Chapter 17: Calculating Without Omissions

Hong Sihai pondered for a moment, cupped his fists, and said, "I ask the Eight-Disabled Elder, and the two heroes, Quick-Tongued, to take action and assist!"

The three of them quickly said, "It is our duty, we will obey the Alliance Leader's dispatch!"

At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly occurred in the east where the women of the Four Seas Hall were located. The roaring sound echoed, and a huge thunder light shot into the sky. Hong Sihai's expression changed, "Divine Monk Four-Hours!" The people who had sneaked in earlier had killed a group of people silently before the Four Seas Hall experts could send a signal, which was already terrifying enough.

But compared to the strange thunder and fire of Divine Monk Four-Hours's divine weapon, this bit of destructive power was nothing.

An eagle's cry came from the direction of the explosion, which was the Four Seas Hall disciples using whistle codes to communicate. Soon, several consecutive explosions sounded. Hong Sihai remained motionless; besides dispatching the Eight-Disabled Elder and the Quick-Tongued brothers, he made no other moves. The heroes in the main hall were somewhat restless.

Liang Dou, who swallowed the Danxia, stepped forward and cupped his fists, "The Twelve Yuan Chen are all master-level experts. If we leave them alone, I'm afraid there will be too many casualties in the hall. Sitting here is not the answer. Why don't we lead the disciples in the hall to patrol separately? Once we encounter the Twelve Yuan Chen, we will step forward to engage the enemy, and your hall's disciples will contact other comrades to concentrate and exterminate them."

Hong Sihai waved his hand, "At this time, obey Yuhan's command!"

Huang Yuhan bowed slightly and saluted, "Hero Liang, the enemy is only testing us. With the enemy in the dark and us in the light, and the enemy's situation unclear—not even knowing the enemy's identity—the thing we fear most is chaotic fighting. The Four Seas Hall has strict regulations; movement between defense zones is not allowed, and there are specialized action teams to deal with the enemy. We do not need support from other defense zones. This way, no matter how the enemy maneuvers, our defense line remains orderly. Every moment, every hour, the power invested is all within my grasp."

"Once they enter the Four Seas Hall, the situation between enemy and us is clear. Don't look at how fierce Divine Monk Four-Hours is; in reality, every step he takes is in my eyes. I know exactly where he has fled to. In just an hour, I can force him into a dead end. No matter how big a scene he makes, he won't be able to cause any trouble."

"All you heroes sit in this main hall. Once you move, it will be an overwhelming force, without any chaos, crushing the mere Twelve Yuan Chen like a mountain crushing a fragile egg. If you don't know the enemy, you must know yourself. Wait for the enemy to enter our urn, find out the enemy's situation, know the enemy and know yourself, and you will naturally be able to grasp the enemy's main force and break the enemy in one fell swoop. Conversely, if you lose your head because of this little chaos and disrupt the layout, the enemy is not yet clear, but we have lost our own clarity first, and we have already lost before the battle."

"The Four Seas Hall disciples cooperate skillfully and know each other's roots, making it difficult to impersonate."

"This is much simpler than hurriedly dispatching many heroes who will be taken advantage of by the enemy, who will grasp the flaws in our defense and roam around."

Hong Sihai laughed heartily, "See that? This is my head steward."

"With him here, no matter how cunning the Twelve Yuan Chen are, they won't be able to tear through this heaven-and-earth net. Everyone, just sit in the central hub with me. If there is a need for mobilization, Yuhan will command it. By then, the Four Seas Hall will be filled with eyes and ears, and every move will be under Yuhan's control. Once Yuhan confirms the enemy's situation, he won't act if he doesn't have to, but once he does, he will make them die!"

Hong Sihai's words were resonant and forceful, and coupled with Huang Yuhan's truly rigorous and orderly dispatch and smooth flow of information, even those masters who didn't know the importance of intelligence felt that everything was under control.

The two enemies who had sneaked in, which zone they were in, where clues were found—it was always locked down within at most a quarter of an hour. No matter how intense the explosions and thunder were outside, the three of them—the Eight-Disabled Elder and the Quick-Tongued brothers—could chase the two intruders, gradually compressing their area of activity, and soon they would be completely suppressed.

At this moment, a bit of golden light fled into the sky...

A Four Seas Hall disciple reported, "The intruders were wounded by the two heroes, Quick-Tongued, and after blowing up the courtyard wall, someone provided support, and they escaped using their divine weapon!"

Huang Yuhan said calmly, "This was just a test to figure out our defense system and look for flaws."

"They retreated when they saw there was no opportunity... It's a pity, if they had stayed a little longer, I could have forced them into the inner courtyard, and then invited the two grandmasters to take action, and they wouldn't have been able to escape even with wings."

"They have only retreated temporarily; there will definitely be changes tonight!"

"Change the formation in an orderly manner, verify everyone's identity..." Qian Chen watched Huang Yuhan handle these things in an orderly manner and was also eye-opening. Sure enough, Divine Monk Chengwu's statement that the Four Seas Hall was heavily guarded was no lie. With just Huang Yuhan alone, the Twelve Yuan Chen would never be able to muddy these waters.

Of course, this test was probably supposed to be carried out by Divine Monk Chengwu and Divine Monk Four-Hours together.

One used poison and the other used thunder and fire, and their lethality and destructive power were the most astonishing. If they had acted together instead of being replaced by another unknown Yuan Chen, the chaos tonight would have been many times greater. Of course, it seemed they still wouldn't have been able to break through the defense line Huang Yuhan had laid out.

Qian Chen thought to himself, "I guess the Twelve Yuan Chen side is still wondering why Divine Monk Chengwu didn't take the opportunity to act."

Hong Sihai sighed, "The spread of the 'Cutting the Weeds and Digging Up the Roots' poison earlier was probably for just now. If the patrolling disciples of this hall had been poisoned and started killing people randomly, the chaos would have truly given the Twelve Yuan Chen an opportunity. Little Brother Qian, you have performed a great service!"

Qian Chen shook his head, "The disciples in the hall have rules for coming and going. Even if one place was in chaos, it wouldn't have affected other places..."

"I mean you saved Yuhan..." Hong Sihai patted him on the shoulder. Qian Chen smiled bitterly, finally knowing who Huang Yuhan learned this habit from. "If Yuhan had been poisoned, this hall would truly have been in chaos... Yuhan, you are the key to this hall now, you must ensure your own absolute safety!"

Hong Sihai turned back to Huang Yuhan and said, "You must be foolproof! Do not take risks. Do you understand?"

Inside the main hall, Hong Sihai said in a vibrating voice, "Although the Twelve Yuan Chen failed in their attack and retreated temporarily, they may cause trouble again tonight. So, I ask everyone to stay in this Wuhu Hall and not move around easily. If there is anything, you must report it to the two seniors, Shaolin Zen Master Kongming and Wudang Master Elder Wan Shi. The Twelve Yuan Chen are sinister and cunning, so we have to be on guard like this. Thank you all for your hard work!"

Someone below laughed, "We wander the Wu Lin, and sleeping in the open is a common occurrence. With so many good partners accompanying us, and this vast Wuhu Hall, where is the hardship?"

The Quick-Tongued brothers echoed, "That's right, that's right. The Twelve Yuan Chen's identities are mysterious; who knows if there is someone here..."

"Hmm!"

It was Divine Monk Kongming who pointed a finger to disrupt the qi of these two, and everyone present felt a bit awkward. Everyone knew there was this reason, but you couldn't just say it out loud like that! ===== CHAPTER 18 =====