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Jie Jin’an clasped his hands on his back and said, “That’s because I’m from the Great Abyss Land’s Pillar of Destruction!”
Lu Zhou looked at Jie Jin’an, slightly surprised. During their journey to and in the Great Abyss Land, apart from the Three-headed tribesmen, they only saw fierce beasts and the Feather tribesmen. They did not encounter any humans at all. He did not expect Jie Jin‘an to have come from the Great Abyss
Land.
Jie Jin‘an added, “Not only that, but the so-called message from the White Emperor was my attempt to mislead Elder Ming De. Otherwise, it would’ve been difficult for you to leave the Great Abyss Land’s Pillar of Destruction.”
As it tumed out, Jie Jin‘an was helping them from behind the scenes.
“Don’t thank me. I’ve always been magnanimous. Although you treated me like a villain, I won’t hold it against you. However, it’d be good if you can apologize to me,” Jie Jin’an said.
Lu Zhou frowned slightly. He did feel slightly apologetic in his heart, but as soon as he heard these words, that feeling vanished immediately. He asked, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Elder Ming De about this?”
“Huh?” Jie Jin’an was stunned. He seemed to realize now that he had been stupid and handed the evidence over to Lu Zhou. His eyes widened slightly as he asked, “You can’t be so ungrateful, right?”
“You should know what kind of person I am,” Lu Zhou replied tonelessly.
Jie Jin‘an’s expression changed before he forced a smile on his face and said, “I was just joking! It doesn’t matter if you apologize or not. Let’s get down to business. I didn’t expect you to come to the Great Abyss Land. You’re really too bold!”
Lu Zhou said, “Going to the Great Land Abyss’ Pillar of Destruction had always been part of my plan.”
Jie Jin‘an said, “You’re lucky. If I wasn’t curious when I heard the White Emperor’s people had come, I wouldn’t have known it was you. That Elder Ming De isn’t simple. He’s the Feather tribe’s strongest Dao Saint. Hong Jian was Elder Ming De’s number one henchman. He did all of Elder Ming De’s dirty
work. Now that Hong Jian is dead, you have to be careful.”
Lu Zhou said confidently, “If he dares come to me, I’ll make sure he never returns!”
Jie Jin’an nodded. “I didn’t expect your cultivation to improve so much. Oh, right, the damaged Divine Soul Pearl is useless.”
Lu Zhou brought out the dim Divine Soul Pearl. He could not sense any energy from it.
Jie Jin‘an said, “Hong Jian released all the energy in the pearl, and yet, he still couldn’t kill you. If he was still alive, he could’ve reactivated the pearl. What a pity.”
Crack!
As soon as Jie Jin‘an’s voice fell, the Divine Soul Pearl shattered.
Lu Zhou looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and recalled Hong Jian’s final words. Then, when he thought about how Jie Jin’an had helped him gratuitously, he could not help but doubt his identity. Previously, everyone had mistaken him for Lu Tiantong. No matter how hard he tried to correct
them, they did not believe him. In the end, he was too lazy to be bothered. Now, it seemed like his identity had changed again.
From Ying Gou in the Emperor Emeritus’ mausoleum to Jie Jin’an to Hong Jian, they seemed to have misunderstood him.
Ji Tiandao, Lu Tiantong, and the zombie king, Ying Gou, had one thing in common; all of them tried to open up a new cultivation path.
Lu Zhou wondered if it was because he cultivated the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Writing that his opponents all had a misunderstanding?
At this time, Jie Jin’an looked at Little Yuan’er and said, “Girl, I didn’t expect the Great Abyss Land’s Pillar of Destruction to recognize you. Congratulations.”
Little Yuan’er said, uncharacteristically polite, “Thank you for saving me earlier.”
Jie Jin‘an looked delighted. He waved his hand and said, “It’s just a small matter. Your master and I… Uh, never mind, I don’t know him. In any case, a hero cherishes other heroes. It’s only right that I save you.”
Lu Zhou naturally did not believe Jie Jin’an. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Nonetheless, there was no denying that Jie Jin‘an had helped him a lot. If Jie Jin’an had any evil intentions, he had plenty of chances earlier to kill him or even take Little Yuan’er away. Hence, he said, “Alright,
if you have any requests, you can state them.”
“Really?!” Jie Jin‘an’s eyes lit up immediately.
“Of course.”
“What if my request is excessive?”
“As long as it’s within my capabilities,” Lu Zhou said faintly.
“That’s great. Can I make this request at a later date?” Jie Jin’an asked.
“Yes.”
‘If you respect me, I’ll return the favor.
Jie Jin’an was overjoyed when he heard Lu Zhou’s reply. “A gentleman’s words are binding!”
“Tm not a gentleman, but I won’t go back on my words.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Jie Jin’an nodded happily.
Little Yuan’er muttered, “Master, why do I feel this person is a little cunning?”
In fact, Jie Jin’an’s current expression did look a little cunning.
Jie Jin’an said, “Girl, you’ve been recognized by the Great Abyss Land’s Pillar of Destruction. Your name will definitely resound in the cultivation world in the future! You have to remember to help your master.”
After a while, as though he recalled something, Jie Jin’an asked, “When did you get in touch with the White Emperor?”
“Tm not familiar with the White Emperor at all,” Lu Zhou replied honestly.
Jie Jin’an gave Lu Zhou a thumbs-up. ‘You’re really amazing! You can even deceive those at the Great Abyss Land using the White Emperor!”
Then, Jie Jin‘an looked to the left and right, studying the four Feather tribesmen’s corpses before he said, “It’s getting late. Ming De definitely won’t let Hong Jian die in vain. He’s a Dao Saint so you have to be careful. I left the pillar this time so he’ll definitely be suspicious of me. I won’t be seeing you for a
period of time.”
“Alright,” Lu Zhou said.
Jie Jin‘an looked at Little Yuan’er and said, “Since you’ve been recognized by the Pillar of Destruction, you should cultivate diligently. Farewell.”
Swoosh!
Jie Jin‘an shot up into the sky and flew toward the Great Abyss Land. In just a blink of an eye, he disappeared into the horizon…
