God-tier Wolf Rider, Vice Fortress Lord Tian Guang!

Chapter 36: God-tier Wolf Rider, Vice Fortress Lord, Tian Guang!

Hearing Zhang Guangmu's words, Lin Yan sneered, unwilling to believe him at all, thinking the guy was talking nonsense.

By simply observing the wear and scratches, and trying a couple of times, one could deduce the correct dark code?

What a preposterous joke!

Utterly ridiculous!

Anyone with a normal mind wouldn't believe his wild ramblings!

Lin Yan said indignantly, "If you don't want to say it, fine, but why insult me like this?"

This reaction was partly because he felt Zhang Guangmu was toying with him, and partly because the youth before him had seen through his innermost thoughts, making him feel he had fewer secrets in front of the other party.

"If you think it's an insult, then it is," Zhang Guangmu shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Hearing this, Lin Yan subconsciously looked at Zhang Guangmu's hands.

A moment later, he recalled some things he had previously ignored, causing his pupils to dilate slightly, his hair to stand on end, and a cold sweat to break out.

Zhang Guangmu had said before that these divine artifacts, which seemed to contain flame power, were made by himself...

Thinking about it carefully, it did make sense.

After all, if such divine artifacts capable of granting humans the power to fight Exotic Flame Wolf Kings had truly existed in history, they would never have been unknown!

No matter how much divine artifacts conceal themselves, or how ordinary they appeared, such artifacts could never have been omitted from historical records!

So...

There was no traitor who sold him out. This youth before him had created the Flame Artifact with his own wisdom and cracked the dark code!

"The so-called 'Tian Guang' is that 'The Light of Natural Wisdom'!"

Lin Yan leaned against the wall, looking at the youth who appeared slightly pale but stood above him, his mouth filled with bitterness. "A person is like their name..."

"A person is like their name!"

At first, he had only focused his attention on Lin Xuan, who was riding the Exotic Flame Wolf King, and had not noticed the Nameless Assassin youth from the Water Prison Trial at all.

Even when this youth had a slight advantage in his fight with Lin Xuan, and even gave himself a name, he had merely treated it as a post-meal jest, dismissing it with a laugh.

After all, Lin Xuan was his seventh son and could potentially threaten his position and rule.

Now...

The assassin youth, whose face still held a hint of immaturity, had, at some point, quietly grown up.

After creating the epoch-making "Flame Artifact," he could already stand at a higher vantage point to look down on himself...

With this thought, Lin Yan's eyes sharpened, he gritted his teeth, and forced himself to stand up, saying in a deep voice, "You were an orphan, and you're alive today only because of my kindness!"

"Later, you passed the Water Prison Trial and were promoted to Wolf Rider, which gave you the qualification to speak with me!"

"It can be said that everything you have now was given by me!"

"I gave you wealth and status!"

"I let you have a superior position!"

"I made you!"

"If you want to kill me, you will have to bear the notorious reputation of 'ungrateful'."

"Can you bear such a reputation?"

The harsh words were spoken with a resounding force, each syllable sharp and powerful, yet Lin Yan's body involuntarily hunched over.

He lowered his head slightly, maintaining a posture that appeared slightly shorter than Zhang Guangmu.

Perhaps, even Lin Yan himself had not realized that this could already be considered a form of self-compromise.

"Ungrateful? That's going too far."

Zhang Guangmu pursed his lips and chuckled, "All orphans adopted by Wolf Fortress are pitiful creatures who lost their parents in war."

"As time passes, people will forget who their parents were and what contributions they made."

"But..."

"A goose leaves its cry, a person leaves their trace."

"As long as you are willing to search with your heart and put in some effort, you can still find some clues."

Speaking of this, Zhang Guangmu's tone gradually turned cold.

His gaze also became sinister, his words filled with heavy resentment: "Respected Fort Master Lin Yan, do you know who my parents were?"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Yan felt his mind go blank.

Thump! Thump!

Thump! Thump!

Lin Yan's heart pounded wildly, his breathing grew rapid, and cold sweat trickled down his cheeks.

Theoretically, orphans who could participate in the Water Prison Trial to test their willpower were all repeatedly vetted to ensure their backgrounds were clean.

But the problem was...

There would always be all sorts of "what ifs" in the world!

This youth before him was the best example, wasn't he?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have believed that the Flame Artifacts were personally forged by a youth who looked so thin and weak?

The Wolf Fortress's system had no problems!

However, no matter how excellent an operating mechanism was, it had to rely on humans to exist!

In Lin Yan's heart, the human heart was complex and ever-changing, the most unreliable thing in the world!

Even a once loyal and trustworthy person, with the passage of time, changes in status and Wealth, would lose their original intention and forget their loyalty.

Among the Flame Wolf Guards responsible for the Water Prison Trial, there might have appeared a black sheep who neglected their duties, occupied a position without doing any work, and possessed a compassionate heart!

The moment he heard Zhang Guangmu's words, countless young couples who had tragically died in the power struggles of Wolf Fortress flashed through Lin Yan's mind.

The names and appearances of those people appeared before his eyes one by one.

The Wolf Fortress Lord subconsciously clenched his long sleeves.

He cowered, not daring to look at Zhang Guangmu's face, and trembled, "Could your parents... be Leng Feng and Jin Xi?"

Before Zhang Guangmu could respond, he answered his own question, "That's right... it must be!"

"From your appearance, one can vaguely see some of their shadows!"

"Back then, Leng Feng and Jin Xi were the famous golden couple of Wolf Fortress, excellent Wolf Riders."

"Before they got married, they each had many admirers..."

Speaking of this, Lin Yan couldn't continue, and the Handsome Beard on his chin trembled slightly.

Because he was the one who had caused the deaths of Leng Feng and Jin Xi.

No matter what his hardships, reasons, or excuses were, they were meaningless to the parties involved.

If Zhang Guangmu was truly the child of those two, then Zhang Guangmu killing him would possess inherent Justice!

Lin Yan painfully closed his eyes, quietly waiting for death.

Revenge for killing one's parents was an irreconcilable hatred!

With such a deep-seated enmity before him, no matter how he looked at it, Zhang Guangmu had no reason to spare or forgive him!

But...

After waiting for a long time, Lin Yan did not wait for pain or death.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the voice of the young assassin "Tian Guang".

"Just kidding."

Lin Yan's eyes snapped open, his expression blank.

Zhang Guangmu tilted his head and said earnestly, "Everything I just said about your background, your hatred, and so on, was all made up."

"You, you've done too many bad things, it's easy to find a pair of victims to fit the bill."

At this point, Zhang Guangmu rubbed his chin and teased, "As for Leng Feng and Jin Xi that you mentioned, hmm..."

"People who are good-looking always have some similarities in their appearance."

"You don't need to explain this, I understand."

Speaking of which, Zhang Guangmu paused and said with a grin, "You didn't believe me when I told the truth."

"When I lied, you were willing to believe me instead."

"I feel like even without me, you wouldn't have lasted long in the Fort Master's position..."

What seemed like a teasing remark caused the Xiao Bai Group, who had followed him to the dark room, to chime in enthusiastically.

"That's true! Even without you, the Plot Protagonist Lin Xuan has already started killing his brothers and plotting for the Fort Master's position."

"The Big Shot is right!"

"Seeing a spot of the leopard, knowing the autumn from a leaf—perhaps this is what it refers to?"

"With full insight, it's a shame you're not acting as a Detective!"

"As expected of Tian Guang, his wisdom is like a dragon..."

"Are you all so cultured? When I encounter this situation, I can only say 'Holy crap'... Damn it! I'm so weak!"

As the person involved, Lin Yan had a face as dead as a corpse.

What kind of bullshit was "The Light of Natural Wisdom"?

It was clearly the light of deception!

Where did this brat learn his silver tongue?!

"Don't wear a Bitter Gourd face. I won't kill you easily until your value has been completely squeezed out."

Distracted by Zhang Guangmu, Lin Yan's mind buzzed, his thoughts in chaos, making it difficult to organize his thinking. He could only passively follow Zhang Guangmu.

"I am walking the righteous path."

Zhang Guangmu's voice, filled with an extreme chuunibyou and overflowing emotion, poured into Lin Yan's ears, carrying a kind of seductive power: "I am Justice!"

"I am the Axiom!"

"In my hands, I control peace and the future!"

Before Lin Yan could react, he found Zhang Guangmu's face already close to his: "Now..."

"I need a little help from you."

"I want the position of Wolf Fortress Vice Lord!"

This was clearly an attempt to play the game of Cao Mengde in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "holding the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords."

Zhang Guangmu felt that the wisdom and experience of the ancients were best used directly. To think hard and laboriously might be thankless and even backfire.

As the saying goes...

If names are not correct, words will not be in order; if words are not in order, affairs will not succeed.

The Wolf Rider's superior status in Wolf Fortress was something no one questioned.

This was the power of habit and "name."

Upon hearing Zhang Guangmu's excessive demand, Lin Yan instinctively wanted to refuse.

"Heh..."

Wolf Fortress had never had a so-called Vice Lord.

Reputation and power should not be lent to others!

There was only so much authority, and it would be diluted!

If the precedent of the Vice Lord was set, then the so-called Wolf Fortress Lord would gradually become a joke!

However, as the words of refusal reached his lips, Lin Yan found himself unable to speak them.

"..."

Having always aimed to conquer the world and become the supreme ruler, he valued his own life above all else.

In Lin Yan's view, a king could fail, but he must never die easily!

As long as a person was alive, there was a possibility of a comeback!

If he were to die in this dark room at Zhang Guangmu's hands, there would be no "future" at all.

"I... I, I will help you secure the position of Vice Lord."

Lin Yan said "I" three times before finally making up his mind.

Before, he had been completely at the mercy of Zhang Guangmu's sudden burst of mysterious power and his unconventional actions.

Now, having recovered his senses, Lin Yan immediately realized a terrifying and cruel truth.

A Wolf Rider could only bind one Flame Wolf in their lifetime.

And the appearance of Zhang Guangmu and Flame Wolf Bai Yue here meant that the Golden-Necked Flame Wolf King was likely already dead...

Therefore, Lin Yan, as the Wolf Fortress Lord with no real power, was like a candle in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment!

From Zhang Guangmu's perspective, cooperating with a Lord who had no self-preservation ability would yield far greater benefits than supporting a new king.

Lin Yan understood.

He had the name, Zhang Guangmu had the power!

A temporary alliance between the two was the best choice at the moment, and Lin Yan's only way out.

Even being a puppet Lord was still being a Lord!

In direct combat, Lin Yan was no match for Zhang Guangmu, but when it came to schemes and power struggles, his advantage was immense!

Thus, with Zhang Guangmu's "help," Lin Yan left the dark room and, on the same day, announced the feat of "God-tier Wolf Rider Tian Guang."

Only then did Zhang Guangmu realize that he had actually infiltrated the enemy's rear and been an undercover agent for many years?

He had made immense contributions to the safety of Wolf Fortress, shedding countless blood and sweat, and had experienced over a hundred life-or-death brawls?

Now that he had returned victorious, he had made great contributions to the development of Wolf Fortress?

And so, amidst strong opposition, Zhang Guangmu was promoted to Vice Lord of Wolf Fortress.

Before long, the people living in Wolf Fortress gradually realized...

The power and status held by the young Vice Lord "Tian Guang" seemed to be no less than that of the Lord Lin Yan.