Chapter 1097

Zhu Jia nodded and said,

"I've heard that Brother Gai, you gave up the Qin Ting's wealth and honor, and ended up among the common folk?"

"Sigh…"

Hearing Gai Nie let out a sigh, yet did not know how to answer.

He was never good at lying, and even less at lying to friends.

He promptly poured Zhu Jia another cup of wine, and said,

"Past matters — why bring them up.

If Brother Zhu has something to say, speak freely."

"Good!"

Zhu Jia did not beat around the bush, and asked directly,

"Brother Gai, do you know that the current Xia Kuai of our Agriculturalist school has died?"

"What?"

Hearing Gai Nie's expression changed.

The so-called Xia Kuai is the head of the Agriculturalist school.

Once the Zhuge Shennong Token appears, the Six Great Halls and the hundred thousand members all obey the Xia Kuai.

The current Agriculturalist Xia Kuai was precisely the Hall Master of Lieshan Hall, Tian Meng.

This man came from a learned family, and his realm was said to have already reached the late stage of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

He was only one step away from the Heavenly Being Realm.

Moreover, he was still young — only a little over forty years old.

One who has reached the Earthly Immortal Realm is nourished by the primordial force of Heaven and Earth, and can easily live for over a hundred years.

If Tian Meng died, it was clearly not from natural causes.

881 — I go take a bath and you rush me too?

"Sigh…"

A look of worry came over Zhu Jia's face, and he said,

"When the Xia Kuai died, I was also greatly shocked.

The entire Agriculturalist school, though it has no outstanding experts,

among its hundred thousand disciples, there are still quite a few ordinary experts.

Yet the Xia Kuai died strangely, and the Agriculturalist school immediately fell into crisis."

"Brother Zhu, what do you want Gai to do?"

Hearing Gai Nie gradually recovered from the news of the Xia Kuai's death.

The death of the Agriculturalist Xia Kuai, though extremely important to the Daqin Wu Lin,

meant little to him, Hearing Gai Nie.

After all, Hearing Gai Nie had not truly fallen into the jianghu.

Even if he had truly fallen into the jianghu, he still would not have gotten involved in this dispute.

"It is rumored that among the treasures hidden in Manghuang Mountain, there is a Stone of Mars."

Zhu Jia said,

"After the Xia Kuai died strangely, the Zhuge Shennong Token suddenly appeared.

It says that whoever obtains the Stone of Mars may become the new Xia Kuai.

I truly cannot bear to watch the hundred thousand brothers of the Agriculturalist school kill one another.

Therefore I brought the brothers of my Shennong Hall, wanting to risk entering Manghuang Mountain and find that Stone of Mars.

Only I know my own affairs.

The strength of me and the brothers of Shennong Hall is truly meager.

And the treasures of Manghuang Mountain are coveted by all sides.

So this old brother shamelessly begs Brother Gai to lend a hand, and help me obtain the Stone of Mars."

Hearing Gai Nie understood Zhu Jia's purpose, and immediately wanted to refuse.

He and Zhu Jia were merely nodding acquaintances.

To exchange a few words and drink a few cups of wine was fine.

But to venture into the perilously Mo Ce Manghuang Mountain for his sake, to take the Stone of Mars from among the treasures left by the Great Zhou —

Not to mention Hearing Gai Nie currently had matters to attend to, and needed to find the Fire Monkey.

Even if he had nothing to do, he probably would not wade into these troubled waters.

Just as Hearing Gai Nie was preparing his words to decline, Zhu Jia spoke again,

"Sigh! I know I am presumptuous.

The affairs of the Agriculturalist school — what do they have to do with Brother Gai?

It's just that this old brother is weak and alone, and in desperation turned to anyone."

"Brother Zhu, I…"

Hearing Gai Nie sighed inwardly, and still prepared to decline politely.

Just then, the voices of the Six Ghosts of the Yellow River, whom Hearing Gai Nie had been waiting for so long, rose once more.

"Really? Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true! The Hall Master of the Zhu Jia Hall said it himself just now — on the night of the full moon, the Baozangzhi Sect will open."

"If that's the case, this time not only can we catch the Fire Monkey, but perhaps we can also take a look at these Great Zhou relics?"

"Two elder brothers, if you ask me, we still shouldn't go looking for that so-called Great Zhou Remnant Treasure.

After all, in these past three months, who knows how many heroes and champions have entered that Baozangzhi Sect for that vague and elusive treasure.

After that, all news of them vanished, and they never showed themselves again.

I've always felt that this so-called treasure is most likely just humbug meant to fool people."

"Fourth Brother, are you truly stupid or just pretending to be?"

"Third Brother, what do you mean?"

"The six of us, the Six Ghosts of the Yellow River, sound like we amount to something, but in truth we don't even count for a fart on the jianghu.

Even Eldest Brother has only just barely reached the Grandmaster level.

If things go on like this, do you think the six of us brothers, until the day we die, can break through to the Absolute level?"

"We can't break through…"

"Well, there you go!

This Great Zhou Remnant Treasure is truly a heaven-sent opportunity.

If we really obtain the martial Dao secret cache within that remnant treasure, we are sure to soar straight up."

"But what if we can't obtain it…"

"Idiot! What do you think we caught the Fire Monkey for?"

"Huh? Third Brother, you mean…"

The words stopped abruptly right there.

Coincidentally at this moment, the Zhu family had been persuaded one after another, and was only a hair's breadth away from bowing and paying respects to Gai Nie to beg him.

Hearing Gai Nie, based on the sound of the Six Ghosts of the Yellow River's conversation, had already pinpointed the positions of the six.

Originally he had planned to, once he found their positions, go straight over and ask them directly.

But for one, he was not the sort of person who bullied the weak.

These Six Ghosts of the Yellow River only wanted to catch the Fire Monkey, and couldn't really be counted as wicked people—how could Hearing Gai Nie bring himself to use force to coerce them?

For two, the Zhu family was present now, and it wasn't convenient for Hearing Gai Nie to just leave directly.

Coincidentally, from the Six Ghosts of the Yellow River's words, the Fire Monkey was presently somewhere in the Manghuang Mountain.

And it wasn't very far from the Baozangzhi Sect the Zhu family spoke of.

Hearing Gai Nie thought it over for a while, watched the Zhu family pleading bitterly, and only then said,

"Fine! Brother Zhu, this time I can go with you to take a look.

But let me say the ugly part upfront—if you want Gai to truly throw caution to the wind for your Zhuge Shennong Hall, that still isn't possible."

Hearing Gai Nie only thought that, when the time came, he would help if he could, and if he couldn't, then so be it; he didn't want to be bound too deeply with the Zhu family.