Chapter 715: Everything Revealed

“Bro, you really hide your skills well.”
Su Che retracted the Qianyuan Xuan Formation and the teleportation portal, then approached the old monkey.
Yuan Yuan had also withdrawn her nine avatars and stood quietly aside, appearing calm but worried that her true identity might have already been revealed by the old monkey.
“What hiding? It’s already revealed—everything’s exposed!” the old monkey said with a smirk. “This time, I really miscalculated!”
His words carried a double meaning, and his gaze briefly swept over Yuan Yuan’s face, clearly signaling to her: That’s right, I’ve seen through you.
Yuan Yuan gave a faint nod without greeting either of them, then vanished in a flash, returning to her island in the lake.
This behavior puzzled Su Che slightly—she seemed unhappy!
“Pay up!”
The old monkey reached out demanding payment. “I drove them away; you can’t dodge your responsibility.”
Su Che smiled. “I had no intention of dodging it. What’s there to fear?”
With that, he promptly paid ten thousand Immortal Crystals.
Only then did the old monkey send a message: “That woman is the Black Widow. Be careful around her.”
“The Black Widow?”
Su Che had certainly heard of the alias of the owner of this branch of Tianbao Ruixiang. He was surprised. “What’s her motive?”
However, Su Che was sure that the Black Widow and the five men led by Zong Yi were not on the same side. The owner of a Tianbao Ruixiang branch would never collude with robbers, let alone cause chaos in their own market. She must have another purpose, but it didn’t seem like it was to harm him…
Thinking this, Su Che glanced at the old monkey and asked casually, “Are you worried I might hide in her personal space, so you’re stepping in to cause trouble?”
“Cause trouble?” The old monkey glared indignantly. “You heartless brat! All these millions of years of pretending to be crazy were wasted for you. Not only do you not appreciate it, but you even call me the one causing trouble?”
“It’s more than just causing trouble!” Su Che retorted. “It includes taking advantage of the situation—just extorting ten thousand Immortal Crystals from me. What do you say to that? No matter how great the reason, it’s overshadowed by your greed!”
The old monkey grunted and muttered, “If it could really be covered up, that would be good.”
After the joke, Su Che spoke seriously, “Actually, it’s not a big deal. So far, only you and the Black Widow know about your situation. If neither of us speaks, you can keep pretending to be crazy in the market.”
“Besides you two, there are also those five scumbags who just escaped!” the old monkey reminded him.

“They five are guilty and wouldn’t dare come back to spread rumors,” Su Che said with a smile.
“That’s not necessarily true,” the old monkey shook his head. “If they themselves don’t dare come, they can send a few kids to talk nonsense instead.”
“What should we do then?”
Su Che asked seriously, “Is this a serious issue for you?”
“Not really.”
The old monkey grinned. “It’s become less serious since you showed up.”
“Oh?”
After thinking for a moment, Su Che immediately understood. “You’ve been lurking in the Heavenly Market because of Grandma Gu, right?”
“Nonsense! If it weren’t for that reason, do you think I’d waste tens of millions of years here doing nothing?”
The old monkey’s expression turned serious as he said in a deep voice, “My task is to help her find someone who can revive the ancient artifact. Even before that, I thought it was an impossible task and that I’d waste my life on it. Luckily, you showed up in time, huh huh huh…”
“I see…”
Su Che nodded slightly, finally understanding. No wonder this old guy saw through his fabricated ‘Five-Nought Legend’ right away. Turns out, he was another person who understood the situation besides Grandma Gu.
Next, Su Che guessed, “So, you must be a capable subordinate of Emperor Feng Lin Xian, lurking in the Heavenly Market to assist and protect Grandma Gu, right?”
The old monkey gave him a look of approval but said, “Why ask so many questions? Excessive curiosity can easily cost you your life, you know?”
Su Che raised his eyebrows, thinking, “That makes sense. It’s only natural for Emperor Feng Lin Xian to care about his own sister.”
After thinking this through, Su Che became displeased and said to him, “All in all, it should be me who saved you. But instead, you’re trying every trick in the book to take advantage of me, right? Don’t think I can’t tell—you’ve changed your task now to protect me, haven’t you?”
Su Che sneered coldly, “Grandma Gu left without worry because she wasn’t afraid that I, the key person who can revive the ancient artifact, might die suddenly. That’s because the responsibility of protecting me now falls on you!”
The old monkey gave an awkward smile, scratching his forehead. “Well… you go ahead. Call me if you need anything!”
Whoosh!
He threw over a dirty communication talisman and ran away.

Watching his shrill and despicable back, Su Che smiled silently, thinking to himself, “In that case, the old man must at least be at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Maintaining such behavior day after day for tens of millions of years—he must have gotten used to it by now…”
Lao He, however, sighed in the Immortal Prison, “I always feel that Master is surrounded by endless schemes and calculations. None of the people you meet are simple. It’s amazing you can still laugh.”
“What should I do then?”
Su Che replied calmly, “Wash my face with tears every day?”
“No matter what kind of schemes or calculations there are, as long as they allow me to keep living, one day, those who once plotted against me will be beaten, captured, or killed…”
“Killed!”
Lao He snarled viciously from the Immortal Prison, “And preferably, raped first and killed later!”
Such nonsense was automatically filtered out. Su Che placed the communication talisman he had given to the old monkey close to his body, ensuring it could be activated at any time. Then, he slowly made his way to the reception hall, just in time to see Fairy Fei Yun smiling as she saw a female guest out the door.
Fei Yun was only responsible for receiving female true immortals because she didn’t like to interact with any men other than Su Che. Every time she saw him, her professional smile immediately turned into a radiant smile that came from the depths of her heart. It was the same now—her subtle smile seemed to be surrounded by a faint glow, radiating happiness and contentment.
Being able to see him every day was her happiness; such days were fulfilling and made her satisfied…
“It’s obvious that Fairy Fei Yun has closed another big deal,” Su Che said with a smile.
“You’re wrong!”
Fei Yun approached him affectionately, about to say something when the door behind her slammed open.
Uncle Zhuo Feng had finally rushed back.
It had been over a moment since Su Che sent him a distress signal. The fastest way back was on foot from the central square. Undoubtedly, Uncle Zhuo Feng must have been extremely anxious along the way.
Now that he saw Su Che unharmed, Zhuo Feng took a deep breath and finally relaxed. Being someone of great depth, he didn’t ask too many questions. Instead, he nodded at Su Che and stood aside, giving them enough space to be intimate.

Fei Yun had always been sensible. She gave Su Che a playful wink, turned around, and went off to attend to other matters. From start to finish, she had no idea that five robbers had burst in just moments earlier, nearly abducting her beloved.

Su Che used a secret communication method to tell Zhuo Feng about what had happened, including the true identities of the Old Monkey and Yuan Yuan, without hiding anything.

“It’s really complicated…”
Uncle Zhuo Feng looked grave, unable to fully process all the sudden changes.

“I guess this failure won’t make that old fox Zong Yi give up easily. Moreover, he must think his identity hasn’t been exposed,” Su Che analyzed.

“Yes,” Zhuo Feng nodded in response. “If not for your remarkable sense of alertness, no one would have suspected him for no reason.”

“We have to admit, those guys are quite skilled. When they retreated, the teleportation array here allowed them to all disappear at once…”
Su Che described some of the key details he had noticed and said in a serious tone, “This method is truly hard to defend against. Unless we close our doors and stop doing business from now on.”

“No matter how good a strategy is, it can’t be used repeatedly,” Zhuo Feng shook his head. “I think they won’t use this method again. You and I aren’t fools—we surely have effective countermeasures in mind.”

After discussing Zong Yi’s matter, the conversation turned to Yuan Yuan. Su Che said, “Anyway, she helped me wholeheartedly today. Is it necessary to reveal her identity right now?”

“That’s up to you,” Zhuo Feng replied calmly. “In any case, from now on, your situation will be more complicated and dangerous than you imagine. Even with a strong protector like the Old Monkey watching over you, you can’t afford to be careless.”

As they spoke, the two returned to Su Che’s residence. From afar, they saw Yuan Yuan in a white dress already waiting there.

“I didn’t expect her identity to be revealed so quickly. How boring!”
Yuan Yuan was straightforward, immediately tearing down the pretense.

“That’s because my young master is destined by fate—he’s not someone anyone can easily manipulate,” Zhuo Feng replied coldly.

Yuan Yuan casually shrugged, saying nothing in protest, as if she had accepted it.

“Let’s go inside and talk.”

Su Che invited her into his room. The three of them sat face to face before he asked, “I must ask, out of what interest did you, a distinguished person, grace this humble shop and take on such a temporary role?”
Yuan Yuan glanced at Zhuo Feng and replied calmly, “He already said it—you are tied to fate. So I came to see for myself what kind of fate that is.”
Everyone was intelligent enough; with just this explanation, Su Che and Zhuo Feng basically understood her purpose: clearly, she was someone looking for an opportunity.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
Yuan Yuan glared at Zhuo Feng with a sense of righteousness, “Aren’t you the same?”