Bo Saixi gently wiped the cold sweat from Tang Chen's brow, then pulled the slipping thin blanket back up over him. Tang Chen reclined against the soft couch, his eyes half-closed as he listened to the ebb and flow of the sea outside the window. After a moment of silence, Tang Chen spoke again.
"Bo Saixi." His voice was softer than before, yet still carried a trace of stubbornness. "You still haven't told me how exactly you found me."
Bo Saixi hesitated briefly, but in the end, she told him everything exactly as it had happened.
She began with Su Mo approaching her of his own accord and asking for her help in dealing with the King of Slaughter.
Su Mo had said that he needed to join forces with a sufficiently powerful Peak Douluo. He did not have absolute confidence in handling it alone.
He had long known that Tang Chen had been parasitized by the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King, and he also knew that Tang Chen still possessed the Asura God's inheritance. From the very beginning, Su Mo's goal had been the Asura God's inheritance.
After hearing everything, Tang Chen remained silent for a long time.
He was neither angry nor did he feel used.
He only felt fortunate.
Because Su Mo had sought out Bo Saixi, she had gone to Slaughter City. Only then had he been given the chance to regain his consciousness, the chance to die as Tang Chen rather than continue living on as a beast.
Throughout his life, Tang Chen had valued pride and backbone above all else.
It was true that Su Mo wanted his inheritance, but Su Mo had not taken advantage of his plight. Instead, he had openly brought Bo Saixi before him and allowed him to personally end