Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1286: Behind the Genius

Chapter 1286: Chapter 1286: Behind the Genius

Su Chengyu looked at Ye Qingci, whose expression clearly bore blame, and said with an awkward face, "I had no other choice, it is always safer when Long Xuan makes a move."

"Do you really trust Long Xuan that much?"

Ye Qingci looked at Su Chengyu with some doubts.

Su Chengyu nodded, then turned to Long Xuan and said, "Because I believe Long Xuan is not someone who’d willingly be another’s pawn."

Hearing this, Ye Qingci suddenly recalled the conversation between Su Chengyu and Long Xuan before the battle and said, "No wonder you said at that time that you wanted to take control of your own fate."

"And to let me change the rules."

Long Xuan said softly, then glanced at Su Chengyu.

Su Chengyu struggled to let out a smile, "Thank you, Long Xuan, for being willing to change the rules for me."

"It’s not really changing the rules; I didn’t go easy on you, I just gave you some more opportunities. It was you who seized them."

Su Chengyu chuckled without saying much, what Long Xuan thought did not concern him; his previous bait was merely to make his intentions clear to Long Xuan.

"It’s still too risky. It’s only because it’s Long Xuan; if it were someone else, even if they understood your implied meaning, they might not cooperate with you."

"I know, but I still wanted to take the risk. After all, I’ve won three times already, and giving up now would be unreasonable."

Su Chengyu said confusedly, the most important reason he dared to be so sure that Long Xuan would understand and cooperate with him.

Number one is Long Xuan.

Excluding number two, Su Chengyu had confirmed all the owners of the Earth Core Lotus Fragments.

Although the holders of the Earth Core Lotus Fragments have varied personalities, without exception, none are cunning and deceitful. Coupled with his impression of Long Xuan’s unwillingness to be outdone, he dared to gamble like this.

And although Long Xuan said he didn’t go easy, Su Chengyu still believed that Long Xuan had indeed held back many of his tactics.

When facing him as an enemy, Long Xuan used mostly familiar tactics—be it the Nine Heavens Thunder Summoning Technique, the Three Great Treasure Arts, the Sancai Sword behind him, or the common techniques of Mount Longhu. Either Su Chengyu knew them, or he had seen Long Xuan perform them.

He didn’t dare say that Long Xuan definitely had more powerful techniques than these, but special techniques like the Earth-heart Lotus’ Summoned Creature, even if not stronger than those Long Xuan used, would still trouble Su Chengyu more due to their unique traits and because he had never seen them before.

Long Xuan couldn’t have been unaware of these things, yet since he hadn’t used them, it was clear that when Long Xuan spoke of giving opportunities, it wasn’t as trivial as he made it sound.

"Thank you, Long Xuan, for your cooperation."

"Just call me Long Xuan."

Long Xuan spoke calmly, then looked at Su Chengyu and added, "Ye Qingci was the first, and you can be considered the second."

"What?"

Su Chengyu was puzzled and did not react.

"That sword alone is enough proof that you are qualified to step into this world."

As Su Chengyu looked at Long Xuan with this expression and before he could speak, Ye Qingci said quietly, "Don’t you understand? You keep saying you don’t want to be someone else’s pawn, but you’re not even an Earth Immortal. Do you really think you can step off the chessboard and not be a pawn for others?"

"Earth Immortal?"

Su Chengyu gave a bitter smile. Had the requirements to control his own fate become so demanding now?

"Maybe it’s not necessary elsewhere, but in Capital City, it’s indeed so," Long Xuan said softly, those words carrying far more weight coming from him – the epitome of a living example.

After finishing speaking, Long Xuan stood up and turned to Su Chengyu.

"Since you’re alright now, I’ll take my leave first."

Long Xuan was about to leave, and Ye Qingci did not ask him to stay.

She had insisted that Long Xuan stay before, all because of Su Chengyu.

But now that her confusion had been resolved and she had learned that this life-or-death battle was essentially a grand act performed by both, she naturally wouldn’t make things difficult for Long Xuan.

More importantly, she knew that the longer Long Xuan stayed in the Demon Slayer Department, the more hostility the Long family would harbor toward it.

Once he safely left the Department, the Long family would certainly no longer trouble Su Chengyu.

For the Long family, Long Xuan was still too important.

The Long family might spare a Su Chengyu, but they absolutely couldn’t afford to lose a Long Xuan.

It was only after Long Xuan had completely disappeared that Ye Qingci finally turned her gaze to Su Chengyu, "Now do you understand why I didn’t support you agreeing to this life-and-death battle at that time?"

Su Chengyu gave a bitter smile, "It was a move of desperation, it wasn’t really that dangerous."

"Am I worried about other people? I’m worried about you! In these four battles, was there ever a time when your life wasn’t in your own hands?"

Although she had just recovered from serious injuries, Ye Qingci showed no kindness in her expression toward Su Chengyu.

Su Chengyu blinked, his gaze drifting, not daring to look directly at Ye Qingci.

"Give me a reason."

Ye Qingci spoke softly.

Su Chengyu had many gentle ways to join the Demon Slayer Department.

With Long Xuan as a mediator, as long as Su Chengyu’s relationship with the Long family did not worsen, Ye Qingci had ways to downplay the issue and ultimately let it blow over.

But it was precisely because Su Chengyu agreed to the life-and-death duel and his unyielding attitude during it that he almost died within the Demon Slayer Department.

Su Chengyu took a deep breath, "Because I had no choice."

"No choice?" Ye Qingci frowned in confusion, she really couldn’t see when Su Chengyu had reached such a dead end.

"Aunt Ye, I know that you, Lin An, and even Yang Junmo have done a lot for me in the Capital City. But those were ultimately your actions, the Zhao Family doesn’t recognize me, the Ancient Clan sees me as a threat, and the Long family even wants to eliminate me. The root of these problems is that in their eyes, I’m just a loose cultivator from Longjiang of no significance."

"So what? As long as you become the Demon Slayer Saint, they would have to think twice before troubling you."

"A Demon Slayer Saint, good enough to match Lin An? A mere slayer of a Demon Monarch, who delayed a bit of time in the demon-exorcising conference, will he be respected by the high and mighty State Preceptor, by the Sect Master of the Demon Slayer Department? These are far from enough for those haughty people in the Capital City to truly take me seriously."

Su Chengyu’s resonant words finally made Ye Qingci understand his intentions. She sighed deeply and looked at Su Chengyu, "You should understand that the tree that stands out in the forest is often blown down by the wind, being overly sharp is not necessarily a good thing."

"I want to keep a low profile too, but didn’t these people notice me as soon as I arrived in the Capital City? That’s why I said I had no choice. Long Xuan’s arrival was indeed unexpected, but the result is even better than I anticipated. After today, at least no one in the Capital City will dare to consider me just a rural loose cultivator, right?"

Slay the Saint, kill the Ancient Clan, battle the Royal Family, defeat Long Xuan.

Not to mention all four, any one of these alone would be enough to keep people in the Capital City talking.

And Ye Qingci, looking at Su Chengyu this way, was about to speak but stopped herself, eventually saying nothing.

In her view, Su Chengyu’s idea itself wasn’t wrong — making a stunning debut through a life-and-death duel, catching everyone’s attention, making those people take others seriously, and no longer view him as an ant.

Just like, once upon a time, Ye Qingci and even Long Xuan.

But Su Chengyu had overlooked an important fact — Long Xuan was the hope of the Long family, and she, Ye Qingci, also came from the Ye Family.

And Su Chengyu?

Who could stand behind him and support him?