Berserk God of War-Chapter 1572: With Her Here, Safety Is Assured
Duanmu Chun was momentarily speechless, then hurriedly changed his words, "It’s nothing, really, there’s no other way I can think of."
After a few vague sentences, he found an excuse to disappear from the presence of Sikong Jing and Yue Xi, naturally heading in the direction of the Old Woman.
Watching Duanmu Chun’s departing figure, Yao Yulou questioned suspiciously, "Brother Duanmu, why does he seem so strange as well?"
Until now, Yao Yulou hadn’t realized that the Old Woman was actually Venerable Ba Lian, nor had he interacted with her.
The Old Woman’s arrival at the Yao Residence was naturally arranged by Duanmu Chun, as he didn’t handle it himself.
Sikong Jing smiled from across, "Duanmu Dabajue just wanted to say that we don’t need to leave because Venerable Ba Lian has arrived."
Upon hearing these words, Yao Yulou was stunned on the spot, then he figured something out and looked towards the direction of the Old Woman...
Sikong Jing immediately said, "Uncle Yao, don’t look, or you’ll be discovered by Venerable Ba Lian. Right now, she is a strong master at the Emperor Martial Peak stage, beyond the Venerable level, and she doesn’t want us to know of her existence."
Yao Yulou immediately understood upon hearing, quickly retracting his gaze.
Then he froze, murmuring, "No wonder the Four Great Devils suddenly came into the world. Previously, I was puzzled about how Brother Duanmu contacted the old subordinates of Soul Dominator Venerable out of the blue; turns out it was arranged by Venerable Ba Lian."
Upon saying this, he looked at Sikong Jing and asked, "You say Venerable Ba Lian has surpassed the Venerable level?"
Sikong Jing nodded lightly and then began to recount the series of strange things that happened after encountering the Old Woman in the Chaotic District.
To ignore the Great Array and enter the Chaotic District, she must have reached the last Great Realm of the Emperor Martial stage.
Listening to Sikong Jing’s account, even with Yao Yulou’s cautious mind, he was at a loss, frowning as he said, "Why would Venerable Ba Lian set so many obstacles when you were saving Tie Saintess?"
In response, Sikong Jing could only smile bitterly...
"I don’t know either, can’t figure out why."
"While in the Chaotic District, I only guessed the Old Woman was a super strong one with no hostility, but couldn’t be completely sure it was Venerable Ba Lian, and even suspected if she was the Old Monster from Sacred Canggu Peak."
"But with the appearance of the Four Great Devils, I could finally confirm it."
"Perhaps, she was merely testing my adaptability."
No matter how much Sikong Jing tried to think, he would never imagine that Venerable Ba Lian would be idly doubtful about his relationship with Tie Ti’er, thus wanting to test if he had genuine feelings for women...
The corners of Yao Yulou’s mouth twitched at such a thought; obviously, that’s all he could come up with.
"No, if she was testing your abilities, she has already tested them; then why does she still remain hidden?"
Yao Yulou was once again completely bewildered, feeling that the situation was full of oddities.
Moreover, should Venerable Ba Lian reveal herself to hold the ground, they indeed wouldn’t need to hurriedly leave overnight.
They could even set various traps for those with ill intentions.
"This I can’t figure out either; maybe Venerable Ba Lian still wants to test me on something else."
This time, Sikong Jing guessed exactly right.
But he still couldn’t guess what exactly she wanted to test: "Another possibility is that Venerable Ba Lian might not want to expose her true realm for the time being."
"In any case, since she doesn’t want us to know for now, we’ll just play along, pretending not to know."
"And act as if she’s not around according to a plan without her presence."
With Sikong Jing’s words, Yao Yulou nodded, having no choice but to proceed this way.
Then, Sikong Jing added a couple more sentences...
"Also, although we temporarily act as if Venerable Ba Lian doesn’t exist, you guys can be completely reassured."
"Tomorrow, she will surely accompany me to the Soldier Formation Master’s venue, and my safety will definitely be ensured."
Hearing these words, Yao Yulou’s eyes lit up, and his mood was immediately fully relaxed.
With Venerable Ba Lian’s covert protection, no matter what earth-shattering events Sikong Jing caused tomorrow, he would not be in mortal danger.
Suddenly, Yao Yulou changed his tone: "Ajing, thank you."
Sikong Jing was slightly stunned upon hearing...
Before he could react, Yao Yulou continued, "I know, you wanting everyone in Yao Residence to leave overnight is considering my situation, fearing that Qianwang Holy Tower would come to interrogate me immediately."
Upon hearing this, Sikong Jing suddenly fell silent; indeed, this was a significant reason.
If Yao Yulou stayed, Qianwang Holy Tower would certainly come, and likely adopt extreme means to interrogate him because of Pei Yuzheng’s death; at that time, Yao Yulou might not die, but he would surely suffer.
Though Yao Yulou leaving now wouldn’t escape the fate of being interrogated.
But at least, after some time, the larger figures of Qianwang Holy Tower would conduct the interrogation, and by that time, they wouldn’t be as angry and impulsive over Pei Yuzheng’s death; they could calmly respond to the situation.
By then, Yao Yulou could fully claim that it was Sikong Jing who made them leave overnight, thus he couldn’t not go...
Suddenly, Sikong Jing solemnly promised, "In any case, I will definitely find a way to free you and Aunt Jiang from being controlled."
Yao Yulou smiled gently, patting Sikong Jing on the shoulder before turning away.
Then, his voice arose, "At least by leaving now, I can spend some more time with your Aunt Jiang."
The voice carried a subtle melancholy, quietly dispersing into the air...
Watching Yao Yulou’s retreating figure, Sikong Jing also murmured to himself, "Yue Xi, after the Overlord Association, I shall seek you out."
...
On the other side, in a small courtyard within the Yao Residence.
"Venerable Ba Lian, why can’t we tell Sikong Jing now, and why must we leave Hanluan City?" Duanmu Chun asked in a low voice, truly unwilling to leave at this moment.
Clearly, Venerable Ba Lian only needed to show up, and she could control the situation entirely.
Even if Ba Lie Venerable came, she could suppress him; why go through the trouble of taking a path of escape?
Opposite him, Venerable Ba Lian replied in a cold female voice, "Because I don’t want the Little Sikong to know I’ve arrived; I still want to see how this little brat behaves towards women and emotions."
Upon these words, Duanmu Chun couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
This seems like child’s play; in the grand scheme, does handling emotions really matter so much?
However, he dared not question, as being abandoned by Soul Dominator Venerable for decades left Venerable Ba Lian extraordinarily sensitive in this regard, to an almost abnormal extent.
"Also, he surely knows where that old monster went; claiming that only by learning the Domineering Soul Soldier Killing Map can you know the old monster’s whereabouts is surely a lie; I understand that old monster too well."
"So, I need to secretly test that little brat, to get him to speak the truth."
At this, Venerable Ba Lian continued to curse under her breath.
Similarly resigned, Duanmu Chun had already informed Venerable Ba Lian of the way to find Soul Dominator Venerable.
Which is what Sikong Jing said, learning the Domineering Soul Soldier Killing Map!
However, Venerable Ba Lian simply didn’t believe it, leaving Duanmu Chun somewhat doubting if Sikong Jing truly was lying.
