Yama Reborn-Chapter 507 - 504: [The Seed with Two Chosen Ones]
Chapter 504: Seed with Two Chosen Ones
The variety of barbecue items wasn’t very rich.
Grilled chicken wings, crispy bones, and lamb skewers.
There were even fewer vegetarian options.
After all, it was still 2002, not years later when the Northeast’s barbecue craze spread across the country, making everything grill-worthy.
Back in those days, most of the barbecues in Jinling City were run by people from Hui Province.
Yun Yin drank a bottle of beer and ate two skewers of chicken wings.
Surprisingly, out of all the barbecue dishes, she particularly loved grilled duck tongue and had five skewers of it by herself.
After a bottle of beer, she seemed a bit tipsy.
Chen Nuo glanced at the time. "Are you full? Then, shall we go back?"
Yun Yin smiled at Chen Nuo and suddenly pointed to the distance. "Let’s take a walk over there."
Chen Nuo sighed. "Alright."
The two stood up. After Chen Nuo took out his wallet and paid, he quickly followed Yun Yin, who was walking ahead.
Yun Yin was already heading toward Xuanwu Lake.
There weren’t many people by the lake in the evening.
As Chen Nuo caught up, Yun Yin stood by the lakeside, her back to him.
When Chen Nuo reached her side, Yun Yin suddenly said softly, "Actually, you’re not too bad."
"How so?" Chen Nuo asked with a smile.
"When we first met, I was rather aloof, and your words did cause some misunderstandings. If you had spoken to me nicely then and I’d been a little more patient, maybe we wouldn’t have fought to the death upon meeting. Because my appearance has caused me a lot of trouble over time, I’ve developed a habit of killing any man who covets my looks on sight. So, unfortunately, you just happened to cross the line of fire."
Chen Nuo rolled his eyes.
Yun Yin smiled faintly, then extended her hand to Chen Nuo. "So, shall we get to know each other again? The remnant of Qingyun Sect, Yun Yin!"
Chen Nuo frowned, looking at Yun Yin in front of him, wearing Sun Keke’s skin and smiling at him. Something feels off. He slowly narrowed his eyes. Eventually, he reached out and shook hands with Yun Yin.
Yun Yin’s hand quickly withdrew after clasping Chen Nuo’s for a moment. Then her expression changed as she pointed behind him. "Eh? Isn’t that girl with you..."
A thought crossed Chen Nuo’s mind. He barely turned his head when he suddenly felt a weight in his heart. I’ve been had!
Yun Yin’s hand was already on Chen Nuo’s shoulder. As he turned his head, a strong force hit him. Chen Nuo’s body was thrown out with a thud, flying to the center of the lake and plunging into the water!
Yun Yin, having succeeded in her sneak attack, quickly retreated and ran in the opposite direction at full speed.
Along the shore of Xuanwu Lake in Jinling City, by an old remnant of the Ming city wall, Yun Yin was now sprinting along the base of the wall at a breakneck pace.
And just behind her, Chen Nuo, who had fallen into the water, took less than two seconds to fly out of the water’s surface. Without any hesitation, he accurately discerned the direction and swiftly gave chase.
Under the shade of a grove by the lakeside, Yun Yin, on the other hand, slowed her pace. She squinted her eyes and walked to the side, where she broke off a branch from a nearby Chinese parasol tree. Holding it in one hand, she used the other, shaped like a blade, to whittle it into a wooden sword in just a few strokes.
Chen Nuo landed in front of Yun Yin, frowning. "You should know that such childish sneak attacks are useless against me. They don’t even qualify as pranks—hmm, but your strength has recovered much more than I had anticipated."
Yun Yin used her fingernails to sharpen the edge of the wooden sword, blew on it gently, and then looked up. "Of course, I know. What I just did doesn’t even qualify as a prank. However..."
"However what?"
"It’s just a signal to beckon someone into action," Yun Yin replied with a cold laugh. "I can’t beat you, but surely there are others in this world who can, right?"
With that, Yun Yin took a deep breath and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Hey! Tree! Have you arrived yet? You can come out now!! Don’t tell me you haven’t found me yet! If you’ve become that useless, I’ll die laughing! You once told me that as long as I’m alive, you could sense my presence anywhere in this world!!"
Surrounding silence prevailed, with no one responding.
But Yun Yin was not discouraged in the slightest. She bellowed coldly and loudly, "Although you have been missing for many years... I believe that a calamity like you would never just die off! So... are you sneakily watching me? Fine, I know that if I die, you will surely suffer a great loss, won’t you!"
Saying this, Yun Yin raised the wooden sword in her hand. Of course, this sword is no match for Chen Nuo; it doesn’t even qualify as a prank. However...
Chen Nuo’s expression suddenly changed as he saw Yun Yin swing the sword fiercely towards her own throat!
"You motherfucker!" Chen Nuo cursed angrily as his Spiritual Force Tentacles instantly wrapped around Yun Yin’s arm. In the next moment, he leaped forward and pressed up against her.
Yun Yin said angrily, "Fine! You won’t come out, huh! Starting today, whenever I get the chance, I’ll commit suicide! I will use every method I can think of to kill myself!!"
Chen Nuo’s heart tightened!
The next instant, he felt a force he couldn’t compete with surging towards him.
BANG! Chen Nuo was thrown out again, smashing back into the lake.
A sigh resounded as Mr. Tree finally made his appearance in the air.
In his hand, he was holding a beer bottle, and behind him were Xicheng Xun and Xiao Yu.
Seeing Chen Nuo thrown into the lake, Xicheng Xun struggled violently for a moment then spat out a mouthful of blood. Suddenly, her body relaxed, and she broke free, growling, "Sun Keke! You actually conspired with others to harm Chen Nuo!"
As soon as Xicheng Xun broke free, she swiftly pulled the belt from her waist. A soft sword made of flexible steel was now in her hand. With a flick, she straightened the blade.
The lake churned. A torrent burst forth, bringing a vortex towards Mr. Tree on the shore.
Mr. Tree turned his head to look and pointed his finger. The row of stone benches, originally built along the shore for visitors to rest on, flew up collectively, smashing towards the middle of the lake.
Chen Nuo had just emerged from the water when he saw a dozen large bluestone slabs falling from the sky. With a swift chop of his hand, he split the slabs and leaped onto the shore, drenched.
Reaching out, Chen Nuo quickly pulled Xicheng Xun and Xiao Yu behind him and shielded them with his body before turning to face the middle-aged man before him...
Though the man bore the likeness of the Electric General, Chen Nuo was, of course, aware of his true identity!
"The Fourth Seed, it’s been a while. I never expected you to come back to Jinling City," Chen Nuo said, spitting. "So, Seeds can play foul too?"
"Indeed, I suffered a slight setback from Seed last time. Logically, I shouldn’t have come. But... I had no choice." The Fourth Seed, Mr. Tree, seemed somewhat helpless. "Moreover, what I’m more curious about is why all my Chosen Ones have such strange relationships with you."
"Tree! You are Tree?!" Yun Yin stared at The Fourth Seed, her expression changing slightly before she blurted out. Then she scrutinized him. "Tree, your new mortal vessel sure is ugly."
Mr. Tree frowned and glanced at Yun Yin. "You know me, young lady... so you are?"
Yun Yin squinted, a peculiar glint in her eyes, but she quickly recited, "Paris, Lily Christina of the Timna Dreyer Theater. Marilyn of the old market district. And Elisa Barkers of Antwerp. Mia Orzig of Saint Petersburg... Shall I continue?"
Mr. Tree’s face suddenly became quite expressive as he stared at Yun Yin for several moments.
"You’re Yun Yin!"
"Of course, it’s me! Otherwise, could you find a second person in this world who knows the names and identities of all your European lovers for the past two hundred years?"
But Mr. Tree’s face grew increasingly unpleasant.
"You’re Yun Yin? How did you come to look like this? Who switched your body for you? No, that’s not right! If you are Yun Yin, then who is the woman in that young man’s house?!"
Mr. Tree pointed at Chen Nuo, his expression becoming even more bizarre. "The woman in his house, I can clearly feel she carries a life mark shared with me! The life bond between a Seed and its Chosen One cannot be mistaken!"
Yun Yin’s face was stern. "Shatter your old perceptions, Tree! Hasn’t anyone ever told you before that a Seed could have two Chosen Ones at the same time?"
Mr. Tree was stunned, then nodded. "True, such a thing has indeed never been discovered before. Two... Chosen... hmm?!"
His tone, which had been like musing to himself, shifted. Mr. Tree’s expression suddenly became frantic!
His body froze on the spot, and his chest heaved violently.
He gasped for breath and murmured...
Two Chosen Ones... I have... two Chosen Ones... two... Chosen Ones...
When he looked up again, Mr. Tree’s face was overtaken by unrestrained laughter and undisguised arrogance!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Two Chosen Ones!! Two Chosen Ones!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Seeing Mr. Tree’s demeanor and facial expression undergo such a drastic change, Chen Nuo was taken aback. But quickly, he seemed to guess something, and his own expression changed!
"Ah Xiu? What is this person... talking about?" Xicheng Xun, behind him, barely got a word out when Chen Nuo had already taken a deep breath and pulled her closer.
"Listen to me! Do as I say next. No delays, no hesitation, no wasting time! You take Xiao Yu and leave this place immediately! The farther, the better!
"In a while, I will try to drag this guy to a less populated area. I can’t guarantee success, only that I’ll try my best.
"But no matter what happens, don’t come looking for me! Your strength is too weak. You can’t get involved in a fight of this level, and rushing in would only complicate things for me! Understand?"
Xicheng Xun’s body trembled, but she bit her lip hard and gave Chen Nuo a deep look. "Okay, I understand what you mean, Ah Xiu!"
"Go now! He won’t stop you. To him, you’re not worth the effort." Chen Nuo waved his hand.
Xicheng Xun’s face showed struggle. Finally, the girl from Neon was, after all, a decisive young woman. Had Li Yingwan or Niveer been there, they would probably have made a scene.
But Xicheng Xun was a hunter who had been hunting high-ranking members of the Truth Sect alone in Tokyo since she was sixteen! Decisive and pragmatic, she understood Chen Nuo spoke the truth; any further fuss from her would simply be a bother.
Forcefully dragging Xiao Yu, who was completely scared senseless, Xicheng Xun fled swiftly.
Indeed, Mr. Tree did not even glance their way.
Looking at The Fourth Seed, who remained laughing uncontrollably in place, Chen Nuo felt his heart begin to sink.
Trouble... Big trouble!
Indeed, after laughing for a while, Mr. Tree’s gaze settled on Chen Nuo.
"According to the tacit understanding formed after my confrontation with Seed last time, I shouldn’t take action against you again. After all, he’s stronger than me.
"But now... it’s different, Chen Nuo.
"Never has a Seed had two Chosen Ones!
"So... no Seed has ever known.
"Turns out... turns out, a Seed with two Chosen Ones can be so unimaginably powerful..."
Mr. Tree’s smile gradually calmed, but his words carried a cutting edge.
"Even if Seed were to face me right now, I could kill him with my own hands! Erase his life mark completely!"
