It Was All Fake

A massive boulder abruptly appeared in the room, leaving Wenren Sheng's parents astonished.

"This is an entity from the Mysterious World. We can obtain quite a bit of information through it."

Wenren Sheng gave a brief explanation, then asked the boulder his question. "Brother Boulder, there's something I want to know... Where exactly is Lou Nan's true body?"

He described the matter in detail, even showing it the recorded footage.

Two hours later, after his parents had gone back to their room to rest three times, the stone finally gave its answer at a snail's pace. "On...ly... in... this... moun...tain range... Deep... in... the... clouds... none... may... know... where."

This answer was quite reliable and directly solved Wenren Sheng's problem.

It seemed Lou Nan truly could not move freely. He was now bound by that strange cedar tree.

After confirming this, Wenren Sheng immediately contacted the Ruyi Puppet. He needed to strike while the iron was hot—no, while his opponent was vulnerable—if he wanted to succeed.

By then, the others had long since arrived at the foot of the mountain. They worked busily while watching the Mountain Villa from afar.

Actually, in the opinion of experts Ji Zhenghao and Guan Yi, they ought to run as far away as possible, lest they get in Master Wenren's way if a fight broke out.

But Patrol Officer Pang refused. He ordered them to establish a temporary blockade nearby to keep ignorant civilians from wandering in.

Withdrawing from the front line to the second line could still be called a defensive retreat. What kind of behavior was fleeing in the face of battle?

Wenren Sheng controlled the Ruyi Puppet and headed up the mountain again.

It had transformed into a wildcat and swiftly moved through the mountains.

The mountain range where Lou Nan's