Scared Out of His Wits

Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao were a little surprised to hear Li Wensong's words. He really didn't waste any words; he was as direct as could be.

The question is whether Lian Jie can accept this information.

Lian Jie blinked. "A chess piece? A Peak Eternal Realm expert who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect?!"

Li Wensong nodded.

"Wait, the powerful figure you're talking about, could it be...?"

Before Lian Jie could finish speaking, Li Wensong nodded directly. "That's right, it's my Brother Lu, Lu Qing'an! The one who caused you to suffer setbacks in the Fallen God Sea!"

"He! He's actually one of the few Peak Eternal Realm experts who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect?!" Lian Jie was extremely shocked.

After that incident, she realized that Lu Qing'an was incredibly powerful. Even though she left too quickly that day, it didn't stop her from learning about Lu Qing'an's later feats from some Eternal Realm people who left afterward!

Even so, she never expected that Lu Qing'an was one of only two Peak Eternal Realm experts in the Nine Directions and Ten Domains who had mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect!

but...

Lian Jie then looked at Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao.

These two are both renowned figures among the Peak Eternal Realm experts!

These two are here too, so there's a high chance that what Li Wensong said is true!

"If you don't believe me, you can ask these two. And I can tell you something: even these two are just pawns in that person's game! So, you'd better not feel ashamed of being a pawn of my Brother Lu. To us, it's an honor!"

Li Wensong's tone was serious, and he was noticeably more serious and stern when facing Lian Jie than when facing Li Muchen and the other two.

After all, Lian Jie was indeed not as strong as Li Muchen and the other two.

Moreover, his treatment of Lian Jie was intentionally meant to show Li Muchen and the other person, hoping to change their perspective and prevent them from thinking that being a pawn was anything bad.

Lian Jie glanced at Li Muchen and the other man. Seeing that they were being called Lu Qing'an's pawns, they remained silent and calm, as if they had already accepted the fact. She swallowed hard.

It's true!!!

"Am I really a pawn? Who's setting up this scheme? What scheme?" Lian Jie asked curiously.

"A momentous undertaking! Only Brother Lu himself knows the specifics. All I know is that Brother Lu has given us a new mission: to make the Eternal Night Sect known throughout the Nine Directions and Ten Domains as quickly as possible! And I've come here to recruit you into our ranks, so that the name of the Eternal Night Sect may spread throughout the entire Nine Directions and Ten Domains!"

Li Wensong took a sip of tea as he spoke, exuding the aura of a leader.

"After that, I will go to find Dao Lord Xuexiao and Lava Sage; they are also pawns."

Lian Jie took a deep breath and made a decision. "Okay, just tell me what you need me to do. After I'm done with this, I hope you can take me to meet that person!"

She felt it was still necessary to meet with Lu Qing'an calmly and rationally this time, so that they could have a proper talk instead of being adversaries!

"Don't worry, after this task is handed over, I will naturally take you to see Brother Lu!" Li Wensong said with a smile.

Li Muchen and the others came to see Lu Qing'an, so everything was definitely under Lu Qing'an's control. He didn't need to do anything; he just needed to go along with what these people wanted to do and make proper arrangements.

This is what the number one piece should do!

We should try our best to avoid letting Lu Qing'an, the chess player, waste too much of his energy on such trivial matters!

"Okay!" Lian Jie nodded seriously.

After finishing their conversation, Li Wensong stood up and said, "In that case, let's move on to the next person. Time is short and the task is important, so we won't chat any longer."

He felt it was necessary to quickly gather all these Peak Eternal Realm experts, arrange the mission details, and then bring them to Lu Qing'an.

The sooner he completes these tasks, the more it will demonstrate his exceptional abilities!

And so, the group set off again, heading in one direction.

During the journey, Lian Jie approached Li Muchen and the other person and tried to communicate with them telepathically, asking them what had happened between them and Lu Qing'an, and how they had become pawns.

Upon hearing Lian Jie's telepathic message, Lian Jie Li Muchen was momentarily at a loss for words.

On the contrary, Zhang Shundao happily told Lian Jie everything about Li Muchen's experiences.

Lian Jie fell silent upon hearing that Li Muchen had actually had his memories erased through special means and that Lu Qing'an had controlled his actions at many important junctures.

Is this the terrifying aspect of the Peak Eternal Realm expert who has mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect?

Even a powerhouse of Li Muchen's caliber can be controlled like this!

That's terrifying!!!

Not long after.

A group of people followed Lian Jie to the Daoist temple where Dao Lord Xuexiao was located.

In fact, in this advanced star field, Lian Jie, Dao Lord Xuexiao, and Lava Sage, the three Peak Eternal Realm experts, are all special existences.

Dao Lord Xuexiao is a wisp of blood shed by a Peak Eternal Realm expert, which gave birth to sentience.

They are considered ominous creatures.

The Lava Sage was also born with sentience from a special treasure Lava.

When Dao Lord Xuexiao sensed the arrival of Lian Jie and the others, he was immediately startled and prepared to flee.

Unfortunately, what happened recently has left him with lingering effects!

Most importantly, he now sensed the auras of three Peak Eternal Realm experts among so many people!

This is clearly a hostile move!

He quickly transformed into a cloud of blood mist, pushing the Space Rule to their absolute limit.

Upon seeing this, Lian Jie was stunned for a moment, then quickly used Space Rule to stop Dao Lord Xuexiao.

"Xuexiao! Why are you running? I need to talk to you!" Lian Jie shouted.

Dao Lord Xuexiao ignored them and used all his strength to escape.

He evaded the obstruction of the Lian Jie Space Rule, but to his surprise, Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao attacked simultaneously, their Divine Ability and rules working together to intercept him instantly!

His powerful methods prevented him from escaping!

He was horrified, staring in shock at Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao, his eyes reddening. "Fellow Daoists! I have no grudge against you! Why are you treating me like this!"

Li Wensong, Han Li, and the others were all there, clearly sent by Lu Qing'an!

It's likely that Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao are also connected to Lu Qing'an!

There's an extremely high probability that they came together to wipe him out!

He never expected that after all he had done, giving most of his fortune to Lu Qing'an, Lu Qing'an would still try to silence him at this point!

Could it be because I didn't follow Lu Qing'an's advice and publicize the fact that I was severely suppressed, which displeased Lu Qing'an?

If that's the case, then...

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for that. We came to find you not to deal with you," Zhang Shundao said with a smile.

Look at this guy, look what he's done to him!

They look so pitiful.

Upon hearing this, Dao Lord Xuexiao was taken aback.

"You really won't lay a hand on me?"

Li Wensong laughed and said, "I wouldn't go so far as to resort to violence, but I do have a question for you. Did you keep your promise to Brother Lu?"

Upon hearing this, Dao Lord Xuexiao trembled.

Isn't this just another attempt to stir up trouble over that matter?