Hu Die Lan

Chapter 575 Mutual Observation

You Ge lowered his head, pondering for a good while. He still felt like he was in a fog, and looking at the Han family’s young master, he said, “Could you explain it in detail, clearly, without any hidden agendas?”

“Isn’t it clear enough?” The Han family’s young master was the type who would die if he didn’t look down on people, especially when You Ge was offering himself up.

And You Ge was the type who would die if he didn’t know the truth. For the sake of the truth, he would have to accept the contempt with his chest puffed out.

“Listen carefully. This was originally a trap, just as you know it. It’s not complicated, and it will definitely arouse Jian Nan You and his group's suspicion. What do you do when you suspect a trap? Avoid it? I think the smart thing to do would be to use it against them and find an opportunity to achieve your own goals. I think that’s what Jian Nan You and his group will do. However, in the process of getting out of the trap, they will unexpectedly discover that it’s not a trap at all, or rather, it used to be a trap, but the result is that Mang Mang de Mang Mang really sold the staff, creating a variable and an opportunity. When he becomes aware of this, good, he has truly fallen into my trap. So, Qian Li’s stupid actions aroused the suspicion of Jian Nan You and his group, which is nothing. The first part of this trap isn’t afraid of any suspicion. It’s just that his idiocy made Mang Mang de Mang Mang really buy back the staff, so the second part can’t continue. Jian Nan You understands everything, can use the plan against us, but we are helpless. Which side are you on, you bastard?” The Han family’s young master went back to despising Gu Fei as he spoke.

But Gu Fei wasn’t listening to him at all. He was waving and gesticulating with Bai Shi Jing Lun on the side. The Han family’s young master glanced at them and his face became even more unsightly. Gu Fei seemed to be sharing his experience of flying him with that punch just now with Bai Shi Jing Lun, who looked eager to try.

“First let them suspect, then let them dispel their suspicions. I see.” You Ge was listening attentively. “And you’re not helpless now! You’re pretending to argue and split up, trying to trick them into believing that the staff was really sold, right?”

“That’s right, but compared to really selling the staff, this kind of lie is only a last resort, and there are too many variables,” said the Han family’s young master.

“Uh, what about Jian Gui and the others?” You Ge didn’t notice at first, but now he realized that he hadn’t seen those three guys since leaving the auction house.

“I had them stay at the auction house to pay attention to Jian Nan You and his group,” said the Han family’s young master.

“Just the three of them? Won’t they run into trouble?” You Ge had participated in the confrontation with Jian Nan You’s group, after all. His combat skills were average, but he had a good eye. If their team didn’t have Gu Fei, this kind of perverted powerhouse, they would be evenly matched with Jian Nan You and his group. But if it was just Jian Gui and the three of them, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.

“Yu Tian has a long-range eagle eye, and Jian Gui can stealth. What’s there to worry about?” said the Han family’s young master.

“What about Wu Shang?”

“The auction house is an absolutely safe zone…”

“Oh… then have they sent any news yet?” You Ge asked.

“Why don’t you just ask them directly in the mercenary channel?” The Han family’s young master had said so much, and he was clearly getting annoyed.

You Ge’s thirst for knowledge was terrifying, and the Han family’s young master immediately saw him sending a message in the channel.

Inside the auction house, Huo Ran Yi and Jiao Shui stayed behind after everyone had dispersed. Before long, Zhan Wu Shang appeared, and their hearts sped up at the same time. Of course, they weren’t afraid of Zhan Wu Shang, but of the terrifying figure in the team that Zhan Wu Shang represented.

“Calm down, this is an absolutely safe zone!” they both said to themselves.

Zhan Wu Shang obviously understood this even better. He walked straight towards them without any defenses at all. The two looked at each other, then glanced to the side. Next to them was the delivery NPC. Was Zhan Wu Shang coming here to pick up an item?

“Busy, huh!” As a result, Zhan Wu Shang unexpectedly came straight to the two of them and spoke to the enemy in a casual tone.

“…” The two didn’t know how to answer, and were immediately at a disadvantage.

“Don’t wait, the buyer of the staff won’t show up today,” said Zhan Wu Shang.

“Why?” Huo Ran Yi blurted out the question, simply because of an impulse in his heart. He was obviously not the type to have any strategic thinking.

“Hahaha, actually, I’m bluffing. Maybe they will show up, so you have to wait well, wait hard!” said Zhan Wu Shang.

The two gritted their teeth, and at this moment, they deeply hated that this was a safe zone.

“Where’s your boss?” Zhan Wu Shang looked around.

“Where’s your boss?” the two countered.

“I’m our boss! Didn’t you know?” Zhan Wu Shang was shameless.

“Everyone’s a warrior, and everyone’s a boss. Help me set up a time for him to come out and fight one-on-one,” Zhan Wu Shang continued shamelessly.

“No time for that,” said Huo Ran Yi.

“That’s right,” Zhan Wu Shang nodded. “You have to wait here well during this time, wait hard. Hahaha!”

After Zhan Wu Shang finished speaking, he swung his greatsword and carried it on his shoulder, wiggling his butt as he went to look at the auction panel, ignoring the two of them. Huo Ran Yi and Jiao Shui both had expressions of inner torment.

Jiao Shui was still relatively calm, and quickly relayed Zhan Wu Shang’s inexplicable appearance and infuriating conversation to Jian Nan You. At this time, Jian Nan You had just received news from Hei Shui, who was tailing the group: Mang Mang de Mang Mang’s group had suddenly had a fight and split up.

“Are you sure?” Jian Nan You was paying attention to this group of people, just wanting to use their actions to supplement his own deductions. But a split in the street was definitely not within his calculations.

“Of course, I’m too far away, and I can’t hear what they’re saying, but it’s definitely a fight. They even used their hands,” Hei Shui said confidently.

“Tell me the details.”

“It started when the priest who was with Qian Li Yi Zui had a dispute with Mang Mang de Mang Mang’s people, but Qian Li Yi Zui actually stood on Mang Mang de Mang Mang’s side and knocked that guy down with one punch. They argued a few more times, and Mang Mang de Mang Mang left in a huff, with Xi Yao Wu leaving with her. The remaining people argued for a while, and then split into two groups and went their separate ways. The remaining Qian Li Yi Zui and the others seem to still be arguing about something,” Hei Shui reported.

“What’s going on?” Jian Nan You was a little puzzled for a moment.

“There’s also bad news,” said Hei Shui.

“What is it?”

“A Pugilist has joined Qian Li Yi Zui and the others. I think it’s Bai Shi Jing Lun,” said Hei Shui.

“Damn it…” Jian Nan You couldn’t help but curse. Qian Li Yi Zui was already troublesome enough, but now Bai Shi Jing Lun had come as well.

“What do we do now?” Hei Shui asked.

“Who are you watching now?” Jian Nan You asked.

“Qian Li Yi Zui.”

“Okay, continue, be careful.”

“Understood.”

After receiving the messages from both sides, Jian Nan You began to furrow his brow, thinking about what was going on. Judging from the information obtained from Ye Xiao Wu, it could be known that this was indeed a trap set by Qian Li Yi Zui and the others, a trap to lure Jian Nan You and his group to show themselves. But he, who was personally wandering around the auction house, had not found any signs of an ambush. Dao Xiang Mu and the others who had been sent out had not found any ambushes at the various respawn points either, which was not in line with common sense.

However, the fact that the buyer of the staff was late in appearing provided an explanation for these behaviors. Perhaps the other party was preparing everything properly before coming to take the staff and lure them out.

However, Qian Li Yi Zui’s sudden appearance at the auction and Zhan Wu Shang’s actions of mocking Huo Ran Yi and Jiao Shui made Jian Nan You unable to understand.

And they also had a fight. Was it because of Qian Li Yi Zui’s exposed actions? Then why did he expose himself?

Jian Nan You and his group did not back down because they suspected that the other party was a trap. As the Han family’s young master had said, it was a good thing to be able to detect the trap, and then use the plan against them. There were really many options to choose from. Jian Nan You made many arrangements, watching the auction house, paying attention to the actions of Qian Li Yi Zui and his group, and paying attention to the locations where ambushes were needed during the chase, all in order to further interpret this trap and discover the opportunities to continue his own affairs.

He originally thought that he had basically understood the other party’s arrangements, but Qian Li Yi Zui’s strange actions were a big mystery. Then, with the appearance of Zhan Wu Shang and the dispute, Jian Nan You could not think of a reasonable explanation for a while.

“That guy Zhan Wu Shang seems to be going to stay put!” At this time, Jiao Shui suddenly sent a message.

“What’s up?”

“That guy is not leaving, and is deliberately wandering around in front of our eyes. I don’t know what he’s trying to do.” Jiao Shui was also a little nervous.

“Is he staring at you?” Jian Nan You asked.

“Probably… but it’s really annoying to be so arrogant,” said Jiao Shui.

“Wait!!!” Jian Nan You suddenly changed his expression. “Is he staring at you, or is he staring at the delivery NPC over there!!!”

“What do you mean?”

“What I mean is that if he’s staring at you, it’s actually the same as staring at the delivery NPC,” said Jian Nan You.

“Why would he stare at the delivery NPC?” Jiao Shui didn’t understand.

“Of course, it’s to find out who the staff was sold to,” said Jian Nan You.

“This… isn’t the staff a show that they sold to themselves?” Jiao Shui was a little puzzled.

“It should have been a show, but maybe they messed it up?” said Jian Nan You.

“What did you find out?” Jiao Shui asked quickly.

“First of all, Qian Li Yi Zui’s appearance. He appeared at such a sensitive time, so there must be a compelling reason. His actions can’t be meaningless either. He created a fake sale event, so what was the impact at the time?”

“A lot of people surrounded him,” said Jiao Shui.

“That’s right. Think again about what you told me as a joke before, something that has never been seen in the auction house,” said Jian Nan You.

Jiao Shui immediately realized: “A lot of people couldn’t get to the auction platform! Do you mean that they also encountered this problem, so Qian Li Yi Zui jumped out to divert the attention of many people, so that their people could take the opportunity to occupy the platform?”

“Yes, judging from the fact that his fake sale ended before the auction ended, their people should have successfully occupied the platform. But, occupying the platform doesn’t necessarily mean that they successfully purchased it either,” said Jian Nan You.

“Their people had a dispute after leaving the auction house! Isn’t the biggest possibility that the fake show became real, and the staff was really sold?” Jian Nan You continued.

“Yeah…”

“The appearance of this Zhan Wu Shang is also not meaningless! For Mang Mang de Mang Mang, the staff was sold and exchanged for money. Although it’s not very acceptable, it has nothing to do with us, so it’s unlikely that her group will bother to entangle with us again. Because she was angry that the staff was sold, she knew that there was a group of us who would blow up the item, and maybe she would even feel relieved. Only Qian Li Yi Zui’s group likes to go against us, so Zhan Wu Shang appeared and said those nonsensical things to you,” said Jian Nan You.

“Then what’s the meaning of his nonsense?” Jiao Shui didn’t understand.

“Qian Li Yi Zui’s exposure will cause us to have serious doubts. The other party is also clear about this. In addition, the fake sale of the staff became real, so their trap can be said to have completely failed. However, they are very vague about how much we have mastered, so Zhan Wu Shang said that the buyer would come and that he wouldn’t come, and he was actually testing our reaction to see how much we knew,” said Jian Nan You.

“Is that so…” Jiao Shui really couldn’t imagine that such an idiotic guy would have such deep calculations. He was actually using words to test their minds. Wasn’t that just a few shameless taunts?

“The number one warrior in online games, would he be such a simple character?” Jian Nan You said seriously. He never underestimated his opponents.

Jiao Shui wiped his sweat. He was just wondering if his and Huo Ran Yi’s reactions had given the opponent any information.

“Then why is he still here?” Jiao Shui asked.

“I said it before, because the fake sale of the staff became real, so they also need to know where the staff was sold,” said Jian Nan You.

“They also want to blow up the staff?” Jiao Shui was shocked.

“It’s hard to say, but at least, we will be where the staff appears. This is the same as their original intention of doing this, which is to lure us out,” said Jian Nan You.

“It’s really tiring. Why are these people clinging to us? We haven’t blown up their equipment before,” said Jiao Shui.

“Blew up… didn’t succeed,” Jian Nan You reminded him.

As expected of Da Nan, he was really confident. Jiao Shui thought that Qian Li Yi Zui probably didn’t know that they had once wanted to blow up his equipment. It was really that everyone was too small to express this intention before they were chased around.

“Then what should we do now?” Jiao Shui asked.

“We must grasp the buyer of the staff. So even though their people will be there, we have to watch them. But then we have to make plans in the long run. Acting rashly will fall right into their trap,” said Jian Nan You.

“Those guys, they wouldn’t want to blow up the staff and us together, would they!” said Jiao Shui.

“We can’t rule out this possibility… Mang Mang de Mang Mang seems to be very angry that the staff was accidentally sold, and judging from the situation, this idea was mostly thought up by them. It’s not impossible to use this method to get the staff back to Mang Mang de Mang Mang,” said Jian Nan You.

“That’s really troublesome. With them staring at the target all the time, how can we do anything?” Jiao Shui was worried.

“Don’t worry, there will always be opportunities.”

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The weekend was relatively muddled, and I hated that I broke the updates... I wrote four thousand today!