The Immortal Emperor Returns

Chapter 546 Betrayal

The battle among the four fierce beasts was still going on. The mountain was crumbled, and the earth was shattered.

Humans were running desperately, while fierce beasts were pouncing on them. The situation had been completely reversed.

Standing on the crest of a hill, Chu Xun looked around but found no trace of Yue Jingchou and the others.

At this time, Chu Xun caught sight of a white shadow out of the corner of his eye. He whipped around only to see that little carrot peeping at him from behind a tree.

Out of curiosity, Chu Xun waved at it.

To his surprise, the little carrot also waved at him, motioning for him to come over.

Chu Xun made his way toward the little carrot.

The little carrot immediately turned around to leave. As it walked, it looked back and beckoned to him, indicating that he should come with it.

Driven by curiosity, Chu Xun followed up. “I wonder where it’s going to take me.”

The little carrot led him to skirt around the battleground of the four fierce beasts, pass through a hillside, and then stopped.

Chu Xun stepped forward. The little carrot waved its short arm to show him something.

Chu Xun looked into the distance and saw a cave not far away.

“Is there any treasure in this cave?” Chu Xun guessed.

The little carrot, carried by its short legs, scurried to the outside of the cave and began to babble nonstop toward the inside.

Chu Xun followed it over and listened carefully. There was no movement inside the cave.

“Hoo, wow, ahh...” the little carrot yelled while bouncing around.

Suddenly, Chu Xun heard the sound of weary footsteps, which instantly put him on alert. “There is someone inside!”

A moment later, a vigilant face poked out.

“Brother Ge!” Chu Xun was taken aback.

Seeing that a man and a carrot were standing outside the cave, Ge Zhan prepared to retreat into the cave. Just then, he heard Chu Xun’s voice and was dazed.

“Brother Chu?” He asked tentatively.

Chu Xun nodded slightly. “Turns out that they are hiding in this cave.”

“Come in, quick. Brother Gao and the others have been injured,” Ge Zhan urged.

Chu Xun was staggered. He followed Ge Zhan into the cave, where the light was dim and the space was quite narrow. Yue Jingchou and Gao Mowen were leaning against the wall.

As their cultivation had been curbed, they could only recover at a very slow pace.

“Brother Gao, look, Brother Chu is here.” Ge Zhan breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as Chu Xun was here, he could stop worrying.

While they were hiding here, their hearts were in their mouths, for they were afraid that Zu Si and his men would find them.

“Second Uncle, how did you find us?” Yue Jingchou asked. His back had caved in slightly. Zu Si had mistaken him for Chu Xun and had dealt him a vicious blow.

“Hoo, haa...” The little carrot stuck its head out from behind Chu Xun’s leg.

“Little carrot...” Yue Jingchou called out in shock.

“It was this carrot that brought me here,” Chu Xun said. “You’ve seen this little carrot before?”

“Brother Chu, how come this little carrot is with you?” Gao Mohan was also astonished.

Xie Qingyun had once revealed that this little carrot was the artifact spirit of the Suspended Mountain. Whoever controlled it would be able to control the Suspended Mountain.

“I came across it by chance,” Chu Xun said.

“Brother Chu, you didn’t run into Zu Si and his men?” asked Gao Mohan.

“Yes, I did.” Chu Xun nodded and then asked curiously, “How did you know that I would meet Zu Si and the others?”

Gao Mohan then told Chu Xun the whole story, including the fact that the little carrot was the artifact spirit.

Chu Xun was also amazed. He picked up the little carrot and asked, “You’re the artifact spirit of the Suspended Mountain, aren’t you?”

The little carrot flailed about in the air, dissatisfied with Chu Xun’s attitude toward it.

Regardless, Chu Xun believed that the little carrot was truly the artifact spirit. Because even Zu Si and his people failed to recognize him after he transformed into an ordinary man, but this little carrot clearly knew who he really was and so took him to Gao Mohan and the others.

It seemed that the entire Suspended Mountain was under its control.

Who would have thought that this little carrot could twist everyone around its little finger?

Chu Xun put the little carrot on the ground.

“Bam!”

Gruntled, the little carrot raised its short leg and kicked in the shin. As a result, Chu Xun stumbled.

Gao Mohan and the other two were stupefied.

Chu Xun’s face showed clear astoundment. “What a powerful force!”

The little carrot put its little hands on its hip like a peeved child. Then, it walked up to Yue Jingchou, took off one of its green leaves from the top of its head, and handed it to him.

Yue Jingchou looked perplexed. “What’s this about?”

Chu Xun pondered for a moment and said, “Try eating it.”

Yue Jingchou took the leaf and popped it into his mouth. It was so small that he swallowed it whole without chewing.

All of a sudden, Yue Jingchou let out a dull groan. He sensed that rich life essence was healing his wounds, reconnecting his broken bones.

Shortly after, he felt his body become lighter. Without thinking, he rose to his feet. Then, he couldn’t help feeling ecstatic, because he was cured.

“Thank you, little carrot,” Yue Jingchou said gratefully.

The little carrot hummed in response, but no one understood what it said.

Next, it gave Gao Mohan a green leaf as well.

After that, they surrounded the little carrot and stared at it intently.

The little carrot was not afraid at all. It looked left and right and blinked its big black eyes, looking very innocent.

“Can you kill Zu Si and his people, little carrot?” Yue Jingchou asked.

“Woo, haa...” The little carrot nodded.

Yue Jingchou’s face lit up with joy. “Then, quick, go kill them! They’re bad people!”

“Aah, hoo...” The little carrot shook its head to indicate that it could not do that.

“Why?” Asked Yue Jingchou in bewilderment.

The little carrot babbled for a long time, but no one understood a word.

“Who could’ve thought that such a small carrot was actually an artifact spirit.” Gao Mohan shook his head with a dry smile.

Chu Xun looked at the little carrot with a pensive look in his eyes.

It was said that Divine Relics were intelligent and could recognize one person as their master.

“Jingchou, ask it if it’s willing to accept you as its master,” Chu Xun said.

Yue Jingchou was a little taken aback. Then, he asked the little carrot, “Are you willing to take me as your master?”

The little carrot gazed at Yue Jingchou and shook its head.

Yue Jingchou instantly had disappointment written all over his face. “If I could control the Suspended Mountain, my strength would soar to the top.”

“Then are you willing to accept me as your master?” Gao Mohan couldn’t help but ask.

The little carrot shook its head again.

With an expectant look, Ge Zhan asked the same question. But the answer was still no.

“What about me?” Chu Xun couldn’t help but ask.

Yet, the little carrot still refused with brutal honesty.

Chu Xun felt a little downhearted.

Gao Mohan and the other two sniggered. “Even Chu Xun has been turned down, so it’s normal that we got rejected.”

“Little carrot, he is the strongest one. But you refused to let him be your master. Hope you wouldn’t regret this,” Gao Mohand teased.

The little carrot ran up to Chu Xun and pointed at his chest pocket.

Chu Xun was slightly stunned. Then he took out a Heavy Prison Token and said, “Do you want this?”

The little carrot nodded and grabbed the Heavy Prison Token. It placed it on the ground and drew a circle around it.

“Why did it do this?”

The four of them all looked bemused. Even Chu Xun didn’t figure out what was going on.

The little carrot drew another circle outside the first circle.

The four of them were even more confused.

The little carrot babbled on and on as it drew circles on the ground. Each of the circles wrapped around the previous one.

All of a sudden, Chu Xun’s eyes lit up.

“Are you saying that whoever obtains the most Heavy Prison Tokens will be your master?”

The little carrot jumped around happily and nodded its little head.

Gao Mohan and the others gaped at Chu Xun in amazement and gave him a thumbs-up.

“How can you understand that? I thought it wanted to draw a spider web.”

Chu Xun smiled awkwardly. It was just a wild guess.

“From the looks of it, it’s impossible to control the Suspended Mountain by dint of the little carrot. We can only try our best to get as many Heavy Prison Tokens as we can,” Gao Mohan said.

At this moment, the little carrot suddenly ran out of the cave, waved at Chu Xun and the others, and then vanished.

Chu Xun and others were alarmed. “Did something happen?” They hurriedly chased out of the cave, but the little carrot was already nowhere to be seen.

“Quick, look over there,” Gao Mohan called out.

Strong winds and clouds abruptly swept over. Mountains moved and ridges shifted. Even the ground under their feet seemed to be floating away.

The appearance of the entire Suspended Mountain changed completely. There were no longer strange rocks on the mountain, but trees that reached into the sky. The whole place became lush and verdant.

The four fierce beasts had vanished, too. So did the great battle between humans and beasts.

“I got my cultivation back!” Yelped Yue Jingchou.

Chu Xun also felt that his suppressed cultivation had been restored.

“What is going on?” Ge Zhan was dazed.

Chu Xun deliberated for a moment and then gave a humorless smile. “I guess all that we saw and experienced was just a game the little carrot was playing.”

“Are you saying that we were all pawns in the little carrot’s game?” Asked Gao Mohan.

Ge Zhan remarked, “Does that mean it’s not until now that the real game begins?”

Chu Xun nodded slightly.

“No, the game should have ended by now.” A crafty smile climbed onto Gao Mohan’s face.

“Scratch!”

With the sound of a sharp blade cutting through leaves, Chu Xun suddenly shuddered. He looked down with immense disbelief at the tip of a blade coming out of his abdomen.

“Spatter, spatter, spatter...”

Blood dripped along the tip of the knife, from which bright red light burst out. Chu Xun could feel that a strong suction force was set free in his body. The blood flowed faster and faster down the tip of the saber.

“Second Uncle!” Yue Jingchou cried with horror.

Chu Xun slowly turned around and just happened to see Gao Mohan’s ferocious face.

“Why?” It was hard for Chu Xun to believe that Gao Mohan would suddenly stab him in the back.

“Whoosh!”

Blood splashed everywhere. Gao Mohan pulled the knife out with so much force that he staggered back, bringing a large amount of blood with the knife.

“Chu the Devil, I know that your physical body is unpenetrable. This knife is a Divine Relic. It is called Demon-slaying Knife, which is designed to break strong defense. Even if you had copper skin and iron bones, you would not be able to fend off the Demon-slaying Knife. Haha...” Gao Mohan’s face was distorted by a ferocious grin.

“Second Uncle...” Yue Jingchou darted toward Chu Xun in a panic.

“Pfft!”

With a flash of sword light, Yue Jingchou’s head flew into the air and his headless body fell in front of Chu Xun. This time, blood spurted out of the neck like a fountain.

“Jingchou... Pfft...” Chu Xun cried with grief and indignation. Wrath suddenly surged, causing him to open his mouth and cough up a mouthful of blood.

“Why?” Chu Xun’s eyes widened as he stared at Ge Zhan.

Ge Zhan grinned hideously as Gao Mohan did. “Because, Chu the Devil, you deserve death. As long as you’re alive, we feel like there is a mountain bearing down on us, making us walk on eggshells every day. So, you must die.”

“Haha...” A pompous voice rang out, and several figures rapidly flew over. It was Zu Si and his men.

“Chu the Devil, do you still have many questions?” Xie Qingyun laughed wildly.

Chu Xun looked at the little carrot that was bouncing happily next to Zu Si, then asked, “You’ve controlled the Suspended Mountain?”

“Chu the Devil, I thought you were somebody, but little did I know that you were so stupid.” Zu Si looked at Chu Xun with contempt and said, “This carrot is a pet I’ve kept for fun. That’s really the case.”

“Also, Gao Mohan and Ge Zhan are members of our alien races from the outset.” Xie Qingyun roared with laughter. “Chu the Devil, in order to deal with you, we spent decades planning this move.”

“Why bother explaining everything to him? Hurry up and do him away, in case any unforeseen changes happened,” Zhang Tianyou advised.

“Swoosh!”

The blade glinted brightly. Gao Mohan twirled the knife in his hand and slashed at Chu Xun.

“Wanna kill me? Do you think you’re qualified to do that?” Chu Xun’s eyes were icy cold. The Hong Meng Immortal Qi around him was surging. He raised his hand and slammed. The terrifying Hong Meng Immortal Qi swept out like raging waves.

“Kaboom!”

Daunting energy wave blasted. Gao Mohan screamed. The Demon-slaying Knife in his hand was knocked off. The arm holding the knife exploded into a mist of blood before flying thousands of meters away.

“Pfft!”

Chu Xun himself coughed up a large mouthful of blood. The Saber Qi of the Demon-slaying Knife stayed in his body. He could not remove it no matter what means he used. Thus, his wounds could not heal.