Chapter 766

After Shirley left, her subordinate let out a few low chuckles and ordered, “Hurry up and say what you have to say. Don’t make me wait for too long. My temper isn’t good either.”

After speaking, he also walked out of the palace.

Only Yang Kai and An Ling’er were left in the palace.

The Holy Maiden of the Nine Heavens Holy Land quickly leaned over and inquired about Yang Kai’s well-being with great concern. Yang Kai repeatedly stated that he was fine and then asked about her current situation.

An Ling’er smiled bitterly and said, “That senior didn’t make things too difficult for me. She just asked me to take care of and serve her by her side. So you don’t have to worry about me here. But you… why did you reject Gou Qiong’s ransom for us？”

“Do you think it shouldn’t be rejected？”

“I don’t know, but that Shirley is not a good person. I’m afraid something unexpected will happen if we stay here for a long time.”

“She’s not a good person, and neither is Gou Qiong.” Yang Kai snorted coldly. “The reason I rejected it is to find a way to survive.”

“Huh？ How do you mean？” An Ling’er was confused.

Yang Kai carefully explained, “If I accepted his ransom, it would be equivalent to owing him a life. Then if he has any excessive demands, it will be difficult for me to refuse.”

“But… you also saved Gou Chi’s life. Calculated like this, one good turn deserves another. Shouldn’t it be offset？”

“You’re so stupid.” Yang Kai tapped her forehead. “The biggest problem is right here.”

An Ling’er rubbed her forehead and said grievedly ly, “Explain it clearly. I don’t understand.”

“Ai…” Yang Kai shook his head and looked at her, sighing. “It’s not easy for you to grow up. Fortunately, your Jiutian Holy Land has always kept you in the sect. If you were to venture out alone, you would have died countless times already.”

An Ling’er pouted.

“It’s true that I saved Gou Chi. This life-saving grace should have become our reliance to leave the Demon Frontier, but now it has become a fatal problem. Think about what identity Gou Chi is. His father is Gou Qiong, a Demon General. Didn’t Shirley say this when we came here： The son of a dignified Demon General was actually saved by a human…”

“The meaning in this sentence is that he shouldn’t have been saved by me, at least not by a human. If I really follow Gou Qiong’s wishes and let him redeem me, within a few days, I will die on the road！”

“Ah！” An Ling’er exclaimed in surprise and covered her small mouth.

“Gou Qiong won’t let this kind of news that undermines his face and dignity spread. The best way is to kill people to silence them. At that time, there will be no proof of death, and no one will know that his son was once saved by a human.” Yang Kai sneered coldly, and a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.

“This is just your guess, right？” An Ling’er still didn’t seem to believe it.

“It’s not just a guess, it’s the truth!” Yang Kai asserted. “As a warlord in his own right why would Gou Qiong be so kind-hearted as to include you and me when redeeming his son? You have to know that the ransom he paid is no small amount. He clearly has some ulterior motives… If I’m not mistaken, there are already experts lying in wait for us on the way back for Gou Chi. Once we show up, what awaits us is a merciless ambush and killing!

An Ling’er’s delicate body trembled slightly, and she couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief as if she had narrowly escaped death.

“This, Shirley also knows very well！ But she didn’t show any intention of waking me up. This woman is really insidious and venomous…” Yang Kai gritted his teeth.

“No wonder she smiled so strangely when you refused just now. So that’s the case.” An Ling’er suddenly realized, and couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of admiration for Yang Kai in her heart.

If it were up to her to make the decision, she would definitely have left happily with Gou Chi, and might even have fantasized about how the other side would thank her well for saving his son when they arrived at Gou Qiong’s place. But she didn’t expect that there was a hidden murderous intention and a fierce qi there！

A trace of fear welled up in her heart, and she said angrily: That Gou Chi is also an ungrateful bastard. He should be clear about his father’s character, right?

“Hmph. He knows it all too well.” Yang Kai sneered again and again.

“He shouldn’t have been brought out from the Lesser Xuanjie in the first place!” An Ling’er was furious.

“My mistake. At that time, I just wanted to make use of his identity and status. Unfortunately, being too clever backfired on me. However, he did play a bit of a role. At least he brought us out from the Sand Sea. Without him, we might have been lost in there for a lifetime. Even if we got out of the Sand Sea, we would have been pursued and captured by other Demon Race people and might not have had the opportunity to come to Sand City and have the current stability.”

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. It depends on how each person thinks.

Gou Chi was indeed heartless and ungrateful, but Yang Kai had never intended to make friends with him sincerely, so there was nothing to be disappointed about.

Yang Kai slowly shook his head： “Let’s not talk about this anymore. What we need to consider now is how to survive in the hands of this woman, Shirley. You have been following her all the time. Pay attention and observe more to see if there is anything we can take advantage of. Maybe an inadvertent discovery can allow us to find a way to survive.”

“Okay.” An Ling’er nodded heavily, inexplicably feeling a sense of depending on each other with Yang Kai.

After talking for a while longer, the strong man under Shirley’s command urged outside the hall. Only then did Yang Kai say goodbye to An Ling’er and was once again taken back to his own room.

Time passed, and everything was very peaceful.

Since the day Yang Kai rejected Gou Qiong’s ransom, he seemed to have been forgotten by Shirley. For a full two months, he was no longer paid attention to.

Yang Kai was also happy to be idle. All day long, apart from sitting cross-legged to cultivate, he was communicating with the Divine Tree.

After two months, the Divine Tree’s spiritual awareness had grown very rapidly. Now it could use its spiritual thoughts to have simple conversations with Yang Kai.

From Yang Kai, it had absorbed a lot of knowledge and its wisdom was also growing rapidly. Now it almost had the intelligence quotient of a six or seven-year-old child. Apart from being a little naughty, everything else was fine.

The Divine Tree had now taken root in the Black Book Space. Yang Kai could replenish his Yang Attribute energy from it at any time and place, and could even replenish his spiritual consciousness power. It could almost be said that he was carrying a huge energy warehouse with him, which was extremely convenient and fast.

After two months of cultivation, Yang Kai’s strength had also increased greatly.

One day, when Yang Kai entered the spiritual soul body into the Black Book Space, he suddenly discovered something amiss.

One or two of the precious ores stored in his Black Book Space seemed to have disappeared.

These ores were collected by Yang Kai when he entered the starry sky last time. After that starry sky storm passed, there were many such ores remaining in the starry sky. Each one was quite rare and precious. He originally wanted to use these things to forge some secret treasures, but he had never had the time and had not found a suitable.

Yang Kai wasn’t too clear about the quantity of these ores, but he keenly discovered that they had indeed decreased.

And in the position where they originally existed, there were some scattered broken stones left there. These broken stones were completely useless impurities. In other words, the essence in the original ores had all disappeared.

Yang Kai was suspicious and puzzled. He entered the spiritual body of his Divine Soul into the tree core and asked the Divine Tree about it.

He originally thought that the Divine Tree had secretly absorbed the essence of those ores, but unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the Divine Tree actually shook its head straight, indicating that it had nothing to do with it.

Yang Kai couldn’t help but laugh dumbly and didn’t ask any more questions.

The intelligence of the Divine Tree was only equivalent to that of a child. It was very normal for it to lie at this age.

Yang Kai naturally didn’t mean to blame it. Even if the Divine Tree needed these ores, Yang Kai could give them all to it.

“Well, if these stones are useful to you, you can use them directly. If there are none left, I’ll go and look for more. By the way, there is also the spiritual liquid over there. You can absorb one drop every day, which may be helpful for your growth.”

The Divine Tree was suddenly a little overjoyed. Immediately, it stretched out a branch, probed towards the Myriad Medicine Spiritual Liquid, and carefully absorbed one drop. a moment later, a comfortable and pleasant satisfied sound was.

Yang Kai looked at it with a smile on his face. Just at this moment, he suddenly noticed that someone was approaching him. He promptly informed the Divine Tree and escaped the spiritual body of his Divine Soul.

Just as he opened his eyes, the door was pushed open. That subordinate of Shirley’s waved to Yang Kai and said indifferently, “Come out, the adult wants to see you.”

Yang Kai frowned and walked out as he was told, following behind that person.

Yang Kai doesn’t quite know what kind of cultivation this person had. But judging from the degree of Shirley’s favor for him and the pressure he exerted on himself, he was most likely a Saint Realm powerhouse.

However, the demonic people generally lived longer than the humans. So from the appearance, this person did not look very old probably only about thirty years old. He was also quite handsome and unrestrained, and would sometimes reveal a cynical look.

Only when facing Shirley would he have a solemn expression and not dare to have the slightest overstep or impoliteness.

“What’s your name, friend？” Yang Kai suddenly asked.

That person turned his head, looked at Yang Kai, and chuckled. “The adult said you are quite courageous. Now it seems that’s true！ You don’t seem to have the slightest awareness of being a prisoner under supervision at all.”

Yang Kai shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, “Although I’m under house arrest here by you, you haven’t done anything to me for such a long time. This means I still have some value for you to use. What kind of awareness do I need to have?

“You’re a smart kid. I like it！” That person laughed and pondered for a moment. “Just call me Yu Mo.”

“The names of you demons are all very strange…” Yang Kai shook his head.

“I think the names of you humans are strange！” Yu Mo smiled slightly.

“What does your adult want to do with me this time？” Yang Kai asked again.

“I don’t know. Maybe he thinks you have no value and will kill you. ” Yu Mo had a gloating look, whistling lightly, “So you’d better be fully prepared, otherwise you may die with your eyes wide open later.”

The corner of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched, and his expression remained unchanged.

Yu Mo observed his words and expressions, nodded secretly, and felt that this kid was really a bit different. If an ordinary person heard this news, he would probably have been scared to shit, but he looked completely unconcerned.

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