Chapter 1220: Chapter 629: Doll
Forget it, let’s delay this matter for now, or perhaps send someone else to investigate later. "Take out the Jade Boat, let’s go."
Still heading east, they flew towards the direction of the sunrise.
Changtian seemed to be in a good mood. He continued to bury himself in reading scrolls and battle reports from the Hidden Stream, but Ning Xiaoxian felt that the peaceful and gentle aura he exuded was somewhat different from usual.
What fortunate event did this guy encounter?
She pondered repeatedly, yet couldn’t help but ask: "Where are we going exactly?"
Changtian’s lips curved up, but he didn’t raise his head.
"Hey, don’t be so petty. I’ve already, already paid my bet. You can tell me now." She tried hard to speak earnestly, but alas, her skills were too weak. Thinking about the wager made her blush and her heart race. She lost terribly; when would she be able to win a round?
Changtian remained calm, and upon hearing this, he closed the scroll and smiled slightly: "Just a hundred and forty miles ahead, Songjiang City." Her betting skills were indeed commendable, and she paid her stake well, so he truly couldn’t be too stingy.
Her mind quickly recalled the information about this city. Going through it once more, the internal files of the Hidden Stream didn’t provide much detail; just a few brief mentions that the city is famous for its production of rouge, Xiang Fen, and Songjiang dried fish. The person responsible for the records was probably a male demon, who wasn’t interested in these things, which is why the records concerning Songjiang City were overly simplistic. It’s fortunate her memory is good; otherwise, who would remember such a casual sentence?
She thought again but couldn’t figure out what major faction occupied Songjiang City. The most critical thing is, with this Gobi barrier they were flying over as the boundary, the west side belonged to the Hidden Stream’s territory, while the east entered the domain of Fengtian Prefecture!
In other words, Songjiang City was already within Fengtian Prefecture’s scope. This Demon Sect was also a bad-tempered giant; how could it tolerate others to sleep soundly beside its bed?
Ning Xiaoxian looked at him eagerly, waiting for more. After paying such a high price, if his answer didn’t satisfy her, she would definitely charge forward and rip off this calm demeanor from his face.
Oh well, it was time to tell her. Changtian looked at her focused expression and put away his playful mind: "You’ve got it wrong. This group isn’t stationed in Songjiang City; they’re just here to complete our final transaction. They’re not even business partners of the Hidden Stream. To be precise, all their dealings with us are merely because they’ve been coerced by me." He stopped here when he saw her lips slightly move, as if she thought of something, so he paused, letting her ponder.
Coercion? Which major power could be coerced by the Hidden Stream to deliver so many affordable necessities, a name she had heard before? When gambling with Changtian, she had a sudden flash of insight, but it disappeared too fast to capture. Now that vague feeling returned again.
Hmm—full shipments, strong influence, carrying a familiar name to her, and having a grudge with the Hidden Stream, obviously coerced by Changtian... thinking this far, it seemed it was just about to reveal itself!
She suddenly widened her beautiful eyes:
"Heavenly Residence!"
She barely called out this name, then puzzled again: "Impossible, it had a deep enmity with the Hidden Stream... all its elders were... oh, I get it!"
Changtian leaned slightly back, changing to a more comfortable posture. The glimmering look in her apricot eyes was his favorite: "In the past Little Thousand Mirror World, only I broke through the boundary alone. Like Jin Wuhuan, the Pan-continent speculated that several elders in Bai Yujing were doomed, yet no one could conclude."
Having heard He Sect Leader’s description, she also thought Changtian had killed all the elders of Heavenly Residence; it seemed there was another story. Thinking about it, Changtian is usually calm, and such detrimental actions, just for momentary satisfaction, he seldom does.
She blinked uncertainly: "God Demon Prison?"
"Smart girl." He rarely complimented, "Heavenly Residence had six elders. I killed Elder Qi and Elder Xiu in Bai Yujing; the remaining four were thrown into God Demon Prison like Jiu Mo and Qi Zai." On the day Ning Xiaoxian perished, though in grief and anger, he didn’t lose his composure and wasn’t yet to the point of needless killing. Despite the despicable nature of those elders in Heavenly Residence, they had considerable value for exploitation.
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