Published: March 2, 2025
Regarding the doubts about Luo Hai's actions, Wen Yu temporarily set them aside. As for whether Luo Hai's actions were directed by the Great Luo or the Heavenly Dao, Wen Yu could not solely trust the word of the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine.
With a heightened sense of caution towards Luo Hai, Wen Yu took Tang Haofei on a leisurely stroll around the military camp.
The layout of the military camp was quite organized, and Wen Yu could not discern any remarkable details. However, Tang Haofei observed with great seriousness and attention, likely having gained some useful insights from Old Tang regarding the military setup in the Immortal Heroic World.
Wen Yu did not inquire further about this, but along the way, they encountered many people. These individuals saw Wen Yu passing by and stood in place, respectfully bowing and greeting him.
According to Old Tang, each of these people possessed considerable strength—at least enough to trigger a challenge signal from Tang Haofei's challengers.
This once again confirmed Wen Yu's suspicion that he belonged to the weaker side in this hunting reward plan.
Interestingly, these individuals' attitudes were very respectful towards Wen Yu. Additionally, they all bowed their heads when facing him, preventing Wen Yu from discerning their facial expressions.
Although he had determined that Luo Hai was just talking nonsense, he could not let his guard down regarding the faction issues. After all, anyone who could reach peak level 6 or 7 and still believed they had the strength to participate in this hunting reward plan was definitely extraordinary. At least, during his walk, Wen Yu did not notice anyone harboring obvious hostility towards him, nor could he differentiate who belonged to the deathmatch faction and who belonged to the continuity faction.
In other words, among those participating in the hunting reward plan, it was impossible to tell who were friends and who were foes. The balance of allies and enemies was impossible to discern.
Understanding that the current situation was becoming more challenging for him, Wen Yu tugged at Tang Haofei and headed straight back to room 001.
...
It is always calm before the storm.
However, it was not so for Wen Yu.
The next day, Wen Yu received several visitors who came to meet his highness the young master. Most of them did not clearly indicate their factions but simply wanted to align with the young master to face the upcoming hunting reward plan together.
To these weaklings who were merely seeking a backing, Wen Yu wore a gentle smile and kindly dismissed them.
A few individuals clearly identifying themselves as belonging to the deathmatch faction attempted to recruit Wen Yu with the same words that Luo Hai had said yesterday. This made Wen Yu ponder more—such as whether these people had already colluded with Luo Hai, or if the individual who had Luo Hai contact Wen Yu had set up more than just one “backup.”
After politely turning down these individuals, when he was alone again, Wen Yu briefly reviewed the entire situation.
Their actions did not clarify the fog but instead plunged Wen Yu deeper into confusion.
The Heavenly Dao, the Great Luo...
Who exactly instructed Luo Hai to contact him, and who harbored deeper conspiracies against him...
Wen Yu knew he would not come up with any conclusions about these questions.
However, as evening approached, Luo Hai once again came to inquire about Wen Yu's attitude towards the alliance.
“I have considered this matter for a long time and have decided to act alone,” Wen Yu clearly stated his position.
After Wen Yu made his stance clear, Luo Hai did not offer any other opinions, merely saying “Understood, your highness, please take care on your own,” before respectfully retreating.
This made Wen Yu realize one thing clearly.
The person who instructed Luo Hai to approach him was not very determined about placing spies around Wen Yu.
It could be that the malice directed towards Wen Yu was not strong, but there was also the possibility that... in the future, more follow-up measures would either actively or passively find their way to Wen Yu.