Chapter 710: Zhu Qiansi’s Choice |
"Cooperate? Do you really think I would cooperate with you?"
Zhu Qiansi looked at Lin Yu and said coldly.
"Not a moment ago, no, but now it's hard to say," Lin Yu said as he pulled away the spider silk that had wrapped around him, "First of all, although I am indeed not Gu Mo, I have already proven to you... that I know her."
"If you want to replace me, you will inevitably have to deal with her," Lin Yu curled his lips, "I don't know why you fear her so much, but... you shouldn't want to see her every day, right?"
"She drops by my place every few days."
As Lin Yu spoke, Zhu Qiansi calmed again, seemingly thinking.
After a long while, Zhu Qiansi finally spoke again.
"You are right."
"But... I could still kill you," Zhu Qiansi looked at Lin Yu and continued, "If I keep you here forever, she won't know what I'm planning."
Zhu Qiansi fell silent.
Lin Yu laughed — every step Zhu Qiansi had taken was within his expectations.
If she really had the courage now to face Crow and Shen Bingmiao head-on, she would not have chosen such a roundabout way to replace someone.
Sealed within the mountain by the native Taoists of the Prison Mountain Realm for hundreds of years... besides yearning for freedom, this spider's craving for life is almost on the same level as a Death Game player.
For this spider, life and freedom are equally precious.
After a long time, Zhu Qiansi spoke again: "I can let you go, and act like nothing ever happened."
"What a joke," Lin Yu looked at Zhu Qiansi, "No matter what... you have actually broken free from the 'seal'..."
"But I also lost a thousand years of cultivation, you don't need to worry that I'll continue causing trouble in the Prison Mountain Realm..."
As Zhu Qiansi spoke, Lin Yu interrupted her.
"What you lost is none of my concern, do you even understand that, spider?"
"As for whether you will do evil, don't try to convince me," Lin Yu said harshly, "I don't trust your promise."
"Moreover, haven't you realized—killing me will bring people you do not want to face, but if you let me go... I will also call people you do not want to face."
Zhu Qiansi looked toward Lin Yu: "So what do you want?"
"Come with me, as my 'pet', my 'servant', just like our original agreement."
Lin Yu said bluntly.
"Disperse all your cultivation, cut off your identity as a demon, make your Causality Silk power serve me — this is the only path you can choose."
Zhu Qiansi frowned: "Impossible, wouldn't that mean placing my life and death entirely in your hands?"
"Your life and death have always been in my hands."
Lin Yu said again.
Zhu Qiansi looked at Lin Yu and shook her head: "You are too arrogant — since I must abandon nearly everything, why wouldn't I run away?"
"You need time to summon them here... and I can completely leave the Prison Mountain Realm after you depart this Twin Saw Mountain, and hide."
"The Supreme Deity of this realm is absolutely neutral, otherwise they would have come searching for me long ago."
Lin Yu stared at Zhu Qiansi in surprise: "That's quite a clever suggestion, Miss Zhu Qiansi... However, I must remind you of one thing."
"Although your idea is feasible, hiding around in human form, once you lose the power of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, your Causality Silk power and the Fate Fragments will become extremely tempting — there is a saying in our world that fits your situation perfectly."
"Possessing a jewel invites guilt."
"As far as I know... in our world alone, many experts covet this kind of thing."
Zhu Qiansi understood Lin Yu's meaning: "I know what you mean, but... don't worry, I can hide well."
"If the Fate Fragments are in my hands, they are absolutely safe."
Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, but... you don't have time."
Zhu Qiansi was stunned: "What?"
"I've been talking with you this long to roughly measure the 'time flow' here and buy time for my 'summoned ones' outside," Lin Yu sighed, "You might be able to hide the aura of the Fate Fragments, but by coincidence, I have one too."
"Just now — my summons finally figured out how to 'activate' this thing."
...
Inside the talisman formation space, Old Zheng was ecstatic.
"Hahaha! It finally worked! Old Shi — well done, as expected, this thing is related to 'soul'!"
"You Truth Corporation top employees are something else, you haven't dealt with souls much, but after showing you twice you could directly channel soul power into an item... tsk tsk, a genius!"
Stiller held the old photo and looked at the single portrait of himself that had emerged and gradually covered the original image as his consciousness fused with it, feeling hesitant: "This photo seems pretty important to the boss, will what I'm doing...?"
"Oh come on Old Shi, what do you think this thing is? It's a divine scrap of corpse!"
"With your rank and soul strength, this is only a temporary influence, don't really think you can permanently rewrite it."
"What you did was just make this thing 'exposed'."
Old Zheng said with satisfaction.
In Old Zheng's perception, the photo was continuously radiating a mysterious, wondrous, and extremely high-ranking aura.
Hannah also lifted her head: "Ribbit... I can sense many powerful beings' gazes turning toward here!"
...
Inside the Phantom Realm, Zhu Qiansi likewise felt the aura transmitted by the outside Fate Fragments.
"You... what exactly did you do? You actually exposed your Fate Fragment voluntarily!"
Lin Yu said softly: "Of course it was to leave you only one path of choice — I believe people will hurry here soon, but by then I will already have taken my Fate Fragment and left the Prison Mountain Realm, and the only remaining Fate Fragment left in these Twin Saw Mountains... will be yours."
"Zhu Qiansi, you no longer have time to slowly hide. The best option now is to leave the Prison Mountain Realm with me — trust me, becoming my servant comes with overall decent treatment."
Lin Yu said this, and Zhu Qiansi stared at him. After a long time, she finally said calmly.
"This offers me no benefits."
"Becoming your subordinate means giving up everything... I would rather stay here and fight to the end with those who covet the Fate Fragments."
