Of course, he dared not show it.
The Blood Emperor turned his gaze toward Helena. His aning was clear: the ch King had already made his stance known, and now it was ti to see Helena’s attitude.
Wen Jiang, of course, knew better than to be insensitive. But with a slight, mocking smile, she looked at the ch King. "Then I forgive you."
ch King: "..."
Who the hell do you think you are?! he fud internally. Just a few words and Helena’s already getting cocky!
Seeing Wen Jiang’s attitude, a flicker of interest passed through the Blood Emperor’s eyes. He straightened up, picked up the exquisitely crafted teapot in front of him, and began pouring tea for Wen Jiang. As he handed her the tea-filled cup, he casually said, "You’re from Xi Zhou? This is a traditional beverage of Dongzhou Yunxia; you might have had it before."
"Tea?" Wen Jiang took the cup. "Are you a Yunxia person?"
This casual deanor was bound to surprise people, and the ch King beside her was even more puzzled by the Blood Emperor’s attitude.
Although he had seen the Blood Emperor several tis, he knew this outwardly serene young man was definitely not easy to get along with. Otherwise, how could soone so young secure a top position among the Fiends just by the Celestial Maiden’s favor?
"Yes," the Blood Emperor said with a smile. "I also have a Yunxia na. My surna is Di, and I’m called Di Jizhou."
"..."
That was a sowhat abrupt question, even a trap, Wen Jiang thought.
At that mont, she couldn’t help but think of the Di Family.
The Di Family was Yunxia nobility, and this Blood Emperor, all the way in Ceylon Cetery, also had the surna Di?
Of course, Di wasn’t a particularly special surna in Yunxia. It was just that he spoke it in pure Yunxia Language. If Wen Jiang had paused for even a mont, her reaction would have given her away.
As a native of Xi Zhou who had never been to Yunxia, she shouldn’t have had any particular reaction to Yunxia surnas.
Luckily, Wen Jiang reacted quickly, almost without pausing. Instead, she repeated in an awkward tone, "Di Jizhou?"
Then she gave a slight grimace, as if finding the Yunxia language truly troubleso. This was intended to give the subconscious impression that she was one of the Sanctuary People who didn’t particularly like Yunxia.
This was quite normal. The relationship between Xi Zhou and Yunxia wasn’t good to begin with, and the majority of People of Xizhou disliked Yunxia, with the Sanctuary People being prominent examples of this sentint.
It stemd from arrogance and misunderstanding.
A glint flashed in Di Jizhou’s eyes, as if he was unconcerned with Wen Jiang’s attitude. Instead, it was the ch King beside her who, due to Wen Jiang’s disdainful tone towards Yunxia, subtly glared at her.
A designer from Xi Zhou, who had co to Ceylon Cetery, dares to look down on the people here? the ch King seethed.
"Heh..." A slight laugh escaped Di Jizhou’s lips. "Yes, but that country doesn’t bring back good mories for ."
Wen Jiang: "..."
Are you out of your mind?
Di Jizhou didn’t care what Wen Jiang and the ch King beside him thought. After saying this, he smiled and added, "You are all from the Sixth Division. Coming to Ceylon City makes us all one family. What conflict can’t be resolved?"
ch King: ...
One family? How can you even say that!
No matter whether the Blood Emperor had gone mad, he had made his intentions clear. He did not want any conflict to arise between Wen Jiang and the ch King.
After all, they were both there to make money. The absence of either would affect profits.
The issue had originated with the ch King. Wen Jiang remained expressionless. The ch King could only grit his teeth and force a smile, saying, "Of course, there was never any conflict between Miss Helena and myself. It seems so outside rumors have caused a misunderstanding."
The Blood Emperor smiled and looked at Wen Jiang. "That’s good to hear. After all, the ch King is one of the old-tirs in our Sixth Division. He certainly wouldn’t bother with a newcor like you. It’s just that there’s been a lot of gossip lately, and so people below have ntioned it a few tis, which is why I called you both here today."
Wen Jiang slightly raised her eyebrows.
To be honest, it seed sowhat unreasonable for the Blood Emperor to do this, she thought. It appeared as if he were slapping the ch King in the face. The ch King was an old-tir, after all. Even if the Spirit Cards I produced were exceptional, the ch King had always been the top earner. With this conflict, it would be more appropriate for Helena to apologize, rather than for the Blood Emperor to hastily pin the bla on the ch King after just a few words. Could it be that the Blood Emperor, being a UR-Rank Spirit Card Master, had really seen sothing?
Wen Jiang thought this to herself, her wariness increasing by the mont, to the point where she even started considering fleeing.
The ch King was also perplexed. His thoughts were the sa as Wen Jiang’s. As an old-tir in the Sixth Division, the Blood Emperor’s implicit ssage seed to be telling him not to make a big deal out of the issue.
Even though the problem had indeed started because of him, the ch King felt as if he had swallowed sothing foul.
But the Blood Emperor didn’t care about his feelings. It seed he had brought the two together just to discuss this matter and then dismissed them with a wave of his hand.
As he was about to leave, the ch King glanced at Helena. Thinking the Blood Emperor wasn’t paying attention, he shot Wen Jiang a dark, sidelong look, not appearing at all like soone who wanted to keep the peace.
With a cold snort, the ch King left the scene.
Only after Wen Jiang had left the Sixth Division did Zero Egg finally pipe up, "Why do these people all seem like such brainless villains?"
The ch King’s targeting of Wen Jiang resembled a childish tactic.
Wen Jiang, on the other hand, did not agree. "It’s just a matter of habit. Those who are accustod to being high above others do not take anyone else seriously."
Even if he did sothing outrageous in the eyes of others, it was because the ch King had both strength and adulation. He had never truly experienced the consequences of offending soone—and besides, this was Ceylon Cetery, a place that didn’t take people seriously.
People like the ch King were hardly in the minority.
What Wen Jiang couldn’t figure out now was the Blood Emperor’s attitude.
It looked like there might be a problem. Maybe he was suspicious of , she mused. Moreover, he was a UR Rank...
While Wen Jiang was contemplating, she suddenly received a call from Tang Qian.
Tang Qian knew Wen Jiang had gone out of town but didn’t know her exact whereabouts. With Wen Jiang leaving the A-Rank Group next year, Tang Qian no longer needed to supervise her. However, they would occasionally exchange greetings like friends, as Tang Qian had often looked out for Wen Jiang in the past.
"Hello?"
Tang Qian’s tone was sowhat grave. "Wen Jiang, have any suspicious people appeared around you recently?"
This question was sudden. Wen Jiang did not rush to answer but instead asked, "Is sothing the matter?"
There was an indescribable heaviness in Tang Qian’s voice. "You know about Tan Heming, right? He’s the captain of the Mountain Ghost S-Rank Group."
"What’s happened to Tan Heming?" Wen Jiang knew of Tan Heming. Mountain Ghost had taken third place the year before last, and after reading the gossip on the forums, the na was quite morable to her.
And judging from Tang Qian’s tone, Wen Jiang imdiately sensed that sothing must have happened to Tan Heming.
Indeed, Tang Qian said, "Tan Heming has had an accident. His spiritual power is compromised, and now he can’t use any Spirit Cards. The news has been suppressed, but from what I’ve gathered from other administrators, the person who hard him has been undercover in Mountain Ghost for many years and may be related to an organization called the Fiend."
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