Chapter 339: Chapter 117 He’s Here (Flame Emperor Bonus Chapter)
After training, Ye Changsheng could change his voice at will.
Whether it was a cheerful young boy’s voice, a steady uncle’s voice, or an innocent childlike voice.
Or even an icy queen’s voice, or a mature older sister’s voice… Ye Changsheng could even do a silly and cute loli voice.
If there was the internet in this world, Ye Changsheng would definitely be the top online scammer.
Therefore, imitating Wu Ziming’s voice was as easy as pie.
Plus, being in the Boundless Desert, communication between magical artifacts was disrupted by a mysterious field, so the current call was intermittent, and Gongsun Wenyuan couldn’t discover it.
“Wu Ziming, what did you say? Say it again, I didn’t hear clearly,” Gongsun Wenyuan asked.
“Gongsun Wenyuan, I told you, I followed your orders and put the poison you gave me into the oasis water, and then I poisoned all these people.”
“Oh?” Gongsun Wenyuan’s voice sounded somewhat pleased.
“I killed people, as you ordered, I killed our fellow disciples!”
Ye Changsheng’s voice was very agitated, with a hint of lingering fear, as if he was losing control of his emotions.
“If I’m caught like Jiang Yang, I’ll surely die! Gongsun Wenyuan, you have to take responsibility, I’ve been acting on your orders!! If I’m found out, you won’t escape either!”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry, since I decided to do this, I will have follow-up measures. You won’t be discovered and can safely become the Chief Disciple.”
As if.
Ye Changsheng didn’t believe it. How could someone like Gongsun Wenyuan tolerate someone holding his secrets over him?
He probably planned to find an opportunity to get rid of Wu Ziming, treating him as a fool manipulated from beginning to end.
“Good, then I believe you. If you dare to betray me, you won’t have a good time either…”
“Alright, good brother, don’t get agitated,” Gongsun Wenyuan laughed. “By the way, you said you’ve already killed Ye Changsheng?”
“…I didn’t kill him.”
“What? You didn’t kill him!”
“Don’t rush! Let me finish, it’s no different from killing him!”
Ye Changsheng paused, his tone as if adjusting his excited emotions.
“Gongsun Wenyuan, you were right. Ye Changsheng’s cultivation is indeed not simple, he was hiding something. I did successfully poison him, but after the poison took effect, he quickly sealed his meridians and started to escape.”
“You didn’t chase him?”
“I couldn’t catch him. His physique is very strange, incredibly strong, not like a human… Do you remember Fang Wei from the Sun Moon Pavilion? Fang Wei said he was beaten by him, I suspect it’s true. Perhaps Ye Changsheng’s physique is truly extraordinary.”
Gongsun Wenyuan pondered for a moment, “As expected, I’m not surprised.”
“But don’t worry, although he escaped for now, he has been poisoned, and death is only a matter of time. he’s barely holding on.”
“Someone like Ye Changsheng, who can hide his strength, is definitely extraordinary and won’t die so easily.”
“I have a premonition too, but… alas, my strength is truly no match for him. Even poisoned, he managed to break one of my arms. Fortunately, I managed to attach the Positioning Talisman you gave me in time,” Ye Changsheng said.
The Positioning Talisman was currently on a clone Ye Changsheng created with the Shadow Splitting Talisman, and Gongsun Wenyuan surely had a way to pinpoint its location.
“Then, I can personally deal with Ye Changsheng.”
It seemed that the humiliation Ye Changsheng had inflicted on Gongsun Wenyuan last time still bothered him, causing him to disregard any concerns.
What a petty man. Ye Changsheng shook his head.
“You’ve worked hard, Wu Ziming, for providing me with so much important information.”
Ye Changsheng said angrily, “Because I really hate him! He’s always messing around with women, like a moocher! And he even thinks of having a harem, which is an insult to both of us. He definitely cannot be let off easily!!”
“Mm, then I’ll go prepare in advance. I’ll wait for the prey to fall into the trap. As for you… just wait for my good news.”
Gongsun Wenyuan cut off the communication.
…
“Hoo.”
Ye Changsheng stretched his waist and walked towards where Brother Chen was setting up the magic formation.
He hadn’t walked far when he saw Brother Chen standing motionless by a defensive sealing magic formation, as if he were frozen.
Ye Changsheng approached and found Brother Chen in great pain, not asleep, but as if having a nightmare.
No matter how he called or patted him, there was no response.
“Could this be an Illusion? Tsukuyomi?” Ye Changsheng observed and concluded.
He roughly understood that Wu Ziming, controlled by Gongsun Wenyuan, had a trump card and had set up an illusion trap here, which he could activate when Brother Chen approached.
This would trap Brother Chen in an illusion, turning him into a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. After Wu Ziming finished his business on “that side,” he would come to kill Brother Chen—
This must be the mission Gongsun Wenyuan assigned to Wu Ziming.
And to lower their guard, Gongsun Wenyuan hadn’t acted with them either.
“Illusion magic… How should I break it?”
To break an illusion, the quickest and most effective way would be to inflict some pain on the person trapped in the illusion to keep them conscious.
Ye Changsheng drew a cut across Brother Chen’s skin, and a trickle of blood seeped out.
It was useless.
It seemed the illusion was of a high level, capable of controlling even a cultivator like Brother Chen.
Then, he had to get more ruthless, the kind that would cause unbearable pain…
Ha!
“Aaaargh!!!!”
Under Ye Changsheng’s harsh measures, Brother Chen let out a pig-like scream and broke free from the illusion.
“Brother Ye, what are you doing!!! You almost crippled me!!” Brother Chen said, circulating his spiritual power to heal and glaring at Ye Changsheng.
“Brother Chen, I was doing it for your own good, trying to wake you up,” Ye Changsheng spread his hands.
Brother Chen had nothing to say, he just complained for a while and took a Hua Palace pill that Ye Changsheng had given him earlier.
“What happened?” Brother Chen asked.
“This… something unpleasant happened. You’ll know when you go back and see.”
Brother Chen returned to their resting place with Ye Changsheng, and saw Wu Ziming’s physical body and the poison on the ground.
Ye Changsheng briefly narrated the events, making Brother Chen gasp in shock.
“This guy is a beast! He even attacked his own sect members, and with such a despicable and cowardly method! Fortunately, I, Brother Chen, was reluctant to share the oasis water, otherwise I would have fallen into the trap too!”
Brother Chen felt a chill down his spine. Such a simple trick could control him and take his life.
If it were a direct confrontation, how dangerous would it be?
“There’s a bit of personal vendetta involved here, Brother Chen,” Ye Changsheng said. “Wu Ziming could use such means because someone was backing him. Do you remember the True Disciple from the Luosha Sect who didn’t enter with us?”
“I remember. His name was… Gongsun Wenyuan, wasn’t it?”
“Yes. In fact, he has already entered the Boundless Desert and has been secretly directing Wu Ziming to commit such a heinous act.”
“How could someone who has never entered the Boundless Desert come out unharmed?” Brother Chen said disbelievingly.
As for how Gongsun Wenyuan could move around in the Boundless Desert, Ye Changsheng suspected it was the System’s doing. It was highly likely that the System provided a navigation function.
“So this is where Gongsun Wenyuan is dangerous. Although his cultivation might not seem high, in a sense, his danger level is extraordinary.”
“Your White Emperor Sword Sect is truly strange… what kind of people do you have, and yet you’ve declined,” Brother Chen sighed. “But having someone like this stabbing you in the back, I don’t know if I should call it luck or misfortune.”
“Brother Chen, from now on, I will enter the Boundless Desert in your stead to seek opportunities.”
“Why?”
“Your fate is not here, nor should your life end here.”
“You can tell fortunes now?”
“A little bit,” Ye Changsheng smiled.
Brother Chen thought carefully. This Ye Changsheng could produce an Earth Shrinking Talisman, so he was likely not simple. Coupled with his subtle actions during their time together… he was probably hiding something too?
“Alright, Brother Ye. Then it’s up to you from now on. I’ll take these three people out.”
“Brother Chen, just say you saved them. I don’t want them to bother me, it’s annoying.”
“You truly are strange,” Brother Chen patted Ye Changsheng’s shoulder. “But if Brother Chen trusts someone once, I’ll be back and bring you good stuff!”
Ye Changsheng wanted to say something about having drinks together when he returned, but he held back. Otherwise, it would become a death flag.
…
In the dark desert, Gongsun Wenyuan had made all his arrangements and confidently awaited Ye Changsheng’s arrival.
He opened the System’s map.
This System was quite good. As long as he had points, it could provide detailed maps of many regions in Qixia Isle.
Although it couldn’t reach inside the Star of the Demon, and a map of a dangerous area like the Boundless Desert required a huge amount of points, almost depleting most of his remaining stock…
But it didn’t matter. As long as he could kill Ye Changsheng, it would be a drop in the bucket, and everything would be worth it.
Why was Ye Changsheng worth so much?
Perhaps the System occasionally offered some welfare, completing very easy missions could yield disproportionately generous rewards as incentives for the Host.
On the map, the cursor of the tracking talisman was approaching Gongsun Wenyuan. He felt he had everything under control.
This made him feel like Lelouch, calm and collected, strategizing, deciding life and death on the chessboard, controlling the overall situation, and reaping the fruits of victory.
Five, four, three, two, one…
He’s here. Ye Changsheng appeared within Gongsun Wenyuan’s line of sight. Seeing Gongsun Wenyuan, he was very shocked.
“Oh? Who is this? A rare visitor, a rare visitor. You actually survived in the Boundless Desert,” Gongsun Wenyuan appeared and greeted him cheerfully. “Welcome, Ye Changsheng, welcome to your demise!”
