Chapter 1181: The Mind Reader

Many Cang Yuzhe had originally planned to use their numerical advantage to gang up on and kill the few people in front of them who were skilled in Hui Xiang or proficient in combat.

But to their surprise, they were surrounded in an instant.

What surrounded them was truly bizarre—it wasn't other Cang Yuzhe, but an endless sea of Yuan Zhumin.

These Yuan Zhumin, who were scattered throughout the city and lacked consciousness or intelligence, had now organized themselves with military precision, completely sealing off the small battlefield.

Zhang Shan scratched his head.

"I damn it... I must be out of my mind... What's going on now?"

"It seems like it's really the Yuan Zhumin..." Xiao Yanjing said, clutching his arm in thought. "Which side are the Yuan Zhumin on...?"

A sly-looking old man set down the handbell in his hand and slowly approached, surveying the situation.

The Cang Yuzhe sensed that this old man was here to help, so they cleared a path for him to face Chu Tianqiu directly.

"Ah..." He smiled faintly. "If I hadn't come, how would you young folks have managed?"

"You..." Chu Tianqiu furrowed his brow, looking at the person in front of him. Even after recognizing him, he felt puzzled. "Wei Yang...?"

"Long time no see." Wei Yang said with a laugh.

Qin Dingdong emerged from the crowd of Yuan Zhumin, cursing as he walked up.

"Damn it, when I found you, you were calmly staring out the window like nothing was wrong, and now you're acting all human... I knew I couldn't find Wei Yang because he was pretending."

"Tsk! Who was pretending?" Wei Yang said, clearly at his wit's end with this disciple of his.

"You..." Chu Tianqiu was full of confusion, completely unclear about Wei Yang and Qin Dingdong's stance. "What exactly are you two...?"

"What should we call this situation..." Qin Dingdong pondered for a few seconds. "You're the Liang Ren Wang, and this old guy Wei Yang should be the real Dian Ren Wang, right?"

"When saying 'Wang,' don't add 'right' at the end." Wei Yang said.

Chu Tianqiu felt like he could see echoes of Chen Jun Nan in Qin Dingdong—the two of them gave off the same inappropriately relaxed vibe.

"How could anyone actually achieve something like Dian Ren Wang..." Chu Tianqiu said with a furrowed brow. "Those people are even hard to communicate with; this doesn't make sense."

Wei Yang let out a cold laugh. "There was this kid who didn't care if I lived or died, and he once told me, 'Old Wei, you can read minds, so you're the only one who can know what the Yuan Zhumin are thinking. If you satisfy their desires, they might follow your commands.'"

"What...?" Chu Tianqiu was startled, as if he already knew who had said that.

"He told me to keep it confidential." Wei Yang said. "But I didn't expect him to hide it from even himself."

"So, all these years, you've been capturing many Yuan Zhumin for abuse and experimentation just to hear their inner voices...?"

"Isn't that right?" Wei Yang said. "That kid told me to treat Yuan Zhumin like 'animals' and tame them, so I moved the experiment site straight to the farm. He also taught me a trick called 'Ba Bu Luo Fu's Dog,' letting me use simple commands to direct the Yuan Zhumin. And surprisingly, it worked really well."

Chu Tianqiu smiled bitterly after hearing this. "Ha... How terrifying... Not long ago, I foolishly thought I could walk side by side with him to the peak here."

"Who? Walk side by side with him?" Wei Yang laughed and waved his hand. "Don't kid yourself. He doesn't even respect yesterday's version of himself, so how could he respect you?"

With that, Wei Yang turned his gaze to Di Shu.

Di Shu immediately looked away and bowed his head slightly.

"Such a hypocritical rat." Wei Yang said. "Why bow your head? Look up at me."

"Leader, you're too kind. How dare I look at you?" Di Shu kept his head down, his tone revealing no emotion. "I told you long ago that I'm a 'wall grass,' and when it's time to betray you, I won't hesitate. That's something I promised you from the start, so you can't hold it against me now."

"So, I should thank you?" Wei Yang said. "You're the one who offered the most flattery and threw the hardest stones when I was down."

"You're too generous, too generous." Di Shu said. "If my smooth talk fooled you, that might just mean you're getting old and can't judge people anymore. Seeing you alive here shows that I didn't throw those stones too hard back then—you must feel that deeply. If I'd known you'd be jumping around like this, I should have thrown them even harder."

"Get lost." Wei Yang said impatiently. "If I hadn't lost my Man Li, I'd beat you first."

"Leader, why are you so angry?" Di Shu laughed and took a step forward. "The main reason you were expelled from Tian Ji wasn't that 'Liar' incident I ratted out—it's because of your Du Xin Zhe ability. How could they keep someone around who knows their true thoughts? Right?"

Wei Yang didn't respond; he just toyed with the bell in his hand.

"In this world, everyone's heart is filthy and can't stand scrutiny." Di Shu continued. "Me, you, even those who call themselves 'gods'—we're all the same, right?"

"The reason you're still alive is because of that silver tongue of yours." Wei Yang said. "But if you die one day, it'll be because of that same tongue."

"You're too generous, too generous." Di Shu nodded again, never once lifting his head to look at Wei Yang.

"What do you mean..." Chu Tianqiu quickly grasped the key point from their conversation. "You were originally from Tian...?"

"What's the difference?" Wei Yang said. "Whether Tian or Ren, we're all living like 'ghosts' here. Only the Yuan Zhumin are free from suffering."

Qin Dingdong picked up the bell and looked at Chu Tianqiu. "So, what's the situation now? What are you planning to do?"

Chu Tianqiu snapped back to attention and briefly explained what had just happened to the two of them. Qin Dingdong nodded in response.

"In that case... I want to negotiate a better deal." Qin Dingdong said.

Di Shu frowned at these words. "Leader, why are you negotiating? I didn't even do business with you."

"Consider it as you owing Wei Yang a favor." Qin Dingdong said. "If Chu Tianqiu survives, add one more spot on the ride—I want to go too. Deal?"

Di Shu thought for a moment, glanced at the thousands of Yuan Zhumin behind the two, and sighed. "I have no choice but to agree."

After Qin Dingdong nodded, he seemed to think of something and turned back to Wei Yang. "What about you? Want to go back?"

"I'd rather die." Wei Yang shook his head.

"Good." Qin Dingdong nodded. "In that case... Chu Tianqiu, you can relax. Leave the rest to the Dian Ren Wang."

"When saying 'Wang,' don't add anything at the end." Wei Yang said.