Di Yao Turns the Trap Back on Them! Xiao Wu Falls Deeper, Tang San Completely Loses It!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Poison Needles, Sleeve Arrows, and Mechanical Repeating Crossbows fired from every direction within the old Warehouse.

Cold flashes rained down.

They were so dense they made one's scalp tingle.

The first group of figures in Law Enforcement Cloaks had barely entered when the Hidden Weapons riddled them with holes.

Tang San's expression did not change.

He knew these attacks might not kill Soul Masters.

But they were enough to numb their movements and disrupt their formation.

Yet the next instant, his expression changed.

Those "Law Enforcement Team members" did not scream.

They did not fall.

There was no blood, either.

After the cloaks were pierced, what emerged beneath them was not flesh and blood, but Wooden Dummies and low-grade Defensive Soul Guidance Devices.

Tang San's pupils contracted sharply.

Fake!

On the roof, Hu Liena felt a chill run through her heart.

"So many Hidden Weapons."

"If the Law Enforcement Team had really gone in, at least half of them would have been seriously injured."

Di Yao remained calm.

"He claimed he was holding back."

"But he did not hold back much."

Hu Liena looked into the shadows.

"Where is he?"

Dark golden light flickered in Di Yao's eyes.

The embryonic form of the Hetu Luoshu slowly spread out in his mind.

The firing directions of the Hidden Weapons.

The points where the tripwires bore force.

The paths of the mechanical triggers.

The vibrations across the Warehouse floor.

All the information rapidly came together.

Di Yao raised a hand and pointed toward the southwest corner.

"There."

Hu Liena did not hesitate.

Her Demon Fox Spirit was unleashed, and her spiritual power instantly pressed toward the southwest corner of the wall.

Tang San's face darkened as he immediately retreated.

But the moment he moved, Di Yao's voice came from the roof.

"Tang San."

"Your little setup is not bad."

"Unfortunately, the first time you used it in front of me, you exposed far too much."

Tang San abruptly looked up.

He saw Di Yao standing high above, his gaze cold and indifferent.

The feeling made him extremely uncomfortable.

It was as though the methods he had painstakingly prepared were being dismantled as mere samples.

Tang San said coldly, "You knew all along?"

Di Yao replied, "You were too hasty when you bought materials last night."

Tang San's heart sank.

He had still underestimated Di Yao.

This man did not just watch battles.

He watched supplies.

He watched routes.

He watched people's reactions.

Tang San flicked his sleeve, sending several fine needles shooting toward the roof.

Di Yao raised his hand.

Great Sun Golden Flame swept out and burned the needles into black ash.

"Using poisoned Hidden Weapons to attack Spirit Hall law enforcement officers."

"That is another charge."

Tang San's gaze turned even colder.

"You forced me to do this."

Di Yao said calmly, "That is the second pointless thing you have said today."

Hu Liena almost failed to hold it in.

But she quickly attacked.

A spiritual shockwave crashed down on Tang San.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track activated beneath Tang San's feet, and he slid along the wall with an eerie movement.

He did not linger to fight.

With the trap having failed, he had to retreat.

But Di Yao did not pursue him.

He merely watched the direction Tang San had fled.

Hu Liena frowned.

"Not chasing?"

Di Yao said, "No rush."

"His retreat means the things that truly need moving are not here."

Hu Liena immediately understood.

"A fake Warehouse?"

"Mm."

Di Yao jumped down from the roof.

"Trace the source of the mechanism materials."

"The real lead is not in Tang San's hands."

"It is in the Black Market."

The Law Enforcement Team soon found a batch of mechanical parts from Nuoding City's Black Market in a hidden compartment beneath the Warehouse.

The serial numbers had been ground off.

But the packaging for the powder still bore the secret mark commonly used by the Black Market Soul Hunting Group.

Deacon Zhou said gravely, "My lord, we can pursue them."

Di Yao nodded.

"Track down their den."

"Leave Tang San alone for now."

Hu Liena looked at him.

"You want to hit the Black Market first?"

Di Yao said, "The Black Market has ledgers."

"Tang San only has a hard mouth."

"Take the ledgers first."

Meanwhile.

On a small path behind the academy.

Xiao Wu stopped Tang San.

Her face was somewhat pale.

"Third Brother, did you really set up that trap just now?"

Tang San stopped walking.

"Xiao Wu, why are you here?"

Xiao Wu looked at him.

"I smelled Poison Powder."

Tang San fell silent for a moment.

"They want to arrest Teacher, and they want to investigate you too."

"I cannot do nothing."

Xiao Wu bit her lip.

"But Di Yao did not arrest me yesterday."

Tang San's face instantly darkened.

"Xiao Wu, do not let him fool you."

"He did not arrest you because you are still useful to him."

"In Spirit Hall's eyes, you are a Soul Ring and Soul Bone."

Xiao Wu lowered her head.

"I know."

Of course she knew Di Yao was not being kind.

The way Di Yao looked at her was very cold.

But that coldness was different from the Black Market Soul Hunting Group.

The Black Market Soul Hunting Group looked at her with greed.

Tang San looked at her with protection.

Di Yao, however, looked at her like a lofty emperor looking upon prey that was not yet worth personally claiming.

Yet that oppressive superiority kept Xiao Wu from feeling any urge to resist.

She was very afraid.

But she could not stop herself from wanting to look at Di Yao.

The feeling was strange.

So strange that it frightened even her.

Tang San watched Xiao Wu's expression, and it felt as though a needle had pierced his heart.

"Xiao Wu."

"Stay away from him."

Xiao Wu nodded.

"Mm."

But she nodded a little too slowly.

Tang San noticed.

His gaze darkened further.

Di Yao.

Di Yao again.

Ever since he had appeared, everything had changed.

Teacher was being investigated.

His Hidden Weapons had been exposed.

Even Xiao Wu had been unsettled by that Demon Emperor aura.

The killing intent in Tang San's heart grew deeper and deeper.

Elsewhere.

Hu Liena followed Di Yao as he traced the Black Market's leads.

On the way, Xiao Wu actually followed them in secret.

She had originally wanted to find out why the Black Market Soul Hunting Group knew about her.

But the moment she drew near, Di Yao noticed her.

Di Yao turned to look at her.

"Little Rabbit, who told you to follow us?"

Xiao Wu's body stiffened.

Hu Liena raised a brow.

"She really came."

Xiao Wu said quietly, "I... I want to know who harmed me."

Di Yao said, "You are too weak."

"Following us will only make me look at you one more time."

Xiao Wu's face turned pale.

Hu Liena had thought Xiao Wu would be angry.

Instead, not only was Xiao Wu not angry, but a strange glint flashed in her eyes.

Hu Liena: "..."

She looked at Di Yao, her expression complicated.

"Did you crush her brain?"

Di Yao said, "Beast instinct."

Xiao Wu said quietly, "I won't get in the way."

Di Yao looked at her.

"You already have."

Xiao Wu lowered her head.

She looked utterly aggrieved.

Hu Liena suddenly felt a little speechless.

This rabbit was clearly quite lively around Tang San. Why did she look wilted in front of Di Yao?

Di Yao did not continue driving her away.

Xiao Wu's soul beast senses were genuinely useful.

The closer they came to the Black Market hideout, the more uneasy Xiao Wu became.

She pointed toward a stretch of Abandoned Manor outside the city.

"There's a soul beast smell there."

"A lot of it."

"And blood."

Di Yao's gaze turned faintly cold.

"A Black Market Soul Hunting Group hideout."

Hu Liena said, "Should we attack directly?"

Di Yao looked toward the Abandoned Manor.

There was the aura of a Spirit King inside.

As well as a large number of Beast Spirit Soul Masters.

With his current strength, charging in head-on would be foolish.

He raised a hand and gave the order.

"Law Enforcement Team, surround it."

"Seal the exits."

"Prioritize taking them alive."

"We must get the Account Ledger."

"Anyone who dares destroy the ledger, kill them."

Deacon Zhou nodded.

"Yes!"

Inside the manor.

A Spirit King with an Iron-Back Wolf King spirit suddenly raised his head.

"Spirit Hall is here?"

A subordinate said in panic, "It's Di Yao!"

The Spirit King's face darkened.

"A six-year-old brat actually dared to chase us all the way here."

He kicked the table over.

"Notify the people in the back."

"If the Account Ledger can be taken, take it. If not, burn it."

"Also, escort Yu Xiaogang's people out."

In the shadows.

Tang San received the message as well.

He looked toward the Abandoned Manor, his eyes icy.

Di Yao had turned the tables on the trap and even followed the Black Market here.

He had to act.

Otherwise, his teacher's escape route would be cut off.

Tang San said softly, "Di Yao."

"You think you've won?"

"The real killing trap is only just beginning."