Chapter 324: Showing the Video
Chapter 324: Showing the Video
Bai Tianhe’s forehead furrowed when he saw Yi Chen taking out a Video Capturing Stone from his storage ring.
’He really has proof?’ he thought to himself.
In reality, he was already half expecting Yi Chen to beg for forgiveness for lying to him that day since he hadn’t already tried to run away.
From his understanding, there was just no way that a morally upright organisation like the Violet Heaven House could do something that heinous; there was just no way.
’An entire Kingdom exploited for more than a thousand years?’
No matter how much he mulled over that idea, he only came to one conclusion: utterly baseless.
Therefore, seeing Yi Chen take out the Video Capturing Stone immediately made him suspect that he had fabricated some evidence in order to save his head, which immediately darkened his expression.
However, just when he was about to uproot Yi Chen’s head, the screen flashed in front of his eyes, and the person whom Yi Chen was addressing in the video caught his attention.
’Wait, isn’t she...his granddaughter?’ Lines formed on Bai Tianhe’s face as he saw a familiar face in the video that was being played.
However, noticing her bloodied elbows and knees, the next second, he instantly glared towards Yi Chen.
However, just then, the first question Yi Chen asked in the video entered his ears, prompting him to focus his attention towards it.
"Who are you, and what is your identity? Answer while looking towards the Video Capturing Stone."
Sensing Bai Tianhe’s killing intent earlier, Yi Chen’s entire body had become drenched in cold sweat as he couldn’t help but feel a momentary cold sensation around his neck.
However, seeing Bai Tianhe rein in his killing intent while shifting his gaze back to the video screen,a wave of relief washed over Yi Chen.
’Fuck...I almost got killed.’
Yi Chen thought while trying hard to maintain his breathing. However, Bai Tianhe paid him no mind as his entire attention was fixed on the video screen.
’If not for that... wouldn’t I be dead by now?’
He couldn’t help but thank his past life’s experience.
It was all thanks to several video edits he used to scroll through on the social media platforms during his free time.
If not for those learnings, he feared that his head would’ve already rolled down.
With the passing of every minute, Yi Chen witnessed Bai Tianhe’s expression switching between surprise, shock and confusion.
The longer he watched, the more intense those emotions became, and the more relieved Yi Chen felt inside.
During those ten minutes, Yi Chen’s gaze didn’t leave Bai Tianhe’s face for even a second as he tried to gauge the emotions on his face.
By the end of the ten minutes, he became confident that he had managed to win his trust.
Seeing that the video was over, Yi Chen placed the stone inside his robes while waiting for Bai Tianhe, who seemed to be momentarily lost in his thoughts.
Letting out a deep breath, Bai Tianhe asked while looking at Yi Chen, "You...what was your name?"
"It’s Yi Chen, Senior," Yi Chen answered in a respectful manner.
"Yi Chen..." Bai Tianhe nodded, "Just as the bet we’ve agreed upon, I owe you a favour. Tell me, what do you want?"
"This..." All this while, Yi Chen had been entirely focused on completing the mission so that he wouldn’t die and also so that he could get his hands on the 3x Speed buff.
Therefore, he hadn’t actually given any thought to what he was going to ask Bai Tianhe after winning.
"...Can I save it for the future? Like, if my life is in danger, can you help me out?" Yi Chen asked with a forced smile.
Currently, there wasn’t much he could ask of him, but in the future, he was bound to face difficult situations, with some of them even being life-threatening.
At that time, the help of a Ninth Heaven Ascension Expert would be extremely crucial.
"Is that so?" Understanding what Yi Chen meant, a white pearl appeared in Bai Tianhe’s hand the next second as he said while passing it to Yi Chen, "Whenever you feel that your life is in danger, break this pearl. Within ten breaths of time, I’ll appear in that spot. You understand?"
"Y-Yes..." Yi Chen answered while carefully taking the pearl from Bai Tianhe’s hands.
"Also, what happened to Cao Li?" Bai Tianhe asked with a subtle frown.
Sensing his gaze directed towards her, Yi Chen couldn’t help but feel that if he were to lie, it would be easily caught.
"I-I killed her...she had seen my face and was the type to take revenge, so I had no choice but to take her out after the interrogation." Yi Chen told everything truthfully.
"...I understand." Bai Tianhe slowly nodded his head.
For a Ninth Meridian Refinement Stage cultivator to be able to take care of a Ninth Qi Absorption Stage cultivator, it was obvious that Yi Chen had his own secrets.
However, Bai Tianhe wasn’t interested in knowing about those secrets.
What he was more interested in knowing was how Yi Chen realised that the Violet Heaven House was doing something like this beneath the surface.
"Earlier, how did you know that there was something wrong with the yellow tablets? Do you have expertise in medicinal knowledge? Moreover, with just that information, how did you come to the conclusion that the disease was created by the Violet Heaven House?"
Bai Tianhe asked, the interest in his eyes increasing.
"..."
Yi Chen’s mind momentarily went blank at the question.
He couldn’t just tell him that he had the ability to check the status of all items around, and because of this ability, he was able to realise the truth.
If he didn’t believe him, then he would be seen as a maniac, and if he did, then his most important secret would be out in public, something he believed would end up becoming something that would come to haunt him later on.
So, lying was the only option he had.
But just the thought of lying in front of a Ninth Heaven Ascension Expert made Yi Chen’s feet turn cold.
If Bai Tianhe was to realise that he was lying, then his impression of him would definitely deteriorate, and this trump card whose favour he had just acquired might no longer be available to him.
Therefore, forcing his mind into overdrive, he immediately tried to think of a valid reason that sounded both logical and convincing.
Within a fraction of a second, all the information he knew about the Violet Heaven House was processed by him, giving him exactly what he was looking for.
"I-It...It’s because of the Violet Cloud Pavilion." Yi Chen immediately stated, not wanting to keep Bai Tianhe waiting for long.
"Violet Cloud Pavilion...just what do you mean?" Bai Tianhe asked with a frown evident on his face.
"My suspicion stemmed from my personal belief, so it might not be the answer Senior is looking for." Yi Chen paused to check Bai Tianhe’s expression.
Seeing him gesture to keep talking, he continued, "From what I heard, the Violet Cloud Pavilion trains women from a very young age to serve all the men who visit them.
Naturally, any respectable woman wouldn’t indulge in such activities, so to make them partake in such things, they are either fooled at a young age, forced because of circumstances or coerced with the prospect of money.
Whichever the case may be, I just needed this information to conclude that the Violet Cloud Pavilion was an exploitative organisation.
Therefore, to see that the Violet Heaven House, which heads this organisation, is acting as the epitome of selflessness in the Black Rock Kingdom, I couldn’t help but suspect.
As the saying goes, the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. So when I started looking at the actions of Violet Heaven House with that lens on, various glaring things like the yellow tablets and the disease stood out in front of me.
Even though I had no evidence to back it, I just knew they were manipulating this in some manner to get something out of everyone...that’s how I was able to figure it out."
Yi Chen stated clearly that he knew what he had just said wasn’t a perfect response. However, he wasn’t looking for a perfect response.
He wanted a convincing response, something he could back using both logic and emotions to stand his ground when questioned.
"So, you went out of your way to tell me about the overinflated prices of the tablets and also that it was the Violet Heaven House that had created the disease with no proof at all, relying solely on your belief and judgement?
Bai Tianhe asked with a strange expression taking over his face.
"Yes...that’s exactly how it is." Yi Chen nodded in confirmation, no trace of hesitation evident on his face.
"...Then what prompted you to tell me about it and take such a huge risk? You know that I would have killed you if you hadn’t given me any satisfying evidence, right?" Bai Tianhe inquired while scratching his chin.