【Shā】: “Fifty-eight, is the matter in the Mountain City over? Are you okay?”
Back in the cabin, Chu Liang’s divine sense entered the Soul-Locking Order, and he saw this message.
Ha.
I don’t even bother to point it out. Are you really concerned about my safety? You clearly only care about the Dark Sea Golden Lotus.
He saw through Sha’s little thoughts.
The matter in the Mountain City has ended for a few days, but Chu Liang did not pass on the message to the Ming King Sect in the Soul Realm space. Now this Sha may have seen the news from the Seven-Star Mansion, knowing that the envoy of the demon clan in the Mountain City has been killed.
The Dark Sea Golden Lotus that Fifty-eight mentioned earlier should also have found a new owner.
He became anxious.
【Fifty-nine】: “I also saw the news in the Seven-Star Mansion report. The divine envoy of the demon clan was killed by two righteous disciples. Senior, you have been silent for the past few days. Could something have happened to you?”
Fifty-nine, the street wanderer, was late but arrived.
The reason why Chu Liang did not report the news to them in time was after some consideration.
First of all, as a disciple of the righteous Shu Mountain Sect, he did get the Dark Sea Golden Lotus, but he could not give this heaven and earth treasure to Sha.
He lurked in this Soul Realm space to find an opportunity to investigate the whereabouts of the Purple Gold Marquis. He has not gained anything yet, how could he make such an act of harming his own interests.
As for using the Dark Sea Golden Lotus as bait to lure Sha out and then get rid of him, Chu Liang has also thought about this, but it would inevitably expose himself.
As one of the twenty-four Sha of the Ming King Sect, Sha is a fifth realm demon cultivator in his eyes, and is terrifying. But in the eyes of Di Nvfeng, Sha is just a small fish. It is not worth it to expose himself for this precious dark pawn.
So the Dark Sea Golden Lotus must not be given to him, at least it must be kept in his hand for now, and consider whether or not to take it out in the future if there is another use for it.
This is what Chu Liang thought through first.
Then, as Fifty-eight, he thought logically as a Soul-Locking Order user of the Ming King Sect.
As a person in the demon path, would he work hard to help his superiors fight for treasures and really hand them over honestly if he really won?
Not necessarily.
So whether it is the logic of a “wolf” or a “good person,” Chu Liang will not give the Dark Sea Golden Lotus to Sha.
If he does not take out the Dark Sea Golden Lotus, then there must be a reasonable excuse. This excuse must be convincing enough for Sha to believe, and at least not reduce trust.
If it is simply said that the competition failed, there is no problem, but it will reduce Sha’s trust in him, and it will be more difficult to obtain information from him in the future.
Therefore, the situation that Chu Liang built for himself is not only a failure, but also a serious injury and hiding.
This way, even if he does not think he is loyal, Sha’s impression of him will be slightly better.
As a senior demon cultivator, would he actively contact his fellow sect members after being injured? Chu Liang also thought it was unlikely.
Even the Purple Gold Marquis did not dare to return to the Ming King Sect gate after being seriously injured, afraid of being secretly assassinated by his fellow sect members. What about someone like him who is just a small shrimp?
So keeping silent is reasonable.
Sure enough, this Sha envoy couldn’t help it after the Seven-Star Mansion report was issued.
After thinking about it again, Chu Liang gave a reply.[Chapter 58]: “I’m sorry, Lord Shaxie, I’m powerless! I failed to seize the Nether Sea Golden Lotus in Kaoshan City before and was seriously injured. Now I’m hiding and recovering.”
[Shaxie]: “Injured? Who hurt you? Is the injury serious?”
He asked as Chu Liang had expected, so he gave an answer without hesitation.
[Chapter 58]: “The disciple of Heavenly Strength Sect is really powerful. I suffered from internal injuries and have gradually recovered in the past few days.”
The Seven Star Mansion report had already stated that Yun Zhaoxian, a disciple of Heavenly Strength Sect, and Chu Liang, a disciple of Shu Mountain, killed the demon envoy, so naturally, these two had to be mentioned to make it more convincing.
Chu Liang couldn’t possibly provoke himself.
It could only be Yun Zhaoxian who did it.
[Shaxie]: “Ah, it’s no wonder.”
He was mentally prepared for Chapter 58’s failure.
Chu Liang looked at his calm tone and felt that everything could probably be passed off. Maintaining the status quo was the best, and he could still obtain information from the Soul Domain space in the future without giving him any benefits.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, another message popped up suddenly.
[Chapter 60]: “I’m near Kaoshan City now and happen to have a precious medicine that can heal internal injuries caused by Heavenly Strength Qi. Shall I bring it to you?”
Huh?
Chu Liang frowned at these words.
Why did this suddenly come up?
The disciples of the Demon Sect were all on guard against each other, as could be seen from the previous trade between Chapter 59 and 60 at the Gluttony Pavilion. These two people were willing to pay high fees rather than trade offline.
Why wasn’t Chapter 60 afraid of his precautions?
He had just said that he was seriously injured, and now he suddenly came up with the idea of bringing medicine to him. Who would believe him? What if he took the opportunity to kill him while bringing the medicine? It wouldn’t be surprising even in the Underworld Sect.
How presumptuous of him?
But Chu Liang dared not refuse immediately.
Because since Chapter 60 dared to say this, then maybe… he really had some deep friendship with Chapter 58 that he didn’t know about?
They could trust each other even when they were injured.
If he rashly refused, he might be seen through by these people and expose his identity.
How should he politely refuse?
It’s really… the most afraid of sudden concern from fellow disciples.
Just as he was pondering, there was another message.
[Shaxie]: “Very well, Chapter 60, go and bring him the medicine. Also, protect him and take care of his safety. Chapter 58 was injured for me to seize the Nether Sea Golden Lotus. If there are any more mistakes, I will be uneasy.”
Hiss.
Chu Liang looked at Shaxie’s words, and his expression tightened again.
It looked like a good thing, but it was actually very malicious. As fellow disciples of the Demon Sect, he couldn’t possibly not know the current situation. He would definitely be safest alone.
But he still let Chapter 60 come to see him, why?
There are two possibilities.
The first one, Shaxie doesn’t trust him!
He is likely to suspect that he has obtained the Nether Sea Golden Lotus but has not handed it over, so he intends to arrange for Chapter 60 to meet him.
In this way, if Chapter 60 took the opportunity to attack him while he was injured… whether Chapter 60 killed Chapter 58 or Chapter 58 killed Chapter 60, he, as a Shaxie, had a reason to take action and clean up the remaining mess. In this way, the possible Nether Sea Golden Lotus would definitely end up in his hands.If sacrificing two subordinates could exchange for the Netherworld Sea Golden Lotus that would allow him to advance, then Sha probably wouldn’t even blink an eye.
Although Chu Liang couldn’t be sure, from Sha’s perspective, this was most likely his thought process.
The second possibility was that Number Sixty and Number Fifty-eight indeed had a deep relationship.
Sha believed that Number Fifty-eight would be truly safe with his protection.
However, this would mean that everyone in this Soul Domain space, from top to bottom, were close companions with deep feelings for each other.
Chu Liang felt that this possibility was unlikely, as it would be strange if these Netherworld King Sect members had a conscience.
He was more inclined to suspect the former’s ulterior motives.
In any case, directly refusing was always the safest option.
Meeting face to face could result in death…literally. Even if he had a strong backing to ensure his safety, exposing his identity would still be a loss.
However, how to refuse without arousing suspicion required some deliberation. Just as he hesitated over his choice of words, another message appeared in the Soul Domain space.
【Fifty-nine】: “Huh? You guys want to meet up? Can I come too? Let’s all get together.”
This guy wanted to join the fun too?
What was his purpose?
Was he afraid that our small group would isolate him?
However, his nonsensical action allowed Chu Liang to breathe a sigh of relief because with his interruption, directly refusing seemed more reasonable.
【Fifty-eight】: “No need.”
【Fifty-nine】: “I’m still relatively safe now, and my injuries are almost healed, so there’s no need to make such a fuss.”
…
This group of people all had their own hidden agendas. Chu Liang could basically guess Sha’s thoughts, which were not difficult to figure out; he could only deduce half of Number Sixty’s thoughts, and he dared not be sure about the rest; as for Number Fifty-nine’s thoughts, Chu Liang couldn’t understand them at all, and felt that it was impossible to deduce them.
It was truly mind-boggling.
After putting down the Soul Binding Order, he was still reviewing his previous response to see if there were any loopholes when he heard a call from outside.
“Senior Brother Chu?”
“Hm?”
It was already getting late, who would come looking for him at this time?
Chu Liang opened the door and saw a slightly shy male disciple with a fair and delicate appearance, exuding a strong scholarly aura.
Wen Yulong.
Chu Liang remembered his name and his eyes lit up. This Sword Sending Hall attendant disciple coming over probably meant only one thing.
The goods were ready?!