532: He is the meat in our eyes

You Family.

Everyone gathered, and the person they were discussing, naturally, was Shen Bei.

At this time, You Zhi, for some unknown reason, immediately raised an objection.

Seeing everyone look at him, You Zhi could only brace himself and say, "Shen Bei is just a Cultivator; he can't stir up much trouble. Instead, by using Shen Bei, we can infiltrate the Night Watcher's ranks..."

It must be said that after getting along for these past few days, You Zhi's attitude towards Shen Bei had indeed become a bit fervent.

Mainly, Shen Bei spoke and acted very steadily.

He clearly seemed like someone with great righteousness and clear distinctions between love and hate.

This kind of personality was truly too likable!

You Zhi was completely conquered by Shen Bei.

Therefore, You Zhi couldn't help but raise an objection, explaining the necessity of Shen Bei's existence from another perspective.

"Moreover, Shen Bei has a close relationship with the You Family, and we can use this relationship to gain some connections within the Night Watcher."

You Zhi added another sentence.

These two sentences immediately drew rebukes: "Hong Long's death led to the collapse of our plan, and he is the culprit. You're saying not to kill him now? Go ask Hong Long; would Hong Long agree?"

You Zhi's face stiffened, and he glanced at the Gong Family Old Master, then could only continue: "Killing one Shen Bei can only vent anger, but what's done is done. Killing him won't change anything; instead, it's better to use him... to extract his remaining value."

"Hmph! Do you think you're the only smart one?" Someone sneered, "Of course, we'll use him. Do you think we really just want to kill him to vent our anger? We don't want to kill him; we want to capture him and keep him. Since there's a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm behind him, capturing him might allow us to pull some strings.

The most important thing is that Hong Long's death was too bizarre. With Hong Long's strength, even a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm's second layer wouldn't be able to kill him just like that, but now he's died so silently.

The Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm behind Shen Bei must have used a special method, and perhaps we can obtain it from Shen Bei. If we can get our hands on such a silent method, things would be much easier to accomplish."

You Zhi was stunned when he heard the other person's words, and he glanced at the Gong Family Old Master.

Hiss!

A grand scheme indeed!

Indeed, a silent technique, almost unnoticed by anyone, directly eliminated Hong Long. If such a method were acquired...

Wanting to get rid of opposing forces... that would be like adding wings to a tiger!

At this moment, the Gong Family Old Master stood up and spoke: "I know everyone is eager to avenge Hong Long and wishes to capture Shen Bei and beat him. You Zhi, he just thinks it's better to delay and use a gentle approach to utilize Shen Bei, not that he doesn't want to avenge Hong Long."

When the Gong Family Old Master spoke, many people fell silent.

Their faction only had three Martial Artists left, and the Gong Family Old Master was one of them, and the strongest one at that.

"Old Gong! I understand your intentions. Your old Gong Family has established itself in the Imperial City and is unwilling to take risks anymore, so you want to use a soft policy. But with Hong Long's death, if we don't get revenge, what face do we have to confront Hong Long? Since that kid's identity is not simple, then let's just seize him and force the Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm behind him to complete Hong Long's unfinished business."

The Gong Family Old Master looked at the other party with cold eyes; he understood what these people meant.

Talking about avenging Hong Long was nothing more than for the foundation Hong Long left behind.

With Hong Long dead, whoever could avenge Hong Long would inherit Hong Long's position and become the leader of the faction. They were merely after power.

"Brother Zhao Ben, I'm just reminding you: a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm is not to be provoked; act after careful consideration."

The Gong Family Old Master snorted.

"This kid can make a Great Cultivator act against Hong Long, so he must hold a high position in the eyes of a Divine Power Realm expert. A Great Cultivator is formidable, but at worst, we can capture Shen Bei and hide, and a Great Cultivator won't be able to do anything to me. Instead, we can use this kid to our advantage; maybe we can really command a Great Cultivator, avenge Hong Long, and gain a Great Cultivator as a thug. Why not take a gamble? Old Huang, don't you agree?"

"Old Zhao, you're right. As failures of the mission, what do we have to hesitate about? We might as well take a gamble. Perhaps with this merit, we can even gain the protection of a Great Cultivator, and then we won't have to fear the Night Watcher or the Great Cultivator behind Shen Bei."

Another expert stood up to support Zhao Ben.

Seeing this, the Gong Family Old Master said, "Since you all have decided this way, I won't try to persuade you."

"Of course, Old Gong, your idea isn't without merit. How about this, your Gong Family line won't participate this time. After all, your Gong Family is well hidden in the Imperial City, and we also need someone to cover for us in the Imperial City. Moreover, if we fail this time, you still have a chance to deal with Shen Bei according to your plan."

The Gong Family Old Master's face was gloomy; he naturally knew what these two were thinking. He was the strongest, so these two were wary of him, afraid that if he acted, he would take the biggest credit, thus securing the position of leader for himself.

By excluding him first, whoever could avenge Hong Long would win the hearts of the people and become the leader.

Of course, the Gong Family Old Master also genuinely didn't want to participate.

Because the Gong Family was deeply rooted in the Imperial City and already had a vast family business.

Hong Long died too quickly, which meant his preparations to escape the Imperial City were not yet complete.

Therefore, he didn't want to act and be discovered by the Night Watcher. At this time, developing discreetly was the best course of action.

Moreover, his other close allies had died, and these two were ganging up on him. He was already at a disadvantage, so there was no need to engage in internal strife and invite risk at this dangerous time.

"Good!" The Gong Family Old Master agreed, but he still reminded them, "Still, be careful; it might be a trap set by the Night Watcher."

"We have our own ways to distinguish whether it's a trap or not." One of them said, "And most likely, this kid just wants women."

The Gong Family Old Master said nothing more, because he also felt it couldn't be a trap.

...

Shen Bei felt the noise coming from everywhere, a noise that made people restless.

He felt like his head was going to explode, and his nerves were starting to weaken.

Any slight movement, to Shen Bei, became like a drum beating in his ears, or flies buzzing endlessly, annoying him.

Under these circumstances, Shen Bei felt that the True Qi in his Qi Sea was beginning to become unstable.

The Seven-Colored Divine Radiance could originally resonate and connect with heaven and earth, but when his Little Five Decays arrived, due to the agitation of his mind, this resonance was directly broken.

This caused his constant Cultivation to also stop, and coupled with the unstable Qi Sea and the loss of True Qi, his Cultivation was indeed diminishing.

Moreover, he found it difficult to persist in operating his Cultivation Technique for Cultivation.

Instead, because he was agitated by the noise, the Cultivation Technique he operated was disturbed, not only intermittent but even prone to errors.

This was very dangerous; if errors continued, he might even suffer Qi Deviation.

No wonder... many Cultivators had been Nine-Rank Martial Artists for many years, but there was no difference between them and those who had just entered the Nine-Rank.

Because even if they reached the Peak of the Nine-Rank Martial Artist, after facing the Little Five Decays, most simply couldn't get through it.

As a result, their Cultivation regressed, returning to the Early Stage of the Nine-Rank Martial Artist.

Fortunately, however, after their strength declined, the Little Five Decays would also disappear on their own.

If they didn't retreat, they would simply be tortured to death if they couldn't get through it.

Under this difficult torment, Shen Bei finally persevered until the third watch, when You Guang arrived.

At this time, You Guang was very confused. Was Shen Bei so desperate?

Upon his arrival, Shen Bei immediately dragged him into the room, then they exchanged clothes.

His impatient demeanor made You Guang feel sorry for the woman Shen Bei was about to find. What kind of torment would she suffer today?!

Then, You Guang and Shen Bei put on a play, and he swaggered out of the courtyard in Shen Bei's identity.