84 Mountain Goose Uprising - Beginning (2/2)
Still, Fu De was an evil cultivator. His crimson eyes and the distinguished bloodlust aura revealed his cultivation path.
”You're finally here,” Wei Huang welcomed his allies, ”Now that we're all here. How should we siege the sect? We already control the hill and the entrance.”
Xu Xiuying only glanced at Fu De, being wary of this master. Fu De's father was the one who invented [Energy Drain], a simplified version of her sect's [Vampiric Touch], so she knew that this guy could also use a similar technique. She didn't like being close to the geezer.
”All three 6th stage masters will attack Jia Shan together. The rest of the 5th stage elders will subdue all their leaders while our 4th stage elites will capture all inner disciples and core disciples.”
”That simple?”
Xu Xiuying snorted, ”If you have a better idea, share with us then.”
Wei Huang chuckled. He tested Xu Xiuying if she had any hidden agenda or an ingenious plan to overthrow Jia Shan. However, it seemed that he had overestimated her.
”How about you, Lord Fu? You're older than the rest of us, so you should have more experience in warfare. How would you attack the sect if you were me?”
Fu De rubbed his beard with his right hand while his left hand was behind his back. He leered both demons with the corner of his eyes. His prideful demeanor irritated Xu Xiuying and Wei Huang, but they had to cope with his ill manner.
”You two geezers are simpletons. If you want Jia Shan dead, you should have ambushed him when he's alone or when he has to leave for businesses. Why are you all starting a war when he's prepared?”
Wei Huang spat and clicked his tongue, ”FYI, there's a dangerous disciple that can manipulate space-and-time. Jia Shan is sheltering that guy, so we have to get rid of that geezer to get that secret! Do you want Jia Shan to steal the space-and-time technique from that disciple and get stronger?”
Fu De widened his eyes in surprise, ”Space-and-time art? Really?”
Space-and-time techniques and arts were considered one of the top tiers of all techniques, which drove these masters into taking action. Everybody dreamt to obtain the ability, but its existence was only in legends and fairy tales.
However, it showed up here. Fu De would never miss this chance to acquire the secret.
”You've missed a lot, Lord Fu. That young man literally reversed time. I experienced it myself.”
”I get it,” Fu De laughed, ”I understand everything now! You bunch are getting anxious, right? That's why you have to invite me to the mix even though you don't like me.”
”Will you help, or are you here to watch? If it's the latter, we won't share the secret and the loot.”
”Of course, I'll gladly help. Who wants to miss a chance to learn space-and-time art?”
”Then, what's your idea about today's siege?”
Fu De had a sinister smile on his face, ”Since our target is that space-and-time boy, we don't need to kill Jia Shan, aren't we?”
”I see! Then, we take that boy, and we'll complete our objective!”
”No. We'll still need to kill Jia Shan since that bastard is still a threat. We three will focus on killing him while our subordinates will search for that boy…”
The protagonist curse was taking effect after Xie Tian had been forced to use his secret in public.
In many stories, protagonists rarely showed his true skills in public since it would attract attention from the old masters and greedy elders. However, due to Xu Miao's influence, everything strayed from common storyline paths.
Xie Tian's plot armor was weakened, and a snowball effect was ongoing.
…
A couple of hours after the discussion and strategic planning, Fu De, Wei Huang, and Xu Xiuying came to a conclusion. They would team up and bait for Jia Shan while their subordinates would be searching for Xie Tian. Any team who found him had to report back to the headquarter.
Wei Huang took the lead and question both masters, ”That's settle. Does anybody here know where that boy is?”
”…”
Xu Xiuying and Fu De didn't say anything. Since Fu De lacked intel, he kept his mouth shut.
On the other hand, Xu Xiuying had a suspicion where Xie Tian might be, but she refused to share the information. She had another idea, ”A few days ago, Jia Shan took that boy to the inner area. I think he must have been recuperating somewhere there.”
”Don't you have a few spies in the sect? I know that Luo Cheng is your subordinate. Isn't he a part of your group?
Fu De and Wei Huang stared at Xu Xiuying in suspicion. Yet, the latter didn't flinch.
”Indeed. Unfortunately, his recent report said that Jia Shan took that boy away himself. He also searched through resting quarters and infirmaries in both the outer area and inner area. He didn't find the boy.”
That was a lie. Xu Xiuying covered for Luo Cheng since she could still use him in the future. Also, the places that she said were her search targets. She planned to investigate resting quarters and infirmaries nearby in secret first.
”Ah, a pity. I guess we have to search for the inner area and Jia Shan's residents. Well, let's move out. We've delayed our siege for too long!”
…
Luo Cheng, who was eavesdropping the conversation, heaved a sigh of relief. Nobody realized that Xie Tian was resting in the outer infirmary, which was so close to their center square.
'This is dangerous. These greedy fuckers will definitely kill Xie Tian after they extort his secrets. I need to get him out of here.'
Luo Cheng secretly touched his J-Phone and texted to Xie Tian, hoping that he could wake up and realize what was going on.
[Wei Huang and Xu Xiuying are attacking the mountain goose sect and are looking for you. Hide and escape immediately! If they catch you, you're dead!]
Not only had he texted to Xie Tian, but the dwarf also planned to sneak away from the group and bring him out of the sect.
Unfortunately, someone had a good nose and acted first.
Xiong Zhenzhen suddenly leaped and ran toward a nearby infirmary. Then, Xu Xiuying's J-Phone vibrated.
\u003c\u003cBZZ\u003e\u003e
[I've found Xie Tian. Can I eat him?]