The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#736 - trap

【Silently recite the website three times. Do you remember it? If you don't, I'll ask again in the next chapter. It would be best to share it on Facebook, oh】

“You say you're Master Ji, so you're Master Ji?” Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.

“I'm different from you. I never hide my head and show my tail, nor have I ever used a substitute, so…”

“You don't hide your head, but that doesn't mean others won't impersonate you.” Lu Jing said calmly.

“Reasonable.” The man nodded. “However, Master Ji is just a name. There's no reason why I can use it, but others can't. It's not a matter of impersonation.”

“I didn't expect you to be so reasonable.” Lu Jing glanced sideways.

The man smiled. “I always believe that if a person is willing to reason, then the people around him will also be willing to reason with him.”

“So, are you planning to reason with me this time?”

The man nodded first, then shook his head again. “I admit I really wanted to kill you before, because you killed many of our companions and also took out my most important ally. Whether it's for public or private reasons, I'd be happy to get rid of you.”

“Your most important ally, are you talking about Hancun Ke, or that little friend from the Wanmo Palace? If it's the former, I see you've already found someone to impersonate him, and aren't you making your rebel career flourish? Moreover, compared to Hancun Ke, a puppet should be easier to control.”

“It's different.” The man sighed. “Appearance and voice are easy to imitate, but the art of kingship cannot be learned overnight. Otherwise, why do you think I cooperated with Zhu Zhen? Isn't it because he used to be an emperor and knows how to govern a place, employ talents, and balance and coordinate all aspects of relationships?

“I might be good at planning and laying out strategies, but if you want me to spend all day fighting with people, feigning compliance, I'd rather be killed. To tell you the truth, I've been so annoyed during this time that I've lost a lot of weight.”

“Since you don't want to sit on that chair, why do you still try so hard to destroy Great Chen?” Lu Jing asked.

“I'm not doing this to destroy the Chen Dynasty,” the man corrected. “I'm doing this to gather the power of the Nine Provinces.”

“Gather the power of the Nine Provinces, to do what?”

This time, the man didn't answer immediately, but grinned and said, “You already have the answer in your heart, don't you? It's just that you're unwilling to believe it. The reason why I want to refine that knife is actually the same.”

Lu Jing was silent.

He knew that the next battle would be the most difficult and dangerous battle he had faced since entering the martial world.

There must be no slackening!

But Master Ji on the opposite side still didn't make any movements.

“Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet.”

“Speak.”

“Zhihai is in your hands, right? Is he still alive?” The man's expression became serious.

“Still alive, why, is he important to you?”

“He is my companion, of course he is very important to me.” Master Ji said, then sighed, “I warned them not to interfere in this matter, but they didn't listen to me and insisted on helping me retrieve that knife. Zhihai is like this, Jiang She, who was killed by you before, is like this, and so are the siblings in the city now… Alas.

“Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Let's make a deal now. When the fight breaks out later, can you help me protect these two children, and Zhihai and the others… If you are willing to agree to me, then our previous grievances will be written off, how about it?”

“…………”

“You want me to fight with you while protecting your people?” Lu Jing felt inexplicable.

“It's not you fighting with me.” Master Ji said, “Haven't you understood yet? Tonight is a trap… We can't fight.”

“You've arranged other manpower? It doesn't matter, let them all come together.”

“I'd like to, but unfortunately, they're not my people.” Master Ji blinked.

“Whose people are they?”

“Mine.”

At this time, another voice came from the other end of the long street.

Lu Jing found the voice somewhat familiar and turned his head.

Under a red lantern, he saw a one-armed man.

“Guo Shaojian?”

“It is I.”

Half of Guo Shouhuai's face was illuminated by the lantern, and the other half was hidden in the shadows, which made him look somewhat uncertain, but his expression was as calm as ever.

“Thank you, Inspector Lu. You have done a very good job this time, even better than I expected. Now you can leave from here, and I will take care of the rest.”

Master Ji spread his hands and said to Lu Jing, who looked surprised, “You see, I said it was a trap, but it's not a trap for you, but a trap for me.”

As Master Ji's voice fell, Lu Jing saw many more figures emerge from the darkness.

Most of them were cultivators, and they were all very powerful cultivators. Among them was the one-eyed Taoist priest Lu Jing had encountered in the quarry before. In addition to that, there were many others, fourth- and fifth-rank supervisors.

They blocked both ends of the street.

Even the rooftops on the side were filled with people.

These people were obviously not here just now, but had been lurking here for a long time, and they had also concealed their whereabouts with formations.

“Where are your people?” Lu Jing turned to Master Ji again.

The latter pointed to his nose, “Here.”

“Just you?”

Lu Jing originally thought that the man would say heroically that I alone was enough, but he didn't expect that the latter also had a worried look on his face, “That's why I said this is a trap.”

“You're too careless.”

“You don't understand,” Master Ji shook his head. “I have someone in the Sitian Jian who has been helping me pay attention to Guo Shouhuai's movements. All the signs show that Guo Shouhuai should be dealing with a very powerful strange object in the East China Sea tonight, and the other supervisors haven't shown any unusual movements, so I came here to find you to return the knife.”

“You're saying Zhihai, he has that much ability?”

“It's not Zhihai.” Guo Shouhuai interjected, “It's Su Tixue. He has been secretly contacting Master Ji.”

Lu Jing was really shocked this time, “Su Tixue is a spy?! Is… is this true?”

“I have to admit, I did underestimate your city. ” Master Ji said to Guo Shouhuai, “What I admire most is not that you discovered the secret between Su Tixue and me, but that you were able to endure for so long after finding someone, pretending that you didn't know anything, just waiting to plot against me. How long have you known about this, half a month, a month, or…”

“About… eight years, I guess.” Guo Shouhuai said lightly.

【Do you remember to recite the website three times at the beginning of the chapter? Sharing on Facebook may bring surprises】