Chapter 1817: Your Little Scheme Is Useless

"In the gap of a change in power, you wanted to take a gamble; if you won, you would enjoy endless glory and wealth." The smile on Chen Yu's face gradually turned cold: "But it's a pity that you bet wrong. I don't buy this act of yours."

"Since you are so loyal, then you should follow your Hall Master and go; don't let him walk too lonely."

Chen Yu took a step out, his figure flashed, and he had already swept forward a hundred zhang.

These people stared blankly at Chen Yu leaving, and before they could react, a white streak of Sword Qi suddenly exploded among them.

Immediately following, a condensed white radiance whistled up, and everyone was turned into gas within this incomparably overbearing Sword Qi, disappearing into the night sky.

With the power of one sword, more than fifty evildoers all lost their lives here.

Dealing with Wang Ye was merely a small interlude; after resolving him, there would naturally be people to handle the aftermath.

Chen Yu found a small Chinese-style tavern on Milan Street, ordered half a jin of white liquor and a few small dishes, and waited for someone here.

Before long, a graceful figure flashed, and a woman with great charm sat down opposite Chen Yu.

Tang Xue; not seen for over a month, she appeared even more womanly.

"Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to arrive here so quickly." Tang Xue looked very happy to see Chen Yu: "I was just thinking about how to contact you."

"The matter over in Fusang has already been resolved, so I rushed over." Chen Yu said: "The Green Robe is an Underworld Envoy, right? He captured a girl of the Xuenü Clan; I don't know where she is being held now."

"The God Lord has felt a bit crazy recently." Tang Xue's brows locked slightly: "Almost every day, a large number of people are captured by him to serve as subjects for his experiments."

"As for the Xuenü you mentioned, I will find a way to check where she is, and then report back to you."

"That's good, watch yourself, don't let the God Lord discover you; he is not a kind soul." Chen Yu urged.

Compared to her previous love-struck self, Tang Xue had matured a lot, so there was no need to worry too much.

But Chen Yu always felt that her current state of being in danger had an inseparable connection to him, so he couldn't help but urge her a few more times.

"Thank you, Brother Chen, it is enough that someone cares about me like this." Tang Xue smiled slightly: "The God Lord trusts me very much now, so you don't need to worry."

"You aren't just saying these things to comfort me, are you?" Chen Yu sighed: "If he trusted you, he wouldn't hide everything from you. Right now, you don't even know which experimental base he is holed up in; this shows that he is guarding against you."

"So no matter how much he shows he trusts you, you must be more careful; this person's schemes are too deep."

"I know, the God Lord himself belongs to the type of person who is extremely cautious, so there is no help for it." Tang Xue said helplessly.

"He trusts me relatively more, but he cannot fully trust anyone. Perhaps it is because of this cautious personality that he has been able to evade capture time and time again."

"Yes, if he weren't so cautious, he would have likely been caught long ago. Not to mention anything else, Western forces would have very likely restrained him; after all, his research results are hundreds of years ahead of existing technology." Chen Yu sighed and said.

"Don't worry, with me lurking there as an inside agent, sooner or later we will know where he is hiding." Tang Xue smiled slightly.

"If you are in any danger because of this, I will blame myself for a lifetime." Chen Yu said.

"Brother Chen, don't be like this. You don't owe me anything. It's just that I did wrong things in the past, so just treat my current actions as atonement for the mistakes I made before." Tang Xue smiled lightly.

She reached out to grab Chen Yu's hand and said softly: "Besides, doing all of this is something I am willing to do myself. Even if something really happens one day, I won't blame anyone."

"If you want to leave now, I can send you back to the country." Chen Yu said, still unable to bear it: "You don't need to put yourself in danger."

"I can't get away right now; all the plans are in progress. If I leave now, all previous efforts will be wasted." Tang Xue said earnestly: "Brother Chen, you don't need to persuade me; I will protect myself well."

"You... keep me company for a drink." Tang Xue raised the cup in her hand.

"How about I switch you to some red wine?" Looking at the white liquor in her cup, Chen Yu gave a bitter smile.

Tang Xue didn't drink, especially since the liquor here was very strong and had a significant kick; if Tang Xue drank it like this, she would likely get drunk very quickly.

"The old me didn't drink, but now it's different. Just the white liquor." Tang Xue said stubbornly. She raised her glass to signal Chen Yu from afar, then drank it in one gulp.

Chen Yu was somewhat helpless; he had no choice but to raise his glass and drink it down in one go.

Tang Xue didn't drink much either; after all, the environment she was in now was different, and she had to remain clear-headed at all times.

She and Chen Yu sat by a small lake. This was the busiest place on Milan Street. There were small boats drifting in the lake, with all kinds of lanterns floating on them, just like a festival at some scenic spots back home.

"It's really too beautiful here." Tang Xue looked at the beautiful scenery before her, and feeling slightly tipsy, she felt very satisfied.

"If you like it here, I can often accompany you to come over." Chen Yu smiled.

"No need, I know, you don't like me." Tang Xue said languidly.

"Why don't I like you?" Chen Yu was stunned.

"Your liking is treating me as a friend, a sibling-like affection, and it really doesn't touch upon the liking between a man and a woman at all." Tang Xue smiled faintly.

"This..." Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, truly not knowing how to answer her words.

"So you saying you can often accompany me here is actually also to seek a little bit of inner comfort, right?" Tang Xue smiled: "But Brother Chen, you really don't need to blame yourself so much for me."

"Some paths are chosen by myself; no matter what, I won't have any complaints."

"As long as you take the time to keep me company, that is enough."

"It's too unfair to you." Chen Yu gave a bitter smile.

"I was very willful before." Tang Xue grabbed Chen Yu's hand: "Because of this, I took the wrong path."

"So now I feel there is nothing bad about myself. At least, I can still sit by your side and talk with you. If you really ignored me, then I would be sad."

"I won't ignore you." Chen Yu stroked her hair, which had been scattered by the wind.

"That's good. Can you hug me?" Tang Xue asked.

Chen Yu hesitated for a moment, then reached out to wrap his arm around her shoulders. Tang Xue leaned against Chen Yu very naturally; she closed her eyes, a look of happiness on her face.

After staying like this for a short while, she opened her eyes and said: "Alright, I should go back, otherwise the God Lord's people will start to get suspicious."