40 Have you always been manipulating us?

Bai Mo " Nothing I am just excited that we are going to River Moon city and soon would be able to enter Myriad Rivers Sect."

Jiang Chen "Well that is a reason to be happy. I have no doubt that you would be able to enter the Sect.With you high earth cultivation technique ."

Bai Mo "Brother Jiang Chen you are praising too much but you are person beyond the rankings it is accepted all around Rivers Province. You will also be able to enter sect without trouble."

Jiang Chen "Who is the bastard that created it ,really they are overstating my capabilities .He should have been my enemy in some life of mine." said in dissatisfied tone.

Even Shangguan Ning'er found it funny. Bai Mo was also also laughing at this .

Bai Mo "True you always liked to research and keep low profile and never participated in other things but that guy made you a celebrity directly."

Jiang Chen "If I found that guy I will give him thorough trashing." said angrily.

Bai Mo "You are truly different brother everyone among us wants to be well known and famous around but you hate that."

Jiang Chen "I wouldn't have hated it that much if he didn't create a flower bracket and wrote is beside top ten. And how does he even think that I can jump three to four ranks when the highest person I fought was just a looser third rank martial artist as I said that day even my youngest Sister Jiang Ning can defeat that idiot."

Bai Mo "So how many ranks can brother jump then?" Bai Mo asked interested

Jiang Chen "I can't answer that particularly in the end it depends on the expertise of my opponent if he is as good as brother Bai I would be defeated by difference of one grade only ,if opponent is little lacking well may be two or three ranks."

Bai Mo "That is pretty impressive already as many among us can't do the same thing you do."

Bai Mo "Brother Jiang I almost forgot why I came to see you."

Jiang Chen "Is there something important?"

Bai Mo "Yes we would reach wood island in two days and ship would stop there for ten days they are refilling supplies and all and also to give us a chance to explore Wood island hunting . So we are all going together will brother Jiang join us in our party."

Jiang Chen acted as if he is thinking about it "Sure why not. I am also running short of beast cores and loosing them in my experiments .I heard Wood island is famous for fire,earth,wood and Wind attribute beasts it would be good opportunity for me."

Bai Mo "Brother Jiang I have prepared a special gift for you at Wood islands you would sure be thrilled to see it."

Jiang Chen "Hmm gift for me .Last time you gifted me hundreds of lightning attributed arrows that were very useful for me . I believe this time gift will also be very useful to me."

Bai Mo "You bet it will be ."

After few minutes Bai Mo left.

Shangguan Ning'er "Jiang Chen have you always been manipulating us this way." she asked surprised Bai Mo really came as Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen "I have always been same Ning'er think of it I have always behaved the same way with both Bai Mo and Ha Ling , well I always was equally helpful to both of your sisters ,well it is different you are my fiancee but I have never differentiated between anyone ."

Jiang Chen "But see it today Ha Ling has come to me before and was ready to be a brother to me to explore the world together. And here is Bai Mo plotting behind my back to kill me."

Jiang Chen "I gave everyone equal amount of opportunities and favor, i showed the same martial path both for Ha Ling and Bai Mo ."

Jiang Chen "In the end what happens to them was depended on them and them alone. "

Jiang Chen "At least there is opportunity in my manipulation .Unlike him all along his intention was to use me for his improvements and kill me. Can't you speak about your family too."

Jiang Chen "I don't say I am good person and I am fair but for everyone I am always same I always plotted from the time I came back to city from the draw in the fight with Bai Mo everything was my planned action. If they haven't though of suppressing me they wouldn't have gifted me Archery skill knowing I am good at close combat. There was always an attempt to suppress me. You fell into the trap only when you had bad intentions . Yes I have always been manipulating."

Shangguan Ning'er remembered everything till now , every action of Jiang Chen there was subtle under hint on what If's. They would have a different ending if they haven't done that.

Shangguan Ning'er "Jiang Chen about that guy from pill palace. Did you do this for us?"

Jiang Chen "They haven't just offended Shangguan Family they were impolite with my brothers too it was already coming for him ,I can't completely say I did for Shangguan families honor but when I was doing that it was in consideration too."

Shangguan Ning'er "Jiang Chen how are you going to face the Ning family then."

Jiang Chen "They come they die that is it. I will see how long Bai Mo keep his straight face ." something really evil can be seen in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Shangguan Ning'er "Jiang Chen do you trust me enough that you are speaking this all in front of me?" she asked wanting to know.

Jiang Chen "I trust you but I am still cautious about you. I am not saying all this with confidence that you will not tell others ,but you know what I said before it is an opportunity, you can say I already prepared my backup plan."

Only now did Shangguan Ning'er understood how dangerous Jiang Chen really is. He is not the person you can cross. Many things were running in her mind now .She was herself not sure what she is thinking now but somewhere she feared Jiang Chen more than she loved him.

Shangguan Ning'er "Jiang Chen I am more scared of you now .I really loved you and wanted to be along with you . Is there a way you can remove the fear inside me."

Jiang Chen was silent for a couple of moments and then spoke "Wait for the time till we enter the sect if you feel scared then too.I have a method to remove that fear."