Corpse Recovery Diver

"Hey, I'm asking you a question, are you going to agree or not?"

"Sputter sputter..."

The soda finally reached the bottom.

Li Zhiyuan: "I do not agree."

He was seeking an alliance after the banquet to cope with the situation at that time, Zhao Yi was the right partner in his eyes, but the girl in front of him was not.

Li Zhiyuan even didn't want to pretend to agree, like saying yes first, then plotting slowly.

Because the likelihood of conflict erupting during cooperation with her is much higher than simply being cautious with mutual distrust from the beginning.

She was very smart, but also very impatient.

Li Zhiyuan didn't understand why these two conflicting inner traits appeared in one person.

It was as if another entity dwelled inside her.

Either remain as calm and smart as Zhao Yi, or just remain stubborn, both types could join forces and cooperate; the most feared ones are those who are both smart and unexpectedly flip the table.

Yu Miaomiao pointed to herself and said, "I'm not talented, but my parents paid a significant price to raise me, so I'm very valuable. Collaborating with me, listening to my commands, at least I won't scheme to get those meager gains from you two, right?"

Li Zhiyuan rubbed his forehead and replied, "So, you're saying, we should unite to scheme against you, because you're valuable, and have a lot of fruit on you."

Yu Miaomiao clenched her fists: "When I mentioned I'm a Yu, your attention immediately shifted to A Yuan, even if just for a moment, I noticed. You know my family's situation, don't you?"

Li Zhiyuan sighed: "It seems childish to compete over family background in such a place."

Yu Miaomiao pointed at the ground beneath her feet, "Come out, I want to beat you up!"

Li Zhiyuan pointed to the empty bottle in his hand: "Want more to drink? Come in and get it yourself."

Yu Miaomiao glanced up, looking at the sign of the guesthouse, her gaze intense.

Behind her, A Yuan reached out to hold the shoulder of his lady, afraid she might act impulsively.

They had inspected this Array before, breaking it was very difficult, even if they could forcibly tear open a temporary hole, there were people inside.

Yu Miaomiao said coldly: "Since you refuse to cooperate, then I can only treat you as my enemy."

Li Zhiyuan nodded: "As you wish."

Yu Miaomiao turned to leave, A Yuan following behind her.

Only then did Li Zhiyuan notice that from the front A Yuan seemed tall and thin, but from the back he was hunched severely. If he could stand upright completely, he might have to tilt his head to squeeze through Brother Pang Jin's tall earthen house gate.

Looking down again at the ground, the soil path outside the tile seams was depressed by a few centimeters, forming a clear disparity.

She was just really preparing to charge at the array.

Returning to the inner courtyard, Li Zhiyuan recounted the events at the front of the house to his companions.

The title of Dragon King Yu did not shock them much, nor did they feel pressured.

After all, their own faction was part of the Dragon King's Court, and actually there were two.

Tan Wenbin expressed his confusion: "Hiss... I truly can't understand what she's trying to do!"

Li Zhiyuan: "She likely grasped some clues ahead, creating an information gap between us."

Tan Wenbin: "But doesn't she know that forcing things leads to unsatisfactory outcomes? Such a forcibly assembled alliance is destined to fall apart, what meaning does it have?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Maybe just satisfying that initial thirst."

The boy suspected that her hold on clues required her to decide something upon entering the banquet as a three-party commander.

As for whether the alliance would fracture later, she perhaps didn't care; as long as the alliance formed, initially everyone would at least give her face, even if just acting, they would follow her first decision.

That's likely all she sought after.

But if that's true, she could entirely lay it out in the open, stating each other's needs, lobbying and trading, instead of starting by imposing power.

Such individuals are truly hard for calm deduction regarding the motive behind their actions.

Li Zhiyuan rubbed his forehead again,

Alas,

he missed Zhao Yi.

…

Three more days passed like this.

The travel map in the courtyard had become intricately crisscrossed thanks to Tan Wenbin's markings.

The atmosphere in the guesthouse was gradually improving.

Though everyone's injuries hadn't completely healed, their faces already showed blood color long unseen since their severe injuries.

Even if not fully restored to peak state, they still possessed the capability for sustainable exploitation.

At any time, strength is the true confidence.

Tan Wenbin had calculated the latest corpse energy coordinates, marking them before focusing his gaze on the map.

If Zhao Yi were still alive, then Zhao Yi was likely about to die. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Because the fragment representing him had been active often lately, but its maneuvering space grew increasingly compressed.

Tan Wenbin: "It's about to enter a desperate situation."

Li Zhiyuan: "He surely still has cards to play."

…

At a hidden spot on the slope, Zhao Yi and his four companions were taking a short rest.

Everyone was severely injured, especially Sun Yan and Xu Ming.

Both were in a coma, Xu Ming had even lost an arm.

The broken jade continued emanating corpse energy, soon a new round of attacks would appear.

In fact, one major reason for their survival until now was that those competing often also planned ahead on how to guard against being snatched by another group after striking.

Zhao Yi several times cleverly exploited the greed and fear between those people to find openings, escaping the encirclement time after time.