Free Web NovelChapter 1698: Chapter 1695: Aren’t You Afraid I’ll Eat You?
Li Chen noticed a hint of anger on Snow Princess’s charming face, so he raised his wine cup and smiled, saying, "Care for a drink?"
Looking at the wine cup passed by Li Chen, Snow Princess thought, I’ll consider this your apology drink to me.
With that thought, her mood lifted significantly. She reached out to take the wine cup and, with her snow-white neck raised, drank it all in one go.
She couldn’t hold her liquor, and with that cup, her charming face turned slightly crimson.
Her bright, watery eyes were also filled with a hint of intoxication.
"Do you really intend to kill Zhai Xingzi?"
Li Chen nodded and replied, "Of course, why else would I be here?"
Although a bit tipsy, Snow Princess was still very clear-headed.
She composed herself and asked, "Do you even know how terrifying Zhai Xingzi’s power is?"
Li Chen didn’t answer this question.
Instead, he quietly waited for Snow Princess to continue.
As expected, seeing Li Chen remain silent, Snow Princess continued on her own, "Zhai Xingzi stepped into the Late Mahayana Stage ten thousand years ago. Now, he’s already reached the Late Stage of Mahayana Perfection. If not for the Heavenly Dao’s restraint, he would have long ascended to immortality!"
Snow Princess’s answer didn’t surprise Li Chen.
In fact, before coming here, Long Ming had warned him.
What Long Ming said at that time was essentially the same as what Snow Princess was saying now.
After Snow Princess finished speaking, seeing Li Chen remain silent, she naturally assumed he was frightened and smiled slightly.
"What’s wrong, are you scared?"
Not waiting for Li Chen’s answer, Snow Princess continued to speak on her own.
"But being afraid of Zhai Xingzi isn’t really something shameful. Don’t say you’re scared; among all the cultivators in these millions of realms around here, who isn’t afraid of Zhai Xingzi?"
"If I were you, I wouldn’t confront Zhai Xingzi now. Instead, I’d look for a Creation Land and cultivate diligently. After my cultivation breaks through, I’d seek him out then. This way, your chances of winning would increase by at least twenty percent!"
Hearing Snow Princess’s words, Li Chen smiled nonchalantly.
"Even if he hasn’t yet ascended to immortality, and even if he had, killing him wouldn’t be difficult for me. At most, it would just require a bit more effort!"
This statement from Li Chen sobered Snow Princess up quite a bit.
"You can kill a transcending immortal?"
Li Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "That’s not important. What you need to know is that I can kill Zhai Xingzi right now!"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s answer, Snow Princess was momentarily stunned and said, "If that’s the case, then why come to me? Why not just charge into Xingyun Hall? Zhai Xingzi is said to usually reside on the seventh floor of the Star-Picking Tower. You should find him there easily!"
Li Chen smiled calmly and said, "Before killing Zhai Xingzi, I want to clear out his minions to avoid any hindrance at that time!"
Hearing Li Chen’s response, Snow Princess was taken aback.
"Minions?"
Li Chen nodded and replied, "I mean those Elders of Xingyun Hall!"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s explanation, Snow Princess was momentarily stunned.
Then, she couldn’t help but laugh, covering her mouth with amusement.
"Hehe, any Elder of Xingyun Hall is a top-level power capable of dominating a domain and overlooking countless nations. How is it that, in your words, they’ve become minions? If they heard this, they’d probably die of anger without you even lifting a finger!"
Hearing Snow Princess’s words, Li Chen couldn’t help but smile slightly.
"If they could die from anger, that would save me the trouble of doing it myself!"
After a couple of jokes, Li Chen began to reveal his true intent.
He looked at Snow Princess and asked, "Snow Princess, do you know how many cultivators above the Mahayana Realm are there in Xingyun Hall?"
Snow Princess pondered for a moment, twirling her delicately carved chin with her fingers, and said, "I’m not sure of the exact number, but it’s no less than a couple dozen!"
"There are seven people alone who are above the Middle Mahayana Stage, that is, elder-level figures!"
With Elder Zhang, Chen Yanshou, and Elder Wuo gone, that leaves only four.
As for the others, since they haven’t made it to the elder level, their cultivation is, at best, in the Early Mahayana, which isn’t much of a concern.
The current pressing task is to eliminate these four Middle Mahayana elders before facing Zhai Xingzi in a life-and-death duel.
With this in mind, Li Chen further inquired, "Do you know if these elder-level experts of Xingyun Hall are still in Xingyun City?"
Snow Princess thought for a moment and shook her head, saying, "A few days ago, five elders from Xingyun Hall left the city together. Two went southeast and three went northwest."
Hearing Snow Princess’s words, Li Chen instinctively glanced southeast.
That was the direction of the Divine Dragon Sect.
It seems those two were likely Elder Wuo and Elder Zhang, whom I killed at the Divine Dragon Sect.
Thinking of this, Li Chen glanced northwest.
That was the direction where I killed Chen Yanshou.
It seems that, after learning Chen Yanshou’s soul token shattered, Zhai Xingzi sent these three elders to investigate the so-called truth of Chen Yanshou’s demise, didn’t he?
With this in mind, Li Chen continued to ask, "How many days have they been gone?"
Snow Princess extended five delicate, jade-like fingers and said, "Five whole days!"
Li Chen nodded, wearing a thoughtful expression.
Seeing Li Chen’s demeanor, Snow Princess casually asked, "Are you planning to kill them?"
Li Chen didn’t conceal his intentions at all.
"Yes, if they don’t die, I can’t face Zhai Xingzi with peace of mind!"
Snow Princess, somewhat concerned for Li Chen’s safety, asked with a hint of concern, "The elders of Xingyun Hall are all in the Middle Mahayana. Moreover, there are three of them together. Can you handle them alone?"
To Snow Princess’s question, Li Chen didn’t answer directly but smiled lightly.
"Women shouldn’t say whatever!"
"Uh?"
Why shouldn’t women say whatever?
What’s that supposed to mean?
Li Chen’s response completely caught Snow Princess off guard, leaving her bewildered and feeling a bit foolish.
However, Snow Princess was a clever girl.
Soon, she understood the meaning behind Li Chen’s words.
Instantly, her charming face flushed a shade of shy red, and she feigned anger, saying, "You’re really a playboy!"
Li Chen gave Snow Princess a mischievous smile and said, "Since you know I’m a playboy, aren’t you afraid I’ll eat you up for coming here?"
As he spoke, Li Chen mimicked a hungry wolf pouncing, startling Snow Princess into a shiver.
When she realized Li Chen was joking, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes dramatically at him.
Then, her clear, watery eyes rippled with a hint of cunning, and with a teasing tone, she said:
"Haha, I’m just afraid you wouldn’t dare?"
