Chapter 543 (1/2)

Chapter 543: 543

“You… and Mo Nian… are you?” Long Chen felt it was a bit inconceivable .

“Where did your thoughts stray? It’s not like that at all . ” Mu Xue was a bit resentful . “Our Muxue Mercenary Unit was very weak when we were first established . We were always suppressed by the other powers .

“During that time, our unit almost completely collapsed . However, those people still didn’t let up, forcing us to the brink of despair .

“It was Mo Gate who couldn’t bear to see that happen and warned our enemies that in the next three years, they were not allowed to do anything to us . Without Mo Gate, we’d have been destroyed before ever maturing .

“So we owe Mo Gate a great debt . It was Mo Gate who made the request to the Mercenary Guild, causing them to create this mission for the Hidden Ground Spider’s core . Furthermore, it is extremely urgent .

“I’ve heard it’s something they’re preparing for their junior gate master, Mo Nian . Mo Gate has treated us with kindness, but Mo Gate is too large, and we don’t even have the qualifications to return the favor . This is our only chance to repay them, so no matter what, we have to obtain the Hidden Ground Spider’s core . ”

Long Chen understood now . These people were all open and candid . They didn’t like owing favors, but it was impossible for them to repay Mo Gate’s favor . That was a constant knot in their hearts .

So even though this Hidden Ground Spider was extremely powerful, and this mission was extremely dangerous, their honor did not allow them to turn back .

That made Long Chen feel a kind of respect for them . Within the cultivation world, where schemes and inner strife were everywhere, where it was either you deceive me or I deceive you, such people had already almost gone extinct .

“In truth, you should have given this information to Mo Gate, and Mo Gate would have sent several Xiantian experts to fight with you . Wouldn’t that be much easier? Why must you risk this danger?” asked Long Chen .

“There are two reasons we came to attack it on our own . The first is that we noticed the Hidden Ground Spider a year ago, but the Hidden Ground Spider often switches territories, so no one can be sure whether or not it will still be there .

“The second is that Mo Gate has now offended the Pill Tower, and the Pill Tower has stopped selling medicinal pills to them . Furthermore, it seems there are people targeting Mo Nian from behind the scenes .

“Other than Mo Gate, Qing Prefecture has three powerful sects . They stood up to publicly challenge Mo Gate at the same time, beginning to fight with them over Qing Prefecture’s natural resources . Right now, Mo Gate is in an extremely disadvantageous position and is very busy . Otherwise, they wouldn’t have asked the Mercenary Guild to set up this mission,” sighed Mu Xue .

Long Chen narrowed his eyes . Was the Pill Tower trying to show their prestige? After being cut by the Huayun Sect, they raised their own blade against Mo Gate, cutting them off from medicinal pills .

Furthermore, now those other sects were fighting against Mo Gate . That would sever Mo Gate not only from the medicinal pills, but from all their other resources . They really were vicious .

As for the three large sects Mu Xue mentioned, Long Chen did have some impression of them . Back in the Jiuli secret realm, Mo Nian had been entangled by three powerful experts . It seemed they were very familiar with each other, and they should have each come from their own powerful sect .

But in the end, two of those experts had been cut down, while the last one’s situation was something he wasn’t aware of because the battle had been too chaotic .

He really hadn’t expected the three huge sects to challenge Mo Gate now . It was without a doubt that there was a powerful backer behind them . And the power supporting them was very likely the Pill Tower .

Recently, the Pill Tower had lost all their prestige because of the Huayun Sect . Now, it seemed they were planning on using Mo Gate to retrieve that prestige and warn the other sects of their power .

“Definitely looking to die,” said Long Chen lightly .

“Whether or not we’re looking to die, we still have to pay back our favor, especially now that Mo Gate is in such an urgent state . We can only do this much . ” Mu Xue bitterly smiled .

“I’m not talking about you . ” Long Chen shook his head . “Although my own combat strength is the weakest of everyone here, I know a great deal about Magical Beasts’ habits and characters . I can probably help you a bit . ”

“Really?” Mu Xue was a bit startled .

“Yes . I often have to deal with brutes and animals, so I’m very familiar with them . This time, I was chased down miserably by a group of brutes, so don’t worry, this is my specialty,” laughed Long Chen .

“Senior apprentice-sister, we’ve set up the tents and food . ” One of the women ran over .

“Good, then we should eat . Long Chen, I don’t want to wrong you, so how about you change into our clothes too? Otherwise, it’ll feel odd,” said Mu Xue .

Long Chen was currently wearing blue robes, while they were all wearing black training clothes . He truly did stand out .

Other than that, he was also covered in dust and blood . However, although he had all kinds of various things in his spatial ring, he didn’t have an extra set of robes for himself .

“Then I’ll have to thank you . ”

Long Chen naturally wouldn’t refuse . This woman took out a new set of clothes for him .

“Your face is a bit dirty . Let sister help you clean up a bit . I’ll also tidy up your hair . ” The woman suddenly brazenly pulled Long Chen over to the lakeside .

“Hey… this is a bit inappropriate . ” Long Chen really hadn’t expected this woman to be so direct .

“You two hurry up . Don’t make us wait too long,” called out Mu Xue .