Chapter 1266: Chapter 1266: Favor
"Are people afraid that you’d just slap them to death?"
Although everyone previously thought it was Little Profound Turtle who had resisted the energy wave from that earlier arrow.
Could that powerful black-clothed man really be slapped to death by you?
Naturally, no one believed it.
Even Yang Minghui didn’t believe it at this point. After all, true experts are always low-key and wouldn’t boast about their strength like Little Profound Turtle, especially if they don’t act.
So she felt that Little Profound Turtle, like Lin Chen, was just a guy who liked to brag.
"Turtle Master is truly impressive; that guy was scared off by your aura alone."
"Thank you, Turtle Master, for saving our lives. We are immensely grateful."
Even though Yang Ming didn’t really believe what Little Profound Turtle said, he thought that this guy, being chosen as his master’s Spiritual Beast, must have some abilities.
At least it’s a cute pet, and it might say nice things about him to his boss in the future, so Yang Ming immediately started praising it.
"Good kid, you have potential. I’ll speak well of you in front of Lin Chen."
Little Profound Turtle clearly enjoyed being flattered by Yang Ming. It immediately lifted its small head, grinning as it spoke.
Yang Minghui felt that Yang Ming was simply a disgrace to their Yang Family, actually trying to please a turtle.
On the other hand, Lin Chen felt a sense of relief as he watched the black-clothed man flee.
If the man had the strength to continue fighting, Lin Chen would have no means left without relying on external help, and he would probably need Master Qingxu’s assistance.
But Lin Chen didn’t want to reveal Master Qingxu as his trump card so soon.
After all, it would blatantly violate the regulations of the Yunlong Heavenly Palace.
However, when it truly comes to a situation where Master Qingxu needs to step in, it would be extremely dangerous, and at that time, he’d disregard the possibility of being blamed or disqualified from the assessment by the Yunlong Heavenly Palace.
Therefore, when the black-clothed man charged towards Yu Weilian, Lin Chen merely had Little Profound Turtle scare him a bit, considering the man was nearly slapped to death by Little Profound Turtle earlier, he’d naturally have a psychological scar.
If he really wasn’t afraid and attempted to attack Yu Weilian, Lin Chen would expose Little Profound Turtle’s powerful presence to protect Yu Weilian’s safety.
After the black-clothed man fled, Lin Chen hastily took out an elixir and swallowed it in one gulp to quickly restore his Spiritual Power.
The previous battle had drained all of Lin Chen’s Spiritual Power, and now he was nearly struggling to maintain flight.
At such a height, if he fell, even with his strong body, he’d be shattered into pieces.
Not being killed by the black-clothed man but instead falling to death from the sky due to exhausting Spiritual Power would be a laughable death.
Fortunately, the elixirs Lin Chen carried were refined by Zhao Rushi, making the recovery of Spiritual Power swift. Soon, Lin Chen felt his Spiritual Power substantially restored inside.
A few moments later, Lin Chen, feeling full of Spiritual Power, hurriedly flew towards Yu Weilian and the others.
However, when Lin Chen arrived in front of Yu Weilian and the others, he sensed something was off.
The atmosphere was strange; Yang Minghui had an unpleasant expression, and Lin Chen was confused, immediately turning to Little Profound Turtle.
"What happened? What’s wrong with her?" Lin Chen asked.
"Ha, what else could it be? She’s jealous. This Prince is so handsome, yet you gave me to this girl, and that chick didn’t get this Prince." Little Profound Turtle smugly said.
However, upon hearing this, Lin Chen’s expression immediately turned unpleasant.
This damn turtle’s mouth, speaking like this, wasn’t it exposing Yang Minghui’s female identity?
"Little turtle, what nonsense are you spouting? Brother Yang is a man. No wonder she’s angry with you talking like that." Lin Chen looked at Little Profound Turtle and said, while hurriedly blinking to signal Little Profound Turtle not to blabber and expose Yang Minghui’s identity.
Hearing this, Little Profound Turtle was confused and leaped from Yu Weilian’s shoulder to Lin Chen’s.
"I say, Lin Chen, did you get your eyes busted during the fight with that black-clothed man, why are you blinking like that all the time?" Little Profound Turtle questioned Lin Chen, confused.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen’s face immediately turned somber. This naïve turtle, saying such things, was pushing him into a pit of fire, and he promptly grabbed Little Profound Turtle from his shoulder.
"This turtle just likes to talk nonsense. Brother Yang, don’t take him seriously." Lin Chen looked at Yang Minghui, pretending, while actually trying to conceal her female identity from the others.
Fortunately, Yu Weilian knew about Yang Minghui’s identity.
And Yang Ming, their Young Master, always looked somewhat effeminate, like a woman — after all, being too much of a "pretty boy" usually caused people to sometimes mistake him for a woman, so Yang Ming was already used to it. Therefore, Little Profound Turtle’s words didn’t bother him.
However, Zhang Hongying had arrived at the scene. Hearing Little Profound Turtle’s words, her face immediately showed a look of suspicion.
After all, a Spiritual Beast probably wouldn’t say such things without reason.
The more Zhang Hongying thought about it, the more troubled she felt.
Fortunately, Wan Qiansan also arrived before everyone at this moment and slightly bowed to Lin Chen and Zhang Hongying.
"Earlier, thank you Miss Zhang and this gentleman for saving me. Otherwise, I’d be in grave danger today."
"If there’s anything I can help with in the future, just ask. As long as it’s not something morally wrong, even if it means going up a mountain of swords or descending into a sea of flame, I, Wan Qiansan, will surely accompany you." Wan Qiansan said to Lin Chen and Zhang Hongying in gratitude.
At this, Zhang Hongying immediately waved her hand.
"Young Master Wan, you’re too kind. We’re both from Yunlong City, and we should help each other. Besides, the Zhang and Wan families have been friends for generations, so it was just my duty to step in earlier. There’s no need for such formality," Zhang Hongying said with a smile.
However, even though she said this, her thoughts were different internally.
You see, Wan Qiansan was someone who valued promises greatly, and he was one of Yunlong City’s Top Ten Heroes, ranking among the top three. His favor, naturally, was very valuable.
"Haha, I’ve been waiting for this statement from Brother Wan. If I have any need in the future, I won’t be polite and will definitely trouble you," Lin Chen responded cheerfully.