Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âYou bastard! Are you purposely trying to find fault with us?!â Ou Yanghu barked, clearly irritated. âWe donât even have a spacecraft ourselves and have to travel on foot. How are we supposed to give you a spacecraft?â
âYou pay back what you owe, thatâs heavenâs law and the earthâs principle (it is perfectly justified)! My friends and I are in a hurry. Is it wrong for us to want to be reimbursed with a spacecraft?â Chen Xiaobei said steely. âOn top of that, my friend is seriously injured and unconscious. Am I supposed to carry him all the way? What happens then, if he dies from his injuries? How should that debt be repaid?â
âThisâ¦â Ou Yanghu opened his mouth to speak but could come up with no retorts. They were the ones in the wrong after all.
But he was not a Buddhist practitioner, so his shame festered into anger. âWhat utter nonsense! You have two choices â you either take the Spiritual Stones and get out of our sight or you and your friend will die here!â
âOh? You mean youâre going to kill us?â Chen Xiaobei narrowed his eyes as he reached into his Infinite Space Ring, ready to take out his trump card and fight.
âNo! No! No! My Shixiong didnât mean that!â Su Xiaoman quickly ran to the front to block Ou Yanghu.
âXiaoman! Step aside!â Ou Yanghuâs face darkened. âNo one in these mountains would dare to refuse to give me face!â
âShixiong! I am the one in the wrong. We should not be adding to our trespassâ¦â Su Xiaoman pursed her lips. âHow about this: shixiong, you lead our people to continue the assignment, and I will help them steal a spacecraft. I will meet up with you later on!â
âNo way! What if they take advantage of you?â Ou Yanghu crossed his arms.
âThey wonât. I can tell that this gentleman here is not an unreasonable person!â Su Xiaoman said. âAlright. Thatâs what weâll do. You will need another seven days to reach the location since youâre going on foot. I will be able to catch up with you guys when Iâm done!â
Ou Yanghu thought about it for a minute and then nodded. âFine! Weâll do as you say!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThank you shixiong!â Su Xiaoman said, relieved.
Ou Yanghu glared at Chen Xiaobei and warned, âHey kid, Iâm letting you off the hook because of my shimei! You better not try anything stupid. If even a strand of hair on my shimei is touched, I will kill you!â
âUnderstood.â Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
Ou Yanghu may be strong but Chen Xiaobeiâs trump card was even stronger!
The fact was, if Su Xiaoman had not interfered, Ou Yanghu and the hundred-plus men would have been already dead!
âLetâs go!â Ou Yanghu signalled to his people and they left in hurry.
âSir, I am very sorryâ¦â Su Xiaoman said. âMy shixiong has quite a temper. Please excuse him!â
âDonât worry, I wonât stoop to his level!â Chen Xiaobei shrugged. âLetâs make a move forward as well!â
As he was talking, he took out a Taiyi Life Enhancement Pill and gave it to Ao Liancheng.
âForward? We canât!â Su Xiaoman said. âWe have to go backwards! Tenshou Warriors are gathering in the valley behind. Thatâs where we can find a spacecraft!â
Chen Xiaobei rubbed the side of his forehead. âStill⦠We better move forward⦠I really am in a rush! Anyway, the Tenshou people will catch up with us eventually. Weâll steal their spacecraft then!â
The information that Ling Qingfeng had provided and Ou Yanghuâs eagerness to complete their assignment confirmed that the Divine Tiger Factionâs mission was to collect the Abyssal Ice!
There was no way the Divine Tiger Faction could not afford to buy spacecraft. The only reason they had chosen to go on foot could was to be avoided being seen or heard. It could only be deduced that this assignment was extremely classified â which, reinforced the assumption that the Divine Tiger Faction was indeed going to collect Abyssal Ice!
Chen Xiaobei insisted on getting reimbursed with a spacecraft so that he could follow the Divine Tiger Faction closely.
âWe can also do that, but we have to take a different route. If shixiong finds out, heâll be really pissed!â Su Xiaoman said.
âMm, weâll do that!â Chen Xiaobei nodded.
As long as they were heading towards the right direction, and even after travelling on foot for seven days, Chen Xiaobei might be able to use his Blood Descendant Special Ability to locate the Abyssal Ice.
Su Xiaoman nodded and led the way.
âHuh? What medicine did you give your friend? His injuries seem to have improved.â Su Xiaoman asked in astonishment.
âOh, er, thatâs a special remedy from my hometown. It works well enough.â Chen Xiaobei simply made up a white-lie, turning to look at Ao Liancheng.
The medicineâs effectiveness, however, worked inversely to the patientâs health.
Because Ao Lianchengâs health was at a demigod level, the Taiyi Life Enhancement Pillâs effectiveness was greatly reduced.
Last time, when he gave Bro Huo the pill, the effect was immediately noticeable and his wounds were completely healed in a matter of minutes.
This time, however, Ao Liancheng remained unconscious. His injuries were healing at a much slower rate than Bro Huoâs!
Even though minuscule, Su Xiaoman noticed Ao Lianchengâs recovery because she had never seen a better medicine than that!
This being the case, not only did the Netherspirit Battlescouter and Heavenly Dog Biscuit need to be upgraded, but even his pills, weapons and all his trump cards would have to be improved as well!
Chen Xiaobei now understood why Lady Nuwo made it a condition for him to reach God-Ascension cultivation before revealing Little Foxâs whereabouts.
To find her and keep her safe, Chen Xiaobei needed to be strong and capable enough! He needed to have sufficient power! Or else, if he rushed it, he would only make things worse for both of them!
His cultivation needed to be upgraded one way or another!
Chen Xiaobei had a lot to do in these three months!
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Saint Duke palace.
Under the glow of the setting sun, Luo Puti and Luo Qiongcang strolled in the lonely imperial garden.
âPuti, do you still remember that kid?â Luo Qiongcang asked.
âDo you mean the kid who handed in a Two-Star Earth-God material and got the better of Helian Tulong?â Luo Puti answered.
âYes! Thatâs him! We have just received the latest news from our intelligence that the kid shares the same capacity as Ling Qingfeng. In fact, he even saved the merpeople of Neptune Starfield from the threat of extinction!â
âThis guy has so many secrets!â Luo Putiâs brows furrowed. âIs the report detailed? How did he manage to solve the threat?â
âNo, itâs not!â Luo Qiongcang shook his head. âThat kid solved the whole thing himself! Even the merpeople didnât get to see the whole process!â
âThereâs no way one person couldâve had solved the problem!â Luo Puti said dismissively. âHe must have had some help!â
âMm, I thought so too! Tenshouâs emperor must have been involved!â Luo Qiongcang said.
âWhat was Neptuneâs holy emperorâs attitude been after the fact?â Luo Puti asked.
âAccording to the reports, the holy emperor and the kid had a private discussion. The details are not confirmed!â Luo Qiongcang said. âIf my guess is correct, the emperor eliminated the threat, and during the private discussion, he probably invited Neptune to be their ally against us!â
Luo Putiâs face twisted into worry. âWhat⦠should we do? I didnât consider this in my plan!â