Chapter 337: Count Me In! (1/2)

Chapter 337: Count Me In!

Nie Tian went blank for a moment before asking, “Since when did you know?”

“Not very long ago.” Pei Qiqi slowly sat down next to him. “After I entered the Greater Heaven stage, I thought about you a lot. Your strange abilities had long since made me feel that you weren’t an ordinary person. The fact that you escaped the pursuit of numerous Hunters and successfully met the Blood Skull’s retrieval team made me even more curious about you.

“So I checked the Blood Skull’s records and learned that you and Mr. Hua came from the Realm of Flame Heaven.

“Together with your assumed name, I came to realize that you’re the man who all the major sects are looking for.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to hide the truth from you,” Nie Tian said embarrassedly.

Pei Qiqi took out a canteen of water. She drank a mouthful and said, “It’s alright. I understand. Everyone has their own secrets. Your situation is very special. It’s understandable that you wanted to hide your true identity. After all, very few people are like Li Langfeng, who lives in the Realm of Split Void under a real name.”

Then, she shot a glance at Xue Long, who was sitting far from them. “He’s probably also using a fake name.”

With a smile, Nie Tian said, “You’re right about that. Uncle Xue is from the Realm of a Hundred Battles. I don’t know what his real name is, but I know that everyone who chooses to come to the Realm of Split Void has their own stories.”

“Why did Uncle Xue seek you out?” Pei Qiqi asked with a soft voice.

“Ning Yang from the Heaven Palace Sect is also here in the Realm of Split Void. He’s currently in the forbidden region to the east of Ash City.” Now that Pei Qiqi had already figured out who he was, Nie Tian no longer felt the need to hide anything from her. “Ning Yang has the third fragmentary star mark, which is very important to me. Uncle Xue is going to help me snatch it from Ning Yang.”

“That’s a bit rash, isn’t it?” Pei Qiqi’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed as she mulled over his choice of words. “Uncle Xue is very strong. There’s no doubt about that. Since Ning Yang was given the important task of obtaining the legacies of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace during the Heaven Gate trial, the Heaven Palace Sect must have considered him their most talented disciple.”

“I’m afraid it won’t be so easy for Uncle Xue to single-handedly deal with such a powerful figure, don’t you think?”

She was being implicit.

The fact was that she deemed that, considering Xue Long’s cultivation base and battle prowess, he wouldn’t have a chance of beating Ning Yang.

“There’s another person who’s also going to help me,” Nie Tian replied in a soft voice.

“Who?” Pei Qiqi was very curious.

Nie Tian hadn’t been to the Realm of Split Void for very long. Plus, she had been there with him most of the time.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t figure out how he had persuaded Xue Long to help him deal with Ning Yang.

Not to mention that another powerful expert would also be there to assist him.

“It’s someone you know.” Nie Tian smiled somewhat uncomfortably. “Li Langfeng.”

“Li Langfeng!” Pei Qiqi’s face turned pale with shock, as if she had seen a ghost. “H-have you lost your mind? How could he possibly be willing to help you? Are you sure that he’s not going to betray you and sell you to Ning Yang as a favor?”

Nie Tian nodded. “Yes, I am.”

He figured he had better not reveal his deal with the Spirit Condor. However, he knew that if Li Langfeng or Xue Long intended to sell him out, they would have done it already.

“Do you have any other secrets that you haven’t told me yet?” Pei Qiqi asked with a suspicious look on her face.

“Yes, I do, but it concerns other people, so I’d rather not tell you about it.” Nie Tian told the truth.

“Very well.” Pei Qiqi didn’t insist on asking about Nie Tian’s secrets. “But you’ve got to let me join your operation against Ning Yang. Now that I don’t have much to do anyways, I’d like to see how powerful the Heaven Palace Sect’s most talented disciple really is.”

“Huh?” A shocked expression stretched across Nie Tian’s face.

Pei Qiqi gave him a hard look. “Huh what?”

“But... you have nothing to do with it,” Nie Tian said.

“I recently entered the Greater Heaven stage, so I need to temper my skills with battles.” Pei Qiqi slowly closed her eyes as she focused on adjusting her breathing. Then, she said with a peaceful tone, “Ning Yang from the Heaven Palace Sect will be a perfect opponent for me. Okay, it’s settled. From now on, don’t interrupt me. I need time to recover my strength.”

With these words, she no longer spoke to Nie Tian, as she seemed to have entered the cultivation state.

Nie Tian scratched his head, as he was unable to make heads or tails of her sudden demand. He intended to tell her that Li Langfeng was about to enter the Worldly realm. Once he did, Li Langfeng alone would be strong enough to help him accomplish their goal. They wouldn’t need her help at all.

However, from the look of it, Pei Qiqi seemed to have already made up her mind, and thus intentionally avoided hearing his reasoning.

Therefore, he had no choice but to drop it.

Afterwards, he calmed himself and started recovering the energies he had consumed with spirit stones and spiritual materials of different attributes.