Chapter 118

Chapter 118: The Innocent Holy Beetle “Died Tragically,” Chen Changsheng’s Methods

As soon as the Purple House Sacred Lord finished speaking, a golden light flew out from Chen Changsheng’s embrace.

“Snap!”

The sacred beetle, the leader of ten thousand insects and a treasure of the Purple House Sacred Ground, died, bitten to d*ath by a “Big Fat Caterpillar.”

Looking at the “Big Fat Caterpillar” that was munching on the sacred beetle’s corpse on the table, the two fell into silence again.

“This is the ‘leader of ten thousand insects’?”

“It isn’t anymore.”

“Um, do you have any more sacred beetles in your family?”

“No, for tens of thousands of years, this has been the only one in the Purple House Sacred Ground.”

After a brief exchange, the two fell into silence once more.

Once the “Big Fat Caterpillar” had completely devoured the sacred beetle’s body, Chen Changsheng retrieved the Golden Silkworm Bug.

“Since everything has been settled, let’s finalize the arrangement.”

“You didn’t retract your words earlier, so I’m sure you won’t now.”

With that said, Chen Changsheng got up and headed outside.

“Hold on!”

“What else is there?”

Looking at Chen Changsheng’s puzzled gaze, the Purple House Sacred Lord’s face reddened slightly.

“Even if you want to play matchmaker, you should at least let us meet first.”

“I am Nalan Jing, the head of the Purple House Sacred Ground. I wouldn’t just fall in love with a man I’ve never met.”

“I’ve thought about this for you. After some time, I will have the seventy-two smoke signals kidnap someone, and then you’ll get to see him.”

“You can also test his strength, since he’s the one who opened the Heavenly Mandate.”

“If even you can’t defeat him, he won’t have the qualifications to bear the Heavenly Mandate.”

“In addition, I’ll give you a friendly reminder: I won’t tell anyone today’s arrangements, not even Wu Li.”

“That means, when they kidnap him, they’ll go all out. If you hold back, you’ll be severely punished!”

As he spoke, Chen Changsheng paused, a smile spreading across his lips.

“I have a question that I’m very curious about. If I were to become the one who opens the Heavenly Mandate, would you fall in love with me?”

Facing Chen Changsheng’s question, Nalan Jing replied solemnly, “If it truly is you who opens the Heavenly Mandate, I can become your reliable assistant.”

“I can also be your ally, but I absolutely won’t fall in love with you.”

“Because you’re just not my type.”

Hearing this answer, Chen Changsheng touched his face and said,

“This answer is truly heartbreaking, after all, I still have some confidence in my appearance.”

“However, such an answer seems to align better with my wishes.”

With that, Chen Changsheng opened the door and left slowly.

Seeing Chen Changsheng leave the room, Ziling hurriedly entered to inquire, “Master, did that fellow say anything inappropriate?”

Facing Ziling’s words, Nalan Jing ignored her and simply blushed as she watched Chen Changsheng depart.

In thirty thousand years, the first person to open the Heavenly Mandate, sounds really domineering.

What kind of person could such a man be?

Ziling: “…”

Master, don’t make such a face. I find it hard to accept this situation.

If you express such feelings among common people, it’s called eating young grass, you know.

Just as Ziling was lost in thought, Nalan Jing also recovered from her emotions.

“Ning’er, starting tomorrow, Chen Changsheng will be the Purple House Sacred Son.”

“Warn you, you must protect him every step of the way.”

Hearing this, Ziling looked at Nalan Jing in surprise.

“Master, you want me to protect him?”

“Which eye did you see that he needs my protection?”

“Just do as I say. Do you dare disobey your master’s orders?”

Facing Nalan Jing’s pressure, although Ziling was reluctant, she obediently left the room.

After Ziling left, Nalan Jing quickly analyzed the current situation in her heart.

Her affair with Wu Li was just a minor matter. The real big deal was the cooperation between the seventy-two smoke signals and the Purple House Sacred Ground.

Wu Li was a Heavenly Mandate Holder who opened the Heavenly Mandate. With his growing strength, it would be difficult to keep his identity hidden.

So now, she and Chen Changsheng had a shared goal, which was to interfere with other forces’ judgments and buy Wu Li enough time to grow stronger.

After all, there were precedents of Heavenly Mandate Holders being killed. Without bearing the Heavenly Mandate, nothing would be settled.

This was a huge gamble; losing meant everything gone, winning meant ruling the world.

The best way to hide Wu Li’s identity was to create a bigger commotion.

Chen Changsheng’s mystery and strength easily made people think he was the Heavenly Mandate Holder.

Therefore, as long as Chen Changsheng’s trump card wasn’t revealed, the risk of Wu Li’s identity being exposed would be much smaller.

Relying solely on Gongsun Huaiyu couldn’t stop the various prodigies and holy grounds from probing, so she had to send Ziling to assist.

Thinking this, Nalan Jing sighed deeply and muttered, “Using oneself as bait, and the Purple House Sacred Ground as a hidden pillar, what a grand strategy.”

“The Eastern Wastes forces are deeply connected with you, the successor of the seventy-two smoke signals is treated like a servant, and you know all the major forces in the Central Courtyard.”

“Even Yao Guang Saint Son, who can match you, yields to you. Just who is Chen Changsheng?”

Saying this, Nalan Jing fell into deep thought again because she couldn’t understand Chen Changsheng.

Although she couldn’t determine Chen Changsheng’s exact identity, Nalan Jing was certain that Chen Changsheng definitely wasn’t a young man just starting out.

…

“Oh!”

“I’m exhausted! Couldn’t you all gather together and talk things over?”

“Why do I have to run around alone?”

Looking at the names crossed off on the list, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but complain again.

After leaving the Purple House Sacred Ground, he visited various forces one by one.

Their conversations were relatively simple.

Basically, the other party would propose conditions, and Chen Changsheng would politely decline.

Then they would chat idly, and secretly make a pact, such as becoming friends if possible, or at least not becoming enemies.

For such agreements, Chen Changsheng didn’t believe a word.

When the critical moment came, these people wouldn’t stab him in the back unless they were virtuous!

After complaining, Chen Changsheng looked at the last two names on the list.

These two were the No Regrets Pavilion and the Kunlun Sacred Ground.

Yao Yingying suddenly challenged him at the Heavenly Heroes Conference, so there must be something going on, which is why Chen Changsheng didn’t visit the No Regrets Pavilion first.

As for Jiang Bufan, the reason was even simpler.

Jiang Bufan climbed from a quasi-saint son to a full saint, his methods and strength were extraordinary.

Moreover, ever since he became the leader of the sacred ground, the Kunlun Sacred Ground began to gradually strengthen, even showing signs of becoming the top sacred ground in the Central Courtyard.

Facing such a formidable opponent, Chen Changsheng naturally needed to prepare thoroughly.

“Whoosh!”

Crossing out the name of the No Regrets Pavilion, Chen Changsheng took large strides towards the pavilion’s location.

Jiang Bufan, this tough nut, should naturally be dealt with last.