The candlelight burned silently, lighting up the only source of light in the darkness, shining on the two of them. Lu Chen stared at White Lotus, his expression gradually becoming complicated and emotional. Then he casually sat down next to White Lotus and said to himself:
"When you wake up, what will you do? The world is big, but there is no place to stand, and you don't want to die. This is probably torture. "
White Lotus lay motionless and didn't respond to his words. Lu Chen also didn't seem to care. He glanced at White Lotus's neck and then said in a low voice: "Is he the one who took that branch?"
The dim candlelight fell on White Lotus's beautiful face and the room fell into silence. After a while, Lu Chen quietly pulled the quilt on White Lotus's body higher and covered her neck. Then he turned and walked out of the room.
… …
Lu Chen left the house next to the Horse Washing Bridge and took Atsu with him when he left. In other words, he left the unconscious White Lotus alone in this dark and uninhabited house. If someone came near, White Lotus would have no way to resist.
This method was obviously not very appropriate, but Lu Chen did it. Moreover, when he left, he didn't have the slightest hesitation, as if he wasn't worried about the person in the house behind him.
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, he walked through the long street and the mountain path, returning to Mount Celestial Dragon. Then, he walked all the way to the Fuyun Agency's territory. After glancing at the deep darkness of the night, he calmly walked into the Kunlun Palace where True Lord Tian Lan was.
In the dead of night, even though it wouldn't matter if Supreme Tianlan sat here for a few days and nights with his cultivation, he naturally wouldn't stay here under normal circumstances. In fact, the security outside the Kunlun Hall was also very tight. Only Lu Chen, with his unique identity, could come and disturb Supreme Tianlan at this time.
He entered the hall and at the same time, a message was quickly sent. Lu Chen didn't know and didn't want to know what the damned baldy was doing at this moment. He only said one simple thing in the message: "There's an urgent matter, come out and talk."
When the boy who went in to report left, he looked at Lu Chen with a complicated expression. He seemed to be crying. Even a Deity Transformation Stage Supreme wouldn't be in a good mood to be disturbed in the middle of the night. No, it should be said that if a Deity Transformation Stage Supreme was angry, that would be even more frightening.
Unfortunately, Lu Chen did not respond to his pleading eyes. After entering the hall, he simply sat down on a chair, obviously waiting for Perfected Lord Tianlan to come out and speak.
The boy sighed deeply and left with a hidden bitterness in his eyes.
After a while, the boy ran out of the back hall with an excited expression, as if he had just escaped from death. He smiled and said to Lu Chen, "Young Master, Supreme Tianlan will be here soon. He asked you to wait here for a while."
Lu Chen nodded and said very politely, "Okay, thank you."
The boy grunted and said, "There's no need to be so polite. I just want to trouble Young Master. We can do anything in the future, but please try not to come here so late at night." As he spoke, he looked at Lu Chen pitifully. Lu Chen felt a little embarrassed under his gaze. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Just this once."
The boy went away happily. Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard. It was Supreme Tianlan coming out of the back hall.
Perfected Lord Tianlan didn't look angry at all, as if it was no different from daytime to him. He even smiled at Lu Chen and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Lu Chen had already stood up when he saw him. Without any hesitation, he said straightforwardly, "I may know the whereabouts of the branch of the Devil Sect's Divine Tree."
Supreme Tianlan was startled, as if he didn't expect to hear this news from Lu Chen. He looked at him with interest and said, "You actually know this news? Then tell me."
With that, he sat down on a chair next to him and beckoned Lu Chen to sit next to him. Lu Chen didn't intend to sit down. Instead, he stood and began to narrate the matter in the most direct and simple words. In the end, he said, "I guess that the thing on White Lotus's neck should be that branch. I went there today to make a final confirmation, but the branch disappeared when I reached Horse Washing Bridge."
Supreme Tianlan's expression didn't change. His eyes were deep. After pondering for a moment, he said, "So you suspect that Old Ma took that branch?"
Lu Chen said, "There's no one else but him. Most of the people in the world didn't know much about the Devil Cult, and they had never heard of the highest secret of the Devil Cult like the fragment of the divine tree. However, Old Ma was the same as me. He knew everything about the Devil Cult. He can recognize that thing and he didn't return for a whole night probably because he was confused by that branch. That's why he ran away in the night. "
Supreme Tianlan nodded slowly and said after a while, "Since you said so, I naturally believe in your judgment. What's your plan now? "
Lu Chen said, "My plan is to find you now and tell you about the matter. You decide how to deal with it. "
Supreme Tianlan looked at him deeply, a light flashing in the depths of his eyes. After a while, he stood up and walked to the door of the hall. He said indifferently to someone outside, "Call Xue Ying over right now."
Someone outside immediately agreed. Then, there was the sound of disorderly footsteps and someone hurriedly left.
Supreme Tianlan looked up at the night sky with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he turned around and slowly walked back to Lu Chen. He said, "Aren't you and Ma Xiaoyun best friends for many years? Why did you do this today?"
Lu Chen looked up at him and answered without asking, "Do you think I did something wrong?"
Supreme Tianlan thought for a while and said, "No, you did the right thing." He seemed to say it sincerely. "If it were me, I would probably do the same."
After saying that, he sighed with a faint disappointment on his face. It was unknown whether it was for himself or for Lu Chen.
…
Some things couldn't be hidden.
White Lotus wasn't dead yet. As long as she woke up, this matter would definitely be exposed. As long as she made a big deal of this matter, Supreme Tianlan might realize that Lu Chen might have seen this necklace a long time ago but didn't tell him.
When Old Ma left the bedroom, Lu Chen didn't look back at him, but he called out to him.
At that time, did Lu Chen want Old Ma to stay, or did he want him to take the branch and run away?
Lu Chen didn't think about this question at all and didn't want to think about it. He didn't want to know the answer. He only knew that Old Ma had left him for that very important Evil Cult treasure.
Knowing this should be enough, right …?
As he thought this, he seemed to feel something at the same time. He looked back and saw Xue Ying walking in from the door of the hall.
But she wasn't alone. What was rare was that there was another person following behind her. This was rare when she came to Supreme Tianlan's place. But soon, the eyes of everyone in the hall lit up and stared at the face of the person behind Xue Ying.
He was a little fat and looked a little familiar.
He walked honestly and didn't raise his head.
But Supreme Tianlan and Lu Chen immediately recognized that this person was Old Ma.
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