Orchestrating Everything from Behind the Scenes All Along — Gu Changge Is Too Terrifying
Orchestrating Everything from Behind the Scenes All Along — Gu Changge Is Too Terrifying
The night breeze was slightly cold, the moonlight dappled, and the bamboo shadows appeared all the more secluded and chilly.
Watching the scene before him.
At this moment, Bai Lie was completely dumbfounded. It was as if the top of his skull had been pried open and a basin of ice water poured straight in — he froze on the spot, his entire body ice-cold.
Just moments ago, he had still been clinging to one last shred of hope, thinking Yin Mei was joking with him.
But now, watching his greatest enemy Gu Changge suddenly appear here, casually and naturally picking up the warmed wine on the stone table and downing it in one gulp...
Bai Lie had actually thought just now that this wine had been prepared for him.
And judging from Yin Mei’s attitude and words...
From beginning to end, he had been kept in the dark by Yin Mei, played like a monkey.
This made Bai Lie’s whole body tremble, his eyes reddening, a terrifying baleful aura surfacing on his forehead.
That character “King” seemed on the verge of reviving, and in the void behind him, the enormous phantom of a White Tiger emerged.
He wasn’t truly stupid — he had simply been deceived by Yin Mei all along, and now it all clicked at once.
“Gu Changge, you...”
He glared at the two of them, his eyes practically splitting with rage, thick fury flooding his gaze!
From Gu Changge’s appearance to his speaking to Bai Lie, only an instant had actually passed.
He smiled faintly to himself, as if completely oblivious to the furious Bai Lie before him.
“Brother Bai won’t have a drink — are you looking down on me, Gu?”
Gu Changge sat down behind the stone table. Moonlight spilled across his incomparably handsome face, giving him the cold, otherworldly air of a jade-white deity.
Yet combined with this scene...
It made Bai Lie’s heart sink continuously, sinking to the very bottom, turning cold and freezing, his hands and feet going ice-cold.
“Yin Mei, Brother Bai is your fiancé after all. Pour him a cup. Running all the way here in the middle of the night — it’s been a bit hard on him.” Gu Changge spoke lightly with a smile, drinking at his leisure, utterly indifferent to Bai Lie’s fire-spitting expression.
For him, everything tonight was completely under control.
Bai Lie had sent away his Dao Protectors and the others to capture Ye Ling.
But at this very moment, Ye Ling was being hunted by Ming Lao, fleeing desperately for his life — perhaps he was no longer even in this ancient city.
For Bai Lie’s people to find Ye Ling would likely take considerable time.
And that gave Gu Changge a window of opportunity to operate in.
During this time, there were simply too many things he could arrange. Aside from Bai Lie, no one had seen him.
As for Ye Ling, he had never seen Gu Changge’s true face at all.
Just now, Gu Changge had taken a moment to check on his scapegoat, and he was fairly satisfied. Ye Ling was indeed worthy of being a Fortuitous One — his strength and reflexes were both excellent, and on top of that, Ye Ling had no shortage of life-saving means.
From the black rune in Ye Ling’s hand, Gu Changge had sensed a destructive aura — presumably a life-preserving rune left to Ye Ling by the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
So Gu Changge had instructed Ming Lao not to push Ye Ling too hard — putting on a show of pursuit was enough.
He knew Ye Ling wouldn’t waste such a precious life-saving treasure on a situation like this.
Using it against an Enlightened King Realm existence would be far too wasteful.
And there was no need for Ming Lao to lose his life over such a trivial matter either.
Returning his thoughts to the present — the reason Gu Changge had instructed Yin Mei to hint for Bai Lie to come here tonight was naturally not to lay his cards on the table and show off in front of Bai Lie.
Although that feeling was indeed satisfying.
But Gu Changge still had things to do. If Bai Lie didn’t die, how could he pin the blame on Ye Ling?
The Bai Lie before him was about to serve his greatest purpose.
“Yes, Master.”
Hearing this, Yin Mei walked over with graceful, lotus-like steps.
She came before the stiff-bodied, furious-faced Bai Lie who was glaring daggers at her, filled the white jade wine cup before him, and said indifferently, “Master bestows wine upon you — shouldn’t you be thanking Master?”
There was none of the tenderness she had shown him before in her words — only coldness and disgust.
This made Bai Lie tremble with rage all over, nearly unable to restrain himself from slapping her to death. How had he been so stupid before, kept in the dark by Yin Mei the whole time?
But if he hadn’t witnessed it with his own eyes tonight, he probably would have continued being deceived by Yin Mei, toyed with in the palm of her hand.
“How cruel your heart is! Yin Mei, I believe I treated you well, treated you with courtesy — why would you do this to me?”
Bai Lie couldn’t help but roar, though his voice couldn’t travel beyond this place.
Yin Mei swept a glance over him without a word, feeling there was no need whatsoever to say anything to him.
Weng!
Around this inner courtyard, light now emerged. Layer upon layer of hazy radiance rose, as if mist was flowing, transforming into terrifying chaotic fog that sealed off the sky.
The moment Bai Lie stepped into this place, he had triggered the Array Patterns laid here. Their aura enveloped all directions — no commotion would escape!
And what made Bai Lie’s whole body go cold was that he had brought no one with him. Even the followers who usually hid in the shadows had been sent away by his own hand, dispatched to capture Ye Ling.
This made Bai Lie secretly hate himself — how could he have had such a stupid day?
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but shudder. Why had Yin Mei acted and spoken the way she did before? Wasn’t it all to drive a wedge between him and Ye Ling?
And she had succeeded brilliantly — successfully driving the two brothers apart.
She had even gotten him to send away everyone at his side to capture Ye Ling, leaving him now alone and utterly without support.
Then she hinted for him to come here.
Bai Lie figured it all out. His scalp went numb, his entire body turning cold.
From beginning to end, his every move had been anticipated, controlled in someone’s palm. A pit had already been dug for him, just waiting for him to jump in.
This Yin Mei’s acting was truly too terrifying!
And to think he had always believed she was a kind and gentle person!
Having finished pouring the wine, Yin Mei obediently and respectfully returned to Gu Changge’s side and refilled his emptied white jade cup.
“Does Brother Bai have anything to say now?”
“I heard you’ve always wanted to kill me. Now I’m right in front of you — why aren’t you making your move?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, casually stroking a snow-white, fluffy fox tail in his hand, his demeanor quite relaxed and at ease.
Villains have died from talking too much since ancient times — but that’s because their arrangements and plans went wrong, because they weren’t thorough enough.
As things stood now, even if Bai Lie were given the entire night, he couldn’t possibly escape this place.
So Gu Changge wasn’t in any particular hurry.
And most importantly, Gu Changge was rather curious how Bai Lie felt right now — after all, this fellow had always wanted to kill him.
Toward his own enemy, Gu Changge naturally had a hundred cruel methods to put him to death.
It wasn’t that his nature was twisted — it was just that at this moment, he happened to have a bit of time.
“Yin Mei, why did you deceive me? What’s so great about Gu Changge? Or what benefits did he promise you? If he’s threatening you, tell me — I can help you!”
Bai Lie stared at Yin Mei with utter viciousness, looking as if he wanted to devour her whole.
“Utterly foolish beyond measure.”
“Master is not someone you can compare to.”
With disgust and coldness, Yin Mei swept a glance at him. From beginning to end, this had been her true attitude toward Bai Lie in her heart.
As for her previous gentleness — if not for Gu Changge’s orders, she would have been unable to stand it long ago.
And if one were to ask what Gu Changge had over Bai Lie?
Aside from his methods being a bit cold and ruthless, in what respect could Bai Lie possibly compare? He wasn’t even worthy of carrying Gu Changge’s shoes.
“Gu Changge, you arranged all of this, didn’t you? It’s been you controlling everything from the shadows all along, right? Yin Mei was following your orders from start to finish?”
Bai Lie roared, his eyes practically splitting apart at this moment, mad with hatred.
Yin Mei, who had always kept a three-zhang distance from him, was now so obedient and intimate before Gu Changge.
It made him mad with hatred. Surging blood qi rushed through his veins, transforming into a terrifying White Tiger phantom. He wished he could strike both of them dead with a single palm!
Why had he never seen it before?
Gu Changge had hidden himself far too deeply! Who could have imagined he had been secretly pushing and controlling everything all along?
No one could have thought of this. After all, before this, he hadn’t even known Yin Mei was Gu Changge’s person!
No — not just him. Probably even the disciples and elders of the Skyward Schloss didn’t know.
When exactly had this begun?
At this moment, Bai Lie’s very soul was turning cold, chilled from head to toe.
Gu Changge was the most terrifying one of all!
He had been hiding in the shadows, orchestrating everything all along? What was his goal? Or was it some... heaven-shaking conspiracy? The Greatest Villain behind the scenes?
“It seems you’re not too stupid after all — you’ve finally caught on. Otherwise, I’d have suspected giving you this much reaction time was a mistake.”
At this, Gu Changge chuckled lightly, raised his cup, took a leisurely sip of wine, and only then continued, “Brother Bai should still drink this cup. The road to the Yellow Springs is long — it’ll help you on your journey.”
“Gu Changge, what are you saying... you want to kill me?”
Hearing this, Bai Lie could hardly believe it. His whole body went cold, and he no longer had the presence of mind to curse the two before him.
Behind him stood the White Tiger Clan of the Ancient Royal Families — how dare Gu Changge?
Before this, he had never seen anyone who could speak such murderous words as casually as Gu Changge did — even with a faint smile on his face.
He could even feel a monstrous, bloody aura rushing toward him, threatening to drown him!
Gu Changge was far more terrifying than what he showed on the surface.
They had always thought Gu Changge was merely a Young Prodigy of profound cultivation — never in their wildest dreams did they imagine he had this side to him.
“Does Brother Bai still not see the situation clearly? If I didn’t kill you, what would I have you come here for? A heart-to-heart chat over wine deep into the night?” Gu Changge let out an indifferent laugh, appearing utterly mundane, without the slightest trace of killing intent.
Weng!
But as his words fell, the white jade wine cup in his hand suddenly burst forth, blooming with thousands of divine rays — like a resplendent immortal flower taking root in the void, seeking to draw nourishment from all living beings.
Pu!
Bai Lie had been watching Gu Changge the whole time, guarding against a sudden attack, but he never imagined Gu Changge would strike mid-sentence — and that he would have no power to resist at all, blasted flying directly.
The White Tiger phantom behind him was smashed straight into ash!
His chest exploded open, and a bewitching immortal flower had actually taken root there — a crystalline, dazzling blossom swaying with waves of light rain, like a peerless immortal bloom.
Terrifying pain, as if coming from the depths of his soul, made Bai Lie let out an agonized howl.
All his means of resistance crumbled in an instant. The White Tiger phantom he had manifested had dissipated into smoke and dust in that very moment, ground to powder!
The gap between the two of them was simply too vast!
“Your strength is definitely not just the Honoured King Realm. What else are you hiding...”
Bai Lie crawled up, eyes wide and fixed, coughing up blood, his whole body drenched in it. He simply couldn’t believe any of this.
Because Gu Changge’s casual strike just now had shattered his White Tiger divine ability — this could only mean the divine might Gu Changge wielded had already surpassed what his current realm could withstand!
This horrified Bai Lie and filled him with dread. Just how many secrets was Gu Changge hiding?
Too terrifying!
“The Hepta-Metal Source — in Brother Bai’s hands, it’s truly a waste of a heavenly treasure.”
Gu Changge didn’t answer him, merely staring at the dark-golden rune gradually emerging in Bai Lie’s hand, his gaze carrying satisfaction.
If there was anything on Bai Lie that interested him, it was definitely this Hepta-Metal Source.
One of the top three offensive powers of the Beyond, supremely sharp, capable of evolving into all manner of supreme attack methods.
It was just that Bai Lie’s current realm was too far below his — he simply couldn’t bring out the power of this Hepta-Metal Source.
Weng!
At this moment, dark-golden flames suddenly rose from Bai Lie’s body. The terrifying character “King” turned dazzling, carrying the pressure of ten thousand beasts submitting — he was burning his Blood Essence, preparing for a desperate final fight.
Yet what he couldn’t believe was that the resplendent immortal flower showed no sign of disappearing, still rooted in his chest, seemingly about to submerge into his very soul!
Bo bo bo...
Petal after petal bloomed, beautiful and moving — yet stained with blood.
Gu Changge sat behind the stone table, his expression one of keen interest, not making a single move.
But Bai Lie knew that at this moment, if he didn’t fight for his life, he would absolutely die.
That look in Gu Changge’s eyes was entirely that of one regarding prey — or a tiny ant he could crush at will.
“I’ll fight you to the death, Gu Changge!”
At the same time, Bai Lie’s Spiritual Sea glowed, hazy radiance emerging within it.
He brought out a page of dazzling golden parchment, upon which numerous golden characters flowed, transforming into a ferocious White Tiger sweeping across the nine heavens, exuding terrifying pressure!
This was his life-saving trump card, only to be used when his life hung by a thread!
“Kill!” Bai Lie roared, transforming into a dark-golden divine shadow, charging at Gu Changge to fight him to the death. If this courtyard weren’t covered by Array Patterns, it would have exploded apart in the first instant!
Suddenly, monstrous demonic qi appeared.
A dark Demon Halberd streaked with crimson stretched across the sky, gripped in Gu Changge’s hand.
His figure didn’t move, his expression calm, as he swept it down directly.
With a pu, that exceptionally dazzling golden page exploded in the void, and the White Tiger phantom collapsed along with it in an instant!
“You’re actually an Enlightened Noble...” Bai Lie’s eyes filled with despair and disbelief.
“Wouldn’t waiting for death quietly have been better? Why insist on learning to resist?”
Gu Changge’s expression didn’t change. His other hand shot out swiftly, seizing Bai Lie by the throat in an instant, causing all his offensive aura to dissipate immediately!