AWB Chapter 228 Red Cave 1 (1)
Chapter 228 Red Cave 1 (1)
Chapter 228 A Cave of a Thousand Red Flowers (Part 1)
The next day, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.
Wang Qingyan's joy over the "jade fragment incident" didn't last long before he learned that the Fifth Master had found a Gu Guard who had broken free from Chaosheng's control during the Battle of Lincheng.
Although he didn't think Lu Jian could kill him, under certain conditions, the Gu Guard could indeed sense another Gu Guard.
The condition is that one of them is the Gu King.
A Gu King, who is one in three thousand Gu Guards, is naturally extraordinary and enough to make many people lose sleep over him.
And there just happened to be such a group in his manor, and they had indeed been somewhat restless during this period.
Given that he was attacked by several skilled farmers yesterday after leaving the island, there's every reason for him to believe—
The Gu Guards they claim to possess, which have broken free from Chao Sheng's control, are very likely genuine, and they have even sensed the presence of the Gu King.
Who knows, one day, they might actually break into "Peach Blossom Spring".
So, are you going to run away?
"It's too late," Wang Qingyan said, placing some mushrooms in her bowl, his expression even more indifferent than hers.
Yichen was quite proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia, and he liked to do things in the opposite way, which is why he previously thought that the storm was trying to force him to take Baili Ce away from here.
But now it seems that the storms of the past two days were his last chance to survive.
If he hadn't been so suspicious, or if he had acted against Yichen later, his trump card wouldn't have been exposed so quickly, and he wouldn't have put himself in this predicament.
Unfortunately, his attention was always on other things, and he never considered that what he thought was a trap was the real way out.
Moreover, the effects that Yichen wants to achieve in everything he does are unrelated and completely unexpected, making them indeed difficult to predict.
"But you're not angry?" He didn't believe that Baili Ce really didn't mind at all.
"The mushrooms are good."
Wang Qingyan echoed her words, "If you like it, have them send some more over tomorrow."
"it is good"
"Yichen risked his life to enter 'Peach Blossom Spring,' yet he fell into my hands so quickly, so that I would believe he must want to convey something to you."
"This aroused my suspicion, and I naturally became extremely cautious."
"Then, he gave me hope, but then put on an act of 'he can't save you either,' which wasn't really to persuade me to give up."
"It was just to provoke me."
After a few more bites, Baili Ce finally understood what it meant to be so delicious it made his eyebrows fall off. "After all, I've been fighting with you, Zhaixingguan, for so many years, I know you pretty well."
"It means you understand me, and it also means you truly don't care whether you live or die."
Bai Li Ce ate his meal in silence.
"He destroyed the 'sea of flowers' so that the so-called Gu Guard who had broken free from Chaosheng's control could better sense the Gu King, in order to prepare for the subsequent attack."
Judging by the timeline, troops were probably already deployed outside "Peach Blossom Spring".
"You went to so much trouble to hold me back, not to give you enough time to escape or to find out where the Gu King is."
"It's just to lure you in as bait." If he's not mistaken, Baili Ce should have already seen the Ancestral Gu.
"As for the jade pieces, that's even easier to explain."
"It's just so that they can better pinpoint our location when they attack 'Peach Blossom Spring'."
Now that you mention it, it seems that way.
"I only came to my senses after receiving the message from the Gu Guard."
The jade piece was engraved with methods for borrowing luck and prolonging life. He was happy before because he thought he could finally get what he wanted.
But unexpectedly, a small piece of jade could release the absorbed Gu King's aura again, leaving "marks" wherever he went.
The jade piece was originally prepared for him.
"A-Zhu, you've been abandoned by everyone."
Bai Li Ce paused, then smiled wryly and looked up following his gaze.
To Wang Qingyan, no matter how violent the Gu King's aura was, it meant nothing.
Those invisible traces, let them remain. At worst, it just means everyone else dies.
But for her, the moment she touched the jade piece, her whole body felt like it had been rolled up with a rolling pin, leaving her feeling weak and exhausted, but not fatal.
That's why when she got home that day, she wanted to take a hot bath to make herself look less tired.
"If that jade piece hadn't passed through your hands, I would have been much more cautious."
"But in order to kill me and to eliminate any future trouble, they even included you in their scheme."
"Is this what you insist on? Everything you love?"
Lu Jian, you're really ruthless.
He finally witnessed what a true emperor was like.
However, Baili Ce remained calm.
"Aren't you angry at all?"
"..."
"Ha," Wang Qingyan chuckled, unsure whether he was mocking himself or her. He felt that life was truly pathetic.
But he still couldn't help but want to yell at her to wake her up, "Baili Ce, wake up! From the moment I took you away, no one intended to save you."
“They made these plans with the intention of sacrificing you.”
"Could you please serve me a bowl of soup?"
Wang Qingyan, “…”
He was indignant and confused, but he took the bowl she handed him and filled it halfway.
"That's really good..." After eating the mushrooms and drinking some soup, I felt much better.
After finishing his drink and wiping his mouth, his temper subsided. "It's impossible not to be angry at all."
Not only was I angry, but I also felt very frustrated.
"But what's the use?" Being abandoned by everyone is certainly heartbreaking.
If she had any weaker mental fortitude, she would have committed suicide by now.
Then, by filling in the gaps in the Heavenly Dao, he could not only destroy Wang Qingyan's spiritual world and completely kill his body, but also achieve great fame and success.
But she had long since run out of things to despair about.
"You might wish that I would hate the whole world because of this, but I really don't think it's necessary."
"Why?" From Wang Qingyan's perspective, it was difficult for him to understand.
“You should know that this will never happen with me.”
It can't be like this?
How ridiculous! "Isn't my current state a result of you?"
"Since they're all the same, why should we side with them?"
"I only care about myself."
Nothing in this world is static; assessing the situation and seeking advantage while avoiding harm is human nature.
She wasn't exactly a saint either.
They didn't see any irreplaceable value in her that would make them give up the opportunity to kill Wang Qingyan and choose her instead.
"But at the moment we made the choice, we were prepared for the worst."
"Now, I'm just taking responsibility for my own choices."
"Of course, if you win in the end, remember to give Lu Jian a good slap across the face."
"If there's anyone left at Zhaixing Temple, hang them up and beat them too."
These bastards are absolutely despicable.
They don't treat her like a human being at all.
"What if..." Wang Qingyan's eyes were deep and somber, "...I lose?"
Huh? Baili Ce was taken aback.
This lunatic actually thinks he might lose?!
"Can you say that again."
Rounding up, she must have misheard.
Wang Qingyan put down his chopsticks... and remained silent for a long time. For the first time, he realized that he might have really gone a little too far.
"If I lose, will you leave?" He has tamed these people for too long, and Lu Jian will never let them harm others.
What awaits them is either slaughter or being slaughtered.
Bai Lize looked at him with a "you're really strange" expression. "Where am I going?"
She also has dignity and pride.
"Why am I messing around looking like this?"
"In other words, no matter how it ends, you will stay with me."
"That's fine if you want to understand it that way."
Whether it's a misinterpretation or the correct interpretation, we've come this far, and there's nothing more to correct.
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