Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Wait and See_1
"Heh heh!"
Pei Chunlan sneered and said, "So what if it’s a mistake? Anyway, I only have three years left to live. What’s the big difference between dying three years earlier and living three more years in agony?"
Her words shocked Zhen Haoren.
He looked at Pei Chunlan with a puzzled face and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"As long as the Black Dragon lives, the curse won’t break, and I can only live for three years.
Therefore, I have no other choice.
As for you, Immortal Zhen, the Spirit Embryo you’ve raised in the Black Dragon’s belly has been there for sixty years. If it isn’t retrieved, it will become the Black Dragon’s.
In that case, you will have to die just like me!"
"So what do you propose?" asked Zhen Haoren.
"We work together to rescue Qin Feng. The three of us together can surely defeat the Black Dragon!"
Zhen Haoren did not immediately agree to Pei Chunlan’s suggestion.
After pondering for a bit, he asked, "Do you really think that after we defeat the Black Dragon together, Qin Feng would spare the two of us?"
"He is at least human; he at least won’t take our lives! Let’s survive first, everything else can be discussed later."
"Discuss later?" Zhen Haoren hesitated, then nodded and said, "Fine!"
He, like Pei Chunlan, had no choice.
After all, his Spirit Embryo was inside the Black Dragon’s body. If he couldn’t retrieve it, he had to die, even faster than Pei Chunlan.
Although he agreed with Pei Chunlan, Zhen Haoren made no move.
Even if they were to go up, he wanted Pei Chunlan to go first!
Ladies first!
Pei Chunlan stared at the pile of chaotic rocks, a pile that had buried Qin Feng, weighing her options internally.
Inside the pile of chaotic rocks, the faint golden light from the Golden Bell Shield was not too dark; one could see clearly enough.
"Are we buried?" Xue Xiaochan asked.
"Yes! We’re buried!"
"What do we do next?"
"Now that we’re buried, we might as well sleep beneath the ground forever! With you by my side, even the Nether Road won’t be lonely, at least I’ll have company!"
"Hurry up and figure out a way to get out, who wants to go down the Nether Road with you?"
Xue Xiaochan rolled her eyes and said annoyedly, "I know you definitely have a way out, so stop pretending with me here. Being pressed down by this pile of lousy rocks, I feel suffocated, and I don’t like it."
"You don’t like being pressed by broken rocks, but would you like it if you were pressed by me?"
"Get lost!" Xue Xiaochan gave Qin Feng a little hammering and said fiercely, "Quickly move these damn rocks, I want to get out!"
"No rush, those two outside will surely rescue us."
Qin Feng had heard the conversation between Pei Chunlan and Zhen Haoren; after all, his ears were even sharper than those of a dog.
"How do you know they will rescue us?"
"Because if I stay buried here, those two won’t be able to defeat the Black Dragon and will all die at its hands.
So, even for their own lives, they will rescue us.
For now, let’s just sit tight and watch, to see the true capabilities of those two outside."
Outside.
After some consideration, Pei Chunlan looked towards Zhen Haoren and asked, "Aren’t you going to make a move?"
"What move?"
"Rescue Qin Feng from this pile of chaotic rocks, of course?"
"Looking at the stones in this pile of chaotic rocks, even the smallest one must weigh several tons.
"Although I’m not weak, I can only move a few hundred pounds at most. How can I lift stones that weigh several tons?"
"You’re putting on an act for me?"
"No, I’m not pretending," Zhen Haoren quickly shook his head, explaining, "You know that my Spirit Embryo is inside the Black Dragon’s stomach. Without it, I’m as good as useless.
Only when I get back my Spirit Embryo will I be able to display my true strength. Then, I could easily take care of the Black Dragon, and even Qin Feng is within my capabilities."
"Heh heh!"
Pei Chunlan sneered as she made her proposal, "As long as you kill the Black Dragon, you can have your Spirit Embryo and I’ll take my Qin Feng.
The Pei Family and your Medicine Saint Hall will not interfere with each other for the next ten years. After ten years, may the best man win!"
Zhen Haoren saw right through Pei Chunlan’s ploy and asked with a chuckle, "Ten years? Do you plan to use these ten years to drain Qin Feng’s Heaven Yang Physique?"
"Whether I drain him or not is none of your business!"
"Qin Feng is no ordinary man. Although you are quite attractive and still charming, a real beauty, he is harder to win over than reaching the heavens.
His wife’s beauty is truly out of this world, a perfectly matched pair they are.
You, an old woman, still want fresh grass, quite an overreach.
If you don’t mind, you could consider me.
Our Spirit Sect has a practice that men and women can cultivate together.
Although it surely won’t compare to draining the power of Qin Feng’s Heaven Yang Physique, it’s definite that it can triple or even quintuple your strength."
"You dirty old man, don’t fancy yourself a toad wanting swan meat! I’m only interested in Qin Feng. No other man in this world can catch my eye.
Because a man with the Heaven Yang Physique is truly one of a kind. Once one appears, it’s absolutely impossible for a second one to emerge."
"Ah!"
Zhen Haoren let out a long sigh and said, "Women do love to fantasize. Clearly an old lady, yet still thinking she’s in her prime, able to compete with young girls for young men?
Men with the Heaven Yang Physique are indeed once-in-a-thousand-years and unique.
Haven’t you noticed that Xue Xiaochan is the Heaven Yin Physique?
She and Qin Feng are a perfect match!
Of course, if you manage to snatch Qin Feng, that gives me the chance to get my hands on Xue Xiaochan.
Each of us playing our own game, no one ends up losing."
With these words, Pei Chunlan began to mull over the idea in her heart.
Eventually, she came up with a thought and suggested to Zhen Haoren, "How about we work together?"
"How would we collaborate?"
"You help me get Qin Feng, and I help you get Xue Xiaochan. We each get what we want?"
"That’s a nice idea, and of course, I’m willing. However, the chances of success are practically zero."
"How do you know it won’t succeed if you haven’t even tried? It’s all up to us, depending on whether you’re willing to cooperate with me or not?"
"From the sound of it, it seems you have a plan?" Zhen Haoren asked.
"As long as you help me get Qin Feng first, I’ll make sure to help you nab Xue Xiaochan!"
Pei Chunlan was never going to help Zhen Haoren get Xue Xiaochan. She just wanted to use Zhen Haoren to help her capture Qin Feng.
It’s often said that for a woman to chase a man, only a thin veil separates them.
Once an opportunity is created, it’s easily pierced through.
Zhen Haoren was no fool; he knew Pei Chunlan was scheming against him.
However, he decided to play along with her plan.
So, Zhen Haoren pretended to ponder for a while, then nodded with feigned difficulty, "Fine! Let’s try working together then."
