Chapter 0: 80. Dark Room
Both Qin Gou and Ying Wusheng could see the astonishment in each other’s eyes.
At the same time, Qin Gou also noticed that both Pang Hui just now and Ying Wusheng at this moment seemed to be deliberately keeping their distance from him and his group. This also prevented Qin Gou from directly hearing their inner thoughts.
He suspected that distance was the key.
“Fellow Daoist Qin, do you know him?” At this moment, Shu Yinxing also asked with surprise.
“He is one of the Regional Rulers?” Qin Gou stared intently at Ying Wusheng.
“Correct.” Shu Yinxing gave an affirmative answer.
“This is quite a move.”
Qin Gou couldn’t help but sigh. It turns out that this old scoundrel Ying Wusheng had found a way to directly replace a Zone Master! Although Old Qin had also eliminated one person to qualify for the Great Competition Period, he really couldn’t compare to the fearsome talent of the Soul Plunderer clan. Not even Shu Yinxing could recognize him for a moment.
Of course, what Qin Gou didn’t know was that if he hadn’t deliberately attracted a lot of attention in Bu She Tian this time, it would have been much more difficult for Ying Wusheng to succeed.
“Since we’re all old acquaintances, I won’t waste any more words. Let’s not pry into each other’s business and keep out of each other’s way, how about it?” Qin Gou said directly.
“What is your intention by appearing here now?” Ying Wusheng asked, as if he hadn’t heard Qin Gou at all.
Qin Gou said without hesitation, “Mind your own business, or we’ll settle it with fists.”
“You… This Seat truly doesn’t have the time to waste here with you!” Ying Wusheng snorted, “Tell me, how do we keep out of each other’s way?”
“Just on account of our previous acquaintance, let’s not fight each other until we reach the final stage. Even if we meet again next time, we’ll each go our separate ways.”
Qin Gou pondered for a moment and continued, “Or, we can exchange the information we currently have?”
Upon hearing this, Ying Wusheng and Pang Hui discussed it, and finally nodded slightly, “You have many tricks, and This Seat can’t possibly believe you completely. But there’s no way, after all, it would be the most foolish thing to end up in a lose-lose situation with you here.”
A short while later, the two sides exchanged information.
From Ying Wusheng and Pang Hui, Qin Gou confirmed that distance was the key to hearing inner thoughts clearly. He also informed them that it was best not to return to their original rooms.
Based on the scenes of their opponents leaving after being defeated, both sides confirmed that the power of displacement this time was indeed different from previous times.
Finally, Ying Wusheng looked deeply at Qin Gou, and together with Pang Hui, they slowly retreated back to the room they came from in a very defensive posture.
But what they didn’t see was that immediately after, Qin Gou, who had a calm expression, let out a long sigh of relief.
Shu Yinxing sensed Qin Gou’s wariness and asked, “Fellow Daoist Qin, it seems the two just now were very wary of you?”
“Let’s go!”
Qin Gou said without hesitation, “It has nothing to do with Pang Hui, it’s that kid next to him. Fellow Daoist Shu, can you imagine who in this world would want to be too close to an absolute jinx? We need to leave immediately and get as far away as possible. In fact, as long as we can confirm that the power of displacement when abstaining is not a major problem, it would be very worthwhile to give up this Great Competition if necessary.”
“Is it that serious?” Shu Yinxing was surprised.
Qin Gou nodded solemnly. He knew that the contract forcibly established between Ying Wusheng of the Western Heaven Realm and ‘Goose Return Cage’ was approaching. This person would definitely appear before Qin Gou in some unexpected way. And now, the Ying Wusheng of this realm had also inexplicably appeared. Furthermore, Qin Gou had no idea of the true time flow in the outside world within Bu She Tian… The battle-hardened Old Qin immediately sensed that something was not right!
“Then let’s hurry.”
As he spoke, Shu Yinxing did not hesitate and immediately chose the next room with Qin Gou.
Soon, the two Pushed open another door and stepped inside.
“This is…”
Boundless darkness instantly filled Qin Gou’s vision. At the same time, completely unexpectedly… a soothing piece of music began to play from all directions, making it difficult to determine its true source.
The very familiar classical piece, “Nocturne,” once again proved the connection between this damned place and Qin Gou.
In an instant, Qin Gou unhesitatingly grabbed Shu Yinxing’s small hand beside him.
He clearly felt Shu Yinxing tremble all over from the suddenness, but she didn’t make a sound.
“Fellow Daoist Shu, can you still see? What happened?” Qin Gou asked.
Qin Gou received no response.
Instead, Shu Yinxing’s inner thoughts sounded in his ears, also a question: “Fellow Daoist Qin, what is going on?”
“Could it be that even my voice has been blocked?”
Qin Gou immediately thought to himself, “A Xi, temporarily remove my protection.”
“Ding!”
“Fellow Daoist Shu, can you hear me speaking now?” Qin Gou asked again.
“This is Fellow Daoist Qin’s inner thoughts? I can hear you.” Shu Yinxing said in amazement.
“That’s good. Now, let’s hold onto each other and try to retreat back together!”
Then, under Qin Gou’s command, the two retreated together, but they clearly felt themselves bump against a cold wall.
“Has the entrance disappeared?”
Qin Gou cursed inwardly, this was truly a scoundrel’s game.
“Fellow Daoist Qin, I can’t see anything. No matter how much spiritual power I use to enhance my eyes, it’s still pitch black.” Shu Yinxing described her current state in detail.
“Me too.”
Qin Gou replied in his mind.
Shu Yinxing’s inner thoughts revealed a hint of nervousness, “Using divine sense to scan is also useless. All our detection methods have probably been sealed. I can only feel your presence right now.”
“If there’s no trap, then there must be another cultivator in this room. Otherwise, sealing our senses like this would be meaningless?”
Qin Gou analyzed seriously, “Now I finally understand what it means to be able to hear each other’s inner thoughts.”
“And Fellow Daoist Qin, thus, this way of communicating we’re currently using, once someone gets close enough, they’ll probably discover us immediately.”
“Indeed, these inner thoughts are now both a means of communication, as well as our weakness, and a lure for the catcher.”
“Ding. Are the two of you currently in darkness?”
The System’s voice suddenly sounded, “But it looks quite bright to me?”
“You can still see everything?”
“Ding! A piece of cake.”
A Xi immediately suggested, “At this critical juncture, are the two willing to follow my command entirely?”
“Yes! Absolutely.”
“What do you want?”
Shu Yinxing agreed immediately, while Qin Gou, who had been in contact with A Xi for some time, intended to ask first. One had only been in contact with A Xi for half a day, while the other had been in contact for half a lifetime, forming a stark contrast.
“Ding… Can the two of you dance?”
