Chapter 243: Triggering a Side Quest
Inside the room, the bearded man sat upright, showing none of the dazed expression he had initially.
The scantily clad girl on the bed had also long since exited the door.
Chu Xingchen's gaze was fixed tightly on the bearded man before him.
[Target: Zhao Yang]
[Cultivation: Golden Core Mid-stage]
[Blue Entry: Acting Cleverly]
[White Entry: Average Aptitude]
[White Entry: Natural Optimism]
[Black Entry: Timely Pleasure]
[Does not meet apprentice acceptance conditions.]
Speaking solely of the Blue Entry "Acting Cleverly," he could indeed be considered a good hand at gathering intelligence.
It was just that this "Timely Pleasure" entry really made it hard for one to keep a straight face.
Zhao Yang looked at Chu Xingchen, whose aura was completely restrained and revealed not a trace of fluctuation. That plain and unadorned punch just now had caught him completely off guard.
Without a doubt, a big shot had arrived this time!
Zhao Yang directly forgot about being punched earlier; although his left eye socket was still stinging, it did not hinder his tone of longing as he said:
"I wonder which Peak the Senior comes from..."
Chu Xingchen did not wait for Zhao Yang to finish speaking and directly took out the token Bai Xuanling gave him from his spatial ring.
Zhao Yang looked at the token before him, and soon the image of Bai Xuanling with a fierce look in her eyes surfaced in his mind.
Tsk... I didn't expect Tianyan Sect to be prepared to use lethal force this time.
This matter shouldn't have reached this level, right? Has Tianyan Sect defined the nature of the case so firmly so quickly?
Chu Xingchen put away the token: "She said to come here and listen to your news, so I knew what to do."
"I'm not entirely clear about the specific situation either..." Zhao Yang had just started speaking when he saw Chu Xingchen reveal an unfriendly expression.
Clearly, this big shot was very dissatisfied with this sentence.
But Zhao Yang hurriedly spoke to compensate: "There is reliable news that Wuxuan Temple is engaging in some Incense Divine Path here. The commotion has been huge lately, and I heard something is not quite right."
Chu Xingchen frowned slightly and asked: "Does Wuxuan Temple have a relationship with Tianyan Sect?"
"No... after all, this is Taidao Sect's territory. Wuxuan Temple is associated with Taidao Sect." Zhao Yang whispered, "Some intelligence says Taidao Sect seems to be involved too, but the source of this news is somewhat nonsensical."
"After all, as one of the Eighteen Immortal Sects of Central State, for Taidao Sect to personally participate in this matter would actually lose them a lot of points. If it was tacitly approved in secret, I would find it more credible."
"Currently, there is at least no concrete intelligence of Taidao Sect's participation."
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly: "Then she sent me here, what does she intend for me to do?"
Zhao Yang was stunned upon hearing this. What else can the Living Yama of Central State make you do?
Surely she didn't send you here to chat with them?
"Judging by that big shot's style..."
Zhao Yang stretched out his hand and gently touched his neck, casting a look that said "you understand."
Chu Xingchen was instantly speechless. What was all this? He thought it was some secret realm or something where he could perform well, but instead, they started talking about some Incense Divine Path as soon as he arrived.
Leaving aside how to divide this thing forty-sixty, just hearing about it makes one feel it is not worth much money, and it is definitely not what Chu Xingchen needs.
Even a ninety-ten split would be useless to Chu Xingchen.
So one wonders, where did Bai Xuanling get the confidence that he would choose to accept this mission instead of going back after coming here?
Moreover, he was sent here just to be a pure butcher.
Chu Xingchen looked at Chen Baiqing and asked: "We'll wander around for two days and then go back to pick you up..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Xingchen looked toward the door, his expression becoming slightly serious.
Soon, the room's door was not knocked on, but was directly kicked open.
A young man wearing light blue warrior attire walked into the room with an angry expression:
"Jixiang, why is the intelligence you gave eighty percent wrong? Tell me, is your intelligence gathering entirely based on guessing?!"
The youth who stepped into the door quickly locked his gaze onto Chu Xingchen, and then turned his gaze to Zhao Yang.
Chu Xingchen looked over.
[Target: Chen Mouguang]
[Cultivation: Nascent Soul Mid-stage]
[Purple Entry: Decent Aptitude]
[Blue Entry: Agile Mind]
[Blue Entry: Steady]
[White Entry: Decisive in Affairs]
[Does not meet apprentice acceptance conditions.]
Zhao Yang looked at the two men's expressions of not knowing each other and also felt it was strange, asking:
"Didn't you two come from the same place? Don't you know each other?"
Chen Mouguang heard this and looked at Chu Xingchen. He glanced left and right and only found him unfamiliar. However, Tianyan Sect is so big, there are always people he doesn't know.
But it is rare for someone in the entire Tianyan Sect not to know him. Chen Mouguang couldn't probe Chu Xingchen's aura, and his cultivation was deeper than his own.
Could he be external aid?
Or was Jixiang fooled?
Chen Mouguang recalled the dogshit intelligence Jixiang had given him and instantly felt the second possibility was greater.
Chu Xingchen saw Chen Mouguang's slightly suspicious gaze and very consciously took out Bai Xuanling's token again.
Sometimes, if one can avoid speaking, one should, especially when things are a bit ridiculous.
Chen Mouguang's expression instantly softened after seeing the token.
This token is great; it directly brought him a violent god of slaughter!
Chen Mouguang sighed heavily and began speaking like pouring beans:
"Finally someone is here. I sent out the request for aid over a month ago, and there was no news at all. I suspected whether the higher-ups planned to give up on this target."
"You came at just the right time. If it were any later, we wouldn't even be able to figure out the soup base."
"This Incense Divine Path isn't the low-quality version like the Wish Power before; this time, it seems they have really figured it out."
"Besides our Tianyan Sect, people from a few other Eighteen Immortal Sects might have arrived, but I don't know the scale or what they know."
"However, there is bad news. Taidao Sect seems to be considering whether to pave the way for the Incense Divine Path and seems prepared to send people to participate personally."
"After all, this is Taidao Sect's territory. If we want to figure out the situation, we must obtain the intelligence or key items we want before Taidao Sect figures it out."
"If we really wait for Taidao Sect to get involved, even Tianyan Sect won't be able to scoop up anything anymore."
Chu Xingchen looked at Chen Mouguang with a slightly surprised gaze.
Compared to Zhao Yang's vague words, this Chen Mouguang had explained things much more clearly.
After seeing Qinghe, that top-quality flood dragon of Tianyan Sect, meeting such a normal person really made one look at him with new respect.
It's just that...
Chu Xingchen shrugged his shoulders and said: "You misunderstood, I am not here to support you. I am just strolling around. I will convey the intelligence that you need support."
Chen Mouguang was stunned upon hearing this, and his gaze turned to Zhao Yang—what is this situation?
Zhao Yang could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. No matter who it was, he couldn't afford to offend either of these two big shots.
Chu Xingchen did not hesitate much and prepared to take Chen Baiqing away.
"Wait!" Chen Mouguang saw that Chu Xingchen really seemed prepared to turn around and leave. Gritting his teeth, he took out a pale yellow seal from his spatial ring.
Chu Xingchen's departing footsteps instantly paused.
[Triggering Side Quest!]
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