Chapter305:Gambling!

Assoonasthevoicefell,SuYireachedintohispocketandtookoutajadebottle,handingittoChiQininfrontofhim.

ChiQinwasastonishedandhesitatedforabriefmoment.Heraisedhishandandarayofredlightshoneoutfromhispalm,aninvisibleforceenvelopedthejadebottleinSuYi’shandandlifteditbackintohisown.

ChiQin’sgazewasfocusedonthejadebottleinhishand.Thereseemedtobesomethingflowinginhiseyesasheremovedthebottlestopper.

"Farewell."

SuYiturnedaroundandgesturedforSuTianQuetoleavetogether.Inhisexpressionandgaze,hewassecretlywaiting,yetahintofanxiousnessflashedbywithoutatrace.

"Wait!"

Suddenly,ChiQin’svoicecamethrough,andtherewasadistinctwaveinthesound.

Inthismoment,SuYi’swaitinggazemovedsubtly,turningaround,anditwasobviousthatChiQin’sexpressionwasmakingagreatefforttomaintaincalmness.

"Friend,wheredidthiscomefrom?"

SuYicalmlyreplied,"Iinadvertentlygainedit,anditisthemostpreciousthingIhave.Thankyou,theDemonEmperor,foryourhonestytoday.ThisisallIhave."

Atthismoment,SuYi’sheartwasanythingbutcalm.Thebottlecontainednotanyotherthing,butthemysteriousSpiritualEssencefromthemysteriousspace.

Thistimecomingoutofthemysteriousspace,SuYibroughtalotofmedicinalpillsjustincase,andalsotookthemysteriousSpiritualEssencewithhim,incasethereisanyemergency.

TheDemonEmperorwaspowerful,andSuYiknewitwell.However,theeffectoftheSpiritualEssencewasevenmoreapparenttoSuYi.Everythingwithinthemysteriousspaceseemedtohaveagreateffectonthedemonclan.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😧)

SuYiknowsthedangerbutatthismoment,forthesakeoftheDivineDemonicSect,hehastodothis.IfthisbottleofSpiritualEssencecanmaketheDemonEmperormove,maybethedisciplesoftheDivineDemonicSectcangetawaywithitthistime.

Thisisagambinggame,whereSuYibetsagainsthimself,gamblingonthereliabilityoftheDemonEmperorChiQinandhisownluck.

ChiQinheldthejadebottleinhishands,lookingatSuYi.Hisgazefluctuatedandafterafewseconds,asmileappearedonhisfaceandshesaid,"MayIknowyourname?"

"MynameisSuYi,"saidSuYi.

"SuYi."

ChiQinsmiledandputthejadebottleintohischest,saying,"Twentyyearsisn’tlongbutit’snotshorteither.IwillprotectthehumansfromDivineDemonicSectfortwentyyears,butremember,ifyouhaven’tkeptyourpromiseaftertwentyyears,Iwillnotprotectthemanymore."

"So,youagreed?"SuYilookedatChiQinwithjoyinhiseyes.

"IwillbringtheremainingpeoplefromyourDivineDemonicSecthere,andwewillarrangethingsaccordingly."ChiQinnodded.

"Thankyou,theDemonEmperor."SuYiwasmovedandhishappinesswasevidentonhisface.

"Noneedtothankme,andnoneedtohideitfromyou.AlthoughyourSpiritualEssenceisnotagreattreasure,Icanfeelthatitwouldhaveagreatuseforthedemonclan.Iwillofcoursehavetopaythepriceinreturnfortakingadvantageofyou."

ChiQinwasverycandid,nothidinganything.HeclearlyfeltthepoweroftheSpiritualEssenceinthejadebottle,whichcouldbegreatlybeneficialtothedemons,andacertaineffectonhimself.HethenlookedatSuYiandcontinued,"Butyoushouldalsorememberwhatyoupromisedme.Twentyyears,IhopethattheriskItaketodayisworthwhile."

SuYinodded.TwentyyearswasthebetwithChiQin,aswellaswithhimself.Inthisdesperatesituation,CangLanCityindeedwasthebestplacetohideformembersoftheDivineDemonicSect--sometimes,themoredangerousaplace,thesaferitwas.

ChiQinpromisedtoprotectDivineDemonicSectdisciplesfortwentyyears,andSuYifeltChiQin’sstraightforwardnessandhopedhecouldmaketherightbet.

ChiQinsaid,"Youdon’tneedtogoback,I’llarrangeitsothatpeoplefromyourDivineDemonicSectarebroughttoCangLanCity."

SuYigivingawrysmile,toldChiQinthathehadtogobacktoinformthem;otherwise,thethreeelderswouldn’tbelieveit.

Uponlearningthis,ChiQinsilentlyallowedit,withaglimmeroflightinhiseyesthatvanishedwithoutatrace.

Subsequently,atChiQin’sarrangement,SuYi,SuTianQue,andtheBlackFlyingLizardreturned.

Ontheway,theBlackFlyingLizardwassurprisedandwasverypolitetoSuYi.TheDemonEmperorgaveorderstoletittakethosehumanstoCangLanCity.Althoughithadmanydoubtsinitsheart,itdidn’tasktoomuch.

Actually,SuTianQuewasquitesurprisedalongtheway,asifwantingtoaskSuYisomethingbutwiththeBlackFlyingLizardaround,hedidn’taskmuch.

CangLanCity,GrandAudienceHall.

AsSuYiandSuTianQueleft,ChiQinonceagainclaspedthejadebottlethatSuYihadtakenout,witharadiantlightinhiseyes.

"Bigbrother,heisjustahumankid,youdon’treallybelievehiswords,doyou?Willyoureallyprotectthesehumans?"

Atallandslimfigurecamequietly.Itwasanoldmaninhissixtieswearingayellowrobe,withbrighteyes.HelookedolderthanChiQin,buthecalledChiQin"bigbrother".

"Heisnotanordinaryhuman;ifwhatChiZusaidwastrue,SuYiismoremysteriousthanwethought."

ChiQinsmiledfaintlyandlookedattheoldmaninyellowrobesandsaid,"HeisthenewSectLeaderoftheDivineDemonicSect.Ididn’texpectthatDivineDemonicSectstillexists.TheDivineDemonicSectbackthenwassopowerful!"

"IfthatkidreallyisthenewSectLeaderofDivineDemonicSect,whywouldn’thehavethethingleftbehindbytheDivineDemonicSect?Wouldn’titbebetterforusifwekilledthesehumansdirectlyandtakeadvantageofthem?"Theoldmaninayellowrobespokeup,puzzled.

"Theboysaidthattherewasn’tmuchbenefitfromtheDivineDemonicSect,"ChiQinsmiledinresponse.

"Impossible,humansarealwayscunning.IfDivineDemonicSecthasnothingleft,howcouldsomanypowerfulpeoplelookforitforthousandsofyears?"Theyellow-robedoldmandisbelieved,convincedthattheDivineDemonicSectmusthaveleftsomethingbehind.Humansdefinitelycannotbetrusted,thatkidmustbelying.

ChiQingazedatthejadebottleinhishandwithameaningfullookandsaid,"IfithadbeensoeasytoobtainsomethingleftbytheDivineDemonicSect,itwouldhavebeentakenbyotherslongago.WhethertheDivineDemonicSectleftsomethingornotdoesn’tmatter.WhatsurprisesmeisSuYi."

Theoldmanintheyellowrobeasked,"Bigbrother,haveyouseensomething?"

"HiscultivationbaseisonlyintheYuanSpiritRealm,buthisbreathistooweird,andhiscourageanddemeanorareunparalleledamonghumans."

ChiQinseemedtobethinkingaboutsomething,andsaidtotheoldmaninayellowrobe,"Also,evenIcan’tfigureouttheoriginofthatchicken,it’sstrange,verystrange…"

"BigBrother,ifothersknowthatwehavesomeonefromtheDivineDemonicSect,itcouldcauseendlesstroublelater."

Theyellow-robedeldersaidtoChiQin,hewasveryworried;nowthereweremanypowerfuldemonicforcessearchingforanysurvivorsoftheDivineDemonicSect.SomeonehadseenwiththeirowneyesthatsurvivorsoftheDivineDemonicSecthadescapedandwerecurrentlysearchingeverywhere.

ChiQinsaid,lookingattheoldmaninayellowrobe,"Ihavethismatterundercontrol."