Chapter 966: Discovery

"Lying...?" Di Niu said with a composed expression. "Where did I lie?"

"Dui Wei Ji Sha... How absurd?" Hei Yang snorted coldly. "If this plan came from Yang Ge, I'll cut off one of my hands today."

"You're quite confident." Di Niu sighed. "Just based on 'Dui Wei Ji Sha,' you know I'm lying?"

"Pai Qian Hu's counterpart is 'Tian Hu,' so how could Yang Ge possibly send Pai Qian Hu to kill a child?" Hei Yang gritted his teeth. "That would be sending him straight to his death. I don't care if Pai Qian Hu dies at any moment, but I won't allow it to happen under some nonsensical lie. If you dare to scheme against him, I'll cripple you right now."

Di Ji fell silent at the sight and slowly stepped back. She also wanted to figure out what Di Niu was really up to and could only watch from the sidelines this time.

"Is calling him a 'child' too hasty?" Di Niu replied. "'Tian Hu' might be a bare-bottomed kid, but he's been in 'Tao Yuan' for decades, just like us. What's the difference from being an old monster?"

"The difference is in appearance." Hei Yang said. "That's Pai Qian Hu's only weakness. Yang Ge knows how to use people effectively—even if many of his strategies are beyond me, a reckless plan like this clearly isn't from him. What's your real motive?"

"It seems you've misunderstood me." Di Niu shook his head and found a chair to sit down. "I'm just thinking of everyone. All the arrows are on the string now, with only a group of 'Tian Ji' standing in our way. No matter what, we should deal with them."

"I don't care what you think is 'right.'" Hei Yang added. "Tell me Yang Ge's real plan. If you use this to get Pai Qian Hu killed, I'll never let you off for the rest of my life."

"That's Yang Ge's plan." Di Niu said again. "Believe it or not."

"I'm giving you one more chance..." Hei Yang's face grew even more stern. "If you try to deceive me with this 'Dui Wei Ji Sha' lie again, prepare for a full-blown fight."

As he spoke, Hei Yang unbuttoned his suit cuff, rolled up his sleeve, and loosened the tie around his neck.

"Isn't this plan reasonable?" Di Niu frowned. "You should be grateful I freed you from this. After all, you don't have to kill 'Tian Yang,' so your position in this plan is relatively safe. But it's different for me—I still have 'Tian Niu' to handle."

Hei Yang smiled slightly in response: "I'm on my own with limited power, so all I can do is help Yang Ge by pulling out a rusty 'needle' right now."

No sooner had he spoken than Hei Yang vanished from the spot. The surrounding air hadn't even reacted before his figure shot forward.

But Di Niu was no ordinary opponent. In the next second, he also disappeared from the chair, and their bodies collided with a tremendous crash.

"Hey!" Di Ji stepped forward nervously. "Hei Yang... I know you have a lot of questions. Do you want to ask for the full story first?"

"Di Ji, I know you're not involved in this." Hei Yang said. "If you really want to get to the bottom of it, let's settle this fight first. On this 'Lie Che,' you can't trust anyone—it'll only lead to trouble for yourself."

Di Niu let out a cold humph and shoved Hei Yang away, saying softly: "Hei Yang, don't think you've got the upper hand in strength. I heard you used to paint fans, but I'm an athlete."

"It doesn't matter." Hei Yang replied. "On this 'Lie Che,' no 'Yang' is easy to mess with. Not only do you want to get Pai Qian Hu killed, but you're also fabricating this flawed plan to insult Yang Ge. It infuriates me. Even if I can't kill you today, I won't let you off easy."

The two ignored Di Ji's advice and lunged at each other again.

This brawl was clearly different from the usual fights coming from Di Hu's room—they both seemed intent on taking each other's lives. Their fists and feet clashed with explosive sounds, and the wooden floor and door looked like they might shatter any moment.

"Annoying..." Di Ji furrowed her brow and muttered quietly. "What am I going to do? You suddenly changed your story and revealed this plan... Now trouble's here..."

Di Ji could only move to stand by the door, hoping that the others had grown accustomed to such fights over the past few days. If they alerted 'Di Long,' it would be a big problem.

...

Di Shu pulled Bai Lan Gou back to his own room. He first peeked out the door to make sure no one was following, then waved for his students in the room to leave.

"What's really going on...?" Bai Lan Gou asked cautiously once Di Shu's students had gone. "Is there something wrong with Di Niu?"

"Dog leader..." Di Shu closed the door and whispered. "What the hell were you thinking? You were about to admit you have 'Hui Xiang' on you?"

"I..." Bai Lan Gou found the sofa in Di Shu's room and slowly lay down in an extremely comfortable position. "What's wrong with that? We're at such a critical moment— what's the point of hiding it?"

"We've only met that Niu leader for the first time." Di Shu said cautiously. "You just laid everything bare to her. Do you really think the 'Dui Wei Ji Sha' plan is feasible?"

"Is there a better way?" Di Gou asked, puzzled. "Aren't you and I standing here to kill our superiors? Only if they die can you and I become 'Tian.'"

"That's exactly the problem—she's exploiting that." Di Shu pulled over a chair. "If 'Dui Wei Ji Sha' could succeed... why would we need to go through all this trouble to board Yang Ge's ship? 'Tian She' can read your thoughts, 'Tian Gou' can hear your movements, 'Tian Shu' can smell your killing intent—they each have powerful self-protection abilities... How can we beat these monsters with just our fists?"

"So you're saying..." Bai Lan Gou narrowed his eyes. "Di Niu is lying?"

"That's right." Di Shu said. "Dog leader, you need to eat something nutritious to clear your head. I brought you onto this ship, and saving your life makes us even. Don't be so naive from now on."

"But I don't get it..." Bai Lan Gou added. "What's her purpose in lying? If she's on 'Tian Long's side, she already has enough evidence of our rebellion to get us killed a hundred times over. Why spread this lie to make us walk into death?"

"I'm just a humble person... but I have a bold idea." Di Shu turned to Bai Lan Gou and said. "Dog leader, that Niu isn't on 'Tian Long's side, but she has her own agenda."

"What...?"

"Yang Ge's plan has probably already started." Di Shu continued. "Don't trust anyone here, including me. Di Niu is stirring up chaos among everyone precisely to carry out her own plan in the confusion."