Chapter 558 - 310: Enraged (Part 2)
Chapter 558: Chapter 310: Enraged (Part 2)
"..."
Liu Qingyan laughed:
"If he wanted to kill you, you’d be dead by now. Moreover, he has something to gain from our Celestial Sound Mansion. He’s even agreed to help you get revenge, but he wants that Golden Vase in return.
"If you run away now, won’t you just enrage him? Imagine what the consequences would be... consider it yourself."
Su Ningzhen sighed. How could she not know that?
But being by Chu Qing’s side felt like asking a tiger for its hide.
Even if he was calm and had no temper, it made her nervous and apprehensive.
However, this kind of tension is better than actually angering him... so it was just a complaint earlier. How could she really run away?
Chu Qing rubbed his nose. These two thought they were speaking quietly, but he heard everything clearly.
"I managed to scare them..."
He didn’t think he had done anything remarkable. How did he scare them?
It would be great if those people he usually caught were so easily frightened. He wouldn’t even need the Profound Celestial Black Gold Palm; they’d just answer any question.
Thinking this, he grabbed Han Qiuyuan’s hair and dragged him to a tree.
Wu Qianhuan hand over a rope he had prepared, and Chu Qing used it to tie Han Qiuyuan’s hair to the tree.
Han Qiuyuan was lifted up helplessly and had to face Chu Qing.
The pain didn’t matter; he looked at Chu Qing and asked his first question:
"Who exactly are you!?"
He’d lost... without a doubt, completely trapped like a fish on a chopping board.
But he had to know who he’d lost to.
"I told you, I am Han San."
Chu Qing smiled:
"It seems you’re really getting old, not only hard of hearing but also forgetful. I just hope you don’t forget the questions I’ll ask you later, or you’ll suffer greatly.
"Oh, and the one asking the questions first is not me."
He gestured to Su Ningzhen:
"You ask."
Su Ningzhen quickly jogged over to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing said with a smile:
"No hurry, take your time asking."
Don’t blame Chu Qing for being too gentle. Before, he was upset because Su Ningzhen tried to secretly learn the Dragon Claw Hand.
Now Su Ningzhen had become his client, and after completing her request, he could gain more martial arts skills. How could he be hostile towards such a person?
Moreover, she’s already very scared... considering the mental health of his client, Chu Qing thought it best to provide service with a smile.
Su Ningzhen became nervous under Chu Qing’s smile, her mind almost blank.
Only when Chu Qing stepped back did she breathe a little easier.
Looking at Han Qiuyuan now, his eyes were filled with killing intent:
"Do you know who I am?"
Han Qiuyuan frowned tightly; earlier he only had eyes for Chu Qing. Now looking at this masked woman, the voice didn’t sound familiar, and he didn’t know her background, so he shook his head decisively:
"I don’t know..."
"Xiangshan Sea, Su Ningzhen!"
Su Ningzhen reached out and removed the black cloth from her face.
Han Qiuyuan’s pupils suddenly contracted. He first glanced at Su Ningzhen, then at Chu Qing.
In the depths of his eyes, a color of despair suddenly emerged:
"No... impossible! How could Xiangshan Sea have such a master?"
"Now you know fear? When Star Split Mansion wiped out my Xiangshan Sea, why weren’t you afraid then?"
Su Ningzhen knew Han Qiuyuan misunderstood, but this was the time to use someone’s name to her advantage, so she didn’t explain anything.
Of course, if Chu Qing explained, she wouldn’t have a choice.
But Chu Qing clearly had no intention of explaining. He just leaned against another tree, took the water pouch handed over by Wu Qianhuan, and started drinking.
Su Ningzhen breathed a little easier, while Han Qiuyuan laughed heartily:
"You’ve come for me, clearly nothing I say will matter.
"Yes, I destroyed Xiangshan Sea.
"I personally killed your master, Sang Qingchen!
"And... to be honest, I tortured him to death.
"Your Xiangshan Sea got hold of something it shouldn’t have and refused to reveal its whereabouts. To make him talk, I could only torture him bit by bit, making sure he didn’t die too quickly... I tortured him all night, and his miserable cries lasted all night...
"But he was a tough nut. Even then, he didn’t beg for mercy.
"I had no choice but to kill your Xiangshan Sea disciples in front of him.
"Lingbei never should have had Xiangshan Sea. The Three Mansions, Three Gates, and Three Sects were already enough. Why should Xiangshan Sea exist?
"I also told him I would capture you, cut off your limbs, and throw you in a cesspit...
"After all, he was your master. Hearing this, he knelt to beg for mercy, repeatedly knocking his head, hoping I would spare you."
"You bastard!!!"
Su Ningzhen’s pupils turned red as she drew her sword with a clanging sound, about to strike when Chu Qing said:
"Don’t fall for his provocations; he’s trying to provoke you into killing him."
Chu Qing’s words may not calm Su Ningzhen, but his voice was enough to bring her to her senses.
The sword halted, just three inches from Han Qiuyuan’s throat.
Then she slowly retracted her short sword and exhaled slowly:
"I just want to ask you one thing...
"Does Yao Tai Sect know about the actions of Star Split Mansion?"
At this, Liu Qingyan was slightly stunned:
"Su Ningzhen... are you suspicious?"
"I suspect He Qianqiu."
Su Ningzhen glanced at Liu Qingyan, with a trace of sorrow in her eyes:
"Actually... all along, I had an uneasy feeling. I wanted to return to Xiangshan Sea to take a look.
"Though it was said to be preparing for the grand marriage, what part of the details could I influence?
"It was just following Yao Tai Sect’s arrangements.
"So, my presence there or not didn’t matter... as long as I was there for the wedding day, that’s enough.
"But He Qianqiu wouldn’t let me leave.
"He kept finding excuses to keep me at Yao Tai Sect..."
"Could it have been just a coincidence?"
Liu Qingyan said uncertainly.
"It wasn’t a coincidence."
Han Qiuyuan laughed at this moment:
"The little girl is perceptive. Of course, He Qianqiu knew what we at Star Split Mansion did, otherwise, how could there have been a marriage alliance between Yao Tai Sect and Star Split Mansion afterward?
"At that time... the reason he found reasons to keep you at Yao Tai Sect wasn’t because he feared you could do anything if you returned... he was just sentimentally attached, unwilling to lose control of such a beautiful woman as you.
"What’s more, when you discovered Xiangshan Sea was destroyed, why do you think he took you in? Do you really think he cared for you?
"He just hadn’t tasted your ’meat’ yet and wasn’t ready to discard you.
"When he sought your affection and you refused him, didn’t he just kick you out?
"This happened?"
Liu Qingyan quickly looked at Su Ningzhen.
Su Ningzhen’s face was as black as iron, but she said nothing.
"The height of shamelessness!"
Liu Qingyan was furious:
"After all that, he still dared to propose to me!
"Su Ningzhen, did you throw away all our years of friendship for such a person?"
Su Ningzhen’s complexion shifted between green and white. Finally, she slowly closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, asking:
"What you took from my Xiangshan Sea, where is it now?"
"It’s at Star Split Mansion, in my brother Han Qiujun’s hands."
When Han Qiuyuan said this, he sneaked a glance at Chu Qing, then continued:
"If you have the ability, you can go to Star Split Mansion and ask my brother for it."
"I don’t have any more questions."
Su Ningzhen seemed drained of energy, stepping back, her expression full of dejection.
Chu Qing glanced at her but ignored her, moving in front of Han Qiuyuan and asked one question:
"When did the Han family of Star Split Mansion begin colluding with the Celestial Evil Cult?"