The Villain Doesn’t Want To Get Entangled With the Beautiful Girl After Rebirth

102. It Was You Who Saved Everyone

Yu Zheng became increasingly certain of his thoughts.

He remembered what the higher-up had said: even if he was in Tianling Mountain, his actions and words would always be under scrutiny.

Yet to this day, he was unclear why his actions were being watched, having never discovered who was surveilling him.

But now, he knew.

Having been through the underworld, he had seen many fierce and menacing figures, but Lin Nuo’s aura, filled with murderous intent, and his gaze that could intimidate just by looking, were not something he had seen often.

Even among the most ferocious in the underworld, few had such a heavy murderous look in their eyes.

His judgment was accurate; the eyes are a reflection of one’s true nature. Even if one pretends, a righteous cultivator cannot fake such a sinister gaze.

Thus, he was indeed a hidden villain.

Thinking back, it made sense. He posed as a friendly and amiable alchemist at Xuan Yun Sect, Mu Yiting disguised herself as a gentle and adorable popular female cultivator, and Lin Nuo was touted as a righteous hero. Their methods of disguise were the same, all pretending to be reputable figures of righteousness.

Moreover, Mu Yiting had recently taken a liking to associating with him, even proactively requesting to team up for alchemy. Presumably, he knew how to attract Mu Yiting and then took the opportunity to monitor her. At that time, it seemed he was the one who added materials to the alchemy furnace, meaning Mu Yiting had not personally seen what was inside the furnace and couldn’t have known about the black scale stone. He was assisting Yu Zheng.

So Lin Nuo was indeed the one his higher-up had dispatched to monitor him.

Yes, it must be so.

Now that his spiritual consciousness had been discovered by the elders of Xuan Yun Sect, they had timely intervened, and his plan had failed. And Lin Nuo had purposely come before the elders discovered him.

What were Lin Nuo’s intentions? Was it to prevent him, Yu Zheng, from fleeing after a failed plan? Or was it because his mission failed, and he came to take him back for punishment?

What to do, should he resist?

No, since he was sent by the higher-up to monitor him, his strength was undoubtedly superior; he couldn’t possibly win. Even if he could run, making the entire underworld his enemy would have dire consequences.

At this moment, Lin Nuo noticed Yu Zheng’s hesitation and determined that Yu Zheng knew about the black scale stone he had placed, that he had come to intercept him. But Lin Nuo felt that his show of deterrence had a good effect, making Yu Zheng panic and become indecisive.

Letting the enemy overthink is the essence of psychological warfare, and now Lin Nuo had the upper hand.

Lin Nuo continued with a cold laugh, “From the very beginning, you had no chance of winning. If you wish to be my enemy, you are undoubtedly courting self-destruction.”

Faced with Lin Nuo’s cold laughter and confidence, Yu Zheng grew increasingly panicked.

Indeed, he couldn’t possibly fight him; after all, that was the person sent by the higher-up to monitor him.

Yu Zheng noticed Lin Nuo’s hand reaching into his pocket, seemingly searching for something, and he became even more frantic.

What was he looking for? Was it some powerful hidden weapon, ready to deal with him on the spot if he didn’t comply?

The hidden weapons of the underworld are merciless, not killing the opponent but leaving them in agony, worse than death.

At this thought, Yu Zheng broke out in a cold sweat and immediately knelt down in panic:

“Please don’t kill me! This was just an accident, please give me a chance, help me plead with the elder! I will definitely repay your great kindness and virtue in the future! Next time I will surely succeed!”

Yu Zheng earnestly knelt and begged for mercy, but Lin Nuo only understood his plea not to kill him, not knowing what bird language he was speaking otherwise.

However, he didn’t believe that this alchemist was sincerely kneeling and begging for mercy; it was pure nonsense, surely a ruse to deceive and appear humble, to make him let down his guard and be subdued.

Lin Nuo was not fooled; there must be deceit involved.

But it also showed that his imposing aura was just right, Yu Zheng did not intend to resolve this with brute force, but resorted to such deliberate pleas for mercy, obviously considering Lin Nuo’s strength.

Good, his oppressive aura had already given the opponent the illusion that Lin Nuo was very strong.

But this plea for mercy was too poorly acted; who would suddenly beg an enemy like this?

As long as he kept his distance from Yu Zheng, it was fine. Lin Nuo had now distanced himself from Yu Zheng, and hidden in his sleeve was the paralyzing secret weapon, the Soul Numb Needle. Taking advantage of Yu Zheng’s kneeling, he shot it out, hitting him.

After being hit by the Soul Numb Needle, Yu Zheng felt weak and powerless, unable to exert any strength, and even his spirit circulation became much slower.

Yu Zheng was now hindered in his movements, but he had no intention of resisting. After being needled, he begged even more sincerely: “I have gathered many treasures, as well as spirit weapons and secret manuals, all of which I can give to you. I will go back with you now, please give me a chance.”

“Go back? How could we possibly go back?”

Lin Nuo laughed, realizing that after all this time, Yu Zheng still hoped Lin Nuo would return to Xuan Yun Sect.

He shot a few more Soul Numb Needles at him.

Lin Nuo fired several more Soul Numb Needles, hitting Yu Zheng, who now had more than a dozen needles in him, making it impossible for him to move or speak fluently.

Lin Nuo took advantage of his immobility to make a quick escape. How could he possibly stay in Xuan Yun Sect after the Black Scale Stone plan failed?

However, the worst part was that the elders of Xuan Yun Sect had arrived on the scene, flying through the air.

Damn, it was a trap.

Lin Nuo realized that Yu Zheng was not a fool; he had been stalling for time, waiting for the elders’ reinforcements to arrive.

Now several elders descended from the sky, arriving at the scene, and Lin Nuo had no way to escape.

Yu Zheng, paralyzed by the Soul Numb Needles, collapsed on the ground, unable to get up again.

Lin Nuo had miscalculated, outwitted by this trickster who had stalled until the arrival of the elders.

But even if he hadn’t stalled, his own failed plan would not have been easy to escape from; this area was Xuan Yun Sect’s territory, and it would be too easy for them to search for him.

Lin Nuo remained calm and fearless in the face of danger, waiting for an opportunity to act, watching what these old men intended to do, ready to adapt accordingly.

The elders discovered Yu Zheng collapsed on the ground, and then saw Lin Nuo still unharmed, greatly surprised and admiring.

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“Lin Nuo, are you alright?”

At this moment, Sect Leader Zhao expressed his concern.

Lin Nuo did not respond, feeling it was like a cat crying over a mouse, false benevolence.

“It seems Yu Zheng has been hit by a secret weapon, let’s capture him first.”

The elders swiftly went over to apprehend Yu Zheng, only realizing upon closer inspection that he had been hit by Soul Numb Needles.

Using hidden weapons to immobilize the enemy, Lin Nuo handled the situation quite aptly as they came to deal with it.

“Lin Nuo, you did well. You saw through Yu Zheng’s tricks and turned the tables on him. By catching him off guard and subduing him, you saved us all. On behalf of the other disciples, I thank you!”

Master Zhao respectfully bowed to Lin Nuo, offering his tribute.

“What are you talking about?” Lin Nuo was confused.

“Lin Nuo, there’s no need to pretend anymore; we’re all aware now. Yu Zheng stole our secret manuals and precious materials. We finally discovered the clues he left behind and immediately went to the alchemy room. There, we found the spiritual consciousness he had placed and noticed something odd about the alchemy furnace you used before. Upon opening it, we discovered two pieces of black scale stone.”

“Two pieces of black scale stone?!” Lin Nuo was shocked.

“Yes, two pieces. We deduced that one was placed by him in advance, to use the high temperature and spiritual energy environment of the alchemy furnace to kill the disciples. The other was placed by you, which Qin Shili noticed. We all know that when two black scale stones are put together, their explosive conditions greatly intensify. Even an additional alchemy furnace couldn’t detonate the black scale stone, but you used this to your advantage. By adding another piece, you contained the explosion of Yu Zheng’s black scale stone. Without alarming anyone, you cleverly averted the crisis, saved everyone, and swiftly captured Yu Zheng like a mantis stalking the cicada. I can’t help but admire your intelligence and strength.”

Master Zhao stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

Lin Nuo: ???

Was this plot in my last life?

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