Chapter 84: Can You Afford to Play or Not

Seeing Ding Hao in a daze, the Young Master Piaoling's eyes shot out a bright and unusual light, and he spoke in a low, deep voice, "Ding Hao, that red silk can be so obedient, what kind of ordinary treasure is it? Even our spirit weapons can't compare! What is it exactly, you better tell me honestly!"

Ding Hao's mind was muddled, and he was about to tell the truth.

But at that moment, he heard a voice in his ear, "Drink to the music, how long is life? With a calm mind, free from dust."

It was the ninth servant inside the Star Absorption Stone, calming Ding Hao's mind.

Hearing this, Ding Hao was startled awake, and he was furious. This young immortal master had used a soul-calming technique without any warning, trying to pry into his secrets!

Ding Hao had many secrets and was most afraid of people prying into them, so his anger surged.

After being soul-calmed, his eyes were dazed, but when he woke up, they clearly brightened. Ding Hao couldn't pretend to be confused, so he stared at Young Master Piaoling and replied, "The red silk is just red silk, an ordinary treasure. There's nothing to say about it."

Young Master Piaoling was surprised to see him wake up from his soul-calming technique. He knew that this technique was effective even on early-stage Qi Cultivators, so how could Ding Hao escape?

However, using the soul-calming technique to pry into others' secrets was not honorable, so he didn't pursue it further and said, "Where is the red silk? Take it out and show me."

The biggest mystery now was the red silk. Ordinary treasures were like the Spirit Finger Ring, which became powerful when infused with spirit energy. Of course, there were also high-end ordinary treasures like the Monkey Tail Sword, but they were rare. Moreover, this red silk was too intelligent, which made Young Master Piaoling suspicious.

The red silk was a demon vine, and Ding Hao couldn't take it out.

"Master Immortal, the red silk is half inside the Purple Ape of the Mystic Cloud. Later, the giant beast suddenly went berserk and escaped, taking my ordinary treasure with it." Ding Hao then said to Chai Jin, "Lord Chai, I have suffered such a great loss. Is it too much to ask for a little gratitude fee from them?"

"Was the red silk taken away?" Young Master Piaoling's face changed. He didn't believe Ding Hao's explanation and suspected there was something hidden that Ding Hao didn't want to reveal.

He then said with a dark face, "Let me see your storage bag."

Ding Hao's face also turned dark as he replied, "Master Immortal, what do you mean? Did I really save them wrongly? You rushed here from the Nine Provinces Academy, not eager to kill the giant ape and save the disciples, but instead suspect the one who did the deed. I don't know what you mean."

Bai Tiancang slapped the armrest and shouted, "Speak more politely to Young Master Piaoling!"

Ding Hao said, "I'm just asking a question, nothing impolite. I hope Young Master Piaoling can give me an answer."

"I can give you an answer." Young Master Piaoling's eyes were cold, and a sneer played on his lips. "We came here to save people, but we also heard that a rebellious immortal master from the Upper Realm was active nearby! Given the huge gap in your cultivation and strength, I suspect you might have colluded with demons and devils, so I must check your storage bag! I'm being polite by asking you to hand it over. Do you want me to do it myself?"

His words were grand and no one could refuse.

Ding Hao nodded, "Fine, I'll show you!" He then unfastened his storage bag, didn't hand it to Young Master Piaoling, and directly dumped everything on the ground, shouting, "Since Master Immortal said so, I'll dump everything out. You can look all you want!"

He put his valuable items in the Star Absorption Stone's space, so there was nothing valuable in the storage bag. At a glance, there were no secrets.

However, this behavior offended Young Master Piaoling, whose face turned even darker. He asked again, "Where did you get your red silk ordinary treasure? Which store sold it to you?"

Ding Hao said, "It wasn't from a store. A few days ago, I met the notorious Mao Changhai from Yunzhou. We hit it off immediately, had a great conversation, and he gave me all his treasures, including the red silk."

Young Master Piaoling turned back and asked, "Who is Mao Changhai?"

Chai Jin said, "A contestant, killed by this Ding Hao."

Ding Hao immediately said angrily, "Lord Chai, speak the truth! Did I kill him? There were many witnesses at the time! Do you dare to call them out to confront me?"

Chai Jin's face turned red, and he said reluctantly, "Even if you didn't kill him with your own hands, he died because of you!"

Young Master Piaoling's face turned even darker, "So there's no one to testify?"

Ding Hao looked at him calmly, "I don't know what Young Master Piaoling wants to prove."

Young Master Piaoling suddenly slammed his chair and said angrily, "From the beginning, you've been lying! Tell me, what is the red silk really? Where did you hide it? And how did you know the Purple Ape of the Mystic Cloud's weakness was in its anus? And the most suspicious thing is, why did the strange giant beast that appeared later listen to you so well?"

Chai Binyue also jumped in, "Yes! The spirit beast that appeared later was clearly on your side! You command spirit beasts, you're a demon! A monster!"

Ding Hao gritted his teeth, "It seems good people can't do good deeds. I saved all of you, and now you come back with no words of thanks, but instead want to pin a crime on me, finding any excuse to do so!"

Bai Tiancang said, "Young Master, this boy is extremely cunning. We should take him down and use some means to see if he talks!"

"You!" Ding Hao was furious.

At this moment, he did have some means to fight back.

Fortunately, at this time, several fast horses galloped in, and Ling Yunxiao and Han Feixing returned.

"What happened here?" Ling Yunxiao saw Ding Hao's state and his face changed.

Someone then explained the situation, and Ling Yunxiao immediately became furious, "Isn't this repaying kindness with ingratitude? If it weren't for Ding Hao, Chai Jin, your son and daughter might have died! Now that Ding Hao has saved them, you repay him like this? Chai Jin, if you're this kind of person, don't come to me anymore!"

The Chai family had half of its territory in Wuzhou. If they offended Ling Yunxiao, life would be difficult. So Chai Jin said awkwardly, "This is the Master Immortal's interrogation, it has nothing to do with our Chai family."

Ling Yunxiao stood up for Ding Hao and said, "Master Immortals, let me ask you, did the Nine Provinces Academy send you here to save people or to investigate our Wuzhou geniuses? Now that you're here, you haven't saved anyone, but you're targeting our Wuzhou geniuses. I am very indignant!"

Bai Tiancang said angrily, "Ling Yunxiao, don't think just because you're the city lord, you can speak carelessly!"

Ling Yunxiao said, "Whether I'm the city lord or not isn't important! The key is that Ding Hao is a super-first-class genius, blessed by an immortal lady, with spirit energy reaching twenty meters high. I just received news that Vice Dean Min Zhengyuan has already reported his name to the Nine Provinces Academy, and he has been pre-determined as one of the academy's key protected disciples! If you want to interrogate him, you don't have the right!"

It turned out that after Ding Hao was falsely accused by the shopkeeper last time, Ling Yunxiao had contacted Min Zhengyuan. The "key protected disciples" were set up to protect super geniuses from jealousy and loss by people from other provinces. Min Zhengyuan had already applied for a position for Ding Hao.

If Young Master Piaoling wanted to move against Ding Hao, it would violate the academy's rules, and he would be punished upon return. Moreover, the bad news of his jealousy towards younger geniuses would spread.

"Key protection." Young Master Piaoling's face was dark.

Bai Tiancang whispered, "Why don't we find the Purple Ape of the Mystic Cloud first, and then come back with evidence?"

Young Master Piaoling's face changed, and he nodded, "That's a good idea."

The Purple Ape of the Mystic Cloud was a large creature, and they needed to see it alive or dead. Once found, they could analyze the wounds to find clues, and then Ding Hao would have nothing to say.

"We'll take our leave then!" Young Master Piaoling looked at Ding Hao with a dark face, took two subordinates, and mounted a flying sword to find the Purple Ape of the Mystic Cloud.

After they left, Chai Jin said, "City Lord Ling, City Lord Han, tell me, what's the point of this autumn hunt if Ding Hao has taken all the disciples' points?"

Han Feixing said, "Indeed, this is too much, it's insane!"

Ling Yunxiao, however, said coldly, "City Lord Han, do you remember? When we were discussing the rules, you proposed that the points on the waist badges could be transferred. You said this would ensure the survival of the fittest and select the true strong! Has City Lord Han forgotten already?"

"This..." Han Feixing's face was awkward.

Actually, Ding Hao mainly took points from Chai Shizi and the young prince, which didn't greatly affect Han Feixing's Yunzhou disciples. So he turned and said, "Lord Chai, City Lord Ling has a point. You should accept the loss."

Chai Jin almost fell to the ground, his face red, "But I only have one Bi Bo Pill, how can I give it to him?"

"So you're just unwilling to give up the Bi Bo Pill!" Ling Yunxiao was furious, grabbed Chai Jin, and stood at the edge of the platform, shouting, "Chai Jin, you set the rules, and you promised the reward! Now that your son didn't win, you're being unreasonable! Fine, no problem, just say to the thousand disciples below, 'I, Chai Jin, am going back on my word, I can't afford to play.' Then I, Ling Yunxiao, will do everything I can to find a Bi Bo Pill for you!"

"This..." Chai Jin's face was awkward. The Bi Bo Pill was valuable, but reneging in front of everyone would be embarrassing.

Seeing Chai Jin hesitate, Ling Yunxiao shouted, "Chai Jin, can you afford to play or not? If you can't, get lost!"

At this moment, Ding Hao was picking up the scattered items on the ground and said coldly, "If you don't have a big enough anus, don't take so many laxatives, what a joke!"

Chai Jin almost spat blood, his face red, and shouted, "What can't I afford! Brat, don't underestimate me! This Bi Bo Pill, I'll give it to you!"

Page break for ads

Page break for ads