Dead Old Friend? The Mastermind (4.2k, Please Subscribe)

"Gong Shulan?"

Seeing this, no matter how foolish Tang Fengyi was, she understood that their plan had long since been leaked.

And that they had stepped into a trap laid by "Wen Tianqi" and Lou Mingyue, who had turned their own scheme against them.

What greatly puzzled her, however, was why only Gong Shulan had come to attack them, while the other quasi-Spirit Transformation retainer Lou Mingyue had invited—"Wei Fei"—was nowhere to be seen.

"Could that Wei Fei... have been Wen Tianqi in disguise?"

Tang Fengyi's thoughts raced, and she arrived at this possibility. Only this explanation could account for why "Wei Fei" had displayed such formidable strength on the fighting platform, and why Lou Mingyue had been willing to invite him into her cave abode to "eat and live together."

Yet after considering this possibility, she was not discouraged in the slightest. Instead, she was overjoyed, seeing a chance to survive Swordfire Palace.

"Martial Grandfather, help me! Once I capture Gong Shulan, Wen Tianqi... will surely be forced to hold back for fear of breaking the rat's vessel." Tang Fengyi's beautiful eyes flickered as she sent a divine-sense transmission to the white-browed elder in her mind.

After saying this, she looked again at Swordfire Palace's Grand Elder within the cave abode, signaling for him to join her in attacking Gong Shulan.

"This woman is alone. With two quasi-Spirit Transformations joining forces, could we possibly be unable to defeat her?"

Tang Fengyi spoke with confidence.

Hearing this, Swordfire Palace's Grand Elder did not hesitate long. His expression hardened, and with a sweep of his sleeve, he brought out his magical artifact and charged from the cave abode alongside Tang Fengyi, killing toward Gong Shulan, who blocked their path outside.

After all, at this point, he had no other choice. He