Chapter 1062 - 890: Old Man Murong

Just a day before Murong Wuai returned to the Yanfu Continent, Wu Jinliang, Huang Yingying, and San had already arrived near the exit.

The long journey undertaken by the two riders was from deep underground, which took a considerable amount of time.

Before the group even surfaced, San, with his excellent vision, noticed something was amiss around the exit, discovering dozens of people scattered around.

Upon hearing this, Wu Jinliang and Huang Yingying immediately sensed something was wrong. Most of the Nanshan forces were trapped within the 'Beidou Refusal Array', so where did these dozens of people come from?

The reason wasn't hard to guess; they all suspected they were troops from other forces.

Fortunately, the special environment of the Yanfu Continent made it difficult for sound to travel normally, making reconnaissance less challenging; otherwise, with the cultivation of the entrants from all sides, it would have been hard not to be detected when approaching.

Of course, the claim that reconnaissance wasn't difficult was relative, given Wu Jinliang's special abilities.

After patient and prolonged observation, they confirmed the presence of forces from five major powers.

It was also easy to confirm that approximately ten people were scattered in each direction, distinct and separate.

To understand the situation, after careful and patient observation, Wu Jinliang transformed into a Heavenly Court member and emerged from the ground, but instead of approaching the Heavenly Court personnel, he moved toward the nearby Beiju personnel.

This action made Huang Yingying, and even San, break into a cold sweat for him. The duo emerging quietly from the ground couldn't help but exchange glances, realizing that the money-hungry Wu Jinliang was particularly bold and reckless.

The personnel left behind by the Heavenly Court and those of Beiju might not recognize each other, but they had encountered each other before.

Although they were from different camps, Wu Jinliang, looking bored, started chatting with them. The others were lukewarm in response, but Wu Jinliang, sensing their unfamiliarity with the person he had morphed into, immediately switched to a complaining mode, constantly lamenting how bad things were on his side, and being forced to do such useless tasks. Once the other party laughed and engaged him, he retorted, 'Aren't you the same as me, guarding the door here?'

With a forced common ground, the two strangers started chatting. With Wu Jinliang intending to extract information, he finally learned from the other party what the current situation was and understood the predicament Shi Chun was in.

This made him quite self-reproachful, realizing that his greed had brought about significant trouble. From the situation he had investigated, if he had only returned a month earlier, or mined seven or eight fewer deposits, he wouldn't be in such a predicament.

Indeed, he regretted it but knew he had to face reality as things were.

The current situation, another person might think was hopeless, but he and Shi Chun had survived so many life-and-death situations together. Some things didn't even need to be communicated or signaled to understand what to do and how to cooperate.

Given that the embattled Shi Chun neither retreated nor advanced, firmly waiting at the entrance without leaving, Wu Jinliang understood Shi Chun's intention: as long as he could deliver the items inside, Shi Chun still had a way to get them out.

But with the current situation, he had no way to get in.

Originally, he planned to transform into Yu Yifu's appearance, cross the Nanshan forces' checkpoint, deliver the items to Shi Chun, and everything would fall into place from there, with an easy escape afterward, because the Nanshan's Demon Eye wouldn't scrutinize Yu Yifu.

Now, transforming into Yu Yifu to sneak in was clearly impossible. Not to mention that the Heavenly Court leader was guarding Shi Chun, all other leaders from different factions were outside, and whether they'd allow him to contact Shi Chun was one thing; he couldn't mimic Yu Yifu's speech and behavior perfectly. Anyone familiar with Yu Yifu would see through him the moment he spoke.

Moreover, his sudden return as Yu Yifu, without his subordinates, would surely raise suspicions about some achievements. Each faction's Demon Eye would likely immediately backtrack Yu Yifu's route.

He would be tracked when leaving.

Transforming into personnel from other factions to get in was unrealistic; each faction's leader was inside, and it was impossible not to recognize their own. Skipping over faction leaders to contact Shi Chun wasn't realistic either.

Thinking it over, those uncertain risks were too dangerous for him to take. With Heavenly Court personnel present, he wasn't too worried about his personal safety, but losing so much money was unacceptable, given the effort already invested.

Fortunately, because of the financial stakes involved being so large, he hadn't placed all his assets on one method initially and had pre-set backup options.

This plan wasn't feasible, but it wasn't a wasted trip, as he at least learned about the situation here.

He then intentionally went overboard with mocking, picked a quarrel, and left a harsh message to the Beiju guard, "Don't fall into my hands!"

Then he turned and left.

This move was to avoid an embarrassing scene if the person he impersonated later met this individual and engaged in conversation.

"What's wrong with the Heavenly Court? It's nothing, just some garbage." The Beiju guard spat out, feeling oddly like he had encountered a fool.

Avoiding others' sight, Wu Jinliang burrowed back into the sand, unafraid of being tracked by Demon Eyes here. Regular interaction with those wielding Demon Eyes made him somewhat knowledgeable; the Royal Court and Heavenly Court, though exploiting Demon Cultivators, sought to avoid exposing them openly.

Unless something extraordinary occurred, Demon Eyes wouldn't open in settings where multiple parties gathered, nor would they casually track an aura.