Chapter 905: Xia Chao Ge Replacement (Second Update)

He pointed at Liu Qingxian and the others.

“Release them.”

Kui Xing said indifferently, “An expected condition. I can only release three; one must remain. We’ll discuss the rest after you acknowledge me as your master.”

He pointed at Liu Qingxian. “Since you are his woman, I presume you are the most important person. You stay. The others can leave.”

Liu Qingxian secretly felt helpless. However, the thought of sharing the upcoming troubles with Jiang Fan made her unafraid.

“Let me take her place.”

At that moment, Xia Chaoge suddenly spoke up. She said to Liu Qingxian, “Junior Sister Liu, I’ll do it. You still have your parents and your sect. I am alone in the world.”

Liu Qingxian shook her head. “No need.” How cold and ruthless was this alien? Even a servant like Yu Tiandu could be discarded at will and left to be slaughtered. She feared that once Jiang Fan acknowledged his master, she would lose her value and be killed or have her blood drained.

Xia Chaoge winked at her. “Junior Sister Liu, it’s alright.”

Liu Qingxian understood her gaze. Did it mean she had a way to escape? She hesitated slightly.

Kui Xing couldn’t help but laugh. “I’ve only seen people push danger onto others. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone take on danger themselves. But why should I keep you? Who are you to Jiang Fan? Can your life or death threaten Jiang Fan?”

Xia Chaoge glanced at Jiang Fan, a radiant smile appearing on her face.

“If I die, he will hold me and weep. If he disappears, I will be distraught.”

It sounded like a deeply emotional relationship between a man and a woman.

Kui Xing didn’t want to waste time. He nodded casually. “Alright, you stay, the rest can go.”

Liu Qingxian gave Xia Chaoge a meaningful look. Those two sentences didn’t sound like something a junior disciple should say to her senior. But there was no time to dwell on it now.

She cast an inquiring gaze at Jiang Fan. Did Xia Chaoge really have a way to escape?

Jiang Fan wasn’t entirely sure either. However, considering Xia Chaoge’s many peculiar cultivation techniques, he thought for a moment and concluded that she was perhaps the most suitable person to stay.

“Alright. Chaoge, you stay with me. Everyone else, evacuate the ninth level immediately. And on your way, notify anyone you see to leave as well. Tell them to leave the ninth level immediately, right now!”

Liu Qingxian nodded, gave Jiang Fan a reluctant look, and said, “Husband, take care.” She then swiftly left with Gu Xin'er and Liang Feiyan.

Jiang Fan looked at Kui Xing and said, “Let’s begin once they are safe.”

Kui Xing chuckled. “You are quite cautious. Fine, I’ll give you one hour.” He casually tossed the insect to Jiang Fan.

“When the time is up, insert the insect into your glabella yourself. Don’t make me do it.”

Jiang Fan’s face showed apprehension. He carefully wrapped it in his sleeve and then placed it into a jade box. He noticed the chicken feather on his chest faintly heating up; the insect seemed somewhat afraid but still retained a hint of ferocity. If placed on his glabella, it would certainly still burrow in. The chicken feather was indeed not omnipotent. Later, he would have to try his best to escape.

He looked into Xia Chaoge’s eyes and, without a change in expression, activated his Silent Meditation art.

“Don’t be nervous when you hear my voice.”

“Alright, Senior Uncle.”

“Oh, you’re surprisingly calm,” Jiang Fan thought with surprise.

“Senior Uncle has many treasures; Chaoge is used to it.”

I see. Jiang Fan didn’t think much of it; he had indeed displayed quite a few treasures in front of Xia Chaoge.

“We’re going to make a run for it soon. Do you have any means of escape?”

“No.”

Jiang Fan was startled and thought to himself, “Then why did you stay?” He had seen Xia Chaoge calmly volunteer to take the place of another. He had assumed she had some hidden trick. Yet, she had simply given him a two-word answer: “No!”

“To accompany Senior Uncle,” Xia Chaoge chirped, a hint of excitement in her voice.

Jiang Fan was speechless! “You could lose your life! Are you crazy?”

Xia Chaoge avoided the question:

“I’ve never been alone with Senior Uncle before. This is the first time. Chaoge has been looking forward to this for a long time.”

A vein twitched in Jiang Fan’s forehead.

“Are you not fully awake? What’s there to look forward to? Don’t you understand how dangerous this is?”

Xia Chaoge brushed back her hair and said calmly,

“I don’t even know what I’m looking forward to myself. I just feel like being with Senior Uncle will be very interesting.”

Jiang Fan was utterly exasperated! He truly couldn’t understand what went on in her head. However, thinking about it, although they had known each other for a long time, they had never been alone together. In Heaven-Severing Gorge, when Jiang Fan rescued her while she was surrounded, Liang Feiyan and Jin Zhongming were also present. During the Battle of Boundary Mountain, countless people were present. And when they worked together to capture Consort Yunxia, there was another crowd. Indeed, there had never been an opportunity for him to cooperate with Xia Chaoge alone.

Shaking his head, Jiang Fan thought helplessly, “Hold onto me tightly later. If you fall, don’t blame me for abandoning you.”

Xia Chaoge thought for a moment. She stepped forward, reached out, and gently linked her arm through Jiang Fan’s. She thought, “Is this how I should hold on? Senior Uncle?”

Jiang Fan’s expression subtly changed. “Let go.” They were senior and junior within the sect. What was with such intimacy?

Xia Chaoge didn’t release him. She asked internally, “Then how should I hold on tightly?” Hold on... Thinking seriously, given the convention that men and women should not touch intimately, holding anywhere would be inappropriate. “Whatever. It’s a temporary measure. Just make sure no one sees us.”

Xia Chaoge’s lips curled slightly. She turned her face away, and two faint blushes colored her fair cheeks. She thought, “Senior Uncle, can you tell me about your experiences in the demon realm? How did you come back alive? I’ve always been curious.”

Many people were curious. But Jiang Fan had only told Xu Youran, Chen Siling, and Liu Qingxian. Since he was currently stalling for time, he had the leisure to tell her slowly.

He recounted most of his experiences truthfully. Only the matter of Consort Yunxia was too secretive, so he merely glossed over it.

“Senior Uncle, you seem to be deliberately hiding something about Consort Yunxia. You captured her and even searched her like that. Did she not come to trouble you afterward? Yet you didn’t mention a single word about it.”

Jiang Fan was speechless. This girl is quite sharp! Even Liu Qingxian and the others hadn’t noticed anything, but Xia Chaoge spotted something amiss at a glance.

“Alright! One hour is up.” Kui Xing’s fingers, which were wrapped around his arm, tapped lightly, indicating a hint of impatience.

Jiang Fan estimated that they had already left the ninth level via the teleportation array. Even if they hadn’t reached the surface by now, they were close.

He thought, “Hold onto me tightly.” Xia Chaoge, who hadn’t let go in the first place, naturally tightened her grip on Jiang Fan’s arm. Nearly half of her body was pressed against him.

Jiang Fan, expressionless, took out the insect and said, “Alright, I will now refine…”

*Whoosh*— Without hesitation, he activated Cloud Shadow! The next instant, he was controlling the Lightning Dragon, ready to escape.