Chapter 1208: Chapter 1208: Strike First
“After all, it’s their first ti eting us, and Mo Changfeng isn’t here. They don’t have a leader, so they’re naturally not willing to act on their own accord. However… as long as they understand that we have a common enemy, that’s enough.” Ye Shikai sighed. To be honest, he wasn’t sure if these guards would follow his orders, but regardless of that, they were still helpers. Ye Shikai decided to lie down on a small hill where the view was better.
“Why haven’t they co yet?” Ye Shikai waited for five minutes, but no one showed up, making him a bit anxious. Could they have already passed by, or was there an error in the Hidden Guard’s intelligence and they failed to anticipate their route?
“Reporting, sir, I’ve seen it with my own eyes and dare not deceive you. This forest is large, so perhaps they might not pass through here.” The Hidden Guard responsible for reconnaissance explained beside him. Ye Shikai made a rough estimate—they had spent twenty minutes running here, and adding the ti for the reconnaissance guard to return and report, and to prepare for departure, it had been an hour since the group entered the forest. The forest was roughly ten kiloters around. If they were walking normally, they shouldn’t have exited the forest yet, unless…
“Did you see a leader?” Ye Shikai continued to ask.
“It seems… I rember, they were all dressed in black and masked, except for the leaders, who were two won.”
“Two won, could it be…”
“Lii and Xue Ming.” Suddenly, a soft voice sounded behind him, giving him a start.
“Why do you always appear behind suddenly?” Ye Shikai complained.
“Tch.”
“That’s right, I thought so too.” Back to the main point, these two won were most likely Lii and Xue Ming. Ever since the kidnapping incident involving Gu Xin, Lii had completely disappeared from the public eye. Many fans even thought she was shelved by the company. But how could such a popular group be shelved? Although Lii appeared beautiful and charming, she was like a rose—if you let your guard down, you’d only get pricked.
Snake and scorpion won, truly terrifying.
And these two won were strong, with a group of “desperados” under them. Since they were making a coback this ti, they must have made ample preparations. Maybe, as Zheng Ji said, the Hidden Guards and Moon Guards wouldn’t be able to match them in numbers at least.
“It’s such a pity we didn’t kill them last ti.” Ji Qian was a bit annoyed, but recalling the situation last ti, Ye Shikai couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. Lii had anticipated that the Soul Destroyer Demoness would bring people to rescue, and they almost ended up as “fish in a barrel, completely wiped out.” If not for Ye Shikai and Ji Qian arriving with reinforcents in ti, who knows what might have happened? So in retrospect, successfully rescuing Gu Xin was already the best outco.
“Boss, soone is coming.” At this mont, the Soul Destroyer suddenly called out. Ye Shikai quickly picked up the binoculars. Sure enough, it was a dark mass, arranged in a fan shape, probably numbering over a hundred.
“Everyone, keep quiet and stay hidden.” Ye Shikai ordered everyone to lie down and not expose their positions. This formation was a common search formation and it was difficult to inflict heavy damage even in an ambush.
“Boss, what should we do now?”
“No, if we engage just like this, we’ll suffer.” Ye Shikai looked at the brothers around him. Engaging like this, even if they won, it would be a costly victory. Besides, if there were any Lizard n or Moth n around, they’d be at a big disadvantage.
Who knows what might pop out from the bushes.
“Then what should we do?”
“You all stay here and keep watching. Leave it to .” Ye Shikai’s mind whirled, and he suddenly stood up, darting out directly.
“Hey, what are you doing…” Ji Qian almost called out in surprise, even she didn’t know what Ye Shikai intended to do.
Ye Shikai walked out of the grass, stood up, and swaggered over in the direction of Xue Ming and Lii.
“Long ti no see, you two.” Ye Shikai shouted suddenly as he approached them. That’s right, he shouted, in a voice that was hard to miss.
“Everyone, stop.” Lii gestured, signaling the group to halt. A shocked expression flashed across Xue Ming’s cold face. They might have expected Ye Shikai to co to Outer Suburb Mountain, but his sudden appearance here was sothing the two won hadn’t anticipated.
“So, do you rember ?” Ye Shikai, unhurried and composed, stood confidently in front of everyone, showing no trace of fear on his face.
“Mr. Ye, it’s truly been a long ti. I didn’t expect you to co here.” Lii, ever scheming, remained calm despite the unexpected situation, appearing even calr than Ye Shikai imagined.
“Ah, the scenery of Outer Suburb Mountain is quite nice. I was thinking of building a house here to retire.” Ye Shikai joked casually, his deanor and language relaxed. However, the two won opposite were far from being at ease.
“What’s the boss doing?” The Soul Destroyer hiding in the shadows was puzzled.
“I think he’s executing the ’empty city strategy’.” Ji Qian muttered.
“Em…empty city strategy, what does that an?”
“Although we don’t know how many people the other side brought, similarly, Lii and Xue Ming don’t know our situation either. At this point, he charged straight up and appeared in front of the two won. Given Lii’s personality, she wouldn’t dare to act rashly without understanding the situation first,” Ji Qian explained to everyone, “Moreover, last ti, it was precisely because of this that they suffered, so this ti, they must be extra cautious.”
“I see, the boss is indeed smart. Just by coming out to bluff, he stopped them from daring to make a move.”
“Mr. Ye, did you know that Outer Suburb Mountain is where the Zheng family’s cetery is located?” Just as Ji Qian predicted, upon seeing Ye Shikai, Lii really didn’t dare to act and was even on guard, seemingly looking for Ye Shikai’s ‘ambush troops.’
“Of course, but I’m quite familiar with Mr. Zheng, we often gather for tea or sothing.” Ye Shikai and Lii chatted casually, and before they realized it, ten minutes had passed.
“So, what are you here for?” Ye Shikai asked strategically.
“Naturally, we have our reasons,” Lii switched topics, “Mr. Ye, the last ti had many misunderstandings, but this ti, please don’t interfere, and I will definitely co to thank you in the future.”
“Oh, so you are up to sothing. If I’m not mistaken, it has sothing to do with the Zheng family’s sacrificial ceremony, right?” Ye Shikai mocked. Just the fact that Lii kidnapped Gu Xin was enough to warrant deep animosity between the two of them, and the idea of Lii coming to thank him was simply absurd.
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