Bathed in the cold downpour, Chen Yumo's mind was exceptionally clear.
Ever since he had heard Dugu Bo's screams, his thoughts had not stopped, rapidly considering a feasible plan suited to his current circumstances.
First, cooperation with Dugu Bo was crossed off immediately.
The reason was simple. Given his cautious nature, he could not possibly entrust his life and safety to Dugu Bo's choices. Tang San and Dugu Bo's cooperation in the original story had been extremely complicated, but most importantly, Yu Xiaogang had pointed out that Tang San's father was Tang Hao.
That made Dugu Bo, wary of provoking a powerful enemy, afraid to kill him. Later, he discovered that he and Tang San were on the same wavelength when it came to poison, ultimately forging their friendship across generations.
Chen Yumo had none of those conditions.
The Sun God Needle did indeed give him attack power at the Titled Douluo level, but it only had one strike. Besides, if he wanted to negotiate with Dugu Bo, he might not even realize when he had already been poisoned.
By then, even if he could use the Sun God Needle to kill Dugu Bo in return, how much better off would he be himself?
"Sometimes, if you want to gain someone else's trust, you must first trust them."
Chen Yumo had once seen that line while watching Man of Steel. It had to be said, it was deafeningly profound.
Unfortunately, Chen Yumo could not do that.
To him, only he himself was truly worthy of trust. No one else could ever stand absolutely on his side.
Someone like him could not trust Dugu Bo, and naturally, it would be difficult for him to gain Dugu Bo's trust.
"Then... the second path is to go all the way. While he's weak,