Before either side pretending to negotiate could speak, Shi Chun approached them, turned his back to Gong Shixi's group, and whispered to Gu Liani, "Come with me. We'll go pull a little trick. Everyone else can keep pretending to negotiate."
Xu Anchang asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Shi Chun said, "Relax. I won't drag you into it."
Gu Liani was growing impatient with the act and was also curious about what Shi Chun intended, so she told Yuan Yao to continue negotiating with Xu Anchang.
Yuan Yao obeyed, but as Gu Liani was led away, he could not resist reminding her, "Martial Uncle, be careful."
As he spoke, he cast a meaningful glance at Shi Chun.
Gu Liani understood. Though they had renewed their old ties and resumed cooperating, she still needed to watch out for Shi Chun.
She gave a slight nod of acknowledgment, then followed Shi Chun, wanting to see what medicine he was really hiding in his gourd.
Seeing everyone's attention follow the departing pair, Wu Jinliang quickly set them straight, urging those present, "Never mind them. Let's continue."
After they had wandered some distance away, beyond everyone's eyes and ears, Gu Liani finally could not help asking, "What is it? You're not planning to ambush me, are you?"
"Why are you always so prejudiced against me?" Shi Chun voiced his displeasure, then looked around.
Once he was satisfied that no one could see them, he reached into his sleeve and took out an Array Compass for her.
Gu Liani froze when she received it. She turned it over to inspect it and recognized it. Wasn't this the control Array Compass for her Origin-Locking Formation?
Then objects appeared out of thin air before her, one after another. She took a closer look and froze