Chapter 92

"What does the Underworld God Palace's pursuit of Cao Xuanbin have to do with me? The Celestial Court must have guessed wrongly in this regard.

"It's just that this matter has something to do with that Man with a Bamboo Hat. According to the intelligence, the Underworld God Palace's pursuit of Cao Xuanbing is clearly unusual. This matter deserves my attention."

Gu Chen thought about it carefully. The Underworld God Palace's ruthless pursuit of the Cao family seemed very familiar. Putting aside whether this matter had anything to do with him or Feng Lin Manor, from his point of view, he really wanted to destroy the Underworld God Palace's plan.

This mission's main purpose was to investigate. As long as he hid well and didn't expose himself, there shouldn't be much danger. He would also have the opportunity to understand the Underworld God Palace. Wasn't this the reason why he joined the Celestial Court?

Thus, Gu Chen took out his Starmoon Bracelet and approached the mission box containing the specific information. A beam of light shot out from the bracelet and landed in the hole of the box.

Cha!

The box opened, and the specific information inside was revealed.

The Starmoon Bracelet represented Gu Chen's identity. With the bracelet, he could activate many missions that met the requirements in the Merit Workshop. Once activated, it meant that he had accepted this mission.

Gu Chen took out the information inside and carefully read it.

This mission had a time limit. While he was reading the mission, Cao Xuanbin might still be being pursued by the Underworld God Palace. Thus, it was better to be fast than slow.

According to the information, it was highly likely that Cao Xuanbin was currently hiding in a city called Seven Kills in Baijing Prefecture.

This information was provided by an informant from the Celestial Court. The Underworld God Palace and Acheron Manor shouldn't know about it yet, but with their intelligence capabilities, they should be able to find him soon.

Gu Chen couldn't help but feel nervous. If possible, he wanted to find this Cao Xuanbin in advance and understand what the Underworld God Palace wanted from him.

However, the Celestial Court clearly didn't attach much importance to this matter. They only wanted information, which was why they had to wait for a team of ten to be formed before taking action. They even set the difficulty of this mission at Yellow Grade.

If they really took it seriously, they could have urgently dispatched a Silver Assassin or above to bring that Cao Xuanbin back. That kind of assassin was equivalent to ten Bronze Assassins.

"If this Cao Xuanbin is really related to me or the matters of the Feng Lin Manor, if the Celestial Court were to find out the truth, they would definitely regret it to death."

Gu Chen thought to himself. Although he had joined the Celestial Court, he did not regard it as his home.

Once the news that he possessed the Tyrannical Firmament Bone was exposed, let alone the Underworld God Palace, even the Celestial Court would target him.

This was the reason why he said no when Yang Zhui and Xu Huahua asked him if he had a special physique.

Just investigating Cao Xuanbin's matter was Yellow Grade, but if this matter involved the Tyrannical Empyrean Bone, the Celestial Court might immediately classify it as Earth Grade, or even Heaven Grade.

"We can only wait. Hopefully, we can form a ten-man team as soon as possible."

Gu Chen sighed. He kept the documents and left the Merit Square.

There was a simple communication array in the Star Moon Bracelet, which was connected to the mysterious "Sky Net" of the Celestial Court.

If the number of people for the mission was gathered, the "Sky Net" would release energy through the void to notify him.

What Gu Chen did not notice was that after he left, a figure came out from a corner of the Merit Square. The figure's eyes were filled with hatred.

"Finally, this damned fellow is here!"

"That Old Granny Qianjue is too much. Previously, she helped me pass the test, and I have already given her all the valuable treasures. I even promised the Shi Clan to give her another sum of money. I didn't expect her to still order me around!"

This person was Shi Cong. He was gritting his teeth. He had been waiting at the Merit Square for two whole weeks.

On the day that everyone passed the test and became the assassins of the Celestial Court, Granny Qianjue was still upset about the fact that the reward for the first place was taken away. Hence, she waited outside the Heavenly Gate for Gu Chen.

Shi Cong hated Gu Chen to the core. Hence, he followed Gu Chen to see how badly he would die in the hands of Granny Qianjue.

However, after waiting for a whole day, Gu Chen still did not come out from the Heavenly Gate. Granny Qianjue was very upset and thought that he had escaped from another Heavenly Gate.

She did not want to let Gu Chen go. She thought that every new assassin would come to the Merit Square to receive a mission. Hence, she asked Shi Cong to stay here and wait for Gu Chen to come to receive a mission.

She would follow the clues to find him whenever he received a mission. This kind of calculative attitude was really chilling.

Of course, Shi Cong did not want to waste his time at the Merit Square. However, he was afraid of Granny Qianjue. Hence, he stayed here for two weeks!

He had noticed Gu Chen when he entered the Merit Square. He had been observing him secretly.

Fortunately, he was wearing a bronze mask so Granny Qianjue did not notice him.

"That guy must have received a mission from this place."

Shi Cong came to the place where Gu Chen was standing and saw the mission box about the Palace of the Underworld.

"I'm still missing six people. Hehe, that's great."

A cold smile appeared on his lips, like a snake that smelled an opportunity.

…

Gu Chen left the Celestial Court Arcane Realm and returned to the Greedy Wolf City.

He did not encounter any danger along the way. As expected, Granny Qianjue was not guarding outside the Heavenly Gate.

Once he returned to the Greedy Wolf City, he secretly went to the place where Zhao Rou, Xiao Que, and the others stayed.

Ever since the seven young ladies settled down in the Greedy Wolf City, they had been cultivating diligently and rarely went out.

They were in the prime of their youth. After experiencing the destruction of their sects, they had lost their innocence and naivety.

If there was anyone they could still be naive towards, it would be Gu Chen who had saved them.

"Brother Gu, take a seat. I'll go buy some groceries. You haven't been here for a long time. Make more dishes today."

"Brother Gu, have some tea."

The seven young ladies were very friendly towards Gu Chen. A few of them were older than Gu Chen, but they still called him Brother Gu.

Gu Chen could not dissuade them, so he let them call him whatever they wanted.

He could see that the seven of them were very nice to him not only because he was their savior, but also because they had similar experiences.

They were in the same situation and depended on each other for survival. Gradually, they became a family.

Although the seven young ladies were disciples of sects and rarely cooked, Zhao Rou's culinary skills were excellent. That night, she cooked a table full of sumptuous dishes to celebrate Gu Chen's return.

Looking at the seven pretty faces and the delicious dishes, Gu Chen was tempted and was about to pick up his chopsticks.

"Squeak squeak!"

Before he could pick up any food, a gust of wind blew past and a little guy appeared at the table.

"I knew a glutton like you would be here."

Gu Chen looked at the white ape who had grabbed a roasted chicken leg and rolled his eyes.

He did not know why this white ape's nose was so sensitive. Every time he came to eat at Zhao Rou's place, it would suddenly appear as soon as it was time to eat.

This time, he had been away for so many days, but as soon as he came back, it immediately appeared.

It was obvious that this little guy could smell him from dozens of miles away.

The white ape chewed on the chicken leg, its mouth full of grease. It squeaked a few times, but most of its eyes were focused on the food on the table.

Gu Chen knew that this little guy's stomach was like a bottomless pit. He was afraid that it would snatch all of his food, so he quickly gobbled it up.

The man and the monkey ate like a tornado, making the seven young ladies cover their mouths and laugh.