Chapter 677 The Path of Dao Without Hope (2/2)

As she entered the palace, she saw that Shen Lian was expecting her. She was surprised by Shen Lian's speed which could be no less than her now.

She commented, ”Looks like your solitary retreat was quite effective.”

Shen Lian smiled, ”I am treading on thin ice here. I shall not mention such little improvement here.”

Jing Shu, ”Let's cut to the chase. What you said earlier seemed to have a hidden meaning. What did you actually mean?”

Shen Lian responded, ”I have many enemies in the netherworld, and most of them have tricks up their sleeves. Even though I could foresee the fortune, I could not see all of them accurately. This was why I purposely did not bring it up, so the others would not promote this.”

Jing Shu's expression turned cold, ”So I have become your bait. What a great idea. Are you not worried that I will go against you too?”

Shen Lian replied subtly, ”If your relationship with that one was close, you will come for me eventually.”

Jing Shu said, ”Ninth brother and I were not even close, but I was mad that you hid things from me. Now I am even more furious, because you not only hide things from me, you even used me.”

She stared at Shen Lian furiously, to which Shen Lian never flinched and replied earnestly, ”I still need a favor from you. Tell me who did you hear about this from.”

Jing Shu was supposed to feel mad, but as Shen Lian stared at her shamelessly and asked for her help so forwardly, her anger unknowingly faded away.

After all, she was bound together with Shen Lian in this stalemate with Shangqing Daoist Master. She was dejected with the thought it and answered, ”A black Qilin told me.”

Shen Lian could read Jing Shu's thoughts, so he said, ”Let's go to Diqiu together. I will capture Yinglong for you. Since you feel that you have not many days left, let's make full use of them and I will do my best to help you achieve that.”

Jing Shu never expected Shen Lian's response, so she continued, ”Are you not asking for more details? You only know that it was a black Qilin. Don't you want to know what it is for?”

Shen Lian never replied her, because he already knew the answer without Jing Shu. Besides, Jing Shu never knew that the black Qilin was restrained by Fahai in the violet gold alms bowl. Shen Lian seldom bore false witness but he had to break his rule this time. This was not a good thing to him, but sometimes too much truthfulness would hurt others and even himself.

Kui Li and Fang Yanying had also walked in and heard their conversation.

Kui Li said, ”Let us go together.”

Jing Shu was going to say she would never go, but since Kui Li had spoken, she complied without protest. After all, she still wanted to eat this Yinglong. As recorded in the literature that she read, Yinglong was the only divine dragon with wings, truly unique. Not only did she want to eat dragon meat, she wanted to eat dragon wings too.

Shen Lian nodded smilingly and said, ”Let's not waste time and leave now. But before this, I have one more issue to resolve.”

Jing Shu grumbled, ”You are such a drag.”

Shen Lian ignored her complaint and waved his robe sleeve. A gentle white ray flowed out like water waves. The spirits of those Zhou citizens who were wiped off by Jing Shu's storm around Biyou Palace slowly emerged. When these spirits hit the gentle white rays, they started to materialize, not so scattered anymore that they might dissipate from this world any time.

There were less than a hundred people affected, and they were all resurrected by Shen Lian with his godly technique.

All of them gathered and kneeled outside the palace to thank Shen Lian, but a gentle force appeared to hold them up. Shen Lian's voice echoed from within Biyou Palace, ”You all shall disperse now.”

Jing Shu never cared for the lives of ants, so it never occurred to her that Shen Lian would use up so much mana to restore these people's flesh body. She said, ”You have such kind heart.”

Shen Lian replied her with a look, ”I am just a hypocrite.” He sighed silently, I have helped you today, but who will help me in the future.”

The path ahead was so despairing, but it was a path he could not avoid.