64. The Old Scoundrel’s Intentions
The surge of murderous intent was quickly followed by the clang of weapons.
Gong Yiling immediately grabbed Leng Yuli’s hand, who hadn’t even reacted, and pulled her behind, simultaneously preparing to take out two teleportation talismans from her Universe Bag.
She hadn’t come here just for a meal; she was prepared.
Her contingency plan was simple: use a teleportation talisman and run.
However, just as she was about to activate the talisman, she realized… it was disabled.
Yes, she couldn’t activate the talisman in her hand. Or rather, all talismans in this area had been disabled.
This could only be the work of a special area-of-effect talisman, the Hundred Prohibitions Talisman. To think they had placed it here in advance…
“This is…?” Gong Yiling couldn’t help but ask Yue Huasheng, “Did you divine that I would use a teleportation talisman?”
“You could say that, or you could not.” Yue Huasheng said, “Bringing a teleportation talisman to a meeting, isn’t that what any intelligent person would do?”
He then clapped his hands, and a host of axemen and archers emerged from both sides.
These were all genuine cultivators, and although they didn’t look like much, they were all at the Profound Void realm. With over a hundred of them, Miss Gong was in a bit of a bind.
Moreover, she didn’t know how many more were waiting in ambush.
“What?”
If she could smoothly blend in with their own people, then things would be much easier.
“But to deal with just the two of us, Young Master Yue, you’ve brought quite an army.” Gong Yiling, while talking trash, was trying to figure out a way to escape.
Her taunts were useless. The soldiers slowly closed in, completely surrounding them.
It seemed there was no escape.
And at this moment, Yue Huasheng replied, “I never lie, and I never take risks. Miss Su, you’re a high-ranking person. Without some measures, controlling you would be as difficult as climbing the heavens.”
“So I should thank you for thinking so highly of me?”
“Eh, if you could.”
“Hmph…”
Miss Gong, watching the closing circle, suddenly noticed something was amiss in his earlier words.
—I never lie.
He never lies… if that was true, then why did he call her Miss Su?
This was deliberate.
Yes, knowing her surname was at least Gong, he shouldn’t have blurted out “Su.”
But he did.
This made Gong Yiling pay close attention to his every word.
The earliest was something like, after hearing the story, then consider whether you need to stay.
If that wasn’t just nonsense, then did he not intend to kill them from the start?
Recalling his words before the attack…
Every man for himself. His stance was determined by who could offer him the greatest benefit.
Benefit… benefit… benefit…
Suddenly, Gong Yiling seemed to understand something. She immediately unleashed her full true essence onto the ground.
Under the impact, a huge crater appeared, and a cloud of dust filled the air.
This move was unexpected.
There were more people waiting in ambush below. Instead of creating a hole and going down, it would have been better to break a window.
Now, the dust hadn’t settled yet, and everyone present had received Yue Huasheng’s order.
“The target is on the second floor! Pursue her at all costs! Don’t let them escape!”
“Yes!!”
But after everyone on the third floor had left, Yue Huasheng’s expression suddenly calmed. He didn’t seem worried at all, just smiling and saying, “They’re gone, ladies.”
At this point, Gong Yiling pulled Leng Yuli down from the rafters.
Yes, they hadn’t gone to the second floor. The explosion was just a diversion to draw everyone’s attention.
And the one who guided them to do this was the enemy’s leader.
Gong Yiling picked up the plate in front of her. Its pattern was different from the others. On the edge, there was a line of small characters.
“—Make as much noise as possible. I’ll help you get out.”
“You’re not from the Baili family?”
“I told you,” Yue Huasheng shrugged. “All I seek is benefit. To foolishly cling to one tree is something only an idiot would do.”
“But… what can we offer you?”
Yue Huasheng just shook his head calmly. “Miss Su, perhaps you can’t offer me anything now, but value is a difficult thing to define.”
“So?”
“As we said at the beginning, after I tell you the truth, please think carefully about whether you should get involved in this matter. It’s up to you.”
With that, Yue Huasheng walked to the edge of the large hole. Before jumping down, he said to them, “There’s a key under my seat. It opens a hidden door behind my seat.”
“Through the door, you can escape this place. And remember to close the door when you enter.”
He then jumped down, seemingly to command his men to continue chasing the two non-existent people.
And Gong Yiling, under Yue Huasheng’s seat, actually found a key taped to the corner of the chair. And on the wall mural behind Leng Yuli, there was a keyhole.
When Gong Yiling inserted the key, the mural slid open, revealing a somewhat dim passage.
“It’s real.” Leng Yuli couldn’t help but ask, “But that person, why did he help us?”
“I don’t know.” Gong Yiling also found his last words strange.
But she wasn’t one to dwell on things. Since he didn’t mean her any harm, she wouldn’t worry about it.
After all—who could understand the thoughts of an old scoundrel?
