51 Denied

As the dragon is filled with its memories of bliss, Hei slowly rises from his throne. "You have many things to do. We are going to meet Wuya." The dragon unwillingly looks on Hei. "Damn you bastard…can't you let this dragon of antiquity remember good memories?"

"Fine! Whatever, she is probably wondering why I didn't come see her after returning anyways. Just pretend that you don't know anything about my relationship with her. Women like secrecy. Also, do not ask me how the child of a body can please a woman…I have my ways!"

A small vein appears on Hei's temple as he shakes his head. "I wouldn't want to know even if it meant saving my life." The dragon shakes his head as if Hei is losing out on many things. "Your loss kiddo. More for me!"

Hei doesn't pay him much as he teleports them both back into the Nameless Sect. "First, we will be going to Wuya. Your explanations along with the fact that you have that slave will be important. Do not slack off…or else…"

The dragon actually shivers from hearing those words as it seriously nods. "Got it kiddo…" They walk off with the dragon leading the way. After a few minutes of walking, Hei arrives at a small looking house with a small raven on its door. "This is her dwelling. She should know we are here."

Hei stands there without saying a word, waiting on her to let them in. After a few minutes, Wuya's tired voice can be heard from within the house. "You 2 can enter now." The dragon quickly opens the door and enters. Hei follows behind. The door closes behind him as they greeted by an expansive pocket dimension.

Like a small paradise, a waterfall can be seen flowing between 2 massive green mountains. The land itself has many different kinds of flowers and trees growing as vibrant feelings fill the atmosphere. Small ravens of different colors can be seen flying around or roaming the ground for food.

A small bamboo hut can be seen in the distance which blends in with this natural looking utopia. Xing Wuya slowly walks out of the hut as she beckons for Hei and Shenyuan to come over. On her face, a slightly tired expression replaces her usual playful and teasing expression.

They both walk over to her location. "No need to stand on ceremony juniors, just speak your mind why you're both here." Hei thinks in his mind, "Like I'd give you formalities. You are my slave's female…what does that make you?"

She casually waves her hand and 3 chairs are formed. She takes a seat gracefully as she smiles a bit. "What are you 2 here for? I'm very busy right now so please be quick." From her tone of voice, it can be said that she is quite overworked and stressed. Furthermore, the fact that she allowed Hei to enter shows she is giving him some face.

"Reporting to Commander Xing Wuya…This dragon of…the clan…yeah…dragon of the clan….has acquired new information. From the slave which has been implanted that this dragon spoke about before…I have gathered useful information. There is a traitor within the Nameless Sect."

"The slave overheard the conversation of a few dragons who were flirting with beauties within one of their Heavenly Pleasure Palaces." Wuya stares at Long Shenyuan as appreciation can be seen in her eyes. "Good work…Long Shenyuan. I am impressed."

"I assume you did not get the traitor's name so I will not ask. I will take note of this. Just try to get as much information as possible. If we are able to, getting more slaves would be an excellent option. What happened on your squad's expedition?"

"Reporting to Commander, Squad Supreme Stars returned successfully. No causalities occurred on our side; however, 14 persons were injured. 2 persons almost lost a limb. The overall goal of testing the strength of Zone 32 was successful. Their strength in that zone is low."

"It can be said that no Immortals have battled there before and do not plan on going there. This is because the sky is filled with clouds all year round and they are afraid of being ambushed by Celestials hiding in the clouds."

Wuya smiles with a bit of relief. "Then that means we can actually take over Zone 32 if we expend a bit of effort. No matter what zone it is, as long as it is in our hands, it is beneficial." She looks on Hei and smiles with a bit of teasing, "I bet you're wondering what is so important about zones."

Hei calmly replies, "It is obviously important to take over zones simply because the more zones conquered, the closer you can successfully get to your enemy's main dwelling. A conquered zone is a place where one will not have to spend effort to check for hidden traps or enemies and is almost an extension of your original clan or sect's headquarters."

Wuya sighs as a small sweat can be seen at the side of her head. "How old are you again? Damn...there is no cheating you …Right? Or do I have to be blue related to do that?"

Hei stares at Wuya and calmly replies, "For one, I am not here to speak idly. Sapphire Jade, or should I say Lan Ying Yue is not of importance right now. Also, I have long since known of the situation I was in, even when you were holding back on information. Xing Yinghua's retrieval is more important."

Wuya's eyes shine with a light of expectation instantly. "Is that to say that you are going to call for reinforcements from your clan?" Hei shakes his head, "Of course not. Why would I need reinforcements for a measly Hidden Dragon Sect?"

She looks on Hei with curiosity as she gestures for him to continue. "Go on…explain your reason for visiting." Hei stares at her as he seems to come to a decision. "I have a plan to retrieve the clan's pride and joy."

Wuya's previously casual appearance shifts as her demeanor becomes quite serious. Her eyes become sharp and her expression is quite frosty. "I see…this plan is?" Hei casually sits without the least bit of unease from her cold and sharp gaze. This in turn makes Wuya smile with appreciation. "Hehehe, such a serious and composed kid…."

Hei sits there and stares at Wuya. For some odd reason, he hasn't said a word all now about the plan! Shenyuan looks on Wuya and then on Hei as if he is asking her to be patient with him. However, after a few minutes, even Shenyuan is wondering what is wrong with Hei.

"Uhm…kiddo…maybe you should talk about this plan…" Hei calmly interjects, "I am just wondering if she can even accomplish my requests for the plans to actually bear fruit. Wuya doesn't seem offended by this and actually laughs. Her female voice filled with laughter echoes into the entire dimension as she heartily enjoys her laughter.

After a few moments, she finally calms down. "So…you remained silent to build suspense and try to anger me to do what you want easier? Aren't you a crafty brat? Good, very good, you have my attention. Let's hear the a little kid can come up with."

"I want to lead a squad onto an immortal level zone to capture many of the persons from the Hidden Dragons Sect. An eye for an eye, a leg for a leg; I will capture their cultivators and subject them to humiliation at many of the other zones. I will certainly demoralize many of their cultivators in the other zones using those captured. I do not care if they threaten to kill anyone they are holding."

"If they were adamant on killing them, it would have been done already. The most they will do is kill persons from the Nameless Sect. They wouldn't dare kill her because that would make our clan go all out to wipe them out. That combined with the Nameless Sect will not give them any advantages."

Wuya listens to Hei's words but as soon as he finishes, she replies instantly, "This is unacceptable, that will not work." Even Shenyuan shakes his head. "That is just being naïve kiddo. As cultivators, we cannot act upon our emotions randomly."

Hei doesn't seem all that surprised by this reply. "We should use an elite team to capture many of their cultivators then humiliate them in front of others in their sect at different zones. We can use that at our advantage to put dominate and conquer more zones."

"Furthermore, if we conquer more zones, we can capture more persons and put pressure on them to release our people. No Sect can operate if the leaders do not care about the minor persons. While they can ignore us if we capture a minor number, they cannot if it's many persons."

Wuya shakes her head and firmly replies, "This is not a good idea. This will put her at risk along with the squad from the Nameless Sect. Besides, based on what Long Shenyuan said, there is a traitor among their sect."

"This traitor could notify them of our movements and simply send out stronger cultivators to kill or capture more persons from our clan. With that, we will suffer both humiliation and a grave loss of resources or possibly…."

Hei thinks for a bit and slowly says, "What if we operated as a clan only? What if we do not involve the Nameless Sect in this operation?" Wuya shakes her head, "That will still alert them. Give it a rest child. I will think of something before this goes back to the clan…"

Hei sits there without saying anything else. "I have thought of the matter and seeing that there is a spy within their ranks…I will wait until we can possibly make more slaves in their sect to help break her free. I do not want this to go back to the clan until after the matter is resolved."

Shenyuan observes Hei's facial expression as if he is searching for the sadness that he should have from seeing his plan being reject. What surprises him is that Hei doesn't seem too emotional about the matter. "I hope you know that the matter of the slave being in the Hidden Dragon Sect should be kept secret child."

Hei gets up as he seems to not hear her words. "How about those Clan Points? I want resources with all of them. Only herbs that can be planted will be accepted. Nothing else is necessary." Without waiting on her reply, Hei walks off. "Let me out of your place."

Wuya shakes her head as she can tell that Hei is quite displeased. "Young…he's just too young." She waves her hand as an opening is made in front of Hei. Without further ado, Hei walks out of the dimension. The door closes behind him once more as he thinks to himself, "When you are weak willed…"

He slowly walks away as he considers the many options he has. Finally, he decides upon one. He walks to the sapphire house in hopes of finding Lan Ying Yue. Fortunately, she is actually watering the garden. She notices his arrival and looks away in sadness and slight anger.

Hei doesn't seem too bothered as he gets straight to the point. "I want a map of all zones along with information regarding them. Make sure it is as detailed as possible." She continues to water the flowers which seem to gently sway in the water with happiness.

Slowly, she looks on Hei with a smile, "I think that you owe me…" She almost chokes on her words as she notices Hei. His eyes which normally seemed naïve, erratic and easy to anger or annoy are actually calm and detached. Furthermore, these eyes seem to observe her with deep coldness that makes her spine shiver in fear.

She tries to calm herself and takes a deep breath. She finally utters in a slightly defeated tone, "I will get it for you…If you do me a favor…" Hei's eyes seem to get darker and colder as he looks on her.

She resolves herself as she finally says straightforwardly, "You will have to tell me some information about yourself…information for information…"