Chapter 716: Killing with Someone Else’s Hand

“Aren’t you the same?”
Yuan Yuan meant that Zhuo Feng, by staying by Su Che’s side, was also waiting for an opportunity, harboring some purpose or expectation—comparable to herself, just a matter of degree.
“If you could be like me, that would be ideal; but first, you need to understand your own place!”
Zhuo Feng replied calmly, still unable to fully trust her ambition.
If someone believed Su Che to be the favored one of heaven and wanted to stay by his side, growing alongside him to gain more opportunities and a better future… such thoughts were understandable. Whether in the immortal realm or the mortal world, great figures always had followers.
But there are no free benefits in this world. To obtain something, one must first give; as a follower, one must know their duties and understand their proper place…
That was what Zhuo Feng wanted to convey.
“I’m still in the process of observing…”
Yuan Yuan added, “After all, my understanding of the young boss is just beginning. I can’t casually stake my fate on someone. Even my current role as the owner of Tianbao Shop is temporary. My original plan was to go to the Cloud Immortal Realm to seek new opportunities once I reached the rank of Great Luo Golden Immortal, because I didn’t sign a contract of servitude with Emperor Feng Lin Xian.”
At this point, she turned her gaze to Su Che’s face and said calmly, “That’s all I wanted to say. If the young boss has doubts, then just send me away.”
Su Che felt her words were sincere and nodded, saying, “Actually, I only hired a servant for ten thousand immortal crystals per year. From the start, I never cared about your background. Today, your performance has more than earned that payment. What reason do I have to send you away?”
“But…”
Yuan Yuan smiled, her eyes revealing undisguised cunning, “Your situation seems more complicated than I thought. So, I demand more money—two thousand extra per year!”
“Agreed.”
Su Che nodded with a smile. He knew it was just a joke, meant to reduce the distance between them. After all, no one cared about a few immortal crystals.
Moreover, from another perspective, Su Che was actually happy to have her as a servant. With her around, at least there would be no opposition within Haoyuan Heavenly Market.

After all, she was the owner of a branch of Tianbao Ruixiang and could be regarded as the top business tycoon in Haoyuan Tianshi. With everything said, Su Che and Zhuo Feng’s trust in Yuanyuan increased significantly, allowing them to discuss certain matters with her. Su Che brought the conversation back to the battle earlier: “What’s your opinion on those five intruders just now, Senior Yuanyuan?” Yuanyuan first complained, “Senior Yuanyuan again? It’s easy for you to say, but it sounds awkward to me…” Su Che laughed and said, “Then just call you Sister Yuanyuan. I don’t want to make you sound old.” Yuanyuan nodded in agreement and continued, “I’m actually familiar with their modus operandi. The few robbery incidents that have occurred in the territories of the surrounding Immortal Emperors over the past five million years all share similar characteristics.” She explained in detail, “In those incidents, the targets were either a merchant in the Trading Tianshi or the core residence of a certain family. It always seemed like the crimes happened internally, then the perpetrators mysteriously disappeared without leaving any traces or alerting anyone outside—extremely clever methods.” “It must be them!” Su Che slammed the table. “We don’t need evidence when talking among ourselves. I’m sure it was them!” “If you say so, then it must be.” Yuanyuan smiled and asked, “From your tone, it seems you already have a suspect?” “Exactly!” Su Che briefly described Zong Yi and was 100% certain he was one of them. “We can even assume that special blue-light teleportation array was created by Zong Yi,” Su Che said firmly. “Anyway, we definitely won’t wrong this old scoundrel.” “Do you want to get rid of him?” Yuanyuan, being extremely intelligent, immediately guessed Su Che’s intentions. “If he stays alive, he’ll keep harming me,” Su Che nodded. “I don’t know why, but this old scoundrel poses an extremely strong threat to me. He’s definitely a scourge.” “Then fine. Let me handle this. We don’t need to take action ourselves; someone else will surely deal with him.” Yuanyuan said with a smile, “He’s committed many crimes in the territories of several other Immortal Emperors. Just based on that, he’ll die several times without any problem.” Clearly, Yuanyuan meant that by subtly revealing his suspicion through some special channels to the major Immortal Emperors, they could kill him without any risk.

There’s no need for evidence in such matters. If an immortal emperor with divine wisdom suspects someone, he doesn’t even need soul-searching techniques—just a simple interrogation will reveal the truth.
It must be said that Yuan Yuan’s plan to use others as pawns was quite ingenious. Yet Su Che frowned and pondered it carefully before ultimately shaking his head in denial.
“Why do I have the feeling that this alone is far from enough to kill him?”
Su Che himself couldn’t explain the reason.
Yuan Yuan asked tentatively, “You don’t know the third-ranked Great Prophecy Art, do you? Otherwise, how could you have such a clear premonition?”
Su Che shook his head and replied, “It’s just my intuition—a kind of innate ability.”
Though he said this, Su Che knew in his heart that it was a latent ability possessed by a universe creator. Of course, it was still in its infancy.
“Innate ability?”
Yuan Yuan gave Su Che a deep look before continuing, “Since you’re not confident in the plan to use others as pawns, let’s just have him die at our hands. Our advantage now is that we already know all about him, while he remains in the dark, unaware that his secrets have been exposed…”
Next, the three of them used their wisdom to devise a detailed plan aimed at eliminating Zong Yi as soon as possible to remove the threat to Su Che.
In fact, if it weren’t for Su Che’s intuition that Zong Yi posed a threat to him, Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan wouldn’t have paid him so much attention. Just a Golden Immortal of the same rank—what trouble could he possibly cause?
For some time after that, everything remained calm. The incident of Tianxuan Treasure Shop nearly being robbed was not made public; only a few people were aware of it.
One day, Guanghua Fairy, the bald female immortal from Wanxiang Furnishing Gate, brought over a dozen of her disciples to the treasure shop, along with a message: Uncle Zong Yi asked me to inform you that I’ve arranged for you to send representatives to negotiate regarding the procurement of magical artifacts.
Su Che knew this was Zong Yi’s attempt to test whether Tianxuan Treasure Shop had changed or reacted after that failed robbery. Of course, Zong Yi could never imagine that Su Che would suspect him “for no reason.” After all, he was such a kind-hearted elder, and they had only met once—who would suspect him?
Su Che didn’t delay. He immediately sent Yan Qiu, one of his celestial servants, along with Guanghua Fairy to Wanxiang Furnishing Gate to discuss the matter.