653 The Board of Militarys Ghostly Yard (1/2)
As his train of thoughts inevitably carried him here, Gu Chaliang could not help but recall his plan to track them; it had been flawless, without a single loophole. From the birth of intention to it's plotting, execution, ambush, and tracking, the entire process had been smooth and utterly confidential.
How could they have been ambushed instead? This had only happened after the astral providence had been obscured. All in all, this ambuscade was most certainly a premeditated event.
Why?
How could this come to be?
Nonetheless, despite the dire situation, there was at least something that could be confirmed – the other party had long known about Gu Chaliang's existence. They knew that their scheme would not come to fruition as long as his foreseeing skill was intact; they had to obscure God's will to interrupt his prophetic abilities in order for the ambush to be successful.
In spite of this, how did the other party find out about their operation? Just the accurately timed attack alone was already a huge suspicion!
Gu Chaliang contemplated for a while before suddenly bursting out in laughter, as he said, ”Actually, everyone's face indicates good things to come. Everyone has the look of good luck, that you won't be able to die, even if you wanted to…”
Even as he spoke jovially, his heart was heavy. The current situation was unusual; it was full of doubts.
As he continued to ponder, Gu Chaliang related to Dugu Chou's repeated questioning and a slight change of aura towards him.
'He seems to be suspecting me now…'
'As for Feng Xiange, he looks easygoing, grumbling and raging and asking me for an augur… Is he trying to push the suspicion to me?'
'I will have to consider this well…'
Gu Chaliang looked at Ling Xiaozui before looking at Dugu Chou; he wore a relaxed grin but he had made an internal decision.
'Besides Feng Xiange, I must find an ally among these two in order to be rid of this predicament. Otherwise, it'll only backfire if I force an argument without any evidence to expose him, despite knowing that he's playing a trick.'
'I mustn't act recklessly right now…'
He thought about it and said, ”This mountain that contains the Four Seasons Tower's men… I guess it has to be where a huge secret lies. Nonetheless, there's something strange; Mr. Nian, who returned with injuries – two of them – weren't among the eighteen men.”
”By deduction, there's a total of twenty experts from the Four Seasons Tower who could fight a duel with Brother Ling and Brother Dugu!”
Gu Chaliang said thoughtfully, ”It's all the more unreasonable if they had a lineup of twenty pinnacle experts. After all, everyone's capability is similar – who would submit to another? Therefore, there must be one or a few others that possesses the power to easily overcome these people!”
”Otherwise, this organization would have long collapsed.”
”If so…”
”The situation doesn't allow us to be optimistic at all!” Gu Chaliang exclaimed.
It wasn't Gu Chaliang alone who had thought about this; both Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou had entertained the idea as well. Hearing what the former said, the two men could only sigh softly.
”We'll rest for three days, then we return speedily.” Ling Xiaozui made a swift conclusion.
Regardless, all this had to be made known to Yun Yang as soon as possible. According to the gap in their current capabilities, they could be fatally harmed at any time. The consequences would be grave if such significant information was not delivered.