Seeing the curiosity on Tongtian's, Nuwa's, and Houtu's faces, Gu Changqing stopped keeping them in suspense.
He took a long swig of fine wine, letting it slide down his throat into his belly.
Its rich fragrance spread through Biyou Palace before he said drunkenly:
"Urp... if I didn't do that, how would the Elder of Chaos and the others fall for the trap?"
"I... urp... am waiting for them to come knocking again."
At those words, the Three Sages froze.
A brief silence descended over Biyou Palace.
Tongtian's eyelid twitched sharply, Nuwa's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and Houtu's eyes widened outright.
The three exchanged glances, each seeing the same dawning realization in the others' eyes.
Showing weakness to the enemy?
Luring them into the trap!
In other words, everything Gu Changqing had done earlier had been intended to deceive Hongjun, the Elder of Chaos, and the others.
For a moment, the Three Sages were utterly speechless.
They finally understood what Gu Changqing meant.
Earlier, when Gu Changqing had faced the Elder of Chaos's Taisu True Exposition, he had not truly been at a loss.
Quite the opposite: he had already obtained a way to counter it from Lord Taisu.
Yet he had deliberately pretended to have gained nothing, even letting the Elder of Chaos believe he held the upper hand and Hongjun's side think they possessed a trump card that could suppress the Interception Sect alliance.
That way, the Elder of Chaos, Hongjun, and the others would inevitably grow vastly more confident, convinced that Gu Changqing could do nothing against the Taisu True Exposition, and attack the Interception Sect alliance with even greater abandon.
But what was the truth?
All of it was merely a smokescreen Gu Changqing had deliberately released.
He was waiting for the Elder of Chaos and