Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 136: The Emperor’s Ancestor

“Fang Chen, can I hold you to your word?” Ji Lengyue asked.

“What a joke! My young master’s words are worth a thousand gold!” Huang Sihai scoffed.

Ji Lengyue glanced at Huang Sihai before turning back to Fang Chen. He slowly nodded. “I can tell you, but you have to get someone to escort me back to Chillwater.”

“Escort your corpse back? Sure.” Fang Chen nodded.

“You know what I mean!” Ji Lengyue roared. “I want you to release me in return for me telling you what you want to know!”

“I can capture any of the Ji Clan’s upper echelons and question them. Otherwise, I can also dispatch someone to investigate the area. Why should I strike such a meaningless deal with you?” Fang Chen shook his head. “You have no right to negotiate with me. If you tell me what I want to know now, I’ll arrange a courtyard and a couple of servants for you in the barracks.”

Ji Lengyue exclaimed indignantly, “You promised me my freedom earlier!”

“You haggled with me, so it’s only fair for me to do the same. Do you still want to continue?” Fang Chen asked.

“Damn it!”

Ji Lengyue was enraged, but there was nothing he could do. He had had enough of these dreary days where he couldn’t differentiate day from night. In truth, he was willing to pay any price as long as he could get out of here

“That is where our Ji Clan procured our Nightmare Steed,” Ji Lengyue replied.

Nightmare Steed?!

Xian Wuchang and the others pricked up their ears.

This was a huge secret! It was known that the overwhelming strength of Chillwater’s Nightmare Knights were mostly attributed to the Nightmare Steed.

“There’s something there that the immortal we worship wants, but it’s a dangerous place. Shouldn’t you take me out to talk lest such important information leak out?” Ji Lengyue said.

“Arrange an individual courtyard for him,” Fang Chen ordered.

An hour later, Ji Lengyue was freed from the gloomy underground prison and was moved to an individual courtyard. Looking at the vast, blue sky, he took a deep breath before turning to Fang Chen. “How did you obtain th

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