Chapter 858: Chapter 856 Ignition (30) Chapter 858: Chapter 856 Ignition (30) Clack, clack!
Unlike last ti, there was no need for Aike to make a move before the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
With bright red eyes and a bushy beard, Old Master Stoss drove a sharply contoured carriage, piercing through the fog.
The carriage stopped right in front of him, and throughout, Stoss’s gaze had been fixed on Fu Qian.
Likely, Old Master Xiung inside felt the sa.
Fu Qian understood their feelings quite well.
Compared to the last ti when he said “everyone is waiting,” pointing directly to the fla undoubtedly brought a more intense shock.
Fu Qian didn’t have any twisted pleasure in frightening the old masters with heart disease or anything.
But it was unavoidable, since from the start of the mission, they had put themselves in the position of hunting him down.
Since slipping away without a word was unlikely, he might as well use the situation to his advantage while minimizing delays.
After all, his testing had proven this group’s combat powers to be formidable.
Certainly, as leaders of the Supernatural Realm, these individuals would despise being used, so so special tactics were necessary.
…
“Mr. Andiel, a pleasure to et you.”
The next mont, it was Xiung who unexpectedly spoke up, his voice emanating from the carriage.
This change was enough to prove the high impact of the shock Fu Qian had caused.
“I must say, your perceptiveness is beyond imagination… Did you just say you know where the fire is?”
It was satisfying that after briefly expressing his appreciation, Xiung chose to dive directly into the matter.
“Yes, isn’t that what you outsiders are here for?”
Fu Qian scoffed coldly, quite pleased with this developnt.
“This is also what I wish to know, why are you so certain that we are here in search of the fire?”
Xiung did not even deny being an outsider.
“I dislike explaining, but I can answer your question.”
Fu Qian gazed into the distance, his face unreadable.
“It’s simple because I am inherently a product of death.”
Mission-related, Fu Qian always had an excellent mory.
Fla was the condensation of death’s trajectory, sothing Xiung had once ntioned himself.
…
No sound ca from the carriage for several seconds.
“A falsely radiant life may trap everyone.”
Fu Qian did not pay attention, his tone becoming even deeper.
“Nobody knows better than I do how ridiculous fate is at Unseen Hillock.”
“To be honest, compared to Ballard and his crew, I actually admire the Clown from before more, at least he was struggling in his own way.”
Despite the Clown’s corpse being right beside him, this did not stop Fu Qian from praising it.
“Are you trying to tell us that you are the dark side of Ballard?”
It was only then that Xiumong spoke up again.
Clearly, he had heard everything previously said between Fu Qian and the Clown.
And combining this with Fu Qian’s self-description, it was easy to make such a deduction.
“How could I be that boring!”
Unfortunately, Fu Qian did not quite agree, snorting coldly.
“I am , existing independently of any other’s concept, and Ballard is in no way my equal!”
Whether Xiung had seen Ballard or not, Fu Qian had never planned to act on the concept of a dark side.
Including the face he now showed, it had nothing to do with Ballard and remained as it had initially appeared.
Deception required careful balancing.
For soone like Xiung, any hint of artifice was likely to raise his suspicions.
And if it raised his suspicions, a confrontation was probably unavoidable.
…
“You just need to know that I understand what you’ve done to yourselves,” Fu Qian said as he pointed at Aike’s body.
“As outsiders, you can be called sharp, much better than those fools.”
“Using the blessing of the fla to maintain independence is a rather good idea.”
“Unfortunately, this thod only works for outsiders.”
His voice carried a hint of regret.
“And you just ntioned, knowing where there are more…”
The core secret was touched upon again, but thanks to the previous groundwork, Xiung adjusted much quicker.
“Of course, the mont I saw you, I confird so things and knew what you were looking for.”
Fu Qian’s smile was mysterious.
“The spark of death from Divine Beings is still too weak.”
“And believe , the connections among Divine Beings in this world are much closer than you imagine; your secret hunting won’t last many tis before it raises alarms.”
“Compared to that, there’s a lake in this city containing all the convergence of death, all of it flas.”
“Oh… Have you been in there?”
Xiung’s voice betrayed no emotion.
“In fact, I just ca out from there not long ago,”
Fu Qian replied quite honestly.
“I thought I was the only one who could witness the true reality of the world, but just now you gave a surprise… I believe you’re different from fools like Ballard, especially since you even know how to use the fla.”
“That does sound quite interesting.”
During this conversation, Xiung exposed his face directly out of the carriage, his eyes blankly staring at Fu Qian.
“But a lake isn’t hard to find, aren’t you afraid we’ll just kill you to silence you?”
“That would be a good thing, it would an you believed my words,”
Fu Qian’s tone was rather fanatic.
“Death is inconsequential compared to the destruction of that place.”
…
“Mr. Andiel, thank you for the valuable information,”
Fu Qian’s answer led to an exchange of looks among the Night Watchn.
After a brief exchange of glances, Xiung, without even consulting the other two, simply said.
“If it’s convenient, we’ll need your help in leading the way.”
“My pleasure,”
Fu Qian’s “eyes lit up,” and he instantly replied.
“The place is actually quite easy to find; the lake is a perfect circle.”
“We are, after all, outsiders.”
At this ti, Aike ca forward with a smiling face.
“We’re not familiar with this area, so it’s best if you lead the way.”
“Alright.”
Fu Qian looked at her and nodded, not minding her sowhat skeptical attitude.
Fu Qian understood the reason for Aike’s doubt—Xiung had agreed too readily.
He even understood why Xiung had agreed so readily—he had ntioned that the lake was full of flas.
For Xiung, this was clearly an implausible description.
Because from Xiung’s last reaction when he t the Saint, he had never considered that flas would exist in a tangible form.
So in speaking this way, to Xiung, it seed like an evident flaw, thinking that Fu Qian was deceiving him.
But in reality, this flaw was intentionally left by Fu Qian.
As ntioned earlier, sincerity ans nothing to these old worldly society; they only trust their own judgnt.
This flaw, combined with his own attitude, would easily lead Xiung to conclude—Fu Qian indeed knew sothing about the flas but had exaggerated about the lake.
The purpose was to lure them to the lake, to use them indirectly to destroy sothing crucial for this world, breaking the cage.
For anti-social elents, this is a routine maneuver.
And after “seeing through” this point, he instead felt relieved, believing he could control the situation well enough to use them.
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