My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 378 - 222: The More Unreasonable, The More Reasonable
Wan Chen’s gaze was cold as he stepped forward. He did so not only because he wanted Hu Qi dead—who had intended to kill him as well—but also to do Su Chen a favor and curry favor with the Ancient King.
Otherwise, Xia Jie and the others would have remained silent, fearing Hu Qi’s power. If the Ancient King had acted unilaterally, no one would have dared to object, but it would have inevitably led to rumors.
With them as witnesses to Hu Qi’s crimes, it would be best for the Ancient King to act. That was the safest course of action.
Thinking this, he couldn’t help but glance at Lan Hao and shake his head. ’What an idiot. He was half a beat too slow, and he’ll never make up for it.’
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Qing Cang was about to speak when the Ancient King’s voice boomed once more. He looked toward the distance. “People from the Royal Court. You still want to make a move?”
The Royal Court?
Qing Cang’s expression changed slightly. He snapped his gaze to the distance, where two figures had appeared at some unknown time. His face darkened. “Prison King!”
Lin Langtian’s expression was grave. He said in a stern voice, “Does the Royal Court intend to break the rules? The chosen one for the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator has already been decided. He belongs to our Bronze Sect. The competition is long over!”
The Prison King?
Seeing everyone on high alert, Su Chen followed their gazes to a seemingly gentle and refined middle-aged man. In his heart, however, Su Chen didn’t dare to underestimate him.
In the Royal Court, anyone who could be called a King was bound to be at the Morning Star Tier.
’Good heavens…’ Su Chen was secretly shocked. ’The Royal Court actually sent a Morning Star Tier expert.’
“A misunderstanding. We were just passing by and came to pay our respects upon seeing the Ancient King.”
“The Ancient King is truly worthy of his name, so clear in meting out rewards and punishments.” The Prison King smiled and bowed slightly. “Now that we have paid our respects to the Ancient King, we will take our leave.”
He was decisive. The moment he finished speaking, he turned and left with Ni Chuan.
He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but Su Chen felt that the man had glanced at him just before leaving.
“They’re leaving just like that?”
Su Chen was quite surprised, but after glancing at the phantom of the Ancient King above, he had a rough understanding.
’Such a huge display was probably also meant to intimidate any potential enemies lurking in the shadows.’
’Thankfully, the Ancient King was so thorough…’ Su Chen thought. He realized he had still underestimated the importance of this Morning Star Tier Spiritual nature.
All the moves from the various factions were ultimately for this Spiritual nature. ’I’m just an accessory to it.’
The figures of the Prison King and Ni Chuan disappeared in the distance. The magnificent phantom of the Bronze Ancient King also broke apart into streams of light and gradually vanished.
Qing Cang breathed a sigh of relief. By now, the problem should be mostly resolved.
Although his master’s power was no longer present, no one would bet on whether this was its final manifestation.
The Prison King wouldn’t be willing to pay too high a price for this either. Barring any surprises, they were safe.
“Su Chen…” Xia Jie braced himself and spoke in a low voice. “Just now…”
“It’s nothing,” Su Chen said, shaking his head. His tone was mild. “Commander Xia, you don’t need to take it to heart. It’s understandable.”
’Of course, I can understand,’ he thought. ’But understanding is one thing, and estrangement is another.’
“That’s good.” Xia Jie gave a bitter smile, wanting to say more but stopping himself. In the end, he said nothing. In a sect this vast, he didn’t amount to much.
Lan Hao’s expression was hesitant, and he was filled with a vague sense of regret. But in this situation, there wasn’t much he could say.
’I can’t just say, “Sorry, I wasn’t fast enough to speak up,” can I?’
That would sound a bit strange. Xia Jie could explain himself because Hu Qi had called him out by name.
’Father told me not to get too close, just to keep relations cordial.’
In the end, he consoled himself with this thought.
“Let’s head back first.”
Lin Langtian glanced over the crowd, each with a different expression, and gave the order. He then swept everyone up and returned to the Bronze Sect’s encampment at the Taiyue Hub.
Along the way, countless hidden gazes sized them up.
“What’s the deal with this Hu Qi?”
Halfway there, Su Chen sent a mental message, taking the initiative to ask Wan Chen.
“Hmm…” Wan Chen pondered. He understood what Su Chen was asking. After organizing his thoughts a bit, he said, “He’s Venerable Qin Yun’s eldest disciple.”
Qin Yun… Su Chen’s gaze suddenly deepened. The Bronze Sect was extremely complex, but he knew of its most powerful members.
This Qin Yun was one of its two Morning Star Tier experts.
She was also a student of the Bronze Ancient King, making her Su Chen’s martial senior.
With her Dual-Star Amber Talent, she was chosen by the Great Venerable Metal-Shattering Mountain in her very first selection. She advanced by leaps and bounds until she finally ignited the Morning Fire and ascended to the Morning Star Tier—a true prodigy.
“Her family has expanded over the years, but the talents of the younger generation are quite ordinary. However, she has a direct grandson named Qin Tianlin, who already possesses a Physical Side Divine Dawn Talent.”
“However, for all these years, no suitable Spiritual nature has become available, nor has a new one been born, so…”
Wan Chen left it at that, but Su Chen already understood. ’They were targeting the Spiritual nature of the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator.’
’The enemy has revealed themselves. Hu Qi’s attack must have been orchestrated by Venerable Qin Yun.’
’No wonder the Ancient King was so decisive,’ Su Chen’s expression flickered. ’If he hadn’t made such a shocking display to declare his stance, she probably would’ve kept pushing.’
He wasn’t naive enough to think that the Bronze Ancient King would take action against Venerable Qin Yun just because of this.
After all, she was one of only two Morning Star Tier experts in the Bronze Sect. She was also his student and had likely been by his side for several hundred years.
As for him, the highest foreseeable achievement in the eyes of others was the Morning Star Tier, and even that wasn’t guaranteed.
To expect one of the Sect’s pillars to offer an explanation based on this alone… even Su Chen himself felt it was wishful thinking.
The fact that the Bronze Ancient King had killed Hu Qi on the spot to warn Qin Yun was already quite something.
“With Hu Qi dead, that Venerable should back off for now,” Wan Chen added.
Su Chen nodded. Only then did he get around to expressing his gratitude. “Thank you for bearing witness just now.”
“That Hu Qi wanted to kill me too, so of course I had to bear witness,” Wan Chen said with a wave of his hand. “Don’t worry about it.”
