Eternal Life by Daily Divination - Chapter 70: Chang’an, Be More Careful in Your Next Life
Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Chang’an, Be More Careful in Your Next Life
After their recent interactions, Li Chang’an had managed to develop a sliver of trust for Zhu Gang.
After all,
there was no conflict of interest
between him and Zhu Gang.
Zhu Gang had the Demon Beast Essence Blood he needed, and he could provide Zhu Gang with Spirit Stones and other Treasures.
If nothing went wrong, their partnership could have continued indefinitely.
But the result of the divination
had severed that sliver of trust.
Li Chang’an trusted the divination far more than he trusted Zhu Gang.
’Why would he suddenly make a move against me?’
Li Chang’an wondered.
’Could it be for my wealth?’
He had bought a fair amount of Demon Beast Essence Blood from Zhu Gang recently, flashing a bit of his wealth.
But that alone shouldn’t have been enough to give Zhu Gang murderous intent.
’Zhu Gang doesn’t lack Spirit Stones, and he’s accumulated plenty of Treasures over the years. The thing he desires most right now… should be a Tier Two Beast Taming inheritance?’
As a fellow artisan,
Li Chang’an could somewhat understand Zhu Gang’s mindset.
He himself had just reached the peak of his Tier One Skills, whereas Zhu Gang had been stuck at that level for many years.
’I don’t possess a Tier Two Beast Taming inheritance. The only way is if someone hired him to deal with me, offering a Tier Two inheritance as payment.’
Li Chang’an had a good idea of the reason.
And who was behind it.
His eyes turned cold as he glanced toward the center of the Marketplace.
’Zheng Lingfeng.’
If he wasn’t mistaken,
Zhu Gang, just like Chu Mu, must have been hired by Zheng Lingfeng.
’Since Elder Zhu is so eager to die, I might as well grant his wish. As it happens, I could use the Demon Beast Essence Blood he’s been hoarding.’
Li Chang’an began to prepare at once.
He couldn’t afford to be careless in this fight.
Zhu Gang’s own Cultivation was at the Late Stage of Qi Refining.
Furthermore, he had raised numerous Spirit Beasts, one of which had even reached Tier One Peak!
…
「The next day.」
「At noon.」
Zhu Gang arrived at his door.
His acting was superb. His face was wreathed in a friendly smile, betraying nothing.
“Chang’an, are you home?”
“Elder Zhu?”
The courtyard gate swung open to reveal Li Chang’an, a look of pleasant surprise on his face.
He quickly invited Elder Zhu into the courtyard.
“Elder Zhu, please have some tea.”
Li Chang’an brewed a pot of fine tea for him.
Zhu Gang smiled and said, “Don’t waste the tea leaves. We’ll be leaving soon.”
“Oh?”
Li Chang’an looked somewhat surprised.
He put down the teapot and asked, “Elder Zhu, where are we going?”
“We’re going outside the Marketplace to hunt a Demon Beast!”
With that, Zhu Gang lightly slapped his Storage Pouch.
A lock of grayish-white fur suddenly appeared in his hand.
“Chang’an, weren’t you looking to buy the Essence Blood of a Mountain-moving Ape? I don’t happen to raise that type of Demon Beast.”
He placed the lock of fur on the tea table.
“Today, outside the Marketplace, I discovered a Tier One Late Stage Mountain-moving Ape. Its Essence Blood should be just what you need!”
At this point, his tone filled with a hint of regret.
He explained
that just as he spotted the Mountain-moving Ape, it spotted him too and memorized his aura.
Now, the moment he gets close, the ape flees.
And that was why
he needed Li Chang’an’s help.
“Chang’an, time is of the essence! That Mountain-moving Ape could get away at any moment. Hurry and come with me!”
“Alright!”
Li Chang’an immediately nodded, seemingly without a hint of suspicion.
He quickly packed a few things and left with Zhu Gang.
Before long,
the two had left the Marketplace and entered the mountain forest beyond.
They were surrounded by towering Ancient Wood.
The roars of wild beasts echoed from time to time.
「About a quarter of an hour later.」
Li Chang’an asked with a puzzled expression, “Elder Zhu, are we there yet?”
“Almost. It’s just up ahead.”
Zhu Gang’s tone was gentle as he pointed forward.
Upon hearing this,
Li Chang’an looked ahead and continued walking, still showing no signs of suspicion.
But…
Just then, disaster struck!
A vicious glint flashed in Zhu Gang’s eyes as he suddenly attacked.
“Beast Taming Ring, bind!”
A streak of blood-red light shot out from his sleeve.
In the next instant,
the streak of light landed on Li Chang’an’s neck, solidifying into a blood-red collar.
“Elder Zhu, what are you doing?”
A look of confusion and panic appeared on Li Chang’an’s face.
He scrambled back a few steps, clawing at the blood-red collar.
But it was no use.
The blood-red collar seemed to be branded onto his very flesh; nothing he did could remove it!
“Chang’an, you are still too naive.”
Zhu Gang sneered.
He pointed casually, sending out a stream of Magical Power.
The blood-red collar instantly constricted, choking Li Chang’an’s neck.
Then,
Zhu Gang formed a hand seal.
“Beast-Binding Lock, appear!”
he shouted coldly.
Four streaks of blood-red light shot out from his sleeves.
The four streaks of light twisted and transformed into four blood-red chains, binding Li Chang’an’s limbs in an instant.
With that,
Li Chang’an was completely immobilized.
At this moment,
he looked utterly grief-stricken and indignant.
“Elder Zhu, why are you doing this?”
“For the sake of Cultivation, for eternal life!”
Zhu Gang snorted. Still not feeling secure,
he unleashed several more Magical Artifacts designed to restrain Demon Beasts, trapping Li Chang’an completely.
“Chang’an, you can’t blame me. If you must blame someone, blame the Zheng Family!”
“Elder Zhu, was it Zheng Lingfeng who asked you to deal with me?”
“That’s right!”
At this point, there was no need for Zhu Gang to deny it.
After all,
Li Chang’an no longer had any chance of fighting back.
Zhu Gang slowly approached. The kind smile was long gone from his face, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness.
“Chang’an, you can never truly know a person’s heart. In your next life, try not to be so quick to trust others.”
“Elder Zhu…”
Li Chang’an’s face was flushed red, his neck still being choked.
He seemed unable to believe it, forcing out the words, “What did Zheng Lingfeng give you? What could make you do his bidding?”
“A Tier Two Beast Taming inheritance!”
A blood-red light flickered in Zhu Gang’s hand. He tapped various points on Li Chang’an’s body, applying one Beast Taming brand after another.
Meanwhile,
his cold words echoed in Li Chang’an’s ear.
“Chang’an, that’s a Tier Two inheritance! I think, if it were you, you would have done the same to me!”
“No, Elder Zhu, you’re mistaken.”
Just then,
Li Chang’an’s indifferent voice
suddenly echoed from a different direction.
’What’s going on?’
Zhu Gang’s expression changed as he realized something was wrong.
He instantly spun around and unleashed a startlingly powerful Magic toward the source of the voice.
However,
the spot was empty.
There was nothing there.
And,
the version of Li Chang’an he had bound was slowly fading away.
’Something’s not right…’
A sense of unease crept into Zhu Gang’s heart as he scanned his surroundings.
The environment around him began to shift. The trees, the grass and flowers at his feet—everything began to dissolve like scattering ash.
Finally,
after everything had faded away,
Zhu Gang was shocked to find
that he was still standing in Li Chang’an’s courtyard.
As if he had never left!
Only then did he realize that everything just now had been an Illusion!
’This is bad!’
Zhu Gang’s expression changed drastically as he tried to flee.
But he was pinned to the spot by an immense force, unable to move.
“Chang’an, let me explain!”
Zhu Gang panicked completely, trying to get Li Chang’an to listen.
But his only answer
was an invisible blade.
SLICE!
Zhu Gang howled in agony as blood flew. His entire left arm had been severed.
Before he could even register the pain,
three more invisible blades struck, cleanly severing both his legs and his right arm!
AHHH—
Zhu Gang screamed repeatedly, rolling and wailing in a pool of his own blood.
At that moment,
Li Chang’an slowly approached.
“Li Chang’an, I treated you well! I gave you guidance countless times! Why are you being so vicious to me?”
Zhu Gang, covered in blood, screamed in pain.
Li Chang’an’s eyes were icy cold as he looked down on him.
“For the sake of Cultivation, for eternal life.”
