626 A Dao Disciples Tomb! (2/2)

An expressionless Wang Baole raised his left hand and made a grab through the air, causing the storage bags to fly towards him. He inspected them one by one and confirmed that the giant tree hadn't taken anything else from the tomb secretly. He didn't reveal anything on his face though. He gave the giant tree a long look, then unleashed the power from his right arm again. The giant tree trembled. Then, Wang Baole said slowly, ”Tell me everything you saw in that tomb!”

The giant tree shook with awe. Terrified that Wang Baole wouldn't believe his words, he immediately started telling Wang Baole everything.

”Elder, there is an underground palace beneath the tomb. The green mist was too thick, however, and I wasn't able to get near the palace. The furthest I was able to venture was where the broken arm was found, and it was the only thing I was able to take with me. I really do not know what else lies within the palace.”

”I had the idea of infiltrating the place and recording everything that I've seen with the voice transmission ring, but the device couldn't be activated…” At that point, the giant tree became worried that Wang Baole wouldn't believe him. Frantically, he began to search through his memories in greater detail. After a moment, he seemed to recall something and continued hurriedly.

”There's another thing. I saw a stone stele inside as well. The mist was too thick, and I couldn't read what was written on it clearly. I could only see three words—Dao Disciple Chen… The only reason I was able to decipher that was because the third batch of Seedlings had to learn the Vast Expanse Dao Palace's spoken and written languages before our arrival,” the giant tree explained hastily. He had spoken the truth and had withheld nothing from Wang Baole. Having finished speaking, he stood there, filled with fear and anxiety as he observed Wang Baole.

Wang Baole froze when he heard the giant tree mention ”Dao Disciple Chen”. His pupils contracted suddenly, and his head started buzzing. It was as if he had just been struck by lightning. Fortunately, he was hidden safely inside his armor, away from the giant tree's eyes. Else, with the giant tree's intelligence, the giant tree might begin to suspect something.

The giant tree might remain unaware, but Wang Baole had been shocked by what the former had told him. The giant tree knew nothing about the three words he had seen, but Wang Baole had immediately thought of something when he had heard those words.

”Dao Disciple Wuchen…” Wang Baole muttered to himself secretly. He stared at his armor's right hand with incredulity. He couldn't believe it.

Damn it… did I just raid the tomb of Li Wuchen's past self?

The realization horrified Wang Baole. It continued to plague his thoughts and loom at the back of his mind as he led the giant tree away and back towards the Vast Expanse Dao Palace.

Does this arm belong to Li Wuchen's past self? If that's really the case, how powerful exactly was Li Wuchen in his past life… Wang Baole fretted. It seemed like he had just dug his own grave. There was already tension between him and Li Wuchen, and with what he had just done, the grudge between them… had just ballooned.

He couldn't just give up the arm though. Wang Baole was caught in a dilemma, as he couldn't simply kill Li Wuchen either. First of all, Feng Qiuran knew who Li Wuchen was. Secondly, they hadn't yet reached the point where he had to kill Li Wuchen. Besides, even if they were to truly battle it out, Li Wuchen was a Dao Disciple in his past life. Wang Baole believed Li Wuchen would have some trick up his sleeve that he could use to save his own life.

Perhaps Li Wuchen himself wouldn't know that he had these tricks until he regained his memories of his past life, but that was also what made him a terrifying opponent.

This entire thing is just trouble. I have to think of a way to guarantee my own safety so that Li Wuchen can't do anything to me even after he regains his memories…

Wang Baole kept sighing inwardly. He wasn't in the mood to bother with the giant tree. He fell into contemplative silence as they rushed back to the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. The giant tree followed closely behind, sighing secretly as well. He was being troubled by similar worries. The Dao Palace was too dangerous a place for him, so he had to find a way to make it safer for him to remain, and ensure that Wang Baole wouldn't simply off him once he'd outlived his usefulness.

He thought for a while and suddenly recalled the scandals he had heard back on Mars, between Wang Baole and the Head Senator's daughter, Li Wan'er. An idea flashed in his head, and he started to speak with great care.

”Elder, during the two years you spent in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, I've managed to get myself a goddaughter. She especially idolizes you. Perhaps it might be possible for you to send for her the next time the Federation sends someone over. She could follow you around and take care of your every need?”