184: Such a genius must die in my hands!

After considering this, the group's eyes lit up. If they could bring that Rank 4 Teng Snake to Fengyang, wouldn't its effect be even better than the exotic beasts in Tong Jingshan's five bases?

Scar immediately told Li Yang to continue messaging Cold Moon, asking her to mark the Teng Snake's location. They would go help her capture it and use it as one of their means to cause chaos tomorrow!

Seeing Li Yang's message, Long Yuan couldn't help but be a bit stunned. These people's imagination was far too wild, but this also served as side evidence of the cult's lack of any moral bottom line; they would use any means necessary to achieve their goals.

This time, Long Yuan simply didn't reply, letting them guess and worry. Doing so would seem more realistic because cell phone signals were naturally poor in the wilderness, intermittent in most places. Furthermore, facing a Rank 4 Teng Snake, Cold Moon and Yun Yi would never have time to constantly check their phones for messages. No reply could only mean the confrontation between the two sides had entered an extremely tense moment... Sure enough, the four waited and waited without a response, their faces filling with impatience and anger. Scar and One-eye, in particular, began cursing Cold Moon and Yun Yi, mainly saying they weren't cut out for big things—running off to hunt for some Beast Sac in the wilderness right before the operation and getting bogged down by a Rank 4 Teng Snake. It seemed they couldn't be counted on now!

Scar said fiercely, "Forget about them. We'll carry out tomorrow's operation on our own!"

"Yes, Branch Master!" the other three responded in unison.

"First, send people to keep an eye on those five Beast Rearing Bases. The arsonists in each district should prepare their Incendiary Bombs in advance. After the teachers and students at Qianlong Middle School have gathered, launch the Soul-Confusing Bombs, and then we'll act everywhere at once! Also, once people are captured, take them out together through the East City Gate and send them to South Yue City by helicopter!" Scar said concisely.

"What about Tong Jingshan? He only agreed to cooperate; he didn't say he would join our Blood Wolf Hall," Li Yang asked.

"Hmph, once he releases the Hundred Poison Powder and his illegal beast rearing is exposed, he won't have a choice but to join. This man is quite useful; he'll be helpful for our research on poisons and Gene Strengthening Fluid. We'll just seize him along with the others when the time comes!" Scar said, a look of ruthlessness flashing across his face.

Li Yang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there are several others in the Alchemy Guild who are his confidants. They can all be taken for the Gene Strengthening Fluid research!"

Scar's eyes lit up at this, and he said, "Fine! Take everyone from the Alchemy Guild! The Nun will be in charge of this!"

"Yes, Branch Master!" the female Nun replied softly, a shadow crossing her face... Scar added, "One-eye, you take some men and find a place nearby to set up three Mystic Cannons. Once you receive the signal tomorrow, focus your fire on those three Martial Arts Buildings. Once there's chaos here, all of Fengyang will be in chaos!"

"Yes, Branch Master!" One-eye grunted, adjusting the black eye patch covering his blind eye.

"And you, let's just call you Li Yang, you're responsible for the movements of Fengyang's high-level officials. Check if any unusual people have come to Fengyang recently or if there's anything out of the ordinary. Any special circumstances must be reported immediately!" Scar said. His words revealed that this Li Yang was not the real Li Yang, but the information Long Yuan captured through the Heavenly Dao Eye was very clear: the real Li Yang had died long ago, and this person was merely hiding in Qianlong Middle School wearing his human skin mask.

Hearing Scar say this, Li Yang's expression shifted, and he said, "Speaking of unusual things in Fengyang, there really has been one recently!"

"Oh? Let's hear it!" Scar grunted.

"Have you three heard of someone being able to replace the skin of a patient with over 80% burns? Or replacing a new Qi Sea for a patient whose Qi Sea was shattered?" Li Yang said proudly.

"What?!" The three were shocked.

Li Yang continued, "This is the latest news coming out of Fengyang's Luo Family Hospital! Here's how it happened..."

He recounted the story of Long Yuan's cooperation with Luo Family Hospital to perform face, skin, and Qi Sea transplants for burn patients. Scar and the others were left dumbfounded. When mentioning Long Yuan, he also emphasized that Long Yuan possessed Mental Energy talent, Medical Skills talent, and Music Skills talent, and had even defeated Fu Fei and Chu Qingxuan of Shuntian No. 1 Middle School in the Great Ming Cloud Challenge Competition. He was now the captain of the Fengyang No. 1 High School team!

"A Genius... an absolute Genius! Such a Genius must die by my hands!!!" Scar's face twisted as he spoke fiercely.

Li Yang was taken aback and said, "Branch Master, Long Yuan's Medical Skills talent might be of great help in researching the Gene Strengthening Fluid! I was thinking we could present him to General Feng..."

"True!" One-eye and the Nun also nodded in agreement.

Scar paused and slowly nodded. "Fair point. This is a Medical Skills Genius General Feng craves! Where is Long Yuan now? Why don't we kidnap him tonight?"

"Branch Master, he will definitely go to Qianlong Middle School for the competition tomorrow. If Fengyang No. 1 High School finds him missing before the match, it might be detrimental to the start of our operation..." Li Yang said hurriedly.

"Fine! Then keep a close eye on him. This person has some combat power; we absolutely cannot let him escape tomorrow!"

"Yes!!!" the three responded in unison.

The discussion in the secret room continued, while the Long Yuan they were just talking about had already appeared nearby... Long Yuan had naturally come to Yuhua District for his appointment. Seeing the Qin Family Grand Restaurant ahead, he slowed his pace and walked toward the building. Looking up, he saw a storefront with a sign that read "Youjian Tea House." After checking his surroundings and seeing no one noticed him, he walked to the tea house entrance, where a waitress greeted him with a smile at the curtained door... After being led into an elegant room by the tea waitress, he saw a pouting Xu Ruoying. She was wearing a pinkish-yellow gown, with light makeup on her face and her hair styled in a bun with a green jade hairpin tucked into it, looking noble yet displaying a playful and bright demeanor... "Hello, you must be Young Miss Xu? I had something to take care of just now..." Long Yuan said.

Xu Ruoying waved her hand and said, "Don't. I know you're a busy man. Being able to rush here and spare a bit of time from your busy schedule is truly my honor, and I'm beyond grateful!"

"Young Miss Xu, you're joking!" Long Yuan felt a bit awkward. No matter how he heard it, there was a hint of displeasure in Xu Ruoying's words... "Hey, I have a name! Just call me Ruo Ying!"

"Sister Ruo Ying..."

"Sister? Am I that old?!" Xu Ruoying's face looked slightly peeved, and she casually took out a small mirror to check herself... "Ah, this... Not at all, not at all. Ruo Ying, you've come from thousands of miles away, and I was late to welcome you. I should punish myself with three cups!" Long Yuan said.

"Please, this is a tea house. Do you think we're drinking alcohol?" Xu Ruoying huffed.

"You wouldn't know, but they actually do have alcohol here. It's called Glutinous Rice Wine!"

"Really? Then I'll try some too!" Xu Ruoying's interest was piqued, and she immediately had the tea waitress bring a jar of Glutinous Rice Wine... After the waitress poured her a bowl, she couldn't wait to take a sip. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she gulped it all down...