Chapter 1206: The Black Sheep

Hei Yang smiled as he saw Xiao Ran off, then turned back to look at the crowd at the other end of the corridor.

He had heard he would have some helpers, but he never imagined there would be so many. The corridor was packed with at least a hundred people, making it seem less like a covert operation and more like an all-out war.

Hei Yang felt stuck in a difficult position for the moment. He wasn't sure if that large group of Can Yu Zhe were the helpers arranged by Bai Yang. If he approached them and they caught sight of his Sheng Xiao appearance, they might scatter in panic, which would only complicate things further.

It had been some time since the Sheng Xiao finished their shifts, and most were resting in their rooms. Only a few Ren Ji wandering the corridors had noticed this strange scene, so there were probably a few minutes left before the situation fully unraveled.

Just as Hei Yang had anticipated, more and more Sheng Xiao arrived in the corridor and stopped in their tracks upon seeing the sight.

Among them were genuine "rebels" mixed with various scattered Can Yu Zhe.

At that moment, this group truly realized just how challenging this "rebellion" operation would be.

The "train" had only one path, and if that path was blocked, everyone's progress would be hindered.

Hei Yang paced back and forth anxiously. His situation was somewhat passive now, as he didn't recognize any of his teammates' appearances. He could only wait for the first person to show up and then ask about the situation.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw a door not far away open. A vibrantly colored Shan Ji emerged with an old man, glanced around, and headed toward him. About ten more Can Yu Zhe followed behind them.

"Oh...?" Hei Yang slowly raised his eyebrows, sensing that these were the right people this time.

Di Ji sighed as he walked over, muttering complaints. "Bai Yang might be handsome, but he can't just pull something like this... This is way too dangerous of a setup."

Hei Yang was momentarily speechless, then said, "You're the first one to arrive."

"If it weren't for all the noise outside, I'd have been here earlier." Di Ji replied irritably. "I've handed off the old man behind me to you. I'm out of here."

"Out...?" Hei Yang was stunned.

"What else am I supposed to do?" Di Ji crossed his arms. "Stand around in this crowd during something this dangerous? I'm going to hide first."

Hei Yang chuckled lightly. "Didn't your Di Niu friend talk about 'dui wei ji sha'? If you leave, what about Tian Ji?"

Di Ji stepped forward a bit, pulling Hei Yang aside to whisper, "You and I both know 'dui wei ji sha' is fake. Now you're asking me what to do with Tian Ji? How should I know what she'll do?"

"Yes, we both know dui wei ji sha is fake." Hei Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "But the others don't. As the first one to arrive, if you don't go to the 'Tian Ji' room, how will the others be swayed by your friend's tricks? Her little scheme would fall apart."

Di Ji slowly rose up on his tiptoes, staring into Hei Yang's eyes and saying word by word, "We're both sheep, and you're so lacking in grace."

"Oh." Hei Yang nodded, his face expressionless. "So I'm the one lacking in grace."

Di Ji snorted and stepped back.

"You know what kind of people Tian Ji and Tian Hou are—they're practically inseparable." She sighed again. "If I go alone, I'll definitely run into those two. Even if I pretend to do the ji sha, they need to arrange a monkey for me, right?"

"Don't you trust Yang Ge's methods?" Hei Yang said. "'Hou' is definitely around; it's just not showing up yet."

"Then I'll say this upfront." Di Ji pointed a feathered finger at Hei Yang, wagging it. "I have high standards for my partners' appearances. Whoever comes should at least be a handsome monkey to motivate me to risk my life. I don't expect them to be as good-looking as Bai Yang, but they can't be uglier than you. Got it?"

Hei Yang felt a bit helpless, as the comment was ambiguous whether it was praise or insult. "What's the point of me getting it? The monkey isn't chosen by me or based on looks. But maybe... Yang Ge thought of that."

"Thought of that?!" Di Ji got even more fired up. "Yang Ge is great in every way, but when it comes to anything romantic, he's like a block of wood! How could he possibly think of something like that for me?"

"If he didn't think of it, then so be it." Hei Yang sighed. "It's about killing together, not living together. Besides... how handsome can a monkey get anyway?"

"Like the Qi Tian Da Sheng." Di Ji replied. "At the very least, a Liu Er Mi Hou."

Hei Yang lowered his head and touched his sheep horns, feeling that the women he encountered today were all incredibly tricky.

"Anyway." Di Ji said, "Don't worry about me. I'll go hang out with my sisters nearby, and when the time is right, I'll head to Tian Ji."

As she waved and walked away, Hei Yang didn't know how to stop her. After all, every Sheng Xiao who chose to rebel was a problem character without exception.

Hei Yang turned his attention back to the old man in front of him. The old man was filthy, covered in dust, and it was hard to tell what kind of life he usually led.

"Are you the leader?" Hei Yang asked.

"Yes..." The old man nodded and stepped forward, grinning. "So, what's our next move?"

"Wait for others." Hei Yang said. "We still have a little time. I'll take as many teams as show up."

The old man nodded, but he felt that standing there with over ten people made them too conspicuous.

"Um... is there somewhere we can hide?" the old man asked.

"Hide?" Hei Yang chuckled. "Hide from what?"

"Our situation seems pretty dangerous..."

Before he could finish, a Ren Ma stepped out from a door behind Hei Yang and immediately widened his eyes.

"Ah! Why are there Can Yu Zhe here?" Ren Ma shouted, then quickly turned back. "Hey! Come quick..."

Hei Yang spun around, and in the next second, he lunged forward.

By the time the old man and his group could see clearly, Hei Yang had already removed the other's mask and clamped his hand over his mouth.

"Wait... wait a minute..." Ren Ma came to his senses and stammered in panic, "I was wrong... I... I didn't see anything..."

"Too late."

Hei Yang slowly extended his thumb and shoved it into the other's mouth. Under the watchful eyes of the old man and his group, he used his finger to pierce a hole straight through Ren Ma's tongue.

Screams mixed with blood sprayed from the mouth, and it was clear this person wouldn't survive.

The old man, who had been smiling welcomingly, now looked expressionless, as if realizing that the Sheng Xiao supporting the ji dao were not friendly figures at all.

"With me here, there's no need to hide." Hei Yang said.