The Big Fish Has Entered the Net, It Should Be Right
The Big Fish Has Entered the Net, It Should Be Right
“Gu Changge, you will die a horrible death. Sooner or later, retribution will come for you...”
Inside the Sky Deer Divine Hall, Fairy Qingyue was covered in blood, her hair disheveled, looking like a vengeful ghost. Gone was her former cold and tranquil demeanor.
Her eyes were filled with bloodshot fury. Now that her plan had been exposed, she hurled curses at Gu Changge like a shrew cursing in the streets.
Since death awaited her either way, there was nothing left for her to care about.
Her only regret was that she had failed to avenge Zhao Yunze.
“Whether I die a horrible death, I do not know. But what I do know is that the billions of lives of the Great Cloud Domain behind you will suffer consequences they should never have had to bear, all because of you...”
Gu Changge shook his head lightly, his expression utterly indifferent.
“This was my doing alone. If you have a grudge, take it out on me. What is the point of blaming others?”
Hearing this, Fairy Qingyue could not help but curse even more furiously, wishing she could vent all the rage she had accumulated over this period.
“Right now, you represent the Great Cloud Domain. What use is there in telling me this?” Gu Changge said flatly.
He was not actually surprised by Fairy Qingyue’s assassination attempt. Soon after, experts of the Gu Family arrived and took her away.
An incident like this would not only implicate the Great Cloud Domain—even the other domains would be affected to some degree.
After all, this had happened on Sky Deer City’s territory. The Great Cloud Domain Master had harbored malicious intent, offering up Fairy Qingyue, who then attempted to assassinate him.
Of course, Gu Changge felt that the Great Cloud Domain Master was probably unaware of the matter.
Fairy Qingyue had clearly intended to avenge Zhao Yunze.
But that did not stop him from killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.
Gu Changge did not take this little interlude to heart. He was more preoccupied with guessing when the First Mountain Elder would make his move.
In his eyes, the First Mountain Elder was the bigger fish that mattered.
He had already laid an Inescapable Net in secret, simply waiting for the First Mountain Elder to act.
“Young Master Gu, how did you see through Fairy Qingyue’s assassination attempt?” the Sky Deer Goddess could not help but ask in confusion.
She had not noticed anything unusual at all.
If Gu Changge had not suddenly struck, shaking the weapon hidden in Fairy Qingyue’s sleeve loose, she probably would not have believed that Fairy Qingyue actually had the audacity to assassinate him.
“No, I did not see through anything.” Hearing this, Gu Changge glanced at her and shook his head.
“You did not see through it?” The Sky Deer Goddess was even more puzzled. “Then why did you suddenly strike? What if you had been wrong?”
“If I was wrong, then I was wrong. Would she have dared to say anything about it?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, looking completely unconcerned.
The Sky Deer Goddess’s expression froze slightly, and she could find no words to refute him.
Soon, news of Fairy Qingyue’s failed assassination attempt on Gu Changge spread, causing enormous waves.
The leaders of the various clans of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains who heard the news were all shocked, frozen in place.
“Damn it, this is going to doom us all...”
“We finally managed to secure three days of reprieve.”
Many people’s faces changed drastically, and they could not help cursing under their breath, feeling that they would all be dragged down by Fairy Qingyue.
At such a critical moment, for Fairy Qingyue to suddenly assassinate Gu Changge—no matter what her goal was, was this not simply courting death?
Moreover, they worried that this incident would cause Gu Changge to change his mind.
After all, all of them were currently inside Sky Deer City, and the surrounding million miles were sealed off. No one could escape.
If Gu Changge suddenly ordered their slaughter, what would they do? How would they break out?
“I said there was no way the Great Cloud Domain Master would let go of his hatred so easily. So this was the trick he had arranged.”
“Quite the bold one.”
The eyes of some great clan leaders flickered. Previously, they had been guessing why the Great Cloud Domain had acted this way, assuming its master had let go of the vengeance for his murdered son.
But they never expected that he had actually arranged for someone to assassinate Gu Changge.
“What a pity, though. Not only is Gu Changge unharmed, he also captured Fairy Qingyue. It seems the Great Cloud Domain’s days ahead will not be easy...”
Many people gloated, grateful that they had harbored no such schemes of their own.
“How is this possible...”
The Great Cloud Domain Master, the very person involved, was dumbstruck when he heard the news, frozen in place like a fool.
His entire mind went blank with a boom. He had never imagined that Fairy Qingyue would hide it from him and go assassinate Gu Changge. She had never mentioned anything of the sort before.
The Great Cloud Domain Master had always believed that Fairy Qingyue was doing this to protect the Great Cloud Domain—offering herself to the tiger, swallowing her pride, trying to curry favor with Gu Changge.
It had never occurred to him that she would choose to assassinate Gu Changge.
“This is bad. What Qingyue has done will only ruin everything...”
The Great Cloud Domain Master’s face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembling.
At the thought of the terrifying consequences this incident would bring, he felt dizzy, his whole body about to collapse to the ground.
How could Qingyue dare to do such a thing!
Assassinating Gu Changge inside Sky Deer City? This was no different from pushing the entire Great Cloud Domain into a fiery pit!
And while the people of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains were anxious and terrified over Fairy Qingyue’s assassination attempt on Gu Changge...
On the other side, inside a magnificent palace.
Xiao Yang, Gu Wudi, the members of the Three War God Clans, and others stood rather deferentially before the First Mountain Elder, discussing matters.
“Today, in the great hall, I bought us three days from Gu Changge. Within these three days, you must find the place where the Second Mountain Elder and the others are being held.”
“This will be our last chance.”
The First Mountain Elder spoke slowly, his tone steady and calm, exuding the air of one who had everything under control.
“Please rest assured, First Mountain Elder. I will definitely find where the Second Mountain Elder and my sister are being held.” Xiao Yang understood the importance of this matter. His expression turned solemn as he made his guarantee.
“In that case, the informants I planted in Sky Deer City back then can finally be put to use.”
Hearing this, Gu Wudi’s eyes flashed with a sharp light as he clenched his fist, seemingly quite confident.
“Your informants in Sky Deer City?” The First Mountain Elder looked at him with some curiosity. “How certain are your informants?”
Xiao Yang was also somewhat surprised. He had not expected Gu Wudi to still have such a trick up his sleeve. It might play an unexpected role at this moment.
“To be honest with you, First Mountain Elder, back when Xiao Yang and I left Sky Deer City to search for you, I was worried that Sky Deer City would be breached and fall, so I made preparations in advance and took control of quite a few people. Although they betrayed Sky Deer City, they have actually been my people all along.”
“If they make a move, they might just be able to find where the Second Mountain Elder and the others are being held.”
Gu Wudi spoke with full confidence, his face brimming with assurance.
“Is that so? I hope your informants can give this old man a pleasant surprise.”
The First Mountain Elder nodded, somewhat satisfied, though he still did not place all his hopes on Gu Wudi.
Gu Changge was so cunning—how could the place where the prisoners were held be so easy to find?
Meanwhile, on the other side, inside the dungeon where Luo Feng and the others were imprisoned, the figures of Gu Changge, the Bone Ancestor, Ni Shang, and the others appeared.
“As per Gongzi’s instructions, an Inescapable Net has been laid around this area, with all kinds of forbidden Array Patterns inscribed. If the First Mountain Elder barges in, there is absolutely no possibility of him escaping.”
The Bone Ancestor spoke respectfully.
“Well done.”
Gu Changge nodded, his gaze slowly sweeping across the dungeon walls, especially satisfied when it passed over the areas glimmering with faint light.
Although Sky Deer City was now guarded layer upon layer, and even the million-mile territory had been sealed off,
he still was not at ease. After all, the First Mountain Elder was an existence whose peak strength surpassed the Celestial Realm, a figure comparable to the Ancestor of Wind.
Even if the current rules of heaven and earth made it difficult for him to exert the strength of his prime,
if he was determined to escape, who could stop him?
Gu Changge did not believe the First Mountain Elder would care about the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, or about the so-called billions upon billions of lives.
For a figure like him, all he cared about was the Tree of Epoch in Luo Feng’s possession, and the possibility of restoring himself to his peak.
Therefore, Gu Changge was certain the First Mountain Elder would find a way to locate where Luo Feng was imprisoned, come to rescue him, and take him away.
These three days were nothing more than the First Mountain Elder stalling for time.
And he would simply play along, waiting for the First Mountain Elder to walk into the trap.
“The Inescapable Net has been laid. Now we just wait for the big fish to enter the net.”
Gu Changge looked at the unconscious Luo Feng, a strange glint in his eyes.
Just to be safe, during this period he had already devoured Luo Feng’s divine soul completely. What remained now was nothing more than a faint wisp of life force.
So even if the First Mountain Elder managed to escape by luck, he would eventually discover that the Tree of Epoch had already fallen into Gu Changge’s hands, and all his efforts would have been for nothing.
Soon, two days passed. Every day, the people of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains felt uneasy over Fairy Qingyue’s assassination attempt on Gu Changge, worried they would be implicated.
But to their surprise, Gu Changge did not seem angered, nor did he blame them for it.
Instead, it was the Great Cloud Domain Master who, on the very next day, led his clansmen in a humble plea for punishment, personally seeking out Gu Changge to explain that Fairy Qingyue’s assassination attempt had nothing to do with them, and declaring their willingness to henceforth serve the Longevity Gu Family as their masters.
Gu Changge had long anticipated that the Great Cloud Domain Master would do this. As the foremost domain of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, the Great Cloud Domain’s territory was vast beyond measure, its resources rich and abundant.
To take it without expending a single soldier—Gu Changge naturally had no reason to refuse.
This incident caused quite a sensation. None of the major clans had expected the Great Cloud Domain Master to be so decisive.
This course of action also set many clans stirring restlessly. These three days were nominally for deliberation, but in truth, they were time given for everyone to calm down.
Those who needed to calm down had calmed down. It was time to make a choice.
“First Mountain Elder, over these past few days I mobilized those informants and finally discovered a rather suspicious location. We suspect the Second Mountain Elder and the others are being held there.”
At this moment, within the palace complex where the various clans were resting, Gu Wudi stood respectfully before the First Mountain Elder, making his report.
Behind him stood Xiao Yang and the experts of the other Three War God Clans.
However, their expressions now mirrored Gu Wudi’s, carrying a trace of excitement—they had clearly discovered some clues.
“Oh? Suspicious in what way?” the First Mountain Elder asked with a calm expression. These past two days had yielded no clues at all, and honestly, a faint anxiety had begun to grow in his heart.
However, he was cautious by nature, planning before acting. Without considerable certainty, he would not act rashly.
“We discovered that in the southwest corner of Sky Deer City, there are faint array fluctuations. But compared to the tight security everywhere else, the guards there are unusually lax.”
“At first, we paid no attention to that place, thinking it must be unimportant, which was why so few people guarded it. But then Junior Disciple Xiao Yang noticed something amiss. That laxness seemed deliberately displayed by the Beyond for us to see—they wanted us to overlook that place...”
“In reality, in secret, the guards there are many times tighter than anywhere else.”
Gu Wudi’s expression was solemn as he gradually explained.
When he mentioned that it was Xiao Yang who had discovered something wrong with that place, a strange glint appeared in his eyes, but it flashed by in an instant, quickly returning to normal.
“Oh? There is actually such a place.”
“Your minds are quite meticulous indeed.”
“By the looks of it, it should be right.”
Hearing this, the First Mountain Elder’s heart stirred, and a rare trace of a smile appeared on his face.