Chapter 275: Light Interrogation

Chapter 275: Light Interrogation

Lao Na, the servant to the Patriarch, words catch me a little off guard.

The air has the sound of slightly scraping chains, which are holding up the platform were on. Some wind passes through the building and back out, all from the air currents in this massive cave. Further stressing the silence now in the room.

Hes asking me what I want to know from him. But what use would I have to ask about things I already have an idea about?

But if I were to not ask, Im essentially showing that I already have that knowledge or am too incompetent to know to ask. Im sure that many of my actions have come across as a mixed bag of genius and stupid.

The real question is how much do they know of what Ive been doing?

And does it really matter, at this point?

This is both a test and an opportunity.

I could use this to further see how much of a chance I have to succeed with the Patriarch and not being locked down for years or I could take this as an opportunity to gain rare information that I normally wouldnt be privileged to know.

Something that in an emergency might mean life or death.

in the off chance that things go terribly wrong, I would at most need to spend many years dedicatedly working for the sect.

I strongly believe that they wouldnt do much past that, if they received a great boon in the process. Which is one benefit of joining the righteous sects.

Theyll still imprison and use you, but theyll at least give the semblance of decency.

And Ive already done a lot of good for the city/sect and made positive connections while attempting to repair others, like with the Alchemy Guild. The only groups that would really still hold grudges would be the underground groups, but even they benefited from the healing rats once they learned the rules behind healing.

Add to that, Im only the first level of Qi Condensation and they will definitely want to see what my cultivation method will do at the higher levels.

I just need to not me an asshole and follow the rules.

Which leaves me with some good choices here.

I decide to speak up now.

Id like to know where we are at the moment.

He gives a slight smile, as if I asked the right question.

We are in The Gaps, beneath the mountain of the sect. If you are asking where we are now, specifically, this is one of the light containment rooms in the middle section of The Gaps.

Thank goodness for my scan and practice controlling my face.

Im not able to hide the indicators from someone of his level, but at least it isnt absolutely obvious that I want to flinch at these.

He pauses his words suddenly with a deep breath, not needing to do so, but doing it anyway.

And my personal three favorites.

Hes paused. But I see his eyes flicker occasionally to his lower right, as if hes talking to himself in his head or to someone else.

Soon enough, he continues with his statement. As if given approval.

Increasing spirit roots potential and coming back from the dead, with no cultivation. Of the two, I really like the idea of the first.

Well.

Looks like he has most of what Ive assumed would come out. The last one is problematic, but I can probably still get away with some words on that.

Every cultivator or person with backing has some types of ways to save themselves. Using such an excuse, I should be able to skirt past it.

The one before that will definitely lead to requests from them. Without a doubt.

But luckily, the most important secrets are still

Wait.

Didnt he say three favorites?

His smile widens as he sees the realization flicker across my face that there is still one secret left to go.

But of course, I cant forget the juiciest one.

He almost teasingly drawls it out and with a whisper.

demi humans.

My heart freezes. And it takes everything I have in me to not give any indicators at all.

FUUUUCK.