Pretending

Wang Xingyu had already considered it in his mind. This uncle and nephew were definitely not ordinary people. Perhaps they had encountered some trouble, or perhaps it was some kind of love triangle.

But it doesn't matter.

The mere Gulei Kingdom is no match for the Clear Sky Gang, no matter how big the trouble it may be.

He is confident in handling the situation.

Xiao Wu retracted her Soul Ring, noticing that Li Ping'an's gaze was still fixed on her. A slight smile played on her lips, "So, Little Ping'an, are you surprised by my Soul Ring Configuration?"

Li Ping'an nodded honestly. He really wanted to ask, "How did you do that?" but he swallowed the words back.

Reason told him he shouldn't pry into other people's secrets. He turned to look at Li Yunzheng and only called out, "Dad?"

His tone was tentative, but his eyes already held the answer.

Li Yunzheng didn't offer any further advice, only saying, "Call me uncle. I'll look after you—but I'll stay with you the whole time."

Li Ping'an remained silent for a few seconds, as if making a decision. Then he turned back, his expression serious yet tinged with difficulty. "Brothers and sisters, my father and I can join. But we have one request—please eliminate the City Lord of Longxing City."

Wang Xingyu nodded. That's so righteous.

This condition is acceptable. I was going to Longxing City anyway to investigate the Goddess of Life, and I can take down a villain along the way, killing two birds with one stone.

"Alright, I agree. But we need to gather some intelligence first: the terrain of the city lord's mansion, the distribution of guards, the city lord's Soul Skill —we need to find out all of these."

"No need," Li Yunzheng interrupted him. "I've been investigating the city lord of Longxing City during this time."

He began to recall the information he had gathered during this period, "So far, the investigation has revealed that he is a level 55 Soul King named Gu Kesi, but his appearance is very strange."

His limbs were slender, but his belly was unusually large, bulging as if he were pregnant. All I knew was that he possessed Soul Skill with a devouring effect; his other Martial Soul and hidden Soul Skill were too well concealed for me to discover.

"The hall master of the Longxing City Spirit Hall Branch, level 47, Martial Soul Blood Thorn Spear, the two are in cahoots. But leave this person to me."

My Martial Soul is the Knight's Lance, level 45. The rest are just private soldiers around level 10 or 20. You dealt with seven before, so there should only be a dozen or so left."

After listening, Wang Xingyu nodded and began to discuss tactics.

The tactic was simple: the two men would pretend to be captured, be taken directly into the city lord's mansion, and behead the city lord.

Li Yunzheng went to the Spirit Hall Branch to stop the level 47 Hall Master and prevent him from returning to reinforce.

"Take this." Wang Xingyu took out another Godly Zhuge Crossbow from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Li Yunzheng.

Li Yunzheng took it, examined it from all angles, and looked at it with great curiosity.

Looking at his expression, Wang Xingyu suddenly remembered an advertisement he had seen in his previous life. "If you're a brother, come and fight me; I'll give you the Godly Zhuge Crossbow right from the start."

Hold it in.

Everyone agreed that the plan was sound.

The food on the table was almost cold. Xiao Wu stuffed the last piece of radish into her mouth and mumbled, "Let's go."

The next afternoon, near the place where he and Li Ping'an had previously rescued people.

Wang Xingyu and Xiao Wu stood on the tree, observing the area below through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

Ten men dressed exactly like the private soldiers from before were walking on the dirt road, pulling a horse-drawn carriage with a cage attached beside them.

It seems they've taken over from the previous team and are continuing the search and arrest.

The fact that there were three more people might also be due to the search for the previous group.

"Just like the intelligence Li Yunzheng gave us," Xiao Wu said in a low voice, "We intercepted one team before, and sure enough, they sent another one."

"You've come at the perfect time," Wang Xingyu said.

Before long, Wang Xingyu and Xiao Wu were already sitting in the cage of the carriage.

Five corpses lay outside the cage, their bodies bearing the piercing wounds left by Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

The other five people stood around the carriage, looking dazed and with empty eyes. Each of them had a very thin strand of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around their waist, the grass leaves glowing faintly.

Xiao Wu leaned against the iron bars of the cage, her expression relaxed. Looking at the five private soldiers outside, who seemed like puppets, she clicked her tongue in amazement. "Xingyu, your Blue Silver Grass is really useful. It's practically an essential item for murder, arson, and everyday life."

Wang Xingyu smiled. He hadn't expected it to be so useful and convenient.

The combination of the Spirit Skull Bone and Blue Silver Grass eliminates all the steps—no acting, no binding, just lead it with Blue Silver Grass.

And so, Wang Xingyu guided the five people all the way to Longxing City.

They were not far from Longxing City, and with his urging, they walked quickly until midnight, when they could see the city walls of Longxing City.

The cage was covered with a black cloth. Wang Xingyu had already disconnected the Blue Silver Grass —the false illusion had been implanted into the minds of these five soldiers, and it no longer needed to be connected.

Inside the cage, the two felt the carriage twist and turn, then descend, seemingly entering the underground, before finally coming to a stop.

An excited voice came from outside. "Captain! We sacrificed five brothers, but we captured the two who killed the previous team! Both are Soul Grandmaster, and their Martial Soul are quite good!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the black cloth covering the cage was ripped off.

A man dressed in significantly more luxurious clothes than the private soldiers stood in front of the cage and sized up the two people inside.

This must be the person who was called the captain.

His gaze lingered on the two men for a moment, as if he found it strange—they had no obvious injuries and their expressions showed no sign of panic.

But he didn't say much, turning to the group of private soldiers and saying, "You did a good job. I'll go and call Lord Gu now; you'll be rewarded after you've finished absorbing the essence."

The private soldiers nodded excitedly after hearing this.

After the captain left, one of the private soldiers looked at the cage, his excitement still lingering. Suddenly, he frowned and asked the person next to him curiously, "Hey, boss, is she a woman?"

Several private soldiers turned to look at the cage and began to discuss it.

"Really? Didn't you remember being a man before?"

"Yeah, yeah, I remember it was a guy, how did it become a girl?"

"But this woman is indeed quite good-looking..."

The soldier called "boss" stared at Xiao Wu, then suddenly realized something and slammed his fist into his palm. "Oh—I get it! He must be a man dressed as a woman, trying to seduce us!"

The four private soldiers simultaneously let out a drawn-out "Oh--", and nodded in unison. "Our boss is really smart!"

One of them even took two steps forward, getting closer to the cage, and shook his head with a regretful expression. "A perfectly good man, why is he pretending to be a woman? Sigh, what a pity."

The only response he received was a kick from Xiao Wu.

After the kick, the private soldier was pressed against the wall. Before the four other private soldiers could react, the Blue Silver Grass had already emerged from the cage and silently wrapped around their bodies.

The four people's eyes instantly became unfocused, and they fell back into the control of the illusion.

Xiao Wu pulled her leg back, patted her trouser leg, and looked bewildered. "How did I turn into a man?"

"I'll use an illusion to make them think you're a man, to save them trouble," Wang Xingyu said, already unlocking the cage.

Xiao Wu nodded, touching her chin. "It's just that I'm too beautiful."