Chapter 101

Chen Shicheng's words left Shuigu Tang stunned, and all her retorts got stuck in her throat.

Although I don't know why I've drawn the attention of the Silent Council, such a massive entity, there's no doubt that my importance definitely ranks above Chen Shicheng's.

When encountering the enemy Chen Shicheng, Yu Wei might still hold back due to concealing her identity, but if she dares to show herself, Yu Wei will surely attack like a rabid dog.

In other words, this bait is none other than her.

"What the hell is going on!"

Having figured it out, Shuigu Tang could only accept the cruel reality.

But the bait is destined to be the side ambushed suddenly; to ensure safety, one must rely on the assisting ambush party, namely Chen Shicheng, who has only just entered the game not long ago.

This isn't a game where you can respawn after death; this is tantamount to entrusting your life to him—how reliable is that?

"If you don't trust me, then you can only give up."

Seeing Shuigu Tang's hesitation, Chen Shicheng made a move to leave.

"Don't!"

Shuigu Tang looked at him pleadingly and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it, okay? But let me say this first: if you screw me over, even as a ghost I won't let you off!"

As a Northeastern big girl, she isn't indecisive; taking a little risk is nothing, and it's better than living each day in fear.

As long as we can deal with Yu Wei, that pervert who once grabbed my tail, then with my relic the Silent Council will never catch me in this lifetime! If you don't cut it off, chaos will follow! Having decided to trust Chen Shicheng, Shuigu Tang no longer hesitated, she stirred a thread of True Essence to trigger the Early Warning Spell, then began wandering aimlessly around the park.

Chen Shicheng, meanwhile, kept a distance behind her, his Divine Perception constantly monitoring her movements.

"You-you're still following behind, right?"

After walking just a few steps, Shuigu Tang looked at the dark surroundings behind her and asked, feeling a bit guilty.

"I'm here."

Chen Holy's voice came from behind, unusually calm; after all, at this moment the calmer he is, the more he can reveal his composure, making Shuigu Tang less nervous, and thus Yu Wei won't notice anything amiss.

"Oh."

After a moment, "How come you walk without making a sound?"

"Should I loudly announce to Yu Wei that there's an ambush behind us!"

Chen Shicheng was speechless at Shuigu Tang's distrust, and he flicked her with a sword aura like a flick to the forehead, making her shudder; she rubbed her butt and kept walking forward.

They trudged along like that for ten or so minutes.

Suddenly, Chen Shicheng whipped his head toward a small grove on the side, where a black shadow appeared, silently creeping toward Shuigu Tang; the familiar large treasure sword in its hand confirmed her guess.

The person she found really is Yu Wei!

However, Chen Shicheng didn't act right away; instead, he slowly moved to Yu Wei's rear, setting up a mantis-strikes-cicada, sparrow-behind scenario, using ambush to counter ambush.

Soon, Yu Wei approached the clueless Shuigu Tang, a talisman appearing in her hand.

In Chen Shicheng's Divine Perception, one could clearly sense a hot aura emanating from the talisman; without a doubt it was related to Yu Wei's Southern Bright Departing Fire Curse.

I don't know how he managed to seal a skill into the talisman. Under Chen Shicheng's "gaze," Yu Wei lightly shook the talisman, which shot straight out instantly, then flared red in the air, turning into a fireball that swiftly smashed into the still-unreacting Shuigu Tang.

As the fireball was about to hit Shuigu Tang, Chen Shicheng instantly activated the Earth Prison skill to buy reaction time, striving to avoid injury.

After all, the bounty order calls for live capture, so Yu Wei, as an outer member, surely wouldn't dare defy the superior's command.

At the same time, the Slaying Immortal Grand Formation unfolded, with sword auras carrying Slaying Immortal Sword Intent crisscrossing toward Yu Wei.

In the firelight, Yu Wei's face showed no panic; instead, she sneered, turned to look at Chen Shicheng's hiding place, extended her hand, and fully activated the relic on her body.

A golden-yellow protective barrier rose, forming a semicircle that enclosed him in place; under the sword aura's slashes it swayed, on the verge of collapse.

Upon seeing Shuigu Tang wandering alone here, he knew the triggering of the Early Warning Spell must be a plot, with others surely lying in ambush nearby.

As expected, the ambushers sprang out right after his probing move, and the familiar blade-on-skin illusion let him instantly recognize the attacker as Chen Shicheng.

"Since you love to butt in, I'll take care of you first!" Yu Wei shouted without turning her head, "Hold that woman!"

No sooner had the words fallen than, from the other side of the woods, a fully golden-yellow strongman charged out, headbutting through the Earth Prison barrier and tangling with Shuigu Tang.

Chen Shicheng immediately looked at the Yellow Turban Strongman; no wonder Yu Wei didn't summon this helper to block the initial attack—she had actually hidden him on the other side all along.

Indeed, she's vicious enough to shoot hidden arrows.

And just as the Yellow Turban Strongman leapt out, Chen Shicheng also ascertained his Attribute.

【Lv. 20 Yellow Turban Strongman, Jing: 66, Qi: 26, Shen: 1, Skill: Steel Reinforced Bones, Golden Bell Cover, Deliverance, Subdue Demon Great Palm Seal.】

Creations and Relics are equally abstract.

Clearly he is a Daoist strongman, yet the skill ascertained is a Buddhist method, and the cultivation bias is also obvious: it is a Jing-Attribute melee that focuses on being able to take a beating.

However, based on the introduction of the relic called the Yellow Turban Strongman Bean Seed, it's not hard to guess that Yu Wei somehow refined a corpse of a Buddhist expert into this.

And as soon as the Yellow Turban Strongman appeared, Chen Shicheng summoned an Evil Ghost Pill and sent it to help.

After all, if Yu Wei were to capture Shuigu Tang to threaten him, then whether he chose a Russian-style rescue or an American-style rescue, it would give him a slight sense of guilt.

Sigh, having accumulated too many Merit Points, one becomes not ruthless enough. Since nothing will happen there in the short term, Chen Shicheng thus turned his focus back onto Yu Wei.

At this moment, he was staring at the mask on his face with a twisted expression, his teeth clicking 'click-click'.

"It's been quite handy to use, but I should also get it back now!"

Speaking, Yu Wei shook his left hand, three talismans appeared, turning into pin-shaped fireballs that flew toward Chen Shicheng; he also used the fireballs as cover to closely follow, charging forward while bearing a barrier.

Within the Slay Immortal Grand Formation, no matter how fast the fireballs are, they cannot possibly surpass Chen Shicheng's thought speed.

Just a thought, dozens of blade auras split the fireballs, and then with undiminished force they struck the barrier behind.

However, after being ambushed once in the underground palace, Yu Wei also became smarter; the barrier maintained maximum output, and the blade auras falling on it only caused ripples without breaking the defense.

He gave a ferocious grin, broke through the remaining flames, and slashed his sword diagonally at Chen Shicheng's neck with his right hand.

(End of Chapter)