Chapter 647: Taking Stock of the Harvest

Chapter 647 -310: Taking Stock of the Harvest

Chen Cheng, however, had no time to guess what was on Xiao Yingluo’s mind. He had captured her for two reasons. First, the True Disciples of Major Sects were all filthy rich, and he had a habit of relieving them of their treasures.

Second, he felt that Xiao Yingluo was too weak. If she wandered the cave dwelling alone, she would inevitably be killed. He wanted to protect her for a while until members of the Great Dao Sect arrived to retrieve her.

Of course, Chen Cheng had taken her one million taels in silver notes, but he had only promised to help if she ran into danger. He never said he’d be her full-time bodyguard.

His decision to protect Xiao Yingluo and keep her alive as best he could was a calculated one.

Chen Cheng had resolved to move through the cave dwelling with his identity concealed, which was tantamount to disappearing entirely.

If Xiao Yingluo died, her death would inevitably arouse suspicion after they left the cave dwelling. People would wonder why Chen Cheng had vanished and if it was connected to her death. This would be a problem for him later in Su State City.

Had it been Qi Jianming nearby, Chen Cheng probably would have done the same.

As long as these two True Disciples of the Great Dao Sect were alive, people might be curious about why Chen Cheng had vanished, but no one would bother to investigate it seriously.

And so, carrying Xiao Yingluo, Chen Cheng returned to the cave. He habitually frisked her and pulled out a transparent silk cloak as thin as gauze, along with a Brocade Bag.

Then he casually tossed her aside.

Suddenly free, Xiao Yingluo was filled with suspicion, but that was quickly replaced by an unbearable sense of shame and indignation. Crystalline tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

Her Brocade Bag had been hidden in her bosom, so Chen Cheng’s search had inevitably involved physical contact. For her, it was the first time in her life a man had been so indecent with her!

“Pervert! I’ll kill you!”

Xiao Yingluo’s delicate brows furrowed in anger. She activated all her Qi Blood Power, her Primordial Gang True Force surging chaotically as she prepared to take Chen Cheng down with her!

However, she knew she was no match for the man in black and didn’t dare to attack rashly. Instead, she was ready to self-detonate with her Primordial Gang True Force at a moment’s notice!

That cry of “pervert” actually made Chen Cheng pause for a moment.

To be honest, Xiao Yingluo’s beauty was on par with that of Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang. She was a truly rare beauty.

But the world was full of peerless beauties. Chen Cheng wasn’t the kind of degenerate who saw a beautiful woman and immediately wanted to ravish her. He truly had no such intentions toward Xiao Yingluo!

“I only rob for wealth, not for women!

If you make another sound, I won’t hesitate to kill you!”

Chen Cheng brandished his Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer.

Hearing this, Xiao Yingluo couldn’t help but let out a huge sigh of relief.

After all, she was the direct daughter of the great Xiao Family. With her peerless beauty, she was known as one of the greatest beauties in Su State City. She had countless suitors but had always guarded her chastity, valuing it more than her own life. Her greatest fear was falling into the hands of a degenerate.

“Senior, are you really only after my wealth?”

Xiao Yingluo was still suspicious, crossing her hands over her chest as she asked warily.

On the way to the cave, she had seen the corpses of Nangong Yi and the others with her own eyes.

‘If this man in black was only after wealth, there was no reason to leave me alive!’

“I’m also taking on a Maid. You just need to obediently guard this Lake Heart Island for me, and you will be perfectly safe.”

Chen Cheng couldn’t be bothered to argue with her, so he just made something up on the spot.

Xiao Yingluo was half-convinced, half-doubtful, but she didn’t dare speak again.

Chen Cheng pulled two Source Crystal Jades and one Low Grade Organ Refining Pill from the Brocade Bag before tossing it back to her.

“For a disciple of a major family, you’re surprisingly poor. It’s truly disgraceful!”

Xiao Yingluo caught the Brocade Bag, her heart filled with even more confusion.

‘He calls this poor? Never mind the various top-grade Organ Refining Internal Medicine Herbs in the Brocade Bag; that single Low Grade Organ Refining Pill is worth at least ten Source Crystal Jades alone.’

‘Even as a True Disciple of the Great Dao Sect, her annual allotment is only one pill!’

Just then, Chen Cheng spoke again, “What’s the origin of this Pseudo-Spiritual Artifact?”

Xiao Yingluo didn’t dare to hide anything and answered truthfully, “This is the Hidden Void Robe. When used with the Hidden Void Technique, a legacy Cultivation Technique of the Great Dao Sect, it can conceal one’s aura. Even an Innate Realm Expert would have difficulty detecting you from dozens of yards away.”

Chen Cheng was slightly tempted. “Are there many of these Pseudo-Spiritual Artifacts in the Great Dao Sect?”

Xiao Yingluo replied, “The materials to refine the Hidden Void Robe are extremely difficult to find. In the entire Great Dao Sect, only our Xiao Family’s Ancestor has managed to refine two of them.”

“Completely useless!” Chen Cheng said nonchalantly, tossing the Hidden Void Robe back to her as well before striding into the cave.

Of course, Chen Cheng desperately wanted to keep the treasure for himself. Unfortunately, it had already been activated by Xiao Yingluo’s Qi Blood Power and was imbued with her Spirituality.

If he wanted to claim it, his only option would be to kill Xiao Yingluo and then find an Artifact Refining Master to repair the Array on it.

That was far too much trouble!

As Xiao Yingluo caught the Hidden Void Robe, she was now convinced that Chen Cheng wouldn’t kill her.

Watching Chen Cheng swagger into the cave, completely ignoring her, she stood frozen to the spot for a long moment.

After a long while, two Tier Four Demon Rats poked their heads out from a pair of burrows near the cave entrance. They stared at her warily with their big, beady eyes, which finally snapped her out of her daze.

‘What in the world is this Senior planning?

Is he really just making me his Maid to guard this Lake Heart Island for him?

Should I look for a chance to escape?’

Xiao Yingluo’s thoughts were in a complete mess!

…

“Whoa! This business of looting in the cave dwelling really has a bright future!”

In the secret chamber, Chen Cheng opened his large bundle. His eyes filled with glee as he looked at the huge pile of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, various Elixir Pills, top-grade Medicinal Materials, and Cultivation Technique Manuals inside.

Including what he had just robbed from Xiao Yingluo, his total haul came to three Low Grade Organ Refining Pills, eight Source Crystal Jades, and three Low Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.