Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 3080 - 3100: Can you shut up, don’t shout randomly!

Chapter 3080: Chapter 3100: Can you shut up, don’t shout randomly!

Lin Chen followed Shi Haoyu once more toward the summit of the Great Wilderness Temple.

Shi Haoyu silently led the way but eventually couldn’t resist speaking, "Lin Chen, did you get the Holy Taoism Ball?"

"Holy Taoism Ball?"

Lin Chen blinked, "What Holy Taoism Ball?"

Shi Haoyu’s expression stiffened. "Didn’t you go out just to snatch the Holy Taoism Ball?"

Lin Chen shook his head without hesitation, "No, I just went to catch up with an old friend and settle some accounts."

Shi Haoyu’s face turned red, "Lin Chen, by saying this, are you trying to insult my intelligence?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Who told you that? It’s all hearsay, you should not believe it."

Shi Haoyu gave Lin Chen an "Are you treating me like a fool?" look. "This is the Great Wilderness Palace, you don’t need to hide anything, no one will report you."

Lin Chen replied without hesitation, "But I really don’t know what you are talking about. I went out to fight and kill, to settle scores, who told you that I went for that Holy Taoism Ball?"

Shi Haoyu’s face completely stiffened, he gritted his teeth, and stopped talking, leading the way in silence.

Lin Chen smiled slightly, unconcerned.

As bold as could be, he certainly wouldn’t admit such things!

Whoever said it, go ask them, but don’t ask me. If you ask, all I did was go out for fighting and killing.

Holy Taoism Ball? I really don’t know what you are talking about!

Lin Chen was also not worried about people knowing that his group was hiding in the Great Wilderness Palace. If the Demon Emperor really came looking, the face to encounter would be the Palace lord, the Great Wilderness Saint—the plot was principally devised by the Palace lord of the Great Wilderness Palace; Lin Chen was merely an executor.

Unless the Demon Emperor intended to eradicate the Great Wilderness Palace, he was safe.

Speaking of a thousand people might sound a lot, but compared to the entire Demon God Temple, the whole Demon World, even the entire Great Wilderness Palace it was negligible.

Right now, with the battle heating up, unless the Demon Emperor went mad, he surely would not strike against the Great Wilderness Palace. Doing so would only push the Great Wilderness Palace and the Great Wilderness Saint to side with the Human Clan.

Under this premise, as long as he didn’t admit it, the Demon God Temple would not find a valid reason to cause trouble for him.

Shi Haoyu brought Lin Chen to the Palace lord’s residence, turned around intending to leave, yet he stopped, and said solemnly, "No matter what you have done, this is the Great Wilderness Palace, do not forget your identity!"

Lin Chen stared calmly at Shi Haoyu, "And with what identity are you saying this to me? Guard Commander, or perhaps, should I ask the Palace lord if my status as commander of the Dawn Camp is fake?"

Shi Haoyu’s face grew even more ugly, being the Guard Commander of the Great Wilderness Temple, he was a trusted aide of the Palace lord, and usually given due respect.

But Lin Chen, this outsider, truly gave no face at all, which greatly angered him.

What actually angered Shi Haoyu was not Lin Chen’s attitude toward him but the Palace lord’s attitude towards Lin Chen!

After the Palace lord figured out the identity of Lin Chen and his group, he met with Lin Chen alone and assigned the Dawn Camp specifically to him; during the time Lin Chen and his people were away, the Dawn Camp was not deployed for battle.

No sooner had Lin Chen returned than an order was issued for his summons, indicating the level of importance he was accorded.

If Lin Chen had been an experienced middle-aged man, perhaps Shi Haoyu’s mind would not be so perturbed. However, not only was Lin Chen young and capable, he was also very handsome!

Indeed, even by the Demon Race’s standards of beauty, Lin Chen was considered very attractive among men of the Human Clan!

Amidst their silent confrontation, Palace lord’s handmaid Bai Zhu walked out.

Lin Chen turned his head, waved at Bai Zhu with a beaming smile, "Sister Xiao Bai, long time no see!"

Bai Zhu couldn’t help but grin, a radiant smile spreading across her face.

"This guy, changing his address again!"

Yet, why does it sound so pleasing to the ears?

"What are you babbling about, who’s your sister?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "I actually wanted to call you Sister Baibai, but I feared you might think I’m taking advantage of you; you do look much younger than me."

Bai Zhu snorted, "Would you just shut up? You can really say anything!"

Although Bai Zhu’s words seemed scolding, the closeness in her tone was unmistakable; couldn’t you see she couldn’t even suppress the smile at the corners of her mouth?

Seeing this scene, Shi Haoyu was even more distressed.

As the personal handmaid of the Palace Lord, Bai Zhu had had countless interactions with Shi Haoyu, yet she had always maintained a cool, serious demeanor. When did she ever smile at him like that?

She had only met Lin Chen a few times. ?

This was only the second time, and they were this close!

What bothered Shi Haoyu wasn’t merely Bai Zhu’s closeness to Lin Chen but also because Bai Zhu was the personal handmaid of the Palace Lord. If the Palace Lord disliked someone, Bai Zhu wouldn’t treat them with such warmth; her demeanor indicated that the Palace Lord valued and was close to Lin Chen.

Bai Zhu noticed Shi Haoyu standing aside with an unnatural expression, "Guard Commander, is there anything else?"

Shi Haoyu came to his senses, "Oh, no, it’s fine. You take care of him; I’ll be leaving."

After Shi Haoyu left, Bai Zhu turned to look at Lin Chen, "You two had a disagreement; why does he look that way?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "He asked me about the Holy Taoism Ball, and I said I didn’t know what he was talking about. He said I insulted his IQ, which might have upset him a bit."

Bai Zhu smiled gently, "Why did you say you didn’t know?"

Lin Chen’s response was bubbly, "It was the Palace Lord’s task, not his, so why should I report every detail to him? This matter originally has nothing to do with him."

Pause, Lin Chen added, "To the Palace Lord, I am naturally forthcoming, but as for Others, I know nothing, have done nothing, and I definitely don’t want the Demon God Temple coming after me."

Bai Zhu chuckled, "You are quite cautious, is that not a bit like hiding your head in the sand?"

While speaking, Bai Zhu made a gesture of invitation, signaling Lin Chen to follow her.

Lin Chen followed half a step behind Bai Zhu, casually replying, "If both sides are entirely unequal, with one completely overwhelming the other, no excuses are needed, you simply kill or plunder. But if the gap between the sides is small, mutual wariness backed by a fitting reason becomes crucial."

"How others handle it, I can’t control, but I can’t hang myself on the side that’s unjustly taking advantage, handing excuses and reasons right to them, can I? How is that different from handing over the knife to the opponent?"

Bai Zhu smiled sweetly, "You’re so cautious; no wonder you’ve managed to stay safe through so much."

"Cautiousness leads to safety in a ten thousand-year ship."

Lin Chen responded with a smile as he stepped into that same room as before.

A slender figure already sat in the old spot next door, quietly watching this way.

Lin Chen, without waiting for the other party to ask, bowed with his hands clasped and smiled, "Palace Lord, I have not failed your orders; I’ve recovered the Holy Taoism Ball!"

The Palace Lord didn’t press Lin Chen to hand over the Holy Taoism Ball right away, but instead inquired, "I heard that the Demon Emperor intervened personally?"

Lin Chen nodded, "After the explosion in Demon Saint Valley, we were fortunate to escape through a breach in the broken Barrier. It seems the Demon Emperor got the report later and started the search, half a step too slow, allowing me time to prepare."

"Luck played its part; had the Demon Emperor been in the Demon God Temple when Demon Saint Valley exploded, he would have struck instantly, and we would have undoubtedly not escaped..."