Chapter 355: (2): Peaceful and Tranquil No Longer
"It looks like Chen Ping'an has discovered us," the old man on the mountain summit remarked with a cold smile.
The brawny man wasn't surprised at all to hear this, and he said, "He's always had a bunch of tricks up his sleeve. He was the one who caused all of that ruckus in Green Roving Residence, was he not? Otherwise, there's no way that my master would be targeting a pure martial artist with such a lowly cultivation base.
“Prior to my departure, my master told me that Chen Ping'an's Sword Nurturing Gourd is only a little bonus prize to be claimed; what he really wants is to find out which almighty figure was willing to give him such a precious treasure.
“My master would naturally like to claim the treasure for himself, as long as it won't cause him too much trouble, but he's worried that if he makes a move, the entirety of Parasol Leaf Continent will also follow suit. Hence, he wants us to act as his scouts and try and uncover the identity of Chen Ping'an's backer. If it really is a certain Confucian sage, then..."
The man's voice quickly trailed off here, and he didn't dare to utter another word.
"Then what?" Wang Qi asked.
"I don't know, I forgot what I was about to say," the brawny man replied.
Wang Qi didn't ask any further questions, but his sour mood was beginning to improve.
The brawny man was nothing more than a minor demon who was yet to even reach the Golden Core Tier, but upon entering the water, his combat prowess was definitely comparable to that of some weaker Golden Core Tier cultivators.