I have a bad feeling that something's wrong with Lao Dao.
"Brother Chen, you've been taken into custody. You were too careless."
Old Dao looked at me seriously, showing no signs of being scared out of his wits.
In other words, he knew all of this.
My body was firmly bound, and a gust of cold wind blew by, causing my body to involuntarily move towards the painting.
"When did you regain your memories, Old Knife?"
My body moved uncontrollably toward the painting. Since I couldn't control my body, I could only ask Old Dao for help.
"I started to recover a little as soon as I stepped into this courtyard."
"Brother Chen, I warned you, but you still insisted on coming up."
Old Dao seemed like a completely different person, but his tone was full of regret.
I could sense that Lao Dao couldn't bear to do this.
"Whose man are you? Wu Zhiguo's, right?"
My eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The only enemy I can think of right now is Wu Zhiguo.
But how could Lao Dao be associated with Wu Zhiguo?
"I suppose so. I was asked to do this, Brother Chen. I really admire you, but I have my own reasons."
Old Dao pulled a dagger from his pocket, ready to kill me at any moment.
"Yes, I understand."
I pretended to give up and closed my eyes.
But I kept silently chanting the incantation in my mind.
I'm stalling for time.
Just then, the door opened.
The man with the ferocious expression from before has appeared.
His body was hunched over, and he was wearing black modern Chinese clothing, staring at me fiercely.
His eyesight was restored.
“Chen Yan, you are very cautious, but you are too confident in yourself. It wasn’t easy to lead you to this place.”
Xu Feng smiled, but the smile was very eerie.
I find it a little hard to believe.
Why did Xu Feng attack me?
Could it be that Xu Feng is also one of Wu Zhiguo's men?
But this isn't right.
“You are not Xu Feng, and you have no son. You have replaced the original Xu Feng. You are Wu Zhiguo’s man!”
I faced Xu Feng and spoke with difficulty.
"You don't need to know that much; this is where you should end it."
Xu Feng seemed unwilling to talk to me too much. With a slight flick of his wrist, a black dagger appeared.
[Soul-cutting Blade]
I recognized this thing; it's also a magical artifact, but this one is extremely vicious.
It is a magical artifact that has special effects on the soul.
The process of making it is quite sinister, requiring the use of vengeful spirits.
At this point, I realized that the force preventing my investigation was Wu Zhiguo.
They've gone to such lengths to try and get rid of me.
It even extended to Haopo Village.
"You really think this is Haopo Village?"
Xu Feng chuckled strangely.
I was stunned.
Isn't this Haopo Village?
But we clearly saw the stone tablet in Haopo Village yesterday.
If all of this is fake, then wouldn't that fat woman and that young woman both be Wu Zhiguo's people?
I turned my gaze to Old Knife again.
Although Lao Dao always seemed harmless, he was deliberately guiding me.
Thinking about it now, it's terrifying.
Especially those who came to find Xu Feng were strangers whom Lao Dao had asked.
"Brother Chen, I'm sorry, this is indeed not Haopo Village, this is Shangjiao Village."
Old Dao sounded apologetic and admitted that he had lied to me.
"What about those people from yesterday?"
I'm a little confused. Old Dao was tricked by that young woman yesterday.
"Those people were an accident, and there are some things I'm not entirely clear about either."
Lao Dao patiently explained it to me.
"Actually, we came to Haopo Village yesterday, but today we came to Shangjiao Village, Brother Chen. Do you understand what I mean?"
Seeing that I didn't understand, Lao Dao continued to speak.
I sighed slightly. These kinds of half-truths are the easiest to be fooled by.
Sophisticated lies are always a mixture of truth and falsehood.
"So what you said about Lao Luo is also false?"
I looked at Lao Dao, my feelings complicated.
Actually, the reason I initially trusted Lao Dao was because of Lao Luo.
"Yes, I betrayed Brother Luo. I'm sorry!"
Old Dao's eyes darted away.
I sensed from Lao Dao's eyes that he was lying.
Could it be because of Xu Feng?
Old Dao removed my lightning sword and also searched my body, taking away my compass, talismans, and other items.
Now I am unarmed.
Old Dao suddenly stabbed me with his dagger. I tried to dodge, but I couldn't.
"Why are you in such a hurry? The boss said he has to die!"
Xu Feng was clearly very dissatisfied with Lao Dao's unauthorized actions.
The dagger stabbed into my stomach, but I didn't feel any pain.
This knife looks fake.
He gently rolled up my sleeve, revealing a hawk-owl tattoo.
The eagle owl opened its beak, and something around me was being absorbed.
The formation that previously bound me has now been broken.
This must have been something Lao Dao did on purpose.
Old Dao gave me a look.
It seems that Lao Dao has not completely sided with Wu Zhiguo.
At this crucial moment, he was willing to step forward and help me.
Who could it be? The only person I could think of was Lao Luo.
Xu Feng then made his move. He shouldn't be that strong, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen this method to trap me.
The instant Xu Feng made his move, I quickly turned around and dodged the attack.
Then, Lao Dao tossed my equipment to me.
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