Chapter 529 - 296: Grudges and Gratitude
Chapter 529: Chapter 296: Grudges and Gratitude
"You were indeed meant to die..."
Chu Qing’s voice drifted from behind him.
Bai Yushu’s body slightly stiffened, and after a moment, he sighed:
"So it was you helping me. Thank you, Third Young Master, for saving my life."
He stood up and bowed to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing stood up naturally, silently watching him. Bai Yushu didn’t mind this gaze, considered for a moment, and then said:
"There is something I would like to ask Third Young Master to help with."
"I saved your life, and I still have to do something else for you?"
Chu Qing raised an eyebrow.
A good person should always be willing to bear hardships, right?
One trouble leads to another?
Bai Yushu was speechless for a moment, struggled for a while, then searched his body for a moment and took out a bottle of elixir to give to Chu Qing:
"This is the ’Yama Life Extension Pill.’"
Chu Qing thought this was acceptable and was about to take it when Bai Yushu opened the cap and poured out a pill.
Seeing Chu Qing’s outstretched hand, he hesitated slightly between the bottle and the pill in his hand, finally pushing the pill towards Chu Qing.
Chu Qing’s face turned slightly dark...
He didn’t really want his thing, but this guy had no sincerity at all!
Fortunately, Bai Yushu also felt this wasn’t appropriate, sighed in the end, took the pill back, put it into his mouth, and closed his eyes before placing the bottle into Chu Qing’s hand:
"Consider it a gift of thanks!"
Chu Qing felt the bottle was somewhat burning, so what role was he playing now?
A bully who takes advantage?
Anyone ignorant would think it was him who had just been saved...
Waking up and repaying kindness with enmity, then taking advantage of his benefactor.
This... is simply absurd.
Chu Qing asked, dark-faced:
"So, what is it you want to trouble me with?"
"...Just please keep the events of tonight a secret."
Bai Yushu spoke solemnly:
"Don’t even tell my third junior brother and the young lady."
"Reason?"
Bai Yushu was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"My eldest brother is cunning and suspicious. Just now, I used a trace of Inner Strength left by our master within my Mud Pill to forcefully perform [Third Watch Death], creating the illusion of our master’s return, scaring away my eldest brother.
"But while I can fool him for a time, I’m afraid he will return.
"If he can’t find any trace of our master, he might hesitate and not dare to act rashly... but if he discovers our master hasn’t returned and I was borrowing our master’s name.
"Then... I’m afraid the young lady’s life would be in danger."
Chu Qing slightly pinched the bridge of his nose:
"So, the person impersonating you tonight was indeed your eldest brother?"
"That’s right."
Bai Yushu sighed lightly:
"This matter is a long story... If Third Young Master is interested, I would be willing to talk about it."
"Let’s hear it."
He said this when they heard footsteps approaching.
Bai Yushu turned his head suddenly, and Chu Qing said softly:
"Don’t worry, they’re friends."
"..."
Bai Yushu thought to himself, who are you calling friends... I was just being polite, and now you really want to listen?
Chu Qing not only wanted to listen himself but also waved over Wu Qianhuan and Gentle, who had come to check on the situation:
"Come over and listen to the story too."
Wu Qianhuan originally thought Chu Qing was here to meet the Ghost Emperor, but after waiting a long time with no movement, she couldn’t sit still and wanted to investigate.
To her surprise, it wasn’t the Ghost Emperor in the mountain hollow... but Bai Yushu?
For a moment, she was a bit confused, and she instinctively glanced at Gentle:
"You knew all along?"
"Yes."
Gentle nodded.
Wu Qianhuan was a bit exasperated, feeling Gentle had become a bit sly, knowing it wasn’t the Ghost Emperor here but not saying, making her worry for nothing.
Bai Yushu saw these two young women come up behind Chu Qing, all three looking eagerly at him, waiting for the story.
He felt his head buzzing...
He scratched his head, his gentle image somewhat collapsing:
"Third Young Master is interested in my teacher’s private affairs?"
Chu Qing smiled:
"The Ghost Emperor’s private affairs, how could I dare to pry lightly?
"However, your eldest brother colluding with the Celestial Evil Cult is not merely your family’s affair.
"I must understand the mystery within, lest I encounter it in the future, and not know the backstory, making a fool of myself."
"So that’s it."
Bai Yushu nodded and then said:
"Actually, I only recently became aware of my eldest brother colluding with the Celestial Evil Cult.
"And the cause was because our master left a trace of Inner Strength within my Mud Pill before he left...
"Our master once said, man’s strength is sometimes limited, even with Creation, it’s hard to achieve perfection.
"The outcome of his journey is yet unknown, so this trace of Inner Breath is just in case.
"It was then that I knew my teacher was not at ease with the situation here at Ghost Emperor Palace.
"Upon observing closely, I vaguely captured that my eldest brother had ulterior motives.
"As for why... from his desire to kill the young lady, it should be related to the eldest sister."
In fact, the maids from Heaven-Reaching Manor described this second young master’s affairs relatively accurately.
Before this, Bai Yushu indeed did not concern himself with worldly matters, only liking to focus on martial arts training.
Although constrained by aptitude, which made his diligent practice still far inferior to his eldest brother and eldest sister, he was also the second strongest among the Ghost Emperor’s six disciples.
Since he rarely traveled outside, he inevitably left an impression of being aloof.
Not until the Ghost Emperor left the Ghost Emperor Palace and left him a means of precaution before leaving that he realized the changes within Ghost Emperor Palace.