837: Conspiracy

“Those Blackwind Four Fiends have committed countless heinous crimes!”

“Across the entire Chu Kingdom, they are high-ranking evil cultivators on the wanted list, making countless people gnash their teeth in hatred.”

“This Young Miss went out today and heard of these fellows' wicked deeds. With a little trick, I lured them to the Demon Beast Forest and easily captured them.”

“In front of this Young Miss's formidable strength, these fellows cried and repented, begging me for a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

“But how could this Young Miss agree? Forgiving them is God's business; I am only responsible for sending them to meet God.”

In an inn in Green Field Town, Ice Purity had reverted from her human form, flapping her wings and standing proudly on the table, recounting her heroic battle against the Blackwind Four Fiends.

The other little ones gathered around, listening with rapt attention, their small faces showing excitement and anticipation, wishing they were the ones who had slain the Blackwind Four Fiends.

“Ice Purity, that's enough!”

“You've been repeating this story for an hour. Aren't you tired?”

Beside them, Wang Chen rolled his eyes, exasperated by the energetic little ones.

From the moment Ice Purity returned from playing until now, she had recounted this experience several times, making his ears almost callus.

Moreover, little Ice Purity clearly hadn't prepared a draft beforehand; the story of slaying the Blackwind Four Fiends had several versions, none of which were consistent.

It was utterly ridiculous!

Now, even God had appeared!

This made Wang Chen highly suspicious that if Ice Purity continued, the Blackwind Four Fiends, who plundered boys and girls as Cauldron, would become an apocalyptic Devil King.

“By the way, these Blackwind Four Fiends all have bounties on their heads. Did you bring their heads back? Those could be exchanged for a lot of Spirit Crystals, enough to buy a pile of delicious food.”

Seeing Ice Purity unmoved and still narrating, Wang Chen quickly spoke again.

“Ah?”

“I froze them into ice sculptures, and now there's not even a speck of dust left!”

Upon hearing 'delicious food,' Ice Purity immediately stopped, looking at Wang Chen with a somewhat bewildered expression.

“Then there's no way. If they're turned to dust, how can you collect the bounty? It seems you're going to lose out on so much delicious food.”

Wang Chen made a gesture indicating 'a lot' in front of him, speaking with a playful tone.

“Then am I not at a huge loss?”

Hearing Wang Chen's words, the previously Divine Qi Ice Purity instantly deflated, her two small wings unable to flap, beginning to doubt her Dragon life.

What a waste!

Next time, I'll never freeze people into ice sculptures again. A single paw strike would at least leave some proof of existence.

“Wuwu!”

The little one directly pounced onto Wang Chen's body, seeking comfort.

“Hehe!”

Seeing the little one a bit withdrawn, Wang Chen chuckled inwardly, finally having some peace and quiet.

“I'm telling you, next time you encounter such fellows, freeze them and then just collect them. Consider this a lesson learned…”

“Hmm?”

Patting Ice Purity's little head, Wang Chen comforted her, suppressing his laughter, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned to look at the room's entrance. A familiar aura appeared in his perception.

“Xuanqing Snake King? This fellow recovered from his previous deficit so quickly?”

Wang Chen was somewhat surprised.

Ever since the matter in the depths of the Demon Beast Forest concluded, he had brought the Xuanqing Snake King to Green Field Town and, while he was at it, helped him remove the Dead Spirit Qi from his body.

Because the Xuanqing Snake King had been corroded by Dead Spirit Qi for nearly a century, the Dead Spirit Qi and his own power were almost completely intertwined and inseparable. Even though Wang Chen's strength allowed him to remove the Dead Spirit Qi very cleanly, the Xuanqing Snake King inevitably fell into weakness.

This was like a person having half their Bloodline directly drained. If the Xuanqing Snake King hadn't been inherently powerful, he would have long since perished.

It was precisely for this reason that Wang Chen had been idle these past few days, staying in Green Field Town.

After all, the Xuanqing Snake King was reluctantly his partner, and entering Blade City was impossible without his help.

“It seems this fellow accumulated quite a fortune during his time with the Dead Spirit Race.”

Thinking this, Wang Chen extended a hand, and the door directly opened, startling the Xuanqing Snake King, who was about to knock.

“Senior?”

The Xuanqing Snake King stood at the door, somewhat bewildered. Just as he was about to speak, six incomparably noble Bloodline auras assailed him, making him almost Can't help it kneel in worship.

Inside the room, the gazes of Ice Purity Su Su felt like knives to the Xuanqing Snake King, threatening to slice him apart piece by piece.

“You guys, that's enough. Don't scare him.”

“He's still a patient.”

Wang Chen frowned and unceremoniously put Ice Purity and the others back into the Beast Pet Space.

Then, he got up and went to the table, gently saying to the Xuanqing Snake King:

“From your appearance, you haven't fully recovered from your previous losses. Why did you come out of seclusion so impatiently?”

In Wang Chen's perception, although the Xuanqing Snake King had now recovered his Peak strength, his Qi and Blood were still insufficient, and his body seemed to have shrunk a bit.

“Thank you for your concern, Senior. I am no longer in great danger.”

The Xuanqing Snake King closed the door and stood respectfully to the side. Wang Chen's concern brought excitement to his face.

Having lived for hundreds of years, it was the first time he had felt what concern was.

“It seems you are impatient to obtain that Demonic Emperor's remnant body. Actually, there's no need to rush. You can completely rest for a few more days. I haven't planned to act against Blade City in the short term.”

Wang Chen said as he poured himself a cup of water.

The appearance of the Blade City Lord that day made Wang Chen feel that with his current strength, causing trouble for Blade City was not safe enough.

After all, that was a Middle Stage powerhouse. Facing him alone, he and the little ones combined might have a chance to fight, but the opponent had a large group of subordinates and was in his main base.

Even if the Xuanqing Snake King could infiltrate Blade City and dismantle the Guardian Array of Blade City, a frontal assault was not a good method.

Moreover, the recent encounter with the Blade City Lord must have already raised his vigilance, and Blade City's security would surely be tighter.

So Wang Chen made changes to his previous plan.

He intended to first clear out all Dead Spirit Race gathering places in the Demon Beast Forest, excluding Blade City, to increase his strength. At the same time, he would try to lure Blade City to attack proactively, and then slowly erode the power of Blade City's Dead Spirit Race.

This plan could be said to be an overt scheme.

No matter how the Blade City Lord chose, Wang Chen would be on the profitable side.

After all, with his current strength, only if Blade City mobilized all its forces to surround and intercept him would there be a chance to keep him.

And as far as Wang Chen knew, the Blade City Lord's Lifespan was limited, so the probability of him personally leading a team to capture him was extremely low.

“Senior's Wisdom Eye is like a torch. I knew this little trick couldn't fool Senior.”

The Xuanqing Snake King looked at Wang Chen with reverence, his face showing a hint of embarrassment at having his little scheme seen through.