Was his mind distorted?

Was he possessed?

Were his memories altered?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lady Hundred Flowers’ head in an instant, but none of her guesses seemed to be correct. It was because she could not sense any abnormality from Ding Buren’s spirit or energies. His mind, as far as she could tell, seemed perfectly intact either. It was bizarre to put it mildly.

There was one thing she was absolutely certain of, however. Ding Buren was still Ding Buren, but he wasn’t who he was in the past anymore, even if she could not say exactly what was wrong with him.

Frankly, if she hadn’t witnessed what happened with her own eyes, she would not have believed that Ding Buren had changed, much less notice the subtle difference between his current self and his past self.

“I’m sure the lady is more than fine with you atoning for your sins.”

Ye Qing gave him a clap on the shoulder and asked smilingly, “You know what to say and do, right?”

Ding Buren saluted him respectfully. “Completely. Do not worry, young master. I give you my word that this matter will not affect Lady Hundred Flowers, nor will the North Duke Office make trouble for her in the future.”

“Do you feel safe now, lady?” Ye Qing looked at Lady Hundred Flowers.

“With your assistance? Naturally.”

Lady Hundred Flowers looked at the handsome, welcoming youngster and gave him a deep bow. She then thanked him respectfully, “Thank you, warrior.”

She couldn’t help it. The young man felt as unfathomable as the abyss and as boundless as the sky itself.

“You’re welcome, lady. Qingyou’s senior is my senior. It is my natural responsibility,” he replied politely.

He noticed Lady Hundred Flowers’ change in attitude toward him as a matter of course, but he did not take it to heart.

“Oh right, what should we do with her?” It was at this moment Lady Hundred Flowers noticed Green Daylily. The woman’s eyes had grown distant and unfocused again at some point during their conversation. It was Ye Qing’s handiwork, of course.

“If you don’t need her, can you give her to me, lady?” Ye Qing asked gently.

“Of course! I wouldn’t know what to do with her anyway, so I am more than happy for you to take her off my hands.” Lady Hundred Flowers smiled.

Ye Qing thanked her. “You are most generous, lady. Thank you.”

“Lady, why don’t we chat after you give Ding Buren the headless Buddha statue? There is a chance someone might suspect something if we take too long,” Feng Qingyou interrupted.

“Understood. I shall retrieve it right now.” Lady Hundred Flowers nodded and left to retrieve the headless Buddha statue in person. The item would decide her fate and the entire island, so she did not dare to entrust the task of retrieving it to anyone else. �

After Lady Hundred Flowers left, Feng Qingyou asked Ye Qing, “What do you need Green Daylily for?”

A devilish smirk spread across Ye Qing’s lips as he scratched his chin. “For fishing purposes, of course!”

“Fishing?”

Feng Qingyou figured out what he was implying immediately. “You mean to use her to bait Chu Wangsun?”

“Exactly!”

Ye Qing’s grin widened. “The Ten Directions Stupa is quite the curiosity, isn’t it? I’m sure Chu Wangsun would be very interested in it.”

……

“Die!”

At the Chaotic Thunder Sea, Su Bancheng threw out a bunch and cause the sea water within a dozen kilometers or so to sink hundreds of meters in an instant.

At the same time, the sea water turned blood red in color, and countless broken limbs rose to the sea surface.

“Still not showing yourself? Let’s see how much longer you can hide!”

Su Bancheng lifted an eyebrow as a sneer spread across his face. He clenched his fists and began beating the sea surface like it was a drum.

Thump!

His first strike produced no ripples on the sea surface whatsoever. Instead, a boom came from the bottom of the sea.

Right after that, Su Bancheng landed a second, third, fourth, and many more punches.

He was beating the sea again and again until the world under the surface was in absolute chaos!

Thump thump thump thump thump!

As he continued to punch the sea, ripples began to form, and tidal waves so tall it seemed to connect heaven and earth took form.

When his final punch landed, the sea region within a dozen or so kilometers fell silent for an instant before a humongous splash stretching hundreds of meters above sea level erupted. It was as if a meteor had crashed into the sea.

A silvery white flood dragon with shattered scales and bleeding flesh screamed in abject pain as it dashed away from Su Bancheng.

It was at this moment a palm descended from above.

The palm was pure white, flawless, and massive like the hand of god. Compared to the hand, the flood dragon that was over two hundred meters tall looked no bigger than a worm or an eel.

There was no place to run. The hand caught the flood dragon squarely.

The flood dragon roared in despair and rage, “Must you be so ruthless, humans?!”

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

“You should’ve considered the consequences before you betrayed the human race.”

A cold, emotionless voice responded before the hand clenched. The flood dragon let out one last scream before it popped like a balloon, flesh and blood raining like a downpour.

Despite the bloody rain, not one bit of Chu Wangsun’s white outfit was tainted. He looked so clean and divine it was like he was a celestial or a god.

“Well done, Wangsun!”

Su Bancheng appeared next to Chu Wangsun before cursing loudly, “We spent way more time chasing this slippery bastard than actually fighting him! How annoying!”

“He is the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s first crown prince. It is only natural that he is slipperier than most,” Chu Wangsun replied calmly.

That’s right. The silver white flood dragon Chu Wangsun just killed was none other than the first crown prince of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, Long Guang.

Several days ago, Chu Wangsun and Su Banchen discovered Long Guang’s hideout by chance and decided to hunt him together. However, Long Guang surprised them by escaping after just a brief clash.

They gave chase as a matter of course, but Long Guang turned out to be far, far stronger than they imagined. He was able to slip through the gaps between their inescapable net and escape again and again. It was annoying to say the least.

Long Guang wasn’t a pure-blooded true dragon. He was a mixed blood between a true dragon and a silver flood dragon. Despite this, he was extremely strong and on par with a human Great Trueman or Great Grandmaster.

Normally, a dragon with mixed blood was much weaker than a pure-blooded true dragon. Long Guang was an exception.

Long Guang’s flood dragon bloodline originated from his mother, the Disaster-class Stranger called the Scarlet Firmament Silver Flood Dragon. The Scarlet Firmament Silver Flood Dragon was among the highest class of flood dragons out there and not inferior to the Eastern Sea Dragon King’s thunder dragon bloodline in the slightest. Naturally, their descendant turned out to be quite powerful.

The thunder dragon bloodline gave Long Guang the ability to control lightning and thunder, whereas the Scarlet Firmament Silver Flood Dragon bloodline gave him exceptional mastery over the wind and incredible concealment skills. One bloodline excelled at offense, and the other at speed. As a result, Long Guang was both extremely good at fighting and escaping.

It was why it took them several days to finally corner Long Guang at Chaotic Thunder Sea and kill him.

“Now that Long Guang is subjugated, what are your plans for the future?” Su Bancheng asked.

“I plan to recuperate at the Four Seas for a bit,” Chu Wangsun replied after a moment of thought.

“Sounds good.” Su Bancheng nodded in agreement.

It had been half a month since they joined the great hunt, and they had slain countless Strangers until now. They were both tired in body and spirit, so it was time to catch some rest.

After all, Strangers weren’t the only threats on the sea. Their fellow humans were just as dangerous!

They might be Chu geniuses with extraordinary backgrounds, but people from countless corners of the world were gathered at the four seas right now. A good number of them were vicious, merciless villains who would absolutely stab them in the back should they grow careless or show weakness.

That was why they needed to ensure they were in above average condition before venturing into the sea.

“Wangsun, look! There’s a person over there!”

The two men hadn’t flown far on their Strange Artifacts when suddenly, Su Banchen saw a person floating on the sea.

She was a woman.

A very beautiful woman.