Chapter 280 (1/2)

Translator: Radiant  Editor: Radiant

Back in White River Town, the Dong Yu Restaurant was bustling with activity as guests came to and fro.

Xue Ying returned from the outside and entered the restaurant.

“Owner, back from another painting trip?”

“Boss Dong Bo really is an interesting person..”

Some of the regulars greeted Xue Ying, to which he replied with a smile and a few words. Xue Ying quickly reached his special spot upstairs and then asked the waiter to bring him two portions of appetizers and a pot of wine. He ate and drank alone for a moment before he was joined by Jing Qiu, who was dressed in dark blue robes. She kept a spell always active to conceal her appearance, so people only saw her as an average beauty.

Upon becoming a Transcendent, her appearance was further enhanced, and she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the entire Xia Clan. Without that concealment, there was no way for any ordinary mortal woman to match her appearance. If she were to expose her real appearance, there would be an endless stream of people disturbing them.

“Xue Ying.” Sitting opposite to Xue Ying, Jing Qiu’s eyes held a hint of anxiousness. “How did your meeting with the group from the Temple of the Earth God go?”

Xue Ying showed a helpless smile. “What else could it have been? They didn’t have me in their eyes at all.”

“Didn’t have you in their eyes? Since they asked you to go over, it means they were ready to take you along. How can it be that they didn’t hold you in their eyes?” Jing Qiu anxiously asked.

“From start to finish, they didn’t care about me.” Xue Ying drank a glass of wine and continued, “They already knew I can’t use Transcendent Qi, so I’m unable to wield Deity artifacts. They had no expectations of my strength. When I first arrived, they gave me a test which I passed without issue, but in the end, it was all for naught. They were only after Deity-grade scrolls.”

“Deity-grade scrolls?” Jing Qiu startled.

“Right. They weren’t that kind-hearted. What they really sought was for us to give them Deity-grade scrolls. They first demanded ten, and later lowered the amount to five and not one fewer. They can keep dreaming!” Xue Ying let out a cold laugh.

Having lived together with Xue Ying for many years, Jing Qiu understood his temperament. She knew that he could never have asked someone to hand those scrolls over for him. To him, doing that would have been worse than death.

He could make an exception when it came to some things, but in certain matters, he refused to back down!

“What will we do then?” Jing Qiu asked.

“Here, eat some of this salad.” With an ‘aah’ sound, Xue Ying smiled and fed Jing Qiu a piece of meat.

“I’m really worried, you really….” Jing Qiu helplessly opened her mouth.

“There’s nothing to be worried about. The path is clear, and there’s nothing we can do about it. I just need to enter alone. In the past, Ancestor Black Wind had been able to return alive. I think that, like him, I can keep my life and return,” Xue Ying confidently said.

Palace Head Chen suddenly sent over a transmission. He was concerned about Xue Ying’s situation. Xue Ying held nothing back and revealed everything regarding the situation to him, even specifically saying, “Palace Head Chen, you can’t give the outsiders those scrolls! You know how I am; if you hand them over…”

“Xue Ying, you’re really… Rest assured, even if I wanted to hand them over, a matter as big as dishing out five Deity-grade scrolls is not something I can decide alone. I would need an unanimous vote from the Elders’ Gathering,” Palace Head Chen transmitted back.

With the threat of the Sorcerer God and the Great Demonic God looming over them, this time was critical for the Xia Clan. Even the Ancestors were monitoring their native place. To bring out five Deity-grade scrolls at a time like this, he not only needed approval from the Elders’ Gathering, he even had to report it to the Ancestors.

“That’s good then.” Xue Ying laughed.

…

Xue Ying spent his day leisurely at the White River Town. Entering the Crimson Rock Mountain in a group would have been preferable, but he had no issue with going alone either.

As he waited, Palace Head Chen informed him that there were already three groups of outsiders which arrived in the Xia Clan World. One was from the Temple of the Earth God, one from the Bloodshed Tavern, and the last one was a group which included the Meishan Clan Master who had already entered the Xia Clan World a long time ago.

“Spearmanship requires a firm, proper foundation. Without it, one will not improve properly.”