Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Showing Value

Luo Ming Yue ended the talk and said: “All right. If we stay in this courtyard any longer, we’ll draw suspicion. Let’s each return to our rooms. No one is to bring up tonight again.”

Everyone agreed and quickly dispersed.

But the people of Emotionless Peak were clearly split into two groups.

Sui Jin walked with Luo Ming Yue, while Liu Jun Cheng spoke softly to comfort Li Shuang; Jiang Yi followed silently.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao Zhao could not help showing a pleased smile. [Li Shuang, this is only the start. I don’t believe you can keep your negative emotion at zero.]

Out of Ye Zhao Zhao’s sight, Luo Ming Yue finally let out a long breath. Then her small face scrunched in worry again.

She really was not someone who could act. When Little Shuang suddenly voice-transmitted to her, all she could do was try her best to match the play.

She had no idea how well they had acted this time.

What annoyed her most was that, for a while, she could not act too close to Little Shuang, or Ye Zhao Zhao might sense something.

Wasn’t that hard on her, Luo Ming Yue?

Sui Jin glanced at Luo Ming Yue and smiled, then sent a voice transmission: “First Senior Sister, let me handle most of the acting. If you truly don’t know what to do, just stay silent.”

Luo Ming Yue nodded at once.

After a short exchange by transmission, the two split up.

On the other side, Liu Jun Cheng had also noticed something and sent a transmission: “About First Senior Sister and Third Brother over there…”

Li Shuang answered with a light smile: “Third Brother aside, First Senior Sister’s acting has improved.”

Liu Jun Cheng smiled a little. So he had guessed right.

No wonder First Senior Sister’s face looked so stiff when she spoke.

As for Sui Jin, he seemed smooth with everyone, but he had a habit whenever he was about to play tricks: he would rub his thumb across his palm. He had just done that.

Jiang Yi watched Liu Jun Cheng and Li Shuang with clear, calm eyes. Liu Jun Cheng rubbed her head and said: “Fourth Junior Sister, you don’t need to worry. Do whatever you like.”

Jiang Yi nodded. She asked nothing and looked at ease.

Li Shuang tilted her head toward Jiang Yi, a faint smile in her eyes. To Li Shuang, this Fourth Senior Sister usually felt almost invisible, but at key moments she seemed to have a power to see into people’s hearts.

Even if she said nothing, Li Shuang felt that Jiang Yi understood.

The night passed quickly.

At daybreak, as the first light rose, Wu Yong gathered all the cultivators.

He scanned the crowd with a hint of caution hidden in his eyes, but his face showed nothing. He even wore a wide smile.

Wu Yong announced: “Lord Copper finished his tasks early, so we don’t need to wait three days. We can set out shortly.” Raising his voice, he added: “Once we reach headquarters, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul Formation—everything you want will be yours. The Heavenly Sovereign Lord will grant us everything!”

As he spoke with passion, some eyes turned feverish. Others dropped their gazes, growing more worried.

Wu Yong waved his hand and said: “Lord Copper is already waiting outside the city. Let’s go. The Great Dao to the heavens is right under our feet.”

Whether willing or not, everyone answered and moved.

A huge flying boat was waiting outside the city.

Wu Yong led them aboard and arranged for everyone to enter a single cabin. It was not only their group; a quick glance showed there were hundreds gathered.

They all sat cross legged, each cultivating.

As for Lord Copper, whatever he feared, he did not show his face at all. He seemed to have found a corner on the flying boat and hidden himself completely.

Li Shuang’s eyes flickered. This Copper Devil Guard was cautious indeed.

Last night, their Formations had been broken again and again in a short time. The Copper Devil Guard realized a strong enemy had locked onto them.

People of the Devil Path gathered for profit. Loyalty meant little.

Now the Copper Devil Guard clearly meant to shift the disaster onto others. Even if he knew the hidden enemy was likely among this very batch of cultivators, to save his own life he would rather pretend not to know and lead everyone straight to headquarters.

If the Heavenly Sovereign solved the problem, he could claim he did not know. If the Heavenly Sovereign fell, he might even claim the credit for leading the way. With a bit of disguise, he could say he had been forced to join the Devil Path.

Li Shuang saw through this petty plan at a glance, but there was no need to expose him now.

If he wanted to hide, let him hide.

As long as he took them to headquarters, that was enough.

Wu Yong said: “Everyone sit and rest. Peacehaven Town was the last stop. In five or six days, we’ll reach headquarters.”

No matter what they really thought, everyone agreed on the surface and found spots to sit cross legged.

Ye Zhao Zhao was eager to show her value.

She had the System check the people in the cabin, then sent a secret transmission to Sui Jin: “Fellow Daoist Sui, there are 352 people in this cabin. Among them, 23 have already joined the Devil Path.”

Those 23 were the so called Thrall Wraiths.

They had joined the Devil Path long ago, but they disguised themselves as ordinary cultivators and, under many excuses, lured other cultivators down the same road.

Sui Jin nodded and said: “Well done. Fellow Daoist Fang truly has no ties with the Devil Path.”

Ye Zhao Zhao let out a breath and said quickly: “Of course. To eliminate devils and defend the Dao is our duty.”

Sui Jin praised her again.

Ye Zhao Zhao could not help a small smile.

If nothing else, it seemed she had completely won Sui Jin over. Even the spot he chose to sit was closer to her than to Li Shuang.

That proved that, compared to Li Shuang, Sui Jin preferred to be near her.

Next, once Sui Jin confirmed the people she pointed out were indeed Devil Path members, his trust in her would reach its peak.

By then, she had no idea what Li Shuang would use to fight her. Call her Ye Zhao Zhao again? Who would believe it?

The flying boat sped through the sky.

Like the others, Li Shuang sat and cultivated.

She looked over the cultivators, thoughtful light in her eyes.

She could tell that at least half of them were unwilling and even afraid of this so called headquarters.

Yet none of them showed the will to resist.

Wu Yong and his people had to be using some way to control them.

What she was curious about was simple: what method?

After they joined, aside from Third Senior Brother writing his name on that yellow paper, none of the others had been bound by any obvious means.

In theory, they could leave whenever they wanted.

So where did Wu Yong get the confidence that they would all obey?