Chapter 1783

Xiao Xiao Chutong invited Tan Zhiqing here specifically to set a trap for Su Yang.

Originally, after returning home yesterday, she could not accept it.

Or rather, the Time Dragon could not accept it!

If, during his conversation with Xiao Xiao Chutong just now, Su Yang had carelessly revealed that he had a way to cure the Time Dragon, Xiao Xiao Chutong would have continued guiding him, urging Su Yang to explain the cure.

If Su Yang had truly been seduced by "beauty" and wished to win Xiao Xiao Chutong, he could no longer propose the plan to cure the Time Dragon only after reaching God-Rank High-Grade.

If Su Yang had actually revealed another method to restore the Time Dragon's talent, and if that method had even a chance of success, Tan Zhiqing would have taken charge on Xiao Xiao Chutong's behalf and asked Su Yang to treat Xiao Xiao Chutong's Time Dragon.

Tan Zhiqing was willing to help Xiao Xiao Chutong not only because she did not believe Su Yang could produce another method, and thought Xiao Xiao Chutong's test was pointless…

But also because she harbored doubts about Su Yang's identity.

In her thousands of years in the Great Jin Empire, she had never heard of Su Yang.

Logically, a God-Rank Low-Grade Beast Tamer as combat-strong as Su Yang should have been somewhat famous in the Great Jin Empire…

Yet, she had never heard of him!

Tan Zhiqing did not mind eavesdropping on Su Yang and the others.

She was confident in her eavesdropping skills and believed she would not be discovered.

Unless Xiao Xiao Chutong chose to betray them!

But that probability was extremely low—unless she truly wished to die.

"In three days, I will send someone to take you to the Great Jin Empire!" Tan Zhiqing said softly, gazing toward the direction of Su Yang's villa, "Once in the Great Jin Empire, you may seek advice from the powerful—they might have better solutions."

"Understood, thank you, President Tan."

After Tan Zhiqing left, Su Yang's expression turned grim.

Xia Na secretly whispered: "Master, has she left?"

"She's gone!" Su Yang whispered back, "But for safety, regarding confidential matters, we'll still use telepathy!"

"Alright, was someone eavesdropping just now?"

When Su Yang told Xia Na he had waited two thousand years to seek revenge against Shenlongshang Alliance, Xia Na had swiftly deduced the possibility of eavesdropping.

Because they knew each other's true nature—"waiting two thousand years" was pure nonsense.

Inside the villa, only Su Yang and she were present; there was no need to lie.

The fact that Su Yang lied to her proved that someone else was listening to their conversation!

"Yes!" Su Yang nodded. "Probably."

"Who?"

"A God-Rank High-Grade Beast Tamer—most likely Tan Zhiqing!"

"How outrageous!"

"Indeed outrageous!"

Su Yang nodded.

If not for the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly's soul perception, far surpassing God-Rank Mid-Grade beast companions and matching God-Rank High-Grade spiritual-type beast companions in soul sensitivity, he would never have detected Tan Zhiqing.

"Uh, Xia Na!"

"Hmm?"

"I have a task for you!"

"What task?"

"Find out the route Xiao Xiao Chutong and the others will take to the Great Jin Empire!"

"Are you planning to attack Xiao Xiao Chutong?"

"Yes!" Su Yang sighed, "Tan Zhiqing can wait—I don't have much of a grudge against her—but some people truly seek death!"

"So you suspect Tan Zhiqing's eavesdropping was connected to Xiao Xiao Chutong?"

"Yes!"

"Do you have proof?"

"None!" Su Yang shook his head. "I just suspect her—I don't need proof, and I don't want any."

"Understood!"

"Tan Zhiqing's talent far exceeds Xiao Xiao Chutong's. From her attitude toward Xiao Xiao Chutong, Time-type beast companions must be exceedingly rare in the Great Jin Empire…" Su Yang said coldly, "If I miss Xiao Xiao Chutong, I won't get another chance to encounter another Time Dragon."

"Yes!"

Xia Na agreed.

"Originally, I didn't want to seize someone else's beast companion…"

"It's her own fault—I support you!"

The very next afternoon after Su Yang made his decision, Xia Na received accurate intelligence from Yun Shuying.

Xia Na: "They leave the day after tomorrow!"

"Who's leading them? How many God-Rank Beast Tamers?"

"One God-Rank Low-Grade Beast Tamer!" Before Su Yang could even relax, Xia Na's face darkened, "It's Xu Zhanglao Xu Wei himself escorting them to the Great Jin Empire."

"That's troublesome."

Su Yang murmured.

Xu Zhanglao Xu Wei—Su Yang knew him.

He possessed a Space-type Divine Beast.

"Sister Yun said that, for safety, every year the person sent to escort talented youths to the Great Jin Empire is always a God-Rank Beast Tamer from Bao Bao Zhai who owns a Space-type Divine Beast."

"Hmm!"

"Master, do you have a chance?"

"If it's a space-type pet beast, the difficulty becomes very high... but we still need to try!"

Su Yang could not accept letting go of that Time Dragon.

"This time, let Mengyun be ready!" Su Yang whispered.

Xia Na said in surprise, "Have Sister Mengyun act?"

"Yes!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "My intentions toward Xiao Chutong were too obvious before—I may need an alibi."

"Then how do we capture Xu Zhanglao and the others?"

"I'll have the Void Wandering Spirit assist!" Su Yang slowly closed his eyes. "If we can track Xiao Chutong, we must leave no survivors."

Xia Na swallowed hard: "Those Central Region geniuses..."

"It would be better if all of them, including Xu Zhanglao, were dead."

Although it was somewhat regrettable toward Xu Zhanglao, there was no other choice.

"Understood!" Xia Na thought for a moment and added, "By the way, I have another piece of intelligence—don't know if it's useful."

"What intelligence?"

"Xu Zhanglao has a special fondness for the Black Star Devil Wine of Black Star Nation..."

That very night, Su Yang returned to the Huaxia Federation and found Liu Mengyun.

Upon hearing that Su Yang wanted her to act and seize a time-type pet beast, she agreed without hesitation.

"Xiao Chutong—take her alive?"

"Yes!"

"Do you plan to control her, then control the Time Dragon?"

"Once we control the Time Dragon, kill her!"