Chapter 104: Decision (1/2)
Chapter 104: Decision
The instant that Su Chen’s figure appeared in the entrance to the valley, the flock of people slightly shifted.
After waiting for three days, Su Chen had finally appeared.
Indeed, he had not died.
He had entered and left the Scarlet Mountain Range three times. It truly had become like his backyard, and no one could use it to threaten him.
Under normal circumstances, many people would feel fear because of this, unwilling to continue provoking Su Chen.
However, it was very clear that today’s situation was somewhat abnormal. Many people gazed at him not with fear but rather joy in his misfortune.
All of this was because of an old man.
The old man had a face full of white hair, but despite this he appeared very energetic. He looked just like a tiger with white fur.
Upon seeing Su Chen walked out, this old man yelled like thunder, “Su Chen! Where is Lin Yemao?”
Su Chen acted as if he could not see, tilting his head in the direction of the voice. “Who’s speaking?”
Upon seeing Su Chen behave in this way, Su Changche couldn’t help but sigh. When he didn’t know that Su Chen wasn’t blind, he had not detected it, but now that he knew he discovered that pretending to be blind was not an easy matter. People who were blind had one major distinction from those with sight: those with sight had eyes that were lively, full of spirit, and their focus would follow moving objects. However, Su Chen was able to ensure that his eyes always stared dully and fixatedly ahead. He had definitely worked hard to achieve that,
This child had been striving the entire time. However, the entire Su Clan had always been oppressing him!
This left a very bad taste in Su Changche’s mouth.
The white-haired old man replied to Su Chen, “I am Lin Yuanqiao!”
Su Chen laughed. “So it seems Thunder Lin has arrived.”
Lin Yuanqiao was the younger brother of Lin Yuanshan, head of the Lin Clan. Because of his fiery temper and personality, he was sometimes called Thunder Lin.
However, this nickname was not something that juniors had the right to call him.
Lin Yuanqiao’s eyes opened wide. “Impudent!”
As he spoke, he struck out with a palm towards Su Chen.
The entire Su Clan was here, but he had actually made a move just because of a mere “Thunder Lin” from Su Chen. One could clearly see his fiery temperament.
Not even members from the Su Clan were able to respond to this sudden palm strike. However, Su Chen took multiple steps, his figure agilely darting through the air, easily dodging the blow.
It wasn’t until now that everyone was able to react. They all began to yell, “Stay your hand!”
Lin Yuanqiao actually stopped. He opened his eyes wide with shock. “Snaking Mist Steps?”
What Su Chen had displayed was truly the Snaking Mist Steps.
He said to Su Chen in disbelief, “Where did you learn the Snaking Mist Steps from?”
“Do you even need to ask?” Su Chen gently smiled.
Lin Yuanqiao blurted out, “Lin Yemao?”
Su Chen was precisely looking for this thought from him. He laughed, “Didn’t you ask me where Lin Yemao is? I will give you two answers. One is that Lin Yemao and I unintentionally ran into each other in the Scarlet Mountain Range. We hit it off well and became good friends, and we did our best to supply each other’s needs. The other is that Lin Yemao had malicious plans and schemed for my life, chasing after me over a long distance. However, he was defeated and captured……”
“Rubbish!” Lin Yuanqiao began to loudly yell.
He truly had come to find Lin Yemao, but this definitely did not mean that he would admit that Lin Yemao had committed the crime of attempting to kill Su Chen.
This world was not without order.
As long as there was order, there would be basic morals, right and wrong.
If Lin Yemao had intentionally chased after Su Chen to kill him and was captured, then his fate was deserved. Even if the Lin Clan could suppress the Su Clan, which they could not do, then if this matter spread it would still be a blow to the Lin Clan.
Thus, Lin Yuanqiao definitely would not be willing to admit to this crime.
His reasoning was more along the lines of, “Lin Yemao went to cultivate in the mountain range and has yet to return. I heard that someone saw Su Chen with him, so I came to ask” rather than “My clan’s Lin Yemao went to kill your clan’s Su Chen. If he’s fine, then it’s not a big deal. However, if he isn’t, then I’ll go all out.”
Upon hearing Lin Yuanqiao deny it, Su Chen laughed, “That’s why I gave you two different answers. As for which one is more accurate, I leave it to Thunder Lin to decide.”
Upon hearing these words, Lin Yuanqiao also calmed down. “What if I choose the first answer?”
“Then that is to everyone’s happiness. Brother Lin and I are now great friends, and naturally I would not harm him. The Snaking Mist Steps I also obtained from him righteously. However, good friends do not watch over each other, so I am not clear exactly where Brother Lin Yemao went.”
Lin Yuanqiao understood Su Chen’s intentions. This implied that Lin Yemao was still alive, but wanting Su Chen to return him was not going to be possible.