[You quickly made your decision.]
[—Run for it.]
[Although the intelligence indicated that "Mu Changkang" was a [Golden Core Powerhouse], you were not without ways to counter him.]
[In fact, as long as you were willing to pay with your lifespan and activate [late bloomer], you could finish him off in an instant.]
[However, you were more afraid that this was a game of chess.]
[With no understanding of the situation, if you rashly attacked like some hotheaded fool and alerted the deeper lurking demons and monsters behind the scenes, the consequences would be unthinkable.]
[After turning it over again and again, lying low was the best strategy.]
[Ideally, you could lie low a little longer and use [golden talent: Listening] to keep gathering intelligence.]
[At that thought, you could not help missing [purple talent: I Am the Chess Player].]
[Ever since you had drawn this talent, it had been working behind the scenes. Now it had shattered—a real pity.]
[Before leaving, you had your "other self" use the mighty power of [foundation establishment] to teleport you to his side.]
[Although uncertainty and alarm still churned in your heart, you left some food and daily necessities for the child beggar who had taken you in, as a token of thanks.]
[It was not that you did not want to give him money or something else, but that would only invite trouble more easily. Better to leave him something useful and part ways.]
[In any case, your current strategy was to wait quietly for [golden talent: Listening] to activate and gather more intelligence.]
[The next day, [Listening] activated again, but your luck seemed worse this time: there were only four chimes.]
[Clang!]
[Clang!]
[Clang!]
[Clang!]
[The familiar sound of the Great Dao washed over you, and the Four-Ring Intelligence appeared:]
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