On this side—
Su Chen didn't have an easy time with this meal. Thanks to Bibi Dong's introduction earlier, all the people from the Wuhun Hall, as well as those powers that had pledged allegiance to it, came one after another to toast him.
Su Chen and Hu Liena had already drunk quite a bit at the banquet. They had just sat down to rest for a moment when Xie Yue and Yan came running over, looking as excited as kids who'd just found free food.
"Brother-in-law!"
The moment Xie Yue arrived, he put on that look people get when they're about to ask a favor—full of forced enthusiasm.
Su Chen's face twitched. It seemed… this was the first time Xie Yue had called him "brother-in-law" so sweetly, wasn't it?
Su Chen turned to Yan and asked,"Your ears okay now?"
Yan waved his hand and said,"I haven't even started drinking yet! Let me get a few in first!"
"I'll drink to you both then!"
Yan poured a full cup and clinked glasses with Su Chen, drinking it down in one go.
Su Chen patted Yan's shoulder and said, "After we eat, you come with me. I'll help treat your ears."
"What?"
"I can't drink?"
"I already finished it! Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Yan stared blankly at Su Chen.
"Get lost already," Xie Yue snapped, glaring at him before turning to Su Chen and lowering his voice.
"Good brother-in-law!"
"That Sealing Soul Skill you gave us before—do you still have any more? Can you give us two more?"
Su Chen looked at him strangely.
"What do you need those for?"
"You didn't see what happened to his ears? I'm telling you, that Sealing Soul Skill—if your luck's bad or you mess up the process—it could easily get someone hurt or worse."
Xie Yue hesitated, a bit conflicted inside.
This…He couldn't exactly tell the truth. It was obvious the Pope didn't want Su Chen to know she was the one asking for it. Otherwise, she could've just come herself—no need to send him and Yan running around like errand boys.
After a moment's thought, Xie Yue said,"It's fine. We'll be careful. How about you give us two more?"
Hu Liena, as Xie Yue's sister, obviously knew him well. She thought for a moment, then asked directly,"Brother, tell me the truth—who sent you?"
"Was it the Grand Worship or our teacher?"
Xie Yue froze, then finally confessed,"The Pope called us over just now, asked if we had any left. She said if we could get two more, she'd record a major contribution for us—rewarding us with two ten-thousand-year soul bones."
Hu Liena glanced at Su Chen, then replied to Xie Yue,"That Heaven and Earth Dual Blast, Su Chen doesn't have any more. Later, when there's a chance, I'll help you both find some soul bones instead."
Xie Yue looked speechless, glancing between her and Su Chen."Good brother-in-law, you really don't have any left?"
Su Chen glanced at Hu Liena, then shook his head and said, "Really, no. I'll make more when I get the time, and I'll give you a few then."
Xie Yue sighed helplessly. Women really were too biased once they married—forgetting their brothers for their husbands. Su Chen clearly had more, but his sister just didn't want to hand them over!
Meanwhile—
On a wide road, a horse-drawn carriage sped along.
Inside, Yu Xiaogang sat by the window, face stiff like a corpse. Across from him sat Flender, looking deeply conflicted and visibly exhausted.
Since leaving Heaven Dou City, the two hadn't rested for a single moment, rushing day and night toward Wuhun City.
Flender hesitated before asking,"Xiaogang, when we reach Wuhun City, are you sure talking to Bibi Dong will help? Feels more like you're walking straight into a trap."
Yu Xiaogang gazed out the window, expression unreadable but voice calm.
"I know what I'm doing. Don't worry."
"How much longer until we arrive?"
Flender calculated and said, "At the latest, by noon tomorrow. If we keep pushing without stopping, we could reach Wuhun City tonight."
Yu Xiaogang nodded, expression solemn."Then keep going. We'll rest once we arrive tonight. Tomorrow morning, I'll go meet Bibi Dong in the Wuhun Hall."
Flender sighed and nodded."Alright, I'll trust you on this."
"But… we still don't know where Erlong went. If we could find her, she might plead with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for Xiao San."
At the mention of Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang's face darkened instantly. His heart was a mess. Why had Liu Erlong changed so much?
Was it hatred born of love?
No.
He still had to find a chance to explain things to her properly. In his current situation, she was the only one who might still accept him.
Liu Erlong: ???
That afternoon—
Su Chen returned from the Wuhun Hall with Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and the others, while Yan and Xie Yue followed behind.
Yan muttered quietly,"I'm really curious!"
"The first time we met Su Chen, he was just a little Spirit Master in the teens—we even had to escort him out of the outskirts of Star Dou Forest."
"And now look at him! The change is insane."
"Oh, right!"
"And Nana too! How did her strength skyrocket like that? She's got four hundred-thousand-year soul rings now. We'll never catch up to her in this lifetime."
Xie Yue glanced at him, shook his head slightly, and said nothing.
Yan frowned."You're not curious?"
"Why aren't you answering me?"
Xie Yue muttered irritably, "Even if I answered, it's not like you could hear me."
After they got back—
Su Chen looked at Ye Lingling and said, "Try healing him. See if his ears recover. If not, I'll think of something else."
Ye Lingling nodded, released her Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor martial soul, and cast a healing soul skill on Yan.
Golden begonia petals floated gracefully above Yan's head.
Yan looked around, blinking. "Feels a lot better. Say something—let me test it."
Xie Yue thought for a second, then said,"You still owe me five thousand gold soul coins."
"Bullshit!"
Yan instantly barked back,"It was two thousand! You think I've got amnesia?"
Xie Yue looked at Su Chen and grinned."He's good now."
"That's the legendary top-tier healing martial soul—the Nine-Heart Begonia, right?"
Su Chen nodded."Yeah."
"Good. Rest tonight and you'll be completely fine."
Xie Yue nodded, then seeing that Hu Liena hadn't followed Su Chen back, he whispered again,"Brother-in-law, you really don't have any more of that Sealing Soul Skill?"
Su Chen replied calmly,"That thing is special. It can't fall into anyone's hands but mine. Just tell Bibi Dong that. She knows why—otherwise she wouldn't have sent you two to ask again."
Xie Yue nodded."Alright, then we'll go back and report."
Ye Lingling and the others exchanged looks, their expressions a little odd—clearly they'd understood the situation.
So it seemed—
Bibi Dong hadn't yet mastered the process of making gunpowder. She was trying to get qualified samples from Su Chen to study!
But—
Su Chen already knew Bibi Dong was a madwoman. She'd have to prove she wasn't insane anymore before he'd hand anything over.
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