Chapter Thirty-Nine: Scheming

  Chapter 39 I'm Not a Doctor

  The ones who beat me up weren't strangers, but the direct descendants of that old man, those sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. They've been holding too much anger towards me for the past three days, especially after they understood what happened. In their worldview, if their father or grandfather killed someone, it's no big deal, let alone beating you up. You're not even dead, but almost got the old man killed, so it's only natural that they're furious.

  So, basically from the first day on, those who were supposed to use guns used guns, and those who were supposed to use knives used knives. In short, they wanted to kill me, and no one could stop them. Fortunately, at a critical moment, their Chinese medicine expert, a certain national treasure, spoke up and said, "This time's illusion is not ordinary, I am powerless to do anything about it. To untie the bell, you still need the person who tied the bell. You all handle it."

  They spared my life, but they didn't let me off easy for these three days. My son came and scolded me fiercely, then kicked me a couple of times. My granddaughter came and asked about our ancestors, then another round of tearing and quarreling ensued. I just don't get it - this family looks quite wealthy, so why do they have such poor quality? They're even more uncouth than the nouveau riche.

  "Alright, what do you want to do? I'm not dead yet!" However, their current behavior made Long Batian's face turn dark. These individuals were so arrogant and presumptuous that they dared to come before him. Without saying another word, he grabbed one in each hand and threw them out first.

  "After throwing you away, Long Batian lowered his head and asked me a sentence: 'Are you okay?'"

  "Not dead yet, I reckon I can still take a couple more hits. Otherwise, let you old man practice his skills?" Despite the pain that made me gasp for air, I gritted my teeth and emulated Ah Q's spirit.

  "Hmph, as long as you're not dead, explain what's going on." Long Batian also didn't have a good expression, and just let out a light hum before stopping.

  So I can only rely on myself to slowly climb up, climbing onto a chair and sitting down, taking a deep breath before saying "If I were to say that you wouldn't know, you definitely wouldn't believe me, so it's better if I just explain. The golden light emitted from my hand has an effect of dispelling illusions, in technical terms, it directly pierces the innermost heart. Once the golden light disperses, the illusion is gone, as for those who haven't woken up yet, that's not my concern. That's why I'm saying I'm powerless.

  "What do you mean? How do you know it's not your Golden Light that's causing trouble?" Long Batian said with some skepticism.

  I waved my hand, indicating that you don't believe me and there's nothing I can do about it. As for how I knew, don't ask, damn it, I just randomly guessed.

  "Second Master, I think I understand now. It's just as I guessed. Third Master has fallen into a delusional state of his own making. If he doesn't want to wake up, no one can rouse him. That golden light was probably just a catalyst," said the middle-aged man in a long robe who had been standing beside the old man all along.

  Wow, so awesome, he understood me right away, I really want to give him a thumbs up.

  "Is there really no other way?" Long Batian frowned and said, according to the doctor's words, that is, Lao San himself did not wake up. If it was really like this, then what were they doing here? They might as well wait for death and buy a coffin.

  "There is a way, of course. There's no disease that can't be cured in this world. For someone like San Ye, simply stimulating his physical body won't work anymore. The best approach would be to start from the spiritual aspect, ask a shaman or a Taoist priest to stimulate his soul, and maybe there's still hope. As long as we can make San Ye realize that everything around him is fake and accept reality, he'll be fine." The doctor explained further.

  "Will this do?" Long Batian still had his doubts.

  "Let's try it anyway, the last resort is to let him come again," said the doctor, pointing at my right hand. Of course, this was the most dangerous thing, what if I took advantage of them and turned them all over? Even San Ye, a man with such strong willpower, could fall for it, not to mention them.

  "Go and invite him, Jin De Dao Zhang is coming over." Long Ba Tian made a decision with a wave of his hand.

  Since the boss has given orders, others don't dare say much, just obediently execute it.

  Hundreds of meters outside the hospital, on a big tree, a person was lying on the trunk, with lush leaves covering his body. Most importantly, his breath had completely merged with the big tree, and it was almost impossible to see anyone without walking to the bottom of the tree.

  "Lin Hao, don't worry, I will definitely rescue you," the person on the tree whispered softly. Under the high-powered binoculars, she could see clearly what was happening hundreds of meters away at the hospital, including the scars on that man's body and his unruly eyes.

  Yes, hiding in the tree is Li Lan, who has been missing for a long time. At first, she went to the black market alone to buy equipment, but unexpectedly, her betrayal of Li Huaiguang had already spread through various channels. Especially after Li Huaiguang used Li Ning as a scapegoat, it was expected that Li Lan would return to take revenge. With Li Lan's nature, revenge must require a lot of equipment support. After all, the training of mercenaries is now based on special forces, and without modern weapons, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. So, Li Huaiguang's people had already spread the news out.

  A female bodyguard who has always been protected by her brother, comes to the black market with a box of money to buy things. As expected, Li Lan is just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in their eyes, so the people in the black market make things difficult for Li Lan as much as possible, not only are the prices three times higher than usual, but they also speak flirtatiously.

  Li Lan wasn't a fool either, from the moment she stepped into the black market, she felt a strong sense of danger. When those people brazenly told dirty jokes in front of her, she knew they had taken her for granted. To protect herself, the best way was to show her tough side and let them know she wasn't easy to bully. So, on some pretext or other, Li Lan made a big scene at the black market.

  Li Lan's sudden surge in skill left everyone stunned, the black market people were all connected, they knew the level of those big shots' bodyguards in this city, Li Lan was only considered mediocre, if not for her brother Li Ning protecting her, she wouldn't have such a high status. But now that her true skills had burst out, it far surpassed her brother's, and at such a cost that even if they swallowed their pride, they would still have to pay a huge price, so they all thought of backing down.

  But Li Lan was not going to let them off easily now, originally she was already heartbroken with Li Ning's life or death unknown, and now these people dared to take advantage of the situation, which made Li Lan extremely angry, and didn't want to spare them at all. So they quickly clashed in a fierce battle, and finally took down that black market.

  She had provoked the black market, and those forces behind would not let go, so in the past few days she was basically hiding from pursuit and counter-pursuit, until after scaring off those people, she received the news that I was taken away by Xin Tian.

  Hai Xing Tian's identity was unknown, and Lin Hao was extremely wary of him. As a result, Li Lan never appeared and had been hiding in the shadows until three days ago when Lin Hao completely lost contact. Gunshots were heard from Shennong Valley, and Li Lan realized something was wrong. She secretly followed the car to this private hospital, where she finally learned the outcome.

  Three days, a whole three days, she had seen everything in that ward, and at some point her nose had become sour. It turned out that the person had already entered her heart. Watching him suffer, she felt a heart-wrenching pain. What she most wanted to do was to pull the trigger in her hand and kill everyone inside.

  A "bang" killing intent appeared, Li Lan secretly said it was not good, just turned around, the branches beside her were broken, she knew that she had been exposed, there were too many masters here, a little bit of murderous intention could shock them.

  "Sniper, there's a sniper, on the northeastern slope!" A gunshot rang out, and immediately loud shouts came from the opposite ward. In an instant, countless figures rushed out, some with bare fists, others wielding weapons. The guards hiding in the shadows also emerged, rushing towards Li Lan's position.

  "So many experts?" Now it's Li Lan's turn to be surprised, she had expected that this place wouldn't be simple, but she hadn't thought there would be so many experts here. Those jumping figures' speed was something she knew about, a distance of hundreds of meters was nothing, they could arrive in the blink of an eye. Most importantly, weren't these people afraid of death? After all, according to normal standards, when discovering snipers, one should usually hide on the spot, then engage in sniper battles or use firepower to cover.

  "Bang" Li Lan fired a shot at a figure, but missed. The person's sixth sense was extraordinary and he dodged early on. The next moment, Li Lan threw away the sniper rifle without hesitation and retreated rapidly, unable to gain any advantage under the siege of so many masters.

  ………….

  In a certain mountainous area, the Taoist temple was closed again today, but this time there were less than half as many people inside the temple as last time, and the atmosphere was much more tense.

  "Intelligence, intelligence, I ask you where is the intelligence? Who is it that's spreading rumors about us everywhere? Who leaked our position?" Zhang Yuanjun thundered loudly. The original plan was good, but at the most critical moment, a traitor appeared within their ranks. Not only were their battle plans exposed, but even their base was revealed, resulting in their entire operation ending in defeat and heavy casualties among his elite troops.

  "Haven't you realized it yet, there's a traitor among us and their rank is very high. If we don't find out who it is, the Three Gods' Way will be destroyed soon," said Shangguan Holy Girl. The situation was severe, even she had to join the battle, but the result was not good. It seemed like the opponent had been prepared for a long time, and being able to escape with one's life under the siege of several powerful experts was already a fortunate outcome.

  "Who is it now, when the top ten are not even left with one, and if we thoroughly investigate, isn't that self-destructing? Zhang Yuanjun felt somewhat disheartened. He had always focused on cultivating his powers, believing that once he became strong enough, those under him would naturally not dare to betray him. As a result, he was completely unskilled in dealing with matters of the heart and mind, such as rebellion. Now, apart from finding the traitor, he was at a complete loss."

  "Since we can't find it, why not make other plans? The wheel-turning sect's affairs will be exposed sooner or later. As long as we keep an eye on this matter, we won't miss the opportunity. Now we are the mantis, why not be the yellow sparrow?" Upper Official Yan smiled and said. Her mind was a bit better than Zhang Yuanjun's, but it wasn't much more brilliant either. This was mainly because their usual rules were somewhat special. They were an evil cult, after all, with many wicked ways at their disposal, just like rice grains. The people under them were extremely fearful of them and would never betray them in normal times, because they knew that if they betrayed the Three Gods Sect, they had plenty of means to find them out. That's why they were so passive now.

  But since they are so passive, why not turn the passivity into initiative? The existence of the Three Gods has given them endless benefits, but at the same time, it has also given them a huge shackle. Their every move is subject to restraint, and now they have this opportunity to remove this shackle. Without this shackle, they can completely hide in the darkness, waiting for the secret opening of the Wheel of Rebirth, and then strike at the last moment.

  Zhang Yuangun was a little silent, the Three Gods' Way was passed down by his master, he grew up in the Three Gods' Way since childhood, saying that he had no feelings at all is absolutely fake, he wanted to live forever, and he also wanted the Three Gods' Way to last forever, but now he has to abandon the entire Three Gods' Way, he really couldn't bear it.

  Seeing Zhang Yuanjun's hesitant appearance, Shangguan Yan was very disdainful in her heart. He wanted to live a long life and also wanted to keep his wealth and glory. What a good thing it is! At this point, he still hesitated, which is not the manifestation of doing great things. However, for now, she still needs Zhang Yuanjun to do things, otherwise, she would have replaced him early on.

  "General, in fact, we don't have to completely abandon the Three Gods Sect. Just give the order and let your most loyal subordinates lie low for now. We'll still need them to gather information and make a comeback later. As long as we can avoid any more leaks in the future, that's all that matters. Think about it, if we can live forever, what's the big deal about the Three Gods Sect? What do you want to achieve?"

  Yes, he's thinking of immortality, isn't he? With endless life, what can't he have? Wealth? Status? With his abilities, they're all within reach. Even making the Three Gods' Dao the number one sect in the world isn't impossible. Think about it, after a few decades, when those big shots in the cultivation world are all dead and gone, he'll still be young and strong, and his dao will continue to advance. Who will be able to stand against him then?

  The more I think about it, the more excited I become, as if everything is right in front of me.

  "Alright, then order the charge. You also make a list and let them charge to assassinate the Baituojiao masters." Zhang Yuanjun gritted his teeth and made the decision.

  Everyone on the list is a trusted aide, said to be an assassin, but actually they are all escapees, and they are also on this list.