Chapter 749: Cooperation
“We must admit that we are tempted, miss,” Cui Qiuyuan clasped his fists together in salute and said, “but how can we know that you’re not lying to us? Please forgive me for saying this, but what if you went back on your promises as soon as we freed you? It would be all for naught, and we would have put ourselves in unnecessary danger, don’t you agree?”
“I cannot give you a guarantee, for such a thing does not exist in this world. Potent oaths do not function in this realm either.” Murong Xianxian replied simply, “You must simply choose to believe or disbelieve me.”
Eyebrows furrowed, the three Grandmasters fell into an extended silence after hearing this.
Murong Xianxian looked as calm as ever. She didn’t seem worried in the slightest that the three Grandmasters would turn down her offer. While wearing a smile that did not reach the eye, she added, “Besides, I’ve been sealed away for over eight hundred years. Even if I was free, my strength is less a hollow shadow of what it used to be. You outnumber me drastically, and there are even three Truemen and one Grandmaster among you. Are you truly afraid that I would go back on my own words? If you really are such cowards, then you wouldn’t have journeyed into this realm in the first place, would you?
As she said this, Murong Xianxian’s eyes curled into crescents. She was staring straight at Ye Qing.
At first, the three Grandmasters did not understand what she was saying. Then, realization struck them, and they nearly jumped on their feet. Murong Xianxian was saying that there was a fourth Grandmaster in this hall, and not a single one of them had noticed anything! Then, they noticed Murong Xianxian’s gaze, followed it, and found Ye Qing.
Ye Qing was astonished. His “Paranirmitavaśavartin Heavenly Demon Sutra” was extraordinary in terms of concealing and altering one’s aura, and as far as he could tell, his concealment was perfect. This was proven by the fact that none of the three Grandmasters noticed his presence despite standing mere meters away from him. So, how did Murong Xianxian find him out?
“You’re right, Miss Murong.” Knowing that the game was up, Ye Qing stopped pretending and leaked a hint of his aura. He saluted Murong Xianxian first before glancing at Cui Qiuyuan, Qu Langhuan and Blood Rakshasa. ”Well met, Brother Cui, Mistress Qu, Miss Blood.”
Luckily for him, he had the foresight to alter his appearance and his energies when he saw the Grandmasters earlier. It was why neither of his nemeses noticed that he was the bastard who kicked their asses before. Otherwise, this would have been a very volatile meeting.