Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1205: Chapter 1204: Xiao Hei’s Crisis

Chen Benshuang said, ”I need to borrow something from you.”

”Hey, what’s ours is ours, why talk about borrowing!” Chen Benhong immediately smiled and said, ”Little sister, just take whatever you fancy.”

”What I want to borrow is very valuable.” Chen Benshuang said, ”It’s better to discuss it with you.”

”What could be more valuable than the bond between siblings!” Chen Benhong chuckled, sipping tea from his cup.

”I want to take your Qijing Pill.” Chen Benshuang said.

”Pfft.” Chen Benhong spat out the tea he was drinking, his eyes bulging as he looked at Chen Benshuang, ”Little sister, what... what are you saying?”

”I want your Qijing Pill!” Chen Benshuang said angrily, ”Was I not clear?”

”No, it’s just... what... what do you need the Qijing Pill for?” Chen Benhong said confusedly, ”Do you know what the Qijing Pill is used for?”

”Of course I know!” Chen Benshuang said, ”It is something the family spent a great deal of wealth and resources to exchange from the Su Family of Yanbei to reconstruct your Extraordinary Meridians.”

”Then you still want my Qijing Pill?” Chen Benhong looked dumbfounded, ”Little sister, what... what do you need the Qijing Pill for? You know its origin is not simple; it’s crucial for me, very important. You... this...”

”I know it’s very important to you, but it’s also very important to me!” Chen Benshuang said impatiently, ”Just tell me if you’ll give it or not.”

”Little sister, it’s not that I don’t want to give it to you, but the family gave me the Qijing Pill to reconstruct my Extraordinary Meridians and improve my strength so that... I can contribute to the family in the future.” Chen Benhong said awkwardly, ”If you take the Qijing Pill... what will I use? Little sister, what exactly do you need the Qijing Pill for?”

”If you’re not giving it, then forget it; why all the nonsense!” Chen Benshuang turned and left abruptly.

Chen Benhong opened his mouth to say something but ultimately didn’t call Chen Benshuang back. Watching her walk away, Chen Benhong angrily slammed the tea cup onto the table, muttering, ”That wretched girl, she’s really been spoiled. A girl from a good family without a hint of self-awareness. Once I become the Family Head, I won’t indulge you anymore!”

Chen Benhong actually harbored many grievances against his sister, but he also had no leverage over Chen Benshuang, especially with the Black Widow protecting her.

By rejecting Chen Benshuang and not agreeing to give her the Qijing Pill, who knows how she would retaliate in the future.

Chen Benhong sighed, feeling helpless with no other choice. The Qijing Pill was too valuable to him; it couldn’t just be given to anyone else, could it?

...

Chen Benshuang left the Chen Family estate, driving to a detached villa in the suburbs. Inside, the Black Widow resided.

Upon entering the gate, Chen Benshuang hurried to a room on the second floor.

Xiao Hei was still lying on the bed, completely unconscious.

Chen Benshuang looked at Xiao Hei, then turned to Zi Nu at the door, ”Sister Zi Nu, I went to find Chen Benhong, but he wouldn’t give me the Qijing Pill!”

”How is that surprising!” Zi Nu said disdainfully, ”It would have been odd if Chen Benhong was willing to give it to you.”

”Then... what should he do?” Chen Benshuang asked anxiously, ”Sister, you said his meridians are very strange, and only the Qijing Pill can save him, but where... where can I find a Qijing Pill now...”

”Go and find Chen Benhao.” Zi Nu suggested.

”Chen Benhao?” Chen Benshuang paused, although he was her brother, he wasn’t held in high regard in the Chen Family, and his status was low compared to Chen Benhong and Chen Benshuang.

Chen Benshuang had been domineering since childhood, and Chen Benhao had a very strange temperament, naturally making them clash. So, despite both being protected by the Black Widow, Chen Benshuang and Chen Benhao essentially had little to do with each other.

The last time Chen Benhao returned from Pingnan Province, the arranged marriage with the Su Family was botched, leading to his punishment by the family, and he was currently confined to the family’s backyard.

Chen Benshuang was worried; even Chen Benhong, who got along with her, wasn’t willing to give up the Qijing Pill. Would Chen Benhao be willing?

After all, though Chen Benhao also had a Qijing Pill, it was given by the Black Widow, unlike the quantities Chen Benhong received.

Chen Benhong could get three Qijing Pills yearly, while Chen Benhao might not get one even every three years. Such a precious item—would Chen Benhao part with it?

”Isn’t there... isn’t there another way?” Chen Benshuang said softly, somewhat unwilling to approach Chen Benhao.

”For now, only he has one.” Zi Nu said, ”Otherwise, you have to wait for the Su Family of Yanbei to send another Qijing Pill, but who knows if this lad can survive until then!”

Chen Benshuang looked at the comatose Xiao Hei, finally bit her lip, and said firmly, ”All right, I’ll go find Chen Benhao. Sister Zi Nu, please take care of him for a while!”

Chen Benshuang left directly downstairs, while Zi Nu stood by the window watching the departing Chen Benshuang, sighing softly, ”This girl, the last thing she wants to do in her life is ask for help. And now she’s actually going to ask Chen Benhao for this boy’s sake, ah, fate is ironic!”

...

Chen Benhao was confined in the Chen Family’s backyard, which was not a place just anyone could enter.

Chen Benshuang, known as the Chaos Devil King within the Chen Family, did not engage in the family’s struggles for status. So, everyone made way for her. As long as she didn’t do anything too outrageous, no one would bother her.

Thus, Chen Benshuang entered the Chen family’s backyard without any hindrance.

The so-called Chen family’s backyard was actually a dungeon. The lower level was for imprisoning the Chen Family’s enemies, while the upper level was for detaining family members who had committed offenses.

Chen Benshuang searched the upper level but could not find Chen Benhao, which surprised her. She went to Elder Jiu, who was guarding the backyard, and asked, ”Elder Jiu, has Chen Benhao been released?”

”No,” replied Elder Jiu.

”Then why can’t I find him?” Chen Benshuang asked, puzzled.

Elder Jiu looked at her in surprise, ”What do you want with him?”

Chen Benhao not being highly regarded within the Chen Family, and with hardly any interaction with Chen Benshuang, it naturally aroused Elder Jiu’s curiosity as to why Chen Benshuang suddenly came looking for him.

”I need to see him for something,” Chen Benshuang replied directly.

”What do you need to see him for?” Elder Jiu asked quietly, wary that the Chaos Devil King might be going to stir up trouble with Chen Benhao.

Chen Benhao was an eccentric, and his relationship with family members was generally not good, so he had been confined on multiple occasions. Elder Jiu was not well-regarded in the family either, having spent much time in the backyard, which meant he had actually developed a relatively good relationship with Chen Benhao.