The Lizardmen and Xiao Qi thought they were being extremely secretive, that everything was happening without anyone knowing. They had no idea Jiang Yue had seen it all.
Jiang Yue used his Borrowed Sight skill to watch everything unfold. From their expressions and the movements of their mouths, he was also able to make a rough guess at what was going on.
It looked like Xiao Qi had been captured alive by the other side and had clearly cracked under intimidation. He had most likely switched sides. The Lizardman, meanwhile, seemed to have been persuaded by Xiao Qi. The two sides appeared to be bargaining.
Whatever Xiao Qi had said, it had clearly swayed the Lizardman leader. His initial arrogance had gradually given way to hesitation, until at last he was completely convinced.
Then Xiao Qi actually hit it off with the Lizardmen. Leading the group, he began sneaking toward the medicinal garden.
They moved furtively and weren't going all out. Clearly, the ones they feared weren't the Mushroom People, but the guards stationed by the manor.
Those guards hadn't shown themselves openly, but they had to be somewhere around the medicinal garden.
Xiao Qi and the Lizardmen obviously knew this, so they moved with extreme caution, afraid of alerting anyone.
Jiang Yue shared his Borrowed Sight with Jiang Qiao and San Gou, then said with a smile, "The Mushroom People really have no principles at all. Looks like they're planning to join forces with the Lizardmen?"
"The Mushroom People are nowhere near as strong as the Lizardmen," Jiang Qiao said. "If one of them falls into the Lizardmen's hands, he definitely won't be able to hold out. The Mushroom People don't look like a particularly tough bunch, either."
The Lizardmen, led by Xiao Qi, saw so many guards emerge