Chapter 296: Safety First

"How could this feeling appear?"

In the distance, inside the teahouse, Dahuzi suddenly shuddered, abruptly standing at the window, looking toward the direction of the Chen Mansion with some uncertainty.

He did not know why, but he suddenly had a feeling of palpitations. His expression then turned somewhat gloomy and uncertain; he did not know where this sudden sense of crisis came from.

Having reached his level of cultivation, a sudden premonition was by no means groundless; there must be a reason for it. Moreover, this extremely intense unease must be a crisis of Life and Death.

Yet, he could not detect the slightest source of it, which was what worried him the most.

Seeing Dahuzi reveal such an expression, the white-haired old man trapped by the Chess Piece suddenly laughed; this was the first time he had seen their leader show such an expression.

"You are afraid!"

"Ridiculous, would I be afraid? What in this world could make me afraid?"

"Is that so?" Originally, after learning that Guo Yi was a Chess Piece planted by the other side, the white-haired old man had been worried all along.

After all, Guo Yi was the most trusted of Chen Xing's confidants, the kind one would never suspect.

To be betrayed by such a confidant was like having a dagger thrust straight into one's heart; he found it hard to imagine how Lord Chen could break the situation, how he could successfully survive.

However, seeing Dahuzi's expression now, he suddenly stopped worrying. He knew the other party was feeling guilty, was afraid!

"That is Lord Chen Xing, do you really think you can win? For so many years, when has the Lord ever lost?"

Recalling the various deeds of Lord Chen in the past, the white-haired old man felt his confidence returning.

Looking up at this leader who seemed to be pretending to have victory in his grasp, the white-haired old man smiled lightly, his face seemingly carrying a bit more mockery.

"You have perhaps forgotten the fear the court officials felt when dominated by the Lord back then! With his own strength, he suppressed the imperial court for decades; no civil or military official dared to resist. What do you think he relied on? Was it force?"

"Playing schemes with the Lord? The Lord possesses an upright and majestic momentum; can you compare to that!"

"A man on the verge of death!" He glanced at the white-haired old man with cold eyes; if it weren't for the fact that keeping his life was still of some use, he would have already moved to cut him down.

His gaze turned to the distance, toward the direction of the Chen Mansion; he did not know why the sense of crisis in his heart was becoming increasingly intense.

"Something is wrong!" After realizing something was wrong, Dahuzi began to try to control Guo Yi in the distance, but he discovered that his Mental Power seemed unable to penetrate there at all.

Only then did he feel that something was terribly wrong; what kind of person could even deceive him? Just a moment ago, he clearly hadn't felt any abnormalities over there.

Even all along, he had assumed Guo Yi was under his control. But he had not expected that Guo Yi had already broken free from his control.

The most terrifying thing was that he didn't even know it; in his subconscious, he had always thought he was the one controlling the other party.

His figure soared into the air, the space in front of him seeming to twist, as if in the next moment, he would break through the void and leave.

But then, the space seemed to be hit by some kind of impact and closed completely, and Dahuzi fell from mid-air to the ground. His face was covered in cold sweat before he knew it.

The terrifying aura that had flashed by just now made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, cold from the inside out.

"Shen Yu!" He raised his head abruptly; in his impression, the only one who could give him such a terrifying impression was Shen Yu.

"Smart!" Suddenly, a voice poured into Dahuzi's ears. Before his eyes, a young man stood there, looking at him coldly.

"It really is you!" As the greatest enemy in his heart second only to Mu Zishan, he was naturally very clear about Shen Yu's appearance. When he saw the face of the person in front of him clearly, Dahuzi's pupils could not help but shrink violently.

Guessing is one thing, and truly facing them is another. If possible, he never wanted to face these monsters head-on.

It was better to leave the suicidal work to his subordinates; why should he have to show his face?

If it weren't for the fact that he was facing Chen Xing this time, and if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to watch this old fellow die with his own eyes, why would he have come to the Capital, and why would he have taken action personally?

"Pfft!" A mouthful of blood sprayed out violently, and Dahuzi only felt as if a ten-thousand-foot mountain had been placed on his back in an instant.

That irresistible, terrifying pressure seemed to want to crush him, and in an instant, it caused him severe injury.

He had once thought about how terrifying Shen Yu could be, and he had thought countless times about how he would escape if he ever faced Shen Yu.

But he had never thought that he wouldn't even have the qualifications to make the other party move. The person was just standing there, and it had already sealed all his escape routes and caused him to be severely injured.

So, Shen Yu was actually this terrifying. He had only felt this kind of despairing, great terror when he was with Mu Zishan in the past.

It was just that when he met Mu Zishan back then, he was just a young, unknown nobody. And now, he had already achieved success and fame, successfully standing among the peaks of the World.

But this gap had not only not narrowed, why did it feel even further away?

No wonder even those old fellows who had awakened had all perished at the hands of Shen Yu; no wonder even that person who was released by accident and liked to toy with human hearts was no match for him at all.

Dahuzi did not know that the power of the Mountain and River Map, with its thousands of mountains and rivers, was not something a True Soul Realm expert like him could resist. How could human power contend against the power of a World?

"So you are their leader!" After just one glance at the other party, Shen Yu lost interest; people always say villains die from talking too much.

Facing this kind of trash, why waste breath? Just strike with one palm, and everything can be settled once and for all.

"I have long wanted to find you; I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door. That is fine, it saves me quite a bit of trouble!"

The power of the Mountain and River Map pressed down completely, wrapping around Dahuzi; in the next instant, the power of the Mountain and River Map would crush him.

"Wait! I can tell you the weaknesses of those old fellows; don't you want to know these?"

After shouting this sentence, the power that had been making his heart palpitate and was pressing down on him indeed disappeared temporarily.

Lying on the ground, Dahuzi gasped for air, cold sweat dripping down his face drop by drop. Just now, in that instant, he felt as if he had truly already died.

Almost, just a little bit more; this feeling of Life and Death not being in his own control was truly terrible.

"You know the weaknesses of those old monsters?"

"Of course I know. I not only know their weaknesses, but I also know their preferences. If I don't cater to them like this, how can I survive when the Spirit Qi Surge happens?"

"If Lord Shen is willing, I can also serve you!"

This momentary expression of sycophancy made Shen Yu feel uncomfortable. He was an expert, after all; how could this lackey's expression and movements be so practiced?

"Are you really that willing to be a dog for others?"

"Of course I am not willing. I also know what the Spirit Qi Surge means for me; it means endless sinking, it means the loss of all dignity!"

"But so what? It's just being a dog; one gets used to it!"

His face, twisted by pain, was full of disdain, and Dahuzi even sneered, "But that means living, living! Even if it is living like a walking corpse!"

"As for dignity? How much is dignity worth? Shen Yu, is your dignity really worth anything? Compared to living, any dignity is bullshit!"

"How many people look impassioned and fearless of death? But when the real Life and Death moment arrives, they are always the first to kneel. I am different from them; I knew what I wanted from the very beginning!"

"Shen Yu, we just chose the wrong path; how do you know that my path is wrong!"