Chapter 679 Enemies Become Friends
"Sorry, I just don't trust you," He Hentian pushed back his chair and stood up, "Thinking of reconciling with me? Not even in your dreams! In two more days, our wager will end, and I'll take great pleasure in making you beg for life but wish for death." After dropping these harsh words, He Hentian headed for the door.
Thinking of making peace with me? Dream on!
After Gao Fei killed Iron Bull, He Hentian was so enraged he wanted to tear Gao Fei limb from limb. How could he possibly reconcile with Gao Fei under these circumstances?
"Wait a minute!" Gao Fei called out, "I still have something to say."
He Hentian stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at Gao Fei with a cold expression: "What else do you want to say? If it's begging for mercy, don't bother. I won't be soft-hearted."
"What I want to say is... eh? What's that? Aliens!" Gao Fei's eyes widened as he looked outside the door, his expression one of shock: "Am I seeing things? There are really aliens!"
"Aliens?" He Hentian paused for a moment, then turned his head doubtfully. There was nothing outside the door, empty as could be. At that moment, He Hentian heard a faint sound behind his head, no good! He's been tricked! With a fierce push off the ground with both feet, He Hentian soared into the air and burst through the roof, flying out.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
A mass of cyan flame fell from the sky, covering He Hentian beneath it.
"Break for me!" He Hentian clenched his hand into a fist and smashed it toward the cyan flame; "Poff!" As soon as He Hentian's fist touched the cyan flame, a burnt odor emanated and indescribable pain caused He Hentian to scream out in agony: "Ah!!! It hurts so much!" After realizing the terrifying power of the cyan flame, He Hentian dared not touch it again. He used his exquisite body technique to break through from the side and barely caught his breath when a swarm of ugly-looking bugs flew towards him.
"Poff! Poff!"
Hundreds of little insects opened their mouths and spewed poison gas. The gas spread out in all directions, swiftly surrounding He Hentian.
"Huh?" He Hentian took just one breath and felt dizzy and his heart rate sped up, "Such domineering poison gas!" He hurriedly held his breath and rushed out quickly.
"Buzz!!!"
A huge hammer appeared out of nowhere and smashed down on He Hentian's head. He Hentian reacted very fast, pulling out a shield from his storage bag and putting it in front of him. "Boom!" The hammer struck the shield, emitting a deafening sound.
"Gao Fei! You despicable person! Only capable of sneak attacks from behind! What skill is that!" He Hentian shouted angrily.
"Fury Sky Palm!"
Gao Fei suddenly appeared behind He Hentian, raising both hands high and striking down toward He Hentian.
"Boom!!!"
A gigantic palm imprint appeared in the sky, moving at incredible speed. Wherever it passed, air reversed course and void collapsed, the momentum was terrifying.
"What is this thing!" He Hentian was startled. He threw out over a dozen longswords. These swords arranged in a semi-circle and slashed toward the huge palm imprint. What happened next left He Hentian gaping...
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
"Crack!"
In just a single exchange, the dozen longswords were knocked aside, several of which even shattered, while the gigantic palm imprint remained unscathed. After shattering a dozen swords, the gigantic palm imprint continued to move towards He Hentian.
"What is this thing! Why is it so powerful!" He Hentian's eyes nearly popped out of his skull, "Break for me! Break! Break!" He Hentian threw out dozens of treasures, including several ancient-looking talisman papers.
"Poff!"
"Poff, poff!"
Just like before, in a single round, the dozens of treasures and talisman papers were all knocked away, some even crumbling on the spot.
"How can this be!" He Hentian was going mad; this was just too preposterous! How could a palm imprint be so terrifying? He threw out a few more treasures and then turned and... ran! Since he couldn't defeat it, it was time to run. A truly great man knows when to yield!
"Whoosh!"
The huge palm imprint suddenly sped up in pursuit, one moment it was dozens of feet away, the next it was right behind He Hentian.
"No!" He Hentian felt a strong sense of crisis, he wanted to dodge, but it was too late...
"Bang!"
The enormous palm imprint smashed down heavily on He Hentian's back, "Pfft!" He Hentian's face turned red, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and then, like a kite with its string cut, plummeted vertically towards the ground.
…
He had no idea how long it had been when He Hentian slowly opened his eyes, "Ugh! My head hurts so much! Eh? Where am I?" He Hentian found himself lying on a wooden bed, surrounded by walls, with several holes in the ceiling, through which he could see the sky outside...
"Creak!"
The worn wooden door was pushed open, and Gao Fei walked in: "You're awake?" Gao Fei stood in the doorway, eyes unblinking as he stared at He Hentian, his mood extremely tense, wondering whether the secret technique to alter the memory had worked.
"Gao Fei! My friend!" He Hentian's eyes lit up: "What are you doing here?"
"Friend?" Gao Fei cracked a smile, it seemed to have worked! For safety's sake, Gao Fei decided to test him further: "He Hentian, do you remember who your grandfather is?"
"My grandfather?" He Hentian laughed: "Of course, I remember! My grandfather is the Emperor of Men."
"Your grandfather killed your parents, do you still resent him?" Gao Fei asked calmly.
"Resent?" He Hentian shook his head: "My father took his own life, it has nothing to do with my grandfather. As for my mother...she was from the Demon Race, and since time immemorial, demons and humans have never been in harmony. My grandfather, being the Emperor of Men, had to defend the dignity of the Human Race, so his killing of my mother, I can understand..."
Damn! Damn! Damn!
This is freaking incredible!
The secret technique for altering memory is truly amazing! To cause such a drastic change in He Hentian... Impressive!
"By the way, where are we?" He Hentian struggled to sit up: "How did I get injured?"
"Um...you don't remember?" Gao Fei smiled: "A few days ago, we were out having fun when we encountered a band of robbers. It took us the strength of nine bulls and two tigers to break free from their encirclement, but afterwards you were injured and fell unconscious, and it took a lot of effort to save you..."
"Robbers?" Confusion flashed in He Hentian's eyes: "Why can't I remember at all?"
"It's probably because the injury to your brain during your unconsciousness caused some memory loss," Gao Fei fabricated on the spot.
"Oh, that must be it," He Hentian nodded in agreement.
After resting for a short while, Gao Fei helped He Hentian return to Heavenly Water City.
"Lord He! You've finally returned!" A group of guards ran over quickly, "If you didn't come back, we were going to be frantic!" At that moment, the guards noticed Gao Fei and immediately became agitated, surrounding him: "Gao Fei! You've got the nerve to come back! Everyone, together—let's slaughter this bastard!"
"How dare you!" He Hentian's face darkened: "Gao Fei is my best friend, how dare you show him such disrespect!"
Ah?
Huh?
The guards were stunned. Did we hear that right? Lord He said Gao Fei is his best friend?
"What are you standing around for! Apologize to Gao Fei now!" He Hentian bellowed: "Kneel and apologize!"
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