Chapter 1802 - 2104: Soul Stone (7)
"You going to take the blame?" Du Yunzhi stared at Ling Gengqiu and said coldly, "Can you bear it?"
Ling Gengqiu waved his hand dismissively, "You young lady, don’t get upset just yet, things aren’t what you think." Hearing Ling Gengqiu calmly refer to her as a young lady, Du Yunzhi felt her anger surge, while everyone present found it amusing. An elderly person of seventy or eighty being called a young lady was indeed funny. However, considering Ling Gengqiu’s identity, everyone understood. Having lived for hundreds of years, calling someone a young lady wasn’t wrong.
"Are you saying these people weren’t killed by you?" Du Yunzhi pointed to the corpses all over the ground, questioning him.
"I did kill quite a few, but I definitely did not harm your clansmen. The ones I killed were subordinates of the Dark Pavilion and the Netherworld Snake." Ling Gengqiu paused and continued, "I admit I sneaked into your ancestors’ tomb, but I had no malicious intent, I just wanted to find a way to save Ling Chen. My idea was to steal a Soul Stone and use it to exchange for Ling Chen. Although my actions were wrong, you didn’t lose anything, the Soul Stone would eventually return to you. However, when I came in, I found He Honggang’s group had suddenly intruded into the tombs and killed many people. After they discovered me, they tried to join forces to take me down. Fortunately, I got lucky and managed to escape from them."
Saying this, Ling Gengqiu took a dark green stone from his pocket and tossed it toward Du Yunzhi who was not far away, saying, "You should thank me. If it weren’t for me, you might not even have been able to keep a single Soul Stone."
Holding the Soul Stone in her hand, Du Yunzhi’s expression immediately became complicated. After a while, she finally spoke, "Where did He Honggang and the others go?"
"How should I know? I already said I wasn’t with them. Although we had cooperated before, this time has nothing to do with me. If you don’t believe me, you can have someone come to check my injuries. Aside from those bastards like He Honggang, who else do you think could harm me?" After saying this, Ling Gengqiu impatiently waved his hand, "Think whatever you want, I don’t have the strength to argue with you now." Saying this, he plopped down on the ground, paying no mind to his image.
Ling Chen took a water bottle from his backpack and handed it to Ling Gengqiu, "Old brother, take a rest first, this isn’t your problem alone. If they really want to hold us accountable, there’s nothing we can do."
"This young lady really lacks sense. She doesn’t even think that if she kills us all, who will help her deal with He Honggang’s group? Can their guardian clan alone? Don’t forget, all those Soul Stones have been snatched by them. With the Soul Stones in their possession, they won’t fear your revenge at all." Ling Gengqiu spoke while drinking water in big gulps.
It could be seen he was seriously injured this time. Ling Chen had never seen him so miserable since their acquaintance.
"We’ll talk about this later. Before I make a decision, you’d better stay here and don’t think about escaping." After saying this, Du Yunzhi gave a signal to the person beside her, who immediately led Ling Chen and his party to a spacious stone chamber.
Seeing that person locked the door after closing it, Yuan Yun immediately felt displeased, walked straight to the door, and kicked it to pieces.
"Damn! I’m not a prisoner, why lock us up? If you dare do this again, I’ll let you taste the edge of my steel blade."
Upon hearing Yuan Yun’s curses, the person seemed frightened by his imposing manner and quickly fled without a word.
"Old brother, how are your injuries, are they severe?" Ling Chen sat beside Ling Gengqiu and asked with concern.
Ling Gengqiu pulled up his jacket, exposing his back to Ling Chen. Suddenly, his back showed two very red marks, one resembling a palm print, the other a fist mark.
Seeing his injuries, Ling Chen was stunned, "Old brother, this..."
"Su Cheng’en and Chen Younian each gave me one strike. Damn those bastards bear grudges, they want to kill me. If it weren’t for the Soul Stone, I might have lost my life."
Su Cheng’en and Chen Younian both had grudges with Ling Gengqiu, Ling Chen knew this. He just didn’t expect those two to strike so ruthlessly. "Old brother, you mentioned the Soul Stone earlier, could it be..."
Ling Gengqiu nodded, "That Soul Stone is indeed a good thing. After borrowing its power, my strength increased tremendously. Unfortunately, such a good thing cannot be left for oneself."
"Old brother, you have one yourself, don’t you?" Ling Chen teased with a smile.
"Get out of here." Ling Gengqiu glared at him without anger, "You kid are cursing me to die. Don’t worry, if I really die, the Soul Stone on me will definitely go to you."
After a few jokes, Ling Chen steered the conversation back to the main topic, "Old brother, what should we do now? He Honggang and his men have robbed so many Soul Stones, even if we confront them, we’re probably no match for them."
Ling Gengqiu nodded, "That’s indeed a troublesome matter. However, the ones who should be most worried aren’t us, but the guardians’ clan. They’ve been keeping this secret for thousands of years, and now not only has it been exposed to outsiders, but their ancestral tomb has also been robbed. Just wait and see, Du Yunzhi definitely won’t let this go. If I’m not wrong, she will likely come to seek our help. Remember, when she comes to you, don’t agree too easily."
"Why?" Ling Chen asked puzzled.
"Are you stupid? Do you really think the guardians’ clan only has that little secret? The Soul Stone is just one of them, its usage is the real secret. When I used the Soul Stone earlier, I felt that it’s not simple, surely there’s more to it than just borrowing power."
Having heard what Ling Gengqiu said, Ling Chen immediately understood his meaning. He was suggesting taking the opportunity to extract more secrets from Du Yunzhi.
Sure enough, after resting for over two hours in the stone chamber, Du Yunzhi finally sent someone over to call Ling Chen out alone. Having arrived at Du Yunzhi’s abode, she gestured to a chair beside her and said, "Please sit!"
Seeing Du Yunzhi behaving politely, Ling Chen slightly relaxed, it seemed the other party did not intend to hold them accountable for what happened earlier.
"Lady Du, regarding what my old brother did, I offer my sincere apologies and hope you won’t hold it against him. He did it to save me. If you must blame someone, blame me, but please don’t make things difficult for my old brother. He’s seriously injured now, and I wish to send him back for treatment as soon as possible."
"You don’t need to worry, I won’t make things difficult for you. Just now I also came to terms with it, this isn’t your fault, the fault lies with us, if we hadn’t met He Honggang back then by chance, none of this would have happened."