Splash.
The surface broke into tiny ripples. Silver scales flashed as the struggling fish slapped water into the air, but the cold hook held it fast, leaving it no chance to escape.
Chen Yan dropped the fish he had caught into the basin beside him, then gazed at the shimmering lake with bright eyes.
He had indeed altered Chen Youqing's perception, secretly using [Rotting Control—Saint Condensation Primordial].
But the Lord Chen would certainly notice a technique like this.
Chen Yan knew that no matter how righteous the Lord Chen's words to him had been,
the Lord Chen had let him live instead of killing him because he had his own aims.
Chen Yan himself was a treasure trove.
Whether it was the strange Will Martial Dao or the True Martial Path, as Chen Youqing had said, both were treasures of the Human Race.
The Lord Chen hadn't interrogated or coerced Chen Yan because he knew such methods were useless against someone with an unshakable will.
Chen Yan's only weakness now wasn't Chen Yu or Chen Yuxu.
It was that Chen Yan himself was still alive.
If Chen Yan died, none of the Lord Chen's schemes against him would matter anymore.
But if Chen Yan killed himself, the Lord Chen would realize something was wrong.
Because Chen Yan was not the sort of person who would take his own life when faced with adversity.
If Chen Yan committed suicide, that would bring true disaster upon Li Zhiyi and the other two.
"Blood Brand..."
Chen Yan murmured to himself.
Earlier, Chen Youqing had already told him what the Blood Brand did.
He hadn't expected Li Zhiyi to seize the Blood Brand and become a Blood Gu.
Although Li Zhiyi and the other two each had their own mission, many things that happened