Chaotic World Book
Chapter 317 - 310: Comes Without Any Effort

Chapter 317: Chapter 310: Comes Without Any Effort

Zhao Changhe always said he was afraid of Vermilion Bird, and even now, the fear persisted...

San Niang seemed to rank higher than Vermilion Bird, yet Zhao Changhe never felt afraid of San Niang as he did with Vermilion Bird.

Perhaps it was because Vermilion Bird was very fierce, while San Niang always wore a smile. Or perhaps it was because the memories of bloody slaughter when he first entered this world were too vivid, impossible to dispel. Deep down, he felt that ranking did not represent everything. Comparing their "momentum," San Niang might be overpowered by Vermilion Bird in a real fight.

But the more he feared her, the more thrilling it felt at that moment, giving him a sense of "what once was feared seems so trivial now," and his heart felt extremely relieved.

At that moment, Xia Chichi also felt both fear and excitement. She knew far better than Zhao Changhe how cruel Vermilion Bird could be. She dared not even breathe heavily around her, let alone imagine making out with a man right in front of her without Vermilion Bird losing her temper.

That felt so exhilarating...

They separated and stealthily glanced at Vermilion Bird.

Behind the mask, her expression was unclear, and it was unknown whether she genuinely did not care or if tumult was hidden beneath the calm surface. Nevertheless, her spoken words were quite serene, "I was secretly protecting you, which was not supposed to be known to avoid your dependency and lessen your resolve to fight with all you might. Fearing you would sink into the desires with men, I reluctantly appeared... Now that I’ve been exposed, it’s truly time for me to leave. Do not assume I am around when something happens, as it would be detrimental to your cultivation. As for your behavior with men after I leave, it’s up to you to control."

Xia Chichi felt somewhat ashamed by these words, realizing the Venerable was genuinely looking out for her...

She bowed her head and said, "Venerable, about that Fire Flame Kunlun incident..."

"The eruption of a volcano means little, to call it Fire Flame Kunlun is absurd. If such things must be investigated, I will order the Winged Fire Snake and others to check. In any case, matters relating to the Fire Attribute are not your concern. Focus on your tasks," instructed the Venerable.

"Yes."

Vermilion Bird looked deeply at Zhao Changhe, her tone indifferent as she said, "Do not let desires dominate you."

With those words, she vanished.

Zhao Changhe broke out in a cold sweat, his shoulders sagging; he turned to look at Chichi who felt the same, both of them exchanging glances that screamed "survived a brush with death."

Xia Chichi said, resting her arm on his shoulder, "The pressure is immense in the presence of the Venerable."

Zhao Changhe replied, "You really have guts, you even purposely moaned."

"I am a demoness, aren’t I? What kind of demoness would I be without some spirit? Look at you, aren’t you scared?"

"I’m a bandit, aren’t I? What kind of bandit would be afraid of death?"

She giggled, "Putting lust before life." Laughing, Xia Chichi took his hand and sat beside him on the bed, leaning into his shoulder and whispering, "The Venerable is already quite angry, we better not overdo it."

"What you’re saying, do you really think that’s all I’m after?"

"Are you not?"

"Of course not!" Zhao Changhe said, "Previously, I had San Niang relay a message to you, which might not have reached you as you had already started your journey to Kunlun. Like the information about the Rejuvenation Technique she didn’t manage to convey to you."

"It really is the Rejuvenation Technique..." murmured Xia Chichi. "Your connection with the Four Symbols is truly strange."

Grinning, Zhao Changhe said, "After all, the Azure Dragon Holy Daughter is my wife."

"Who’s your wife!" Xia Chichi retorted. "You’re getting so close to Xuanwu Venerable, always calling her San Niang."

"?," Zhao Changhe said speechlessly, "But that’s her name."

"I wouldn’t dare call her that."

"... Everyone in the Yellow Sand Market calls her that."

"Alright, alright," Xia Chichi laughed. "Indeed, she didn’t manage to convey anything to us. Now that you’re here, just say what you have to, are you going to teach me the Rejuvenation Technique?"

"I don’t know how to teach that, but I’ll write it down later for you to see if you can understand anything from it." Zhao Changhe said, "What I really needed to tell you is, your father is not as gravely injured as others imagine. He is alive and kicking."

Chichi Xia stood in a daze.

Zhao Changhe then narrated everything related to Xia Longyuan’s family affairs thoroughly, and added, "The reason the Jade Pendant and the Six Harmonies Divine Skill are passed down to men and not women was misunderstood by us initially. His actual intent was quite appreciative of you... and he recognized me as his son-in-law."

Chichi Xia thought for a while, her voice low, "No matter what the original intent was, the final outcome was abandonment, and I don’t forgive him."

"Mmm," Zhao Changhe wouldn’t persuade her on this, after all, abandonment was indeed a fact. He only said, "Anyway, his level of fierceness exceeds all our previous conceptions, you must adjust any thoughts you have towards him. Being a rebel isn’t easy, be very careful."

"I understand," Chichi Xia’s mood seemed a bit down, she sighed, "I don’t want to talk about him, let’s change the subject. We’ll leave this matter for the Venerable and the others to consider."

At the thought that Xia Longyuan was near death, Chichi Xia indeed felt "after all, he’s dad," she was sad and wanted to visit; knowing he was still lively and formidable only annoyed her again, she didn’t feel like mentioning him.

That’s human nature. Zhao Changhe didn’t say much, instead he asked, "Aside from executing traitors, do you have any other important tasks during your cultivation trial in Kunlun? Does Yang Qianyuan count as one?"

"Yang Qianyuan indeed counts as one, and we plan to capture him alive if possible to demonstrate goodwill; or if we seize him, we can negotiate a trade with the Yang Family. Just killing him outright would be meaningless, the Yang Family might not even know it was us, and we are not subservient to the Yang Family but rather wish to leverage the situation," Chichi Xia said, "That Heavenly Spirit from the Yukun Gang, I’m going to probe him tonight."

"There’s no need to probe anymore, Yang Qianyuan isn’t with the Yukun Gang. This Heavenly Spirit probably offended the poison spider, she’s using others to accomplish her kill."

Chichi Xia curiously asked, "How did you know? Liu Tuzhang searched for a long time and couldn’t find the person."

"In such a big city, it’s indeed difficult to find a person hiding their true identity," Zhao Changhe laughed, "But some people are destined, like your big brother Zhao."

Chichi Xia rolled her eyes, "You’re not the ’big brother,’ call him senior brother."

"Senior brother..." Zhao Changhe moved closer to her.

That phrase seemed to carry a hint of flirtation between them, stirring emotions upon mention.

Sometimes Zhao Changhe wondered if there was something wrong with his orientation, as he seemed quite excited by Chichi’s manly outfits...

Chichi Xia pushed his face away, rebuking, "Still say it’s not about that flirty business!"

"Cough... I really do know where Yang Qianyuan is, but let’s not make a move yet, he’s still of some use to me."

Chichi Xia curiously asked, "What use could he have?"

"I also need to probe something from his side, I just got familiar with him and haven’t started digging for information yet."

"What information do you need that you must find from him?"

"I want to look into the Thief Sect and clues about the Dragon Elephant Blood Ginseng."

Chichi Xia laughed, "I’m saying, are you purposefully not wanting to owe anything to the Four Symbols Sect, or has your brain stopped working? Yang Qianyuan has been in Kunlun for so short a time, what could he know? Why don’t you ask Liu Tuzhang directly?"

Zhao Changhe scratched his head, "Because both of these matters were assigned to me by San Niang, but even she wasn’t clear on details, which suggests there’s no information on this from Liu Tuzhang. He mainly investigates things related to you guys and doesn’t grasp much else."

Chichi Xia rolled her eyes again, "San Niang doesn’t even know Liu Tuzhang is here, she got her information from the Ying Wu channel. Are you an idiot?"

With that, she hopped off the bed and dashed out the door, "Wait here; I’ll ask Liu Tuzhang for you."

After a moment, she returned with a strange expression, "No information on the Dragon Elephant Blood Ginseng. But, there indeed is news about the Thief Sect."

Zhao Changhe asked, "What’s with that expression; is the Thief Sect problematic?"

"No," Chichi Xia felt a bizarre sense of irony, "Liu Tuzhang said, if he’s not mistaken, the Heavenly Spirit is the manager in charge of fencing goods outside for the Thief Sect, their Yukun Gang has too assorted goods."

Zhao Changhe suddenly realized something.

Finding the Thief Sect shouldn’t be too hard; there must be a direct line at least on the surface.

Because Sisi, who escaped blind from the Spirit Clan Secret Realm, managed to enter the Thief Sect; where did she find the Thief Sect? If the Thief Sect is in Kunlun, there must be a spot near entering the city where Sisi coincidentally encountered it to explain it.

And among the several gangs in the east side of the city, the Yukun Gang was one of them.