Chapter 736
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Chapter 736: Shen Qingzhu’s Deal
The east gradually brightened.
Lin Qiye sat by Baili Pangpang’s bedside, glancing at the rising sun outside, a look of weariness appearing in his eyes.
Last night, upon realizing the seriousness of the situation, Lin Qiye had remained by Baili Pangpang’s side, delving into the mental hospital within his mind, trying to find a way to awaken Baili Pangpang.
However, both Meilin and Braki were clueless about the origin of that mat and had no idea how to awaken Baili Pangpang in this state.
As for Sun Wukong, Lin Qiye had also inquired, but there were too many things related to the mat in the myths of the Great Xia. Without seeing the mat with his own eyes, he couldn’t determine the situation.
After a round of questioning, Lin Qiye found nothing.
It seemed he could only return to the Great Xia and seek help from someone else…
Lin Qiye glanced at the time on the wall; today was the day he had arranged to meet with Gu Yuanliangshu. He would pick up the repaired “Zhanbai” in the morning, and in the evening, the other team members should gather in Hokkaido, then they would return to the Misty World together through the ruins, heading back to the Great Xia.
At this moment, An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Cao Yuan should already be preparing to leave for Hokkaido.
Just as Lin Qiye was lost in thought, a knock on the door interrupted him.
Lin Qiye’s perception identified the figure outside the door, and a look of confusion crossed his face. He stepped forward and opened the door, only to see the knight standing hesitantly behind it.
“Sir Knight,” Lin Qiye asked, “what brings you here?”
The knight opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but his face was filled with difficulty…
After much hesitation, he finally spoke:
“There’s something I thought about all night and felt I should tell you…”
“What is it?”
“Last night, Shen Qingzhu came to see me.”
Shen Qingzhu?
Lin Qiye was taken aback. “What did he want from you?”
“He wanted to make a deal with me and asked me not to tell you guys, but I think this is serious, so I should inform you, the captain…”
“A deal? What kind of deal?”
The knight took a deep breath and slowly said:
“He said he wants to exchange the head of a prophet for a thousand slots to enter ‘Utopia’…”
Lin Qiye’s pupils suddenly constricted.
A thousand slots to enter ‘Utopia’…
In that instant, he roughly guessed what Shen Qingzhu was planning.
The underworld is regarded as a harmful presence by the Xie Society, unable to be extradited into ‘Utopia’, which means that these underworld figures in the “human circle” have only one fate… to be eternally buried along with this country.
And Shen Qingzhu wants to kill a prophet to exchange for the chance for these members of the black killing group to survive!
This matter is highly risky, and as the leader of this black killing group, he wouldn’t involve Lin Qiye and the others, so he specifically asked the knight to keep it a secret and drove alone to Tokyo overnight to hunt the prophet…
Has he gone mad?!
Lin Qiye’s mental energy quickly swept through the vicinity of the clubhouse, but he found no trace of Shen Qingzhu. His expression darkened as he turned to the knight and asked, “What time did he come to see you last night?”
The knight thought for a moment. “Around midnight?”
Lin Qiye glanced at the time again; it was now 9:30 AM. Driving from here to Tokyo at full speed would take about eleven hours…
Shen Qingzhu was almost in Tokyo!
……
Outside Tokyo.
A black sports car sped down the straight road!
Shen Qingzhu held the steering wheel with one hand and rested a cigarette on the window with the other, his eyes calmly gazing at the city that was faintly visible in the distance, his foot pressing the accelerator to the floor.
Ding ding ding ding—!
The crisp ringtone of a phone rang from the passenger seat.
Shen Qingzhu glanced at the phone, hesitated for a moment, and then picked it up.
“Hello?”
“Zhuo Ge, are you crazy?” Lin Qiye’s voice came through the phone.
“I’m not crazy,” Shen Qingzhu replied calmly. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back after I kill a prophet.”
“You can’t use the Forbidden Ruins; how are you going to confront a prophet head-on?”
“I almost killed one myself before, didn’t I?” Shen Qingzhu said lightly. “Last time, I was caught off guard because I didn’t know he could still act while his soul was being obliterated, so I made a mistake. This time, I won’t make the same error.”
“This isn’t just a matter of making mistakes; the prophets are currently in Tokyo looking for Yuzhi Heizhe and Yuzhi Longbai. Once you engage in battle with one of them, the others will definitely rush over immediately. You are not their match; the risk is too great!”
“Risk?” Shen Qingzhu chuckled. “What I’ve feared the least on this journey is risk.”
“…”
Lin Qiye was momentarily speechless.
For Shen Qingzhu, risk was indeed a part of everyday life, whether it was in Jinnan Mountain, undercover as a “believer,” or becoming a legendary figure in the Japanese underworld… He relied on his courage to gamble and fight, along with extreme attention to detail.
He truly wouldn’t fear this so-called risk.
Moreover, Lin Qiye knew Shen Qingzhu’s temperament; once he made a decision, it couldn’t be changed by a single phone call.
“You should be almost in Tokyo now, right?” Lin Qiye spoke again. “I won’t try to persuade you to come back; I just need you to wait for me for an hour. I’ll come to help you right away…”
“This is my own matter; I can handle it myself.” Shen Qingzhu interrupted Lin Qiye directly.
“Don’t worry; I will return to the agreed meeting time… Captain.”
With that, Shen Qingzhu hung up the phone before Lin Qiye could say anything else.
Two seconds later, the phone was thrown out of the window, crashing heavily to the ground in the howling wind, shattering into countless pieces.
Vroom—!!
The low rumble of the engine roared as the black sports car sped away, disappearing at the end of the road.
……
Lin Qiye heard the busy tone on the other end of the line and frowned immediately.
Things were indeed as he suspected…
Stubborn Shen Qingzhu could not be stopped.
“What should we do now?” Jialan stood beside Lin Qiye, anxiously asking, “It’s too dangerous for him to go to Tokyo alone…”
Lin Qiye remained silent for a moment, picked up his phone, and dialed another number.
“Hello?”
“Qiye? I’ve finished handling everything. Once I blow up the entire ‘Pure Land,’ I’ll join you guys in Hokkaido…” An Qingyu’s voice came from the other end of the line.
“No, wait.” Lin Qiye spoke calmly.
An Qingyu paused, seemingly sensing something was off in Lin Qiye’s tone, and asked sharply:
“What happened?”
“The plan needs to change.” Lin Qiye took a deep breath and recounted the situation to An Qingyu.
An Qingyu fell silent.
“I understand.”
An Qingyu nodded, walking to the floor-to-ceiling window and looking down at the city below. “What do you want to do?”
Lin Qiye paused for a moment. “I have a crazy plan…”
