Chapter 555: Chapter 498: Ling Fainted from Fright
Over the sea, a small piece of land soared into the sky, arousing a thousand waves with a speed like lightning, completely unconcerned about the commotion it caused.
The three elders of Yama Hall sat calmly with their hands behind their backs, while the three people behind them were each lost in their own thoughts.
The doctor sneaked a vicious glare at Gu Feng, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
The bastard almost ruined him. Fortunately, he never got the chance to make any substantial moves, ever since the merchant tricked him, leaving no opportunity to lay a hand on Han Yu.
It was precisely because of this that he could shift the blame onto the deceased merchant.
Gu Feng was equally stubborn. If not for the doctor keeping secrets, withholding information, and cutting off the beginning and end, how could he have suffered such a loss?
On the contrary, the split soul’s expression was the strangest. Upon learning that the merchant had died, he inexplicably felt a sense of glee in his heart.
With this, no one would know that he had been captured, as Yama Hall members wouldn’t easily gather the avatars, and it would never occur to them that one had been captured.
As long as he didn’t say anything, it would remain undisclosed.
This kind of thing must not be spoken of. The outcome of betraying the Holy Sect was too miserable for him to endure.
As for how far this road of no return would lead, he was not certain himself.
"Better to live a cowardly life than to die a brave death."
The split soul silently consoled himself in his heart, having no choice but to stalemate like this for now. Perhaps when the time was right, rescue those avatars, or... destroy them, and everything would be fine.
Just as he was thinking this, a new fragment of memory entered his mind, and after a brief absorption, the features of the split soul twisted instantly.
Damn it, how stupid could that side of himself be?
Foolishly trying to drag Celestial Dao Sect people to the Central Continent, only to backfire and get himself involved instead.
The pain of three conflicting memories nearly made him cry out, but he held on tightly for a moment, feeling a chill in his heart.
Damn it, "I" have betrayed someone else again.
With a heart full of lingering fear, he glanced at the three hunched figures up front. Was it true that his betrayal now extended to these three?
"My ’self’ keeps breaking the baseline, at this rate, there will be nothing I won’t dare to sell out."
The split soul cursed vehemently in his heart, hoping that the thoughts from this side could be transmitted over quickly, but unfortunately, it was already too late. Everything happening here was completely exposed to the avatar on the other side...
...
Three avatars were curled up like dead dogs, unmoving, while the faces of the eleven Celestial Dao Sect members did not look good.
"Have the three old ghosts come out?"
One Daoist spoke, his complexion pale, with a very unnatural expression.
"This doesn’t seem right. Yama Hall has ten people, and unless there’s heavy casualties, they generally won’t come out to move around."
Another Daoist looked puzzled.
They had only killed a merchant and captured a split soul, but even if a few avatars were missing, it wouldn’t warrant those three taking action.
Additionally, the split soul wouldn’t dare to reveal the matter of his capture, having betrayed others several times, the matter of his capture was something he would only keep to himself.
The old Daoist furrowed his brows and looked toward one of the split souls, "Speak! What happened that prompted those three old ghosts to come out?"
"Yi Hong Wen Xiong and Gu Feng went to trouble Han Yu, and two of them ended up losing. After Gu Feng escaped, he exposed Han Yu."
The split soul spoke weakly. Gu Feng, that scoundrel, was too unethical, flipping the table at the slightest disagreement, and then slapping the blame around. In the end, the doctor threw the blame, making him the ultimate scapegoat.
Divine techniques, physical prowess, deprivation abilities, and all sorts of strange pills were enough to warrant the three old ghosts’ intervention.
The old Daoist’s expression was terribly grim. It was an undeniable fact that the Celestial Dao Sect was always weaker than Yama Hall, especially Xin Zui and the others, who were absolutely untouchable for him.
Although he hated to admit it, with Xin Zui, Xin Yin, and Wuyin all out, they could only avoid their sharp edge.
"What about the youngest?"
A Daoist asked. Liu Zongyuan had just been sent to the Central Continent by them, yet he would soon run into the three old ghosts.
Rescue him?
The moment this thought arose, everyone frowned, it’s not that they didn’t want to, but they couldn’t.
With the strength of the three old ghosts alone, even this group had to avoid them. To rescue Liu Zongyuan, they risked sacrificing all eleven of them, which was too big a risk...
The old Daoist watched as the group fell silent. After a moment, he sighed.
"Let’s see first."
Whether there was a way to rescue him depended on whether Liu Zongyuan had the chance to escape back to the Endless Sea Domain.
"You’re expected to help, aren’t you?"
The old Daoist suddenly lifted the split soul, smirking coldly.
The split soul looked at the old Daoist’s rough skin, a vague feeling of unease rising all over him, sending a chill down his spine.
What was this old guy planning to make him do?
Whatever it was, it wasn’t going to be anything good.
...
"Are those three old ghosts really as terrifying as you say?"
At this moment, Han Yu was holding onto Liu Zongyuan, plunging into the sea at extreme speed.
"If you don’t believe me, why run so fast!"
Unable to move, Liu Zongyuan was being held like a baby chick by Han Yu, and any slight movement was excruciating.
"I don’t trust you, but I trust Ling Wuce!"
When Liu Zongyuan bragged about how formidable the three old guys of Yama Hall were, Ling Wuce foolishly opened the Eye of Divination once more.
The result was leaving no words behind, just fainting onto the floor.
Wasn’t that hint obvious enough?
"Why don’t we run! Even Ling Wuce, who’s in the Realm of Transcendence, is scared like this, it’s making me uneasy."
The Artifact Spirit also voiced the same opinion.
As for why they brought Liu Zongyuan...
"You absolutely can’t leave me behind. Without me, you won’t be able to reunite with those from Celestial Dao Sect, and you still won’t be able to escape."
This guy had reminded him several times, fearing he’d be abandoned and left to escape alone.
"I’m not that kind of person."
Han Yu comforted him stiffly, silently calculating with the Artifact Spirit again in his heart.
"It’s hard to run with a burden, should we ditch him?"
The Artifact Spirit really leaned toward ditching Liu Zongyuan, but feared he might be telling the truth.
"What if he’s not bluffing, and ditching him really means we can’t escape?"
This was quite a dilemma.
To ditch or not to ditch.
So Han Yu kept an amiable look, tirelessly asking, "Can you really guarantee that once we reunite with your people, we’ll be able to get away?"
"Cough..."
Seeing Han Yu’s expression, Liu Zongyuan guessed what he was thinking, hurriedly added after a few dry coughs.
"Without our special method, it doesn’t matter where you run, it will be useless."
"Okay, don’t overthink it, I won’t abandon you."
Han Yu smiled faintly, though even with these words, Liu Zongyuan didn’t believe him.
The Daoist didn’t buy it!
He knew Han Yu’s limits well. If at the start he was planning to sell him out, then without any further use, he would definitely abandon him at the first opportunity.
