Chapter 1715 - 775: King Xiang’s Intentions

Chapter 1715: Chapter 775: King Xiang’s Intentions

Hong Mingyue’s body was indeed tampered with by Zitang Su.

That black fire seed was not an ordinary fire.

This fire is a special fire seed refined by Zitang Su, known as Puppet Fire.

Once this Puppet Fire is planted into a body, that person becomes a living human puppet.

And that Puppet Fire was refined by Zitang Su for Ye Lingyue, containing a trace of Zitang Su’s Divine Sense.

He knows Hong Mingyue hates Ye Lingyue deeply, but Hong Mingyue cannot die yet, as she is still somewhat beneficial for Ye Lingyue’s future.

As long as the Puppet Fire remains in Hong Mingyue’s body, she cannot harm Ye Lingyue.

Let alone harm, just thinking about it makes Hong Mingyue feel agonized.

The headache is just the beginning; the real suffering is yet to come, and Hong Mingyue at this point doesn’t even dare to try.

However, Zitang Su was overthinking it; as far as Ye Lingyue is concerned, even with two Hong Mingyues, she wouldn’t pay any attention.

The interruption by Hong Mingyue and Yue Mubai delayed things a bit, but fortunately, Ye Lingyue never regarded these clowns seriously.

She and Di Shen immediately went to the clerk to settle the Merit Points.

The Merit Points of the Wuling Team were calculated first.

"Wuling Team, before calculation, first-tier representative team, Merit Points: 2,100,000. After calculation, first-tier representative team, Merit Points: 3,329,300."

The clerk announced a Merit Points score that made Ye Lingyue’s jaw drop.

She knew well that the Merit Points of the Wuling Team under Di Shen’s reaping-like demon hunting were astonishing, but she hadn’t expected that even after deducting Di Shen’s personal Merit Points, the Wuling Team still had so many Merit Points.

"Congratulations, the total Merit Points of the Wuling Team after calculation have cracked the top three in the Jiu Provinces Hunting. The top three Demon Hunter teams are eligible to accept the Alliance Hierarch’s special task and need to go to the main camp. Alliance Hierarch task is a confidential task, and no outsiders are allowed to accompany."

The clerk immediately informed Di Shen.

Although Zhang Quan was officially the team leader of Wuling City, the team affairs had been fully entrusted to Di Shen by the Wuling City Lord.

"Di Shen, why don’t you go ahead? My calculations here are a bit complex and will take some time."

Ye Lingyue let Di Shen leave first; she stayed behind to calculate the Merit Points for the Huangquan Team.

With two teams from the Tang Family, plus the Huangquan Team, the total combined Merit Points of the three teams added up to over one million and eight thousand, which was not a small figure, directly elevating them from a third-tier to a first-tier team.

"Clerk, how many Merit Points does the last team in the top three of Jiu Provinces Hunting need?"

Ye Lingyue asked.

The clerk frowned.

"Do you all want to join the Alliance Hierarch task? Stop dreaming, the Alliance Hierarch task will start in half a month, unless you double your current haphazardly gathered Merit Points, there’s no chance."

The calculation of combining the Merit Points of three teams was indeed a large workload; it was quite normal for the clerk to be displeased.

"Double would be enough? Then it won’t even take half a month, an hour will do, just watch."

Ye Lingyue winked as she walked out.

The clerk scoffed.

"That woman must be crazy, over a million Merit Points, an hour, could it be that she plans to suddenly conjure up Demon King-level Merit Points?"

The clerk shook his head and went back to his work.

Ye Lingyue left the camp and walked towards the tent where she earlier placed bets.

When she came out again, she brought back several Jiu Provinces Cards.

"This time, it’s really a huge win; I must properly thank Fifth Sister when I get back."

Ye Lingyue’s smile was wide, almost unable to contain it.

With a light step, she headed back towards the clerk’s place.

Ye Lingyue didn’t notice that just as she turned to leave the tent, someone was coming around the corner.

They didn’t meet face-to-face, and that person only had time to see Ye Lingyue’s back.

"Is it her?"

The person’s voice was peculiar, eyes filled with excitement.

After pondering for a moment, he walked into the tent.

Inside was a scene of chaos.

"What a lousy luck, did that woman really get a blind cat to catch a dead mouse."

The bookkeeper looked as if he was about to vomit blood.

"I’m here to inquire about the result of the last betting event."

The newcomer looked dusty, clearly having just returned from a task.

"Hey, I remember you, you’re the one who betted on the Huangquan Team to win last time, right? Kid, your luck wasn’t great, you were so close to winning; by the way, the Huangquan Team performed the best during that mission, it was said that they destroyed the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, but the Demon King Tongtian was killed by the Wuling Team. So, your bet is lost."

The bookkeeper complained.

How come the people from the Jin Family and Tang Family couldn’t do better, and let a woman kill the Demon King Tongtian?

This betting event caused the bookkeeper tremendous loss, and it would be a while before he could open another betting event.

"The Wuling Team did it? Was it Di Shen who made the kill?"

The newcomer actually knew Di Shen.

"No, it was a woman named Wuyue."

"Thanks for letting me know."

The newcomer left the tent; just a few steps away, a jade hand grasped his arm.

"Chen Mu, why are you in that kind of place?"

Yue Mei from the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion looked at Chen Mu.

It turns out, that the person who previously betted on the Huangquan Team to win was none other than Ye Lingyue and Di Shen’s old acquaintance from the Qing Province Continent, Chen Mu from Hunyuan Sect and Yue Mei a disciple of the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion.

Since that encounter at Ancient Pass with Ye Lingyue and others, they had not met again.

After Ye Liuyun’s incident, they went to the Jiu Provinces Main Camp and due to fortuitous opportunities, they were doing quite well there.

When Ye Lingyue and others reached the Jiu Provinces Main Camp earlier, they had looked for Chen Mu and Yue Mei, but Chen Mu and Yue Mei had happened to be away on a mission and missed them.

Chen Mu had always harbored feelings for Ye Lingyue since their time in the Qing Province Continent.

However, back then Ye Lingyue had Feng Xun beside her, and the terrifying presence of Ghost Emperor Wu Chong.

Chen Mu had no choice but to yearn from afar.

But later, in the Hunyuan Sect incident, Wu Chong and Feng Xun were discovered to be one person, and perished in the Hunyuan Mountain.

Chen Mu began to see hope again, even though he had become a Dual Cultivation Couple with Yue Mei for survival, he still hankered for Ye Lingyue in his heart.

Upon reuniting at Ancient Pass, Chen Mu saw that Ye Lingyue had become even more charming, and amidst his longing, he kept track of her news during his time in Ancient Nine Provinces.

He was anxious when he heard about Ye Lingyue encountering a Primordial Power Storm and disappearing, and relieved upon hearing of her appearance in Huangquan City, taking on the role of City Lord, and eventually becoming the team leader of Huangquan Team.