196: Chu Chen took the bait

Su Xuan looked at Zhou Yichen, who was rolling on the ground in pain, without a trace of pity on his face. He watched coldly until Zhou Yichen's screams gradually weakened.

Afterward, Zhou Yichen's eyes became clear, and his gaze toward Su Xuan held a great deal of reverence.

“Your old servant Zhou Yichen greets Master!”

Zhou Yichen knelt down directly.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully changing the plot, rewarding 500,000 Villain Points! Xiao Chen’s Luck Value has decreased by 50,000!”

“Oh, right, don’t call me Master from now on, call me Young Master! Do you understand?”

“Your old servant understands!”

Zhou Yichen said respectfully.

Looking at his Great Emperor father in this state, Zhou Chen’s eyes immediately revealed despair.

“I’m dead! I’m dead! I’m absolutely dead!”

Zhou Chen was filled with regret now; it was hard for him to even die. His cultivation had been crippled, and his father was also controlled by Su Xuan.

If he had a next life, he would never provoke Su Xuan and Lin Waner again!

“This is your son, temporarily keep him with you. Be careful not to let him die too quickly; I still have great use for him!”

Su Xuan had a mischievous smile on his face.

“Young Master! I don’t have such a son! From today onwards, I have no relation to him!”

“This good-for-nothing is ugly enough, but he also offended Young Master and Young Madam! I am truly ashamed!”

Zhou Yichen angrily scolded Zhou Chen.

“Father! I’m your own son!”

“Shut up!”

Zhou Yichen went up and slapped him. Playing the family card in front of him? No way!

Seeing this scene, Lin Waner was instantly astonished, wondering what method Su Xuan had used to make Zhou Yichen, who had just been fighting to the death with her, act like this!

Also, what was that seed-like thing in Su Xuan’s hand just now?

Zhou Yichen was a Great Emperor, after all, yet he accepted it without any resistance.

If this were used on herself…

Just thinking about it, Lin Waner felt a wave of lingering fear, and her gaze toward Su Xuan became a bit more fearful.

“What are you afraid of? I won’t use this kind of thing on you, don’t worry!”

Su Xuan laughed.

Even if he wanted to use it, he couldn't. Lin Waner was the destined female lead, and the Dao Heart Demon Seed simply couldn't be planted.

“Really?”

Lin Waner crossed her arms, not entirely believing Su Xuan’s words.

“Believe it or not, if I wanted to use it on you, I would have already used it when I was detoxifying you. Why would I bother so much?”

Su Xuan laughed.

“Alright! You have a point!”

Lin Waner thought about it and felt that Su Xuan was right.

“Ding! Destined Female Lead Lin Waner’s favorability has reached 40, rewarding 500,000 Villain Points! Xiao Chen’s Luck Value has decreased by 50,000!”

Su Xuan’s words gained Lin Waner a few more points of favorability, which also earned him a sum of Villain Points.

“Hehehe! Another step closer to strangling Xiao Chen!”

Su Xuan smiled wickedly.

“Young Madam, don’t worry, Young Master is a good person; he will absolutely not do anything bad to you!”

Zhou Yichen said.

Lin Waner was a bit speechless. This Zhou Yichen… how did he just turn into Su Xuan’s lapdog… he could actually say such things!

Also, what was “Young Madam” supposed to mean? When did she become his woman?

“Don’t talk nonsense! I’m not some Young Madam! I have no relationship with him!”

Lin Waner’s face flushed slightly.

“Alright, alright, stop arguing. Instead of this, why don’t you gather all the high-ranking officials in your halls? I have some urgent matters to discuss with them!”

Su Xuan had a mischievous smile on his face.

“Understood! Young Master!”

Zhou Yichen said.

“Your appetite is really big… Now, among the Five Great Halls, three Hall Masters are your people…”

She had thought that Su Xuan’s talk of controlling Haoyue Sect was just a joke, but now it seemed that Su Xuan had largely succeeded.

Or rather, Su Xuan had already succeeded. With three Hall Masters supporting Su Xuan, plus Su Xuan’s own strength, Li Dahai was also dead.

If he wanted to sit in the Sect Master’s position, he could simply push through without thinking.

“Hehehe! Of course! Next, you won’t be Young Madam, you’ll be Sect Master’s Wife!”

Su Xuan teased.

“Rascal… When did I say I wanted to be your wife!”

“What? You didn’t say that? In that case, you should still call me Master and honestly be my servant!”

“I don’t want to! I’m not your slave!”

…

An hour later, the high-ranking officials of Yugi Hall and Seal Script Hall knelt on the ground with clear eyes.

“Greetings, Young Master!”

Su Xuan scanned the kneeling crowd with satisfaction, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

By now, half of the Five Great Halls were his people, and it wouldn't be long until Haoyue Sect was completely subdued.

On the other side, Xiao Chen, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that Chu Chen was still not coming. Instead, he had recently caught many people who had mistakenly fallen into his trap.

Although he hadn’t achieved his original goal, through these actions, he had also gained a lot of Villain Points!

Not only that, Xiao Chen also plundered their Storage Rings, leaving nothing valuable behind!

“Hehehehe! Now, a few more fools have fallen for it!”

Xiao Chen smiled wickedly.

Then, Xiao Chen was surprised to find a familiar figure in the crowd, someone he seemed to have seen somewhere before!

“It’s Chu Chen! This kid! Has he finally arrived?”

He had seen Chu Chen’s portrait; the person in front of him was definitely Chu Chen, no mistake. He had waited day and night, and finally, Chu Chen had arrived!

“Hehehe! Has he finally arrived?”

Xiao Chen smiled wickedly.

“Brother, what’s going on with this Secret Realm?”

Chu Chen asked a passerby in front of him.

The passerby saw Chu Chen, first squinted his eyes in confusion, and after clearly seeing the other party’s face, he was instantly astonished.

“Holy crap! One hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones!”

The passerby exclaimed.

“What one hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones?”

Chu Chen looked around but couldn’t find the hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones the passerby spoke of.

“Cough cough, brother, I’m sorry, I was a bit excited just now and misjudged for a moment. What were you asking me just now?”

The passerby said somewhat awkwardly.

Chu Chen glanced at the passerby, finding his reaction a bit strange, but seeing that his cultivation was not high, and he had Old Feng protecting him, he didn't think much of it.

“It’s like this, brother, I just wanted to ask you, what exactly is the situation with this Secret Realm in front of us!”

Chu Chen asked with a sincere expression.

“Don’t worry, brother, just say whatever you want directly. I promise I won’t tell anyone else!”

Chu Chen smiled wickedly, then placed a few High-Grade Spirit Stones into the other person’s hand.