Chapter 4058: Cooperation (First Update)
Chapter 4058: Chapter 4058: Cooperation (First Update)
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Ye Chen was sitting cross-legged in his room cultivating, when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Sensing the presence of the person outside, a strange look appeared in his eyes, but he still stood up, walked to the door, and opened it.
Standing outside was a beautiful woman with an arrogant expression, it was Xi Rong’er.
She looked at Ye Chen, her eyes began to flicker as she said, "Ye Chen, I have a proposal regarding the Hua Yue Competition..."
"A proposal?"
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. Not long ago, she insisted on definitely defeating him in the competition, and now she was talking about a proposal?
He couldn’t quite understand Xi Rong’er’s intentions.
However, he still stepped aside, allowing Xi Rong’er to enter the room and take a seat.
After all, the two were now nominally relatives as well.
Ye Chen casually poured Xi Rong’er a cup of Spiritual Tea and asked, "What proposal?"
Xi Rong’er, blushing slightly, said, "You and I are both contestants from the Red Sea, and as members of the Xi Family, it would be appropriate for us to cooperate in this competition."
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Okay, as long as it’s not the decisive moment between you and me, we can cooperate before that."
Cooperation, at its simplest, meant not attacking each other; the specifics would depend on the rules of each event in the competition.
He had no intention of targeting Xi Rong’er in the first place.
After Xi Rong’er expressed her purpose for coming, Ye Chen was about to get up and see her out, but then Xi Rong’er suddenly gulped down the Spiritual Tea, slammed the teacup down heavily, her beautiful eyes shimmering as she looked at Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, give me your Communication Jade Token divine mark!"
Ye Chen was taken aback, looking at Xi Rong’er with a strange expression. Each person’s Communication Jade Token had a unique mark, and in order to contact someone through the jade token, one needed to know the other person’s mark.
Xi Rong’er’s face flushed instantly, she slightly turned her eyes away and said, "Don’t misunderstand, this is just to facilitate better cooperation between us!"
Ye Chen was silent for a moment, and Xi Rong’er grew anxious, her heart rate slightly speeding up.
Finally, Ye Chen nodded, tossed a jade token to Xi Rong’er, which had a mark engraved on it.
Xi Rong’er’s beautiful eyes flashed with delight as she received the jade token, then quickly turned and headed out the door, shouting before leaving, "Ye Chen, though we’re cooperating for now, I will definitely be the one to win this time!"
Ye Chen smiled wryly, sat back on his bed and continued cultivating. He had just made a breakthrough, and needed to stabilize his level of cultivation.
Two days later, the warship of the Red Sea Guanghan Palace sailed out from the Vicious Sea and successfully entered the Black Sea.
On this day, Ye Chen also stepped out of his room and stood at the bow of the ship, his expression shifting slightly. The spiritual energy of the Black Sea was indeed several times denser than that of the Red Sea!
Soon, a warship approached the Red Sea Guanghan Palace crowd, and a warrior wearing black armor inspected for a moment, then smiled and said, "Welcome, Red Sea Dusk Palace Master, please follow me. We will prepare a teleportation formation to directly send you to the venue of the Hua Yue Competition."
Under the warrior’s guidance, everyone quickly arrived at a small island.
The warrior said, "Everyone, please land on the island first and rest, the teleportation distance is quite far and preparing will take a day."
Xi Yun looked towards the island and saw that it seemed specially prepared for hosting distinguished guests, with lavishly built taverns and inns. Suddenly, his gaze caught a massive warship, equally grand, gleaming white like jade, with strange runes engraved on its hull—it was a warship from the White Sea!
It seems the people from the White Sea had arrived here not long ago as well, and were waiting on the island for the teleportation preparations to be completed.
Xi Yun led everyone onto the island, whispering to Ye Chen and Xi Rong’er, "People from the White Sea are also on this island. Be careful and don’t cause trouble."
The two nodded and followed the warrior towards the center of the island, heading to a towering and magnificent tavern.
This tavern, called the Golden Moon Building, was quite famous in the Chenyue Sea.
At this moment, in the upper floor of the Golden Moon Building, a man and a woman were standing by the window, both with fairly unpleasant expressions.
The woman’s complexion was extremely pale, her features were exquisite, but her paleness seemed to lack some essence, making her look somewhat lifeless. At this moment, she snorted and said:
"I don’t know what background that kid has, to have squeezed out Young Master Zhou at the last minute and obtained a spot in the Hua Yue Competition? The Zhou Family originally offered very precious treasures to obtain this spot from us, but now, they have to return them."
The man beside her bore quite a resemblance to her, with the same somewhat lifeless look. He said with a grim face, "What’s more annoying is that the kid’s attitude towards us is extremely arrogant. Yet, our brother told us not to provoke him? Hmph, if it weren’t for our brother’s words, I would certainly teach him a lesson!"
These two were from one of the nine royal families, the Xing Clan—Xing Bei was the man, and the woman was Xing Linghua. Their brother was none other than the Guanghan Palace Master of the White Sea!
Xing Bei and Xing Linghua were fraternal twins and also the most outstanding younger generation of the Xing Clan for nearly ten thousand years!
Suddenly, Xing Linghua’s eyes flashed and said, "Huh, it seems the people from the Red Sea have arrived."
Xing Bei sneered, "Let’s go have a look. Since we can’t vent our anger on that kid, let’s let these Red Sea trash pay for it instead!"
Xing Linghua sneered coldly in response, and as the space around the two fluctuated, they instantly disappeared from where they stood.
Not long after they vanished, a male figure appeared where they had been standing. This man appeared quite young, even younger than Su Zi by a year or two. He had white hair, silver eyes, and exceptionally handsome features. Gazing down at the island, he murmured:
"Su Zi mentioned that the kid Old Wu had his eyes on is in the Red Sea? Since these two fools want to provoke the people of the Red Sea, I might as well take this opportunity to gauge what the kid is made of."
With that, he too disappeared again.
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After checking in, Ye Chen didn’t return to his room. Having been immersed in cultivation training for a while, he found this island, teeming with taverns and shops, an excellent opportunity to relax, explore, and sample some Black Sea delicacies.
Just as he was about to step out of the Golden Moon Building, he heard a female voice from behind.
"Where are you going?"
Ye Chen turned to see Xi Rong’er standing behind him.
He smiled and said, "Just wandering around, grabbing a bite to eat. It’s been a while since I got some fresh air."
Hearing this, Xi Rong’er walked up to Ye Chen and said, "Let’s go together, I’m hungry too."
Ye Chen gave Xi Rong’er a peculiar look. Previously, she’d been eager to fight him to the death when they met on the altar. Now, how come it feels like she’s...