âMr. Chen, this is the Revitalizing Pill and the herbs that you need.â
Soon, a servant brought him the things he wanted in a reverent manner.
Chen Hao checked each of them.
It was not an empty threat to Yao Guyi when Chen Hao said that he was cursed with Gu poison.
Chen Hao had indeed injected a secret Gu in him.
Although Yao Guyi was afraid of death and was a cowardly person, he was still useful other than being able to get Herb King Valleyâs Treasure Herbs from him.
By threatening Yao Guyi with the secret Gu, Chen Hao could make sure that he would not take back his words in the future.
After leaving Herb King Valley, Chen Hao did not return to Uncleâs house immediately.
Instead, he went to the cave where Li Ba was hiding according to their promise.
When he arrived at the cave and saw the scene before him, he didnât know whether to laugh or to cry.
In his sight, the entrance of the cave was blocked by a pile of weeds that were gathered by Li Ba from some places, while he himself sat behind the pile of weeds without moving an inch.
He looked like a junior student who was grounded at home due to misbehaving.
âLord, youâre back!â
Upon noticing Chen Hao, Li Ba stood up excitedly.
âHave you been sitting in this position while hiding all this while?â Chen Hao asked while laughing.
âYes, Lord. You told me not to move around, so I found this cave and hid myself, not moving an inch until you came to get me!â replied Li Ba while scratching his head.
âPlease donât call me Lord. Li Ba, to be honest, youâre my senior. Iâm just someone who looks exactly like your God, but Iâm not the God you think I am!â Chen Hao spoke honestly.
âImpossible. Not only do you have this Dragon Blood Jade, your scent is also just the same as God. I can sense that you are indeed Lord!â
âNo wonder I felt strangely excited the last few days when I was caged by those people in the cave. As it turned out, it was because you were coming for me!â Li Ba said with reverence.
Chen Hao suddenly wavered.
Yun Qing had said that he was God.
Besides, this Jade also seemed to recognize its owner. That time, it had integrated many memories into his mind as soon as he touched it.
Now, even Li Ba could sense the scent of God on him!
Could it be that he was actually God? Or more precisely, was God his past life, and he was Godâs present life?
This possibility had existed in his mind since the beginning.
Connecting several coincidences together, this presumption was further corroborated.
âLetâs discuss my identity next time. Nonetheless, I still think that itâs better if you donât call me âLordâ
because itâs awkward!â Chen Hao said with a bitter smile.
Li Ba was nervous. âLord, do you dislike me? Are you unwilling to let me stay with you and serve you?â
âI didnât mean that⦠Sigh, if you insist on calling me, you shall call my name. I am Chen Hao!â
Li Ba scratched his head and suggested, âHow about I follow the others and call you âYoung Master Chenâ? They called that person âYoung Master Zhuangâ anyway.â
âAlright.â
Chen Hao could only nod helplessly. âLi Ba, where did you come from? You donât look like youâre from this place,â asked Chen Hao curiously after both of them had found a spot in the cave and sat down.
Li Ba felt fear and respect toward Chen Hao. Or more precisely, he felt fear and respect toward God.
Because of that, and also because Chen Hao had saved him, Li Ba felt at ease. Especially because Chen Hao had a handsome appearance, and he spoke amiably.
This feeling roused the urge in Li Ba to recognize Chen Hao as his master. In this strange and unfamiliar place, he felt that he had finally found a shoulder to rest on.
Due to that, he answered whatever Chen Hao asked honestly.
âYoung Master Chen, I escaped from a huge spaceship. Without even realizing, I came to this place!
On top of that, I somehow feel that this place is familiar, like Iâve stayed here before. At the same time, I feel that itâs unfamiliar too!â Li Ba answered.
Chen Haoâs entire body tensed up.
âA huge spaceship?â he asked in astonishment.
Then, he listened carefully to Li Ba as he related the whole incident.
It turned out that Li Ba could vaguely recall that he had boarded a huge spaceship when he was very young. He was not sure of his age when that happened, but Chen Hao estimated that he was just three or four years old then.
There were many people on the spaceship, and there were many children that he could mingle with.
They were brought to a place together, where they were taken care of specifically by someone.
And so Li Ba grew up there.
Ever since he was young, he received all kinds of training and competed in all kinds of battles.
The only thing he knew was how to fight.
In addition, there was a mysterious legend that was being circulated there, which was God.
The place where they were at had two huge stone figures, which were God and a lady in white.
All of them grew up in an environment where the legend of God was constantly repeated to them.
âDid you mean that all of you were taken away by a spaceship? And your physique became like this there?â Chen Hao asked curiously.
He felt that a huge mysterious door that had been hiding in the dark was gradually opening up to him.
Li Ba nodded.
âYes. But the present me that you are looking at now is how I look after transforming!â emphasized Li Ba, as if he felt embarrassed that he had this rough and sturdy appearance.
âAfter transforming?â
âYes. Iâm injured now, so I canât change back. This is not my original appearance. Speaking of which, itâs strange because around a month ago, I had begun planning my escape from the huge spaceship.
When I got out, I landed in the sea. Then, an enormous palace under the sea had exploded. That palace was casted with magic by someone using god might, and I was struck by this god might, causing me to lose consciousness. Thatâs when I transformed into the state of fighting, and I canât change it back to normal for now!â explained Li Ba.
âLanded in the sea? An explosion of the palace?â Chen Hao looked pensive.
âWhat happened next? Did no one come to bring you back?â Chen Hao asked immediately.
âIâm not sure about that because I had fainted. After I regained consciousness, I was on an uninhabited island, so I hid myself in the jungle. A few days ago, I bumped into the people of the Zhuang Family, and they captured me with the electrified bat.â
Chen Hao sank into deep thoughts. The scene of the explosion described by Li Ba was exactly like the one he had encountered when he was at Sea Palace.
Could it be that the explosion of Sea Palace resulted in the coma of Li Ba?
âWhat does the spaceship look like? Can you describe it in general to me?â Chen Hao asked.
Upon Chen Haoâs request, Li Ba started to draw on the floor with his clumsy hands. After a few minutes, he had drawn a general picture of the spaceship.
âLeague of the Sun!â
At once, Chen Hao stood up with overwhelming emotions.
Although Li Baâs drawing was crude and simple, the shape looked exactly like the spacecraft of the League of the Sun that was drawn on the stone wall.
Chen Haoâs eyelids twitched vigorously.
Was Li Ba someone who had escaped from the captivity of the League of the Sun?
And that day when he dived under the sea, was that mysterious spacecraft just nearby?
Sweat was seeping out from his entire body.
This meant that Li Ba was one of the victims of the abduction, but he had managed to escape!
Chen Hao made a bold speculation, and it was highly likely that it was true.
âDo you know this symbol?â
Chen Hao took out the Holy Water Order that had the symbol of the League of the Sun on it from his pocket hastily.
Li Ba widened his eyes.
âThose people have this symbol on their chests!â Li Ba stared at it, and he looked flustered.
That was it! Li Ba was indeed someone who had escaped from the League of the Sun. Therefore, Li Ba was the biggest clue to the mystery of the League of the Sun!