Chapter 1207: Breaking the Wall

The old man swallowed hard and exchanged glances with the people around him.

Just seeing that Ren Ma’s appearance made everyone feel a phantom pain in their mouths.

Now, they had to cooperate with such a Sheng Xiao to liberate Lü Yi?

Hei Yang paid no attention to the others’ gazes and simply stared at the Ren Ma before saying, “I’ll give you a chance to save your tongue.”

After hearing this, Ren Ma quickly nodded.

“Your mask is gone, so now you’re no different from a Can Yu Zhe,” Hei Yang said. “Keep your mouth shut and join the rebellion team, and I’ll ensure you don’t die.”

Upon hearing Hei Yang’s words, Ren Ma’s eyes widened instantly. This wasn’t a plan for survival—it was a scheme for certain death.

But with his life essentially in the other’s hands, who could escape from a Di Ji level slaughter?

For now, he had no choice but to agree and look for any opportunity to seek help later.

“G... good…” Ren Ma endured the intense pain in his tongue and mumbled unclearly, “I agree… I agree…”

“Sorry, I’m late again.”

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he felt the most excruciating pain he’d ever experienced on his tongue, followed by his vision going black as he lost consciousness.

Hei Yang held the long tongue, which looked like a rope, shook it off, then turned back to face the Ji Dao group. With just a glance, he made several of them break out in a cold sweat on their backs.

The old man hesitated for a moment, forced a smile, and asked, “That Sheng Xiao… didn’t he just agree?”

“He’s lying.”

Hei Yang tossed the tongue, which wriggled like a live fish, onto the ground and then said to the people in front of him, “I’ll say this upfront—we’re allies now, but you’d better not have anyone try to lie to me. If I have even the slightest suspicion, whether it’s justified or not, I’ll kill them.”

The group had no choice but to agree.

After all, their mission from the start wasn’t to kill Hei Yang but to liberate Lü Yi.

The only thing they could be thankful for was that this seemingly ruthless Sheng Xiao was temporarily on their side.

At that moment, the number of people in the central hallway was approaching two hundred. They surged like a tide toward both sides but still couldn’t determine their direction.

Many of them seemed to regain their senses upon seeing the nearby Sheng Xiao, realizing this wasn’t a place they should be. But when they tried to turn and flee, they found the space behind them packed with people, making escape impossible.

This was just a mere one or two hundred people, with at least eight hundred more waiting outside to enter.

Many Ren Ji Sheng Xiao slowly surrounded the group, but with the opposition’s numbers being so large, the Ren Ji bodies weren’t enhanced, and they couldn’t release Hui Xiang. Overall, their combat ability was no match for ordinary Can Yu Zhe, so they didn’t take action. They just stood at a distance, watching the crowd, and for the moment, both sides were at a standoff.

“Have we notified Di Long…?” one Ren Ji whispered to the Sheng Xiao beside them.

“We’ve notified him. Di Long will be here soon.”

Di Hu and Lao Sun led their team forward slowly, and before long, they discovered that the path ahead was blocked by a large crowd of Can Yu Zhe.

“Oh my…” Di Hu was stunned. “What kind of scene is this? Are these your people?”

Lao Sun stared intently. Although he couldn’t recognize everyone in Ji Dao, at a glance, not a single face in this crowd looked familiar, so they clearly weren’t his own.

“They don’t seem to be our people,” Lao Sun said. “What are we going to do about this?”

As the two stood there baffled, Yan Zhi Chun appeared from a side door with a white snake, and upon seeing the scene, she paused as well.

But soon, Yan Zhi Chun noticed Lao Sun.

“Lao Sun!”

“Ah! Little sister!” Lao Sun turned to look at Yan Zhi Chun. “What’s going on here? The way ahead is full of people!”

Yan Zhi Chun walked up behind Lao Sun and surveyed the situation, confirming that a lot of strangers had gathered and that their numbers were still growing.

What part of the Ji Hua was this?

Lao Sun shook his head, about to turn back and speak, when he suddenly noticed the white snake.

“Uh…” Lao Sun hesitated, then said to Yan Zhi Chun, “Little sister, mind introducing her?”

“Introducing…?” Yan Zhi Chun glanced at the white snake and then at Lao Sun, replying, “Alright… This is my…”

She hesitated for a long time, unsure how to phrase it, and just stared into the white snake’s eyes as she said, “A sister…?”

The white snake smiled and nodded.

“Yes.” With her answer confirmed, Yan Zhi Chun nodded as well. “A good sister of mine.”

At that moment, Di Hu also looked at the white snake beside Yan Zhi Chun. Although they had crossed paths a few times before, he had never realized she was one of their own.

Lao Sun seemed a bit tongue-tied by the introduction and elbowed Di Hu, saying, “Old brother, say something.”

“Say something…?” Di Hu scratched his head and said, “Well… Through Sun bro, I met little sister today, and through little sister, I met Bai She. I’m very glad…”

After hearing this, Bai She rolled her eyes dramatically. “Damn it, are you toasting or what?”

“Hey… I really don’t know what to say.” Di Hu said awkwardly.

Yan Zhi Chun felt that in this unreliable team, she had to take on the role of the strategist.

“We need to find a way around the crowd,” she said. “Are you sure Hei Yang is up ahead?”

“Positive.” Di Hu snapped back to attention and nodded. “His workplace and residence are both in that direction.”

Yan Zhi Chun thought for a moment, then turned to look at the room she had just exited—the one belonging to Bai She.

“It’s already a do-or-die battle…” Yan Zhi Chun said. “I have a plan.”

“What plan?” Bai She asked.

“Let’s go through the rooms,” Yan Zhi Chun said. “We don’t need to worry about these people for now—they’re more of a hindrance than a help, but besides blocking our path, they can attract a lot of attention and firepower for us, giving us the perfect chance to act.”

“That makes sense…” Bai She nodded. “But what do you mean by ‘go through the rooms’?”

“We’re going to break through the walls,” Yan Zhi Chun said. “All of you have incredible strength, so smashing through walls here will be easy. We can just break through from the rooms and go around the crowd.”

“Ah?” Bai She was taken aback. “But I spent ages finding that wallpaper… I…”

Yan Zhi Chun took Bai She’s hand and said, “Once we liberate this place, you can change your room’s wallpaper every day. This rundown spot isn’t your home anyway.”

Bai She opened her mouth as if to argue, but she realized Yan Zhi Chun was absolutely right.

If they kept waiting around, the group would likely be taken down before accomplishing anything.

“Fine…” Bai She turned back, opened the “door” to her room, and said to the others, “No time like the present—let’s go.”

Di Hu, Lao Sun, and the people behind them quietly withdrew from the crowd and slipped into Bai She’s room.