Chapter 100

Chapter 100 – The Price

“These fellows were the ones who were being too arrogant and unreasonable! They suddenly said that they wanted to kill people from Fenglin, and we couldn’t take it lying down, so we fought back,” said the young man with a reddened face as he glanced a little fearfully at You Hantian. He dared not say anything rude since that man was the leader of the Seven Kill Sect, after all.

“We can talk about that later. In any case, you’ve gained a lot this time. Are you sure you’re going to nitpick on something as petty as this?” You Hantian smiled brightly at the other man.

“Humph!” The Great Elder of Fenglin knew what You Hantian was talking about, so he just scoffed angrily before calming down again.

“They’re back, so I suppose we’re about to arrive.” Gu Suihan opened his eyes and stared straight at the ceiling as he sensed the imposing aura from the two men outside his room.

“Get yourselves ready; we’re going to land tomorrow and start the competition inside the secret realm,” a firm voice suddenly resounded loudly in the ears of every disciple on board the flying ship.

Gu Suihan shut his eyes again and remained lying on his bed after hearing those words. He laid as straight as a corpse, and his chest slowly moved less and less. Fifteen minutes later, he looked more like a dead person and did not seem to show any signs of life at all.

Just when he was about to go into cultivation mode, someone started knocking on his door.

His expression fell, and there was a nasty look in his eyes. He hated it when someone wanted to talk to him without making any prior arrangements. The knocking continued even though he hadn’t answered the door for a long time. He figured it wasn’t going to stop, so he rubbed the area between his brows and called out in an expressionless voice, “Who is it?”

“It’s me!” a familiar, clear, pleasant, and melodious voice rang out. Before Gu Suihan could respond, the person opened the door and walked into his room.

“What is it?” Gu Suihan didn’t seem to care that he had a guest and took his time to sit up in bed, then stared nonchalantly at his visitor.

Mo Yuluo stared back at Gu Suihan and couldn’t understand why he seemed so grumpy. She sat down next to his bed and looked at him intently with her pretty eyes framed by her long lashes, as though she was going to stare a hole into his head.

“What is it?”

Mo Yuluo’s silence made Gu Suihan grow impatient. His gaze flickered with a hostile glint and his lips curled downwards to show his irritation.

“Before you took over this body and restarted your cultivation, what level of cultivation were you at?” Mo Yuluo suddenly spoke, causing her thin veil to fly up slightly, revealing her exhausted face.

Gu Suihan raised an eyebrow as a number of thoughts went through his mind. A second later, he raised a finger and used it like a gleaming blade as he drew a line in the air in front of her veil. The veil that was made from a special substance shattered immediately, revealing her pale and haggard face. Her eyes were usually as bright and alert as a cat’s, but they were dim and bloodshot now. Her usually pretty and glossy red lips were also pale.

“You…” It only took Gu Suihan one look to know that this woman had not been cultivating for a long time because she had been worried about something, and she hadn’t even gotten enough sleep. He scanned her with his spiritual sense and discovered that her breathing was a little uneven, and she seemed to be on the brink of moving down one stage.

“What level of cultivation were you at?” Mo Yuluo did not flinch even after what Gu Suihan did. After noticing the change in his expression, she even leaned forward a little, allowing him a full view of her deep cleavage. She stared straight at him as if she wasn’t going to leave without an answer.

“Why are you asking me this question? I believe I said before that I was at Peak Origin Core.” Gu Suihan did not become flustered by her actions and merely adjusted his sitting position a little before looking back at her with an amused expression.

“That’s not true. That’s what WE guessed,” Mo Yuluo cut in with a scoff. Her frosty smile was still beautiful enough to mesmerize most.

“I get it now.” Gu Suihan seemed to have noticed that tinge of despair and hatred in Mo Yuluo’s eyes. He used his long index finger to gently tap on her pale forehead, which made her automatically move away from him again.

“You’re one of the vessels for the Peak Leaders too. You weren’t supposed to know, but for some reason, you found out about it. The Peak Leader making use of you is Yun Lianyi, I suppose.”

He got out of bed, disregarding his disheveled clothing, and walked to the nearby table to pour himself a cup of tea. He drank the whole cup down at once.

“You…were not only at Origin Core in your previous world.” There was a glimmer of hopefulness in Mo Yuluo’s eyes.

“Hoho!” Gu Suihan just laughed without agreeing or disagreeing. He paced the room a few times, then suddenly spun around and asked her, “But you’re You Hantian’s niece. Why would Yun Lianyi dare to do such a thing to you?”

Mo Yuluo’s expression fell, and her smile was self-deprecating. “Yun Lianyi is my mother. You Hantian is my father. Unlike what everyone says, I’m not actually his niece.”

That caught Gu Suihan by surprise, and he spat all his tea out before turning to stare at Mo Yuluo in shock.

“I, uh, that…was pretty shocking news…” said Gu Suihan without hiding the astonishment in his eyes.

“You have a way to save me.” The messy hair that Mo Yuluo pushed away from her face looked as tired as her face, but she was still gorgeous despite being so haggard.

“And why should I save you?” Gu Suihan was not swayed by her beauty at all. The astonishment on his face had disappeared, and his usual calm and unbothered smile spread across his lips again.

Mo Yuluo frowned at how Gu Suihan always wanted something in return and said quietly, “What do you want.”

“What can you give me?” Gu Suihan refused to give her any clues on the minimum he wanted.

“50,000 Spiritual Stones, three spiritual weapons,” said Mo Yuluo through clenched teeth after taking a deep breath.

“That’s your offer?” There was a sarcastic smile on his face.

“No, that’s the highest price I’m able to come up with. What do you think?” Mo Yuluo sat across from him and stared at him again.

Gu Suihan thought about it for a while, then suddenly looked up at her. “Do you have details on the Seven Kill Sect’s plan for this inter-sect competition?”

“Yes. The Sect Leader will watch over the proceedings, and there are five chosen vessels among the disciples. Once we’re inside the secret realm, they’ll use their partial souls to wipe out the vessel’s soul and take over their bodies by force. They would then try to find a way to gather all the disciples belonging to the Seven Kill Sect, the War Demon Sect, and the Yin Principle Sect to unleash a battle technique that resembles what wolves from the same pack do. The whole group will split into several groups to hunt down all the disciples that belong to the other faction and kill their best disciples. Wiping out the best of the other faction’s next generation will help them to increase their chances of winning in later battles.”

“Five vessels,” murmured Gu Suihan, the look of enlightenment barely visible in his eyes.

“What do you intend to do?”

Mo Yuluo had noticed that Gu Suihan did not seem willing to be part of the Seven Kill Sect’s plans and seemed to have other plans. Li Rong and Gu Suihan had been in frequent contact over the past few months as well, so she was sure these two had plans.

“Since you’re not able to pay a sufficient price, why should I help you?” Gu Suihan fiddled with his teacup and switched the topic back.

“I’m certain Li Rong couldn’t have offered more than me. Why did you agree to help him then?” Mo Yuluo had a hostile look in her eye because she thought that Gu Suihan was making life difficult for her on purpose.

“Do you know what price Li Rong has agreed to pay?” Gu Suihan slowly raised his head and focused his eyes on Mo Yuluo as his lips curled upwards into a smirk.

Mo Yuluo suddenly felt very uneasy inside, and she sounded a little anxious as she asked, “What?”

“He’s joining hands with me to make sure that the Seven Kill Sect fails this time. We’re going to make sure the Seven Kill Sect suffers a heavy blow.” Gu Suihan stared straight into Mo Yuluo’s pretty eyes as he emphasized every word, his seemingly nonchalant voice exuding a slight viciousness.

Mo Yuluo gasped, and she had a look of shock in her eyes. Her lips trembled as she murmured to herself, “That’s impossible. Why would he join hands with you to do something as reckless and insane as this? Never mind whether the plans succeed or not – once the inter-sect competition is over and you’re found out, nobody in the world will take you in.”

“In the world?” Gu Suihan’s smile was filled with contempt. He clearly doubted the Seven Kill Sect’s capabilities.

“So, what can you offer me?” Gu Suihan asked Mo Yuluo, his soft voice like the murmuring of a demon in her ears, attacking her already hurt and depressed heart.

“What…can I offer?” A dazed look slowly appeared in her eyes. Was she able to become as unscrupulous as Li Rong? She couldn’t bring herself to. Was she able to do something as insane as Gu Suihan? Her experience and boldness were nowhere near his.

All of a sudden, she realized how childish and naïve she had been. How…helpless she had been all this time.