When the Ninth Prince spoke, he stated his objective very vaguely. However, Long Chen wasn't an idiot, and he understood immediately. In reality, the Ninth Prince merely wanted to recruit Long Chen and make him his loyal subordinate.
Long Chen was naturally arrogant and unruly, so how could he possibly submit to others? Even if this Ninth Prince was extremely powerful, Long Chen wouldn't submit to him. However, why wouldn't he accept the benefits that the Ninth Prince had given him?
'Fine, I'll bluff him today. When I'm stronger in the future, I'll still ignore you,' Long Chen thought.
Long Chen thought in his heart. When the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he hurriedly said respectfully, "Long Chen is willing to serve Your Highness. In order to repay Your Highness's kindness, I am willing to go through fire and water without hesitation …"
"Very good, very good."
The Ninth Prince was delighted to see that Long Chen was tactful. Without another word, he took out a Universe Sack and handed it to Long Chen. He said, "Since you're willing to work for me, I naturally have to give you a greeting gift. There are 100 Heaven River Pills in this Universe Sack, enough for you to break through to the Heavenly River Tier. Additionally, there's also a high-level Earth Tier battle technique, Divine Fire Clone, that you can cultivate."
This time, Long Chen couldn't help but feel flattered. It looked like this Ninth Prince was very skilled at subduing subordinates. He was extremely generous. If Long Chen hadn't been smart, he would probably have shed tears of gratitude. It had to be known that even an ordinary cultivator at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier wouldn't have such wealth. As for the Divine Fire Clone, it was even more valuable.
However, to Long Chen, who had 2,000 Heaven River Pills and a complete Divine Fire Clone, these things were useless.
'If you want to move me, you'll have to take out at least half of your wealth.'
Long Chen secretly cursed in his heart, but he pretended to be grateful on the outside. Looking at the situation, he almost said something like he would go through water and tread on fire without hesitation.
"This Divine Fire Clone is an extremely wondrous battle skill. There are a total of two layers. Train well and try to condense five clones as soon as possible. At that time, your battle prowess will greatly increase." The Ninth Prince was very satisfied with Long Chen's performance and smiled faintly.
"Thank you, Your Highness," Long Chen said gratefully.
Long Chen reckoned that the Ninth Prince must have obtained three Godfire Clones, but only gave him two …
"Looks like this guy looks generous, but it's actually just a trick. He won't give me the truly important things. However, if he knew that I have four Godfire Clones, what expression would he have?" Long Chen secretly cursed in his heart.
Originally, Long Chen was worried that he wouldn't know how to explain when he used the Godfire Clone in the future. Now, not only could he explain the Heaven River Pill, but he could also explain the Godfire Clone. He could cultivate to his heart's content in the future without any fear.
"There's no need to thank me. Since you've agreed to serve me, it's only right that I give you some benefits. If you satisfy me in the future, then the benefits will naturally be inexhaustible. But all of this is in the future. Long Chen, I'll be leaving Origin Spirit City three days from now and returning to Bi Yang Imperial City. Prepare well in these three days and bid farewell to your family and friends."
"Three days later? So soon? Alright."
Long Chen nodded and said, "Does Your Highness have any other instructions? If not, I will leave first. I will definitely go to Jade Emperor Palace in three days."
"If so, you can go first." The Ninth Prince nodded in satisfaction.
Only then did Long Chen leave.
After Long Chen left, the butler in black who had been silent said, "Your Highness, I feel that Long Chen is a bit strange."
"Strange in what way?" The Ninth Prince was startled.
"He got the Nine Spiral Fire Shield but didn't say anything. He only showed it today. I feel that if he wanted to compete for the Celestial State Divine Guards, he should have shown it earlier."
"Old Yan, you mean that Long Chen might have had other adventures in Fen Tian Secret Land but didn't say anything?" The Ninth Prince smiled.
"Just a guess." The butler in black said.
"That's enough. Don't let your thoughts run wild. On the map that I obtained, that old ghost Fen Tian doesn't have anything else. Furthermore, Long Chen is bound to me from now on. If he had anything else, he would be able to escape my eyes."
"Your Highness is right." The butler in black smiled.
… …
Coming out from the city wall, Long Chen had to walk in some alleys. Otherwise, if he was recognized, he would definitely be surrounded.
"I will leave in three days. Who should I say goodbye to?" Long Chen was reluctant to leave this place where he had lived for so long.
"I need to go back to Baiyang Town. I also need to go back to Qingyang Hall. I also need to see Sister Mengyao. That's about it."
Thinking about it carefully, there were only a few people who were close to him. As for Xiao Lang, there was only Yin Mengyao.
Long Chen was thinking about how to not attract attention. He suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when he attended an auction with Liu Lan, there was a cloak. Long Chen took it out and put it on his head. Then, he stuffed Mo Xiaolang into it. Only then did he dare to walk on the street with peace of mind.
"Let's go see Sister Mengyao first." Long Chen said to Xiao Lang.
Wearing a cloak, as expected, not many people could recognize Long Chen. Long Chen said proudly: "This time, no one can recognize me."
Just as he was feeling proud, a child suddenly ran in front of him. He blinked his eyes and asked: "Are you big brother Long Chen?"
Long Chen was so depressed that he almost vomited blood. He quickly shook his head and said: "I am not."
The child didn't care. Instead, he stuffed a piece of paper into Long Chen's hand and said: "Big brother, someone asked me to give this to you."
After saying that, the child immediately ran away.
Long Chen furrowed his brows. His intuition told him that something must have happened. He hurriedly opened the slip of paper and was surprised to see such a line of words, as well as a simple map.
"Long Chen, if you want Yin Mengyao's life, then come to this place."
The simple map clearly marked the location. Long Chen guessed that this should be a relatively remote abandoned street in the Northern Spiritual Region. As long as he followed the map, he could easily find the location.
But …
Long Chen clenched his fist tightly. His eyes instantly filled with a ruthless killing intent.
In fact, what Long Chen hated the most were those who were weaker than him, and then threatened the people he valued to take his life. Since Long Chen's rise to power until now, he had encountered this kind of situation many times. Quite a few people around him had been threatened like this before.
This was what Long Chen hated the most.
He didn't expect that someone would find trouble with him just as he was about to leave Yuan Ling City.
This time, the person who was kidnapped was Yin Mengyao. No matter what, Yin Mengyao was still Long Chen and Xiao Lang's adopted sister. Not only did Long Chen value her, but Mo Xiaolang also treated her as his own sister. But now, the other party had directly angered both of them.
Looking at the paper, Xiao Lang's pure black eyes started to become bloodshot. Long Chen could feel that Xiao Lang's body was gradually becoming cold. This should be the effect of the Nine Serene Demon Ancestral Fire.
"Xiao Lang, kill your way over." Long Chen said faintly.
In Yuan Ling City, there were only two forces that dared to provoke Long Chen. Long Chen wanted to see whether it was the Lingwu family or the Beast Soul Palace.
Xiao Lang's speed was relatively fast, especially for such a long-distance raid. Therefore, when Xiao Lang transformed into his Battle Form on the street, Long Chen sat on his back. Then, a black shadow that was hard to be seen by the naked eye ran between the roofs. From the city gate, it madly headed towards the Northern Spiritual Region.
With this kind of speed, one could only feel a whirlwind rushing past, but nothing could be seen. Moreover, the wolf cub was directly running on the roof, not bumping into anyone. In this way, its speed was much faster.
The location on the map was already remembered by Mo Xiaolang.
"No matter if it is the Lingwu family or the Beast Soul Palace, as long as they have a bit of rationality, they will not touch me. Therefore, this matter must be done by someone who has lost their rationality. There are many people in the Lingwu family who have lost their rationality towards me, but there is only Yan Danqing in the Beast Soul Palace."
Thinking about Yan Danqing, Long Chen felt that he was 80% sure that it was him.
When he saw Yan Danqing's eyes revealing hatred and gloom as he left, Long Chen knew it was him.
At this moment, Long Chen and Xiao Lang's hearts were filled with hatred. No matter who it was, it would be a dead end for them.
With Xiao Lang's abnormal speed, Long Chen arrived at the Northern Spiritual Region in half an hour. Then, he found the location on the map from the Northern Spiritual Region. After another half an hour, he arrived at the quiet abandoned street. Long Chen was shocked to see Yin Mengyao tied to a stone chair. Fortunately, she was not injured. Perhaps, not much time had passed since Long Chen and the Ninth Prince conversed in the city tower. Therefore, the thief should not have made it in time.
At this moment, seeing Long Chen's arrival, Yin Mengyao did not rejoice. Instead, she was extremely flustered. Her mouth was stuffed with cloth and she could not make a sound. She could only signal Long Chen with her eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes. She was so anxious that her tears came out.
Long Chen knew that Yin Mengyao wanted him to leave quickly.
However, was this possible?
Long Chen quickly saw the reason why Yin Mengyao was so anxious. At this moment, there was a fist-sized green crystal on Yin Mengyao's thigh. This crystal was translucent, and he could see that there was a raging flame inside the crystal.
"You must not know what this is, right?"
Yan Danqing grinned and walked out from 20 meters behind Yin Mengyao. His expression was ferocious, and he looked like he had gone mad. He said hysterically, "Let me tell you, you are a Jade Fire Crystal."
In his hand, there was another thumb-sized green crystal. It was practically a miniature version of the crystal on Yin Mengyao's thigh.
"Jade Fire Crystal. As long as the Child Crystal explodes, the mother crystal will also explode. If this mother crystal explodes, no one below the Heavenly River Tier can withstand it. The only ending is death. Long Chen, tell me, how much pain will you feel if I crush this Child Crystal right now?"