Chapter 164 Finding Zeng Quan

"In that case, let us travel together on this journey." Having a Void Integration stage cultivator to back him up was ultimately a good thing.

"You just want to make this old man your hired muscle," Danchen said, seeing right through Lin Yanghao's little trick.

However, Danchen quickly added, "I'm afraid your carefully laid plans are going to fall through. It's fine if you want me to refine pills for you, but when it comes to fighting, I am truly not skilled at it."

"Rest assured, I can handle things myself. Do you take me for such a reckless person?" Lin Yanghao thought about it and realized Danchen had a point. He had spent the majority of his time refining pills, so where would he find the time to cultivate combat skills? It was completely normal for his combat strength not to be top-tier. Even so, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse.

"That's good then, hehe." Danchen looked at Lin Yanghao with a scheming expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Let me tell you, I'm not that kind of casual person!" Lin Yanghao felt a chill run down his spine under Danchen's gaze.

"Where is your mind wandering! I was just thinking about borrowing your Ice Roar when the time comes." Saying this, Danchen's true motive was naturally to make use of Ice Roar's ability to search for spiritual herbs.

"Ice Roar? What do you want to borrow him for?" In Lin Yanghao's eyes, besides being somewhat durable in a fight, Ice Roar seemed utterly useless now...

So why would he want to borrow Ice Roar?

"You didn't know?" Danchen asked in bewilderment, realizing that Lin Yanghao apparently had no idea about this particular ability of Ice Roar...

"Know what?" Lin Yanghao asked, feeling rather baffled.

He truly could not figure out what medicine Danchen was selling in his gourd.

"The Heavenly Sacrifice Ice Bream Tiger possesses a miraculous innate talent." At this point, Danchen deliberately paused to keep him in suspense.

He wanted to see if Lin Yanghao actually knew about it.

"What? It has another miraculous talent? How come I didn't know?" Lin Yanghao was astonished upon hearing this. That fellow Ice Roar had never mentioned it to him once!

This was truly something neither an uncle nor an aunt could tolerate!

He resolved in his heart to settle accounts with Ice Roar later!

"The innate talent of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ice Bream Tiger is a unique and acute sensitivity to spiritual herbs. Therefore, I am borrowing him precisely to help us find spiritual herbs." Seeing that Lin Yanghao genuinely had no idea, Danchen enlightened him.

"That's not a problem."

Having obtained consent, Danchen showed a trace of delight. With Ice Roar's assistance, this herb-hunting expedition would undoubtedly be much easier.

"Ice Roar, wake up right now!" Turning his thoughts back, Lin Yanghao certainly wasn't going to let Ice Roar off easily.

Meanwhile, Ice Roar remained completely oblivious to what had happened, still soundly asleep.

By now, Ice Roar had fully adapted to life inside the spirit beast pouch, where all he did every day besides cultivation was sleep.

"What is it? Can't you see I'm sleeping?" Ice Roar snapped irritably, clearly displeased at being jolted awake by Lin Yanghao.

"I'll give you five seconds to think carefully about what you've done wrong," Lin Yanghao said with a malicious grin.

"I haven't done anything! What kind of wrongdoing could I possibly commit cooped up in this damned spirit beast pouch all day?" Ice Roar felt immensely wronged. He truly hadn't done a single thing these past few days, and now he felt even more aggrieved than Dou E of old.

"Two seconds left... oh, and two seconds are up," Lin Yanghao continued with his sinister smile.

"You're making false accusations! I honestly didn't do anything!" Ice Roar was losing his composure. If he had actually done something, fine, but to be wrongfully accused when he had done absolutely nothing was more than he could bear.

"Oh yeah, you might not remember, so let me give you a little hint."

Lin Yanghao continued, "How was it that you managed to find the Ice Lotus so easily back then?"

Now the truth came to light, and everything that had happened before suddenly made complete sense.

"Of course it was because I—" Ice Roar caught himself before finishing the sentence, suddenly realizing something was amiss.

"You figured it out?" Ice Roar asked subconsciously, guessing that Lin Yanghao must have discovered his innate talent.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be questioning him like this.

Yet Ice Roar still kept his guard up and refrained from spilling the specific details, just in case Lin Yanghao was referring to something else entirely.

Wouldn't he be confessing unprompted if he did that?

"Of course I've figured it out. You have the innate talent to perceive spiritual herbs," Lin Yanghao pointed out directly.

"Uh, well, you didn't ask me back then, so I didn't mention it," Ice Roar excused himself.

"Hmph, if you ever conceal anything from me again, I'll make sure you regret it next time!" Lin Yanghao couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on Ice Roar, knowing that arguing with him would get nowhere and only waste time.

"Don't leave yet! How did you find out?" Ice Roar called out in pursuit, but Lin Yanghao had already walked away.

Ice Roar remained utterly baffled as to how Lin Yanghao had found out, leaving him racking his brain in vain.

"What was wrong with you just now?" Lin Yanghao had been spacing out for a long time, leaving Danchen somewhat puzzled.

"Haha, that fellow Ice Roar dared to keep secrets from me, so naturally I went to teach him a lesson," Lin Yanghao said with a smile.

Danchen nodded upon hearing this. He had anticipated that Lin Yanghao would discipline Ice Roar, though he hadn't expected him to go pick a fight with the beast right on the spot.

"Captain Aubon just said the ship will set sail tomorrow. You should go and make your preparations," Danchen said at this moment.

"Alright." They were finally going to depart. He hoped everything was still in time, though he had no idea where Zeng Quan might be.

Had he arrived at this Demon Cloud Town yet, or had he already left by boat?

Or perhaps he hadn't even rushed here yet?

For now, he could only rely on luck. He prayed that the heavens would stand on his side.

"A succubus??" Just as Lin Yanghao was about to return to his room, he unexpectedly caught sight of a succubus inside the inn.

How could this fail to fill Lin Yanghao with pleasant surprise?

What did this signify? It meant that Zeng Quan was very likely in their hands!

The whole truth behind this matter lay inside the very room where the succubus was staying.

Eager though he was, he knew that trying to spy in broad daylight would inevitably startle the snake in the grass and ruin things.

Therefore, he had no choice but to wait until nightfall.

...

As night fell, Lin Yanghao quietly slipped out of his room and arrived outside the quarters where the succubus was staying.

Peering gently inside, he saw that Zeng Quan was bound hand and foot. Aside from the succubus, several other demonic cultivators were present in the room.

"As long as Zeng Quan is here, everything will be manageable." Lin Yanghao's heart settled, and he quietly formulated a plan to rescue Zeng Quan tomorrow.

The fact that he wouldn't need to travel to the Demon Sealing Continent made Lin Yanghao quite happy.

"Kid, come with me." Just as Lin Yanghao was lost in thought, Danchen's voice suddenly reached his ears.

"What is it?" Entering Danchen's room once again, Lin Yanghao asked with a perplexed look.

"The friend you mentioned is in their hands, isn't he?" Danchen had kept a close eye on Lin Yanghao ever since he walked away, meaning none of Lin Yanghao's actions had escaped his notice.

"Yes."

"And you're planning to make a move right here?"

"Yes."

"Then I'm afraid your clever plan is going to fall flat."

"Why?" Lin Yanghao was filled with deep confusion.

Whose interests could his rescuing someone possibly harm?