Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 426 Hua Biluo

chapter 426 hua biluo

translator: borntobe

“what a rare guest. who would have thought that sister hua biluo would come to see me here?”

there were two people in a tent. in front of long chen was a slender woman in a purple dress.

this woman was precisely the second monastery’s number one expert, hua biluo. long chen was surprised to see her now. meng qi and the others had intentionally vacated the tent, leaving just the two of them.

hua biluo smiled. “to rudely turn up unsolicited, please forgive me brother long.”

“please, sit.” long chen waved his hand. there were a table and two seats in the tent that guo ran had prepared. “sister biluo, i’m quite the boorish man, so please don’t blame me for not knowing the etiquette.”

hua biluo gently brushed forward her dress and sat down. her movements were very graceful and relaxed.

there was a certain kind of air around hua biluo that made her seem very poised and graceful, one that would instinctively make a person feel relaxed. but long chen disliked it.

that was a kind of noble mannerism. it could be considered an accomplishment in the secular world. but in the cultivation world, this kind of artificial mannerism could be described with a single word: posturing.

long chen knew that hua biluo wasn’t doing this deliberately. this was something innate to her, and if his guess wasn’t wrong, her origins were definitely not simple.

“senior apprentice-brother long chen is courteous. men should be open and candid, living free and unfettered. to tell the truth, i greatly admire you.” hua biluo smiled gracefully, a smile that could deeply move a person.

it could be said that hua biluo was exceptionally beautiful. there were few men who wouldn’t like her. that pride in her bones would especially cause a man to feel a strong longing.

it was just like a horse. the more prideful a horse was, the greater the desire you would feel to subdue it.

“sister biluo overpraises me. since you like to be direct, then i also won’t bother with etiquette. why have you come to find me?” asked long chen.

hua biluo was slightly surprised by how direct long chen was. he had skipped over all those polite manners, getting to the main point without even pouring a cup of tea for her.

however, she quickly reacted and smiled. “yes, the reason i came here was to form an alliance with you.”

hua biluo was very intelligent, and after this short of an exchange, she could already tell long chen’s character. knowing he didn’t like beating around the bush, she also got right to the point.

“what kind of alliance? you want to handle han tianyu together?”

“yes. i’m sure you’re aware that the first monastery has been targeting you since you entered the secret realm. they set up layers of traps, constantly raising your infamy. that yin wushuang is especially repulsive, even placing her target on the ones beside you when she couldn’t handle you. that kind of person is the scum of the righteous path. unfortunately, this junior sister is not strong enough on her own to handle the first monastery and could only watch as brother long had to suffer injustice.”

seeing her apologetic expression, long chen smiled slightly. “sister biluo, neither of us are stupid. since you want to collaborate, shouldn’t you bring out some sincerity?

“talking with you really saves effort. i was going to come earlier, but because of a few things, i ended up being delayed.” hua biluo smiled bitterly. long chen had already impressively seen through everything. she sighed, “suddenly, i’m a bit of afraid of cooperating with you.”

“oh? why?”

“because i find you really are impressive. to have already managed to clearly see through everything, i really don’t feel that safe,” hua biluo sighed, brushing back a few strands of loose hair.

long chen laughed. “then are you curious why i just foolishly jumped in despite knowing about this trap? why i didn’t think of a way to counterattack? or perhaps do you think i have some hidden scheme?”

hua biluo didn’t say anything, but she nodded slightly. she felt that with long chen’s intelligence, he should have long since smelled the scent of a trap. according to reason, he should have long since come up with preventative measures and not have acted so passively.

however, all things had their own thoughts and plans. if long chen really had a plan, then he had truly hidden it deeply, so deeply that it was frightening.

“in truth, you’re overthinking it. i knew there was a scheme against me, but i didn’t spend that much energy on thinking about how to use brains to resolve it.

“in my eyes, she is absolutely nothing. if i ended up slowing down my advancement because of her, then my ending would definitely be very miserable. so despite knowing, i didn’t have time to play those games with her. i have many things to do that are more important.

“in this world, there are many problems that can be solved with intelligence. but i trust that sister biluo is aware that when there is a problem that intelligence cannot solve, only martial strength can solve it,” said long chen.

“when intelligence cannot solve a problem, only martial strength can...” hua biluo muttered long chen’s last phrase, a faint light shining in her eyes. “as expected, senior apprentice-brother long chen really is an intelligent person. this phrase of yours has let me see a new level of things.”

“sister biluo is too courteous. all things have pros and cons. if you can use intelligence to solve a problem, it would definitely save effort and be safer, right?”

hua biluo laughed, as long chen really was too interesting, and his words were always very sincere.

from his gaze, she could tell that he was a very prideful person. and yet, he didn’t display it. in comparison, those people who always acted very haughty were the people that felt self-inferior, and they had to use that haughtiness to hide it, all to find their own meaning for existence.

as for truly prideful people, they never purposefully acted arrogant. long chen was such a person, and such a person would usually disdain lying, whether it was to friends or to enemies.

“it really is enjoyable talking to you. i almost have an urge to have long discussions into the night with you.” laughed hua biluo.

“let’s not. i’d rather talk about that matter of cooperation. after all, i still want to live for a few more years, and you should know that these days, even the walls have ears. with a slight carelessness, someone might end up being punished with the five-horse dismemberment punishment.” long chen acted very afraid.

within the other tent, meng qi, chu yao, tang wan-er, lu fang-er, and ye zhiqiu all had their eyes closed, cultivating. although they seemed to have entered a meditative state, their ears were all perked up and listening.

hearing long chen’s words, they all reddened. was that five-horse dismemberment punishment referring to them?

“alright, then let’s talk about cooperating. i have one question for you. can you let off yin wushuang?”

“absolutely not.” long chen’s expression changed.