Chapter 51

"I have heard of him!"

After emerging from the death row prison, although Master Tian Ze was eager for revenge, he had been imprisoned for many years and knew nothing of the outside world. Thus, while gathering his former subordinates, he also secretly began to collect intelligence on the current state of Han Guo.

Among this, the name of Su Xuan, a man recently in great favor with the King of Han, had reached his ears.

The various rumors about Su Xuan were becoming increasingly mystical among the common people.

It was said he possessed the ability to summon wind and rain, call upon gods and ghosts, and was also skilled in alchemy and medicine, capable of refining elixirs that could grant immortality.

Whether the last rumor was true or false remained uncertain.

However, many had witnessed the first two with their own eyes.

It sounded like he was truly no ordinary person, but someone extremely extraordinary.

Yet, Master Tian Ze did not take it to heart.

Back when he was the Crown Prince of Regarding Baiyue, he had enjoyed recruiting strange and talented people for his own use. In his view, Su Xuan was merely one such person who had mastered some techniques.

He could not help but feel a sense of contempt for the King of Han in his heart.

To be so blindly trusting of others—this King of Han was truly pathetic.

However, he really had not expected that Yan Yan Lingji would be captured by this man. This meant that Su Xuan was not simply a charlatan, but truly possessed some extraordinary capabilities.

"Did you come before me just to tell me this news?"

After these thoughts flashed through his mind, Master Tian Ze looked at Bai Bai Yifei before him, his voice cold.

"Yan Yan Lingji failed and was captured; it can only be said that her skills were inferior and her strength insufficient. She did not show enough value, and she is not worth me rescuing."

That was what he said, but what Master Tian Ze was thinking in his heart, no one knew.

Bai Bai Yifei’s gaze was strange as he looked at Master Tian Ze and said, "I was just passing by and thought I would tell you this news."

After saying this, his tone shifted, becoming extremely overbearing, "I need you to do one thing!"

"What thing?"

"Kill Su Xuan!"

Master Tian Ze looked at Bai Bai Yifei with some surprise.

Bai Bai Yifei did not explain; he believed that Master Tian Ze would choose to do it.

As long as the gu-insect remained in his body, even if he were filled with reluctance, he would have no choice but to be controlled.

In the end, it was because Master Tian Ze did not want to die.

Not fearing death and not wanting to die were two entirely different concepts.

For Master Tian Ze, he carried a deep blood feud; even if he were to die, he had to avenge it first.

To imprison Yan Yan Lingji.

The King of Han had ordered a massive iron cage to be brought and placed in Su Xuan’s room. Yan Yan Lingji was locked inside, just like a bird kept in a cage for people to admire.

But this bird was not a truly weak little creature, but a hunting hawk that would reveal its ferocious claws at any moment.

"You, your life is quite monotonous!"

Inside the cage, Yan Yan Lingji crouched with one hand supporting her chin, watching Su Xuan, who was consuming an elixir and cultivating, and spoke softly.

Su Xuan opened his eyes and looked at Yan Yan Lingji calmly, "What, are you willing to speak now?"

Earlier, the King of Han had made a special trip here.

It was to interrogate Yan Yan Lingji and extract more information about Master Tian Ze from her. Because Su Xuan was nearby, the King of Han was fearless, not afraid that this demoness would suddenly go berserk.

But the result was that he was disappointed.

Since being sent here, Yan Yan Lingji had not said a single word. Sometimes, when the King of Han tried to display royal majesty to intimidate her, he was met with a cold, indifferent gaze that made him feel a sense of fear in his heart.

Seeing that Yan Yan Lingji was unwilling to speak, the King of Han had intended to use torture, but after thinking about it, he eventually gave up.

It was already very late, and this demoness had already been captured anyway.

It would be the same to continue the interrogation tomorrow.

The reason she was unwilling to speak was merely that she still held a glimmer of hope for her master, Master Tian Ze. Once the other Regarding Baiyue rebels were captured and her final hope was shattered, she would have no choice but to speak.

The King of Han’s reasoning was sound, but it could not change the fact that he was cowardly.

It was not surprising.

Regarding Baiyue, especially that man Master Tian Ze, had once left him with deep psychological trauma.

"I have nothing to say to that King of yours in Han Guo; we are mortal enemies who will never rest until one of us is dead." Yan Yan Lingji’s voice was soft, her bright, beautiful eyes falling on Su Xuan again, "As for you, I can say a few words."

"Your strength is not bad, why bother serving that King of Han? It would be better to defect to my master!"

"My master, Master Tian Ze, is thirsty for talent; if you are willing to defect, he will certainly not be stingy with his trust!"

A smile curled at the corners of Su Xuan’s mouth; Yan Yan Lingji’s words made him find it quite interesting, "Listening to you, you don't look like a prisoner at all, but more like a lobbyist!"

Yan Yan Lingji raised her hand to brush her hair and said, "If I said that this iron cage cannot hold me, would you believe it?"

Su Xuan said, "Are you counting on your master to come and rescue you?"

A smile appeared at the corners of Yan Yan Lingji’s mouth. Her appearance was already extremely beautiful, and with that smile, it could be said to be enough to topple a city, "So, would you like to consider my proposal?"

She was indeed waiting for her master to come.

But not to rescue her, but waiting for her master to descend upon this palace.

This was the Wang Gong of Han Guo. When her master descended here, it would be the time for the King of Han, one of the culprits who had brought so much pain to Regarding Baiyue, to lose his life.

Seeing that Yan Yan Lingji was still persistent in trying to persuade him, Su Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Honestly, your proposal is not very good."

"Admittedly, your master’s former status was quite extraordinary; he was the Crown Prince of Regarding Baiyue. But in the end, he was only a Crown Prince, not even a King, let alone the fact that he was later stripped of his position by the King of Regarding Baiyue."

"Although, due to the ambitions of certain people, he did not die after the battle of Regarding Baiyue all those years ago, but managed to save his life."

"But whether it is his return to the world or his desire for revenge, it cannot change the fact that he is already a stray dog."

"The so-called revenge is actually just the death throes of a stray dog. With no troops and no power, relying on the few people under his command, he will never be able to turn the tide."

Su Xuan’s tone was indifferent, appearing completely blunt, "Let me think, who let this mad dog out?"

"Oh, I remember now, it should be... Bai Bai Yifei!"

He looked at Yan Yan Lingji, his tone solemn, "Am I right!"