Kappa hesitated for a moment, then turned to Chen Cheng and kowtowed to him.
"Forgive me, Young Master. This kowtow repays Young Master's life-saving grace. Since awakening my bloodline, my only wish has been ascension."
Chen Cheng sighed, then said,
"Go. But I should also thank you for leading the way."
When she saw that Kappa truly flew away just like that, Scorpion Lady anxiously wanted to say that Chen Cheng was being utterly foolish.
At the same time, she cursed Kappa inwardly for being a turtle hiding in its shell. He had gotten scared so easily and wanted to find somewhere to hide.
In her view, deception or no deception, that was simply the law of survival in the Land of Sin. Here, honesty was not a bridge linking people together. Only deceit was.
To her, what Chen Cheng had done was no different from crippling himself.
"Enough. Scorpion Lady, wipe that expression off your face. Even if I forced him to stay, it would be useless. His goal is ascension. He could never truly stay behind and fight to the death.
"When the time comes and we face them, if they expose my identity, can you guarantee that Kappa won't turn his spear around at the last moment?"
Chen Cheng naturally understood this very well. His relationship with Kappa had never been solid to begin with. The fact that Kappa had truly been willing to risk his life to help this time was enough to show that the frog truly wanted to ascend.
Since that was the case, Chen Cheng could not deceive him. Whether he left or stayed depended on Kappa himself.
"Let's go. We'll meet up with She Li and the others first, then find the Green Snake King. I think the Green Snake King and