Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 601: Chapter 282: Is Copper Face the Emperor’s Fall?

The last ark gathering had been just after they’d killed Black Umbrella. Now, a month had passed.

And tomorrow would be May 15, which was when Li Yelai, Jing Lin, and others in their time zone would enter the gathering.

During that time, the electors’ consciousness would leave the Physical World and enter the interior of the ark.

And their bodies would be completely defenseless.

So whenever Li Yelai entered the ark, if conditions allowed, he needed someone to protect him.

In Giant City, the officials had hired a Spirit Extinguisher and Yin Fire, along with two elite Night Patrols for him.

While undercover, the Little Mad King was the one guarding him.

At that period, if he had encountered any mishaps, he wouldn’t have had time to react. The moment an enemy broke through his Spiritual Barrier, he would undoubtedly die.

And this was the vulnerability of all ark Chosen Ones.

Of course, those select few from the Second Ring Seat, who could physically enter the ark, were not included in this.

Tomorrow, when all the ark electors from different regions would enter the ark, it would be the best opportunity for that Wilderness Ranger to assassinate!

If the situation allowed, the Ranger might even be able to kill Liu Sheng as well.

Thinking of this, Li Yelai said, “Qin Zhi has a female companion, Liu Sheng, also a Sixth Sense Spiritual Ability User from the Netherworld Path, and likewise, a wanted criminal.”

“Tomorrow around noon, they will both enter a state of deep meditation. Their reaction speed will greatly diminish, providing you with the best opportunity to act.”

“But they will be cautious, staying in a relatively safe indoors environment. And his subordinates will probably be standing guard nearby.”

‘You sure know a lot, why don’t you do it yourself?’ the man’s voice came from the coin.

He was ultimately somewhat skeptical of Li Yelai.

“My power is insufficient, and I haven’t had an opportunity to strike,” Li Yelai said truthfully.

‘Ha… I’ll consider acting depending on the situation. Killing two Sixth Sense at once is too difficult, even for assassination, I can only try. Don’t get your hopes up too high,’ the man replied.

Was that an agreement? Li Yelai felt a stirring in his heart.

“Then I wish you a smooth victory. May I ask, how will you claim the bounty?” Li Yelai inquired. “As I’ve said, he has plenty of protective forces around him. You probably won’t get the chance to collect their heads.”

‘Heh, I have my ways. Learn something, rookie,’ the man replied, and the coin fell silent.

Li Yelai also closed the coin and slipped it into his pocket.

“Did he agree?” the Little Mad King asked.

“It seems so…but I am not certain whether he can succeed,” Li Yelai responded. “Even though he doesn’t trust me, once he’s confirmed that the target is Qin Zhi, he won’t pass up the opportunity.”

The Wilderness Ranger was both righteous and evil, complicated in nature, but ultimately a bounty hunter.

Qin Zhi’s bounty was high, and to earn the friendship of No.3 Border City, the friendship of over ten thousand Spiritual Ability Users in Border City, or rather, the friendship of the Old Mad King!

If the Old Mad King were to say ‘do me this favor,’

Not to mention Human Giant City, even the Forbidden Zone would have to seriously consider whether the Mad King might go mad again?

With that friendship, the Ranger could remove the wanted poster from himself. Not to mention the other benefits.

And besides, the rangers claim to be Righteous Knights; such a criminal who harmed tens of thousands should also be their hunting target.

“Hope he succeeds,” Li Yelai muttered under his breath.

If he could directly take out Qin Zhi, that would be ideal.

Suddenly, the Little Mad King looked towards the door and gestured.

Then, he flashed into the bathroom, turned on the showerhead, and faked the sound of showering.

Li Yelai’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing footsteps approaching.

Seconds later, Cheng Mei’s voice sounded: “Lord Di Yun, Lord Qin Zhi and Lady Liu Sheng seek an audience.”

‘That’s ironic, I just finished arranging their assassination, and now they’ve come directly to me,’ thought Li Yelai, then spoke, “Hmph, they do pick their times. Let them wait!”

“Yes,” Cheng Mei responded, relieved by the sound of water inside the room.

She had been genuinely worried about disturbing Lord Di Yun’s pleasure. Fortunately, it was just a bath.

So, after waiting for about ten minutes, Li Yelai, who had changed into fresh clothes, emerged from the room with a sullen face, causing the believers to tremble in fear.

“You’ve been waiting, Lord Qin Zhi,” Li Yelai said as he sat on the sofa, looking at Qin Zhi and Liu Sheng, his tone laden with sarcasm.

After all, to the outsiders, he had just taken a woman into his room and had been called out. It was normal for him to be in a bad mood.

Qin Zhi responded with an awkward smile, “I apologize, Lord Di Yun, for coming at an inconvenient time, but I do have important matters.”

“Oh? Important matters?” Li Yelai inquired. “Such as?”

“I’ve heard that the Church Headquarters is abundant in Spirit Fruits, and I was hoping to trade for a few with Lord Di Yun,” Liu Sheng chimed in, “We will surely make it worth your while.”

So that’s it; they were eyeing the Shatang Fruit and Dan Wood Fruit in Li Yelai’s possession. It made sense; those were indeed rare items.

Currently, it seemed that only the Blood God Faction’s Asian Headquarters, along with Kunlun Giant City, Forbidden Zone Demon Tomb, and Thunder Zone had such things. And their production wasn’t high.

Those two beasts probably planned to sell at the gathering or to use them personally, indeed a calculating move.

“You want Dan Mu and Shatang… okay, then what can you offer me?” Li Yelai glanced at Hong Zhuang standing behind him; she immediately stepped back to retrieve the Spirit Fruits stored in the room.

To prevent detection of any anomalies, Li Yelai had kept a few Spirit Fruits in the Physical World, stuffing the rest in his storage space.

Qin Zhi’s eyes briefly narrowed as he glanced at Hong Zhuang’s side profile, then shifted his gaze away.