164: Being watched

Thump—

Lin Tang's delicate body trembled instantly.

Noticing her strange reaction, Chen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow and said, "What? Is this question hard to answer?"

"I..."

Lin Tang looked around uneasily;

Even though there was no one else in the room, at this moment, her beautiful eyes revealed an irrepressible panic. "Young Master Chen, you should understand... this kind of thing is forbidden to discuss."

Forbidden?

Chen Qingxuan said dismissively, "Why is it forbidden to discuss?"

"The God King... is like the sun!"

Lin Tang deliberately lowered her voice as she spoke. "Although the sun has always existed... no one can look directly at it... otherwise, they will bring trouble upon themselves."

"The sun?" Chen Qingxuan found the metaphor quite interesting and teased, "This is the Star River Ruins, in the Three Thousand Divine Provinces where cultivation flourishes... yet people are actually so wary they don't dare to discuss the ruler who governs this world?"

"..."

Lin Tang didn't know how to respond for a moment, only staring at Chen Qingxuan with wide eyes.

Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan changed the subject and said, "Then let me ask you, is the God King for the people... does he serve the Cultivators? Does he shoulder the responsibility of protecting the people living in the Three Thousand Divine Provinces?"

Lin Tang's expression shifted, and she said in surprise, "Young Master Chen, how could you say something so naive?"

"Naive?"

"We spend our whole lives pursuing Immortal Ascension and longevity... is it really just to serve others?"

"Your... level of awareness isn't very high!"

Chen Qingxuan rubbed his nose guiltily;

Meeting Lin Tang's nervous gaze, he said softly, "Don't worry, tonight's conversation is strictly between you and me. We're just chatting privately; it won't be spread outside."

"But..."

"There are no outsiders, so what are you still worried about?"

"I'm worried... we'll be detected."

Lin Tang bit her lip nervously and whispered, "Since the beginning of the Three Thousand Divine Provinces, discussing such things has been a taboo... perhaps as we speak, a power has already locked onto us."

"That terrifying?"

"Mhm!"

Lin Tang nodded repeatedly.

She thought that by telling him this, Chen Qingxuan would drop it. Unexpectedly, in the next moment, Chen Qingxuan suddenly shouted, "I'm going to screw the God King!"

"Oh my, what are you doing..."

Lin Tang was instantly scared out of her wits.

In her desperation, she lunged forward, her jade-like hands hurriedly covering Chen Qingxuan's mouth.

Don't talk nonsense!

On the contrary, Chen Qingxuan remained calm and composed, naturally supporting her waist. "See, nothing happened to me. How is it as terrifying as you say?"

"You..."

Lin Tang looked like she was questioning her life;

At this moment, she couldn't help but feel that the man before her seemed very different from ordinary people... In the Three Thousand Divine Provinces, who would dare to offend the God King like this?

Only Chen Qingxuan was fearless of heaven and earth.

Feeling the large hand at her waist, Lin Tang could only stand up for now. "Actually... I don't know that much either."

"Then tell me everything you know."

"Alright!"

Seeing that Chen Qingxuan was determined to ask, Lin Tang could only compromise. "Rumors about the God King have existed since the beginning of the Three Thousand Divine Provinces, but to this day, no one knows what kind of person the God King is, or even their gender... Even those top powerhouses who stood out in the Immortal Assessment and successfully obtained the status of 'High Immortal', most have never met the God King. So, there is a rumor among the people... that the God King has long since ceased to exist."

By the last sentence, Lin Tang's voice was barely audible.

One couldn't blame her for being timid; discussing such things... anywhere, it would be considered shocking irreverence.

Many people wouldn't even dare to listen!

Chen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow and said, "If the God King doesn't exist, then it should be impossible to hold the Immortal Assessment, right?"

"You're right, many people think that way," Lin Tang said candidly. "But some also say this is to suppress the forces of some Upper Domains, preventing people from breaking the existing order due to the God King's disappearance... It's considered a means of maintaining the stability of the Three Thousand Divine Provinces."

"That is indeed a possibility."

Chen Qingxuan nodded noncommittally.

Although he failed to get much information about the God King from Lin Tang, Chen Qingxuan didn't feel disappointed. Or rather, he hadn't held much hope from the start.

After all, the Lin family was just a small thousand-year-old family in the Star River Ruins, nothing significant even within the Star River Ruins itself. How could they know many secrets about the God King?

Learning about some situations well-known in the Three Thousand Divine Provinces was already a great help to Chen Qingxuan.

After asking many more questions.

Chen Qingxuan finally threw out the question he wanted to ask most. "Miss Lin, have you ever heard of the lotus of life?"

"The lotus of life?"

Lin Tang blinked her long eyelashes and asked back, "What is that?"

"You haven't heard of it?"

"No."

"..."

Only then did Chen Qingxuan show a hint of disappointment.

But he quickly adjusted; after all, pinning his hopes of finding the lotus of life on the Lin family was clearly unrealistic.

That thing alone takes at least thirty thousand years to mature.

Even in the entire Three Thousand Divine Provinces, it's a priceless divine object. After all, it's a treasure that can help one live as long as heaven and become immortal.

Lin Tang, who had been answering questions, asked as if possessed, "Young Master Chen, may I ask you a question?"

"Speak."

"Do you truly want us... to build a statue for you?"

"Of course."

"Why do you have such an idea?"

"Not telling, not telling."

"..."

Lin Tang's face darkened with lines at his words;

Seeing Chen Qingxuan agree so readily just now, she thought she could get something out of him.

In the next moment, she said, unwilling to give up, "Then can you tell me... it's one thing to build a statue... but why do you also want me to spread those curses?"

"Curses?"

Chen Qingxuan thought he had misheard.

Once he realized what Lin Tang was referring to, he smiled and said, "That is clearly a blessing for men and women... What? You're not still a virgin, are you?"

"I..."

Lin Tang was instantly speechless.

Noticing the lingering blush on her pretty face, Chen Qingxuan was greatly surprised. "You must be several hundred years old, right? You've never had a Dao Companion?"

"No!"

Lin Tang shook her head, her face red.

If anyone else talked to her about this, she would surely suspect them of having a dirty mind, but thinking about how Chen Qingxuan even dared to screw the God King just now—

What else could she say?

He was just being blunt.

Before leaving, Lin Tang looked back and warned, "Young Master Chen, you should be more careful with your words in the future... especially regarding the God King, to avoid bringing trouble upon yourself."

Chen Qingxuan was dismissive. "Don't worry, how can there be such a terrifying thing in the world... I'll just screw them!"

"You... never mind."

Lin Tang hesitated, then finally left with a red face.

Chen Qingxuan also prepared to rest, shaking his head and laughing, "Detecting mundane conversations? In this day and age, even a president can be kidnapped in public. I don't believe the God King... is truly that bored."

Little did he know.

At this moment, within a certain chaotic flow of space-time, a pair of narrow Phoenix eyes slowly opened, like brilliant lamps in the darkness, exuding a sacred aura that one dared not profane,

"Chen Qingxuan... I will find you!"