Chapter 279: with translation of chapter title

Inside the street-facing private room of Black Wind Tavern.

Zhao Yue, with only her eyes visible, vigilantly checked the surroundings.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on Shen Qingli and Di Jin's hiding place.

At that moment, Zhao Yue's pupils glowed with a green light, and Shen Qingli instinctively tried to hide in her space.

But Di Jin held her tightly, preventing her from moving, his breath steady, showing no tension.

Thus Shen Qingli relaxed, quietly leaning against his embrace, calm and undisturbed.

"What are you looking at?" asked the person opposite Zhao Yue in the private room.

Zhao Yue didn't answer, kept staring for a while, then withdrew her gaze, preparing to close the window.

But the person facing her blocked her, and followed her gaze over.

This time, Shen Qingli felt even more creeped out!

But they were all soothed by Di Jin……

Afterward, that gaze swept over the surroundings.

It went back and forth, scanning three times……

"Do you also sense something?" Zhao Yue asked.

"Isn't it what you feel?" the other person countered.

Zhao Yue shook her head, "All along I've felt someone's presence; I'm jumpy at every shadow."

Saying that, she closed the window, then began coughing, spitting blood several times, her breath extremely unsteady.

"How did it come to this?" the person stood up, treating her wounds, "Even if today's battle saw the Western Sect lose, it's nothing to do with you, and it was already in our calculations—what's going on with you?"

Zhao Yue arrived in a flash! The news from the floating island hadn't even reached the black market yet.

I—

First, treat the injury.

……

Shall we go up?

Shen Qingli's mood was heavy.

Zhao Yue actually has accomplices!

This person is even stronger than Zhao Yue!

"Could it be a hidden Cave-Heaven realm?"

"No." Di Jin said firmly, "Only one Cave-Heaven realm can exist in a world; you should have sensed it."

Shen Qingli calmed down, recalling that feeling—it really was like that, though her complexion didn't improve.

"Then you can't go back?" With the Western Sect absorbed into the Dao Court, the Western Realm no longer exists.

"Yeah." Di Jin looked at her worried face, feeling low, "Does Sister A Li dislike me?"

Shen Qingli glared at him instantly, yet then said, "Better not go up then."

She can hide in her space, but Di Jin cannot.

She just tried it subconsciously……

I don't know if it's because there's another Di Jin inside, or because he isn't unconscious.

"Indeed, there's no need to go up; I already know who this person is." Di Jin's purpose in coming was to find out who Zhao Yue's accomplice is—"Hei Wu, the Black Market Mayor."

Shen Qingli's face changed, "That older brother,"

"First tell me about the older brother." Di Jin still didn't know what had happened to Shen Qinghuang.

Shen Qingli immediately gave a brief explanation, and Di Jin understood: "Hei Wu is a Divine Artifact Master."

"Once Zhao Yue leaves, let Father come arrest him!" Shen Qingli declared decisively.

"Okay." Di Jin held her tighter, "Everything will be fine."

Shen Qingli pressed her lips tightly, her hatred for Zhao Yue deepening!

Hei Wu couldn't have turned the older brother into a medicine puppet for no reason; he must have been acting on Zhao Yue's orders.

"What's your plan?" Shen Qingli asked, "Is Zhao Yue's death-defying trump card the Lin Jun?"

If she hadn't realized Zhao Yue was hard to kill, she would have taken Zhao Yue's life right after the first religious battle ended, instead of just taking a wisp of soul.

According to the information she had pieced together, Zhao Yue is both Su Zhengzong, the Regent Prince, and an avatar of the former Holy Buddha; since there is one avatar, there could well be a second.

"Does she have many more avatars?" Shen Qingli had too many questions.

Di Jin didn't answer directly, bringing her into the eatery opposite Black Wind Tavern.

After setting up isolation barriers, he then took off his cloak and said, "It's not that she has many avatars, but rather she likely awakened the Lin Jun's indestructible skill. To kill her completely would be tricky."

If not for that, he wouldn't have kept this trash around until now.

"Indestructible?" Shen Qingli's face darkened!

"Don't rush, after all it's not the Lin Jun itself, so it should be breakable."

Di Jin said while pouring her a cup of tea and feeding it to her.

Today's religious battle, Shen Qingli actually expended greatly; though she took medicinal pills after the battle, her spirit remained tense.

After drinking the warm tea, she finally relaxed a little……

Di Jin then pressed his forehead to hers, holding her hands and speaking softly, "She's now at the end of her rope, will surely use her last resort; we just need to follow her, and we will surely find a way to kill her completely."

"Mm." Shen Qingli nodded, then said, "Crown Prince—hiss—"

As soon as she mentioned the name, she bit her lip, Shen Qingli scolded him, "Don't mess around, I'm talking serious business."

"Hmph." Di Jin snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know—you two have had a secret rendezvous."

"It didn't happen." Shen Qingli glanced away, feeling guilty.

Di Jin's kiss had already fiercely bitten down...

I still wasn't sure!

She felt so guilty.

You really—

You won't even lie.

What are you seeing him do?

Shen Qingli actually explained everything in detail.

What did you say? You gave Zhao Yue's soul strand to him!

Di Jin snorted angrily, looking at Shen Qingli's eyes, as if looking at a foolish monarch blinded by lust!

"They're not allies." Shen Qingli trusted her judgment.

Di Jin was about to speak when, over at the Black Wind Tavern, the door to Zhao Yue's private room opened.

He grabbed Shen Qingli, "We'll settle this score later!"

While Shen Qingli scratched her head, they had already "sneaked into" the Black Wind Tavern.

Zhao Yue didn't go out the main door; Hei Wu took her to the rear courtyard, "Leave through this teleportation array."

"All right." Zhao Yue nodded, "I'll convey my thanks; in two months I will attain Buddhahood! By then, it will conveniently be Di Jin and Shen Qingli's wedding—I'll come to ask for a cup of wedding wine!"

"Remember to leave a survivor."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely capture alive the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Sparrow you want. Farewell."

After Zhao Yue finished speaking, she activated the teleportation array, immediately entered, and as the array light flowed, she vanished from the spot.

Shen Qingli's face darkened! She didn't even know where this teleportation array led—could it be to interrogate Hei Wu?

"You've been staring for a while, huh? Still want to keep looking?" Hei Wu spoke slowly.

Shen Qingli, however, remained unmoving; Hei Wu was indeed just bluffing them, seeing no movement, he also left.

However, he flashed back once more, apparently to double-check if anyone was there—truly cautious.

But by that time, Shen Qingli and Di Jin were no longer there; they had already returned to——

"Regent's Hall?"

Shen Qingli looked around in surprise.

She had been here once before; this is the place where the regents of Regent's Hall through the ages are enshrined.

"Zhao Yue is here? She's so bold, she dares to come back? This place isn't exposed, is it?"

Di Jin also frowned, "Based on the patterns of that teleportation array, the approximate location is here, not far off. However, I sense no trace of her aura."

Shen Qingli, however, had an idea: "Come on, let's go to the Crown Prince's residence."

Although Di Jin felt displeased upon hearing that title, he also knew Shen Qingli's speculation might be correct.

Moreover, he hadn't forgotten that Shen Qingli had said this Crown Prince was very much like him.

He actually had a speculation of his own, perfect for verification.

But neither of them expected——

As soon as they arrived, they saw the Crown Prince presenting the crystal vial sealing Zhao Yue's soul strand, returning it to her!

"Mother, this was obtained in exchange at Shen Qingli's place as you ordered; she gave it quite readily." The Crown Prince reported, bowing his head.