Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Di Xiulan fell silent for a moment.
There were too many truths. She might not be able to accept them all at once, so it would be better to leave them for later and tell her slowly…
“The Evil Lord will only act if human lives are offered as sacrifice,” Di Xiulan said lightly after a while.
Ye Piaoling sucked in a cold breath.
She more or less understood now. The Three Po Souls of the Evil Lord had hidden themselves too deeply, and even Di Xiulan could do nothing about it. In other words, those dead disciples had essentially been cannon fodder used to lure the Evil Lord out of his hole!
Sacrificing the few for the sake of the greater good without hesitation-cruel, heartless, and very much in line with Di Xiulan’s style…
For a time, Ye Piaoling’s thoughts were in turmoil.
Over the years, countless commoners, soldiers, and cultivators had died because of Tianxie. They could die, but the second-generation heirs of the Tianwen Sect couldn’t?
Besides, most of the ones who had croaked this time were useless layabouts who had fled the moment things went wrong. Those who had worked together with everyone to fight the monsters might have been injured, but basically all survived…
At that thought, Ye Piaoling suddenly felt that something was very wrong with her.
-She was actually, without realizing it, finding excuses for this man’s cold-bloodedness?!
Di Xiulan looked at her. “What are you thinking about?”
Ye Piaoling was silent for a long time, then let out a long sigh.
“I’m thinking that you do have the tiniest bit of feeling for me… You don’t care whether anyone else lives or dies, but you still knew to leave me a strand of spiritual power for self-defense.”
Di Xiulan chuckled. “Though I may be cold, I do have my selfish motives.”
Ye Piaoling said, “So I should be thanking you, then!”
Her long-term sucker behavior of spending money at Chonghua Palace actually seemed worth being grateful for now?
Ye Piaoling asked, “Then what do you plan to do next? How are you going to deal with the Evil Lord?”
“Next, it is time to capture the Evil Lord’s Ghost Po.”
Di Xiulan smiled faintly. “Would you be willing to come ghost-hunting with me?”
Ye Piaoling asked, “To the canyon to catch a ghost?”
Di Xiulan nodded.
Ye Piaoling blinked. “Why bring me along? Your power is boundless, while I’m just a tiny shrimp. What use could I possibly be?”
Di Xiulan sighed softly and said, “Forbidden God Canyon is called Forbidden God because there is a small area inside where spiritual power cannot be used, and the Ghost Po is hiding there. Though my spiritual power is profound, my movement techniques are nothing impressive. When the time comes, I will need your protection.”
Ye Piaoling was stunned.
Come to think of it, she had never actually seen Di Xiulan fight.
He had spiritual power but no martial skills. Could it be that this guy’s fighting style was just standing completely still and blasting out giant waves of power?
If there were no giant waves to blast, then all that would be left was him standing there completely still…
Imagining that scene, Ye Piaoling couldn’t help bursting out with a “pfft” of laughter.
She raised her hand and patted Di Xiulan on the shoulder. “So you want me to be your bodyguard, huh? Fine. How are you paying me?”
“Once we return, you may sleep in my bed for free.”
“For free?! What’s the time limit? How long can I sleep there for free?”
“For the rest of your life.”
“Whoa! Really?”
“Yes.”
“!!!”
Ye Piaoling was instantly overjoyed.
Now that was a payment she could work with!
She swallowed and said with a happy smile, “Actually, it doesn’t need to be that long. Letting me sleep there for a few dozen more days would be enough.”
Di Xiulan’s tone was indifferent. “It was originally one thousand a night. Now that it is suddenly free, if I were you, I would sleep there for as long as possible. That would be the best bargain.”
Ye Piaoling froze. “Holy crap, what you said makes so much sense!”
It felt like every night she slept there from now on, she would be saving a thousand coins!
She was getting a deal. A huge deal!
Ye Piaoling slapped the table. “Fine! I’m sleeping at your place for the rest of my life!”
Di Xiulan smiled faintly, hiding all merit and fame.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Piaoling asked again, “Oh right, aside from the two of us, is anyone else coming to the canyon this time?”
Di Xiulan said, “For the needs of the mission, I selected three others.”
Ye Piaoling’s eyes lit up. Right, they were going to a canyon. Of course they needed a five-person party!
She immediately asked curiously, “What about the other three teammates? Who did you choose?”