Chapter 1009 - 469: Interrogation

Chen Ye had no intentions of doing anything.

It’s not because he’s a gentleman.

But because his disciple was right beside him, as a master, he had to consider his disciple’s thoughts somewhat.

As for Zhiwei’s wild imaginings, they were beyond Chen Ye’s expectations.

"Bang."

Chen Ye released his grip, and Hua Jingxin fell to the ground like a ragged bag.

After hitting the ground, the young girl used her hands and feet to retreat until her back was pressed firmly against the tree trunk, with no further room to escape.

"Don’t... don’t come closer..."

Hua Jingxin hugged her chest, tears falling like broken beads, her voice trembling uncontrollably,

"Peak Master Chen, Senior Chen... I really haven’t done anything, I just came to join in the fun, and I’m not even a cultivator from Huayue Mansion."

Her psychological defenses, already fragile, had collapsed under Chen Ye’s prior intimidation.

Looking at this trembling quail before him, Chen Ye found it somewhat amusing:

"Come now, put away those indecent thoughts in your head, I’m not interested in your scrawny build."

Hua Jingxin’s sobbing paused, and she cautiously looked at Chen Ye through her tear-blurred eyes.

The young man stood tall, the speckled sunlight penetrated the tree shadows and fell on his side profile, his expression as cool and clear as his disciple’s.

Indeed, he showed none of the lust or greed typical of an evil cultivator,

as always.

Just his demeanor alone,

made Hua Jingxin feel that she was the evil cultivator and Chen Ye was a righteous cultivator.

"Scrawny?"

The young girl instinctively lowered her head to glance at herself, but even with ten times the courage, she dared not retort.

As long as she wasn’t drained, being scolded wouldn’t cost her a pound!

"Fellow Daoist Hua, you don’t need to be too afraid, we are old acquaintances, old friends."

Chen Ye’s lips curled slightly, his tone amiable,

"Isn’t there a possibility that we are comrades ourselves? The relationship between us is closer than it is with your brother."

"Comrades? Closer?"

Hua Jingxin’s brain froze for a moment, forgetting even to wipe away her tears.

She stared blankly at this extraordinary face, searching desperately through her memories.

No, absolutely not!

If she’d ever met such an exceptional person, how could she have no impression at all?

"Senior... Senior Chen, please don’t joke with me..."

Hua Jingxin swallowed, assuming it was a Demon Cultivator toying with her, trying to break her will,

"I’ve hardly been to Yan Kingdom before, how could I be an old acquaintance with you..."

Chen Ye watched her bewildered and helpless manner, the smile on his lips deepened.

He leaned slightly forward, his voice suddenly turning old and hoarse:

"What? Has Fellow Daoist Hua forgotten this old man so soon? The taste of the Heavenly Fragrant Jade Dew, not bad, isn’t it?"

Boom!

At that moment,

Hua Jingxin’s blood surged, her pupils dilated, staring at Chen Ye in disbelief.

In her mind,

the face of that wretched old man gradually overlapped with the incomparably handsome face before her.

"You... it’s you..."

Hua Jingxin’s fingers trembled, her teeth chattered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"It’s nothing more than a simple trick of disguising and changing one’s appearance, is it difficult to understand?"

Chen Ye resumed his originally clear voice, straightened up, and leisurely watched the girl whose perspective had shattered,

"Compared to your brother who knows nothing, isn’t our master-servant relationship closer?"

After saying that,

Chen Ye took out the Heavenly Fragrant Jade Dew, slightly opened a gap, and waved it in front of the girl.

Of course,

to avoid wasting time, Chen Ye decisively put the Jade Dew away as soon as her eyes showed signs of distraction.

The last shred of luck in Hua Jingxin’s heart vanished.

She had originally thought that falling into the hands of a Demon Cultivator was frightening enough.

Yet now she realized that the more terrifying thing was yet to come!

She had long been in the grip of this great demon, and even unknowingly walked into his territory!

What was this?

Traveling thousands of miles to deliver herself?

"What... what do you want to do..."

Hua Jingxin despondently lowered her head, unable to conjure even the thought of resisting or fleeing.

With her life at risk, even if she wanted to die, she had to wait for Chen Ye’s permission.

"It’s simple, stop your tears."

Chen Ye looked down at her from above, speaking calmly,

"Since you’re one of us, then do what one of us should do. The intelligence on Huayue Mansion this time, you’d better spill every single word."

"If there is anything false..."

"The consequences, you know."

...

Before long, Hua Jingxin confessed everything she knew.

As it turns out,

Huayue Mansion’s dispatched cultivators for this aid mission numbered not just two, but twelve, including a Golden Core True Man.

These people were divided into groups and sent to various locations to search for Qin Jiaming’s whereabouts.

The female cultivator surnamed Liu and Junior Martial Uncle Qian were one such group.

And Gu Tangyin and others, after their handoff, could originally directly return to Ruins Country.

Who knew this woman, mindful of the Zhong Family Brothers’ vendetta, planned to personally avenge them before leaving, to report to her master.

However,

who ever thought it would end like this.

"Twelve people? Luckily, these people are scattered everywhere, if they had all come, the outcome would be unpredictable."

Chen Ye shook his head.

However, evidently, Huayue Mansion wouldn’t send numerous personnel to the Yan Kingdom to boldly seek revenge just for the death of two disciples.

Their target, after all, was Qin Jiaming; they wouldn’t expend too many resources on Chen Ye.

Moreover.

This time, Chen Ye specifically investigated Gu Tangyin and the True Man Dongshan behind her, discovering something interesting.