Chapter 1053: Things Are Looking Bad!

As Xu Que had thought, Lan Xinyue and the others had indeed been taken away, and even the innkeeper and the waiter had been killed.

As soon as he stepped into the inn, a cold wind blew toward him. Two huge blocks of ice stood in the inn, containing the corpses of the innkeeper and the waiter, who had long since lost their vitality and aura.

On one of the giant ice blocks, four large characters were carved: "People are in the Western Suburb!"

On the other ice block, a piece of tattered animal skin was pasted, with a map drawn on it, pointing to a location slightly off-center in the Western Suburb.

Xu Que was instantly amused. With such an obvious trap, was there any reason he wouldn't see it?

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is clearly telling me that there's a problem with that place, trying to deliberately lure me over to step into a pit!" Xu Que couldn't help but sneer.

He knew very well that with the Heaven Alliance's strength, plus that mid-stage Earth Immortal Alliance Leader Li Tianxun, if they all came to surround and kill him, he would only have the choice to run.

But the Heaven Alliance didn't do that. Instead, they sent people to cause trouble time and again. After failing twice in a row, they had no choice but to use forceful means to take Lan Xinyue and the others away, and now they left such a map to lure him over, clearly planning something. In short, it was no longer as simple as just wanting to kill him.

"This is truly interesting!"

Xu Que's eyes narrowed slightly.

Saving people was something he would do if he could, but if he couldn't, he couldn't be bothered to go.

In the end, he had only known Lan Xinyue and the others for two days. Logically speaking, it wasn't worth it to go and take risks for this group of people. If he were truly tricked by that Earth Immortal Li Tianxun, it would be a huge loss!

However, from the bottom of his heart, Xu Que really couldn't just watch Lan Xinyue and the others be killed. After all, they had only been targeted by the Heaven Alliance because they were hanging out with him!

"Sigh, this is truly annoying!" Xu Que shook his head. He felt that in the future, when mixing in the outside world, he had to find some powerful teammates.

But at this moment, Xu Que wasn't in a hurry to go to the Western Suburb to save people. If the other party was targeting him, they definitely wouldn't be in a hurry to harm Lan Xinyue and the others.

So now, Xu Que decided to go to the Heaven Alliance first, drag Fu Shanchuan out, and give him a beating.

But the Heaven Alliance ultimately had an existence he feared: the Alliance Leader Li Tianxun, a mid-stage Earth Immortal. Xu Que knew he still couldn't contend with him. If Li Tianxun was currently at the Heaven Alliance mansion, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything if he went over. He had to drag along some capable helpers!

For example...

"Swoosh!"

Instantly, Xu Que stepped on the Wind Fire Wheels and rushed out of the inn, heading toward the Da Fang Hui mansion again.

As per his initial plan, he wanted to drag the Da Fang Hui and the Great Qi Alliance and other factions into the water to help contend with the Heaven Alliance.

However, when Xu Que rushed back to the Da Fang Hui mansion, he found it empty. Wang Qiannian informed Xu Que that Lin Baiwan had already gone to the Great Qi Alliance to discuss matters.

Xu Que immediately abandoned his interest in taking the opportunity to flirt with the eldest young lady of the Lin family. After asking Wang Qiannian about the location of the Great Qi Alliance, he set off directly.

At this time, in a study room of the Great Qi Alliance mansion.

Lin Baiwan and a middle-aged man were sitting inside, drinking hot tea while deep in thought.

The middle-aged man was the Alliance Leader of the Great Qi Alliance, Yao Gongming, also at the early Earth Immortal stage, but his aura and various aspects were slightly stronger than the Sword Pavilion's Liu Hualong.

At this moment, Yao Gongming and Lin Baiwan sat in the study, both remaining silent, especially Yao Gongming, whose face was incredibly solemn.

After several breaths, he finally put down the teacup in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Brother Lin, are you sure we can believe that kid can leave this realm?"

Lin Baiwan shook his head slightly: "I cannot be sure, but my intuition tells me that he might truly have a way to leave! This kid has been very strange since he appeared, and in just two days, he has caused such a huge commotion. He is definitely not an ordinary person!"

"Brother Lin, you should be clear about what the stakes of the bet will mean if we join forces with him!" Yao Gongming said in a deep voice.

If they joined forces with Xu Que, they definitely couldn't solve Li Tianxun, but at least they would possess the power to contend. However, they couldn't persist for long; at most, in one year, they would be exhausted by Li Tianxun.

If Xu Que truly had a way to leave within a year, then no matter how much they paid, it would be worth it. But if Xu Que was bluffing them, then they would truly lose everything and might even lose their lives.

This kind of price could be called a massive gamble!

"Sigh, but having stayed here for so many years, I am truly tired! If there is truly a glimmer of hope, I am willing to let go and give it a try. Otherwise, in a few hundred years, I might truly get used to it and no longer have the heart to leave!" Lin Baiwan shook his head and sighed.

He was afraid that if he stayed here any longer, he would truly get used to this place and never have the slightest chance to leave again.

Habit and laziness are terrifying viruses; they can erode a person without them realizing it, making them easily satisfied, living in the present, and never having poetry and the distance again!

For a cultivator, this was absolutely fatal!

Yao Gongming also understood Lin Baiwan's thinking, but if he truly had to let go and give it a try, he really didn't have that kind of courage.

"Brother Lin, why don't we pretend to agree to join forces with Xu Que? Agree to him verbally, but regarding the matter between him and the Heaven Alliance, let's not intervene too much. Even if Li Tianxun pursues it in the future, it won't reach the point of extermination. How about that?" Finally, Yao Gongming proposed a relatively safe suggestion.

Lin Baiwan hesitated for a moment before nodding directly: "Actually, before I came, I also had this idea! Since you have the same intention, I think it's feasible!"

"Oh?" Yao Gongming's eyes lit up slightly.

Lin Baiwan smiled indifferently: "Xu Que, that kid, should be someone who loves to show off. After all, young people have this problem; it's very normal! I believe that if we probe him a bit more, we will eventually be able to figure out whether he truly has a way to leave. Once we find out this method, it doesn't matter whether we keep him or not! So in front of outsiders, we can give him plenty of face and let him be happy for a while, but if it truly involves tearing our faces with the Heaven Alliance, we can pretend to be powerless!"

"In fact, we are indeed powerless!" Yao Gongming smiled bitterly.

Lin Baiwan also laughed: "That's also true."

Soon, heroic and hearty laughter from the two of them rang out in the study.

The phrase "powerless" was something they knew in their hearts; it wasn't that they were truly powerless, but that the price required exceeded their bottom line, making them feel reluctant, so they only agreed on the surface, but it was impossible for them to truly exert effort!

However, they didn't notice that from the moment their conversation began, a figure had appeared on the roof of the study, hearing everything until the end.

Xu Que's face was very ugly, and his mood was also very bad.

Originally, he had thought that Lin Baiwan was not bad, slick and sophisticated, and could be considered to be taken along when he left in the future. Who knew this guy would play so ruthlessly, actually wanting to take advantage without exerting effort?

Hehe, how could there be such a good thing in the world?

"Since you are unjust, don't blame me for being unrighteous! Wanting to scam me? You two old guys are ultimately a bit too naive!" Xu Que sneered in his heart, then his figure flickered, and he silently swept toward the distance.

A moment later, a roaring sound of wind and fire rang out above the Great Qi Alliance mansion. The commotion was very loud; Xu Que was stepping on the Wind Fire Wheels and rushing over openly.

Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming immediately went out to greet him, and even mobilized the entire Great Qi Alliance. The enthusiasm and posture were exactly the same as before at the Da Fang Hui, giving Xu Que plenty of face.

However, this time Xu Que didn't appreciate it at all in his heart. He knew very well what Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming were planning. Since it was all just acting, then let's play along and see who scams whom in the end!

Swoosh!

Soon, Xu Que landed on the ground, looking anxious and urgent, and shouted: "Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Yao, things are looking bad! The Heaven Alliance has taken away several of my friends, and one of the key items for leaving this Lost Land is with those friends of mine. What should we do?"

【The first update is here, continuing to write! A pile of annoying things, not worth mentioning!】 ===== CHAPTER 1054 =====