Chapter 137 - 111: Fusing the Blood Shadow Saber, Double Saber Shadows, Iron Cloth Shirt Upgrades Again

Chapter 137: Chapter 111: Fusing the Blood Shadow Saber, Double Saber Shadows, Iron Cloth Shirt Upgrades Again

"Mr. Lu, please, don’t do it..."

He Chong rushed over in a panic, shielding He Yuan with his body, terrified that Su Chen would kill He Yuan with a single slash.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Su Chen stopped in his tracks, his gaze fixed on He Yuan.

Hearing this, He Yuan looked ashamed. He sighed and said, "I was in the wrong here, and I’m willing to face the consequences. But please, Mr. Lu, spare Chong’er. He’s innocent! Besides, it was me who stubbornly decided to change the route without authorization. It had nothing to do with him!"

"No..." He Chong shook his head, his voice choked with emotion. He then fell to his knees in front of Su Chen and begged, "Mr. Lu, I beg you, please spare my father..."

Su Chen gave He Chong a profound look but did not reply. Shifting his gaze to He Yuan, his indifferent voice rang out. "You should be thankful you have such a good son. If he hadn’t stopped you, even if the people from the Blood Saber Sect didn’t kill you, I wouldn’t have let you off either!"

Hearing this, He Chong froze for a moment before realizing what it meant. He kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

He Yuan also hurriedly clasped his hands and bowed in gratitude. "Thank you for sparing my life, Mr. Lu."

Su Chen calmly accepted their gratitude. In truth, he had arrived long ago but chose not to reveal himself. He had watched the argument between the father and son unfold. If He Chong’s words hadn’t earned a bit of his respect, he absolutely would not have intervened when the Blood Saber Sect Leader attacked. At worst, he would have waited for He Yuan to die, saved He Chong, collected the money, and left.

Fortunately, He Yuan hadn’t been completely blinded by greed and had eventually changed his mind. Therefore, Su Chen only let him suffer a bit before saving them both and killing the Blood Saber Sect Leader in passing.

Ignoring the touching moment between the father and son, Su Chen shifted his attention to the Blood Saber Sect Leader. He walked over and patted the corpse down. After finding over a hundred silver taels in the man’s robes, he found nothing else.

"I’ve finally realized that the higher a person’s status, the less money they carry when they go out!"

Unwilling to give up, Su Chen searched again, but the result was the same. He shook his head slightly and sighed, pocketing the money.

Although he had looted very little money from the Blood Saber Sect Leader, he had still managed to scrape together several hundred silver taels from the other Blood Saber Sect disciples. Overall, this trip wasn’t a loss. What’s more, there was still the remaining forty percent of the Mixed Element Sect’s assets waiting for him.

"Mr. Lu, are you looking for this?"

At that moment, He Chong’s voice drifted over from a short distance away. He was standing near a pile of shattered blade fragments, pointing at the ground.

Looking puzzled, Su Chen walked over. He followed the boy’s pointing finger, and his pupils shrank slightly. Among the shattered pieces of the blade, a small piece of folded Parchment sat nestled. It seemed it had been hidden inside the precious saber, only revealing itself after the weapon shattered.

"When did you find this?" Su Chen glanced at He Chong in surprise. If the boy hadn’t pointed it out, he really might not have noticed it.

He Chong scratched his head and chuckled. "I noticed it earlier but didn’t pay much attention to it then. I just remembered it when I saw you looking for something."

Saying this, he bent down and picked up the Parchment. He blew off some wood chips from it and handed it straight to Su Chen without even looking at what was on it.

Su Chen grew even more satisfied with this smart young man, but he still asked, "Aren’t you interested in this?"

"I am, but this is your loot, Mr. Lu. It rightfully belongs to you," He Chong said earnestly.

Su Chen nodded slightly, taking the Parchment and examining it carefully. He Yuan came to stand beside He Chong. The two waited quietly, careful not to disturb Su Chen.

After a long time, Su Chen tossed the Parchment back to He Chong and said, "You know how to conduct yourself much better than your father. I’m giving this to you."

Hearing this, He Yuan standing nearby didn’t feel awkward at all; instead, a gratified smile appeared on his face.

He Chong was flattered and waved his hands, about to refuse, when Su Chen added, "I don’t have a habit of taking back what I give away."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" Left with no choice, He Chong safely tucked the Parchment away and expressed his thanks.

He Yuan stepped forward, offering a small box with both hands. He said respectfully, "Mr. Lu, this is the remaining payment. Please accept it."

"Mhm."

Su Chen took the small box and opened it. When he saw the Qi Blood Pills and silver taels inside, he couldn’t help but ask, "Twenty Qi Blood Pills and thirty thousand taels in silver notes. We didn’t agree on this much, did we?"

The price they had negotiated was ninety percent of the Mixed Element Sect’s wealth. He had previously been given twenty Qi Blood Pills and twenty thousand taels, which was already half of the Mixed Element Sect’s assets. Now, with the number of Qi Blood Pills remaining the same and an extra ten thousand taels added, it clearly exceeded their agreed-upon amount.

"The extra is to apologize to you, Mr. Lu," He Yuan explained with a smile. "If it weren’t for you this time, the two of us would have already died. Consider this money a token of our appreciation. Please accept it, Mr. Lu."

"Alright, I’ll take it." Su Chen didn’t mind and accepted the money and Qi Blood Pills.

Seeing Su Chen accept the payment, both father and son broke into smiles.

Su Chen looked at them and asked, "Since the people from the Blood Saber Sect have already been dealt with, do you still plan to leave?"

Hearing this, He Yuan nodded. "I, He, have stayed in Dafeng City for so long that I’ve long grown tired of it. I’ll just take this opportunity to bring Chong’er far away from the hustle and bustle."

"Alright, then I won’t try to persuade you otherwise. Have a safe journey!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

The two bowed once more to thank Su Chen. A moment later, when they raised their heads, Su Chen’s figure was nowhere to be seen at the end of the road.

"Father, where do we go next?" He Chong withdrew his gaze and asked blankly.

"This road leads to Yunzhou. Why don’t we head to Qinghe City?" He Yuan suggested after some thought. He then turned to He Chong. "By the way, what was that thing Mr. Lu handed you just now?"