Lu Yuan was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice someone approaching from behind.

He only snapped out of his daze when the other party questioned him.

But by then it was too late to stop it.

Jiang Xiujie and the others, who were originally sitting at the door of the room, heard the noise and quickly surrounded them.

"It was you?!"

When Jiang Xiujie saw Lu Yuan, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he couldn't help but smile smugly.

"I was worried about how to kidnap you, but you actually came to me willingly. In that case, I won't be polite!"

Zheng Ran and the other middle-aged man clearly recognized Lu Yuan as well, and immediately stepped forward to surround him.

"How did you find your way here? How long have you been eavesdropping?" Jiang Xiujie stared at Lu Yuan with interest and asked with a sneer.

Lu Yuan remained silent with a gloomy face, his brows furrowed tightly.

I was careless!

During this period, he only received messages from Jiang Xiujie and two others, so he assumed that there were only three people on the other side. He forgot that they had gone to great lengths to kidnap the Wu family father and son. How could they have left them in the shadows and then ignored them for several days?

There must be other accomplices who haven't shown up yet!

This fatal oversight led to him being caught red-handed on the spot.

Lu Yuan glanced around discreetly, his expression growing increasingly grave.

There were four people on the other side.

Apart from the youngest Jiang Xiujie, the other three are all experts at the Illusion God level, especially the man who came from behind, whose Beast Taming level may even have reached the third level of Illusion God or above!

This was simply not something a newbie like him, who had only recently broken through to the Heavenly Evolution level, could possibly contend with!

However, before entering the abandoned workshop, he had already sent a message to Mu Ruxing, believing that the latter was already leading people here and should arrive soon.

Prior to this.

He just needs to stall for more time.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan suddenly curled the corners of his mouth and turned to look at Jiang Xiujie.

"Speaking of which, I really have to thank you for patronizing my business. If you hadn't gone to the auction to bid on the Dragon Soaring Technique, I wouldn't have been able to find you!"

Upon hearing this, the people present frowned.

In the end, Zheng Ran was the first to react.

"You deliberately brought out the Dragon Soaring Technique for bidding just to lure us out?!"

"That's right!"

Lu Yuan grinned.

"I just guessed that the person who could secretly take away the Wu family father and son without anyone knowing must not be an ordinary person. I have basically ruled out people in Yandu who meet these requirements, leaving only external forces. So, with a try-and-see attitude, I took out the complete sixth-level cultivation technique to lure you out."

"I just didn't expect you to cooperate so much, not only showing up at the auction, but also attracting attention by spending a lot of money to buy it."

"I thought you guys would sneak in and rob the place after the auction, so I prepared a lot of security personnel to lie in ambush around the area, but none of them came in handy!"

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Jiang Xiujie immediately jumped up in anger.

"Well, you dare to scheme against me?!"

"There's nothing I can do! You guys are too stupid. You couldn't even see through such an obvious trap!" Lu Yuan shrugged, feigning helplessness.

"you……!"

Jiang Xiujie was furious at Lu Yuan's attitude.

But he had indeed fallen into Lu Yuan's trap, and for a moment he couldn't find any point to refute it.

Seeing that Jiang Xiujie's attention had been successfully diverted by him, Lu Yuan slightly curled the corners of his mouth, about to make another sarcastic remark, when Zheng Ran suddenly spoke up.

"Young Master Jiang, don't let him lead you by the nose."

Upon hearing this...

Jiang Xiujie, who had just been jumping up and down, suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Lu Yuan with a gloomy face.

"You did this on purpose, kid?"

Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, but he shrugged casually on the surface.

"Who knows? But aren't you curious how I found this place?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiujie immediately fell into the trap.

"Yes! Quickly tell me how you found us!"

Seeing that Jiang Xiujie had been led astray by Lu Yuan again, Zheng Ran frowned, but ultimately did not stop him, because he also wanted to know how Lu Yuan had found him.

This abandoned factory is located in such a remote area that an ordinary person would never find it without prior knowledge of its exact location.

So Lu Yuan must have followed them all the way here.

But he had deliberately concealed his whereabouts, and even pretended to be an ordinary tourist to wander around Yandu for several days in order to confuse people.

Combined with what Lu Yuan said earlier.

That is to say, it indicates.

Ever since the auction ended, this kid has been following them, completely unfazed by their smokescreens. It wasn't until today, when they let their guard down first, that he managed to slip in and follow them all the way here.

An ordinary person would probably give up after tracking the target for two or three days and finding no abnormalities in the target's behavior.

Why has Lu Yuan followed me for so many days?

It couldn't have been just a simple accident!

To answer their questions, Lu Yuan pretended to be kind and offered an explanation.

"Your starting point is wrong. Yandu was just attacked by a beast tide. How could there be ordinary tourists visiting at this time? Even the residents of Yandu are running out in a panic! Based on this alone, you are suspicious enough!"

After listening to Lu Yuan's explanation, Zheng Ran suddenly understood.

He actually overlooked this most ordinary yet most important point!

No wonder Lu Yuan wasn't fooled by his smokescreen and has been following him all this time.

"I admit you are quite clever and have a keen mind, but so what?"

Zheng Ran smiled brightly and took two steps closer to Lu Yuan.

"Even if you go to great lengths to follow us and find your way here, you won't be able to save the Wu family father and son; you might even get yourself caught up in it!"

"After hearing our conversation, you probably know that we're here specifically for you!"

Faced with Zheng Ran's relentless pressure, Lu Yuan showed no sign of panic; instead, he grinned.

"Of course I know!"

At this point, Lu Yuan paused, then revealed a curious expression.

"But before we discuss this matter, in consideration of how many questions I've answered for you, could you tell me about your Myriad Realms Heaven?"

"Especially about leaving home, you probably know about that, right? I'm very interested in that!"

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, the four people present were immediately shocked.

"Leaving home?!"

"Why did you know to leave home?!"