator is rapidly approaching!”

“Ding! Warning! Warning! The Host’s location may have been exposed. A Divine Transformation cultivator is rapidly approaching!”

Ye Cong Xin’s eyes flew open, her pupils shaking.

She had hidden in a cave exactly because she was afraid of alerting the Divine Transformation old fiend of Chaozong Gorge, and she had not dared to use Plunder Fate too harshly. Yet she still had not managed to hide.

She shouted in her heart: “System! Redeem an escape skill for me!”

“Ding! Divine Stride for Ten Thousand Li redeemed successfully! Please, Host, begin your self-rescue at once!”

Before the System finished its announcement, Ye Cong Xin had already shot out of the cave like a bolt of lightning.

Standing outside the cave, she glanced at the cave where Wu Shao Zhen was temporarily staying. She hesitated for a moment, then gave up on the idea of setting formation array arts outside his cave.

[The more I do, the more mistakes I will make. Things are fine like this.]

Ye Cong Xin turned, activated the skill, and fled as fast as she could.

When Master Jie Chen arrived, all he saw was Elder Oblivion’s corpse and Wu Shao Zhen’s gloomy face.

Wu Shao Zhen looked up at Master Jie Chen, whose expression showed no joy or anger. It felt as if a huge boulder was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

No matter how carefully he had planned, he had still been played by Bai Qing Qing.

How had she even known exactly when the Divine Transformation cultivator would arrive?

Or had this whole situation been a trap she had set up for herself from the very start?

Wu Shao Zhen was unwilling to take the blame for Ye Cong Xin. He opened his mouth to explain, but Master Jie Chen directly used a Silencing Technique on him.

“Save your words to say in front of the other Seniors.”

Wu Shao Zhen gave up on arguing. He followed Master Jie Chen back to Chaozong Gorge in silence.

“Wang Sheng?”

Yao Wu Jisaw Wu Shao Zhen walking behind Master Jie Chen and was shocked.

“Where did you go? Do you know that I have been looking everywhere for you?”

Wu Shao Zhen was stunned for a moment before he realized that Yao Wu Jiwas calling him.

Wang Sheng?

Right!

He remembered now!

Bai Qing Qing had mentioned it once before.

When he had lost his memory, his name had been Wang Sheng.

He carefully studied Yao Wuji’s expression again. Seeing how excited she was, with stars shining in her eyes, his thoughts began to stir.

This woman clearly liked him. So could he use her to get rid of suspicion?

Wu Shao Zhen quickly lowered his head. When he raised it again, his expression had turned pitiful and innocent. He let out two hoarse “ah ah” sounds and pointed at his throat, showing that he could not speak.

Yao Wu Jithen asked Master Jie Tan: “Master, may I ask where you are taking Wang Sheng?”

Master Jie Tan smiled slightly and said: “If you want to know the whole story, then come along.”

Yao Wu Jinodded at once.

She had originally come with her own Master, Wanderer Bao Hua, to broaden her horizons. Since she had unexpectedly run into Wang Sheng, she had to go and hear exactly what had happened and why Wang Sheng was with Master Jie Tan.