Lure Him Here and Spring an Ambush

"Misunderstanding? Tell me, what have I misunderstood about you?"

The cunning middle-aged man's eyes darted around, and he said quickly, "Senior, I come from Danzhang Mountain. I am a minor leader under the command of the leader of the Zhujian tribe under the White Ye King. I have come to Purple Jade Mountain to search for some of my brothers who went missing, and also to pay a visit to the lord of Purple Jade Mountain..."

"If you came here to visit, why have you caused such a commotion along the way?" Wu Chu crossed his arms and looked down at the little demon who was bound like a dumpling.

This demon's cultivation was clearly not much weaker than Wu Chu's, yet he was bound in a single move. This shows how important Spirit Treasure are in magical battles in this Primordial Land.

Wu Chu looked at him with an expression that said, "Keep making this up, I'm listening."

"Reporting to Senior, we did not know the location of Purple Jade Mountain, and could only use this clumsy method to explore our way here. We have caused some damage, please forgive us."

Wu Chu's eyes widened. "A little damage? You call that a little destruction? Then I'm sorry, I choose not to forgive! Do you have any last words?"

"Senior, spare us! Spare us! We truly meant no harm..."

"It seems you have no last words, so let's send you on your way!" Wu Chu raised the White Bone Whip in his hand, then flicked it, and the bone whip straightened up, turning into a bone spear.

Just as Wu Chu was about to pierce the little demon's throat with his spear, the little demon cried out, "I'll talk, I'll talk... we..."

"Wait!" Wu Chu raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Think carefully. You only have one chance. I'll be asking your companions again later. If I find that your answers don't match most of the others, it won't be as simple as death. I'll make you wish you were dead. You deserve that feeling!"

"... Senior, rest assured, I will definitely tell the truth, I will definitely tell the truth!"

The cunning middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, then nodded rapidly.

"Who sent you here?" Wu Chu asked.

"It is our junior leader. We were all sent by Chief Zhu Jian to investigate Purple Jade Mountain. The chief told us that our mission is twofold: first, to find the brothers who went missing on Purple Jade Mountain, and second, to see if the master of Purple Jade Mountain has already departed..."

Do you know why he wanted to explore these things?

"The chieftain said it was to separate from King White Ye. They both came from Danzhang Mountain, but the one who became king was the former leader of White Ye. The Zhujian chieftain was not satisfied."

"He would tell you something like this?" Wu Chu was clearly skeptical.

"Reporting to Senior, although my cultivation is low, I am still a leader in the Zhu Jian. The Zhu Jian chief often consults me on many matters. This time, the chief only allowed me to lead the team because he saw that I usually acted with composure and competence..."

Wu Chu listened thoughtfully and asked, "Does your King White Ye know about this?"

The middle-aged man shook his head. "Such a thing must not be known to King White Ye, otherwise we would all be skinned alive by the king."

"Was this done by Zhujian alone? Or was there anyone working with him?"

"I suppose not, but I can't guarantee it."

Wu Chu nodded slightly, then asked, "What kind of being are you? Why do you have such a rat-like appearance? It's truly disgusting!"

Upon hearing this, the little demon blushed deeply, clearly very angry, but dared not truly be angry with Wu Chu, fearing that he would be stabbed in the throat by a spear at any moment.

"Not going to talk?"

"Tell me, tell me... I am actually a Wu Bei in disguise. I dare not deceive you, senior. In my appearance, I am actually quite handsome and outstanding among my kind. I am not the rat-faced creature you described..."

"A handsome face? You? Are you saying I'm blind?"

"No, I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare... That's not what I meant."

Wu Chu snorted, raised his hand, and retrieved the Beast-Binding Rope. Then he turned and left, saying, "You stay here and behave yourself. You'd better not let me find out you're lying, or you'd better be prepared to skin you alive!"

Even though Wu Chu was carrying him and walking slowly, the wolf demon didn't dare to ambush him.

With the wolf demon's intelligence, he knew very well that even if he could successfully launch a sneak attack, he would have no way to get out of this great formation without someone to guide him.

If the sneak attack fails, the other side will have a perfectly legitimate reason to skin him alive and tear him apart.

He certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.

After Wu Chu left, he went to other places to find some lone demons.

There were forty or fifty lesser demons trapped in this Mountain Formation Array. Although many of them were in groups of three or five, there were actually many more who were alone.

Before long, Wu Chu found a few lesser demons and confirmed that the wolf demon had not lied to him. Wu Chu couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Demons are demons, they have no faith at all, and they're so quick to betray their masters."

After confirming what the wolf demon had said, Wu Chu led the lesser demons who had come with the Old Ox out of the formation.

Only then did the Old Ox learn from the little demon with crane legs that the person who had led him out of the battle was the current master of Purple Jade Mountain.

Old Ox felt betrayed, but since it was the other party who brought him out of the formation, he didn't know whether to blame Wu Chu or not.

Wu Chu said to the crane-legged demon, "I am not offended by your visit. I have been in seclusion and am unaware of what has happened outside, causing you to remain in that formation for tens of thousands of years. I am truly sorry! However, this time, another junior from Tianmu Mountain has come here to act presumptuously, so you cannot blame me for being ruthless. Go back and tell your new king that if he wants these juniors to return safely, he should come and talk to me himself."

The lesser demons were all obsequious until they heard Wu Chu say "Please," at which point they all mounted their demonic winds and fled in panic in the south, northeast, and southwest.

Wu Chu returned to the formation, back to the Summit of the Sacred Tree. Yibao appeared on his shoulder, swinging her legs, and asked, "You want to lure that White Ye King here and then kill him?"

Wu Chu shook his head and said, "If that wolf demon wasn't lying, then the White Ye King might not have truly fallen into Devil Dao, and it's not really a matter of 'burying a seed in his grave.' If he is, then we should bury a seed in his grave; if not, then we should discuss with him about luring the Zhujian demon generals over and burying them together. We need to win over all the forces we can, and not easily expand the scope of our attack..."

Wu Chu felt it would be foolish of him to abandon the advantage of the Purple Jade Mountain Formation Array and go directly to the White Ye King to fight him.

With his current level of cultivation, he is not capable of doing something so foolish and arrogant.