Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 101: You Must Not Refuse! [Fourth Update, Seeking Monthly Votes!]
Young Master Wei sneered, “If you were me, would you take this heavenly petal orchid and exchange it for something?”
“No,” Chu Yang sighed. In his mind, the Sword Spirit also let out a sigh.
Since Young Master Wei said this, any glimmer of hope had vanished.
Young Master Wei took a few steps out, walked into the passage, and stared at the heavenly petal orchid for a long time, his eyes filled with reluctance. Suddenly, he slowly said, “However, although this thing is precious, it is the only living witness I have here. But if you agree to one condition of mine, I can give it to you.”
“What condition?” Chu Yang’s heart tightened.
“What is your identity?” Young Master Wei suddenly turned his head, looking at Chu Yang, and asked somewhat nonsensically.
“Hmm?”
“Are you…?” Young Master Wei took a step closer to him.
“Brother Wei?”
“Are you… are you… are you… are you…?” Young Master Wei repeatedly asked if he was, his expression increasingly twisted with rage. Yet, he suddenly revealed a hint of contradiction and pain, finally stopping and saying, “Do you… have a peculiar storage space?”
This question left Chu Yang stunned; but what shocked him even more was the unspoken question that lingered in Young Master Wei's eyes!
Though Young Master Wei didn’t clearly articulate it, Chu Yang understood what it was.
“Rest assured, I will keep it a secret for you!” Sweat appeared on Young Master Wei’s forehead as he lowered his head in despair. “From the first time I saw you, I began to suspect…”
“Outside Zhongzhou City, I became somewhat certain. So I deliberately left… to let you do your own thing.”
“Three days before you arrived in Zhongzhou, Diwu Qingrou came to find me once.” Young Master Wei smiled gently, but the smile was filled with complexity.
“So when I saw your cultivation level, I was half certain.”
“After you scavenged extraordinary metals all the way here, I was basically sure.” Young Master Wei clasped his hands behind his back and chuckled, a hint of self-deprecation in his smile. “Originally, I wanted to casually find you two pieces of Amethyst Core from outside, but I changed my mind and gave you Sun-Moon Ointment instead!”
“Now, do you understand what I mean?” Young Master Wei tilted his head, looking at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang took a deep breath, feeling a bit flustered, but he forced himself to calm down and said solemnly, “Young Master Wei, you truly are worthy of your title.”
“Rest assured, in this world, apart from me and the nine great sovereign families from the upper three days, no one else could deduce your identity from these little clues. And as for the nine great sovereign families… heh, for now, you needn’t worry about them. Even Diwu Qingrou, who has direct contact with you, only has a slight suspicion. In fact, his confidence won’t exceed one in ten or twelve!”
“That’s why Diwu Qingrou would invest so heavily in you, even being willing to overturn his own interests for your sake!” Young Master Wei scoffed.
“One in ten or twelve confidence… and he dares to act so recklessly?” Chu Yang was somewhat puzzled.
“Ha ha… One in ten or twelve is already an absolute assurance beyond expectations! Even if it’s just one in a thousand, Diwu Qingrou would still take the risk for that sliver of hope!” Young Master Wei chuckled.
“Diwu Qingrou won’t leak your information; on the contrary, he currently sees you as a valuable asset! He has too much to hide… because he has placed the hopes of the fifth family entirely on you. If you fail, then the fifth family will also perish.”
“Is there really such a thing…” Chu Yang was truly perplexed. “How do you come to that conclusion…”
Young Master Wei chuckled coldly, “Just like me, I genuinely want to kill you! After all, you are the inheritor of that thing! But I can’t kill you, and I have to protect you; in fact, whatever you need, I have to provide. The reason is that you must agree to one thing for me!”