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The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 257
🕑 Added 2024-04-05 19:58:19 +0000 UTCChapter 257
"Because he is the protagonist," Ling Chunann spoke slowly, his tone matter-of-fact, "so no matter which option he chooses, it will be the right one."
Although Ling Chunann had taken two opportunities from Yun Ze Han, according to the laws of this world, the protagonist's fortune hadn't diminished much. After all, he is the favored child of the heavens and surely wouldn't suffer loss here.
Having received this answer, 098 was momentarily at a loss for words. The reasoning behind betting on luck was articulated so elegantly and purely by the host.
After breaking the formation, although the formation had disappeared, the two found themselves in a peach grove, which had thinned a bit. The peach blossoms that once adorned the trees were gone, replaced by dense green leaves with bright red fruits interspersed among them. At a glance, the smallest peach was as big as Ling Chunann's fist, with most being as large as a sea bowl. The air was filled with the ripe fragrance of peaches.
However, Ling Chunann was not interested in fruits, even divine fruits could not pique his interest. After a brief observation and seeing nothing out of the ordinary, he instructed 098 to gather some information on the peach trees. Then, he slightly recovered his strength and stood up, walking towards Yun Ze Han.
Yun Ze Han was staring at the suddenly changed scenery, lost in thought.
His memories were still of the moment when Zhang Zhi Feng was driving the carriage, with him and Ling Chunann inside. He was about to meditate when an inexplicable irritability struck him, and he tried to control the runaway spiritual power, after which he knew nothing.
However, he had woken up once in the middle of it, just as he was about to fall off a cliff, and just in time to see Ling Chunann catching him.
The cliff nearby was the deadly Yu Ming Abyss.
Seeing Ling Chunann still by his side upon waking, Yun Ze Han was deeply moved.
"Senior Brother Qing Han, are you alright?" Ling Chunann patted Yun Ze Han's shoulder.
"I'm fine," Yun Ze Han came back to his senses. Only then did he realize his meridians were empty, the remaining spiritual power had all been transferred to that tree, and now he could barely stand due to the pain, but he didn't show it. "Junior Brother, what happened just now?"
"I'm not too clear myself. I thought we were going to die when we fell into the Yu Ming Abyss, but then we ended up here. By accident, we entered a formation. Luckily, I know a bit about formations." Ling Chunann smiled, briefly sharing their experience after falling, "We owe our lives to Senior Brother finding the formation's core; otherwise, we might have died here."
Remembering the three trees from before, Yun Ze Han had a complex expression and chuckled bitterly, "Junior Brother, you really dare to take risks." He was surprised Ling Chunann had left such an important decision to him; had he chosen the wrong formation core, both of them could have died there.
Ling Chunann shrugged innocently, "I was too tired just now, and you had just woken up, so I had to trouble you." After saying this, his face brightened with a smile, "Besides, Senior Brother, didn't you succeed?"
Yun Ze Han was somewhat helpless, managing only a smile in response.
098: "..." It couldn't help but feel that the protagonist's words were incredibly indulgent. Could it be that the protagonist has actually fallen for the host? They are supposed to be blood-related brothers!
"Who said we are blood brothers?"
Ling Chunann suddenly interjected, startling 098, who quickly understood what Ling Chunann meant, "You mean, the protagonist isn't actually born to the Yun family?"
"I didn't say that," Ling Chunann replied, glancing at the protagonist sitting in meditation, his response tinged with a smile.
098, knowing its host's character, didn't quite believe Ling Chunann's last sentence but seriously analyzed the plot and indeed noticed some clues.
Normally, prestigious families value their eldest sons greatly, but no matter how much Yun Ze Han contributed to his family, his parents' attitude towards him was indescribably cold. This was evident in many aspects, and notably, Yun Ze had the family's jade pendant, but Yun Ze Han did not.
If all these were mere coincidences, then the curse whispered by Yun Ze in a previous life while killing Yun Ze Han, calling him a bastard, couldn't be clearer.
Having figured everything out, 098 saw the light. However, to be safe, it decided to verify its conjecture with the host and excitedly awaited praise after sharing its thoughts.
To its disappointment, Ling Chunann responded with a nonchalant "Hmm."
The little pride 098 had felt instantly deflated.
Sensing its system's disappointment,
the smile in Ling Chunann's eyes flickered momentarily.
After resting on the spot for a few hours and consuming some pills, Ling Chunann's spiritual power had barely recovered to its peak, though the injured meridians still required slow healing, and now was not the time.
When Ling Chunann opened his eyes, Yun Ze Han was still meditating. He walked a few steps and stopped in front of the nearest peach tree, "098, have you checked these peaches?"
"Host, I have. The spiritual power contained in the fruits is ten times that of a gathering spirit pill, classifying them as high-grade spiritual fruits. They can be harvested," 098 replied.
Ling Chunann nodded, then started from one tree and scanned dozens around him before finally picking a peach and putting it into his storage ring.
"Host, I thought you didn't like eating fruits?" 098 was curious.
"How can these be called fruits?" Ling Chunann picked another bunch.
"Ah? If these aren't fruits, what are they?" Even spiritual fruits are fruits.
"These are specialties."
"..."
098, left speechless by Ling Chunann, watched as he quickly picked a bunch of peaches and threw them into his storage ring. Ling Chunann was quick but did not harvest indiscriminately; he took a certain proportion from each tree without specifically selecting by size.
098 noticed Ling Chunann seemed to be following a certain pattern, but couldn't discern the specifics. However, considering Ling Chunann seemed to have his reasons for everything he did, it decided not to ask further. The more questions it asked, the more it seemed to expose its intelligence.
Before following Ling Chunann, 098 thought itself competent, but now it felt like an intellectually challenged baby.
"This is a formation within a formation," Ling Chunann volunteered an explanation to 098 after picking a certain number of fruits.
"A formation within a formation?"
"Yes," Ling Chunann's expression was a bit excited, "What we broke through was just a central formation. Beyond it, there's another, more intricate formation, composed of these peach trees. The brilliance lies in its dormancy; it activates only when an outsider touches a formation point."
"Then you just now..."
"I was just testing my calculations." Ling Chunann's eyes curved in a smile, then he added, "Most importantly, I wanted to bring back some specialties."
098: "..."
Although Ling Chunann made it sound easy, 098 didn't see it that way. If it were any other cultivator coming here, their first thought upon seeing such rare, high-grade spiritual fruits would surely be to harvest them all, without giving it much thought.
On the other hand, knowing there was a trick, a normal person's first reaction should be to leave quickly, unlike Ling Chunann, who insisted on taking a bunch with him. 098 knew its host originally had no interest in these spiritual fruits; his sudden change of heart must have been after discovering the formation.
However, 098 was relieved that Ling Chunann did not trigger the formation on purpose. It had checked – this formation was much more powerful than the previous one.
The two then wandered around this secret realm for quite a while. The realm was full of strange formations, which was somewhat surprising to Ling Chunann. Yun Ze Han also had a good understanding of formations, and with the protagonist's halo, they encountered no dangers.
Contrary to dangers, the secret realm was filled with treasures: numerous high-grade spiritual fruits, herbs, and treasures. Fortunately, both exercised restraint, only taking a portion.
Finally, they arrived at the spiritual energy center point mentioned by 098.
In front of them was a relatively hidden cave, with spiritual energy in the air so dense it almost condensed into liquid.
"Host, this seems to be a teleportation array," 098 reported back, "But the spiritual energy inside is too abundant. It might be dangerous to enter rashly, and the teleportation array doesn't seem to lead back to our original world. I suggest the host use a seventh-grade protective talisman." As for the protagonist, he would surely be fine, so it only needed to worry about the host.
Seventh-grade talismans are the highest level in the cultivation world, supposedly lost to time. However, Yun Su somehow managed to obtain several for Ling Chunann, which he had yet to use.
Ling Chunann nodded, "Got it, thanks, 098."
Eh? The host thanked it.
098 was delighted, wanting to spin in circles, "You're welcome, host."
Nothing could be seen from the outside of the cave. Ling Chunann glanced at Yun Ze Han, "I'll go in first to check."
"Let me go first," Yun Ze Han held onto Ling Chunann, not feeling comfortable with Ling Chunann facing the bizarre secret realm's dangers alone.
"Then together."
Yun Ze Han hesitated for a moment, "Okay."
The cave was considered hidden because it was surrounded by vines
, which, when parted, allowed just enough space for two people to pass through.
Yun Ze Han looked into the still invisible interior of the cave, then stepped in, with Ling Chunann following closely.
Unlike the previous sensation of fainting when they fell into the Yu Ming Abyss, upon entering the cave, Ling Chunann clearly felt countless spiritual energies rushing into his body, almost bursting his meridians instantly. If not handled in time, he was likely to explode and die.
He was about to crush the jade talisman he had been holding, but then he suddenly stopped.
"Host, what's wrong?"
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