Chapter 298: Feng Shui Can Measure Mountains and Rivers, Yet Human Nature Remains Unmeasurable!

That sentence instantly left Liao Chen silent.

He didn't understand where he had gone wrong.

The plan was clearly proceeding flawlessly, and there were no holes.

For two and a half days he never appeared, staying behind to arrange schemes.

He hadn't even been mentioned by the Guardians.

Yet his identity was still exposed.

Moreover, Su Yang even knew his entire Innate Talent profile inside and out?

Could he perhaps read minds?

No!

Mind Reading requires a face-to-face meeting, and they had only exchanged a glance.

After pondering for a while, Liao Chen finally spoke slowly: "I have to admit, you're far more outstanding than I expected."

"No wonder you're First Place on the Leaderboard; your insight is truly sharp."

Faced with the compliment, Su Yang merely gave a smile and said, "You're not bad either; from start to finish you made hardly any mistakes—truly perfect."

"I'm curious—exactly where did the problem arise that made you notice something amiss?" Liao Chen asked.

Su Yang looked at the illusory huge face before him and said, "Since you want to see the whole picture, why not reveal your True Body?"

"Only a rat‑type would hide; I think… you're certainly not one, right?"

Liao Chen's pupils narrowed slightly, and his visage slowly dissolved like mist.

Soon after, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

It was identical to the face just seen, but now it bore no injuries.

Confident eyes scanned Su Yang up and down, chin slightly raised, surrounded by an air of appraisal.

Having become accustomed to the superiors, Liao Chen truly believed himself to be the Divine who controls the whole situation!

"Tell me, where's the flaw?" Liao Chen asked.

The two stood three zhang apart, their gazes meeting.

At that moment, Su Yang couldn't help feeling a few sentiments arise.

If he didn't bear Deception and know the patterns, he could never pierce the opponent's scheme.

If it were someone else, like Gao Chang or Xue Yong, they would surely be spun around.

And indeed, they searched for Treasure within Liao Chen's meticulously set trap, even once attempting to kill the treasure‑seekers.

Little did they know all this was a scene carefully arranged by the mastermind behind the scenes.

Everything they did was Useless.

When they obtained the key, they even became smug, eyes filled with hope, yearning for the full view of the Treasure.

Whenever he thought of their mental journey, Su Yang couldn't stop feeling a touch of pity and sympathy.

Once upon a time, his opponent was just as naive, wasn't it?

Only this time the game's offense and defense swapped, and I became the one being manipulated.

Thinking of that, Su Yang slightly lifted his eyelids and said, "I saw many interesting photos at the Museum."

"Luoshui Middle School has had a military training program for first‑year students every year, but this year it was cancelled."

"The five‑day military training makes it naturally hard for treasure‑seekers to find a gap in the tight schedule to go out searching for Treasure."

"And any rank above the vice‑principal at Luoshui Middle School has the authority to decide whether the training proceeds."

"Coincidentally it turned into a familiar campus, led by the homeroom teacher, familiar with the campus."

Hearing that, Liao Chen asked curiously, "You deduced that just from this?"

"If you were a high‑ranking Guardian, keeping the training going would clearly be more advantageous, right?"

"Identity." Su Yang extended two fingers.

"When you first entered the game you met Li Zhangge and Tang Hui, and verified their identity—students."

"You would surely consider the possibility of a second identity—an instructor."

"If among the treasure‑seekers there exists a second kind, the uncertainty would be greater."

Speaking of that, Su Yang stepped a few paces forward and said, "The training sites are all outdoors, hundreds crowd into various formations; when someone disappears, it's hard for you to know."

"Moreover… if I'm not mistaken, the dorm‑keeper old man's Innate Talent can only perceive player locations within the same dimension."

"Once you delve into another dimension, he will have no recourse."

Liao Chen's brow furrowed slightly; Su Yang's words largely matched his own mental path.

Initially the three of them discussed how to lay out the plan.

After much thought, the best method was still to cancel the training and let the students attend regular classes.

The teaching building's corridors and classrooms all have surveillance; anyone missing is immediately apparent.

At the same time, under the pretense of class, they can 'lock' the students inside the rooms.

Free activity time becomes extremely scarce.

Thus, while the situation remains controllable, they can also arrange things calmly.

"Above, the vice‑principal coordinates the whole, below, the dorm‑keeper old man monitors each player's movements."

"In the middle, Tang Hui transfers the Treasure, while Dong Ya is responsible for singing with a red face."

"On the surface it looks like there are only four of you, but in terms of efficiency and completeness, it can be called a complete Feng Shui map."

"But… while Feng Shui can measure mountains and rivers, it's hard to gauge human nature."

"You don't know that Tang Hui came with his own Task, nor that Dong Ya secretly developed a rebellious streak."

"By the time you realize, the game will already have reached a feverish stage, and trying to stop it… will be too late." Su Yang said calmly.

Pa—

Liao Chen couldn't help applauding Su Yang's exposition in praise.

"Stunningly brilliant, but it's a pity you're not a Guardian; had you been in the same camp as me, I can imagine how simple this game would become."

"One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers; you and I are destined to never stand at the same height."

Tiger?

Su Yang gave a Laugh, and did not refute.

By Liao Chen's methods, calling him a tiger would not be an exaggeration.

"You have already grasped the full layout of Luoshui Middle School, and through Tang Hui learned of the underground Passage."

"With the rank and skill of a deputy principal, obtaining the events and truth of a century ago is not difficult."

"At the same time, you also learned from the forum about the campus ghost story legend, and from it discovered the figure Ruan Ziliang."

"To secure an invincible position, you integrated the ghost story into the game, and the rumors… also began here."

Speaking of this, Su Yang paused, noticing Liao Chen's constantly Transforming facial expression.

Then he slowed his speech, "You are clever, knowing the campus ghost story legend becomes popular across the school each year."

"Those who believe and those who don't each make up half; the rest only need to get the incoming first‑year students to believe."

"So you arranged Ruan Ziliang to first spread the tale of the Butcher."

"Then you deliberately placed Wang Qi to appear, using 'campus bullying' to open the scenario."

"A student who bullies a classmate, yet only receives a punishment of going home to reflect, is itself quite thought‑provoking."

"Later at night, he follows the predetermined route to the Passage beneath the Lecture Hall."

"From the moment of the blood sacrifice, the lie became 'real'."

"Once the 'Butcher' appears, the rest becomes much simpler; whether it's 'Defiant Grave' or 'Faceless Man', they are all under your control."

"In the end it also includes thousands of wandering souls, all products born of the lie."

As Su Yang narrated slowly, Liao Chen appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was roiled by raging storms.