Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 1058 - 315: Petty Schemes and Sordid Deals
But today, the Shepherd Master did it again, and the Ghost Race person under him once more erupted with discontent.
After a round of questioning and accusations, the Shepherd Master became furious out of humiliation, but ultimately dared not go too far.
Of course, he knew that what he was doing was taboo, and it’s already provoked strong dissatisfaction among his subordinates. He also dared not forcibly issue a command to enforce it.
Because... unless afterward he could harden his heart and kill off all the subordinates who knew about it to silence them, if the matter got out, even though he was a Shepherd Master, he’d be in trouble.
So he had to temporarily pacify this Ghost Race person, promising not to seize anything, but only asking this Ghost Race person to "persuade" Chen Yan and Gu Tongbing, these two outsiders, to "persuade" them to agree to sell a token.
Chen Yan, after hearing Gu Tongbing’s words, couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh: "The matter isn’t complicated, but what ideas do you have? What should we do?"
Gu Tongbing raised an eyebrow: "Hmph, such a foolish and malicious guy, if my cultivation was still intact, I’d have long since unleashed a slaughter, dismembered that shepherd bastard, burned his tribe, and fought my way out."
Chen Yan frowned, looking at Gu Tongbing: "There’s no point in saying such meaningless things. Now... huh? The way you said that is very strange."
Chen Yan suddenly realized, looking at Gu Tongbing with a weird expression.
Gu Tongbing is known for being cunning and ruthless; with his sly nature, how could he say such impulsive words like, "if I had my mana, I’d kill them all"?
It was almost as if he was deliberately trying to provoke himself with such words?
Sure enough, after Chen Yan realized it, he looked at Gu Tongbing with dissatisfaction, while Gu Tongbing chuckled as if he didn’t mind being seen through by Chen Yan, and said in a low voice, "Don’t look at me like that. The options now are just two.
Either we fight our way out, or just admit defeat and give him a token."
Saying this, he seemed to deliberately pause: "Although I do have a token, I only have one. I know that you’re going to the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony, likely with a special purpose.
You’ve seen my token before, and you certainly want to keep it for yourself!
You’re going to the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony not just as a spectator. You want to participate in the ritual?
Yet probing me again...
Chen Yan rubbed his forehead and sighed: "Gu Tongbing, aren’t you really afraid that I’ll kill you in a fit of anger?"
"Alright, alright, if you want to keep the token, then the only way is to fight our way out. Gu Tongbing put away his smile and said seriously, "However, we probably can’t win.
Although this Shepherd Master commands only one tribe, there are definitely some cultivators there.
Not saying much, but there are definitely Second Realm cultivators. I think the Shepherd Master should be Second Realm. And the Ghost Race person who brought us here is probably also Second Realm.
Though not mentioning the numbers or higher ones, they can surely gather several Second Realm cultivators.
Moreover, the Ghost Race’s cultivation techniques are unique. The Ghost Race’s Second Realm can fight against the Third Realm!
You may have the strength of a Third Realm, but if several Ghost Race Second Realm cultivators come, you won’t be able to win alone."
Saying this, Gu Tongbing deliberately paused again, and looked at Chen Yan, suddenly his tone grew odd: "However, not being able to win also means finding other ways.
Since we can’t win, we can hide!
Chuyi, what about the hiding spell you used before to elude my search?
That spell that even I, a Celestial Being, couldn’t see through, and with only a few Second Realm cultivators here in the Ghost Race tribe, if you used that spell, you could escape with me, right?"
Chen Yan turned his head away, frowning at Gu Tongbing.
Going round and round, this guy still wants to probe his strength.
As expected, he hasn’t forgotten about how I avoided his search using a Mirror World spell.
Though it’s not surprising, a spell that can elude a Celestial Being is certainly memorable to him.
But, unless absolutely necessary, Chen Yan won’t take Gu Tongbing into the Mirror World.
This guy is too shrewd! He might even be able to see through something.
Previously, bringing Yun Zhao into the Mirror World was already a risk—with the precaution of blindfolding him to prevent seeing the details within the Mirror World.
But when faced with Gu Tongbing, who is a hundred times more shrewd and brilliant than Yun Zhao, Chen Yan doesn’t want to take risks. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Chen Yan sneered: "Actually, there’s another way."
"What?"
"I could use the spell to escape on my own and leave you behind. After all, to me, you’re just a burden."
Gu Tongbing: "......"
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As the two were talking, suddenly they heard footsteps outside and looked up to see that Ghost Race person returning.
This time he wasn’t empty-handed; he was carrying a round woven tray, bending down into the cave before placing the bamboo tray on the wooden platform.
On the tray, there was a pile of various fresh fruits and a large piece of roasted meat.
"I brought some food for you two."
Spoke the Ghost Race person without rushing to leave, but stood there, staring at Chen Yan and Gu Tongbing. After a few glances at both of them, he suddenly sighed and said in a low voice: "I couldn’t persuade the Shepherd Master, I’m afraid he’ll act recklessly."
Chen Yan nodded: "Does he really have such nerve to openly..."
"His son can’t wait until next year." The Ghost Race person said in a somber tone, "The Young Shepherd Master previously broke the rules of the White Elephant Tribe and was punished by their leaders and priests, stripping him of his qualification for this year’s Heaven-Crashing Ceremony.
