Yao Chen's Open Scheme

At Starfall Pavilion, Yao Tianhuo lounged in a pavilion atop the mountain, holding a wine jar and taking huge gulps, looking completely idle.

"Yo~ Tianhuo, drinking?"

"Mm?"

Yao Tianhuo raised an eyebrow slightly. Seeing Yao Chen in white robes slowly approaching, she grinned faintly.

"I'm bored. What else can I do besides drink? When those Ancient Void Dragons came before, I thought I could finally have a good fight after breaking through to Dou Sheng. But because of your arrangements, I killed that Elder in one move. It wasn't interesting at all."

Yao Tianhuo curled her lips in dissatisfaction, while Yao Chen helplessly shrugged.

"You can't blame me for that either. You could sense the situation yourself. If we had fought seriously, we probably would have all died at Zhu Mu's hands."

Although Zhu Mu had died an extremely humiliating death, Yao Chen still broke out in a cold sweat whenever she recalled the situation. If Zhu Mu had been even a little more vigilant, her plan would not have succeeded so easily.

To put it bluntly, Yao Chen had been gambling at the time—gambling that Zhu Mu's arrogance would make him disdain her little tricks. The facts proved that she had won that gamble.

"That's true."

Yao Tianhuo naturally understood Yao Chen's words. At that moment, Yao Chen smiled faintly and said,

"However, there happens to be another opportunity for you to fight to your heart's content this time, if you don't mind the trouble."

"Oh? What opportunity?"

Yao Tianhuo sat upright, clearly intrigued. Yao Chen unhurriedly sat down and spoke softly.

"Recently, someone discovered an ancient Dou Sheng relic not far from Fenyan Valley. Various factions are now arranging manpower to investigate it." Yao Chen paused and looked toward the mountain cave. "I would also like to take