Qiu Yun and Baiyu conspired throughout the night.
Along with the Book of True Wisdom.
The two of them and the book, it's unclear what they were plotting.
The next morning, many rumors spread in Mountain City.
Guang Yuanba was a spy from another race and had been executed on the spot.
The one who discovered this in time and led the troops to stop it was, of course, the Chief of the Security Bureau.
The Lord Earl of the Violet Count's Mansion.
To stop Guang Yuanba.
The Lord Earl risked his life, suffered serious injuries, and finally saved the core of Mountain City.
Anyway, this incident.
Spread throughout every corner of the city within just one day.
At this moment, it was wartime.
He Jin was preparing the army for battle, with military maneuvers within the city causing great anxiety among the people.
This incident with Baiyu.
Injected a dose of confidence into the ordinary people, the lower-tier martial artists, and others within Mountain City.
Even the reputation of the Security Bureau was significantly boosted.
Regarding these developments, Baiyu could mostly foresee them, as the ones spreading the news were mostly people of Qiu Yun and Baiyu.
Self-promotion.
Old marketing tricks.
Baiyu indeed suffered serious injuries.
Although Guang Yuanba didn't harm him much, for the plans he and Qiu Yun were carrying out afterward, Baiyu had to be injured.
And it couldn't be faked.
Otherwise, they would easily see through it.
Because of the Book of True Wisdom, Baiyu's injuries were easy to disguise, and they were all genuine injuries.
At this moment, he lay on the bed.
A dark aura surrounded his face, like a person who had been poisoned for a long time, on the brink of medicinal treatment no longer being effective.
Since returning in the morning.
Baiyu's injuries had been deteriorating continuously.
Apart from the Veterans Mutual Aid Association and people from the Security Bureau, a large number of soldiers from the City Guard Army were also stationed at the Earl's Mansion.
In the morning.
The Minister of the Armed Department even personally came to visit.
But in the end.
He just shook his head and walked out of the Earl's Mansion, looking troubled.
Seeing this situation, people outside believed that Baiyu's situation was not optimistic.
At Weide Hall.
A Clan Elder from the Qiong Clan and representatives from all sides of the Earl's Mansion gathered here.
Of course.
They were mostly people close to Baiyu, or those he greatly trusted.
Except for the Qiong Clan Elder.
The person present with the highest prestige and most capable of speaking was undoubtedly Qiong Xue.
Her strength was extremely formidable.
She often accompanied Baiyu.
She handled most of the matters.
So now with Baiyu seriously injured.
Everyone gathered immediately, waiting for her decision.
"I have sent someone to Villiduo to fetch a professional physician, and other matters can wait until the physician arrives.
Baiyu was injured last night by an evil artifact from an exotic race.
Healing in a short time is very difficult."
Qiong Xue said while yawning.
But for such a major issue.
Even though Qiong Xue had made arrangements, everyone was still uneasy.
Some, like Ning Qian and a few others, were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, spinning around nervously.
They didn't know that Baiyu's injuries were feigned.
Baiyu was the backbone of the Earl's Mansion.
If he fell, the others wouldn't know what direction to take.
The most pragmatic concern would be the Qiong Ning Corporation.
It now equated to Baiyu being the protector and mainstay of the Qiong Ning Corporation.
If he fell.
The smooth development of the corporation would end instantly.
So now with Baiyu's injury, the Qiong Family and the Ning Family were most concerned.
However.
Worrying was pointless.
Besides, they couldn't make decisions.
For now, Baiyu was still conscious and could arrange the work within the mansion, so no major disruptions had occurred yet.
"Everyone, stay vigilant,
During this time, new problems may arise, so you need to be more careful."
Qiong Xue felt she had been too lax earlier and strengthened her tone with an undeniable authority.
She knew the inside story.
Baiyu's injuries weren't real and he could recover at any time.
So she could only reassure everyone.
Even though she saw their eyes red from crying, there was nothing she could do.
To lure out bigger fish, Baiyu decided to use himself as bait and the Book of True Wisdom as the lure; at this moment, there could be no abnormalities.
If Ning Qian and others didn't act so sorrowful, it would be easier for outsiders to spot the flaw.
Indeed.
The bait is set straight, and those willing will take the hook.
Due to the failure of the ruse plan, Baiyu quickly changed the strategy.
In the room.
The Book of True Wisdom kept flipping pages; lines of text began to appear on the blank pages.
"After Baiyu returned, he was seriously injured and entangled by black poison, nearly impossible to cure. Such a situation allowed the foreigners to see a chance..."
This page.
Mostly contained content related to Baiyu.
The logic was clear, and the narrative was coherent.
It narrated how Baiyu got injured, how he fought with Guang Yuanba, and what happened thereafter.
Although it was all fabricated.
At least on the surface, there seemed to be no problem, looking like a natural progression.
Of course.
Writing such a page.
Consumed an immeasurable amount of energy.
Turning this into reality still relied heavily on various factors of luck; it wasn't just about wanting it to happen.
The ability of the Book of True Wisdom sounded incredibly tricky.
Anyway, Baiyu's severe injury indeed became real; it's just unknown whether the subsequent things would gradually come true.
At midnight.
Baiyu was lying on the bed, resting quietly.
Black aura flowed over his body, making this his weakest moment.
At this moment, even a Tier Six Martial Artist would be his match.
As Baiyu lay in bed contemplating whether this operation would succeed.
He suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness emerging in his mind, his entire body starting to become relaxed and powerless.
His eyelids felt as heavy as iron.
He didn't endure for long.
Baiyu then fell into a hazy sleep.
...
"Baiyu."
"Baiyu."
In the dream.
Someone was softly calling out.
Baiyu opened his eyes to find himself surrounded by white fog; the winds swirling among clouds made visibility extremely low.
Apart from these clouds.
Countless clock faces were in the surrounding sky.
The hands ticking continuously.
This was a special dreamscape.
Baiyu could sense that it was certainly not his dream, but he was dragged into a special dream realm by someone.
"Who are you?
If you want to meet me, why hide yourself, afraid to meet openly?"
Baiyu asked coldly.
The other person chuckled softly, and the surrounding clocks all stopped, "Chief Bai, we very much need someone like you.
Last night.
You killed an important member of ours.
Originally, we were thinking about how to get rid of you, the annoying obstacle.
But now I've discovered perhaps there's a better way to handle it.
Chief Bai.
You are already terminally ill."
Baiyu stared at him coldly, his expression quite nuanced.
He resembled those who, in a desperate plight, appeared calm on the surface but were actually panicking inside.
As expected.
Baiyu's expression successfully deceived the man in black.
But this also had the influence of the "Book of True Wisdom's" ability.
The man's lips curled up like a gambler who felt certain of victory, "The poison you are afflicted with is Black Feather Decay, made from the toxic feathers from the head of the Black Pen Bird, an Exotic Beast.
Each Black Pen Bird can only produce one such feather in its lifetime.
Its venom is so potent.
That even a Martial Arts Grandmaster finds it hard to endure."
"What do you want to say?"
Baiyu coldly asked.
"We have the antidote here.
If you want to survive, you must come to us.
To be frank, Mountain City, won't hold for much longer."
The man in black sneered.
