Chapter 989 - 840: Seizing by Force and Power (2)

Anyway, I've already told Mulan Qingqing, it's not that I don't want to agree, it's that I don't dare to agree.

In a hurry to leave the cave, he brushed past Ji Qinghe who had arrived urgently.

With Ji Qinghe personally taking action, Mulan Qingqing's fate was predictable, and hiding in the dark, Shi Chun saw Qingqing being forcibly taken away, full of resentment.

The key issue was that Mulan Jin hadn't left the cave yet, which left Shi Chun sighing in despair, unable to decide whether to return or run.

Feng Chi noticed something was wrong and found him, asking, "Sir, is there something wrong?"

"Can't say." Shi Chun waved his hand helplessly, letting her attend to her own matters.

He lingered outside for a long time, observing, but didn't see Mulan Jin coming out of the cave. Instead, he received a message from her: "Get back here!"

"Alas." Shi Chun felt very helpless, hesitating for a long time, until his gaze swept over the guards around him, suddenly recalling something.

What was there to fear? He was no longer the Master of Mingshan Sect; he was now a Commander in the Heavenly Court's ranks. Even if Mulan Jin wanted to take action against him, it would have to be according to the rules, she couldn't just kill him at will.

Moreover, knowing he couldn't avoid her unless he didn't want to continue living here, he took a deep breath and returned boldly.

As soon as he entered the cave, he saw Mulan Jin sitting there with a sinister look.

Mulan Jin's gaze was like a poisonous snake, staring at him intently.

The image of his daughter's shame and anger was still lingering in his mind, and the daughter didn't say much more. She suddenly raised her head and chest, arrogantly tossing out a sentence, "I won't marry anyone but him!"

More straightforward, more explicit, more justified than what she had previously said to Shi Chun, as if saying since you already heard, I won't hide it anymore.

It was like she was trying to get back at him.

It left him completely stunned, speechless, as he watched Ji Qinghe take her away.

Shi Chun stood there with head down, obediently staying silent, afraid that saying anything wrong would cause trouble. He knew that explaining would be useless at this point, and needed the other party to calm down on their own.

After a long time, Mulan Jin's expression gradually softened, returning to a blank face.

As if nothing had happened, he directly switched to another topic, "How many sets of that battle armor do you have?"

Shi Chun was taken aback, he couldn't follow his train of thought. After a slight turn of his mind, he attempted to respond, "As you saw, those eight sets, plus the ones on the mounts, a total of nine sets."

Mulan Jin trusted this since there were still people in Mingshan Sect without armor, and asked, "Where did those battle armors come from?"

Shi Chun: "They were self-made."

Mulan Jin was surprised, "Made by Tong Mingshan?"

Shi Chun: "Yes."

Mulan Jin stood up, questioning, "The material of the armor is not ordinary, can Tong Mingshan refine it?"

His ability to say this clearly meant he had examined the armor he had taken earlier.

Shi Chun: "Yes, Tong Mingshan obtained a fire attribute skill in the Divine Fire Domain, which allowed the refining process by controlling the Divine Fire."

Mulan Jin: "Where did the crafting materials come from?"

Shi Chun: "Picked up in the Extreme Abyss."

Mulan Jin: "Found where in the Extreme Abyss?"

"There is a platform at the very center of the Extreme Abyss…" Shi Chun directly spoke of the Extreme Abyss Demon Altar, although he didn't mention the Demon Path, he shared how he found chains there, noticed the hard material, and crafted several sets of armor.

Mulan Jin was greatly surprised, also very interested, and asked for detailed information.

After carefully going through the obtained information, he asked, "Where did you get that mount?"

Shi Chun: "Picked up in the Extreme Abyss, found when searching for Situ Zhen."

Mulan Jin: "Is it a Qilin?"

Shi Chun was secretly shocked, unexpectedly, even wrapped in armor, San was identified, shaking his head, he replied, "I don't know, it says its name is Ao Long, 'Ao' meaning arrogant, 'Long' for Dragon Clan."

Mulan Jin: "Summon it out for me to see."

Shi Chun had no right to refuse, coupled with his guilt, he summoned the slumbering San to the ground.

The sight of San left even Shi Chun stunned.

At this moment, San wasn't wearing armor; when San was asleep earlier, to find the reason, he had removed San's armor to check.

Failing to uncover anything multiple times, during this period, he mostly used spells to sense within the Qiankun Bag, hadn't brought it out again for visual inspection, confirmed it was alive but didn't concern it, thinking to observe over time.

Unexpectedly, San had already changed appearance; its loose skin had tightened, and terrifying fangs emerged from closed lips, the hooves which seemed to have shed turned into paw-like hands, and many spikes grew on its antlers.

San probably didn't realize its changes, continuing to snooze lazily.

Shi Chun felt bewildered, guessed the previous armor no longer fit San, he explained on purpose, "It needs to sleep periodically, and can't be awakened once in a sleeping state."

Mulan Jin was seeing San without armor for the first time, circling it a few times, especially crouching down to examine its paws, muttering, "Definitely not a Qilin, its abilities seem similar to legends, Ao Long, Ao Long…"

He thought for a long time, seemingly failing to come to a conclusion, he didn't suspect anything either, since no one could know all the world's things exhaustively.

Standing up, he then said, "The remaining seven sets of armor, including the one belonging to it, you cannot keep, give them all to me."

"..." Shi Chun was suddenly shocked, hurriedly saying, "No, Commander, I didn't know Qingqing would say those words, if I had known..."

"Silence!" Mulan Jin interrupted sharply, taking a deep breath, and then said slowly, "Such high-level items shouldn't be brought out to show, once out, they no longer belong to you. Regardless of whether you want to hand them over, you ultimately can't keep them, forcing a hold will risk your life. Handing them over to me to handle, once the Heavenly Domain officially opens, no one will trouble you for them. I'm here for this, and must take the items, it's not up to you!"

Faced with this kind of powerfully taking, what could Shi Chun do, now he couldn't even escape.

Mulan Jin then added, "There are too many unclear issues with you guys, it's easy for others to seize upon these for manipulation, you can't play with that, handing over the items can save you a lot of trouble."

After considerable thought, Shi Chun understood, anything coveted by someone like him couldn't be kept if he wanted to continue existing under the sun.

He remembered still having some crafting materials, and opted to compromise, but the battle armors weren't all here, he took out the Mother-child Talisman to contact Wu Jinliang and others to have them send it back.

And Mulan Jin really waited right there personally, he wouldn't let Shi Chun out of his sight.

Until nightfall, all the battle armors were delivered.

Wu Jinliang and others didn't know what was going on, they followed Shi Chun's instructions, obediently handed over the armors and left, not daring to say anything with Mulan Jin present.

Mulan Jin gathered all the battle armors in hand, turned and left, taken a few steps away, suddenly halted, and turned around.

Shi Chun, seeing him off, nearly bumped into him, looking pitifully at him for having suffered grievances.

Meeting eyes, Mulan Jin suddenly asked, "Do you know why I won't let Qingqing remain here?"

Shi Chun helplessly said, "Commander, I only found out today, I..."

"Not your business." Mulan Jin interrupted flatly, then slowly continued, "You've seen the results of Extreme Abyss's restoration, as previously predicted, the spirit vein's eye is abundant, this place will surely be a prosperous land a hundred years from now."

Shi Chun was puzzled, he knew this much, but didn't understand the implications, waiting for more explanation.

Seeing he still hadn't gotten it, Mulan Jin asked, "Is the money provided by the Heavenly Court for establishing the manor and building the city adequate?"

Shi Chun nodded: "It's fine, it should be enough."

Mulan Jin slowly said, "The reason it's ample, as heard, is that it was advanced from several years of your future salaries, though I don't know the truth."

Shi Chun remained bewildered, asked again, "What's the meaning?"

Seeing he still didn't grasp it, Mulan Jin didn't want to continue, some matters could only be hinted at. Leaving, facing away, he dropped a sentence, "The play here is different from how you've played before, take care of yourself."