If the owner of these evil god statues is really Zhao Yunlu, he wouldn't have remained completely unresponsive for so long.
She had sabotaged him at a crucial moment, making him lose face in front of Zhao Baogen! But now that she had made her whereabouts public, how could that person not make a move at all?!
Therefore, Song Mengmeng quickly realized that her previous judgment might have been wrong!
Zhao Yunlu, who appears to be in control of everything, may just be a puppet on the surface.
"Zhao Yunlu does have some strength. It's just that he's not as strong as you imagine!" Yan Di reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair, laughing amidst her whimpering protests. "Now that you've realized something's wrong, what are you planning to do next?!"
“I think I should go to Zhao’s building again tonight.” Song Mengmeng glanced at the sky outside, hesitated for only a moment, and then decisively said her idea: “Last time I went, it was too sudden, and I didn’t have time to see many things clearly. I want to go and take another look this time.”
The little girl reached out and tugged at the hem of Yan Di's robe, whispering, "Is it okay?!"
"Let's go." Yan Di reached out to protect the little girl, and with just a word, the two of them disappeared from the room. In Song Mengmeng's mind, it was only a blink of an eye before she found herself in a familiar scene.
It turned out to be one of the offices of the Zhao Group that she had visited with Huo Yuankai and the others before.
Instead of landing on the top floor, Emperor Yan chose a small, inconspicuous office.
Just as Song Mengmeng had told him after returning home, almost every office here had a shrine dedicated to an evil god.
It was like a dense, spread-out net, completely enveloping the entire building. Seemingly to alert others before the formation was activated, this dense net also served to shield against external prying eyes and protect the formation from being discovered.
With Yama present, the evil god statue naturally did not discover their whereabouts, but Song Mengmeng was not satisfied with simply staying in place to investigate the surrounding situation.
With the King of Hell by her side, she naturally became much bolder.
She moved quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, and took the evil god statue from the shrine into her pocket.
Although this move was swift, its impact was considerable.
It's like the formation is missing a piece, instantly creating a gap in the entire formation. The circulating evil energy has lost its foundation, and the entire formation is on the verge of chaos...
The piercing shriek made Song Mengmeng acutely uncomfortable, even though she was protected by Yan Di's barrier. However, she was sheltered in a corner by Yan Di, and less than half a minute later, a dark shadow flashed by, and Zhao Yunlu, with a sullen face, appeared in the office in a fit of rage.
Another evil god statue has disappeared!
Zhao Yunlu was furious. Although he knew that his actions might have made him a target, once the Yin Gathering Formation was set up, there was no way out unless it was activated directly.
He had no way to back out anymore!
Putting everything else aside, if his current physical condition doesn't improve, he'll soon collapse!
So no matter what, he has no choice but to gamble in this round!
After walking around the office for a while without finding anything amiss, Zhao Yunlu snorted coldly. Without further hesitation, he walked directly to the shrine, raised his hand, and a new statue of the evil god reappeared in the shrine, unchanged.
"!!" Song Mengmeng's eyes widened. No way, a spare has been provided so quickly?!
The young girl was clearly surprised by Zhao Yunlu's wealth, but this little trouble couldn't stop her.
She gently raised her hand and tugged at Yan Di's sleeve. Yan Di looked down and exchanged a glance with her. Even if the young girl didn't say anything, Yan Di roughly knew what she meant. There was no need for her to say anything more. The two of them disappeared from the office again.
Before Zhao Yunlu could even catch his breath, the sound of the formation breaking came again...
The following night was nothing short of a nightmare for Zhao Yunlu.
In less than an hour, he actually lost more than ten statues of evil gods!
If he hadn't had enough spare evil god statues, the spirit-gathering array would have collapsed ahead of schedule!
Fortunately, the other party did not continue to cause trouble. When he finally filled in the eighteenth evil god statue, the other party finally gave up the idea of continuing to cause trouble.
The entire building finally quieted down.
Zhao Yunlu waited for about three or four more hours until the early hours of the morning. When he saw that the formation in the entire building had stopped moving, he breathed a sigh of relief and began chanting the incantation again, allowing the evil energy within the formation to resume its smooth operation once more.
After stealing eighteen evil god statues, Song Mengmeng and Yan Di finally realized something was amiss, so they didn't linger any longer and simply left and returned.
"You noticed?" As soon as they returned to their hotel room, Song Mengmeng couldn't wait to ask Yan Di, her little face full of excitement and joy: "The last few statues she put up are quite different from the ones before!"
The difference is obvious in terms of strength!
So, it's roughly the difference between antiques and fakes?
"This is normal. If I were to set up such a grand formation, I wouldn't just prepare eighty-one evil god statues. Instead, I would try to prepare an additional set of the same number as backup!"
However, making such an evil god statue is not an easy task.
Therefore, it is reasonable that the strength of the evil energy varies depending on the time.
Emperor Yan walked to the side, poured Song Mengmeng a glass of juice, and handed it to her to soothe her throat before continuing to explain to her.
Song Mengmeng nodded, took a couple of sips of her juice, then looked up as if she had remembered something, squinting at Yan Di: "You seem so certain, did you already discover the problem?!"
"Not exactly." Yan Di chuckled as he met the girl's scrutinizing gaze. "It's just that there are many things that I only have a guess for now, and I can't be completely sure yet."
But after going on this trip with you today, I'm pretty much able to make a conclusion.
As you guessed, there must be someone behind Zhao Yunlu directing him.
However, now that we've replaced more than ten of his evil god statues in one go, it will take him some time to reactivate the Yin Gathering Array, giving us much more time!
So it's getting late, let's rest first, and we can discuss the rest tomorrow!
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