Chapter 748


    Back then in Bay City, Aaron had been defeated by Fade. Since then, he had followed Fade to Long


    City. Later, Fade arranged a task for Aaron to do, so they did not meet again for quite a long time.


    At the moment, Aaron''s sudden reappearance startled Fade. He looked at Aaron in surprise,


    saying, "Young Master Xie, what brings you here? What can I do for you?"


    Aaron''s face was etched with anxiety. He said to Fade in a desperate tone, "Mr. Chen, I have bad


    news."


    "What happened?" Upon hearing his words, Fade couldn''t help but felt a jolt in his stomach. His


    expression turned somewhat grave.


    After all, the mission which Fade had given Aaron was to guard the cave where the Rudraksha tree


    could be found in the heart of the forest. It was located at the border separating Long City and Bay


    City.


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    Back then, Fade discovered the Strengthening Ruby in the cave of the Rudraksha tree. Thus, Fade


    nted a premature Nine Leaf Ice Flower over there, in an attempt to make use of the aura of the


    Strengthening Ruby to nurture the Nine Leaf Ice


    Flower until it blossomed.


    The Nine Leaf Ice Flower was extremely precious, it happened to be one of the nine yin-yang nts


    that Fade was desperately searching for. Therefore, Fade ced the utmost importance on this


    matter whereby he specially asked Aaron to stand guard to prevent any unforeseen incident from


    urring.


    Unexpectedly, something bad happened anyway.


    Fade''s face suddenly turned cold and he asked, "What happened at the cave of the Rudraksha


    tree?"


    With a look of guilt, Aaron said, "Mr. Chen, you asked me to guard the cave of Rudraksha tree and


    protect the Nine Leaf Ice Flower, but I failed the mission."


    "Just this morning, a group of people passed by. They discovered the Rudraksha tree in the cave


    and asked to visit the cave. Naturally, I refused, but they are all equipped with supreme martial-arts


    skills. They defeated me and broke into the cave."


    "Initially, they rushed in to steal the Rudraksha tree''s trunk, but in the process, they discovered the


    Nine-leaf Ice Flower."


    "They wanted to take possession of the Nine Leaf Ice Flower. Of course, I tried to stop them. I told


    them the consequences of doing so but they turned a deaf ear to me. They defeated me and


    dominated the cave, the Rudraksha tree and the Nine Leaf Ice Flower are now in their hands."


    After hearing what Aaron had said, Fade''s face turned extremely icy. He mmed the table in anger


    and said icily, "How dare they snatch my belongings? How many people were there? Who are


    they?"


    Aaron said, "There were six in total. I don''t know their exact identity, but judging from their ent,


    they seem to originate from the Southcloud District. Moreover, they are quite skillful in martial arts.


    Among the six people, four of them have achieved the ck level, and the other two are at the peak


    of the Yellow Level."


    Aaron''s martial arts had improved a lot under Fade''s guidance. He had achieved the early stage of


    the ck Level. His level was definitely fit to be addressed as a master in any small town.


    However, Aaron waspletely outnumbered by six opponents. No wonder he was defeated.


    Nheless, no matter how strong they were, their skills were not iparable when they were


    compared to Fade.


    So, Fade mmed the table coldly and stood up, saying with raging wrath, "Let''s take a look."


    With that, both of them left thepany.


    Meanwhile, in the cave deep in the forest, three people were surrounding the Rudraksha tree, with


    traces of astonishment emitting from their greedy eyes.


    Amongst the trio was a middle-aged man with silver hair. He looked at the Rudraksha tree with


    admiration and said, "The Rudraksha tree can grow this huge with such a strong aura! It''s really a


    precious treasure!"


    "But it''s nothingpared to the Nine- leaf Ice Flower below it. The Nine-leaf Ice Flower is the real


    deal!" A Taoist nun d in robes replied with a serious face.


    "Let''s not talk about the treasures first. I just went out to make an inquiry about the guy who was


    beaten by us earlier. His name is Aaron Xie, also known as Master Xie. He is indeed very famous in


    this region, and his martial arts skills are not bad!" A man in his thirties, who was dressed in a short


    robe, said with a serious tone.


    "So what? We still defeated him!" the serious-looking Taoist nun said with a strong sense of disdain


    in her tone.


    The man in short robe continued, "Madam Jodie, things are not as simple as you think. I found out


    that Aaron is not the strongest martial artist in this ce. There is a real mastermind behind him.


    They call him Master Chen, he will be our real enemy."


    "What bullsh*t is this Master Chen? It''s ridiculous to call him a master in the face of us!" One of his


    companions said scornfully.


    The man in short robe frowned and said, "We can''t underestimate our enemy. I heard that Master


    Chen is powerful indeed, he even has the title of the top master in the local area. Therefore, we


    must be careful and vignt against Master Chen''s arrival."


    "We should collect the treasures and leave as soon as possible!" he added.


    After hearing his words, the silver- haired man looked at the man in the short robes in amusement.


    He said with a calm andposed smile, "Mr. Liu, don''t be nervous. Along the way, we have seen


    a lot of the so- called ''local top masters''. But it turned out that they are merely farces. Don''t take


    their title too seriously."


    "Apparently we can''t leave now, because the Nine Leaf Ice Flower has not blossomed in its entirety.


    If we plucked it now, its therapeutic value will be greatly reduced. Thus, we should just wait and see.


    After all, the affair of the Westamor District wasn''t so urgent, so we still have time to spare."


    Madam Jodie nodded approvingly and said, "The Nine Leaf Ice Flower is extremely rare. We can''t


    waste this opportunity."


    Hearing what they said, Mr. Liu stopped talking about Master Chen. Instead, he rolled his eyes


    before another thought shed across his mind. Then he said slowly, "Mr. Ann, Madam Jodie, you


    both said that the Nine Leaf Ice Flower is extremely precious, but there is only one of it. I wonder


    how we will distribute it after it blooms."


    Hearing this, there was an immediate change of expression on their faces, and cold light shed


    across their eyes.


    The silver-haired man, Mr. Ann, snorted and said, "When we fought against Aaron, I made the most


    contribution, so the majority of the Nine Leaf Ice Flower should belong to my Dark Souls n. The


    Nine Leaf Ice Flower has nine petals in total, so our Dark Spirit Sect should take five of it."


    Hearing this, Madam Jodie immediately raised her objection in dissatisfaction. "You have gone too


    far to be asking for five petals for your own. My n, the Quiet Heart Monastery, has contributed a


    lot to fend off Aaron too! Based on your exnation, we deserve five petals of the flower."


    Hearing this, President An rebuked coldly, "Madam Jodie, the Quiet Heart Monastery is by no


    means as strong as the Dark Souls n. Are you sure that you want to fight with me?"


    Madam Jodie showed no slightest intention of giving in. She said bluntly, "I will give in to you if it''s


    something else, Mr. Ann, but definitely not when ites to the Nine Leaf Ice Flower."