Chapter 85: Chapter 70: Demon in the Ruined Temple

"You’ve been a great help."

Inside the carriage, Su Chen folded his bamboo umbrella. Just as he stepped inside, the rain started pouring down.

BOOM—

A startling clap of thunder exploded.

The wind and rain attacked once more, surging like monstrous waves.

"Boy."

"Do you know whose carriage this is?"

"You’re just a Little Eunuch, a bottom-feeder in a Profound Black Robe. How dare you even sit in here?"

Princess Le of Qii was quite domineering.

If Long Xuanjun hadn’t given his permission, she would have long since whipped this reckless Little Eunuch out of the carriage.

"It’s fine."

"He reminds me of an old acquaintance."

"He’s heading the same way. Giving him a ride is no trouble."

Long Xuanjun waved his hand, his gaze growing more and more distant as he looked at the Profound Black Robe Su Chen was wearing.

That person, magnificent and peerless, had also worn a Profound Black Robe.

The shifting tides of the world, the rise and fall of imperial power—all were but toys in his hand.

A pity.

The person before him was not that man.

Just a normal Little Black-robed Eunuch.

And it was a good thing he wasn’t.

"Thank you."

Su Chen thanked Long Xuanjun.

It had been three years.

This Long Xuanjun, the sole surviving Peak First Grade from the Battle of Liang’s Destruction, had become much more composed. The Longevity Fire on his body was powerful—a Grandmaster’s Longevity Fire, the likes of which had never been seen before.

The Flame Emperor had unified the world, but unexpectedly, the first Grandmaster in the Human World was him.

’I wonder...’

’What would the Flame Emperor think...’

’...if he knew he had enabled Long Xuanjun, the very man who vied with him for the throne, to achieve this?’

"Boy, why are you going to the Imperial Mausoleum?"

Long Xuanjun was resting with his eyes closed. Princess Le of Qii’s gaze was somewhat dangerous as she interrogated Su Chen. She had a vague feeling that the Little Eunuch before her had a familiar figure.

But she couldn’t say for certain where she might have seen him.

"There’s a lad in my household who’s a bit of a troublemaker. I’m afraid he ran into some trouble at the Imperial Mausoleum. I’m heading over to see if I can collect his body..."

Su Chen replied nonchalantly, and after speaking, he too closed his eyes to rest.

"Your lad?"

"Heh, sounds like another Little Black-robed Eunuch from the palace. I suppose he was taken to dig up the Imperial Mausoleum."

Princess Le of Qii was getting agitated, annoyed that she couldn’t place who this Little Eunuch was.

After the Imperial Mausoleum collapsed, many of Great Zhou’s foundational First Grade experts were buried inside. The Regent Crown Prince, in a panic, dispatched over ten thousand people to excavate the Imperial Mausoleum.

There were palace Eunuchs, the Imperial Guard, and cultivators from Jianghu Sects—a motley crew of all sorts.

If all these people in the Imperial Mausoleum had perished, Great Zhou would be thrown into chaos.

"I suppose so."

"Just like me, an ordinary Eunuch."

"I once told him, we’re both just ordinary Eunuchs. It’s best not to have too many aspirations, to just live out our lives quietly and peacefully."

"A pity he wouldn’t listen..."

Su Chen sighed with some emotion.

He had confirmed it.

Xuan was indeed in the Imperial Mausoleum. He hadn’t rushed there after the two Qi Cultivation Immortals emerged, but had entered with the Saint Leader of the Black Abyss.

He was one of those who dug up the Imperial Mausoleum.

And he was likely one of those who released the Qi Cultivation Immortals.

He was one of the main culprits behind the disaster at the Imperial Mausoleum, the event that shook the world.

"Hmph."

"Just as I thought."

"It must have been my imagination. How could I possibly find someone like you familiar..."

Princess Le of Qii lost interest and stopped paying attention to a minor character like this Black-robed Eunuch.

She ground her teeth in frustration.

The Late Emperor’s Decree... she had found the abandoned residence, but it was already empty. That mysterious, First-Grade, black-robed expert had taken the Late Emperor’s Decree and vanished without a trace.

’He must have realized the gravity of the situation and fled,’ she thought.

’Just let me find you.’

’I’ll have Long Xuanjun teach you a lesson.’

Princess Le of Qii was seething with resentment.

She was completely unaware.

The mysterious, First-Grade, black-robed expert she was desperately searching for was sitting quietly right before her eyes.

And Long Xuanjun might not dare to do anything to him anyway.

Outside the carriage, the rain fell harder and harder.

The wild wind whipped the rainwater into a frenzy, crashing against the carriage like monstrous waves. Even though the carriage was sturdy and the horses were of a special bloodline, it was still difficult to advance through the storm.

This storm was becoming too violent.

Even a Second Grade expert would feel as if they might be torn apart by the wind and rain.

The closer they got to the Imperial Mausoleum, the larger the waves formed by the storm became. If they pressed on, it was likely that not even a First Grade could take another step forward.

"Strange. There’s something unnatural about this storm."

Princess Le of Qii muttered.

They had no choice.

The carriage had to find a nearby place to stop. As it happened, there was a Mountain God’s Ruined Temple up ahead.

And inside the ruined temple, there were already people taking shelter.

They disembarked from the carriage.

This Mountain God’s Ruined Temple... Su Chen had encountered Prince Jie here once before, but this time, the temple felt subtly different.

Su Chen stepped into the ruined temple one step ahead of Long Xuanjun.

’Was this Mountain God Statue here last time?’

Su Chen was a bit puzzled, looking at the stone statue covered in cobwebs, but didn’t dwell on it.

"This ruined temple is strange."

"Be careful."

Long Xuanjun warned Princess Le of Qii.

Inside the ruined temple, there was a group of seven people who looked like Escort Masters. They were quite strong; their leader was a First Grade, and the rest were Second and Third Grade. They gave Su Chen’s group a nod of acknowledgment but said nothing, merely guarding a coffin behind them vigilantly.

Su Chen and Long Xuanjun each found a corner, started a fire, and sat down.

The ruined temple fell silent.

The storm outside raged ever more fiercely.

A sinister wind howled.

The night gradually deepened.

Most of the people present were cultivators, but at this moment, they felt their minds grow groggy, overcome by a desire to sleep.

The fire went out.

The ruined temple was plunged into darkness.

Vaguely, a gnawing sound could be heard in the darkness. It came from the direction of the coffin.

The next day, dawn broke.

The fierce storm had still not let up.

"What a pain."

The leader of the Escort Agency group looked at the three people beside him, and then at the coffin, feeling that the situation was quite difficult.

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