Chapter 319: Heartbroken Potato, Bai Ze’s Layout
On the border of the Potential Dragon Continent.
Chen Changsheng, who originally planned to enter the Potential Dragon Continent to seek Bai Ze, stopped.
Looking at the mysterious array formation, Chen Changsheng frowned.
Seeing this, Moon Shadow asked, “Little Taoist, is something wrong?”
“There is indeed a problem, and it’s a big one. I actually overlooked this matter; I was a bit careless.”
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng took out a large map to examine it.
Faced with Chen Changsheng’s strange behavior, Moon Shadow continued to question, “What did you overlook?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng looked for something on the map while saying, “I overlooked Bai Ze’s reaction.”
“As an ancient auspicious beast, Bai Ze inherently possesses the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, plus its slippery character more so than a loach.”
“It shouldn’t be trapped within the great array that locks the Potential Dragon Continent.”
“Yet the current situation happens to be this way, which means there’s only one explanation: there’s something within the Potential Dragon Continent that Bai Ze is unwilling to give up.”
Upon hearing this, Potato, who was munching on a white radish, casually remarked, “Is it because of the Qiongqi Tomb?”
“Most likely, Bai Ze has gone to great lengths to search for clues to the Qiongqi Tomb.”
“If the Qiongqi Tomb truly lies within the Potential Dragon Continent, it would definitely be unwilling to leave.”
In response to Chen Changsheng’s words, Moon Shadow still couldn’t figure out what he intended to do.
The situation at hand clearly seemed to be a deadlock.
To break it, there were only two methods: the first was for Chen Changsheng to pressure the Beast Clan and the Divine Clan with his powerful strength.
However, from Chen Changsheng’s attitude, he seemed unwilling to do that.
If he didn’t use the first method, then to preserve Bai Ze, there was only the second method.
Bai Ze could hand over the stolen treasures and clues to the Qiongqi Tomb, then cooperate with Chen Changsheng and some other forces to exert pressure.
In this way, Bai Ze could be barely preserved.
Thinking this, Moon Shadow spoke, “Are you thinking of a third option?”
Hearing Moon Shadow’s words, Chen Changsheng, who was studying the map, raised his head and smiled, “Not bad for a reaction. Let me test you.”
“Suppose you are Bai Ze, and you found clues to the Qiongqi Tomb, but then you realized your enemies were setting up an array to trap you.”
“At this moment, what would you do? Would you leave or stay?”
“If you leave, you won’t be able to return to the Potential Dragon Continent for a while, and the Qiongqi Tomb might be discovered by others.”
“But if you don’t leave, you’ll be trapped in a net of heavenly arrays, and countless enemies will come to capture you.”
“So, what will you do?”
Upon hearing this, Moon Shadow’s mouth opened and closed, unable to respond.
Neither staying nor leaving was a perfect answer.
Since Chen Changsheng asked, it meant there was a third possibility.
“I know!”
Potato, who had been munching on a radish, raised her hand, and with a proud expression, said, “If I were Bai Ze, I would hide everything in a secret place, so no one could find it.”
“Even if they capture me, they wouldn’t be able to get what I have on me.”
Hearing Potato’s response, Chen Changsheng smiled happily.
“My Potato is so clever; you came up with such a difficult answer.”
Faced with Chen Changsheng’s praise, Potato joyfully revealed her fox tail, but before she could enjoy the moment for long, a “bucket of cold water” splashed down.
“So you also hid your snacks in this way, right?”
“If I remember correctly, the location should be under a big stone ten miles east of Qingqiu.”
Potato: d(ŐдŐ๑)
“What big stone? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“You don’t know, but I do!”
“About the portion of your snacks, I discussed it with your grandmother; it’s a set daily amount.”
“And there are people in Qingqiu specifically watching over you to prevent you from stealing snacks.”
“However, given your gluttonous nature, the portion I set for you is clearly not enough.”
“So you went to great lengths to win a lot of snacks from other little fox demons.”
“I have to admit that you have a talent for eating; you know that there’s no such thing as a completely sound wall, and the matter of hoarding snacks will be exposed sooner or later.”
“To avoid having your hoarded snacks confiscated, you hid them outside of Qingqiu.”
“Additionally, you set up a backup plan; if you were caught, the snacks hidden under the big stone would be quickly moved.”
“As long as the snacks aren’t found for a day, you’ll be safe for a day; to be precise, you won’t suffer full punishment.”
Upon hearing this, Potato, feeling wronged, cried out, “Waaah!”
“Little Taoist, please don’t confiscate my snacks! I’ve saved them for so long.”
Looking at Potato’s heartbroken expression, Chen Changsheng smiled wide and said, “It’s too late; when leaving Qingqiu, I had someone go confiscate your snacks.”
“Also, if I’m not mistaken, the one helping you as an outside support should be Hu Duoduo.”
“Half a month ago, you inexplicably started isolating her, presumably to reduce her sense of presence.”
“You’re so clever; you even predicted that I would deduce the existence of outside support.”
“Under normal circumstances, the person assisting you would definitely be your good friend.”
“Who would have thought that a little fox whom you isolated would be your support?”
“However, no matter how you calculated, you didn’t consider that this ‘old fox’ would be craftier than you, this little fox.”
“Hahaha!”
After saying this, Chen Changsheng laughed proudly.
However, upon hearing Chen Changsheng’s laughter, Potato cried even more sorrowfully.
Watching the two of them, one laughing and the other crying, Moon Shadow couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
Thank goodness I know you’re discussing snacks; otherwise, I’d have thought you were discussing clues to the Qiongqi Tomb.
After slightly complaining in her heart, Moon Shadow took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from Potato’s face, saying, “Little Taoist, did Bai Ze do the same?”
“Yes.”
“The Potential Dragon Continent is a trap laid by the Beast Clan; Bai Ze cannot break the deadlock from within.”
“The only way is to break the deadlock from the outside.”
“The treasures on it and the clues to the Qiongqi Tomb must have been hidden outside the Potential Dragon Continent.”
“Even if it gets captured, unable to find those treasures and clues to the Qiongqi Tomb, the Beast Clan won’t demand its life for the time being.”
“In this way, Bai Ze will have room to maneuver.”
“If I were Bai Ze, after being captured by the Beast Clan, I would definitely negotiate with them.”
“The specific terms don’t matter; what’s important is to get them to leave the Potential Dragon Continent with me to retrieve the things I’ve hidden.”
“Once I leave the Potential Dragon Continent, my outside support will act, and I will set up a trap at that place beforehand.”
“By using both approaches, I’d have a great chance of escaping their control.”
“The approximate location of the Qiongqi Tomb has already been scouted out during the pursuit; the key items to open the Qiongqi Tomb are in my hands.”
“When they’re in a frenzy, I would turn and rush back into the Potential Dragon Continent to catch them off guard.”
“In this way, the Qiongqi Tomb will fall into my hands.”
