The Master of Deception Appears, Master Yu's Classic Quotes

"I am already aware of the match between you and your younger brother this afternoon."

"Your strength is actually not weak, but your temperament is far inferior to your brother's."

Yu Xiaogang said this while looking at the young man before him.

He had originally assumed that this eldest legitimate son of the Yue Family would be some sort of deep-thinking, calculating individual.

After all, although Le Zhengyue was not yet of age, both his temperament and his various capabilities had made Yu Xiaogang somewhat wary.

If it had been Le Zhengyue he encountered back in the day instead of Tang San, he felt he would never have been able to deceive that child.

Thus, he had assumed at the time that the entire younger generation of the Yue Family was of that same caliber, possessing such terrifying awareness and the like.

However, upon meeting Le Zhengyu this time, he realized he had completely overthought it.

Aside from that youth named Le Zhengyue, these people remained exactly as they appeared.

Watching the other party look at him with a somewhat puzzled gaze, Yu Xiaogang continued with a cough.

"The Martial Souls of you two are actually quite similar; his Martial Soul is that multicolored dragon."

"Although the nine-colored giant dragon is very powerful and is a True Dragon-level Martial Soul, your Holy Angel Martial Soul is likewise a top-tier Martial Soul, no worse than his multicolored dragon."

Having said this, Yu Xiaogang stood up and looked down at Le Zhengyu with a condescending attitude.

"But do you know why you cannot compare to your brother, or rather, why you were so easily defeated by him?"

Yu Xiaogang's voice was calm, and as he spoke, he stared directly into Le Zhengyu's eyes, which instead left Le Zhengyu feeling somewhat bewildered, or perhaps guilty.

A reincarnator with memories is not so easily deceived, but the trust level of his memory fusion was the lowest among them all, and coupled with his inherent temperament, he was easily swayed.

He looked at Yu Xiaogang with some confusion at this moment and spoke subconsciously:

"I do not know why this is. If our Martial Souls are truly similar, why is the gap between him and me so vast?"

"Why was he able to strike me into a state of severe injury with a single palm?"

As Le Zhengyu spoke, he subconsciously touched his chest.

Feeling the sharp pain radiating from his chest, he realized that Le Zhengyue's palm had nearly crippled him.

If it hadn't been for Le Zhengyue holding back, he likely would have suffered even more grievous wounds.

"Because the problem between the two of you is not your Martial Souls. There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters."

"The strength of a Spirit Master does not lie in the Martial Soul, but in your heart. Only when the mind is strong is one truly strong, Eidolon."

Yu Xiaogang sighed as he spoke.

His gaze was already condescending, and this disappointed sigh made it seem as though a teacher were disappointed in his own disciple.

This left Le Zhengyu with a look of embarrassment on his face, followed by a hint of surprise.

It was his first time hearing such a theory.

This theory actually had significant flaws, but at first glance, Le Zhengyu did not notice them; instead, he felt it made a great deal of sense.

Having already accepted that his Martial Soul was on the same level as Le Zhengyue's, if he couldn't beat Le Zhengyue, then the problem must indeed lie within his own heart.

"Master, what you say makes so much sense. How should I improve my temperament, or rather, how can I make my heart stronger?"

"Ahem, in this regard, the old man shall teach you well. As the saying goes, there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters..."

Upstairs.

Watching Yu Xiaogang's instruction through the undead, Le Zhengyue blinked his eyes.

This Yu Xiaogang was a bit more capable than he had imagined, or rather, more charismatic than he had thought.

Not a single word the man said was true.

If it were truly the case that a Spirit Master didn't care about their Martial Soul and only looked at themselves, then Yu Xiaogang wouldn't have only taken Tang San as a disciple while looking down on those ordinary people.

Of course, Le Zhengyue wouldn't say these words to anyone else; after all, it had nothing to do with him, and he naturally couldn't be bothered to care.

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had already begun to lecture his convenient brother, Le Zhengyue yawned and sat there, feeling somewhat bored.

With a master swindler like Yu Xiaogang around, his convenient brother would likely be kept steady for now, which would make it easier for him to influence his actions later.

The rest was relatively simple.

The most important thing at the moment was the third continent itself, so Le Zhengyue prepared to send people to monitor Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin.

Although they carried their memories, they were not truly reborn.

Their temperaments were just so-so; even if they truly possessed strength, aside from Tang Wulin, the others were not that difficult to monitor.

As he was thinking, a knock sounded at the door.

After Le Zhengyue said "Come in," the door opened, and a middle-aged man walked in—the very captain of the Angel Guard Squad who had followed Le Zhengyue out earlier.

However, the middle-aged man's face was filled with nervousness at this moment.

This was the Yue Family manor; if not for Le Zhengyue's permission, he would never have been able to enter in his entire life.

While the Angel Guard Squad sounded impressive, in reality, they were nothing more than death soldiers raised by the Yue Family.

They were required to dedicate their entire lives to protecting the Yue Family, even to the point of giving their all for them.

Therefore, being suddenly summoned by the young master and brought directly to this old estate, the middle-aged man's nervousness was understandable.

Meeting the middle-aged man's anxious gaze, Le Zhengyue's voice was remarkably gentle:

"I have summoned you here because there is a matter that requires your attention.

This task is somewhat difficult, so I need you to completely erase your identities as members of the Angel Guard Squad before you proceed."

Le Zhengyue paused after saying this.

This request was naturally asking a lot of them.

One had to understand that for the Angel Guard Squad, their most important identity was that of the Yue Family.

Their individual strength was secondary; it was precisely because they held the status of the Yue Family that they could travel through the Third Continent without obstruction.

But once they lost this Yue Family identity and became true drifters, even if those powerhouses were to kill them, the Yue Family would have no reason to avenge them.

Yet, upon hearing Le Zhengyue's words, the middle-aged man's first reaction was not dissatisfaction or reluctance, but rather surprise, followed immediately by dropping to one knee:

"My life was saved by the young master. If not for the precious Angel Pill the young master bestowed upon me, I would have been dead long ago."

"So, please, young master, just state your orders. Whether it is climbing a mountain of blades or plunging into a sea of fire, as long as I, Song Wen, can do it, I will absolutely complete it for you."

The middle-aged man said this directly with his head bowed.

Hearing his name, Le Zhengyue was silent for a moment before nodding.

When the other party was merely the captain of the Angel Guard Squad, he naturally had no need to remember his name, but since he had decided to strip them of their status, it was better to know who they were.

"Very good. Although I will be stripping you of your Angel Guard Squad status, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Starting from today, the cultivation resources for each of you will be doubled, and you will receive one century-old medicinal herb every month."

Le Zhengyue said this as he took out a map and slowly pushed it across.

This map contained information on Eastsea City, along with the intelligence he had gathered on Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie.

Some of it had been investigated, but much more came from his own memories.

"The task I am entrusting to you this time is not very difficult. I need you to investigate these three people—that is, to monitor them and record their every move."

"If conditions permit, it would be best to install surveillance devices to record their conversations."

"The more you obtain, the higher your rewards will be."

"This order is of the utmost importance; even if you die, you must never reveal any information regarding the Yue Family."