155: Every family has its own set of problems.

After some bitter persuasion from several people,

and with the help of Zhang Yunfeng's calfskin belt and the old father's love for his son,

Long Hanjie finally emerged from the haze of his breakup.

He had to; the pain was real. Old man Zhang Yunfeng's grip was too strong... "Instructor, stop! I admit my mistake.

I'll listen to you and Cultivate properly from now on. I won't think about these things anymore."

"It's good that you know your mistake. If this happens again, you'd better watch out."

Out of kindness, Su Chen took off Long Hanjie's shredded jacket and applied some medicinal liniment to him.

"Sorry, Su Chen. You saw something embarrassing. Our instructor just has this kind of temper."

Su Chen said nothing. Anything he said now would be wrong.

While applying the medicine to Long Hanjie, he took the opportunity to ask about a few things.

These Geniuses like Long Hanjie interacted with many big shots and knew quite a lot. He wanted to use this chance to learn more.

"Long Hanjie, did you guys come early this time hoping to find treasure?"

"What treasure? I just couldn't stay home during the New Year. I'd have to visit relatives and greet all those aunts every day. I wouldn't have come early if it weren't for that annoyance."

It wasn't just him; Zhang Yunfeng was the same. With so many children and grandchildren, he didn't have enough red envelopes to go around, so he found an excuse to slip away.

Their situations were similar, so they met up and agreed to use this as an excuse to leave early.

Since there was no rush, they took a slow train, enjoying the scenery along the way.

The instructor had probably already gone to a teahouse to drink tea.

However, these were his inner thoughts. For the sake of saving Face, he naturally didn't say them.

Long Hanjie coughed and said with a righteous air:

"Um... it's mainly for training, to adapt to the hard life here, and to grow so we can resist the Otherworld.

We don't have much hope for finding treasure.

After all, the Azure Dragon General circled the Kunlun Mountains several times and couldn't find anything suspicious. Small fry like us wouldn't dare have such thoughts."

"Then do you know what this treasure is?"

Seeing that Long Hanjie remained silent, Su Chen added:

"We're friends, there's nothing that can't be said. Remember, although we belong to different groups, our goal is the same: to resist the Otherworld.

Of course, if it's really difficult for you, just act like I didn't ask."

Long Hanjie thought for a moment and felt there was no need to hide anything. The instructor only said not to spread it recklessly, but someone with Su Chen's strength was allowed to know.

"Actually, it's not much of a secret. From what I know, there's a ruin in the Kunlun Mountains with many treasures and countless gems.

Among them is a Divine Artifact that is essential for the God King to break the Seal.

That's why the Heavenly Fiend Cult is making such a big deal out of it. Even though they know the news has leaked, they're still pressing on. Otherwise, if we find it first, it'll be even harder for them to snatch it."

"God King..."

"The God King is the strongest in the Otherworld—or rather, the strongest from a long time ago.

Currently, the Three Fiends, Four Emperors, and Eight Demon Kings are the most powerful in the Otherworld, but in the past, they were just subjects who followed the God King's orders.

Something happened during that time, and their God King was Sealed.

The Otherworld opened spatial fissures to find the Divine Artifact and rescue their God King from the Seal. It was this action of theirs that caused our world's Spiritual Qi recovery.

Although they are all subjects, they still have their own agendas. After the God King was Sealed, they basically started acting independently and even began internal fighting over interests.

Very few are truly dedicated to reviving the God King; otherwise, they would have united to attack us long ago.

Because of this, we've been given time to quickly grow stronger during these few years of Spiritual Qi recovery."

Su Chen could understand some of this, after all, he had met the Eastern Wasteland Heavenly Emperor, You Mingyu, recently.

Instead of handling government affairs as a Heavenly Emperor or breaking the Seal for his master, he was taking his wife on a honeymoon... Never mind.

If there was one person like this, there would definitely be a second. He guessed the other Emperors' thoughts were probably similar.

"I didn't expect this Heavenly Fiend to be quite loyal."

"Loyal indeed, but unfortunately, he's being stabbed in the back.

I heard that the Heavenly Fiend used to have his own territory, but because he spent the last few years running around with his people to find the Divine Artifact, his home was stolen... Even so, he still hasn't given up. In terms of dedication, he's an incredibly loyal subordinate.

Even though we're on different sides, I quite admire him for that sentiment."

..."Brother, I'm back. I just had a 'cordial and friendly' talk with An Xueshi. She promised not to approach you again."

Long Yiyi came over with a smile on her Face.

Su Chen noticed there were still bloodstains on her cheek and a few strands of long hair caught on her fleece pants. Long Yiyi had short hair, so those strands likely didn't belong to her.

He was very curious about what the specific process of that 'cordial and friendly talk' was.

Su Chen secretly decided that this person should not be easily provoked.

"Su Chen, give it to me. I'll apply the medicine to my brother."

"Sure."

The alcohol and iodine were snatched away without ceremony, so Su Chen didn't linger:

"Then I'll head back first. Call me if anything happens.

Let's have a meal together sometime and exchange some insights."

'Ding! Gained favorability from Long Hanjie, lottery ticket +100.'

Long Hanjie waved and said:

"Yeah, let's eat together sometime... By the way, Su Chen, who did you learn that spear technique from? I'd like to ask for some pointers when I have time."

"Zhao Xin," Su Chen said two words and left.

Zhao Xin... Long Hanjie lowered his head in thought. He had heard the name, but he couldn't remember who it was.

Who? Which Grandmaster? I must pay a visit when I have time and learn a few moves.

Long Hanjie muttered to himself, "Who is Zhao Xin?"

"Is it the one farming the jungle in the Rift?"

Long Hanjie was confused. "Which rift?"

"If you want to know, lend me some money first to buy a weapon."

Weapon... Hearing the word weapon, Long Hanjie remembered. Su Chen had taken Yiyi's and Li Chao's weapons.

This was great; his pocket money was going to be confiscated.

Luckily, he hadn't lost anything—wait!

My spear!

Long Hanjie jumped up and looked around, searching twice but finding nothing.

He had just finished sparring, followed by the breakup, and then a lecture from his instructor.

Only now did he realize that he had thrown a spear during the fight!

Where's my spear?! Where did my A-grade alloy spear worth 15 million go?

That heartless Su Chen actually took it!

I clearly didn't lose!

...After the two of them had walked far away, they looked back several times to make sure no one was chasing them.

Only then did Xia Weiyu take the spear out of her Storage Space and give it to Su Chen.

Although the two had fought to a draw just now, she believed Su Chen was definitely stronger. One way or another, Long Hanjie had lost, so it was only natural to take it.

"Su Chen, here."

A spear was thrust into his hand. Su Chen didn't know what to say:

"This..."

Xia Weiyu said righteously, "I picked it up!"

Su Chen was impressed. What a way to "pick it up":

"Well, since you picked it up, I'll keep it here for now. If I find the owner, I'll tell him... that I sold it."