Zhang Chen was sure he wasn't mistaken; this damn old Fox Spirit indeed sought death, deliberately colliding with his Blood Transformation Divine Saber to die.
So at this moment, looking at Bai Cang's corpse on the ground, Zhang Chen's mind was somewhat blank: "Never seen someone seeking death on their own."
The old guy had previously humbled himself in every way to beg for his life, so why did he suddenly seek death?
This is very unusual!
"What should I do now? Bai Cang died by my hand; I'm afraid the enmity between me and the Demon Race cannot be resolved, let alone talk of cooperation." Zhang Chen felt a bit uneasy in his heart; even if he were foolish, he should clearly understand now that he has stirred up big trouble.
"Go! Hurry and leave! Otherwise, if the truth comes out and those experts from the Demon Race besiege me, I won't be able to escape. Only by fleeing can I have the chance to figure out the truth." Zhang Chen's Immortal left hand formed a seal, and the next moment, his figure vanished from the large tent. As for Chen Sanliang providing protection, would this matter involve Chen Sanliang?
As a Demon Master, Chen Sanliang surely wouldn't be easily implicated or he wouldn't have such a high status among the Demon Race.
Moreover, if Chen Sanliang and the Demon Race could become estranged, Zhang Chen would be quite pleased, hoping both sides plot against each other, ruin the Demon Race's grand plans, and preserve the Northern Land's Human Race, which would satisfy Zhang Chen's heart.
Zhang Chen escaped for dozens of miles, then appeared atop a mountain, looking at the Demon Race's camp and sighing softly: "Chen Sanliang has a profound Confucian background, enlightening the Demon Race, spreading the flame of Human Dao civilization; who knows how much trouble this will cause. Chen Sanliang has become a severe threat to the Human Race, even calling him a cancer is not an exaggeration."
This time, Zhang Chen had the chance to kill Chen Sanliang. With his various means and a seventh-level Blood God Child, Chen Sanliang was dead for sure, but Zhang Chen didn't make a move, because the weight of the world couldn't outweigh a single person like Chen Sanliang.
"I don't know if my choice is right or wrong." Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
Then Zhang Chen used an Escape Technique to depart, arriving before his master's grave, noticing the fresh soil without any weeds indicated Chen Sanliang frequently visited and tidied up.
"Master, do you think my choice is right or wrong?"
Zhang Chen's voice carried a trace of confusion, staring at the grave, lost in silence. Killing Chen Sanliang equated to removing a calamity for the Human Race, but Chen Sanliang held no enmity toward him and even had kindness. Moreover, his own master taught him attentively, never looking down on him for his origins. His master could give his life for Chen Sanliang, how could he harm his master's love?
Thus, Zhang Chen was very conflicted, to the extreme, staring at his master's tombstone with a heart in turmoil.
Meanwhile, Bai Cang's Yin Spirit emerged, heading straight for Prince Pingbian's Mansion. Just as he was about to leap towards the mansion, Dragon Qi suddenly erupted, intending to counterattack Bai Cang. At the crucial moment, seven tails around Bai Cang's Yin Spirit ignited, astonishingly confusing the Dragon Qi, and then the flash of Blood Transformation Divine Saber glimmered, his Yin Spirit took the opportunity to pierce through the Dragon Qi, directly rushing into Prince Pingbian's Mansion and entering Zhang Xiaolan's body.
Zhang Xiaolan was asleep on the bed, suddenly her eyes turned white, her mouth emitted an inexplicable sound, and then darkness fell silent. About an hour later, Zhang Xiaolan suddenly opened her eyes on the bed, looked down at her belly, and reached out to touch it: "Pregnant? And it's Prince Pingbian's dragon child? If I can refine this dragon child, I can seize a thread of Northern Land's Dragon Qi, which will provide protection with Dragon Qi in the future, making all techniques difficult to harm! Most importantly, I will have resistance to Prince Pingbian's Dragon Qi."
Bai Cang's gaze revealed a hint of viciousness, starting to channel Yin Spirit Power on the bed, refining the fetus in her belly.
As dawn approached, suddenly a scream was heard from the bedroom: "Quick, someone get a doctor!"
In the wilderness
Zhang Chen stood by Han Suzhen's grave for a long time, until the dawn broke and Zhang Chen regained his senses, his figure turned into a stream of light disappearing from Han Suzhen's grave.
In a certain cave
The torrential rain continued unrelentingly, Zhang Chen sat cross-legged in the cave, pondering the meaning behind Bai Cang's actions, unable to fathom why the other party sought death.
"If I can't understand, I won't think about it; I'll simply find him and ask in person. Fortunately, I had already marked his bloodline, otherwise, the old Fox Spirit would have truly escaped." Zhang Chen spat out Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, then formed a seal to operate Magical Power in his hand, the next moment Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror opened, its surface blurred, revealing a graceful figure lying on a bed seemingly closing her eyes to nourish the spirit.
"Huh, isn't this Zhang Xiaolan? I'm tracking that old Fox Spirit, how did I end up following Zhang Xiaolan instead?" Zhang Chen was stunned seeing the figure in the curtain; wasn't she the kind older sister of Zhang Xiaohua?
"How could it be Zhang Xiaolan? I was clearly tracking Bai Cang!" Zhang Chen was puzzled in his heart: "Is there some kind of mysterious connection between Bai Cang and Zhang Xiaolan?"
Zhang Chen stared at the figure on the surface of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror for a while, confirmed he wasn't mistaken, then closed the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror with both hands and put it away, sinking into contemplation: "First, I can confirm that my Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror did not make an error. So, why was I supposed to find Bai Cang, but Zhang Xiaolan appeared instead?"
"There must be an unknown connection between the two," Zhang Chen muttered to himself: "Whether there's something shady between them, it's just a matter of me personally investigating."
Zhang Chen made up his mind, then pinched a formula with his immortal left hand, using the Earth Escape Technique to leave the cave. He found that using the Divine Technique Mantra with his immortal left hand was tens of times stronger than with his right hand, the only downside being the waste of magical power, which made its consumption quite large. But with five hundred years of magical power now, he wasn't overly afraid of the cost.
In Goulan County
A figure flickered, already appearing on the streets of Goulan County, then Zhang Chen looked toward Prince Pingbian's Mansion from afar, opening his Dharma Eye to examine the luck of Prince Pingbian's Mansion, noticing that its True Dragon's luck was listless, reduced by at least fifty percent compared to before Zhang Shicheng's Walking Flood Dragon transformation.
Previously, the luck of Prince Pingbian's Mansion couldn't deal with Zhang Chen; how much less now with its luck languishing?
Zhang Chen felt at ease, pinched the mantra again, appeared within Prince Pingbian's Mansion, and began searching for Zhang Xiaolan's whereabouts.
Zhang Chen's Escape Technique was extremely stealthy; within an incense-burning time, Zhang Chen had already located his target, arriving under Zhang Xiaolan's room. A scolding voice echoed from within, piquing Zhang Chen's curiosity: "Is Prince Pingbian upset?"
"Zhang Xiaolan had a miscarriage?" After listening for a while, Zhang Chen roughly understood the reason. Because of Zhang Xiaolan's miscarriage, Prince Pingbian was admonishing the mansion's doctors and servants.
"Could it be that Bai Cang wanted to possess the child in Zhang Xiaolan's belly, but faced resistance from Prince Pingbian's Mansion's luck, causing Bai Cang's possession attempt to fail? Then when I used the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror to reflect Bai Cang, the figure that appeared was Zhang Xiaolan?" Zhang Chen hypothesized a reasonable guess.
Over there, Prince Pingbian erupted in anger, cursing the healer: "Incompetent! You're all incompetent! You couldn't even handle this minor issue; what's the point of me keeping you? Better chop you all up directly!"
The doctors continually knelt on the ground in supplication, begging for the prince's mercy, while Zhang Xiaolan's gentle voice echoed from the bed: "Prince, don't curse them anymore. It's all the servant's fault, entirely my own mistake. It's because I accidentally fell, and it has nothing to do with them. If you want to punish someone, punish the servant alone; I failed to protect the Dragon Seed and am willing to die for my guilt."
Zhang Xiaolan's voice was filled with fear and despair, moving Prince Pingbian's heart deeply, who turned to embrace the pale Zhang Xiaolan on the bed, hastily soothing: "It's not the beloved's fault; the beloved already gave birth to a daughter for me. You are my fortunate star, upon whom I rely for enlarging my household."
Then, again, there were Zhang Xiaolan's sorrowful cries, interspersed with Prince Pingbian's comforting words, soon dismissing the remaining servants and guards, leaving only the two to console each other in the room.
After a while, Zhang Xiaolan appeared exhausted, prompting Prince Pingbian to rise and leave, restoring peace to the entire room.
Zhang Chen activated the Wood Escape Technique, appearing within the room.
Because the entire room was furnished with wooden floors, the Earth Escape Technique couldn't penetrate inside.
As soon as Zhang Chen appeared, the tightly closed-eyed Zhang Xiaolan on the bed abruptly opened her eyes, peering through the canopy at that familiar face, filled with disbelief and experiencing tumultuous emotions: "How could it be! How could he have tracked me here? Where did something go wrong that led him to trace me?"
Zhang Xiaolan's emotions surged dramatically, feeling a sense of foreboding; she had experienced Zhang Chen's methods firsthand and needed seven days to stabilize her primordial qi for possession rebirth, unable to endure Zhang Chen's interference.
Just as Zhang Xiaolan was overwhelmed with confusion, weighing solutions for the awkward scenario, Zhang Chen's voice echoed outside the canopy: "Since sister is awake, why not come out for a chat?"
He mastered the Blood Control Technique, which allowed him to perceive the blood flow within others' bodies, and upon entering the room, he detected changes in Zhang Xiaolan's blood flow, thus realizing she knew he had arrived.
"It must have been the Fox Spirit informing her," Zhang Chen speculated inwardly, entirely unaware that the Fox Spirit Patriarch Bai Cang would disregard distinctions of status to possess a woman.
Even if possessing someone, shouldn't it be a man?
The conventional mental restraints still led Zhang Chen astray and miscalculated the situation.