Backing Up My Junior
“Not bad! You’re better than your average alchemist, huh?” applauded He Liankong, gliding over to give Mu Yu his signature icy shoulder pat.
“Your femur deserves the credit.”
“Have alchemists overcome the issues wood residue cause? Otherwise, you’re ridiculously nimble!” He Liankong checked Mu Yu out and noted, “I’m just discovering that your body isn’t designed to be an alchemist.”
“I am a combat alchemist. Alchemists nowadays are split into the healing type and combat type,” Mu Yu made up.
“Ah, I see.”
“Elder, have you heard anything from Ghost Gate?”
“No. I can’t peek into Gui Yuzi’s territory. I don’t know what he led his juniors here for when there’s no way of leaving. Is he just lulling them in to keep him company until they die or something?”
“Elder, I do not recall you worrying about me being stuck on this island.”
“I didn’t summon you here, though!”
Mu Yu palmed his face in defeat. Sensing a nefarious aura behind him, Mu Yu spun around and taunted, “I thought you were too chicken to show your face around here.”
Gui Yeming snubbed Mu Yu even though he would’ve loved to kill Mu Yu and snatch the femur in the latter’s bone already. Besides the island’s restrictions, nevertheless, He Liankong was superior to him.
“He Liankong, keep your junior in line. Listen to the uncouth stuff he is spouting all the time,” commented Gui Yuzi, stealing a gander at the soul item in Mu Yu’s hold.
“Mind your own business. In fact, your people are openly expressing hostility every time they see Mu Yu. You think I’m blind?” warned He Liankong, glaring Gui Yeming’s way.
Gui Yuzi smiled. “Let’s put that aside for now. I’d like to discuss something with you?”
“And that is?”
“The fiend king’s imperial city.”
“Ocean Archfiend’s imperial city?”
“Yes. Reverend Xuan Jizi gave you the key when he left. I know you want Mu Yu to enter to find a method of controlling Fiend-Sealing Pagoda and remove the domain. I’ve always been against. Now, however…”
“You finally thought it through after leading your juniors here?” sarcastically questioned He Liankong.
“Reverend Xuan Jizi turned the city into his tomb and left his inheritance in the city. You can’t let Mu Yu hog all the inheritance, can you?”
“Your point? You want to let one of your juniors enter, as well?”
“Indeed. In Reverend Xuan Jizi’s words, ‘Anyone who comes to the island may take the inheritance if they are lucky.’ Therefore, we can send some people in. The luckier man shall obtain the inheritance.”
“You think I was born yesterday? What luck? You’d just kill Mu Yu as soon as they went in.”
“Okay, what do you want, then? Either they enter together or our juniors can remain on this island for eternity.”
“Since you want to also send someone in, send someone with cultivation equal to Mu Yu’s. That way, nobody is at a disadvantage.”
“I must enter,” asserted Gui Yeming.
“You can stay outside.”
“Old Man, you think you’re tough? If it wasn’t for Elder Gui Yuzi talking me out of it, I’d show you up. I happen to be an expert on dealing with souls!”
He Liankong grabbed the air, creating an explosion that lulled over spots of white light to form a hand. Gui Yeming moulded ghost qi then tried to strike back, only for the white light to disperse his ghost qi. He Liankong carried his momentum through, capturing Gui Yeming with a vice-like grip.
“You’ll show who up?”
He Liankong gave Gui Yeming a squeeze, cracking the latter’s bones.
“He Liankong, release him.”
“Keep your junior in line. The next time he disrespects me, I’ll send you his corpse!” He Liankong threatened, hurling Gui Yeming into a small mountain, thereby burying the latter under shattered rocks.
Gui Yuzi had no intention of avenging Gui Yeming, who he already warned not to take the souls on the island lightly, as he felt the latter deserved it. Still, he could lose a battle but not without a fight. “It’s acceptable for your junior to speak impudently, yet my junior can’t?”
“I’m backing up my junior, so he can say whatever he wants but not your juniors,” responded He Liankong, giving Mu Yu a wink, much to the latter’s delight.
“Does that mean you refuse to work together? If that is the case, I’ll just have to kill your junior!”
Gui Yuzi fired black soul energy to take Mu Yu hostage; however, energy inside He Liankong’s bone deflected it. He Liankong laughed from Mu Yu’s side, mocking Gui Yuzi.
So he also gave me his soul item to protect me. This geezer sure is thorough, thought Mu Yu, smiling.
Gui Yuzi took out his soul item, a skull. “Even if I can’t hurt your junior, you know I can stop him from entering the city, don’t you? In the worst-case scenario, we all go down together.”
When Reverend Xuan Jizi gave He Liankong the key to the city, he granted the other three leaders the ability to seal the city, avoiding any leader abusing his authority. Gui Yuzi’s skull was his key for sealing the city temporarily.
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