The people in Begonia Alley went from their initial unease to growing confusion.
The headquarters had neither arrested them nor executed them. Instead, they had simply tied a strange young man in the center of the area, looking for all the world as if they were about to shoot him.
But wasn't this preparation taking a bit too long?
“Why haven't they done it yet?”
Someone grumbled quietly. He assumed Bai Wanyang was the one who had provoked the headquarters and brought them here. He thought that as soon as Bai Wanyang died, the crisis would be resolved.
Not far outside Begonia Alley, several headquarters captains were lurking in the shadows, tensely scanning their surroundings.
“The news has been leaked. Why hasn't he come yet?” Captain Hehuan asked in a low voice.
A high-level elder who spent his time creating sinful connections had been kidnapped, and the headquarters was certain that the S-rank fugitive Yue Shi was the culprit.
After such repeated acts of dropping an ultimate right in their face, the headquarters naturally couldn't let the matter rest.
However, Yue Shi's whereabouts were a mystery; they simply couldn't find him.
So, the headquarters had no choice but to target his associates.
The only person they could find who was even slightly close to Yue Shi was this Bai Wanyang.
The next was the owner of Begonia Alley, Jiang Cifei, who had also had multiple contacts with Yue Shi.
To take down Yue Shi, countless experts had long since been lying in wait around Begonia Alley, simply waiting for Yue Shi to walk into the trap.
But Hehuan was still a little uneasy.
“That guy looks like an invincible man with no attachments whatsoever. He doesn't care about so-called friends.”
“Would he really risk his life to save a former colleague?”
“He'll come,” Captain Mary Sue said softly.
“The headquarters has already spread the news across the entire network. Now, everyone believes Bai Wanyang is Yue Shi's best friend.”
“If Yue Shi doesn't come, it means he's a coward. He'll lose all face, and the headquarters will take the opportunity to release press statements tearing him down to boost themselves and regain their dignity.”
“If he dares to come, he'll have to face the headquarters' inescapable net. All the high-level members have broken through to Rank 5. He won't escape.”
Hehuan looked at Mary Sue, his gaze gradually becoming vacant and blurred.
What was she babbling about with such a beautiful face?
‘I want to dual cultivate.’ Hehuan's cheeks flushed, followed by a hint of disappointment.
The high-level elders refused to accept his bed-warming services!
Hmph, it wasn't like he minded their old-man smell, yet they dared to despise him for being insatiable and loose. What a bunch of old fossils!
They talked every day about strengthening the headquarters' overall power, yet they refused to sacrifice themselves to dual cultivate with him and make him stronger.
A bunch of terrible people.
“Be careful once the fighting starts,” another captain, Ghoul, reminded them with a frown.
He had long since recognized reality; all these headquarters captains added together might not even be a match for Yue Shi.
But they also understood that since the headquarters had been slapped in the face by Yue Shi several times, they had to regain their honor.
The high-level members had all broken through to Rank 5, which was the perfect time to flex their muscles and demonstrate the headquarters' authority.
An S-rank fugitive who was currently at the height of his fame was the perfect target to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys.
No doubt, after this, every transcendent in the world would be completely submissive to the headquarters.
However, there would surely be heavy casualties in the process of besieging Yue Shi.
Even those at the captain level might be instantly killed in one move.
None of these captains were particularly willing to come, but they had no choice. They had to participate in this disgusting team-building activity.
“Actually, we don't need to be too serious,” Hehuan said.
If they were forced to face a ferocious boss, they might as well just be slacking off.
The slogans should be shouted loudly enough, but when the fighting started, they would hide at the very back, strive to be salted fish, and just cheer for the high-level elders.
At this moment, Bai Wanyang was kneeling on the ground, already so hungry that his vision was swimming.
Worse still, his bladder was starting to reach its limit.
If this continued, he was definitely going to leak!
The pressure was truly immense.
The only people under more pressure than Bai Wanyang were the headquarters members closest to him, especially the one holding the gun ready to execute him.
Once Yue Shi actually arrived, these headquarters members surrounding Bai Wanyang would definitely be the first to become cannon fodder.
Everyone who knew the inside story was uneasy, and they were already prepared to flee at any moment.
The moment You-Know-Who appeared, they would vanish instantly.
Of course, the worst-case scenario could also happen. You-Know-Who might just kill everyone present, including Bai Wanyang.
Jiang Cifei and Dr. Luo were exchanging looks, communicating in a way that only the two of them could understand.
They didn't know exactly what was happening, but they weren't going to sit around and wait for death.
Dr. Luo lightly hooked his finger. On the wooden sign at the entrance of Begonia Alley, a begonia flower decoration turned into a wisp of pink smoke and drifted into the distance.
Unfortunately, before this wisp of pink smoke could drift far, it was intercepted.
“It's a distress signal sent to the Land of Equality.”
“Intercept it. Once we've dealt with Yue Shi, we'll go and uproot those forbidden zone tumors one by one.”
...
On the other side, Yue Shi was checking on the condition of the Mirror.
Huang Fengjing and those mirrors seemed to be merging, but he himself was still alive. His state was very peculiar, like a living mirror.
The mirror was driving his consciousness in reverse.
Zhang Songyun, meanwhile, was being used by Yue Shi to test the limits of his Undying Body.
As for that fujoshi, not only was her vitality incredibly tenacious, but she was also particularly stubborn.
On the surface, she seemed like a comic relief character, but in reality, she was as stubborn as a stone in a latrine. No matter how Yue Shi interrogated her, she refused to reveal any information about the headquarters.
Yue Shi already knew about Bai Wanyang's latest predicament.
One could only say this guy was truly unlucky enough.
Yue Shi didn't care much about his reputation, but since the headquarters had made such a big scene, it would be a disservice to himself if he didn't take the opportunity to muddy the waters.
As soon as Ghost saw Yue Shi's expression, he knew he was up to no good.
“Why are you standing here sneering instead of going to save your friend immediately?”
Yue Shi glanced at him. “The headquarters is using Bai Wanyang as bait. They won't let him die easily. I'm not in a hurry.”
...
Amber City.
For some unknown reason, the entire city was suddenly under martial law.
“Teacher, what happened?” In the director's office, a stone with a human face spoke.
She was Mountain Ghost, Tang Zhuhe's student.
“The headquarters is moving too aggressively; the situation has worsened further. This world is beyond saving. We must move faster.” Tang Zhuhe's expression was quite solemn.
Mountain Ghost's brow furrowed slightly. “Teacher, there are still several cities that aren't ready...”
Tang Zhuhe interrupted her. “They can be abandoned if necessary.”
Mountain Ghost was silent for a few seconds before she couldn't help but ask, “Teacher, what exactly is the apocalypse?”
“The headquarters' actions seem normal enough. Why would they lead to the descent of the apocalypse?”
Tang Zhuhe hesitated for a moment, then pointed a finger toward the sky.
“There are some things I cannot put into words, nor can I convey them in any form.”
“I can only tell you one thing: there are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens.”
Mountain Ghost didn't understand, but she could sense Tang Zhuhe's tension.
Black Guanyin, with her three thousand avatars and three thousand methods—who in this world could threaten her?
Wait!
A thought suddenly flashed through Mountain Ghost's mind. If no one in this world could threaten Black Guanyin, then what about those from outside the world...
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