Chapter 1503: The Uncompromising One

"Right, so we cannot force our way in. Let us go and see if there are any flaws we can exploit. If there are flaws, we can enter, but if not..." Chen Yu sighed at this point and said, "Then there is no good way; we can only follow that guy Mitsui's intentions."

"Compromise with him?" Su Yan frowned slightly.

"It is not a compromise, it is a strategic retreat," Chen Yu laughed. "This is a decision for when there is no other way. We have not reached that point yet; let us go and take a look first."

The two of them snuck onto the island again, arrived in front of the three-story small building above the laboratory, and carefully circled the building a few times, but they did not find any relevant entrance.

Chen Yu's brows were tightly locked; he had never encountered such a thorny situation before.

"Is it very troublesome?" Su Yan asked.

"Very troublesome. It is worthy of being a Barrier created by the joint efforts of several Divine Officials; there is not even a crack," Chen Yu said. "Wanting to enter from this place is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"If we force our way in, the entire island will be backlashed by the power of the Barrier, so we cannot act rashly now," Liu Ruxi pondered for a moment and said. "Shall we think of other ways?"

"There is no time," Chen Yu shook his head and said. "Their goal this time is the avatar of Shuten-doji. As long as they take away the Original Spirit, they win. Shuten is a Great Demon from your Fusang legends, the leading figure in the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade."

"Although I do not know why the Divine Way would resurrect him, it is definitely nothing good. If they rely on resurrecting them to make the Divine Way powerful, this is absolutely a threat to us."

"Then we can only go back and find Mitsui Shanghe?" Su Yan was slightly startled.

"Yes, if there is really no other way, we can only do as he says. Let him take us in; he has an Onmyoji Badge, and Onmyoji can enter and exit this place at will," Chen Yu said.

"But this person is unreliable. What if he has some conspiracy after he takes us in?" Su Yan furrowed her brows.

"That is still better than waiting here idly. That thing is sealed on the seabed. If the time for it to awaken arrives, our people on the seabed will also be in danger. They should be trying to break through the blockade to reach the laboratory now, but they have not succeeded yet. We must get there before them," Chen Yu said.

"Then let us go back and interrogate Mitsui Shanghe properly," Su Yan nodded slightly. Since Chen Yu had said so, it seemed this was indeed the only feasible way now.

They returned to the ship and found Mitsui Shanghe.

This guy seemed to have expected that the two would come back to find him. Seeing them, he could not help but grin and say, "You came back after all."

"Mitsui, you were right about our cooperation," Chen Yu said with a chuckle. "You take us in, and we will let you go. How about that?"

"You must guarantee that today's events will not be leaked," Mitsui Shanghe said. "You know, if this matter is leaked, I will definitely die, because the people of the Divine Way will never let me go."

"You can rest assured about that; we will definitely not leak this matter," Chen Yu said. "It is just that I am a bit curious; you do not seem to be that loyal to your Divine Way."

"Hehe, loyal?" Mitsui Shanghe laughed at himself and said, "It is better for a person to look after themselves first. Life is one's own, and family is one's own. If one cannot even look after oneself, how can one talk about looking after others?"

"You are right. If a man does not look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him," Chen Yu laughed. "You should have this kind of spirit. If you dedicate everything to others, what can others give you?"

"So our cooperation this time is a win-win. I will take you in, but once inside, you will have to rely on yourselves," Mitsui Shanghe said. "You can just pretend that the incident of you capturing me never happened."

"No problem," Chen Yu nodded and casually removed the Restriction on the guy's body.

Mitsui Shanghe stood up slowly. He took a deep breath, and as his Mind Power was released, the scars from the beatings he had endured on his body slowly recovered. A moment later, he returned to normal.

He slowly closed his eyes and then took a few deep breaths. A moment later, the scars on his body disappeared without a trace.

Mitsui Shanghe opened his eyes, stretched his body, and muttered, "The feeling of not being injured is really good."

"Alright, now, should you take us over?" Chen Yu stared at him.

Of course, Chen Yu could not possibly release this guy completely. There was still a Restriction in his consciousness; as long as this guy made the slightest unusual move, Chen Yu could take his life immediately.

"Fine, but we must abide by the rules of this game. The Restriction in my consciousness should be lifted," Mitsui Shanghe pointed to his own head.

"After you take us in, we will naturally lift the Restriction in your consciousness," Chen Yu laughed.

"I said, we must abide by the rules of the game. You doing this is not abiding by the rules," Mitsui Shanghe said with some displeasure.

"Remember, the rules are set by us, not you," Chen Yu leaned down. "If you do not take us in, I have other ways to sneak in, it is just that the price paid would be slightly higher, but you might have to stay here forever."

Mitsui Shanghe did not speak; a fierce ideological struggle was taking place in his heart. Finally, he nodded and said, "Alright, but you must promise me that after we go in, you must lift my Restriction immediately. Otherwise, I will not cooperate with you."

"You can rest assured about that. We Huaxia people have always been trustworthy, unlike you people who are despicable, shameless, and break your word," Chen Yu sneered.

It was not that he looked down on this guy, but he knew the guy's inherent flaws, so Chen Yu did not trust him at all.

"Are you going in now?" Mitsui Shanghe's face was ugly, but he still acquiesced to Chen Yu's approach.

"Otherwise, should we wait until after the New Year to go in? Stop talking nonsense, honestly take us in, and you can live. Otherwise, you know the consequences," Chen Yu leaned down and gave him a warning look.

A small raft headed toward the island, with Chen Yu and Mitsui Shanghe on it.

This time, Su Yan did not follow, because she knew that there were still things inside that she could not get involved in, so she chose to stay behind to provide backup and intelligence for Chen Yu.

Upon reaching the island and arriving at the three-story building, the two stopped.

"Immediately, after you let me in, I will lift the Restriction in your consciousness," Chen Yu glanced at Mitsui Shanghe.