A Surefire Plan

"How could it have been that quick? What do you take it for? Some ordinary monster or demon, a cat or a dog?"

The three of them heard this and their faces fell. He was right.

That thing was far too difficult to deal with. Ordinary methods wouldn't be enough to get rid of it.

"Of course we know it won't be easy. That's why we came to ask you. If we haven't beaten it, we can go have another go, but right now we've got something else to take care of."

They briefly explained that they were going to help Zhou Qinglan.

"I tested his abilities. For now, I've tossed him into the Illusion Realm. He's still fighting the version of me in there, but the spells available inside are limited. It'll hold for half an hour at most..."

As he spoke, he looked up at the three of them.

"I think Lin Feng and Qi Lei can give him a run for his money. As for Zhou Qinglan, don't worry. If you can go, so can I. Worst comes to worst, I'll go deal with it for you."

His words made them hesitate a little. It wasn't that they didn't want him to go; they thought he was so formidable that if he went, the others might lose their nerve. Then they might fail to resolve the situation, or even make things worse.

"Don't worry. I haven't been hanging around you all this time for nothing. I've made a bit of a name for myself by now."

Jiang Zhen only had to look at them to know what they were thinking, so he said it outright.

His words left them feeling a little awkward.

"Come on, it's not like that. We just think this isn't worth you getting