Chapter 198: Playing with fire and getting burned? No! It's playing with electricity

Hearing this, the Temporary Workers in the room instantly turned their gazes toward Zhang Chulan, who was sitting on a stool.

Being watched by so many eyes, even the "shameless" Zhang Chulan felt a bit embarrassed at this moment: "Everyone, what kind of plan could I have? None." Zhang Chulan smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of humility.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu's expression turned somber. He turned to pick up his phone, the screen displaying a photo of Zhuge Qing. "Then how should we handle this person?" he asked, "After all, Zhuge Qing is different from these villagers."

Xiao Zizai pushed up his glasses, a white light flashing rapidly across his lenses, his murderous intent leaking out quite a bit.

"I am very interested in him," his tone carried a touch of eagerness, "Why not hand this tender-skinned fellow over to me and let me spar with him? That experience must be quite delicious, right?"

Xiao Zizai's statement caused the atmosphere in the room to instantly plummet to zero; for a moment, the other Temporary Workers looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

A moment later, Zhang Chulan was the first to speak, breaking the silence in the room.

"Don't worry about him," Zhang Chulan maintained his faint smile, "Someone will handle Zhuge Qing."

"That is truly a pity." Xiao Zizai's tone was filled with regret, clearly lamenting the loss of a potential opponent.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew heavy. Zhang Chulan and Wang Zhenqiu exchanged a look again, both realizing that Xiao Zizai's mental state seemed even more unstable than they had imagined.

"We have basically figured out the situation in Biyou Village," Wang Zhenqiu said while organizing the data, "Can we start the operation now?"

"No rush." Zhang Chulan replied again, his tone remaining steady.

"You kid!" Wang Zhenqiu pointed at Zhang Chulan, pretending to be spirited, "You definitely have a plan in mind but are keeping it to yourself, right?"

Zhang Chulan smiled slightly, "I really don't have any special plan. It's just that before acting, I want to confirm one thing first. It won't be too late to start the operation after that is confirmed."

These words immediately drew the attention of the Temporary Workers on the scene. Xiao Zizai pushed up his glasses, Wang Zhenqiu frowned, and even the usually absent-minded Feng Baobao turned her head.

"What do you want to confirm?" Wang Zhenqiu pressed, clearly both curious and puzzled by Zhang Chulan's words.

Zhang Chulan, however, withdrew his smile and did not answer Wang Zhenqiu's question directly: "Rest assured, I won't keep everyone waiting too long."

On a country path in Biyou Village, Lin Xuan, Xiao Qing, and Xiao Bai were strolling along, the three of them leisurely eating watermelon. Sunlight filtered through the woods, casting dappled light and shadows on the ground.

"The melon farmers here don't know how to grow melons at all," Xiao Qing took a bite of watermelon and said with dissatisfaction, "It doesn't taste good at all."

Before Xiao Qing's voice had even faded, the figure of Wang Ye suddenly appeared before Lin Xuan, the former's expression carrying a hint of anticipation and excitement.

"Wang Ye, is something the matter?" Lin Xuan asked indifferently.

"Master, it is like this," Wang Ye said spiritedly, "I would like to ask the Master to provide some guidance on my cultivation. I also want to see how my recent training has been and hope the Master can offer some suggestions for improvement."

For a Practitioner, being able to receive guidance from someone as high-level as Lin Xuan was undoubtedly a rare opportunity.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai exchanged a look, both seeing a hint of interest in the other's eyes.

Regarding this not-too-excessive request from Wang Ye, Lin Xuan did not hesitate at all and nodded directly.

After receiving Lin Xuan's permission, Wang Ye took a deep breath and began to unleash his own strange arts. His goal was very clear—to attempt to disrupt Lin Xuan's movement speed. This was an attempt he had made after his research, wanting to see if his abilities were effective against Lin Xuan.

However, the development of events completely exceeded his expectations.

Before the effects of the Wind Queen's Strange Gate could even appear, a bolt of silver lightning suddenly descended from the sky and struck Wang Ye directly. The moment the electric light flashed, Wang Ye was like a lit firecracker, black smoke rising from his entire body, his hair standing straight up on end.

"No way," Wang Ye coughed, black smoke rising from his body, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness, "Master, you can't play like that!"

Xiao Qing watched from the side, happy and laughing until she doubled over, and even the usually steady Xiao Bai couldn't help but chuckle, covering her mouth.

Looking at Wang Ye lying on the ground, Lin Xuan sighed lightly, "Regarding your cultivation, I didn't give you any suggestions." After saying this, he left with Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai. Only Wang Ye was left lying on the ground, black smoke continuously puffing from his mouth.

At the same time, in the residential house where the Temporary Workers were staying, thunder suddenly tore through the sky, causing everyone who was discussing the plan to become instantly alert.

"What's going on?" Wang Zhenqiu asked with a frown, "Could it be that there is someone else in this village taking action?"

Zhang Chulan immediately stood up, "Let's go take a look."

The group quickly rushed to the source of the sound, only to see a scene that made them laugh and cry: Wang Ye was lying on the ground, pitch black all over, his hair messy and disheveled, looking as if he had just crawled out of a chimney.

"What kind of look is this?" Zhang Chulan asked, unable to hold back his laughter.

Wang Ye lay on the ground, exhaling a puff of black smoke weakly, not even having the strength to speak. He now had a deep understanding of what it meant to "play with fire and get burned," or more accurately, "play with electricity and get burned."

A moment later, Wang Ye stood up from the ground while combing through his messy hair. His movements were still a bit unsteady; clearly, the power of that lightning bolt just now was not small.

"How did you end up like this?" Zhang Chulan looked Wang Ye's disheveled appearance up and down, the smile on his face never disappearing for even a second.

"Mind your own business, kid." Wang Ye shook his head irritably, patting the soot off his body, "It seems the commotion just now wasn't small, even drawing you all over here."

Wang Zhenqiu, standing to the side, looked at the ground thoughtfully and called Zhang Chulan over: "Zhang Chulan, come over and look at this." He pointed to the lightning scorch marks that had appeared on the ground, "Do you find these marks familiar?"

Zhang Chulan squatted down to carefully observe the marks on the ground, his expression gradually becoming serious. The characteristics of this lightning mark seemed to have been seen somewhere before, but he couldn't put his finger on it for a moment.

Wang Zhenqiu squatted down, his fingers lightly brushing over the charred marks on the ground. "You say," he said thoughtfully, "could it be the Lightning Method of the Tianshi Mansion? Perhaps people from the Tianshi Mansion are nearby too?"

Zhang Chulan carefully observed the marks on the ground and said indifferently: "It is not the method of the Tianshi Mansion. The characteristics of this lightning technique are completely different." A hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhenqiu's interest grew even more. "Not the Tianshi Mansion's? Then who could it be?"

"Wang Ye," Zhang Chulan turned to Wang Ye, who was trying to sneak away to the side, "Who were you fighting with just now?"

"No one." Wang Ye waved his hands with a dry laugh, "It was just that my own energy circulation went a bit wrong." After saying this, he ran away in a flash, as if he were being chased by a dog.

Zhang Chulan watched Wang Ye's retreating back, his brows furrowed slightly. Wang Ye's reaction was too unnatural; he was clearly hiding something. The origin of this lightning mark was likely more complicated than they had imagined.