CHAPTER 389: CHAPTER 388, DANGER DESCENDS_1

Zhou Zun lay on the ground. He had completely lost his ability to fight.

Jiang Chen said, "The rest is up to you."

Ba Jie nodded, stepped forward, and looked down at Zhou Zun. "Let me ask you, how did you know that I had a Curse-lifting Potion inside my body?"

"You think I would tell you?"

"You are now a prisoner at my feet. Just tell me, and I will spare your life."

"It was Shohu."

Ba Jie turned his head to look at Shohu. The others also turned their gaze toward him, their eyes filled with anger.

"I can’t believe the traitor is you."

"Shohu, how could you betray the Loyal Justice Association?"

"Damn it, you actually spread this news to the Luo Lake Gang! What benefits did they offer you?"

Faced with their questions, Shohu drew his Thin Sword and stood alert. "So what? The Loyal Justice Association is a mere shadow of its former self. Loyalty? Righteousness? Those things no longer exist! Now, it’s just guarded by the sons of the rich. I’m only looking out for myself. Am I wrong?"

"Tomorrow, the upper echelons of the Loyal Justice Association will come. Do you really think you can keep the Curse-lifting Potion?"

"They will surely take the Potion, and as for us, we will stay here."

"They won’t care about our lives at all."

Seventeen people glared with fury. For them, the Loyal Justice Association was a belief, a faith to rely on.

"What utter nonsense."

"Damn it, just for your own selfish desires, you reached out to the Luo Lake Gang to strike your own people! Do you have no conscience?"

"Why waste words with him? Just tie him up and leave him to their judgment."

"Right, no mercy should be shown to a traitor."

Ba Jie looked at Shohu and said, "Everyone has their own interests, which is not necessarily wrong. If you want to leave, we won’t stop you, but you should not have exposed this entire matter."

Shohu snorted coldly. "HUMPH. Just wait and see. When the senior leaders of the Loyal Justice Association arrive tomorrow, they will surely take the Potion. They will use it as a bargaining chip to make you join their Clans."

"The current chairman of the Loyal Justice Association is nothing but a Puppet. It won’t be long before the entire association dissolves."

"The Loyal Justice Association is not fighting for the Wanderers anymore, but for the Clans. I don’t want to be sacrificed. I just want to leave this place."

"A traitor is a traitor. Further talk is pointless."

"Take action!"

Shohu gripped his Thin Sword, ready to fight to the death. With swords drawn, the conflict was about to erupt.

"Wait."

"Captain, he betrayed the Loyal Justice Association! What are you waiting for?"

"Capture him and hand him over to headquarters."

Ba Jie looked at Shohu, took out a potion from his bosom, and flicked a drop with his finger. It landed on Shohu’s forehead. A dozen or so people watched as the writing on Shohu’s forehead disappeared.

Ba Jie said, "Go."

Shohu couldn’t believe these words. Go? Really go?

The faces of the dozen or so people changed dramatically.

"He has betrayed us, betrayed the Loyal Justice Association!"

"Commander, you must not let him go!"

"Commander, how can you do this?"

Ba Jie said, "Shohu is our brother. He always has been, and so are you. Do you really want to see brothers fighting each other? He has his life to live, and I won’t stop him. Go, and don’t come back. Hide yourself in the Continent of All-Gods. There is a place for you there."

"Live the life of an ordinary person on the Continent of All-Gods. Don’t reveal your identity."

"But..."

"Let him go," Ba Jie’s voice brooked no argument.

The others stepped aside to open a path. Shohu turned and left.

He looked back and warned, "Ba Jie, you should understand that the Loyal Justice Association is no longer worth your loyalty. Ever since Bai Yun left, the Spirit of the old days has been lost."

"Everyone has their own selfish interests. We will become like those on the Continent of All-Gods, and the Loyal Justice Association will also become Clan-based. This is irreversible."

"No! As long as my senior brother is here, it will not happen!"

Shohu laughed. He turned away and disappeared from sight.

Jiang Chen quietly contemplated. The Loyal Justice Association also seems far from united!

However, Jiang Chen had not expected Ba Jie to let Shohu leave so easily.

Ba Jie had Zhou Zun tied up and thrown into the dungeon. Then, looking at the scarce Potion, he immediately said, "Let’s work hard and remove the Curse Seals from everyone in the eighteen villages, regardless of whether they’re men, women, elderly, or children!"

"No matter where they choose to live, at least let them become true Wanderers."

One of them stepped forward. "Aren’t we handing it over to the higher-ups?"

"Just hand over the rest," Ba Jie replied.

The seventeen people fell silent.

"But if we do this, the higher-ups will definitely blame you for misusing it."

Ba Jie just smiled and didn’t respond.

「That night...」

Ba Jie, carrying the Potion, went back and forth among the villages. He removed the Seals from more than 8,000 people in the eighteen villages. By the end, only half a bottle remained of the original five bottles of Potion.

It wasn’t until morning that Ba Jie returned.

Jiang Chen, seeing the utterly exhausted Ba Jie, asked, "Is it done?"

"Yes, the Seals on 8,000 people have all been removed. From now on, they can live on the Continent of All-Gods. This is all I can do."

"Is what Shohu said true?"

"You’re a Hero. No need to concern yourself with these matters."

Looking at Ba Jie’s expression, Jiang Chen knew it was almost certainly true.

So the Loyal Justice Association, the foremost assembly of the Wanderers’ Alliance, has indeed become a private asset, and its chairman is just a Puppet?

Damn it... Forget it. What the hell does this have to do with me!

Ba Jie said, "If Wanderers want to have their own force, one of them must ascend to Godhood, becoming a true God to control the situation. Otherwise, the Wanderers will surely fall apart."

"I’m doing this to secure a future for the Wanderers."

"To prevent total annihilation."

Jiang Chen said, "You’d better go back to running your tavern."

Ba Jie smiled. "That’s what I think as well. This might be my last mission. Next time we meet, I’ll treat you to a drink."

"Are you telling me to leave?"

"Aren’t you going to leave? After all, this is the Wanderer World."

"You have a point."

Jiang Chen called out to Angelina, "Let’s go."

"Oh..."

Angelina followed behind Jiang Chen, heading towards the rift...

「After exiting the rift.」

Upon entering the Continent of All-Gods, Jiang Chen said, "Crush the Town-return Scroll and wait for me at home."

"What are you going to do?"

"Men’s business. Stay out of it."

Angelina stuck out her tongue. "Could it be that Ba Jie is in danger?"

Jiang Chen remained silent. Angelina had guessed right. Ba Jie had used up almost all the Potion; Damn, only half a bottle remained, probably just enough for a few hundred people. The higher-ups of the Loyal Justice Association would surely cause trouble for him. Ba Jie was his friend, and Jiang Chen didn’t want to lose him.

"What does this have to do with you?" Angelina asked.

"It does. He’s my friend," Jiang Chen replied.

"So you’re going to save him?"

Jiang Chen nodded. "Yes. In this world, one often can’t control their own fate."

"Be careful out there. I’ve heard there are many masters among the Wanderers."

"Their speed isn’t as fast as mine."

Angelina pulled out a Scroll, crushed it, and a flash of white light enveloped her. She quickly vanished...

Jiang Chen watched her leave, only then feeling reassured enough to head back.

Only by ascending to Godhood can Wanderers resolve their strife.

Who knows how long that will take? There are so many Wanderers, with masters as numerous as clouds, yet none have achieved Godhood. It’s clear how immensely difficult it is for a Wanderer to become a God.

It’s still better to ascend as a Swordsman...

Using the Sky Flash Skill, Jiang Chen quickly returned to the rift.

He entered the Wanderer World.