Chapter 873: A Threat
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Qin Huaichuan’s expression immediately turned grave as he glared at Chu Li coldly.
Chu Li smiled and said, “Senior Brother Qin, you wouldn’t mind, would you? It’s just a steamed bun, and it doesn’t have my saliva on it anyway, so it’s still clean.”
Qin Huaichuan looked at Chu Li’s hand before his expression turned darker.
To Qin Huaichuan, Chu Li’s suntanned skin always seemed dirty and stained. Thus, Qin Huaichuan could not tell if Chu Li had washed his hands before this.
Chu Li added nonchalantly, “Oh, I’ve been planting spirit herbs in the Spirit Medicine Nursery the entire morning and I didn’t manage to wash my hands before coming here. But the Spirit Medicine Nursery isn’t dirty anyway so you don’t have to worry about it, Senior Brother Qin. You can go ahead and eat the bun. It’s not poisoned.”
“Zhao Dahe, how dare you do this?!” Meng Luo roared.
Chu Li grinned and replied, “I was aiming for my mouth, but my hand tossed it in the wrong direction and it accidentally fell into Senior Brother Qin’s food instead. Senior Brother Qin, you don’t mind, do you?”
“You’re looking for trouble on purpose, aren’t you!” Meng Luo had glanced at Qin Huaichuan, who had patted his arm with a gloomy expression, and realized that Qin Huaichuan did not wish to make a big deal out of this. Therefore, Meng Luo had lowered his voice as he spoke.
Chu Li nodded. “Indeed, I’m looking for trouble.”
“Zhao Dahe, don’t a.s.sume that we have no way to deal with you!” Meng Luo retorted with a scoff.
Chu Li replied, “I know you guys have many ideas on how to frame me and set me up. So what!”
“You…” Meng Luo narrowed his eyes at him. “You better not ask for any more trouble!”
Chu Li laughed loudly. “What kind of trouble are you talking about? You should stop wasting my time here, or we can take this to the martial arts field right now. If I don’t manage to cripple your cultivation, my surname will no longer be Zhao!”
“You’re incapable of doing that!” Meng Luo taunted with a sneer.
Chu Li said, “Let’s compete using the Light Blade. Are you bold enough to accept my challenge?”
“Hmph!” Meng Luo laughed coldly and then turned to Qin Huaichuan to say, “Senior Brother Qin, I’ll bring you a new tray of food. Let’s go.”
With a dark expression on his handsome face, Qin Huaichuan glanced at Chu Li and muttered, “It seems like Junior Brother Zhao is planning to stand against me until the very end.”
Chu Li replied loudly, “Who are you that I should stand against you until the very end? You think rather highly of yourself. If I’m standing against you, I’ll be paying you respect you don’t deserve. I’ve already defeated you, so get lost!”
Chu Li had a scornful look on his face as he continued, “You’re just asking to be insulted here. You’re always thinking of ways to play dirty tricks on others. What a sneaky little sc.u.mbag. Do you really think you’re a great person? How shameless!”
The look on Qin Huaichuan’s handsome face grew even grimmer.
Song Donglin was secretly cheering at this sight but pretended to be ignorant of the situation.
Mo Cuicui interjected, “Zhao Dahe, you’re being too impudent!”
“I’m being impudent?” Chu Li turned to glare at her as he said coldly, “As a high and mighty Altar Leader, your father is not the slightest bit generous and open-minded. Instead, he is intent on finding fault with me, a lowly new disciple, by framing me and setting me up. What a rubbish Alter Leader he is. He’s clearly just a sc.u.mbag!”
“Zhao Dahe!” Mo Cuicui stood up abruptly. “How dare you speak so rudely of my father!”
“So what if I’m speaking rudely of him?” Chu Li retorted disdainfully. “He’s an Altar Leader who breaks the rules and bullies a lowly figure like me. Why can’t I call him names? Am I supposed to get down on my knees and thank him for doing harm to me instead?!”
Mo Cuicui screamed, “You…!”
Chu Li raised his voice as he spoke, “If you provoke me any further, I’ll request to meet the Saint at once and confront him directly in front of her. Let’s see if he’s able to conceal his deeds from the Saint!”
Mo Cuicui raised a finger at him in warning but felt rather afraid.
The Saint had always been able to clearly grasp the thoughts of others, so none of their schemes could ever escape her notice. If Zhao Dahe were to confront her father in front of the Saint, the Saint would never let her father off the hook so easily!
Then, Chu Li pointed at Qin Huaichuan and shouted, “As for you, Qin Huaichuan, just because you were able to play some petty tricks on me and plot against me, you’ve been secretly feeling delighted at your cleverness and indulging in self-delusion. What a joke. Would you be bold enough to meet the Saint with me and say that you didn’t set me up in front of her?!”
“Why wouldn’t I!” Qin Huaichuan replied indifferently.
Chu Li replied, “Good!”
He took out a white jade tag from his inner pocket and proclaimed, “This jade tag was given to me personally by the Saint after I performed a great meritorious deed. I can use this jade tag to request to meet the Saint. Qin Huaichuan, do you still dare to come and meet the Saint with me!”
Qin Huaichuan held Chu Li’s gaze sternly as if trying to tell whether he was bluffing or telling the truth.
Chu Li laughed coldly and said, “You’re not that bold. You’re only good at playing petty tricks. Do you really think you can fool the Saint?”
Qin Huaichuan scoffed and muttered, “How ridiculous!”
Chu Li curled his lip and said, “Very well then. I shall request to meet the Saint and confront you in front of her. I’ll bring up what has happened with Cui Da as well and we’ll settle everything once and for all!”
Right after he finished speaking, he stood up and walked away.
“Wait!” Qin Huaichuan called out.
Chu Li turned around and glared at him while laughing derisively. “What do you have to say now, Qin Huaichuan!”
Qin Huaichuan took a deep breath and then shook his head as he replied, “There’s no need to bother the Saint with such a trivial matter. The Saint has to attend to numerous affairs every day. We shouldn’t disturb her.”
Judging from Chu Li’s expression, Qin Huaichuan could tell that he had not been bluffing. It appeared that Qin Huaichuan had messed with the wrong person this time. No one had expected the Saint to value this outer mountain disciple so much to the extent of giving him this jade tag!
Chu Li laughed. “You’re scared now. You’re afraid of being found out!”
Qin Huaichuan said, “It’s better to resolve enmity than to let it fester. I think it would be better for us to bury the hatchet and mind our own business from now on!”
Chu Li snickered. “You’re quite a delusional guy. I was driven out of the Sutra Library and sent to the Spirit Medicine Nursery all because of the false charges you made against me. Am I supposed to just forget about that and obediently accept my current situation as you’ve asked? Who do you think you are!”
“Fine then. What do you want?” Qin Huaichuan huffed and said, “I’ll make up for it.”
“The Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture!” Chu Li demanded after exhaling sharply.
“Never!” Qin Huaichuan replied firmly with a scoff.
Chu Li turned around and started walking away once more.
“Wait!” Qin Huaichuan anxiously said.
Chu Li turned back to look at him.
Qin Huaichuan knitted his brows together and said, “Ask for something else!”
“Hmph, I’ll ask for something else then. Get me back to the Sutra Library!” Chu Li laughed scornfully.
Qin Huaichuan shook his head and said, “I don’t have the authority to do that.”
Although he had succeeded in framing Zhao Dahe, it had been possible only because of his careful planning and execution. He had to do it in a way that even the torture chamber would not find any proof of him framing Zhao Dahe.
Nonetheless, this was the Great Light Peak after all. There were strict rules to abide by in this place, and it was almost impossible to break any rule without being found out. He had already been pus.h.i.+ng the limits with what he had done. It would be impossible for him to change the decision of the torture chamber as he wished.
It seemed as though the torture chamber had not been looking into the matter at all. This made him rather uneasy so he had to let go of the rest of his plans.
Chu Li scoffed and said, “In that case, it’ll have to be the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture!”
“Ask for something else!” Qin Huaichuan huffed.
Chu Li turned around to leave again.
“Wait!” Qin Huaichuan called out once more.
As Meng Luo watched Qin Huaichuan being driven into a corner, he clenched his jaws and ground his teeth in fury. Meng Luo wished he could slap Chu Li to death.
Chu Li let out a scornful laugh and said, “A wise person should know when to give in when the situation calls for it. Do you still believe that you have a choice here?”
“… Fine.” Qin Huaichuan slowly nodded as he replied, “Well then, I shall transmit the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture to you!”
“You better not think of playing any tricks!” Chu Li warned. “If you transmit the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture to me, I’ll drop the matter. Otherwise, I’ll take this into account as well. In that case, both you and Altar Leader Mo will have nowhere to hide!”
“No problem. I will transmit the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture to you!” Qin Huaichuan huffed.
Chu Li replied, “When will that be!”
“I can do it now,” Qin Huaichuan said. “Let’s go to the martial arts field.”
“Sure.” Chu Li nodded.
Mo Cuicui was shocked, prompting her to ask, “Senior Brother Qin, are you really going to transmit the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture to him?”
Qin Huaichuan muttered, “Since he asked for it, why shouldn’t I transmit it to him! He’s not the only one who has asked for it anyway!”
“But…” Mo Cuicui hesitated.
Qin Huaichuan said, “It’s not like no one else here has tried to cultivate the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture. None of them have been able to figure out how to cultivate it so he won’t manage to do so either!”