No one could ignore Chen Qing. On the contrary, including themselves, everyone was extremely wary of Chen Qing, even though it seemed that they had been driven to the brink of despair. Chen Qing had broken through to the King Level and was seriously injured, his life hanging in the balance. The commander-in-chief who came to their aid, Tian Heng, had been attacked by a demonic golem. The West Sea Army seemed to be leaderless, like a delicious piece of meat that could be harvested at any time.
But no one underestimated him.
The Four Great Guilds rely on the accumulation of millions of years, the emperor relies on human fortune and the secret support of the guilds, while Chen Qing started from scratch and in less than ten years, he was able to stand on equal footing with the major forces. Even if many people do not admit it, they are still very wary of his abilities.
Such a person, who exits the game at the very beginning, even if his exit is justified, still makes people secretly wary of his next move.
The emperor had always been wary, so when Chen Qing hid in a spatial fragment, he had been secretly searching for him. Unfortunately, there were too many spatial fragments, and he hadn't been able to find him. He never expected that he would appear here.
"Your Majesty has come too?" Chen Qing stood up, bowed, and smiled.
"Also?" The emperor smiled faintly. " Your Lord King of Qin, the use of the word 'also' is quite clever, making it seem as if you were forced into this situation."
"That's the truth," Chen Qing said with a smile. "I know Your Majesty might not believe it, but it is indeed true. The outside world was chaotic, and my Jiangnan's most proficient spatial techniques were unusable. As a result, none of the three forces could find me. Didn't Your Majesty have any doubts at the time?"
He then invited the emperor to sit down and brewed tea for him.
The surroundings were painted in the style of a painting, and even the tea looked strange, but the aroma of the tea was real and refreshing, giving the emperor the feeling of entering New World.
He didn't pretend to be generous by actually accepting the tea offered, nor did he even intend to sit down as invited.
The two sides are enemies, the surrounding environment is so strange, and one's physical condition is extremely poor. To pretend to be magnanimous under these circumstances would be a sign of mental instability.
"You mean, you were captured by that golem and brought here from the very beginning?"
Chen Qing smiled, and seeing that the other party did not accept her tea, she poured herself a cup and slowly took a sip.
The emperor frowned. For some reason, he really wanted to try it. The surrounding painting style was quite strange, and he was truly curious about what the tea in the ink painting would taste like.
But then a sudden realization dawned on him, and he became secretly on guard.
How could he even have such a thought?
He wasn't a tea enthusiast, but the fact that he had such a thought in this environment immediately made him realize something was wrong.
Chen Qing, on the other hand, drank with complete ease, seemingly without any concern that anything might go wrong.
So, was he really captured, or was he always in cahoots with that golem?
Actually, either is possible.
When Chen Qing went into hiding, all three forces were secretly searching for him, including himself, but none of them found him. At that time, he suspected that Chen Qing might have a backup plan. If he could control that golem, it would indeed be a surprise move that no one had expected.
If that's the case, this kid is quite cunning.
Because everyone could see that Tian Heng's injuries were real, he was almost dying. Why would someone use such severe force just to lower the guard of those around him?
He wouldn't believe Tian Heng was acting. He was confident he had seen Tian Heng fight. Tian Heng wasn't an honest man, but his aura didn't lie. No matter what, that desperate counterattack couldn't be faked, and he certainly couldn't fake it himself.
In other words, if the golem was controlled by Chen Qing, then the attack on Tian Heng was not premeditated. He first crippled his own West Sea Army commander to lower everyone's guard. What ruthless methods and what a cruel heart.
This guy used to be all polite and courteous, but I never expected him to be so ruthless when it came to using such scheming and trickery, just as bad as the Black Queen.
But it's not impossible; the other party was arrested and brought in.
That makes sense. Chen Qing was already seriously injured at the time, and the golem had been hiding in the shadows. It's not impossible that it seized the opportunity to capture Chen Qing without anyone knowing, given the golem's strange methods that I've never seen before.
However, there was one thing the emperor cared about, and that was the abundance of spiritual energy here!
This place is comparable to a spiritual land he personally built at great expense in the capital. In other words, breaking King Level seal here would be completely effortless. Moreover, the abundant spiritual energy here is very beneficial for healing injuries. What was the monster's purpose in bringing the two of them here?
"Does Your Majesty have any questions?" Chen Qing asked slowly, setting down his teacup.
"I have many questions." The emperor looked at the teacup in his hand and said, "Aren't you afraid there's something wrong with the things here?"
"Ah, I was a little scared at first." Chen Qing laughed, "Your Majesty, as you saw, I had to lift the restrictions to save people. But I don't have Your Majesty's abilities. Even if I broke through the King Level limit, I couldn't defeat the High Priest of the Ancient Demon Clan in a short time, which led to a dilemma. I could only forcibly seal him away. To be honest, if no one had come to my rescue, I really couldn't have predicted whether I would live or die. I never expected to be dragged here by this devil at the crucial moment."
"Your Majesty, you know what? If I hadn't been captured and brought here, I'd be 99% dead. But after only half an hour here, I've almost fully recovered."
He picked up his teacup and swirled it, saying, "Your body doesn't lie. At first, I was also very wary, but as I inhaled the spiritual energy here, my body actually recovered. I knew then that the things here are probably harmless. Otherwise, just inhaling the spiritual energy would have caused me problems, wouldn't it?"
The emperor remained silent. He had absorbed the spiritual energy as well; there was no other way. The moment he was drawn in, he had wanted to shatter this place with his own power, so absorbing the energy was a necessary step. Now it seemed that he had indeed been too careless.
Fortunately, there was no problem with the spiritual energy here; otherwise, as Chen Qing said, he would already be in trouble.
but
The emperor sneered, "How do you know I killed the high priest of the Ancient Demon Clan?"
The other party just said he was inferior to him, but that conclusion could only be drawn after seeing him kill the High Priest, right? Logically speaking, how could you, imprisoned here, see the situation outside?
"I saw it."
Chen Qing's words surprised the emperor slightly, but what he saw next surprised him even more.
With a wave of his hand, Chen Qing unfurled the scroll in front of him, revealing the outside world in crystal clarity!
"The only downside to not being able to get out is that we really have no other options here," Chen Qing said with a wry smile. "Your Majesty doesn't need to go to such lengths to test me. I was genuinely dragged in here. You're in the same boat as me; you'll understand after just half an hour."
Half an hour
A glint of fire flashed in the emperor's eyes. His elder sister had expended more than 80% of her strength to save him, and now he was to be trapped for half an hour?
Are you kidding me?
No, I must go out, I have to
wrong!
The emperor quickly realized something was wrong.