CHAPTER 760: CHAPTER 758: TRULY A CUNNING WOMAN

The person known as the Incense Master actually holds quite a high status among the Black Robed People; they must only have four incense masters at most.

Upon hearing the real-time news and video updates from their subordinates, the previously gathered Black Robed People finally began to waver somewhat.

"The secret of Five Emperors Mountain has already been discovered. Even if the Special Administration Bureau can’t clean up the trails we left in a short time,

our people can’t hide in Five Emperors Mountain anymore and have to retreat cautiously, or else we’ll be rounded up completely.

Nowadays, the person with the surname Xie has no one around him, and Yun Ran is injured. This is a rare opportunity; if we don’t seize it, there won’t be another one like this!"

"That’s the way it sounds, but how can you be sure this isn’t a trap?"

"Based on the previous video feed, the likelihood of it being a trap is small. If I were setting a trap,

I would surely pretend to be pitiful so that the opponent gets careless, then strike successfully!"

But look at their current state, there’s not even a hint of distress; instead, they are keenly concealing, as if they really are just playing around.

Only when truly injured do people pretend nothing is wrong to hide any flaw, then quietly find a place to heal.

At the back of Five Emperors Mountain, the dense forest, along with quite a few who stay at farm stays for refuge,

in those places if anything unexpected occurs, and they flee to undeveloped blind zones, we really can’t do anything."

It is often said that the more multifaceted the mind, the more it indulges in overthinking. The person expressing the opinion just now was completely judging from their own perspective.

Yun Ran, though never having dealt with these people directly,

has seen plenty of such overly-clever types who overthink. The more you go against convention, the more they indulge in needless over-analysis.

"I feel the same way; it seems Yun Ran and the others have made ample preparations, at least they are clear about the terrain here at Five Emperors Mountain.

If they are really injured and stay around the front mountain, if we fight them desperately, they wouldn’t find even a chance to escape.

But the back mountain is different; there are restricted zones even we dare not enter lightly."

However, they didn’t think the dangers of the back mountain’s restricted zones would deter Yun Ran.

She is someone who dared to enter Death Mountain and successfully came out alive; she isn’t a simple character.

Sometimes, danger comes with opportunity.

Yun Ran must also think this way, which is why she went to the back mountain.

The plan is, naturally, if their injuries go unnoticed, they’ll quietly heal in the back mountain while commanding others from behind.

If someone discovers their injuries, Yun Ran can immediately lead her group out of their encirclement.

The man known as the Incense Master let out a cold snort: "Clever woman, she even planned out her escape route!"

"Incense Master, what should we do then?"

"Tonight, send someone for a probe; if their injuries are confirmed, tomorrow, you personally lead the team to capture them!"

Five Emperors Mountain, now seemingly lost, has cost them heavily.

If they don’t regain some ground, the Overall Leader might truly feed them to the pets!

Yun Ran and her group have already reached their hotel, where the staff served them attentively.

Their rooms are on the top floor, requiring special card access to reach.

In terms of security for the average person, it is more than sufficient.

But for people like Yun Ran, who attract powerful adversaries, the top floor’s defenses provide the opponent with quite an advantage.

"They might test us tonight, but probably won’t go all out, so we should be able to get a good night’s sleep."

Xie Xuzhi thought so too, though currently bearing an excess of Heavenly Thunder Order energy within him, he was truly struggling and exhausted.

Still, he wouldn’t expect Yun Ran to face all the dangers just because he was weaker.

He added directly, "You keep watch in the first half, and I’ll take over in the second half of the night."

Yun Ran wasn’t courteous; although Xie Xuzhi lacked Xuan Sect skills, his own abilities were formidable.

Additionally, he had many Defensive Magic Artifacts; in situations where Xuan Sect techniques couldn’t harm him, others from Xuan Sect might not be as capable as Xie Xuzhi.

"Fine, it’s settled!"

After agreeing, Xie Xuzhi went to rest in his room, while Yun Ran quietly awaited nightfall.

On the other side, Gu Yuan, sent off by Xie Xuzhi to do the heavy lifting behind the scenes, had already identified several people of questionable identities.

He was wearing sanitation worker attire, with dark circles under his eyes and some stubble, completely devoid of his elite professional appearance.

Even acquaintances from his past wouldn’t recognize Gu Yuan in his current state.

Gu Yuan lazily picked up trash carelessly discarded by tourists with his tongs.

Complaining as he picked up trash, he grumbled: "If I catch those uncivilized folks littering everywhere, are they trying to wear me out to death!

It’s clear there’s a trash bin just a few meters away, yet they can’t be bothered to walk a few extra steps and toss their trash in.

Are their legs broken? Or their hands? They have no regard for the environment; these people should all be dragged off for training in civility!"

At this moment, Gu Yuan truly embodied the phrase: dislike those involved in the same field.

Had it not been for the need to catch those with ulterior motives, he wouldn’t be working so diligently.

He hadn’t even uprighted his family’s toppled trash bin.

Meanwhile, not far away, Wanqi Yu in the same sanitation attire was still trying to process the situation.

He was struggling to comprehend how the Young Master of the Wanqi Family ended up working alongside Gu Yuan to experience such arduous labor.

Even during his childhood, before being adopted by his foster father, while fleeing from pursuers, he hadn’t suffered this much.

Wanqi Yu felt even his eyeballs were tired, and his back was achingly sore, more than a day’s training.

Surely, not everyone can handle the work of the laboring class; they truly endure so much.

At this moment, Wanqi Yu decided to donate some money to provide a break room for these hardworking people.

Wanqi Yu hydrated with another bottle of water before moving beside Gu Yuan.

"When are we catching people? Are we seriously waiting until after our shift ends tonight?"