ASER - Chapter 228
Chapter 228: Stand-in
The difference in strength was too great; A'Diao was no match at all and could have been killed in a few rounds. However, Dantai Ye and this little demon king didn't kill her, merely forcefully subdued her.
The little demon king, Yin Yi (Silver Wing), was about 1.65 meters tall, resembling a young boy of twelve or thirteen. Yet, he acted like an old hand, hooking A'Diao's chin and saying playfully, "So this is the strongest of the human race, the one who ruined your Guixu plan? She looks quite delicious. Why don't you let me eat her?"
Demonic spirits, after all, loved to eat humans. The stronger the human, the more nourishing they were.
Thus, saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth.
Dantai Ye, however, said, "You think I don't want to kill her? This person has many tricks up her sleeve. Let's observe first, I'll explain later."
Yin Yi pouted, and his body suddenly transformed. A'Diao saw the young boy's body twist and change into a bizarre, grotesque beast. Its body was stout and short, but its head was enormous, covered with hundreds of densely packed mouths.
A'Diao saw all the mouths on this creature's head open in unison. Was it going to directly devour her?
No, it was the high-bloodline innate skill of a demon king – Guiyuan!
The so-called Guiyuan was to track the original body and all its differentiated, homologous existences, then absorb them back into one.
Regardless of space.
This Dantai Ye was formidable. Having set this trap for A'Diao, he naturally sought help targeting her abilities. He could contact the Demon Lair, yet he only sought out this little demon king, Yin Yi, which showed he needed Yin Yi's specific abilities.
Because, in Dantai Ye's eyes, Chen A'Diao's most terrifying aspect wasn't her Yinglong transformation, her spiritual divine weapon, or her many other techniques. Her most formidable skill was taking the doppelgangers, which Spirit Kings commonly possessed, and elevating them to a level where even Great Spirit Kings couldn't distinguish them.
Not only were they indistinguishable, but they could also exist independently. This was truly terrifying.
That was why Dantai Ye had sought out Yin Yi.
The result was quite good. In that instant... the heavily injured A'Diao's body, being devoured by Yin Yi... turned into energy.
This one was a doppelganger!
"It really is a doppelganger!" Yin Yi himself was very surprised. A mere doppelganger possessed such combat power; he had underestimated the terror of this strongest human genius.
They had sent out four experts to confuse her and lure her into the trap, yet she had still entered using a doppelganger.
This person was incredibly devious.
Dantai Ye wasn't too surprised. "This person has always been treacherous and cunning, it's not strange. Work harder, quickly pull over her other doppelgangers and her main body. Don't waste time."
He was cautious, fearing that delays might bring complications. After all, an accident had occurred on Guixu Island, resulting in a fruitless effort. He didn't want to make the same mistake this time.
Though Yin Yi spoke contemptuously of A'Diao, he was actually wary and immediately increased his power.
This innate talent was truly terrifying, and the little demon king was also truly terrifying.
At this moment... space continuously tore apart!
Doppelgangers were continuously pulled out from different regions – four doppelgangers, and... the final main body.
After being pulled out, they were basically neutralized by them consecutively.
Doppelgangers obliterated!
They had to find the main body.
Yin Yi's forehead was already covered in sweat, his mental power and energy nearly depleted. Only after the last main body emerged and the two of them jointly subdued it did he stop. His face was clearly many times more listless and weak. He counted, his expression shocked, "Five doppelgangers, one main body! Is she trying to gather the Calabash Brothers? This doesn't match the information you provided earlier."
Dantai Ye examined the last A'Diao and confirmed her vital signs indicated it was the main body. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. After defeating and knocking A'Diao unconscious, he said, "That's why I said she's formidable. If allowed to continue, she will become the one who achieves great karmic luck for the entire human race, which will be detrimental to us demonic spirits."
"Let's leave this place quickly!"
"Go!"
Dantai Ye scooped up the unconscious A'Diao by the waist and directly entered the Demon Lair entrance. Yin Yi watched, raising an eyebrow, slightly puzzled: Can't he just drag her in? Does he have to carry her?
After they left, the underground reservoir returned to tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened.
The Demon Lair realm was no smaller than the outside world, perhaps even larger. However, for demonic spirits, it was an extremely harsh living environment. Firstly, there was a lack of resources. Secondly, demonic spirits reproduced too quickly, their numbers too vast. Though comparable in size to the human realm, the per capita land area was pitifully small, leading to frequent wars of mutual slaughter and consumption between clans.
But this was also a good thing. Through slaughter, they devoured and evolved, continuously pushing their clans to become stronger.
However, no matter how much slaughter occurred in the Demon Lair, there was one place of absolute authority where fighting was forbidden: the Dark Forest.
All the trees here were pitch black, but they were not living organisms. Instead, they were a type of black mineral that only high-bloodline demonic spirits could consume and absorb. It was a kind of energy source, but it was only effective for demon kings. Thus, this vast Dark Forest became the birthplace of demon kings and the center of power in the Demon Lair.
Of course, A'Diao was not taken to the Dark Forest because it was too far away. The spatial density within the Demon Lair prevented teleportation; even instantaneous movement was impossible. Except for beings at the Great Demon King level, all other creatures could only rely on normal means of transportation (like flying or running).
Therefore, for the Demon Lair to open up to the human world was not a simple matter. The spatial density of their world itself was a major obstacle. Of course, such terrifying spatial density was also what allowed it to withstand the slaughter among such a vast number of demonic spirits; otherwise, the world would have long since collapsed.
The Demon Lair's connection point to the human world this time was located at the southeastern extremity of the Demon Lair world. It was a hidden valley, with densely packed caves. Within one of these caves were many dungeons, guarded by powerful demonic spirits and patrolled by terrifying demon lords. It was like an iron fortress.
In the prison, who else could the group of imprisoned people be but the experts from Tang Song?
Among them were members of the Imperial Family, officials from the imperial court and nobility, the military, Daoist sects, and Qing Zan and others from Lushan. They had all suffered a great loss. Upon waking, they found themselves imprisoned in dungeons, and now they couldn't even sense the spatial density because their cultivation had been completely sealed.
"They don't kill us, but keep us imprisoned. I'm afraid this isn't any better than being eaten directly." A red-haired middle-aged man said with some agitation. This person was an old ancestor of the Cao family, an expert who had only recently revived.
It was also their bad luck. Not long after waking up, they encountered Chen A'Diao's rise and her killing sprees – killing Junior Spirit Kings in a few days, then taking on the Mountain Head a few days later, like an unparalleled cheat. Where was there room for these great lords and marquises from the founding era to show off? So, they all lay low. But not long after, trouble erupted in the Huaiguang Mountain Range.
Even though they usually fought to the death, these former rivals still chose to join forces to come to Huaiguang and destroy the Demon Lair. The result...
They just served themselves up.
What kind of world was this, where even Junior Spirit Kings were just feeding kills?
The white-haired old man sitting cross-legged beside Duanmu Biexue, however, seemed to have a detached view of life and death. He said to Duanmu Biexue with some regret, "If I had known, I wouldn't have let you come."
Duanmu Biexue, who had already advanced to Middle Grandmaster, lowered her head and said, "I insisted on coming myself. Besides, everyone dies eventually. Great-grandfather, you don't need to worry."
She took it calmly, but the others were terrified. They weren't afraid of death, just unsure of how they would die.
Qing Zan knew these people from the founding era. Hearing this, she said, "Perhaps they'll use us as hostages, or maybe they're waiting to transfer us, or just waiting for some powerful demonic spirit to come and feed. Given our cultivation levels and numbers, we might be able to nurture a little demon king."
Their value lay only in that.
Hearing this, everyone became even more distressed. This was worse than dying in battle; at least that was better than being turned into fresh nourishment for demonic spirits.
Just thinking about it was nauseating.
Just then, the cell door suddenly opened. The patrolling demon lords all looked over in unison, then knelt in a certain direction.
This?
The old ancestors from the Cao, Duanmu, and Zhao families exchanged glances. Things were very bad.
The newcomer was a little demon king.
Not to mention they were currently sealed; even at their peak, they couldn't defeat the other party.
It was over.
At the entrance, Yin Yi walked in, waved his hand to dismiss their courtesies, while his gaze swept over the human cultivators. He licked his lips, saliva drooling from his mouth. Fortunately, he still remembered his business and reapplied a layer of restriction seals on everyone to prevent anyone from secretly breaking through and causing trouble.
Qing Zan and the others had been directly ambushed and swallowed by the small Demon Lair; they hadn't even fought a desperate battle before being poisoned and imprisoned. Now, seeing the mastermind appear, they all looked on with tension and hatred. The result was that everyone was shocked, especially the people from Lushan. Their faces turned exceptionally ugly, particularly Qing Zan's.
Because they saw, behind the little demon king Yin Yi, a black-robed person wearing a mask, carrying a woman.
"It's A'Diao!"
"My heavens, it's the Junior Sect Master!"
"She's bleeding!"
A'Diao's main body had fought, but was no match for the two and was quickly subdued and knocked unconscious. Now, she was unconscious, blood flowing from her body, as everyone watched her being taken away.
Qing Zan looked at the black-robed person behind, then suddenly exchanged a glance with the other Lushan experts.
This person, she feared, was the true culprit behind the Guixu incident. He had orchestrated the online crisis to bring A'Diao down, and unexpectedly, he had now captured the cunning A'Diao.
This person was simply terrifying.
However, Qing Zan had, after all, shared that meal and participated in a secret talk with A'Diao. She was half-skeptical about the currently unconscious A'Diao, thinking to herself: This brat has always been good at acting. Her behavior that day was very much like a little devil secretly plotting something. She probably wouldn't be done in so easily.
But this little demon king and this mastermind deliberately brought A'Diao past here, probably to test – to test if this was a plan.
So, she deliberately showed an expression of nervousness that she was trying to conceal... This expression was seen by Dantai Ye, who was hiding his identity. He withdrew his gaze and entered the deepest dungeon with Yin Yi.
The cell door closed.
Everyone's mood was even worse than before. After all, even A'Diao had been captured – a powerhouse capable of taking on the Bronze Mountain's Head. What reinforcements could possibly save them now?
They were doomed!
In the gloomy atmosphere, Duanmu Biexue also felt dejected, not for herself, but because she felt it would be too pitiful if someone like A'Diao died here.
She had come alone, yet met with disaster. It must be because of the recent turmoil.
Such a peerless genius of her generation, yet isolated by the human race.
Just then, Duanmu Biexue suddenly heard someone mutter something.
"Actually, you don't need to worry. The situation might not be that bad. Haven't you noticed?"
Qing Zan's heart skipped a beat. She thought someone was about to discuss the possibility of A'Diao having other tricks up her sleeve, indirectly alerting the little demon king and the other, and was looking towards the speaker.
But she saw the Zhao family's prodigal son, Third Master Zhao, say thoughtfully under everyone's gaze, "Junior Sect Master A'Diao, when she's silent, quiet, and weak, she's truly a nation-toppling beauty. Being this beautiful, even these demons wouldn't have the heart to be too cruel, right? Look, she was even carried like a princess, wasn't she?"
Everyone: "???"
Your angle of comfort is truly damn peculiar! And how did a prodigal son like you get mixed into our elite team!
But on second thought, what this number one prodigal son of Tang Song said actually seemed to make a damn bit of sense.
Qing Zan: "..."
Thinking carefully, the way A'Diao was just carried in... did have a certain aesthetic appeal.
The beauty of battle damage.
Yin Yi crossed his legs, watching Dantai Ye throw the weakened A'Diao into the blood pool ahead.
"Even a Great Spirit King wouldn't be able to escape this Nether Blood Prison if they entered. Rest assured. But you're being too cautious."
Dantai Ye watched as the poisonous blood seeped into A'Diao's body, and blood hooks pierced her one by one, then half-suspended her. Only then did he turn back to Yin Yi, "She started cultivating at 18, and now, not yet 20, she can instantly kill Middle Spirit Kings consecutively. What about you?"
Yin Yi choked.
Although little demon kings were known as the fastest cultivators among demonic spirits, they still required a long time to gestate and grow. He, for example, had lived for over forty years; how could he compare to this Chen A'Diao?
Adding to A'Diao's importance, he shut up. But after a while, seeing Dantai Ye not doing anything to A'Diao but just staring at her like a perverted sycophant,
he couldn't help but say, "Time is tight. In three days, Lord Tianqi will be here. If he eats those human cultivators outside, that's one thing, but I'm afraid even this Chen A'Diao won't escape being taken by him. Don't tell me you're planning to wait for her to wake up on her own?"
"No rush."
After a while, Dantai Ye repeatedly mulled over today's events, confirming there were no flaws. Only then did he splash bone-chillingly cold water onto A'Diao with a 'pa' sound...
Oh ho, physical awakening.
A'Diao woke up abruptly. The icy water caused a hazy chill to emanate from her body and hair, making her appearance even more captivatingly beautiful.
She opened her eyes and saw Dantai Ye and Yin Yi. Her pupils trembled slightly, as if in fear, as if in suspicion, but she quickly calmed down, remaining silent, opting to counter movement with stillness.
Dantai Ye gave her a deep look and said, "I didn't expect us to meet again."
Upon hearing this, Toilet instinctively thought he knew everything about A'Diao, including her using Yan Xi to enter the secret realm and obtain Lord Changting's inheritance. Otherwise, on the surface, he and A'Diao had never had any contact, and A'Diao couldn't possibly have met him.
Only this could reasonably explain why he was able to use this scheme to trap A'Diao again.
However, A'Diao was much more cunning than Toilet. After hearing him, she paused for a moment, then, as if having an epiphany, said, "You're the mastermind behind that old man? You've been secretly watching us from behind all along?"
Why did she counter this way? Because she was certain this person didn't know she had obtained the inheritance. Otherwise, even if he had set this trap, he wouldn't have participated personally – if she had Lord Changting's inheritance, her potential strength would be immeasurable; even adding a little demon king wouldn't be safe. This person had already risen to the position of Tang Song's monarch, his value to the demonic spirit race immeasurable. He had no need to take such a risk.
Therefore, A'Diao deduced from this that this person didn't know she had been present at the time, seen him, and obtained the inheritance, and thus didn't know his identity.
Responding like this now... was just right.
She even deliberately followed her usual line of thinking and speculated, "Are you testing me? You think I know your identity? No wonder that old man was arranged by you to be sent to his death. Was that your plan? You're truly vicious. Just because you were worried I'd find out your identity, and also worried that under the investigation of the three nations, if the demon king incarnation identity couldn't be pinned on me, you'd need a scapegoat, so you pushed him out."
Her deductions were mostly accurate. This was in line with Chen A'Diao's intelligence.
Dantai Ye dispelled the last traces of suspicion in his heart and smiled faintly, "Pawns always have their place. You should understand."
A'Diao: "Impressive, impressive."
Dantai Ye: "Aren't you going to keep guessing why I haven't killed you?"
A'Diao looked at him, then glanced at Yin Yi, who was sitting with his legs crossed, staring at her and drooling.
This little demon king was just like a husky.
All that was missing was him sticking his tongue out.
"Why don't you first tell me how you got my old ancestor's treasure map."
Since they had set up the trap in advance and hidden behind the restriction seal, it meant they had taken the sun image resources beforehand and used them to lay a trap for her.
Dantai Ye: "Your old ancestor?"
He chuckled lightly, "As far as I know, you eliminated Chen Gui's bloodline long ago. What, now you want to claim the inheritance, thinking I stole your things?"
Toilet thought to himself: This bastard knows A'Diao quite well. Who knows how many times he's studied her. He's certain A'Diao is shameless – if useful, it's 'old ancestor'; if not, it's 'old turtle'.
A'Diao: "Not at all. Your Excellency is wise and mighty, your calculations flawless. If you like it, just take it. Why talk about stealing, so formal... I can give it all to you. Brother, is there anything else you want to ask? I can tell you secrets about Yu Xuanji and Lushan, oh, and the untold stories between me, the Tang Song Empress Dowager, and the new Emperor... Do you want to know about Wu Mountain? I know everything. Ask me, go on, ask me."
This was an excessively proactive surrender.
Yin Yi: "?"
This human was so smooth, appearing even more treacherous and cunning than their fox clans.
Dantai Ye: "Changing the subject? Playing dumb and wasting other people's time is not a good habit."
He smiled and pressed down on the blood hook on A'Diao's collarbone.
Crack!
The blood hook pierced deeper... slowly advancing from the collarbone.
This blood was poisonous, and the blood hook also had barbed grooves, like countless tiny claws tearing at flesh... far more painful than a single blade insertion. This was an inhuman torture.
A'Diao was in so much pain that cold sweat beaded on her forehead. She only lasted for three seconds.
"Wait, wait, wait! Don't you just want to know how to utilize the sun image rays? Chen Gui, that old turtle, his treasures have all been taken by you. What are you still asking me for?!"
Yin Yi spoke up this time, "Cut the crap. He only had methods to preserve and compress sun image matter, and he didn't leave behind the technique. The compressed sun image matter is indeed there, but how can that compare to the technology you've mastered? You think we don't know?"
Dantai Ye's finger remained pressed on the blood hook, but his other hand lifted A'Diao's chin, drawing closer, and said softly, "A person like you, in truth, is cherished by both the human race and us demonic spirits. But the human race has been in internal turmoil for many years, always disunited, and their karmic luck is declining. You're so smart, why not choose a path more beneficial to you? Hand over this technology, submit to my demonic spirit race, and what you gain will definitely be more than what the human race can give you. So, you..."
A'Diao: "Okay, I agree. Let me go. I'll get you the mutated matter right away. We'll be family from now on."
Dantai Ye and Yin Yi: "..."
They were a bit thrown off.
Yin Yi didn't believe it, and Dantai Ye also frowned. It became awkward to continue interrogating her in this manner – she had agreed, so what was there to interrogate?
"I want the technology, not for you to operate it. I'm still a bit afraid you'll turn the tables and escape."
What an old schemer, so cautious.
A'Diao, on the contrary, was puzzled, "Even if I tell you, you wouldn't know how, big brother. But it's strange, demonic spirits can directly absorb sun image matter to evolve. Why do you want this technology? I developed this for the human race. Could it be..."
A'Diao was shocked, observing the two of them back and forth.
Dantai Ye's heart skipped a beat. He was a little worried this person would guess he was a Human-Demon, and even further guess his identity...
The next second.
A'Diao blurted out, "Are you planning to mass-produce human-demon hybrids?"
Yin Yi quickly glanced at Dantai Ye: "Pfft!"
Dantai Ye: "..."
He was insulted indirectly, and it was a double insult.
"Amazing, demonic spirits are truly amazing! I think the Celestial Clan and the human race are all trash. Look at your demon race, you're naturally prolific, no need for family planning, and now you can even create so many hybrids. So damn awesome! If I were born a demonic spirit, I'd definitely have thousands of children and grandchildren..."
She suddenly stopped talking because Dantai Ye once again pushed the hook deeper.
"You're stalling for time."
"I'm not!"
"Hand over the technology, or else..."
"Let's make a Spirit Dao contract. I hand over the technology, you let me go. Otherwise, why should I agree? Do you take me, Chen A'Diao, for a fool?"
A Spirit Dao contract? How could that be possible! Because that would directly expose his identity.
Dantai Ye couldn't possibly agree.
Yin Yi grew impatient, drew his long saber, and sneered, "I don't believe you can hold out. Do you think you have a choice?"
But A'Diao smiled, glancing at Yin Yi as if looking at an idiot. "Oh ho, young man, you'd better be sure you can kill me directly and destroy all evidence. Otherwise, when that powerful demon king comes here and finds out you've been hiding me, then..."
"By the way, about the sun image matter, you haven't told the other demon kings, have you?"
Holy crap, these words were the real killer move.
It directly hit Yin Yi and Dantai Ye's fatal weakness.
That's right. They coveted this huge benefit. Even that batch of sun image resources was in their hands. They had embezzled it and not reported it, precisely to wait until they obtained A'Diao's technology, then ascend to heaven in a single step. How could they be willing to hand it over to other demon kings?
So...
Dantai Ye knew A'Diao always had a sharp insight into matters, so he softened his attitude. "Since it's like this, then the three of us will cooperate. You provide the technology, we provide the resources. We'll divide the resulting mutated resources equally among the three of us. I will also release you, but for now, you can only be imprisoned here. We'll talk after everything is completed. How about it?"
A'Diao: "You men are all no good. I only believe in contracts. Otherwise, just kill me! Then you can die with me – anyway, those people outside saw me. When that demon king comes, he'll definitely know everything."
Damn! A flaw! They actually forgot about this.
Yin Yi was furious. Dantai Ye narrowed his eyes, "Alright, I'll go prepare the things for the contract. Yin Yi, you watch this place."
Turning his face, Dantai Ye's eyes were very cold. He sent a voice transmission to Yin Yi, "I'm going to get the Undead Sky Lantern and Soul-Devouring Water to directly consume her memories. You stabilize her first, don't let her find out."
Yin Yi's eyes lit up.
That's right! There was still this trick.
A'Diao seemed unaware, but in reality, she lowered her head, a dark glint in her eyes.
These two local bandits definitely had their methods. They were anxious to succeed before that powerful demon king arrived in three days, but so was she, Chen A'Diao.
They would never have thought of another matter.
For example...
At this moment, at Lushan, Yu Xuanji was preparing to rescue people. This was his job as the Lushan Mountain Head. However, he didn't know that deep within the secret vault, in Kunlun's territory...
Kunlun was still writing when he suddenly saw the door of the secret chamber in front open.
A'Diao walked out.
That's right, another A'Diao.
He put down his brush and said lightly, "Since the beginning of human history, I have never seen anyone like you who can create two main bodies."
"Using the Corpse Spirit King Dao and sun image mutated matter, plus restriction seals and curses, to create a second main body – a truly perfect stand-in. If you were in the founding era, human history might not be as it is now."
The inspiration for A'Diao's method undoubtedly came from Qu Jiangnan. Later, she enslaved Yan Xi, obtained all the data of the Great Corpse King, conducted research, and her creation was clearly very successful – so successful that it was currently suffering in prison.
A complete life form, complete spirituality, fully equipped with energy, etc., and a shared mental body. This was, of course, not a doppelganger, but a true life form. Naturally, it would be treated as the real main body.
Let alone Dantai Ye and his group, even peak Great Spirit Kings would be confused. Only someone of Kunlun's level could see the trick.
However, Kunlun's praise was clearly very potent; he truly admired her.
A'Diao sighed, "If I hadn't discovered that Chen Gui, that old turtle's, sun image resources had been taken in advance, I wouldn't have taken such a risk – that duplicate body was very expensive to make, it cost me a lot of treasures."
Kunlun was a little curious, "How did you know?"
It was rare for the great beauty Kunlun to be curious.
A'Diao raised an eyebrow, not in a hurry to leave. She sat down, took a sip of water, and said, "It started when I got the map. The map was indeed perfect and matched the era. But they forgot one thing: although the Chen family's old house has a three-hundred-year history, passed down through generations, that old lady was picky, with a consistently peculiar taste. It was renovated once in between. New soil was used under the foundation in the middle. Soil elements have a sense of age; it was transferred from elsewhere and mixed with old soil. This isn't discernible through mystical arts, but modern technology can differentiate the data – and they had discovered and taken the map long ago. To lure me into their trap, they recently redesigned and brought the map back. Naturally, they had to restore Chen Gui's previous arrangements. So, to eliminate traces, they had to apply restorative mystical arts to the surrounding soil. This way, the soil elements became uniform, which, ironically, exposed a flaw."
Actually, it wasn't that the old lady was picky; it was for an expansion to make it more convenient for her to live there. So, she was very clear about this matter.
How cunning A'Diao was! After getting the map, she specifically took the underground soil for analysis and confirmed that the map had been placed there later. Naturally, she guessed someone was setting a trap for her.
Setting a trap was fine; what troubled her was that Chen Gui's inheritance had likely already been snatched by someone else.
It really infuriated her.
There weren't many suspects; two factions within the Imperial Palace were likely.
So, she began to probe Dantai Ye and those old fogeys from the Imperial Family. She soon discovered that Dantai Ye's side... seemed innocent?
No, at the time, Toilet thought he was innocent, but A'Diao discovered two flaws.
First, when Dantai Ye was calculating her teleportation data, the initial calculation results on the blueprint were correct, but many parts were omitted later, directly arriving at the correct answer. Such calculation efficiency was astounding, several tiers above her and Chen Xun, practically a God's Eye. If this person was truly so incredible, he wouldn't have had his identity reverse-detected by her back on Guixu Island. Thus, it was clear – he knew the correct answer simply because he already knew A'Diao was teleporting the map, as it was the map he had arranged. It was because she discovered this that A'Diao had sneered at the time.
Second, since it was his own arrangement, why did Dantai Ye still pretend to be innocent? Was it because he discovered A'Diao peeking from the side? Clearly not. But he had also enhanced that old eunuch's strength. She then guessed he intended to use this old eunuch as a scapegoat, a backup plan. This meant he didn't trust the old eunuch at all and naturally wouldn't tell him such a core secret as the sun image resources. After all, a pawn to be pushed out as cannon fodder also had the possibility of exposing secrets. So, his pretense of knowing nothing about the map at that time wasn't to fool A'Diao, but the old eunuch. Working backward, A'Diao figured this person was planning something big, willing to sacrifice his most useful confidant for it. The target benefit of this move must be enormous. Besides the sun image resources and the technology she possessed, what else could it be?
So, A'Diao knew the cause and effect of this trap. Why then did she still take the risk?
Because she needed to snatch back the sun image resources, she had to find out where Dantai Ye and his group had hidden them.
Sun image resources took up a lot of space. If it was a large quantity, storage equipment simply couldn't handle it.
Therefore, A'Diao created a second stand-in main body for this purpose.
The place where they were currently imprisoned must be Dantai Ye and Yin Yi's base of operations. Correspondingly, the place where the sun image resources were hidden must also be nearby.
One of her stand-in main bodies had gone in to confirm the coordinates, so the real main body could then go over to rescue people (no, it was to snatch treasures).
Anyway, A'Diao took a large gulp of water, got up, and left.
Kunlun watched this person disappear, then propped his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment.
Wu, she seemed to be getting more and more terrifying.
And more and more like... a Celestial Clan member.
Especially that one.
Whatever one desires, one creates...
But the difference was that the Celestial Clan was bound by fate, while Chen A'Diao was not.
She was not restricted.
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