Published: January 7, 2025
Leaving the main hall, Qin Chen felt a bit dazed.
Is this it?
Nothing was said, just that he was to follow the other party to the Heavenly Work Headquarters, and he gained nothing else.
"Hmph."
At this moment, Evil Stone Venerable stepped out of the main hall, locking eyes with Qin Chen, and immediately snorted coldly.
"Evil Stone Venerable, what do you mean by that?"
Qin Chen replied with a cold smile.
"What do you mean?"
Evil Stone Venerable snorted again, "Thanks to Ancient Craftsman Venerable's good temper, otherwise, how could you behave so recklessly?"
"Shut up."
At this time, Elder Tianxing walked out, seeing Evil Stone Venerable still talking, and immediately reprimanded him with an unhappy expression.
"If it weren't for Qin Chen, Ancient Sun Earth Venerable and Venerable Wind Return would still be lurking indefinitely. Qin Chen is a great contributor to Heavenly Work; he previously left to track Elder Gu Xu. Now that Qin Chen has made significant contributions, becoming an elder is a foregone conclusion, and perhaps the headquarters will even assign him important tasks. What is your attitude?"
Elder Tianxing fixed a cold gaze on Evil Stone Venerable, who immediately fell silent.
"Apologize to Qin Chen!"
Elder Tianxing commanded.
"This..." Evil Stone Venerable's face flushed, but under Elder Tianxing's stare, he had no choice but to reluctantly say, "Qin Chen, I apologize."
"No need."
Qin Chen dismissively turned to leave.
In Elder Tianxing's palace.
Evil Stone Venerable, looking displeased, said to Elder Tianxing, "Elder Tianxing, why did you make me apologize? This kid suddenly disappeared for several days, isn't it a good opportunity to discredit him in front of Ancient Craftsman Venerable and make the headquarters suspicious and wary of him?"
"Shut up. Don’t you think you’re already exposing yourself too quickly?"
Elder Tianxing said coldly, "I always feel that Qin Chen is somewhat sinister. He quickly found trouble for Venerable Wind Return and Elder Gu Xu. If you provoke him further, I suspect he might truly recognize us. By then, neither of us will escape death. Besides, what Qin Chen said is true; he’s clearly a contributor. What right do you have to question him? Do you think the vice hall master is unaware of your little schemes?"
"Should we just let Qin Chen be unharmed?"
Evil Stone Venerable asked.
"What else can we do?"
Elder Tianxing’s expression was grim, "I suspect there are other infiltrators in our Heavenly Work Great Camp. Otherwise, Elder Gu Xu would not have been able to escape. But until now, I can't figure out who that person is. We better not cause any disturbances before Ancient Craftsman Venerable departs."
"Understood."
Evil Stone Venerable looked displeased.
On the other side, after returning to Venerable True Word's palace, Qin Chen was still frowning in deep thought.
"Senior Ancient Ancestral Dragon, Blood River Saint Ancestor, Lord of Abyssal Demons, have you noticed anything?"
Qin Chen asked the three.
"Reporting to the master, Ancient Craftsman Venerable is a heaven venerable figure and should be a mid-pinnacle heaven venerable with extraordinary strength. We are in the Chaotic World and dare not probe recklessly; otherwise, we could easily expose ourselves," Blood River Saint Ancestor replied.
If they were at their peak, they might have been able to glean some clues, but they were currently in the Chaotic World and naturally did not dare to probe carelessly.
Qin Chen had already anticipated this and could only nod.
"Qin Chen, have you figured anything out?"
The Primordial Ancestor Dragon inquired.
"Not at the moment."
Qin Chen shook his head.
Ever since he learned that there was a vice hall master-level spy in Heavenly Work, he held a suspicious attitude towards any vice hall master.
Therefore, his previous confrontation with Evil Stone Venerable was intentional.
He had long known about Evil Stone Venerable being a spy. If Ancient Craftsman Venerable truly was the hidden big tiger within Heavenly Work, he would definitely know Evil Stone Venerable's identity. Qin Chen wanted to probe Ancient Craftsman Venerable's reaction by targeting Evil Stone Venerable.