Chapter 301: He Not Only Saw the Second Floor, But Also the Third, Even the Fourth and Fifth!
“Are you still going to keep training?” Bai Feng suppressed the bubbling-up emotions in his heart and continued to ask Chu Chu.
Chu Chu nodded emphatically: “Yes! Let’s go to the yard this time. I want you to give me some pointers on my swordplay.”
“Alright, let’s do it.”
Bai Feng stood up from the sofa and strode outside, with Chu Chu trailing behind him.
She watched Bai Feng’s back and tried to banish the dark thoughts lurking in her heart—she couldn’t use her Celestial Eye to do all sorts of inappropriate things to Bai Feng.
That not only would be a deceit to her sister, but also the actions influenced by the power of her Celestial Eye were fake—like a fragile dream. Seemingly beautiful, but once she wakes up, reality is still empty-handed.
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“Not bad, you’re pretty skilled now at wielding your Celestial Eye’s power!” Bai Feng blocked Chu Chu’s attack with a smile. “But I suggest you avoid emotions like despair or sorrow. Sure, such feelings can be surprisingly useful in a battle if you catch your opponent off guard, but they’ll also make it easier for the other side to notice you.”
“Hmm…” Chu Chu pondered, nodding thoughtfully.
Bai Feng continued, “You can deliberately induce feelings of urgency or other subtle emotions depending on the situation. In combat, those are even harder for your opponent to detect. You can also arouse anger or anxiety, further disrupting their state of mind and making them slip up.”
“I understand.”
Chu Chu nodded, but she realized that practicing this sort of thing within combat wasn’t quite feasible. Her real focus now was to sharpen her sword skills.
After a brief rest, she picked up a wooden sword again. “Let’s continue. This time, I want to practice my sword techniques.”
Sure, Bai Yumo’s swordplay was more terrifying—a freakin’ genius blessed by Heaven. She learned extremely fast, almost understanding it at a glance. But she wasn’t always able to explain why things worked the way they did, so Chu Chu preferred training with Bai Feng more often.
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On the Eastern Continent.
In a mountain forest, a tiger was cautiously hiding. Outside the forest, a crowd of people dressed in black gathered.
“Are you sure he’s right here?”
A man with black dragon horns standing beside a black-clothed man frowned, giving the other a look of mild contempt.
“I’m certain. He hasn’t left yet,” the black-clothed man nodded, sounding impatient. “If you’re so free, go deal with those unruly princes.”
The man with horns snorted coldly and turned to leave, warning the black-clothed man before departing: “Get your people to act fast. If not, I’ll switch to my own folks. I can’t hide this forever—I’ve already received intel that the Holy Land might have caught wind of your actions.”
“Don’t worry, it’ll be done soon.”
After the horned man left, the black-clothed man took out a compass, though it was already close to falling apart—no intact parts left.
He activated the compass again. This time, it pointed in a specific direction but suddenly shattered into dust, scattering.
But instead of frustration, a cruel smile curled on his lips: “Found you.”
Daring to meddle with what belongs to me? d*mn, doesn’t he know how to spell ‘dead’?
Meanwhile, the tiger, which had been hiding carefully, suddenly twitched. It swiftly dashed out of its mountain cave and headed into the depths of the forest.
Ever since it ate that arm that fell from the sky, it felt different.
Smarter, stronger, with a heightened sense of danger. If there was a problem, it was that it felt like something was inside it—a strange presence.
But now, the most urgent task was to leave this place.
The tiger paused after taking a few steps. It reached out with a paw, picked up a stone, and fashioned it into a shoe. Then, it began to imitate human footsteps on another trail.
Satisfied, it nodded and changed direction, deliberately sweeping away the faint footprints with its tail as it ran.
A few minutes later, the black-clothed man arrived at the tiger’s original hiding spot. Looking at the footprints on the ground, he frowned—these footprints looked a bit fake. Unless someone was wearing iron shoes, those prints wouldn’t be so clumsy.
Could anyone really use such obvious false clues to mislead him?
He pondered for a few seconds. If it was an ordinary person, they’d probably only see the first layer—notice the inconsistency and guess it was meant to deceive. So they’d chase after the footprints.
If the person was a bit smarter, they’d see the second layer—that the footprints were an intentional distraction. They wouldn’t follow the tracks but choose an alternative route.
But he was one of the divine monarch’s top commanders—a genius far smarter than ordinary! Not only did he see the second layer, but he also perceived the third, even the fourth and fifth layers.
Virtual and real, all illusions. The first two levels seemed right but also wrong. He suspected the fleeing person left fake footprints but didn’t necessarily follow them to the end. The game was whether they would stray from the trail, hide, or even circle back to the start—that was the classic battle of wits between him and the chaser.
“Interesting. This guy’s brains are not inferior to mine.”
The black-clothed man chuckled, but he missed a crucial point—he wasn’t just dealing with one or a few individuals. No, he had dozens of subordinates with him.
He called over some men to search the dense forest, dividing them to go down both the real trail with footprints and the one without. He figured the chance was slim, but what if the other side also realized the first layer and was betting he wouldn’t follow the other? Kids only make multiple choice questions!
He declared, “The rest follow me.”
With that, he charged ahead along the trail with footprints, confident in his plan.
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“Little Junior Brother, my Auntie said in her letter that the array is almost set. If everything goes smoothly, today it’ll be finished.”
Yu Yao pushed open the door and told Bai Feng, who was relaxing on the sofa.
“Really that soon?” Bai Feng glanced up slightly, stroked Little Snow in his arms, then gently placed her down. “Did City Lord Gu mention a specific time?”
“Only said around noon,” Yu Yao shook her head.
“Then it should be soon,” Bai Feng reached out and patted the sofa. “Senior Sister, sit here with me for a bit. We’ll run a quick call test.”
“Alright, I’ll come.” Yu Yao didn’t hold back and sat beside Bai Feng, pulling out some snacks she’d brought earlier, setting them on the coffee table.
The moment she placed the treats down, the Image Retainer started ringing.
“Quite the coincidence,” Bai Feng chuckled. He reached out and activated the device, and Gu Yue Qing’s face appeared on the screen.
