36: The advantages of Fu Liang and others

The black array outside continuously contracted, tightly binding the golden array within, and the spider silk formed by the black Qi completely enveloped the golden shield.

Everything around Lu Ze plunged into darkness, making it impossible to see his hand in front of his face!

Lu Ze sheathed his sword and asked the System faintly, “How long will it take for this thing outside to devour the entire array?”

“System notification: It will take three days! After three days, the internal array will be devoured, and the entire space will continue to shrink!”

Three days… What a coincidence, isn’t it?

Lu Ze chuckled, then sat cross-legged again, entering a meditative state of cultivation, ignoring the array outside that was constantly being devoured.

Little Red also had no ability to perceive the outside world, fully engrossed in lying on the Tier 7 Demon King’s body, continuously absorbing its power.

The entire space once again fell into silence… As daylight gradually rose, Fu Liang and Song Wushuang stood on the small hill again, watching as more than half of the mist above the distant buildings had dissipated, allowing them to see more clearly what was inside.

They did not act rashly, but waited for Qin Wan’s arrival.

Before long, Qin Wan arrived beside the two, carrying a person and moving with Spiritual Qi.

On her shoulder, Tang Chenyi had already woken up from his unconsciousness, but he was helplessly bound by a rope with a talisman seal; the more he struggled, the tighter it bound him.

Because he had thrashed violently a few times when he first woke up, the rope was now so tight that he could barely breathe.

And his mouth had been stuffed with something by Qin Wan, then tightly wrapped with cloth strips around his head several times; at this moment, besides groaning twice, he couldn't say anything else.

Qin Wan put Tang Chenyi down, her chest heaving violently a few times, her face flushed, “This kid is really heavy.”

Fu Liang looked down; Tang Chenyi was lying on the ground, motionless, eyes rolled back, his Qi only going in, not out.

His mouth twitched a few times, and he immediately squatted down, loosening the rope slightly and pulling off the cloth strips wrapped around his head, not forgetting to say, “It’s a good thing we met here, otherwise this Tang Family kid would have been killed by you sooner or later.”

Tang Chenyi, given a chance to breathe, gasped for air, muttering, “Water… I, I want water.”

Fu Liang immediately poured some water into him, and Tang Chenyi rested for a while before recovering.

“What… exactly do you want to do…”

Tang Chenyi had thought a lot in his mind while Qin Wan carried him all this way.

He didn’t understand why Qin Wan had knocked him out and carried him away. Now, these people from various Families were here, weren’t they all for the Divergent Thunder Skill?

Logically, if the Qin Family had truly been monitoring the Tang Family’s defectors, they should now have a general location, just like their own Family.

It was simply a matter of who got in first, obtained it, and brought it back home.

Why tie him up?!

He was no longer as valued by his Family; were they planning to use him to force the Tang Family members to exchange for the Divergent Thunder Skill at a crucial moment?!

That would truly be wishful thinking!

Those people in the shadows would be glad if Tang Chenyi died, then there would be one less competitor!

“Tsk tsk tsk…”

Fu Liang shook his head, “Little Tang, Little Tang, looking at you, you really don’t know anything?”

Qin Wan, who was beside him, also drank some water, calming her breath slightly, and said, “Don’t ask anymore. I already probed him yesterday. This kid doesn’t know anything at all; he truly is just a chess piece placed in the open. The ones who know the truth are probably those arranged in the shadows.”

“According to Tang Chenyi, the highest cultivation level of the people they sent this time is a Fourth-Grade Major Achievement.”

Tang Chenyi was even more confused, “What are you talking about? What don’t I know? Isn’t this trip all for the Divergent Thunder Skill? Is there anything else?”

“Alright.”

Fu Liang nodded, then stuffed another strip of cloth into Tang Chenyi’s mouth and took the remaining cloth to wrap around the latter’s head several times.

“Woo woo woo…”

Tang Chenyi whimpered, unable to make any sound, and his struggling body gradually gave up moving due to the tightening ropes.

Fu Liang stood up, brushed the dust from his hands, and frowned slightly, “A Fourth-Grade Major Achievement…”

Qin Wan was also somewhat worried, “The three of us are only Third-Grade Peak. The power of a Fourth-Grade Major Achievement is completely beyond what we can contend with. Even Lu Ze is only Fourth-Grade Early Stage. In this situation, we have already lost more than half…”

Song Wushuang shook her head, “It’s not just lost more than half, it’s basically lost completely. Don’t forget, Lu Ze is not our person at all; he has always been himself.”

At these words, the three fell silent.

After a long while, Fu Liang spoke again.

“From the moment this unusual assessment began, it has already triggered a series of chain reactions. It’s no longer a matter of us not doing it if we don’t want to. If we want to reverse our current situation, at least we cannot let the item fall into the hands of the Tang Family or the Xia Family!”

Qin Wan sneered, “But none of us three have received much support from our Families. Even if we combine our strength, as long as one Fourth-Grade Major Achievement person stands before us, we will have completely lost.”

“What good is support? Qin Wan, your Qin Family has already been hollowed out. All elites were transferred out of Xuanyuan City overnight. Can your Family still bypass the Demon Subduing Division and secretly plant people in advance like the Tang Family?”

Fu Liang frowned, “At least your Family gave you a killer weapon, didn’t it? It’s not necessarily about winning big; as long as we don’t lose, we will still win in the end!”

Qin Wan pursed her lips, her gaze also firming up.

Song Wushuang also steadied herself and said, “Fu Liang is right. When we decided to make this move, we had no way back. Even if we withdraw now, the chances of turning things around in our Families will be slim. If we succeed, the impact of this matter will be enough to earn us an immeasurable future.”

“There’s no such thing as a hundred percent chance of winning. As the saying goes, ‘bet a bike, get a motorcycle; fight hard, turn dirt into platinum.’”

As Fu Liang spoke, he hoisted Tang Chenyi onto his shoulder, weighing him, “See, fate is still on our side. Didn’t it send us a big fool? With him in hand, our chances of winning are slightly greater.”

“Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s go.”

Fu Liang was about to walk into the mist with Tang Chenyi on his shoulder when Qin Wan suddenly spoke, “Aren’t you leaving any hints for Young Master Lu? If he doesn’t participate, wouldn’t our plan…”

Fu Liang didn’t look back, striding forward, “Don’t worry, although I don’t know how Young Master Lu did it, I know he can pinpoint my location a hundred percent!”