chapter 2101-2105


    Chapter 2101


    The question froze everyone. It was really not a small animal but a real person instead, who deliberately


    made the rustling sound to gain their attention. Judging from the voice, it was obvious that it came from


    an elderly person. If he was a lone cultivator, he might not be strong but if he was a cultivator from the


    Corpse Pavilion, then he must be of extraordinary power.


    None of them would have survived except Jackie. In other words, the enemy would not bother to ask


    them a question like this unless…he had too much time in his hands. All kinds of thoughts shed


    through his mind, as he remained on high alert. He exchanged nces with the others and made his


    way to the other side of the tree. It only took him a dozen steps or so to finally see the person behind the


    tree.


    To Jackie’s surprise, this person’s age did not match his voice at all. He looked like he was in his thirties,


    his abdomen was stained red with blood, his face paler than normal, and breathing heavily. He was


    seriously injured.


    “Are you a formal elder of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion?” asked Jackie.


    He asked that question because the person in front of him was wearing a dark blue shirt with a few


    dazzling begonias embroidered on his belt, and anyone who had begonia on his waist was an elder.


    Moreover, he was dressed in dark blue, and only the elders of the formal elder in the entire sect were


    qualified to wear a dark blue outer shirt.


    After hearing Jackie’s words, the others rushed over. Albion saw the man leaning on the tree, and a hint


    of surprise shed in his eyes. “You wouldn’t happen to be Elder Godfrey from the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion, right?”


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    Elder Godfrey was a little surprised that Albion had recognized him. He turned to look at him and saw


    him in the disciple uniform of the Thousand Leaves Sect. Seeing this surprised him even more. “Do we


    know each other?”


    Albion cupped his fist in salute excitedly. “One year ago, at the tea party held by the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion, I had the honor of meeting you, Elder Godfrey.”


    Elder Godfrey nodded slightly. He did go to the tea party held by the Thousand Leave Pavilion a year


    ago. There were many disciples at the tea party. Any disciple, even those with little strength could show


    up at the tea party. There were many deacon disciples and their faces all blurred into one so naturally, he


    would have no impression of meeting Albion at all.


    Jackie coughed softly. He was a little embarrassed that he, as the informal disciple of the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion, could not recognize a formal elder. It was unreasonable, but the fact was thus. After all, he had


    just entered the Dual Sovereign Pavilion not long ago.


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    Now that the identity has been determined, the danger was of course resolved. Jackie crouched down


    and took a look at Elder Godfrey’s injury; a hole was punched into his abdomen by a sharp weapon.


    He was now meditating, adjusting his breath, and recovering from his injury, but even so, it would take


    him at least three or four months to fully recover from an injury of this degree.


    “Elder Godfrey, I might as well take you out of here. Don’t worry, I am indeed a disciple of the Dual


    Sovereign Pavilion. The reason why I don’t recognize you is that I’ve just joined not too long ago,” said


    Jackie decisively.


    Edler Godfrey suddenly raised his head and stared intently at Jackie. There was a trace of vignce and


    helplessness in his eyes. Finally, he waspletely relieved. Thisplicated look made Jackie a little


    startled.


    ‘Why would he be wary of me? It seems like he’s reluctant toe with me. Logically speaking, he


    shouldn’t have such a look on his face. After all, I’m indeed a disciple of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and


    besides, my cultivation is only at the initial stage of innate level. I bet he’s still stronger than me, his


    injuries are not withstanding.’


    Before he could figure it out, Elder Godfrey nodded slowly. “I am now seriously injured and unable to


    break through the trap array. If you have a way to break through the array, then take me with you. I will


    reward you ordingly when we are back at the sect.”


    Chapter 2102


    Jackie arched his brow. He did not care about the rewards, instead he was curious as to why Elder


    Godfrey had looked at him with suchplicated expressions. Although he tried to hide it, it still did not


    escape Jackie’s notice


    Jackie nodded calmly, and exchanged a few more polite remarks, saying that he did not care whether


    there were rewards and that as a disciple of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, he naturally had the duty to


    protect the elders of the respected sect,


    Elder Godfrey just nodded, and theplex look on his face never appeared again. He turned his head


    to look in the direction of the trap array, “Let’s drop the formalities and get out of here. I was injured by an


    elder of the Corpse Pavilion. If it hadn’t been for my life-saving means, I would have died in his hands


    long ago. He must be anxious to catch me now and I’m afraid things will not end well for us if we dy


    any longer.”


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    The group started to panic when they heard this, but then quicklyposed themselves. Jackie looked


    at Dudley with cold eyes and he knew what Jackie wanted without even having him say it. He trembled


    and took out the entry token.


    The entry token was found on Robin’s corpse, and Jackie deliberately asked Dudley to do the dirty deed


    to remind him of his possible ending if he dared to disobey Jackie. Therefore, no matter how unwilling


    Dudley was to do anything he asked, Jackie would only need to give him the look for him to change his


    mind.


    Jackie reached out and helped Elder Godfrey up. Elder Godfrey’s face turned paler as getting up made


    his injuries even more painful. However, being able to achieve the position of an elder naturally meant he


    had his fair share of injuries along the way so although his injuries were severe, he could still bear it. He


    never once cried out in pain even though they could see that his sideburns were soaked in cold sweat.


    Dudley’s hands kept trembling and in order to prevent him from ying tricks, Jackie stood behind him.


    Dudley performed a series of hand movements and injected these seals into the entry token. A dazzling


    white light was released in an instant as it floated slowly into the air.


    The next second, it integrated into the trap array. The trap array was transparent. One would not notice it


    unless one had touched the barrier. However, after the entry token was integrated into the trap array, the


    transparent space in front rippled like the tide.


    Everyone’s eyes widened, and the ripples became bigger and bigger and more frequent. Gradually, an


    empty brilliance was released from the trap array. Everyone understood that a space had opened up for


    them to exit.


    Jackie arched his brow, and stared at Dudley with calm eyes, “You go out first and your brother stays. He


    will exit with us.”


    Dudley was impressed with Jackie’s deep thinking. He smiled bitterly, and sighed inwardly, thinking that


    Jackie did not need to resort to doing this, for there was no way he would dare to y tricks at this time.


    Jackie was not that kind of soft-hearted person. Dudley would be the first to die should anything


    untoward happen.


    Dudley closed his eyes and strode out of the open space. After he stepped over, there was only a breeze


    blowing over his temples, making his fine hair stuck to his face. Nothing else happened.


    Jackie and others waited for a few seconds just to be sure Dudley did not do anything funny. Once


    confirmed, they nodded to each other and then walked out of the trap array one after another.


    The outer space was actually no different from the space inside, but the feeling it gave was quite


    different. Jackie looked back and thought that the trap array was like a cage with invisible shackles.


    Chapter 2103 To prevent the unexpected from happening, they did not release Dudley on the spot, but


    took him and his brother toward the city, away from the border of Mount Beasts.


    After traveling for five or six miles, Jackie turned around and looked at Dudley, who was sporting a


    frightening expression on his face. His heart was throbbing wildly, for fear that Jackie would kill him. After


    all, the two of them were now useless. If they let them go, it was very likely that they would report back to


    the Corpse Pavilion. In fact, he would not have let himself go if he was in Jackie’s position.


    Dudley took a deep breath and said with a trembling mouth, “Don’t worry, my lord, I will definitely not rat


    you out. After all, those people are still in the trap array. You just need to leave us here and we’ll stay


    here for a while before going back.”


    What he said was a bit incoherent, because he was too scared, which caused him to speak too quickly.


    Jackie chuckled. “I’m not the kind of person who breaks their promises. I will hold up my part of the deal


    even though killing you now is the better option for us. However, I will leave a restriction on your bodies


    which will be automatically lifted in about two days. I’ll advise you both to stay here and not run around


    because death is guaranteed if you encounter any fierce beast. Whether the two of you wille out of


    this alive depends on your luck now.”


    With the restriction on them, even if they return to the Mount Beasts, they would not be able to enter the


    Mount Beasts through the trap array. Even if they could enter, they would not be able to use their true


    energy to fend for themselves should theye across any fierce beast or monsters.


    The best solution for them was to stay where they were, wait for the restriction to be lifted from their


    bodies, and then return to Mount Beasts. By then, Jackie and the others would have arrived safely in


    their own n associations and need not be wary of them anymore.


    Relief washed over Dudley. He nodded vigorously, wishing to pat his chest and promise, “You can rest


    assured that we’ll stay here for two days and not cause you any trouble.”


    Jackie chuckled. He did not take his words seriously at all. He turned his head and nced at the other


    people. After all, they were not in the same n associations, they would have to part ways here.


    Albion cupped his hands in a salute toward Jackie and said from the bottom of his heart, “Thank you,


    Brother Jackie, for your care all this time. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be able to get out of Mount


    Beasts safely.”


    Jackie was not humble either. After all, what Albion said was true. He just nodded and said nothing.


    Dwight nced at Jackie and said, “You are the most talented person I have ever seen. You will


    definitely shine in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion in the future. I will treat you to a meal if you evere to


    the Thousand Leaves Pavilion.”


    Jackie nodded, and they exchanged a few more words before parting ways. The Thousand Leave


    Pavilion was toward the west, and the Dual Sovereign Pavilion was a little more toward the east. When


    saying their goodbyes, Albion-and others tried to exchange formalities with Elder Godfrey for a long time,


    but perhaps because of his serious injury, or perhaps because of other reasons, Elder Godfrey did not


    return their sentiments.


    After saying goodbye to each other, Jackie, Nash, and Elder Godfrey made their way back to the Dual


    Sovereign Pavilion.


    Chapter 2104 Taking into ount the injuries of Elder Godfrey, they did not rush toward the Dual


    Sovereign Pavilion. Jackie rented a horse-drawn carriage in a nearby town and used the mostmon


    way to go to the Dual Sovereign City.


    Inside the carriage, Elder Godfrey rested with closed eyes while both Jackie and his father remained


    quiet, for there were some things that could not be discussed in front of a third party.


    Nash did not mind but Jackie was feeling a little uneasy. Elder Godfrey was injured very badly and could


    barely remain conscious. As an elder, he had no shortage of pills, but even after taking the best pill, his


    injury still did not show any signs of recovering. This just proved how seriously injured he was.


    Jackie had a lot of questions to ask him but stopped himself, after all, this was their first meeting. All the


    recent events did not sit right with him; it was as if Jackie had been unknowingly dragged into a


    conspiracy ever since stepping foot in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion.


    Suddenly, Elder Godfrey, with his eyes still closed, asked, “Did the Thousand Leaves Pavilion do


    anything about it?”


    The question caught Jackie off guard, but without hesitation, he shook his head. Although Elder Godfrey


    did not ask clearly, Jackie knew he wanted to ask if Thousand Leaves Pavilion tried to attack the trap


    array.


    The corner of Elder Godfrey’s lips curled up into an ironic smile, but he quickly returned to his former


    expressionless face.


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    This made Jackie even more puzzled. Now that Elder Godfrey had opened up a conversation, it would


    not be too rude for him to ask some questions. He cleared his throat and asked, “Elder, when did you


    enter Mount Beasts?”


    Elder Godfrey sighed lightly, and a trace of anger shed through his tired eyes. “Nine days ago.”


    Jackie still remembered that Dudley once said that they had set up the trap array nine or ten days ago.


    That was to say, Elder Godfrey had entered the mountain about the same time as the trap array was set


    up.


    Jackie sighed and said, “What do you think the people of Corpse Pavilion are nning to do?”


    Elder Godfrey kept quiet after hearing the question. The carriage was still swaying in the intended


    direction, and the sound of ‘clop, clop’ came from the horse’s hooves. From time to time, they could hear


    the horseman whistling and shouting.


    Finally, Elder Godfrey spoke, “My guess is it has something to do with the secret resource ce.”


    Jackie frowned. He had heard of this secret resource ce before. It was what sparked the war between


    the Muddled Origin n and the Dual Sovereign Pavilion but if it was really because of this, then they


    have a big problem in their hands.


    The fact that the Corpse Pavilion had spared no expenses to get their hands on the secret resource


    ce meant that whatever was inside was very valuable. There was no way the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion, as the true ruler of the north, would let two three-grade n associations get their hands on it.


    Jackie was quite puzzled by all this, Elder Godfreyughed and said in a low tone, “This is just a guess


    that I pulled out from thin air.”


    He closed his eyes again as if this issue triggered him. Jackie thought it was best to stop questioning


    him, but there were just too many questions in his mind. He would die overthinking if he did not get some


    concrete answers now.


    Besides, this concerned his future as well. After all, a member of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, a huge


    war between n associations would no doubt affect him as well. He took a deep breath and his voice


    was a little low.


    Chapter 2105


    “Elder, can you think of a reason why the Thousand Leaves Pavilion did not make a move? There’s no


    way they wouldn’t have known what the Corpse Pavilion was doing when they had caused such a huge


    commotion.”


    Elder Godfrey gave a cold snort. This snort took a lot of his strength and his shoulders were shaking. He


    took a deep breath, in a bid to suppress the anger in his heart. “Of course, they know about it, and they


    probably knew about it a long time ago.”


    Upon hearing this, Jackie was shocked. He could see the irrepressible anger on Elder Godfrey’s face.


    What happened to him? Why is he so angry?’ The fact that the anger seemed to be directed at the


    Thousand Leaves Pavilion instead of the Corpse Pavilion made him even more confused.


    Of course, Jackie did not voice his questions out loud. After all, he and Elder Godfrey were still not so


    familiar with each other. Although he had saved his life, it was not as if he went out of his way to do it.


    Therefore, it was not surprising that Elder Godfrey was wary of an informal disciple who moments ago


    was just a stranger.


    Silence fell over inside of the carriage once more. No one spoke but their thoughts were surging, and


    various thoughts burst into their minds. Nash was also curious but since Elder Godfrey was there, he did


    not think it would be suitable for him to discuss all the questions in his heart with Jackie.


    About ten to twelve hourster, the carriage finally entered the Dual Sovereign City. Only then did Elder


    Godfrey break the silence. “When you’re back at the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, if someone asks, tell them


    that you actually stayed at Mount Beasts for only a day because you discovered that the monsters that


    are usually found in the deepest part of the mountain hade out to the periphery. Thus, you came out


    to get away from harm’s way. As for what happened between me and you, it’s best not to divulge this


    information. If not, you’ll be dragged into it.”


    As for what ‘it’ was, Elder Godfrey did not say, and Jackie did not ask. He could tell that Elder Godfrey


    was telling him all that for his own good and that the elder was not the kind of selfish person who only


    cared for himself.


    Jackie nodded vigorously. “Do you not n to go back to Dual Sovereign Pavilion now?”


    Elder Godfrey raised his eyes and looked forward. The carriage curtain blocked his vision, but his eyes


    seemed to be able to see the outside world through the curtain. “You don’t need to worry about this. I will


    go back in a few days. As long as you behave normally, others will not be suspicious of your rtionship


    with me.”


    Jackie nodded and did not continue to ask. It was just as Elder Godfrey said, they were strangers after


    all. Jackie was just an informal disciple with no background and would never have had a chance to meet


    Elder Godfrey if it was not for the recent incident. No one would ever associate them together.


    In order to prevent people from discovering that, instead of pulling the carriage to the gate of the Dual


    Sovereign Pavilion, they found an inn for Elder Godfrey, before Jackie returned to the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion alone.


    This time, Nash has stayed out long enough so it was best to return to the Mustard Seed Spirit Ship.


    Doing this would prevent his identity from being exposed.


    To enter the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, Jackie only needed to take out his identity card. After he entered


    Dual Sovereign City, he kept observing people’s faces for signs that some huge changes had urred


    and was surprised to find that people were still peacefully going about their daily lives, as if nothing had


    happened.


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