Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

”Looking for him?”

Du Xiong was taken aback and immediately said, ”He doesn’t want me anymore, why should I look for him, just to humiliate myself?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at him and said, ”You don’t miss him at all?”

Du Xiong said in silence, ”A father who casts away his son like an old shoe, and a son who sees his father as a stranger, my Lord, please don’t mention him again. We’re not the same kind of people.”

Seeing Du Xiong’s response, Chen Jie pondered for a moment before speaking, ”Very well, if that’s how you feel, then continue to follow me. But since we are brothers, there are things we need to be clear about upfront. If you genuinely want to find your father, I won’t stop you. But afterward, if you regret it, you must not cause trouble because of it. Do you agree?”

Du Xiong said, ”Rest assured, my Lord, I am not a capricious person.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Du Xiong and said, ”Hmm, Du Xiong, I trust you. Since that’s the case, you must determine the boundaries yourself.”

Du Xiong replied, ”Rest assured, my Lord, I understand.”

Chen Jie spoke a few words with Du Xiong and Wang Baobao and then took them to a safe place to stay. There were many informants in the Great Capital, so they needed to act with utmost caution and not leave any trace.

After arriving there, Chen Jie instructed them not to wander around. Wait for the signal tomorrow night to go to the Great Buddha Temple to rescue the Prince.

Having made these arrangements, Chen Jie left again. This time, he did not take Zhao Ya but acted alone. While moving, Chen Jie was very careful, checking repeatedly with his Melt God Realm abilities to ensure he wasn’t being followed before slowly departing. He navigated through several alleys and pathways to enter a residential house and then, through a tunnel dug by the Thick Earth Flag within it, he arrived at a deep courtyard.

By this time, the courtyard was already filled with people. In the center was Liu Futong, with Zhu Chongba beside him, and below Zhu Chongba were Chen Long, Chou Niu, Mei Tu, and several accompanying elders.

Duozhi Fox had not come along, as Bright Peak had suffered a devastating blow and needed a prestigious figure to stay and restore it. Otherwise, if miscreants attacked again, Bright Peak might be destroyed by taking advantage.

Therefore, Duozhi Fox did not accompany this expedition.

Entering, Chen Jie saw Fang Guozhen, who was watching a watermelon nearby, calling out, ”Fourth Brother, this, this~”

Earlier, Chen Jie hadn’t noticed Fang Guozhen hiding in the corner eating watermelon. Indeed, the weather was quite hot, and many people were sweating profusely. Yet, only Fang Guozhen had a large watermelon, and though others were drooling with envy, they dared not ask Fang Guozhen for a slice.

Fang Guozhen was enjoying himself, having eaten about a third of the melon when Chen Jie approached.

Under Fang Guozhen’s enthusiastic invitation, Chen Jie sat down. Fang Guozhen then handed him a slice, saying, ”Fourth Brother, eat. I’ll give you a big piece. This melon was cooled in well water beforehand, so it’s very sweet.”

Chen Jie took the watermelon and said, ”Third Brother, with so many people, is it okay for just us to eat watermelon?”

Fang Guozhen replied, ”Haha, what’s wrong with that? I bought this watermelon with my own money, so why should they eat it for free? Besides, if anyone is dissatisfied, they can come talk to me about it.”

Fang Guozhen glared as he spoke, and seeing this, Chen Jie looked around. The surrounding people were all smiling without any objections to Fang Guozhen’s words. After all, who in their right mind would dare object to the Sea Dragon King? That would be asking for death!

Chen Jie understood that whether within the Zoroastrian Sect or in Jianghu, Fang Guozhen’s reputation was top level. Therefore, he could act more freely.

He couldn’t be like ordinary people. Many believed that the Sea Dragon King should appear lofty and superior.

Just like eating watermelon in front of a crowd, he could do so with utmost composure, and no one could or would dare object. Instead, everyone found it natural for him to act this way.

Sitting with Fang Guozhen, Chen Jie eating watermelon attracted some puzzled glances from those unaware, who said, ”Hey, who is that guy, doesn’t seem to follow the rules at all, sitting with the Dragon King, isn’t that just defying the heavens?”

However, those in the know would tell them, ”Shh, keep your voice down, do you not know who that is?”

The inquirer would ask, ”Who is it?”

And they’d continue, ”That person is famous, don’t you know Chen Jiusi from Huangzhou Prefecture?”

”It’s him, Chen Jiusi!”

With these words, they attracted many curious glances. At this point, Chen Jie was there enjoying the watermelon, delightfully chatting with Fang Guozhen.

Many around cast envious glances, because the name Chen Jiusi was well-known. Who wouldn’t know Chen Jiusi?

From humble beginnings as a Mianshui fisherman, he later joined the Fishing Guild and gradually developed, boosting his strength like a rocket. By the time people heard of his fame, it was already during the Wushan expedition; by that time, he had reached the Molten Furnace Realm.

A twenty-year-old expert in the Molten Furnace Realm, which many already considered unusually gifted, some even claimed that if Chen Jiusi did not fall, he would surely become a powerful presence in the Melt God Realm.

But within half a year, news spread from Bright Peak.

The court attacked Bright Peak, and during this time, a young hero saved the entire Zoroastrian Sect. And this young hero was none other than Chen Jiusi!

Furthermore, not only did he save the entire Zoroastrian Sect, but during the process, he broke through to the Melt God Realm, and his fame quickly spread far and wide.

After all, every master of the Melt God Realm was revered by all. Truly, among tens of thousands, there may only be one or two dozen such top-level figures. The emergence of one more would capture the attention of the entire world!