Facing Chen Xiao's aggressive questioning, the Dragon King couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly. "No, no, no, you misunderstand. I'm not threatening you, nor am I saying you can't do it. It's just that, doing so would bring you some trouble, wouldn't it?"
"But if you let me go, I can't guarantee anything else, but at least, the people from the Underworld Palace won't bother you in the short term."
Everyone suddenly realized that the Dragon King had been talking about nothing important for so long, all to beg Chen Xiao for his life!
He had merely phrased it more tactfully.
Unfortunately, Chen Xiao didn't buy it at all. "What if I'm not afraid of trouble?"
Dragon King: "..."
Everyone could see clearly now that Chen Xiao was determined to kill the Dragon King.
The only reason he hadn't killed him yet was that he was toying with him.
It was like a cat that had caught a mouse, not eating it immediately, but playing with it until it was bored before delivering a fatal blow.
The Dragon King seemed to have recognized his predicament. He sighed and said, "Alas, it seems I must reveal something substantial today to save my life!"
"Oh?"
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback, a deep interest sparking in his eyes. "What else do you have that you haven't revealed?"
The Dragon King's gaze drifted towards Chen Xiao's chest, as if he could see right through him.
"It's that thing hanging on your chest, the Yin-Yang Jade!"
Chen Xiao was suddenly shocked. "What did you say?"
Seeing Chen Xiao's agitation, the Dragon King felt more confident. He glanced around. "This doesn't seem like the place to talk!"
Chen Xiao grunted, then stomped his foot. A surge of spiritual energy spread from his toes, and wherever it passed, everyone slumped to the ground, falling into a soft, unconscious state.
In the end, besides the Dragon King and Chen Xiao himself, there wasn't a single conscious person left in the vast hall.
The Dragon King was greatly alarmed and couldn't help but smile wryly. "I didn't expect you to be this powerful. If you had done this from the start, all this would have been over long ago."
Chen Xiao chuckled playfully. "Wouldn't that have taken away a lot of the fun?"
Then, his tone shifted, and he glared at the Dragon King, asking, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
That Yin-Yang Jade was the foundation of all of Chen Xiao's abilities, a secret he hadn't even shared with his closest confidantes.
But the Dragon King's words clearly implied something.
If Chen Xiao had merely intended to toy with the Dragon King before, he now harbored murderous intent.
However, before killing the Dragon King, Chen Xiao needed to confirm one thing.
That was whether anyone else knew this secret besides the Dragon King.
The Dragon King felt a chill run down his spine as he was enveloped by a killing aura.
Being a shrewd individual, he could naturally guess what Chen Xiao was thinking.
So, he quickly said, "Chen Xiao, you don't need to be so nervous. Besides me, no one else knows about this!"
Chen Xiao sneered. "Then it's simple. I'll just kill you!"
The Dragon King hurriedly said, "Wait, Chen Xiao, don't you want to know the secret of this Yin-Yang Jade?"
Chen Xiao asked coldly, "How much do you know?"
The Dragon King spilled it out like beans from a bamboo tube. "I only know it's related to your origins. I'm not referring to your current mother, but your birth parents. And I also know that your sudden transformation from an ordinary person to someone so powerful overnight is also related to this Yin-Yang Jade."
"Listen to what you're saying. You call yourself intelligent, yet based on what you know, I wouldn't spare you. Don't you understand?"
Chen Xiao's expression was blank, but his tone had turned extremely cold.
The Dragon King quickly said, "I know, but if you kill me, then no one in this world will search for the secret of the Yin-Yang Jade for you!"
"Are you searching for the secret of the Yin-Yang Jade, or are you searching for me?"
Chen Xiao was slightly stunned. He realized he couldn't fathom this eunuch.
Seeing the killing intent surrounding him dissipate, the Dragon King finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's my duty."
Chen Xiao was becoming more and more confused. "Your duty? Who are you working for? Yang Potian, the Eastern Hero?"
The Dragon King smiled faintly, disdainfully. "Yang Potian? He's not qualified to have me work for him. He and I are at most mutually exploiting each other, in a relationship of mutual benefit!"
"Then who are you working for?"
Chen Xiao was growing impatient.
A deep fear surfaced on the Dragon King's face. He trembled and said, "Chen Xiao, I beg you, please don't ask. I can't say. Even if you kill me, I can't say it, because if I do, the consequences will be a hundred times worse than death!"
Chen Xiao could tell the Dragon King wasn't lying. A hundred times worse than death – he couldn't quite imagine what that would entail.
The Dragon King continued, "Chen Xiao, I dare not say anything else, but you can believe one thing: I have no ill intentions towards you, and I will also help you uncover the secret of the Yin-Yang Jade! This matter is known only to you and me, and to heaven and earth!"
Chen Xiao asked again, "And the person behind you?"
The Dragon King gave a bitter smile. "I am specifically responsible for this matter. They don't know either. Please don't force me, okay?"
Chen Xiao suddenly felt an invisible, massive hand behind him, under which he was completely exposed.
Yet, he was powerless, because he could tell that the Dragon King had already revealed everything he could.
Since he couldn't extract any useful information from the Dragon King, he turned his attention to another question. "How long will it take you to find out the secret of the Yin-Yang Jade?"
"From half a year to a year, or even ten to twenty years, it's all possible," the Dragon King gave an ambiguous answer.
"And what about what happens afterwards?"
"I'm sorry, I can't say."
"..."
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, then finally said, "I can give you time, but if you uncover any secrets, you must report them to me immediately. Can you do that?"
"Of course, of course," the Dragon King said repeatedly with a fawning smile.
Chen Xiao then asked, "What about the Underworld Palace matter? You suffered a setback in Jiangbei, aren't you afraid Yang Potian won't let you off?"
The Dragon King smiled faintly. "Yang Potian still relies on me. He wouldn't dare kill me, and the Master of the Underworld Palace is merely a cover for my identity. I can abandon this identity at any time. A mere Yang Potian can't do anything to me!"
Chen Xiao stared at the Dragon King, as if trying to see through him.
"How many more secrets do you have?"
The Dragon King revealed his signature smile again, his features benevolent, like a Maitreya Buddha.
"Chen Xiao, this is only our second meeting, and yet you're prying into my secrets like this. Do you have some special interest in me?"