Dashing Student
Chapter 1409: Leaving a Backdoor
Master Canglan’s heart felt dead; he never imagined he would end up in such a situation.
Remembering Jiang Wuyue’s earlier words that he would regret it, he had scoffed then, but now he finally understood.
"Tu Wanshan... you are terrifying; everything was within your calculations, wasn’t it? Hahaha, what a joke I am, to have believed your words."
"Come on, kill me, so I can see my disciples again."
Tu Wanshan pursed his lips and sighed, "Actually, you didn’t have to die."
"But who knew Chen Nan would be like that? My daughter will definitely blame me, so I had to find someone to take the fall. Why did you always target that boy Chen Nan?"
Master Canglan’s eyes suddenly widened, and he began to struggle fiercely: "No, I cannot die for such a ridiculous reason!"
"You always wanted to kill me, didn’t you? It was never about Chen Nan!"
He shouted loudly, unable to accept that his death was connected to Chen Nan; it was a blatant humiliation for him.
Unfortunately, Tu Wanshan was never in the habit of appeasing anyone, except for his own daughter, so with a thought, the soul-devouring flame burned furiously in his palm, swiftly engulfing Master Canglan.
On the other side, on the flying boat, Yao Li entered Tu Susu’s room, intending to comfort her friend, only to find that Tu Susu didn’t seem the least bit sad.
"Have you... have you figured it out? Right, it’s just a man; what kind of man haven’t you seen?"
Tu Susu gave her a look: "Oh, come on, as if I can’t live without a man."
"Then what’s up with you? Weren’t you just wailing like the sky was falling?" Yao Li was utterly puzzled.
Given Tu Susu’s attitude towards Chen Nan, no one would be surprised if she chose to follow him in death, but her current indifference was baffling.
Tu Susu smiled and said slowly, "That was just an act; otherwise, who would believe that Chen Nan is really dead? But I know, he’s definitely not dead."
"He blew himself up right in front of us, how could he not be dead?" Yao Li exclaimed.
"I don’t know, I just know he’s not dead." Tu Susu didn’t even know where her confidence came from: "Before he self-destructed, he communicated with me, told me not to be sad, and said he would come back."
"Just based on that?" Yao Li was shocked: "He was clearly comforting you, so you wouldn’t be too sad."
"He wouldn’t lie to me."
Tu Susu was convinced of this, so no matter what Yao Li said, she didn’t care.
"I really give up on you. I’ll wait and see if Chen Nan really can come back!"
...
Heavenly Cutting Abyss, the legendary end of the sea, remained so silent, as if no living creature could survive in such a place.
In the distance, a chubby figure was complaining incessantly: "Damn Chen Nan, making me, the Daoist, help. Does the Daoist look like he’s so kind?"
"And in such a godforsaken place, it’s freezing the Daoist to death!"
He grumbled as his body shivered, as the cold at Heavenly Cutting Abyss was truly unbearable for any human.
Divine Calculator reached into his pocket and pulled out a small snake, none other than the King of Ten Thousand Gu.
Earlier, before Chen Nan charged into the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, he had secretly entrusted the snake to Divine Calculator for safekeeping, as no one else could help him.
If he had given it to Tu Susu, it would have been too obvious a target and could have been discovered.
Indeed, Chen Nan planned to use the King of Ten Thousand Gu’s "Nine Tribulations" for resurrection, which is why he self-destructed in public view.
At least for a long time, everyone would believe he was truly dead, very decisively.
"This snake looks pretty good, I wonder how many spirit stones it could sell for."
Divine Calculator looked at the King of Ten Thousand Gu in his palm, his mind already plotting something else.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt locked in, a sense of impending crisis arose.
Looking up, he saw that the clear sky had turned overcast, the thick clouds rolling with lightning and thunder, occasionally flashing with bright lights.
"This is... a lightning tribulation? Could it be mine?"
Divine Calculator was terrified out of his wits; lacking the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm, he did not believe he could survive a heavenly tribulation.
But soon, he realized something was off; although the heavenly tribulation targeted him, the real target seemed not to be him.
"Could it be..." His gaze fell on the snake in his palm: "It’s you?!"
Realizing this, he quickly tossed the King of Ten Thousand Gu away and hurriedly distanced himself, but the King of Ten Thousand Gu seemed to be chasing him persistently.
This is because Chen Nan had commanded it to follow Divine Calculator "before dying," so the snake was merely executing Chen Nan’s order.
"Get lost, get lost already!"
Divine Calculator ran as fast as he could, but the snake’s speed was not slow either, sticking close to him.
Finally, the lightning tribulation descended.
Crack!
Thick bolts of thunder shattered the dark sky, illuminating the world, enveloping both the King of Ten Thousand Gu and Divine Calculator.
The King of Ten Thousand Gu was unafraid, even soaring into the air to welcome the thunder, while Divine Calculator was dumbfounded below, raising a thumb involuntarily.
"You’re just as brave as your master!"
As soon as the words were out, the thunder engulfed him.
Although the heavenly thunder’s target was not him, with the King of Ten Thousand Gu refusing to leave him, he suffered the unforeseen disaster.
Rumble!
When the first bolt of thunder dissipated, Divine Calculator was already charred black, his hair standing on end, and he let out a puff of white smoke when he opened his mouth.
"Damn snake, just like your master, I’ll turn you into soup!"
Divine Calculator cursed incessantly, and the second thunderbolt followed immediately, swallowing his voice.
A total of nine bolts of thunder descended, with the King of Ten Thousand Gu absorbing most of the lightning power, leaving only a small portion to strike Divine Calculator.
Yet even so, it left him wishing for death, eventually lying on the sea surface, lifeless, his eyes empty.
The sky cleared again, and the exhausted King of Ten Thousand Gu slowly descended onto Divine Calculator, then began to close its eyes in sleep.
"Alright, you dare come back, I’ll surely eat you!"
Divine Calculator grabbed the snake, ready to make snake soup, but then noticed a series of white threads appearing on the snake’s body. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"Is it going to... cocoon? What kind of snake cocoons?"
He was shocked, eventually letting out a helpless sigh.
"Forget it, since I want to see that bastard Chen Nan again, I’ll spare you and find a place for you to cocoon and be reborn properly."