All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 707 - 80 Misunderstanding

Chapter 707: Chapter 80 Misunderstanding

[It was An Xuan who killed your mother.]

"Pfft."

After saying these words, Water Man found that Nian Quan, who had been silent all along, suddenly burst into laughter.

The black-haired, blue-eyed youth had always been cold-faced, as calm as ice, but when he heard this, he hung his head as if he wanted to restrain himself, but he couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.

And when he lifted his head again, his expression was no longer as indifferent and cold as before, but with a touch of the unique clarity and curiosity of youth: "You don’t really think I would grow estranged to An Jing because of such news, and then be seduced step by step to become the Dark Hand lurking by An Jing’s side, to become your pawn, do you?"

"Of course." He said with a light laugh, his tone much more relaxed, even tinged with a hint of pity: "I know, you don’t think these words are of any use either, you don’t actually know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, and you understand that An Xuan is only a suspect; you’re only pretending to be startling, wanting to plant a seed of doubt in my heart."

"Perhaps, you also want to use me as a channel to tell the Xuanye City side that An Xuan might have the Heavenly Profound True Talisman—given the importance of the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, they would rather kill the wrong one than let him go; causing Xuanye City and An Xuan to become alienated from each other would be beneficial."

"But honestly, this kind of persuasion is too crude; I won’t believe it, and neither will anyone else."

Having said that, Nian Quan straightened his collar, a small pin on it flickering with aqua blue light.

A mini camera, directly connected to the principal’s office of Third Middle School, showed this scene; both Principal He and Chairman Chen shook their heads, with Chairman Chen concluding: "This way of speaking, he is definitely from Xuandu’s side."

"Could it be someone from Lianshan pretending on purpose?"

"Impossible. The people from Xuandu are inherently nonsensical; Lianshan can’t compare to their sincerity even if they pretend."

Chairman Chen, with his wealth of experience, said: "If it’s someone from Xuandu, their next move would be to beat around the bush, starting a new topic, even trying to scare him into cooperation with the fact that Nian Quan’s mother was a spy."

Principal He furrowed his brows: "That can’t be possible, right? Isn’t it known to anyone who has investigated that Nian Quan’s mother was a spy? It’s not like she was with the company; it wasn’t really a betrayal, just a side job. Such a trivial matter wouldn’t even hinder his future entry into the board of directors."

"Ha, you don’t understand, this is them trying to scare Nian Quan because he’s young, just like there are youngsters in schools who think the student council’s warnings are terrifying."

Chairman Chen spoke assuredly: "Just listen, Principal He, you’ll understand eventually just how shocking the emotional intelligence of those alchemists from Xuandu is."

[Haha]

Sure enough, Water Man also laughed, having seen that this tactic didn’t work, he was neither embarrassed nor annoyed: [Then let us not talk about An Xuan being the murderer for the time being.]

[Regardless, regarding the matter of the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, it involves the other three major groups and the Guiyi Army. Miss Nian Qin, although she works for Shouyang Mountain in the Xuandu Black Market of Xuanye City, is actually a spy for Lianshan, and also has connections with the Guiyi Army.]

[She is the last person we can track down who may have possessed the Heavenly Profound True Talisman.]

[According to the plan, it should have been the Guiyi Army that acquired the Talisman, and then everyone would split the spoils in the Wilderness, winner takes all... But someone, possibly the Guiyi Army, doesn’t play by the rules, and in the chaos of battle, your mother passed away amid the disorderly situation, and she could have also possessed the Heavenly Profound True Talisman for a time.]

[According to our information, An Xuan did make purchases at Mount Xiao Zhe and had contact with your mother. The traces he left in the Black Market also proved that he had strength comparable to Inner Strength at that time, and coupled with Body Refinement close to Foundation Establishment, he actually possessed overwhelming power in that chaotic battlefield.]

[He is indeed the most likely one to have obtained the Heavenly Profound True Talisman.]

Even the conglomerates could not imagine that An Jing from two years ago had only recently started cultivating Inner Breath and was merely capable of using the Taibai Sha Qi due to his Essence Qi like a surging tide; thus, arriving at this conclusion based on strength was not surprising.

But Nian Quan had interactions with An Jing at that time, and he knew very well that An Jing indeed did not have Qi Refinement then; although his body was strong, it was not yet close to Foundation Establishment, he just had a good foundation.

An Jing is a true genius, completely unrelated to the normal cultivation trajectory; these people’s slander has no meaning at all, as they have been wrong from the beginning.

Not to mention, these people also think they have comprehended Sword Intent, not knowing that they have received a Heavenly River Sword Skills inheritance that suits them—and that inheritance was given to them by An Jing.

"The Heavenly River Life and Death Sword that descends directly into the Yellow Springs... This swordsmanship, is at least of the Dao Embryo Nascent Soul level, imbued with Dao True Intent. Perhaps even the Heavenly Profound True Talisman is not as precious as this inheritance."

Nian Quan felt ridiculous in his heart: "They don’t know this, so naturally they misunderstand my relationship with An Jing."

However, there is one point where these people are right: An Jing might indeed have obtained the Heavenly Profound True Talisman.

"If I ask when I go back, An Jing will tell me."

He thought this, without any doubt at all.

As for facing Water Man, Nian Quan’s patience was wearing increasingly thin.

"I won’t bother with whatever bullshit reasons you have for being here."

He said, "Let’s cut to the chase—what exactly do you intend to do?"

[We are only telling you the truth]

Water Man’s true goal was not necessarily to set Nian Quan against An Jing; he was well aware how difficult that would be, and judging by Nian Quan’s reaction, it was virtually impossible.

But these things still had to be attempted, better than doing nothing at all: [We have a sum of Military Merit left by your mother, if you’re willing, we can continue to cooperate]

"Are you threatening me?"

With Nian Quan’s intelligence, he understood the implication instantly: "You don’t seriously think I’m scared, do you? My mother did indeed work for you, but it was just for the money; she did not sell herself to you."

[This is not a threat, it’s simply a notification]

Water Man remained utterly indifferent: [The fact is that you have a karmic connection and channel with us—you will find out later, having more friends and paths is beneficial, you will want to cooperate with us]

[Just like now]

It said: [Right now, your friend Huo Qing is being attacked by mercenaries hired by the Night Niche Gang, and he is probably in danger at the moment. If you wish, you can use the Military Merit left by your mother to ask for our help]

Upon hearing this, Nian Quan did tense up for a moment, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is there a Foundation Establishment among them?"

The question was so direct that it caught Water Man off guard for a moment before replying, "How could that be? Attacking a mere gang youngster..."

"Then, it’s nothing. Don’t show up again; I’m not interested in you, and don’t ever send messages using my mother’s account."

Nian Quan’s frown smoothed out, he turned and walked away without hesitation, treating the Water Man behind him as nothing.

——A mere gang youngster?

Perhaps Huo Qing was indeed such a person at first. But An Jing gave him an opportunity, which he seized.

No Foundation Establishment? Then there’s nothing to fear.

On the other side.

In an alley, Huo Qing who was surrounded by eight knife-wielding mercenaries put down his blood-stained fists; his skin was no longer as red as blood, the fresh red now came from the blood of his enemies.

He had already faced three attacks that afternoon, fighting as he retreated, defeating and killing over twenty adversaries.

Each of these enemies had at least the strength of a Big Spear lackey from the old days. If it had been the past him, even after learning Formation from Iron Hand, confronting them on streets away from his own turf would have meant, at best, fleeing.

But now...

He slowly lifted his head to look towards the exit of the alley.

There stood a strange cultivator whose face was replaced by a red Gua mask.

Divination Ghost.

In Xuanye City’s southern underground world, one of the most famous assassination organizations.

"I can’t believe I’ve reached the day where someone hires Divination Ghost to assassinate me."

Huo Qing muttered to himself, this achievement alone would make him a hot star within the gang. If he were still with Day Tiger Gang, merely surviving an attack by Divination Ghost and living to tell the tale would have been enough to have him manage a hall on his own.

But now...

"Are you alone?" he asked.