Chapter 456

Chapter 456: Immortals Fighting, Little Ghosts Suffer
Tuo Ba Jing was clearly praising Cui Jue, but he did not feel happy at all.

Rather than really liking him, Tuo Ba Jing only thought he was interesting and treated him like a toy.

Tuo Ba Jing lowered her voice: “Cui Jue, let me give you one more piece of advice.”

“While I am still interested in you, you had better get more benefits from me. Otherwise, your days ahead will be very hard.”

Cui Jue’s eyes darkened.

Of course he understood what she was hinting at.

Back then, because Tuo Ba Jing had chased after him in public, many of her suitors had come to cause trouble for him and even beaten him up.

Later, only after Tuo Ba Jing sharply warned those people did Cui Jue enjoy a short period of peace.

But that peace was only temporary.

Once Tuo Ba Jing stopped paying attention to him, those people would come back again.

Cui Jue was no match for them at all.

His ending would be easy to imagine.

This was also why Cui Jue had started doing alchemy again. He had to become an Inner Disciple of Bei Ming Palace to have any power to protect himself.

Even though he understood this better than anyone, hearing Tuo Ba Jing’s words still made him feel like his dignity was being trampled.

In the past, at the Five Elements Dao Sect, he had always been the one others admired. He had never had to wag his tail and beg anyone.

Tuo Ba Jing suddenly remembered something and smiled: “Oh right, I just saw a few people drag off that so-called Junior Brother of yours. I wonder what new way they have thought up to entertain him.”

Cui Jue only had one such so-called Junior Brother, and that was Quan Ye.

He suddenly raised his head and saw Tuo Ba Jing’s half-smiling face.

He clenched his fists, and his voice was even colder than usual: “Take me there, Tuo Ba Jing.”

Tuo Ba Jing smiled in satisfaction and crooked her finger at him: “Come with me.”

Cui Jue stepped forward to follow her, his pace a bit rushed.

After the four of them, as fellow disciples, were stranded in the Bei Ming Realm, it was as if all their past grudges had been left behind in the cultivation world.

Here, the only people they could trust were each other.

So no matter who was in danger, Cui Jue could not just sit back and ignore it.

The place where Cui Jue did his alchemy work was on the outer edge of Bei Ming Palace.

Tuo Ba Jing led him through many twists and turns until they finally reached an inconspicuous small courtyard.

From the outside, the yard was clean and tidy, quiet and elegant, like a resting place for some refined scholar.

But when they pushed open the door, they found a very different scene inside.

Loud, fierce shouts filled their ears.

The viewing stands were packed with Inner and Outer Sect disciples. Some waved their betting slips in excitement, while others had red eyes and were pounding their chests in regret.

Below the stands was a wide platform.

In the center of the platform, a burly man was facing off against a huge demonic beast.

The ground was covered in blood and tufts of fur.

For a moment, Cui Jue almost stopped breathing.

Tuo Ba Jing gave a light laugh: “Don’t worry, the one down there is not your so-called Junior Brother. It is not his turn to go on yet.”

At this time, the person in charge of this small betting arena hurried over with a fawning smile: “Senior Sister Tuo Ba, how come you have time to visit today? This Junior Brother is truly honored!”

Tuo Ba Jing clearly knew him well and asked him directly: “Enough nonsense. Where is the person Su Lie and the others brought just now? Hand him over.”

Yi Chuan looked at Cui Jue with a troubled face, then at Tuo Ba Jing: “Senior Sister Tuo Ba, it is not that I do not want to give you face. Senior Brother Han and the others named that Quan Ye to join the betting fights and even placed heavy bets on him. So this…”

When Cui Jue heard the words Senior Brother Han, waves rippled in his deep eyes.

Han Jingzhi was one of Tuo Ba Jing’s suitors. Back then he had almost broken one of Cui Jue’s arms.

Because Tuo Ba Jing was protecting Cui Jue, Han Jingzhi had turned his attention to Quan Ye instead.

In the end, it was still aimed at Cui Jue.

Tuo Ba Jing could not help but knit her brows.

She had originally wanted to use this matter to win Cui Jue’s favor, but she had not expected it to be tied to her again, making things backfire.

“Where is Han Jingzhi? Take me to see him.”

Since they had run into this, Tuo Ba Jing could not ignore it.

She also really hated how Han Jingzhi used her name to bully others outside.

Yi Chuan looked as if he had been pardoned: “Senior Sister Tuo Ba, this way please.”

Above the viewing stands was a hidden private room that only received Bei Ming Palace Elite Disciples.

Tuo Ba Jing and Cui Jue came to the door of the room and could hear the arrogant laughter and chatter inside.

Without any politeness, Tuo Ba Jing kicked the door open.

With a loud bang, everyone inside jumped in shock.

Han Jingzhi opened his mouth, ready to curse, but when he saw it was Tuo Ba Jing, his face at once lit up with joy.

“Ah Jing, did you come here just to see me?”

But the joy on his face did not last long. It was completely ruined the moment he saw Cui Jue behind her.

He gave a cold snort: “Why did you bring him too? Is this a place he can come to?”

“He came with me. Do you have a problem with that?”

“Hmph, how would I dare have a problem with you, Young Miss Tuo Ba?”

“Then stop talking nonsense and hand over Quan Ye.”

“Quan Ye? Who is Quan Ye? I do not know him. Do you all know him?”

Han Jingzhi pretended to be confused and even asked his cronies.

“Never heard of him, we don’t know him!”

“Exactly. Some random nobody, why should we remember his name?”

“Just from the name, he does not sound like anything good. Young Miss Tuo Ba must be asking the wrong people.”

Han Jingzhi shrugged: “See? None of us know him.”

“Han Jingzhi, so you say you don’t know him, right? Fine, then I will just take him away now.” Tuo Ba Jing finished speaking to Han Jingzhi, then turned to Yi Chuan: “Yi Chuan, you heard what Young Master Han said. Hand the person over to me.”

Under Han Jingzhi’s murderous stare, Yi Chuan gave a bitter smile: “Senior Sister Tuo Ba, please stop teasing me.”

If he dared hand the person over, Han Jingzhi would have people smash his betting arena apart right after.

Right in front of Cui Jue, Yi Chuan refused Tuo Ba Jing again and again.

Tuo Ba Jing was getting annoyed too.

“If you do not give him to me, I will smash your betting arena right now.”

Yi Chuan almost wanted to kneel down and hug Tuo Ba Jing’s leg while crying.

This was really like Immortals fighting while the little ghosts suffered.

He had not done anything to deserve this.

“Senior Sister Tuo Ba, Senior Brother Han, I was wrong. It is all my fault. Please stop making things hard for me.”

“Senior Brother Han, what will it take for you to let go of my Junior Brother?”

Cui Jue suddenly spoke.

Han Jingzhi curled his lips: “Oh, so you can talk. I thought you only knew how to play mute and hide behind a woman while she stands up for you.”

Cui Jue ignored his provocation and only looked at him calmly.

What Han Jingzhi hated most was this light, aloof attitude of his, as if he looked down on the world.

He lifted his chin and said coldly: “First kneel down and kowtow to me three times. Then I will consider whether to let that Junior Brother of yours go.”

“Han Jingzhi, don’t go too far!”

“Tuo Ba Jing, this is between him and me. Stay out of it!”

“His business is my business!”