532: Chapter 532 How far can your eyes see?

The once bustling metropolis, Dream City, was now nothing but scorched earth.

Twilight hung high in the sky, yet there was no sun or moon.

Within the dim city, only broken walls and ruins remained.

Lv Yang walked across this wasteland, step by step, severely wounded.

Many people he did not recognize lay fallen around him.

Directly in front of him, a blurry figure whose appearance could not be discerned was gripping Zhou Yan's neck with one hand, glancing coldly at Lv Yang.

"Mantises trying to stop a chariot. You, them—all equally laughable."

The figure exerted a slight force, and Zhou Yan stopped struggling. His entire being seemed to lose color, shifting from a normal person into something like a painting, finally dissolving into a mass of lines that vanished before Lv Yang's eyes.

Lv Yang desperately wanted to roar, but he knew deep down that this was merely a dream; roaring would be of no use.

He just needed to wait for the dream to wake up again.

"Just waiting for the dream to wake up again... is that it?"

The figure extended two fingers, pointing slightly at Lv Yang, and approached slowly.

"Heh, often, don't assume only you are special. How far can those eyes of yours really see?"

The figure suddenly appeared before Lv Yang, two blurry fingers stabbing straight toward his eyes.

Suddenly, a scorching sensation radiated from his eyelids. Lv Yang snapped his eyes open, only to see four large faces staring at him simultaneously.

"You're awake?" × 4

"Ah!!!"

Lv Yang hadn't been scared by the dream, but he was certainly startled by this group of people.

He hurriedly leaned back, subconsciously wrapping the blanket around himself tightly.

After a moment to compose himself, his mind cleared, and he looked at the four people.

One was a pink-haired young beauty, whose beauty felt somewhat unreal—a bona fide succubus who could drain a man dry.

There was a masked person dressed all in black, not even showing their eyes, looking like a giant black club.

And a zombie, whose face was stiffer than the cold steamed buns at their temple.

Only when he saw that familiar, yet slightly unfamiliar, benevolent face did Lv Yang finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, it's you. You gave me a scare."

Lv Yang touched his chest, feeling the rotting flesh there was a nuisance, which made him somewhat irritable.

"Who are they, and why am I here?"

Zhou Yan hid something behind his back, and only after confirming it was well-concealed did he breathe a sigh of relief and explain to Lv Yang.

"We were originally going to head to our lodging this afternoon, but after you saw the building in the distance explode, you collapsed instantly."

"I detected traces of Law intrusion on you, so after helping you neutralize it, I brought you to the hospital."

"As for them."

Zhou Yan looked around and introduced them one by one.

"This pink-haired one is the Young Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect; we can tentatively consider her... our ally."

"Hi." Zhou Su waved her hand in greeting.

"As for this masked person in black armor, that is my Junior Sister, Shi Suiyan, and this handsome guy is my Senior Brother, Xie Bian."

The two of them nodded, acknowledging the greeting.

After the introductions, Zhou Yan didn't forget to add a reminder.

"Of course, you can't say this once you leave this hospital room. After all, you, me, and Junior Sister Shi are all still in hiding."

"Aside from Senior Brother Xie, whose identity is known to everyone, neither I, you, nor Junior Sister Shi can be exposed."

Lv Yang seemed to think of something, but his head throbbed, and he couldn't recall it.

"Strange, why do my eyes feel a bit burning and painful, and also a bit sticky?"

Everyone exchanged glances, but Zhou Yan stepped forward first and wiped Lv Yang's eyelids.

"It's nothing. Didn't you get injured after seeing something earlier? So the medicine prescribed contains some eye-protecting ointment."

"It must be that after I applied the medicine, you tossed and turned in your sleep, causing it to be unevenly spread. Wiping it off will be fine."

Lv Yang was still not fully clear-headed, so he just thanked him, feeling that he had caused Zhou Yan some trouble.

Zhou Yan silently destroyed the red chili oil stained on his thumb and waved his hand casually.

Everything seemed fine, but then Xie Bian suddenly spoke up.

"I knew that eating in the hospital room... Mmph?"

Lv Yang instantly looked at Xie Bian, whose mouth was being covered by Zhou Yan, and said with some confusion.

"What did he say about eating?"

Zhou Yan, who was covering his mouth, said with an awkward expression.

"It's nothing. He just meant that if he had known you'd wake up so soon, he would have arranged some food for you."

"It's just in time. Senior Brother Xie, you go ahead. Just put it on my tab. Take care?"

Not long ago, Zhou Yan had received a message from Zhou Su saying that Lv Yang had woken up and said something, hoping he would rush back.

Knowing it was getting late, Zhou Yan had taken Xie Bian to the hospital.

Upon arriving, he found that Lv Yang had indeed woken up, but had fainted again.

His words were very garbled, and it was unclear whether he said "ancestor," "Immortal," or "fresh person."

With no other choice, the three of them could only wait for him to wake up. They waited until dawn, when Shi Suiyan also arrived.

Shi Suiyan and Zhou Su were truly enemies on a narrow road; as soon as she returned, they started squabbling, and after learning Zhou Yan's identity, the two made an even bigger scene.

After a long round of bickering, Zhou Yan finally resorted to the "Mealtime Technique."

He set up a hotpot on the spot, and everyone sat around to eat, which finally eased their relationship a bit.

However, while they were eating, as everyone scrambled for a piece of beef, Zhou Yan made a sudden slip, causing a drop of oil to fly at extreme speed toward Lv Yang's eyes.

After a scream, it was Xie Bian who used a Spell to quickly heal the burn, ensuring everything was safe.

However, Xie Bian forgot to remove the chili oil, only lowering its temperature.

Later, Lv Yang woke up because of this, leading to the scene that just occurred.

Lv Yang also realized he had been unconscious for nearly twenty hours, and had even woken up once to speak during that time.

But no matter how he tried to recall it, he couldn't remember what he had said, and even the dream itself was somewhat blurry.

Feeling that something was wrong, Lv Yang finally pinched his fingers to divine the situation.

Instantly, his eyes widened, and he shouted.

"Oh no!"

Truth Cult stronghold.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Please come in."

Lord Canglan was somewhat surprised to see the person who entered. She had expected the person coming to find her at this time to be Cen Xiu, but she hadn't expected it to be Li Heng.

"King Heng, what are you doing coming to see me so early?"

Li Heng did not enter the room, merely nodding with a smile.

"It is indeed inappropriate to disturb Lord Ming so early, but there are some matters that truly require Lord Ming's assistance."

"Might we step aside to chat?"

Lord Canglan looked thoughtful, and after pondering for a short while, she nodded and followed him.

The two traversed a long corridor, passed through many doors, and finally stopped before a peculiar room.

Li Heng turned to face Lord Canglan with a smile, then waved his hand toward the door, revealing what lay behind it.

It turned out this was not a door, but a glass window.

Looking down through the glass window, there lay a scruffy lion fast asleep.

Lord Canglan remained calm as an ancient well, but she had already begun transmitting the information back to her main body.

At the same time, far away in another location, Zhou Yan, because he suddenly received a message from Yuan Chenling, caused his hand to shake, sending a drop of chili oil flying toward the starting point of fate.

After transmitting the message, Lord Canglan looked at Li Heng with an expressionless face and said.

"King Heng, what do you mean by bringing me here to see a lion?"

Li Heng merely crossed his arms, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Lord Ming, let us not talk in riddles at this time. Regarding this lion, King Dong already explained everything before he left."

"I do not know what relationship you have with that Saint in the Taiyi Sect, nor do I care about any factional struggles."

"I simply hope that this plan can be more perfect."

Lord Canglan turned her head away and said coldly.

"You want me to kill him with my own hands to prove my innocence?"

Matters were beginning to develop in an unexpected direction, and Lord Canglan was caught in a dilemma. Just as she was preparing to contact Zhou Yan urgently to have him take over the account...

Li Heng's expression suddenly changed.

"Huh?"

"You guys have such a bad relationship?"

Seeing Li Heng's expression, which clearly said, "I thought only we had vicious infighting, I didn't expect you guys to be the same," Lord Canglan instantly realized she had seemingly misunderstood something.

"Then what do you mean?"

"You brought me to see him, but you aren't asking me to kill him. Don't tell me you want to charge me zoo admission?"

Li Heng was choked up for a moment, his smile becoming somewhat strained.

He realized that this Young Miss of the Dragon Clan was truly unreasonable. Clearly, according to Cen Xiu's description, she should have been someone relatively close to the School of Physics and quite reasonable.

But now he realized that this person was probably only close to female cultivators. But never mind, there really wasn't anyone else he could use right now.

"Ahem," Li Heng coughed lightly, then said somewhat solemnly.

"In fact, I hope Your Excellency Lord Ming can take action to rescue Yuan Chenling."

"And destroy a specific area of this base, so that it cannot be covered up to a certain extent, ideally controlling it to the point where it will be exposed within about two or three days—that would be even better."

Once these words were spoken, Lord Canglan was once again unable to understand.

Asking one of their own to smash their own place—what did that mean? Could it be that he knew I was an undercover agent?

No, I need to see what the main body has to say.