Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 774 - 773: The End-of-Year Kill 04

People were becoming more numerous.

Hou Niao felt this, but it did not matter to him.

In this eerie courtyard, the number of people was irrelevant—their strength, whether they were Golden Core or even undergoing Nascent Transformation, seemed to make little difference because here, they all shared a common opponent: a chaotic Five Elements Power so overwhelming it could drive one to despair, and perhaps some other things as well?

Hence, he just did what he needed to do, trying to figure out how to manipulate the variables of these three people to his advantage?

This time wouldn’t last long; he needed to come up with a plan soon.

... Sui Mo City remained unshaken, Horse Hoof Town peaceful and serene, right in the bustling market, to be able to nullify a battle of such caliber into invisibility wasn’t within the means of an ordinary Nascent Transformation cultivator.

After Zhang Han Cheng entered, there was no noise, which could be understood as falling into that person’s trap, but the subsequent two powerful Golden Core cultivators entered and still, not a ripple was stirred, which suggested a serious problem.

Didn’t they even have time to send a message?

Tang Yan grew increasingly restless. The Daoist Sect had come with only two people this time, adding to the two from the Prince Manor, making four Golden Core Upper Cultivators in total, all renowned figures. It was such a lineup that they were embarrassed to speak of, fearing others might accuse them of bullying the weak, without shame, hence the mix of overt and covert arrangements.

But now, three Golden Cores had entered without any echo... This was no longer just a bad feeling, but definitely something amiss.

Should he go in? That was the question.

Looking toward that woman, who after finishing her makeup started taking out a ledger to calculate accounts all about gardening affairs—he could clearly see that she was deliberately trying to disgust him, yet he couldn’t help but feel repulsed. Truly, to marry a chicken follow the chicken, to marry a dog follow the dog; He didn’t know what she was like before, but now she was thoroughly following that detestable fellow. Aside from lacking strength, her behavior was enough to infuriate him to death.

Knowing that Tang Yan was watching her, the woman sneered, "Can’t sit still? Want to go over and take a look? Don’t worry, I won’t go anywhere, I’ll just wait here for you... How you tricked me into coming here, you’ll have to send me back in just the same way, and compensate me for my lost time."

Tang Yan stared at her, "You all had arrangements beforehand? Digging a trap and waiting for us?"

The woman laughed lightly, "If we really had arrangements, would I be here? You’re overthinking it, is it because you’re panicking?"

Tang Yan also knew he wouldn’t get anything out of her, but he didn’t want to resort to drastic measures before getting news of that man’s life or death; this was a cultivator’s final prudence.

With a wave of his hand, he released the woman from her bindings, "Let’s treat each other with respect. I hope you won’t do anything to make things difficult for me."

Bai Qingqian appeared indifferent, "In our house, I play the good cop, he plays the bad cop; the better he plays the bad cop, the more at ease I can be the good cop. Why should I do something I’m not good at?"

Tang Yan kept talking because he felt that rushing to the scene wouldn’t be a good idea, "... This is part of the Cultivation World, I hope Fairy Qingqian can understand; maybe in your eyes we are shameless, but you must know that over the past decades, too many cultivators have died at your Daoist couple’s hands. His fate today is merely repaying what was done in the past, there is no right or wrong.

The Fairy is skilled in business and should understand that the life and death in business is no less severe than this; we have no other choice." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Bai Qingqian furrowed her brow; this Daoist was very slick, not ruffled by her provocations at all, his surface as soft as cotton, but his heart as hard as steel.

"You are wrong; in our business cultivation path, our first thought isn’t to doom our opponents but to see if we can become friends, to benefit mutually; you can go ask, there are countless major merchants on the Continent, which one has grown solely by suppressing their competitors?"

Tang Yan smiled, business is not the same as cultivation; a merchant can turn an enemy into a friend for profit, but a true cultivator wouldn’t, for the path cannot be compromised. With one compromise, you might gain a friend, but you will lose your own path and your century of perseverance, which is far more fatal.

But from this statement, he guessed the woman’s worries, otherwise she wouldn’t have urged him to turn an enemy into a friend, also indirectly proving that both she and her husband weren’t fully prepared, and this situation was unexpected for both parties.

So, where exactly did this unexpected situation originate?

Tang Yan thought through all the factors in his mind and suddenly realized they had overlooked a very important aspect,

"Are you and Heavenly Heart Pavilion very close?"

Bai Qingqian kept her composure; what she needed to do now was to not let this Daoist guess what she was truly thinking. As long as she kept him guessing, it would lead to deviations and affect his judgement, potentially giving her own man a chance to turn the tables.

She could not let this Daoist know that Hou Niao had once worked for Heavenly Heart Pavilion, but she also couldn’t let him think that they were completely unrelated; she had to keep it ambiguous, to cloud the matter.

"Not close, but I think if they knew what you all were doing, they probably wouldn’t sit by and watch, would they?"

Tang Yan’s eyes hardened, "You all are living in seclusion here, did you get the approval of Heavenly Heart Pavilion?"

Bai Qingqian smiled slightly. "There are many cultivators living in seclusion in Sui Mo City; how many of them do you think would ask for Heavenly Heart Pavilion’s... protection? Such a thought could only be harbored by a Daoist from the Wu Sect, assuming yourselves as masters, needing your approval for everything, little realizing this is exactly why you aren’t fully acknowledged, being too presumptuous."

Tang Yan stared intently into the woman’s eyes, yet couldn’t discern any clues from them, but that did not alleviate his suspicions. Besides the mysterious power of Heavenly Heart Pavilion, he couldn’t think of anyone else in Sui Mo City capable of creating such suspense?

Was this a warning against their rash actions?

It certainly wasn’t proper to notify Heavenly Heart Pavilion in advance of their arrival, but it was a principle of any operation; if successful, all was well, but if not, no explanation would suffice.

He had too many questions—why would Heavenly Heart Pavilion intervene? What exactly was their relationship with Hou Niao? Why had no Heavenly Heart Pavilion cultivator come forward to stop it yet? Why remain in this deadlock without expressing their stance?

These factors muddled his mind, further deterring him from making the decision to join the fray.

Four people had come; someone had to stay outside to oversee everything, right? Otherwise, there wouldn’t even be anyone to go back and report.

Unconsciously, he had already made a decision for himself; if three Golden Cores couldn’t solve the problem, four wouldn’t either.

But there was still an alternative, "Fairy Qingqian, I can let you go now if you want. Don’t you want to go back and see how your Daoist couple is doing?"

Bai Qingqian shook her head, "I won’t go! Nor am I interested to know; it would be better if he were dead, then I could find someone else who dislikes trouble and is content to live quietly. If that’s the case, I should actually thank you."