The silver light was fast!
However, since the target was not Gui Wu or himself, Ye Cangtian did not resist, allowing the silver light to fall on the tabletop.
Hiss!
Gui Wu involuntarily gasped.
Due to the loss of her cultivation, her perception had significantly decreased, so much so that she only sensed the dagger piercing the tabletop.
Because of this, she glared fiercely at Po Xiao.
Her meaning was as if to say, it was fortunate the dagger wasn't aimed at her, otherwise, with the other's sluggish reaction, she would have likely met her demise.
"Is this how you protect me? You're too negligent!"
Hearing Gui Wu's indignant voice, Ye Cangtian shrugged and said, "Heh, what are you nervous about? If it were really an assassination attempt on you, could I have ignored it?
When did you become so timid?"
"You!"
With those words, Gui Wu was instantly rendered speechless.
In the past, she would have easily dismissed such an attack, but now that her cultivation was gone, if someone intended to kill her, she wouldn't be able to resist at all.
In that case, how could she not be nervous?
The next moment, Gui Wu snorted coldly, ignoring Po Xiao altogether, and directly picked up the dagger, removing the paper strip attached to it.
'The Anti-Darkness Alliance's stronghold is in the mountain forest in the southern suburbs of the city, where there is a tomb.'
Gui Wu looked at the words on the paper strip, snorted lightly, and casually tossed the strip to Ye Cangtian beside her.
"Here, it seems you're going to earn merit again!"
Gui Wu couldn't help but purse her lips, muttering to herself that this damned Xuan Qi really was extraordinarily blessed!
To come out for tea and have people deliver intelligence; it was hard not to earn merit or be valued by the Dark Association!
No wonder he could break through to the Earthly realm so quickly, no wonder he could easily procure the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir for her...
However, just as her mind was racing, in her vision, Po Xiao tore the paper strip in his hand.
He directly threw it aside, letting the gentle breeze blow away the shredded paper.
Moreover, Po Xiao showed no intention of acting.
This could not help but surprise Gui Wu greatly.
She looked at Po Xiao in astonishment and said, "You don't even want this merit handed to you?"
"Heh, there's an old saying in Huaxia, 'When something unusual happens, there must be a demon.'"
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and continued, "Gui Wu, have you ever heard of a good thing like pie falling from the sky?"
"Uh..."
After two consecutive sentences, Gui Wu was stunned for a moment, and then felt an urge to slap herself twice.
Po Xiao wanted to win her over because he valued her abilities, yet she couldn't even see through this most basic of tactics. She was really not doing herself any favors.
Wasn't this beneath her dignity?
Had she gone stupid from being locked up for over two months?
Seeing Gui Wu's annoyed gaze, Ye Cangtian had guessed most of her thoughts.
"Don't take it to heart. The hardest thing to guard against is never scheming and trickery."
"It's open scheming, it's this kind of seemingly most despicable tactic."
"Anyone facing these will think they've seen through everything and are in control, but often in doing so, they fall into the opponent's calculations."
Listening to Po Xiao's comforting words, Gui Wu glanced at him deeply, feeling a warmth in her heart.
The other person was different from her previous superiors.
Her previous superiors, including her teacher Sasaki, would scold her angrily upon discovering her mistakes or misjudgments.
But Po Xiao considered her feelings and comforted her, which made her feel a sense of difference.
After a moment, Gui Wu calmed down and asked, "Are you really not going to deal with this matter? Not even to take a look?"
In Gui Wu's opinion, although this was pie from the sky and might be some kind of trap, Po Xiao could go and investigate.
Po Xiao's cultivation had reached the Earthly realm, and he had few opponents in the entire ruins.
Therefore, even if it were a trap, as long as Po Xiao intended to leave, it would be difficult to keep him.
And if Po Xiao were to go personally, he could also discover who wanted to deal with him, and then eliminate them in the future.
"Forget it, I won't bother with them."
Ye Cangtian shook his head slightly and said.
Firstly, if the information was true, then if he went, he would confront the Anti-Darkness Alliance.
He had no reason to help other factions deal with the Anti-Darkness Alliance.
Secondly, if the information was false, it was a trap. Since it was a trap, it was meant to target him. Why should he venture into the tiger's den? To deliver himself to them?
One should know that Ghost City was his territory. If those mice wanted to deal with him, they should dig their own holes to come before him. He had no time to play with them!
Finally, if he were to go, he naturally could not bring Gui Wu with him.
It was likely that even in headquarters, she wasn't completely safe.
After all, many people did not wish to see Gui Wu recover her cultivation and pledge loyalty to him.
Therefore, if he were separated from Gui Wu for too long, Gui Wu might fall victim to a scheme.
One should know that Mandara and Fei Yan had not yet recovered from their injuries, so killing Gui Wu would not be difficult.
All it would take was a group of powerful death warriors. Once Gui Wu was killed, even if they were caught, they would not reveal the mastermind.
Besides these reasons, since it was information from the Anti-Darkness Alliance, the people who sent the message could have gone to headquarters to claim rewards.
Why send it to him? The implication was obvious.
It was also considering these factors that Ye Cangtian ultimately tore up the paper strip and pretended not to see it.
"Alas!"
On the other side, Gui Wu, seeing Ye Cangtian remain unmoved, sighed. Since he had made his decision, she didn't need to persuade him any further.
...
At this moment, in a distant restaurant.
Fei Chen held his wine glass and looked at the tea stall in the distance.
Due to the considerable distance, he could only vaguely see two figures. As for what they were discussing or what actions they were taking, he couldn't see anything clearly.
There was no way around it; the perception of Earthly realm experts was very strong. If they were closer, he was truly worried about being discovered by Po Xiao.
What's going on?
What exactly is going on?
Shouldn't the dogs of the Dark Association pounce upon hearing news of the Anti-Darkness Alliance?
Why haven't Po Xiao and Gui Wu taken any action yet?
And they haven't sought support. What are they thinking?
Thinking this, he quickly ordered someone to investigate.
Not long after, the person returned to the room and said, "Lord Fei Chen, it is said that Po Xiao has torn up the intelligence and appears unmoved!"
Thinking this, the person pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Fei Chen, could it be that the plan was too simple, alerting the other party?"
"Nonsense! You know nothing!"
"It must be because Gui Wu has not recovered her strength, so Po Xiao dares not take Gui Wu with him!"
"Or perhaps, Po Xiao is in the midst of a romantic conversation with Gui Wu and doesn't want to be disturbed by this matter!"
Fei Chen glared at his subordinate and said fiercely.
In any case, he absolutely could not accept his subordinate questioning his strategy.
Upon hearing this, the subordinate secretly curled his lips and slowly said, "Lord Fei Chen, what should we do next? You have already left an emergency signal, and the Deputy Alliance Leader should have arrived by now..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Fei Chen's expression changed drastically.
This was his first mission after being promoted to elder. If he messed it up like this, and also played a trick on the Deputy Alliance Leader, then what would happen in the future?
It was likely that as soon as a suitable candidate appeared, he would have to abdicate and give way. He did not want to yield his hard-won authority to others.
Thinking this, he glanced at his subordinate and said fiercely, "There's no other way. We can only take a risk and assassinate Gui Wu, luring Ye Cangtian out of the city..."