Published: March 8, 2025
“What's the next plan... I hope it’s not going to be all talk with no action?” Ji Mo expressed some doubts, “You said you put in a lot of effort earlier, almost like those guarding this passage are all ninth rank supremes... and then what happened? A few of the brothers took care of it in no time... all that effort wasted. What a loss…”
Mo Tianji let out a cold snort, “Loss? Let me tell you, just getting up here is already a great achievement. Do you really think those corpses inside the passage were just ordinary people? Do you think the majority of those who died at the passage before we arrived were people you could easily take down with one hand?”
He scoffed, saying, “Someone cleared the way for us before we arrived. And this person is extremely powerful... who exactly this person is remains unknown, but it is certain they are on our side, that much is beyond doubt!”
“If it weren’t for this person clearing the path first...” Mo Tianji sneered, “Let me tell you, just that one barrier, even if we all fought with our lives on the line along with this ten thousand pounds, we wouldn’t necessarily be able to blast a way through!”
Ji Mo shrank his neck and fell silent.
During this time, he also realized that he had undoubtedly become Mo Tianji’s primary target. As soon as he opened his mouth, a storm of criticism awaited him.
“However, Tianji’s calculations are indeed quite good, he accurately predicted this path with the help of a noble person. And there really is one,” Xie Danqiong said.
Rocky Luo muttered, “But there are only two thousand pounds in the coffin, where does the ten thousand pounds come from?”
Mo Tianji coldly replied, “Do you think you need to know every card I hold during each scheme? Who do you think you are?”
Rocky Luo shrank back.
This master strategist was in a foul mood, so it was better not to provoke him, lest he attract bad luck.
Gu Duxing laughed, “The boss gave three rings to me and Tianji before leaving, to hold some items; you all know that. The things we need are in one ring in my hand... the other two rings are worn by Tianji... there’s nothing else in them, they are completely full. Tianji says it’s ten thousand pounds... but from my estimation, it's definitely more, at least twenty thousand pounds.”
Everyone gasped in shock, looking at Mo Tianji as if he were a monster. No wonder this guy kept fiddling with those two rings along the way, it turns out they contained twenty thousand pounds...
Thinking of this made everyone feel a chill run down their spines: Mo Tianji was carrying twenty thousand pounds among them without anyone knowing; what if something went wrong... wouldn’t they just go sky high in an explosion?
Ji Mo and Rocky Luo looked at Mo Tianji with a mixture of admiration and fear.
Damn, if I had those twenty thousand pounds on me... would I be able to stay as calm as Mo Tianji?
With that thought, he was instantly convinced.
After all, this kind of thing... didn’t behave as one wished; if it collided violently, it could go off with a bang.
“On this trip to the heavens, Tianji has prepared countless plans. The worst-case scenario he hasn’t mentioned,” Gu Duxing said calmly, “The worst plan is, if everyone can’t fight back, we’ll have to escape. So, I’m designated to ignite the coffin and lead you all to escape. Tianji will hold the rear and detonate the twenty thousand pounds... no matter what, we can escape, but Tianji himself... may not be so lucky.”
Everyone recalled the argument between Gu Duxing and Mo Tianji before departure, and their hearts sank: So that was the reason for the dispute.
In an instant, everyone felt a surge of indescribable emotions.
Ji Mo and Rocky Luo, who usually didn’t get along well with Mo Tianji, showed a hint of shame in their eyes.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore,” Mo Tianji smiled, “Now that we’re here, let’s follow my arrangements. These next three days, we have a splendid opportunity to sharpen our blades, not just to chat idly.”