Chapter 1686: Eight Treasures Studio's Doubts and Choices

"I also have some doubts about this Chen Feng, but I think the one who appeared in Phoenix Ridge and the one who inadvertently saved Yun Shuying's life are very likely not the same group. The news we got about the Nirvana Phoenix was rather coincidental, and Yun Shuying being hunted down also seems coincidental!" Elder Jian said in a low voice. "Unless they could get the information in advance and know that the Shenlongshang Alliance would send Ling Old Ghost to capture Yun Shuying, otherwise given how cautious Ling Old Ghost is, he absolutely wouldn't have been discovered so conveniently."

"Besides, this Chen Feng is only at the God-Rank Low-Grade Beast Tamer level—he shouldn't have the ability to kill Ling Old Ghost yet."

"If there's really an organization behind this Chen Feng, it's most likely the group that helped Yun Shuying… looking at it this way, their forces seem not small either."

Elder Jian felt his brain wasn't working well.

Analyze this, analyze that.

They still couldn't determine Su Yang's identity.

They suspected that behind Su Yang, there might still be a force standing.

But she had no solid evidence, nor had she gotten any information!

In normal times, without evidence, they could also treat it as if they had evidence.

Either kill Su Yang, or drive Su Yang away.

But now, their Eight Treasures Studio had already lost three God-Rank Low-Grade powerhouses.

In a time of swaying winds and internal and external troubles, even if it really was the force behind "Chen Feng" that killed Ling Old Ghost!

They couldn't possibly fall out with "Chen Feng"!

Their most important enemy right now was still the Shenlongshang Alliance.

Although "Chen Feng" also had to be guarded against!

After all, other forces lurking within their sphere of influence made them somewhat uneasy!

Elder Long asked: "So that's it? Cooperate with Chen Feng?"

"Regardless of whether there's someone behind Chen Feng, regardless of whether the force behind Chen Feng is the group that killed Ling Old Ghost, it's still better for us to maintain cooperation with Chen Feng right now!" Elder Jian said. "They must have had a falling out with the Shenlongshang Alliance, so why don't the two of us cooperate first!"

At this moment, Elder Jian was thinking quite straightforwardly:

"Anyway, things have already escalated to this point, we can't possibly tell the Shenlongshang Alliance about this. Even if we told the Shenlongshang Alliance, they probably wouldn't believe it—they'd only think we're looking for a scapegoat!"

"When the time comes, what has to be fought will still have to be fought!"

"If we can get outside help, what's wrong with that?"

Elder Jian said through gritted teeth: "Everything—after we weather this wave, we'll slowly investigate whether there are some forces lurking behind Chen Feng! If there really are, we'll see exactly who they are! And whether they conflict with us!"

"Sigh~" Elder Long let out a long breath: "Now this is the only way!"

In the latter half of the night, on the big bed in the bedroom of the pavilion where Su Yang and Xia Na lived, both were drenched in sweat.

Ever since Liu Mengyun got pregnant, Su Yang had been staying at home very obediently.

With Liu Mengyun, Qin Xiaoxiao, and Su Yang's son clinging to him, Xia Na didn't even have a chance, so helplessly she could only channel that bit of energy into hunting fierce beasts and raising her strength.

This time Xia Na had finally gotten the chance to go out on a mission with Su Yang, so of course she wouldn't let this opportunity slip—she pestered Su Yang until the latter half of the night.

The two squeezed into the bathroom once more, cleaned up, then lay back in bed.

"General Su, you seem to be wary of Eight Treasures Studio. Didn't we agree to join Eight Treasures Studio?"

"There might be an unexpected turn this time!" Su Yang said helplessly. "We came in a hurry, and the plan was extremely rough. Just now, after defeating Zhou Qian, I suddenly remembered—me killing Elder Ling in action, and then after the fierce conflict between the Shenlong Shang and Eight Treasures Studio, bringing you to join Eight Treasures Studio, could very well cause these old fellows to have some bad suspicions."

"What suspicions?"

"Suspecting that there's still someone standing behind us!"

"That actually seems quite possible!" Xia Na said with sudden realization. "Then will it affect our plan?"

"There's some impact, but not much. The main purpose of our coming this time really is to assist Eight Treasures Studio. As long as we're careful, there shouldn't be any big problems!"

The next day, Su Yang and Xia Na met Yun Shuying.

"Did the two of you rest well yesterday?"

"Not bad!"

Xia Na was in high spirits, her complexion much better than yesterday.

She was indeed quite satisfied.

Hearing Xia Na's reply, Yun Shuying couldn't help but think of what she had seen last night.

The look she gave the two of them was slightly odd.

That expression made Su Yang suspect whether he hadn't disguised himself well enough, and Yun Shuying had spotted the problem.

But when he noticed that Yun Shuying was looking at Xia Na with the same gaze, he was slightly relieved.

Yun Shuying had never seen Xia Na before!

"Elder Long has already gone back. Once they've discussed it, they'll tell you some intelligence on the Shenlongshang Alliance."

"Alright!"

Su Yang and the others came to Eight Treasures Studio largely for intelligence.

Their understanding of the Shenlongshang Alliance was only superficial.

Su Yang did know where the Shenlongshang Alliance's headquarters was, but he didn't have the strength to raid someone else's lair right now!

It was still better to borrow Eight Treasures Studio's intelligence network and assistance to weaken the Shenlongshang Alliance's strength and enhance their own.

"Don't worry!" Yun Shuying said in a low voice. "Our Eight Treasures Studio did suffer great losses this time, but we're not pushovers—we will definitely strike back in the near future."

Yun Shuying's current task was to liaise with Su Yang and Xia Na.

Although she was a God-Rank Beast Tamer and an elder of Eight Treasures Studio, among all the elders of Eight Treasures Studio, her strength was on the weaker side.

Yet she was being targeted by the Shenlongshang Alliance, so Elder Long hadn't assigned her any particularly important tasks for the time being.

It happened that Yun Shuying was quite skilled at communication and liaison.

At least more so than the other elders of Eight Treasures Studio.

Three days later, Elder Long found Su Yang and Xia Na.

He asked point-blank: "There's a mission targeting the Shenlongshang Alliance this time. I wonder if you, Chen Feng, are willing to take part!"

"What mission?"

Elder Long said, "At the Shenlongshang Alliance in the capital of the Blue Demon Kingdom, there is not only a Divine-tier Beast Tamer stationed there, but also a large collection of precious beast eggs stored away. There is intelligence that says there is a Divine-tier beast egg among them."

"A Divine-tier beast egg?"

Elder Long nodded: "The probability is very high. We received word of this a long time ago, but we never made a move. I don't know if, this time, you would be willing to act."

"Just the two of us?"