Chapter 0174 – It won’t work for us – The Absolute Return

“After this is accomplished, I will come back to apologize to you! Thank you, Alliance Master, for not killing me!”

After Cao Li Bo finished speaking, he stood up and turned to leave.

With every step he took, his expression grew colder. In his eyes, there was no more sadness, no more anger, and no more fear, as if nothing had happened.

Shortly after he left, Jian Wuji appeared beside Qin Batian.

“You just let him go?”

“No harm done.”

Jian Wuji intentionally let Cao Li Bo go just so that he would have no worries and let go. Only then could the Heavenly Fate Society be eliminated in one fell swoop.

“Will he betray us? He asked you to bring Zhao Xin with you, clearly wanting to trade Zhao Xin for the life of the President of the Heavenly Fate Society. He doesn’t trust you at all!”

“You mean he suspects I’ll cross the river?”

“Not only does he suspect you, but he may even have teamed up with the President of the Heavenly Fate Society to set a trap to lure you in! Right now, we can only trust him halfway. Leave the next thing to me.”

Whether Cao Libo chose to betray or to cooperate, it was a dangerous big gamble for them. After all, what they were facing, was the mysterious and unpredictable Chairman of the Heavenly Fate Society.

“Are you sure you want to go by yourself?”

“If they really do have other plans, I’m afraid it would be dangerous for you to go there rashly. It’s better for you to sit in the Martial Alliance and protect Miss Qin.”

“What about you? Aren’t you afraid of danger?”

“It’s my duty.”

As Qin Batian looked at Jian Wuji, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: how good it would be if he was a member of the righteous path!

“Your father, is he okay?”

“He’s fine.”

“Seeing you reminds me of your father, we haven’t seen each other for a long time.”

“I’ll tell him that, and I think he’ll be glad to see you, too.”

“Yeah? I’m afraid he’d hate to kill me, wouldn’t he?”

“What about you?”

“I …… “Qin Batian was silent for a moment and said slowly, “I may have thought so before, but …… “

“But what?”

“But after seeing you, I changed my mind.”

He realized that if he killed Jian Wentian, then Jian Wuji would become the next Heavenly Devil. Instead of waiting until then, he should ……

“You and your father, how is your relationship?”

“We didn’t used to be on good terms, but we’ve gotten better lately.”

“That’s good.”

“We often play chess together, and he learns the game from the military master of this religion, and he beats me every time. That army master of mine, he doesn’t know anything about playing chess.”

“Warlord, not good at chess?”

“You feel the same way, don’t you? I must tell him about it, even you find it strange!”

Jian Wuji deliberately joked, and Qin Batian couldn’t help but laugh as well.

“I also went hunting with him and drank at the inn. Do you know? The moment he walked into the inn, how wonderful the face of the shopkeeper was?”

Jian Wuji deliberately picked some lighthearted and pleasant topics, and Qin Batian smiled and quietly listened.

He knew that Qin Batian must be very sad in his heart after losing his son. Although he couldn’t empathize, he knew that Qin Batian must be thinking of his son at this moment.

He knew that there were some hurts that couldn’t always be buried in his heart.

“Do you miss him?”

Qin Batian trembled at the words, and a trace of pain, sadness, longing, and remorse …… flashed across his face A variety of complex emotions were intertwined.

“Occasionally.”

After he finished speaking, he picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one go. Seeing this, Jian Wuji also stopped talking and silently accompanied him as he drank.

Since his son’s death, no one had dared to mention it in his presence, much less ask him about it in that way.

“Tomorrow, I will go with you.”

“No, I’ll just go by myself.”

“I know you’re strong in martial arts, but it’s too dangerous for you to go alone.”

“If we bring someone from the Martial Arts Alliance with us, it would be troublesome in case we leak the news and alert the snakes. At that time, once the President of the Heavenly Fate Society escapes, it will be difficult to find him again.”

“Then I’ll go with you.”

Qin Batian’s tone was resolute, and Jian Wuji knew that he was serious.

In this world, which martial arts ally would risk his life for a young master of a demonic sect?

It was no coincidence that Qin Batian was able to become the Martial Alliance Master.

“You have more important things to do.”

“What is it?”

“You should beware of Uncle Cao Li, he will do anything to protect himself. Although you promised to let him off the hook, he may not believe it. If he jumps over the wall in a hurry, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

“Such as?”

“Since they were able to utilize your granddaughter, we can naturally utilize his son as well. Moreover, we hit him harder, and his heart must be filled with resentment. In order to retaliate, he will do anything.”

Qin Batian suddenly thought of something, and his face became grave.

“You’re saying that he’ll take advantage of our absence to strike at Xia Ling? He’ll do whatever it takes to save his son, and he’ll even send an expert to assassinate Xia Ling!”

“Therefore, you must stay in the Martial Alliance and protect Miss Qin.”

Jian Wu Wei raised his wine glass and said, “Please believe me, I will definitely bring them to justice and return peace to the martial arts world!”

Qin Batian raised his cup and clinked it with him.

With a glass of wine, the two of them were like old friends who had known each other for years and had nothing to talk about.

After putting down the wine cup, Jian Wuji got up to take his leave.

“I have to get up early tomorrow to catch up on my journey, so I’ll take my leave. Allied Lord take care.”

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