Chapter 554 - 553: Po Xiao Is Someone Senior Probably Can’t Afford to Provoke

Chapter 554: Chapter 553: Po Xiao Is Someone Senior Probably Can’t Afford to Provoke

Gu Jiansheng looked at An Xi, his face devoid of fear. "Senior, it may sound ridiculous, but if I helped you once, would you really let me go?

Once there’s a first time, there will be a second. It’s a path of no return.

Failure to make a clean break now will only cause more trouble down the line. It would make all this feel like a waste of effort.

After that, it wouldn’t just be my life on the line—I’d lose my freedom entirely.

Knowing that, do you really think I would do it, Senior?"

An Xi radiated killing intent. "You truly have no desire to cling to life?"

Gu Jiansheng chuckled. "Senior, perhaps you underestimate me. A life like that can’t be called living."

"For the so-called Human Race?" An Xi attacked Gu Jiansheng.

But Gu Jiansheng allowed her to attack, letting her power course over his body and leave numerous wounds in its wake.

"You give me too much credit, Senior. This has nothing to do with the Human Race. I don’t really even have a concept of this ’Human Race’ you people talk about.

I’m just doing this for myself. I just want to live life on my own terms."

Gu Jiansheng stroked Xiaoli. Taking Xiaoli with him every day, going wherever he pleased, occasionally watching it throw a little fit—to him, that was the life he loved.

Nothing good would come from submitting to An Xi.

Besides, that kind of life was far too complicated, and he wanted no part of it.

It was only death. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t experienced it before.

All this extra time he’d gotten to live was a bonus.

Finally, Gu Jiansheng said, "Senior, from what I’ve learned about Po Xiao recently, I’d like to offer a word of advice. I’m afraid Po Xiao is not someone you can afford to provoke."

This was no bluff.

Po Xiao had reached Tier Three after only two months of Cultivation.

Setting that aside, nowhere Po Xiao went was ever uneventful.

He refused to believe that Po Xiao was completely unrelated to all these incidents.

Coupled with An Xi’s attitude, he was even more convinced that Po Xiao was the one who had caused all those events.

He did not doubt Po Xiao’s abilities in the slightest.

Although he wasn’t particularly fond of Po Xiao, the man was undeniably powerful.

Give someone like him enough time, and he was bound to carve out a place for himself in the entire Cultivation Realm.

’Wait,’ Gu Jiansheng thought, ’if it comes to that, I’ll still end up dead anyway.’

An Xi glared at Gu Jiansheng, seething. How dare this man say she couldn’t afford to provoke that person.

The main reason for her anger was that he had spoken the absolute truth.

The entire reason she wanted an investigation was because she couldn’t afford to provoke him.

She didn’t have the guts to make a move against that person herself.

Otherwise, she would have done so just now.

Why else would she have sent Gu Jiansheng to investigate?

Ever since the Celestial Punishment, she had felt a flicker of fear, and seeing that stone stele had only terrified her more.

She was worried those people would find her. Then, she would be the one to die.

That was why she wanted information on that person.

As things stood, she didn’t dare make a single rash move.

Unfortunately, this man had dared to defy her. He truly deserved to die.

In the end, An Xi withdrew her Divine Abilities, and her dignified, elegant demeanor returned.

She then sat to one side and, using that ventriloquism of hers again, uttered, "Hungry."

Gu Jiansheng was completely dumbfounded. This woman was truly bizarre.

’But it seems I’ve survived,’ he thought. ’As long as I can stay alive, I can probably handle any of her more normal requests.’

Perception No. 1 Group

Chen Yi: "By the way, I was so focused on the Spiritual Control Sect that I just noticed something new happened with the Tianhe Group."

Liuyue Xue: "What could happen? On another note, Mo Yan was suddenly taken back to the Demon Cultivation Realm. It seems like the Demon Cultivators are up to something again."

Chi Xue Child: "Should we celebrate tonight?"

Liu Yiyi: "I’m in. This is the best news I’ve heard since Mo Yan showed up."

Zhong Yiyang: "Find a place, and I’ll cook for everyone."

Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "This is discrimination against Demon Cultivators."

Liu Yiyi: "[Shocked emoji] How are you still here?"

Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "I just went back home. You all thought I left the group?"

Liu Yiyi: "..."

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Chi Xue Child: "..."

’So the Demon Cultivation Realm has internet access, huh.’

Chi Xue Child: "[Laughing emoji] Oh right, what was that you were saying about something happening at Tianhe Group?"

Liu Yiyi: "Right, right! I haven’t paid much attention to Tianhe Group lately. I must have missed a lot."

Liu Yiyi was most worried about Mo Yan coming to pay her a "visit."

Mo Yan got friendly way too fast, and the first time she visited, she had terrified Yiyi.

The thing she feared most was Nightmares.

And she’d started having nightmares again lately; it was awful.

Her Light Magic had become much more powerful, far surpassing her own Cultivation level.

If Mo Yan were to show up now, it would be awful. So yes, changing the subject was for the best.

Chen Yi was happy to play along. "Have you guys heard about the Tianhe Group’s shopping prize?"

Liuyue Xue: "Did someone win it?"

Fairy Mo Yan: "Don’t tell me it was Boss Po Xiao?"

Chu Qing: "But Elder Po Xiao was at the Spiritual Control Sect not long ago."

Xiao Xiaomo: "Why is Mo Yan a ’Fairy’ all of a sudden? Aren’t you afraid of losing face when you go back home?"

Fairy Mo Yan: "Fairies are more popular. When the topic is Boss Po Xiao, safety comes first. Being a Demon Cultivator makes you stand out."

Xiao Xiaomo: "[Dazed emoji] Alright, then. Let’s get back to the shopping prize. We don’t know if it was Boss Po Xiao, but we can be sure that a woman claimed it."

Liuyue Xue: "So it wasn’t Fellow Daoist Po Xiao? Well, she’s incredibly lucky. If one of us had won, we would’ve really hit the jackpot."

Chen Yi: "The biggest twist isn’t that someone won. It’s that someone won, then threw the prize in the trash. The woman who claimed it just found it in a garbage can."

Everyone: "..."

’What a waste.’

Blade Master Hai Bian: "That does sound like Fellow Daoist Po Xiao’s style. Even though he’s a Loose Cultivator, he doesn’t need anyone’s guidance. Other people’s resources are more or less useless to him.

It would be a different story for us, though."

Blade Master Hai Bian was a Loose Cultivator. If he had won that prize, he would have been ecstatic.

He knew from experience what it was like for even a great hero to be stymied by a lack of funds.

For him to have reached his current level of Cultivation was no small feat.

Fairy Mo Yan: "Someone @ Boss Po Xiao and ask him if it’s true."

Just then, Jiang Zuo happened to be looking at his phone. Seeing them discussing the prize, he casually typed out a reply.

Po Xiao: "Was that prize good for anything?"

The moment Po Xiao appeared, Chi Xue Child asked: "So it was you, Fellow Daoist?"

Po Xiao: "It was me. It was useless, so I threw it out."

Everyone: "..."

’Right. We’re used to this.’ They knew they couldn’t explain to Po Xiao how great the prize was. He would just reply: "Oh, I see. But what good is it?"

That would be even more infuriating.

Then, Chen Yi sent another message: "By the way, I heard that the executive who created the shopping prize is going to investigate the person who threw it away. I wonder what they’re planning."

Jiang Zuo frowned. ’I’ve caught the attention of the executives?’

’All this fuss over throwing away a slip of paper?’

Still, Jiang Zuo wasn’t worried. These people wouldn’t be able to dig up anything on him.

Besides, if Jiang Zuo truly wanted to hide, they wouldn’t even be able to lay eyes on him.

So, he would just deal with it if it came to that.

Just then, Jiang Zuo noticed Mo Yan had tagged him.

Fairy Mo Yan: "@Po Xiao, Boss Po Xiao, it looks like something big is happening over in the Demon Cultivation Realm. Any chance you can swing by for a visit when the time comes?"

Po Xiao: "No."

Seeing that single word, Mo Yan smiled. ’I’m so happy!’

Her master had told her that this was a truly great opportunity, and nothing could be allowed to go wrong.