The Scum Is A ***

"So, it seems you've finally let go?" Zuo Zhe asked when he saw Fei Lin's clear eyes and his expression isn't cloudy anymore. 

Fei Lin's state was really bad. And it seems that it has been a long time that his mind is unstable. But, to not worry Xi Ling, Fei Yin and the others around him, he is suppressing his troubled heart. 

"Yes." Fei Lin nodded and smiled. His smile returned to being refreshing, and not just hiding his pain. His slightly furrowed brows before have now relaxed.

"Then, we should all go prepare for the battle against Mu Jun." Zuo Zhe said as he rose from his seat. 

"Not so fast, young master Zuo." Xie Lan spoke as he stood beside Fei Lin together with Fan Wen. 

Zuo Zhe who wanted to escape. "…" damn this 'father' of Cheng Sheng! As expected, he is crafty like his 'son'! Or, should I say, Cheng Sheng is as crafty as his 'father'? After all, it was Xie Lan who raised Cheng Sheng for ten years…

"Yu Sheng knows the Heilong emperor, right?" Xie Lan asked and smiled. "Or Mu Jun… or, is there another identity Mu Jun have?" he said. "There is, isn't there?" he chuckled. His voice is filled with certainty as he looked at Zuo Zhe's cold expression. "Or else, why would Yu Sheng 'risk' his life to go to the Heilong realm which is filled with danger, who most especially the Heilong emperor, if he doesn't know the Heilong emperor?" he looked at Zuo Zhe who slowly turned to them. 

Zuo Zhe just stared at them while keeping his cold expression to hide him being flustered inside. 

"Young master Zuo." Fan Wen called, his voice softening. 

He already heard from Xie Lan earlier that Yu Sheng and Zuo Zhe knows more and hides more, but kept them from them. However, it's not with ill intentions, but actually to let them be more eased because of the incoming battle against Wu Ran. 

This can be seen with Fei Lin. If Fei Lin knew before that Mu Jun is actually the Heilong emperor, how would he become then? "Can you just tell us everything?" he asked. "Who exactly is Mu Jun? How did Yu Sheng know him? And… what does Mu Jun – the Heilong emperor, is planning to do?" he pleadingly looked at Zuo Zhe. 

Zuo Zhe who was placed in a pinch. "…" dang. What should I tell them? How do I explain all these to them? Do I really have to tell them everything? Do I have to reveal myself first? He was about to deny their claims to escape when he saw Fan Wen's pleading gaze. "…" f*ck. Xie Lan! Can't you take your wife away! Don't make him influence other people to submit to him with that soft gaze of a holy mother… err, father!!! 

He internally cursed while he continued to pretend to look calm on the surface. 

"So?" Xie Lan spoke, urging him to speak. 

It was exactly at this time that Qian Tian, Qian Lin, Jing Hei, Li Tian, Feng Mo, Lei Qing and You Rou returned from shopping in the Stop By Town. The large group landed on the ship and saw them surrounding Zuo Zhe with their imposing aura. 

"What's going on?" Qian Tian asked as he placed the medical bottles on the table on the side before he walked towards them. 

Xie Lan meaningfully looked at Zuo Zhe before he turned to face Qian Tian and the others. "Perfect timing, sect leader Qian." He spoke. 

Qian Tian. "?" 

"Young master Zuo has something to tell us." Xie Lan continued. "Something very important." He added. Then, he turned to Jing Hei who was spectating on the side. "Why don't you call your uncle and brothers who are resting inside?" he asked. 

Jing Hei. "…" huh? What's going on now?

"It's better that everyone is present so that everyone can hear what young master is going to say." Xie Lan explained before he turned back to Zuo Zhe who coldly sweated. 

Jing Hei, although puzzled, but obediently followed. He gave his qiankun pouch where he and Qian Lin stored the goods they bought before he went inside the cabin to call the Zunjingde Sect and Zheng Yi. 

Meanwhile, on the deck, the Xinfaxian Sect disciples looked at each other, puzzled by the situation. What happened when we were gone? They asked each other through their gazes before they looked away. 

You Rou saw Zuo Zhe's expression doesn't look good and kindly heated his tea that had cooled. Then, she retreated to the side together with the Xinfaxian Sect disciples. Then, the door opened and the Zunjingde Sect, and Zheng Yi, appeared. 

"What's wrong?" Jing Rui directly asked. 

Lei Ling, who Jing Kang brought inside to have a bonding time after Lei Qing went with Qian Tian's group, saw that all his fellow disciples have gathered so he heartlessly left Jing Kang's side and conscientiously regrouped with his sect thinking something major happened. 

Xie Lan, the leader, under everyone's curious gazes, turned to look at Zuo Zhe who finally recovered his calm. Everyone followed Xie Lan's gaze and looked at Zuo Zhe. 

"Mu Jun." Zuo Zhe finally spoke, breaking his silence. 

As soon as they heard the name, they all immediately understood. Zuo Zhe is planning to give them some information. 

Zuo Zhe: no, I'm not! I'm being forced by your leader! I am afraid to be thrown off of the ship if I wouldn't give them an answer! 

Zuo Zhe suppressed his inner turmoil and forced to keep his expression calm. Although Xie Lan's gaze is terrifying, but he endured his discomfort and met Xie Lan's gaze. "Mu Jun is the Heilong emperor." He spoke. "And yes, you are right. Yu Sheng knows Mu Jun." he admitted. 

Xie Lan's expression didn't change while Fan Wen, Fei Lin and Xi Ling, their expression turned serious. Meanwhile, the others were shocked. 

"Yu-ge knows Mu Jun?!" Lei Ling exclaimed. His eyes wide in shock. 

"So, that's why he proposed a deal before…" Jing Cheng muttered. 

"How?" Jing Rui asked. 

"It's actually a simple reason." Zuo Zhe said as he sipped his drink. "They came from the same 'hometown'." He answered. 

"Oh! So, they are fellow villagers…" Lei Ling muttered as he sighed in relief. 

But, the others aren't easily fooled. "Which hometown?" Qian Lin asked. 

"Bailong." Zuo Zhe answered. 

They were all taken aback. "'Bailong'?" they asked. They have never heard of this name before. 

"Precisely – " Zuo Zhe continued. " – the Bailong Kingdom." He said. 

"…" 

"It's the palace – the Feng Hua Palace, you've seen before during the last stage of the Intersect Competition." Zuo Zhe smiled. Now that he has spilled the beans, it is his turn to act imposing while they were all caught off-guard of what they have heard. "In fact, the Feng Hua Palace is just a part of it." He added. 

"…" 

Zheng Yi, whose grandfather is Zheng Fu Gong – the leader of the Righteous Alliance, spoke. "But, that place is…" he said. 

"A secret realm, right?" Zuo Zhe spoke. 

Zheng Yi nodded. 

"You might treat it as a secret realm… but it isn't simply a secret realm." Zuo Zhe said. "It is another world." He told them. 

They were stunned. "Another world?" Qian Tian's brows knotted. 

"Yes. That is Yu Sheng's, as well as Mu Jun's, 'hometown'." Zuo Zhe said. 

"Another world…" they all muttered in a daze. 

Xie Lan, the calmest of them all, scrutinized Zuo Zhe's expression to see if he is lying. When he didn't find any anomaly, he spoke. "What kind is their world?" he asked. "And, why are they here? What is their purpose of coming here?" he added. 

Zuo Zhe who was enjoying acting imposing heard Xie Lan's question. "…" should I say that it was because of me that's why they are here? But, nonetheless, he answered. "A divine world." He told them. 

"'divine world'?" 

"It's, basically, a world of gods." Zuo Zhe spoke. 

"…" they all speechlessly looked at him. 

"Yes." Zuo Zhe spoke when he understood their gazes. "Mu Jun, the Heilong emperor, is the Black God. He is called Hei Shen. He is the god of destruction." He told them. "And, Yu Sheng is also a god. But, the son of Hui Shen – the Impartial God of Creation." He explained. 

"… no wonder they are so strong…" was all they managed to say. They were still shocked to find out that there is a world aside from their world, and that it is dominated by the gods, like Yu Sheng and Mu Jun. 

"You still haven't told us why there were here, and what are their purpose of coming here." Xie Lan reminded him. 

Zuo Zhe. "…" bro, can we not be hung up on such matters? It's already enough for you to be hung up on Fan Wen, alright? "They are here because… of an accident." He said. 

"'accident'?" 

"Yes." Zuo Zhe nodded. "It's because of the appearance of the Heilong Realm." He told them.