144: Dad! Fatherly love is like...it doesn't hurt much, but it's extremely insulting!

“Precisely because of this, the second possibility is too low. So low that every time I deny the first, I lean towards it again.”

Thunder Jin furrowed his brows in distress. “But if it’s the first possibility, then things are really not looking good for us!

Plus, Yuan Chuan just did something like that.

Either he is a reckless and greedy person, a desperado who disregards consequences for personal gain.

Or, he acted with the Dragon Emperor’s instruction, fearless because of his backing.”

Holding money, but no life to spend it!

Why bother?

Chen De naturally understood Thunder Jin’s meaning; after all, there were too many loopholes in this matter.

However, Chen De’s original purpose, the reason for Yuan Chuan’s appearance,

was to gather all the suspicious points and all the unreasonable aspects onto him alone.

Then, at the appropriate time, find any reason, any opportunity,

like a whale fall, giving life to myriad things!

Let him die before everyone’s eyes, taking all the doubts with him, in a reasonable and justifiable manner.

This way, all of Chen De’s flaws would become reasonable.

It’s still the same saying: a Xuan Emperor’s help is not as great as imagined for Chen De.

If he’s discarded, then he’s discarded!

Going back a bit further, from the moment Chen De snatched the birthday gift from his hands,

he actually no longer had any reason to live.

Just at this moment, Thunder Howling Sky Dragon King Lei Kan also returned.

However, to deceive others, the first place he emitted his aura was in his seclusion chamber.

As soon as his aura spread, the demons discovered that Thunder Kan had suddenly appeared in the arena at some unknown point.

Seeing this, the demons in the arena quickly bowed deeply. “Greetings, Dragon King!”

Thunder Kan nodded slightly, signaling them to quickly explain what had happened here.

Facing the Dragon King, no demon dared to be negligent and all began explaining to Thunder Kan.

Thunder Kan listened, pondered for a moment, but said nothing, only instructing the demons,

“No one is allowed to speak of what happened here today, no one is allowed to mention it!

And no one is allowed to say what they saw, or who did what, and so on.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be severely punished without mercy!

Do you understand?”

The demons naturally understood the seriousness of the situation and repeatedly agreed, “Yes, we understand!”

Seeing the demons’ reaction, Thunder Kan said no more.

In fact, he currently had no good solution and could only try to suppress it for now.

Originally, he was preparing to personally go and meet the Dragon Emperor, but now it seemed that was probably not possible.

Among the Twelve Dragon Clans, each clan had different habits.

For example, the Blazing Flame Dragon Clan lived in the endless volcanic regions of the south.

The Profound Mountain Dragon Clan lived in areas where earth veins converged.

…

And his Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan was based in the northeast, where heavenly lightning gathered.

Living in an environment similar to their own attributes was more conducive to cultivation.

However, this meant that the clans were far apart, almost scattered across the continent.

Although Xuanzhe Continent was not large, it was not small either.

Even with the cultivation of the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon King, it would take a considerable amount of time to reach the Dragon Emperor’s territory.

Therefore, the Dragon Kings had a special method for mutual notification and reporting to the Dragon Emperor.

It was just that this method consumed a great deal of resources.

It was generally used only when the situation between the clans was relatively urgent.

This current situation should be very urgent, shouldn’t it?

Without further ado, Thunder Kan dismissed the demons and was about to act immediately.

Only by understanding the Dragon Emperor’s attitude could he proceed with his next steps.

At this moment, Chen De stepped forward to inform Thunder Kan about the Saint Mothers who had come to report.

After hearing this, Thunder Kan was quite impatient with those fellows.

Moreover, he remembered that what he did should have been very secretive.

At least, under his investigation, there were no eyewitnesses where he killed those Mystic Emperor Realm practitioners.

How could so many suddenly appear?

One or two would be fine; perhaps he hadn’t paid enough attention and hadn’t noticed them.

But so many, that was absolutely not normal.

At least Thunder Kan could guarantee that under his very nose, it was impossible for so many to have slipped through.

Of course, it was also possible that one or two knew and deliberately came as a group.

However, he didn’t have time to think so much right now.

He informed Chen De and asked him to prepare the steps for communicating with the Dragon Emperor.

He would personally go and see those fellows, just for show.

Since Chen De’s current goals had already been achieved, there was no need to lead Thunder Kan in circles anymore.

So, he just took Thunder Kan to a few places casually, just for the sake of it, and then it was done.

Finally, when Thunder Kan returned, those few Saint Mothers did not follow him back.

Of course, he didn’t kill them; if he had, wouldn’t that clearly tell others that he was the one who did it?

Moreover, along the way, under his threats and inducements, he also learned that

they all knew each other and had come as a group. In fact, they only knew those two places.

The other places were just random guesses, simply wanting to receive more rewards.

…

On the other side, Chen De had also completed the task Thunder Kan had given him.

At this moment, Thunder Kan also happened to rush back.

Looking at Thunder Kan, for some reason, an idea suddenly sparked in Chen De’s mind.

Why not test the power of the law (laws) now?

So, Chen De, inside Lei Ming’s body, suddenly struck himself.

Since the law (laws) acted on Chen De’s main body, not this parasitic body,

from the outside, Lei Ming showed no unusual signs.

“Who!!!”

Thunder Kan roared and immediately looked around, but found nothing.

Chen De, however, seemed startled by Thunder Kan’s sudden posture.

Following Thunder Kan, he also quickly looked around cautiously. “What’s wrong, Father? Is someone attacking?”

Thunder Kan meticulously scanned the surroundings but found absolutely nothing, so he shook his head. “No.”

Chen De thought for a moment and offered a suggestion. “Could it be that you’re too tense, Father, and are having hallucinations?”

“Hallucinations?”

Thunder Kan muttered to himself.

At this moment, Chen De struck again, delivering a hard blow to his face.

Firstly, Chen De’s attack was not enough to kill Thunder Kan.

Secondly, the attack Chen De directed at himself would not be too strong, because Chen De himself was the one bearing the brunt of it.

In summary, when Thunder Kan received this blow, he suffered no damage at all.

His face was just slightly red, as if he had been inexplicably slapped.

And Thunder Kan himself, for some reason, his head even tilted in the direction of the slap.

It was as if…

It was as if someone was really slapping him.

It didn’t hurt.

But this wasn’t a matter of whether it hurt or not.

Not very damaging, but extremely insulting.

This made Thunder Kan look around again.

Chen De, at this moment, jumped out again at the opportune time, asking with concern, “What’s wrong, Father? Are you having hallucinations again?”

For some reason, Thunder Kan always felt that this wasn’t a hallucination.

But facing the current situation, he couldn’t find a single flaw.

Could it be…

Was it really a hallucination?

At this moment, Chen De slapped him again.

However, Thunder Kan had no reaction at all.

Then, he stretched out both hands and covered both sides of his face.

Chen De knew he was doubting himself from being slapped, so he decided to stop, planning to intensify it later.

Thunder Kan saw no reaction for a long time and put his hands down.

Unexpectedly, the instant he lowered them, he felt someone slapping his face again.

So he covered his face with his hands again.

This time, Chen De did not stop, but continued to slap him.

When Thunder Kan, with his hands covering his face, could still feel the slaps,

he smiled.

Of course, he wasn’t smiling because he was being slapped.

Rather, he was smiling because it was indeed a hallucination, and no one was actually slapping him.

Since it was a hallucination, covering his face with his hands was meaningless.

So, he put his hands down.

He let the sensation of being slapped continue to occur on his face.

Only, Chen De could visibly see Thunder Kan’s face becoming redder and redder…