NOVEL WEB chapter 177
177. The Wizard’s Plan
Lin Nuo pondered over his efforts to disguise himself, transforming from a fair and handsome young man into an unrecognizable commoner with a rash.
“Did you recognize me just as I took off the cloth? Have you turned on a level-ten beauty filter?”
Lin Nuo quickly adjusted his trembling body, calm and collected, feigning ignorance, “Miss Su, what senior brother are you talking about?”
“Ah, it’s just…”
Su Kexin noticed her own slip-up, not understanding why, but Wu Yingge’s face reminded her of Lin Nuo, and she inadvertently called out.
Now coming to her senses, Wu Yingge’s facial structure did bear a resemblance to Lin Nuo, but the details were indeed different.
At least the senior brother was a fair and handsome young master.
Ah, what a faux pas.
Liu Shuqin felt something was amiss, wondering if Su Kexin might also deduce that Wu Yingge was Lin Nuo based on his behavior and mannerisms?
How closely had she been observing all this time?
As the senior sister supporting her junior brother, she should help him conceal his identity, not expose it.
Liu Shuqin urgently grasped Su Kexin’s hand, “Junior sister, you must be mistaken, right? How could Young Master Wu be our junior brother?”
“Ah, indeed… I’m sorry, Young Master Wu, I lost my composure and mistook you for my senior brother Lin Nuo…” Su Kexin apologized profusely, sometimes she just blurted out nonsensical things.
So embarrassing.
Ling Meng was displeased hearing Su Kexin’s words, thinking if this Miss Su had lost her mind, equating her master with that Lin surname.
How could they be confused? Her master was the greatest demon path master in the world, no one understood the essence of the demon path techniques better than him. Lin Nuo was just a minor cultivator, not worth mentioning. Had he encountered a great person like her master, could he still be so arrogant?
In front of her master, he would be utterly defeated, annihilated without a second thought.
Ling Meng felt indignant on behalf of her master, being compared by outsiders to someone as lowly as Lin Nuo was intolerable.
“Miss Su, please be clear-headed, my master is not your senior brother, do not confuse the two.”
“Alright, Ling… Dongmian, let’s put this matter to rest, don’t mention it again, Miss Su didn’t mean it.”
Lin Nuo spoke with a calm and even tone, finding the current situation rather favorable, as he had long wanted to remove the cloth that was suffocating him, as long as these two young ladies didn’t suspect him.
“Let’s go.”
With that, Lin Nuo headed towards the hall, where only a few people remained. According to the city lord, they had already rushed to the battlefield to fend off the ferocious beasts.
“I’m sorry we’re late.”
“No worries, it’s good that Hero Wu could come. I have prepared horses for everyone, we should set off without delay.”
“Alright.”
The group mounted their horses and galloped towards the site of the beastly chaos.
In the jungle, two men riding massive beasts gazed into the distance.
“Zhou Lingcheng has formed an organization called the Path of Righteousness, gathering a multitude of talented and ambitious individuals, even opening up their city. What a joke, they think they’re so clever, yet they don’t realize they’re inviting the wolf into the den.”
The man clad in wolf’s hide scoffed with disdain. Known as the Summoner Wolf Tongue, he excelled at summoning and taming all manner of fierce beasts and was one of the leaders of this beast conquest.
“That’s for sure. With their intelligence, how would they know what will lead to their demise?”
Another man, draped in tiger fur, laughed along. He too was a summoner, named Tiger Lift, though his summoning and taming skills were somewhat inferior to Wolf Tongue’s. However, his aggressive spirit techniques were formidable, capable of not only taming spirit beasts but also assaulting foes.
Currently, a large number of fierce beasts were attacking Zhou Lingcheng and the borders of the Sanctuary. Some of these beasts were summoned by them. This massive onslaught was merely a diversion; in truth, they did not believe the beasts could defeat the people of Zhou Lingcheng. Instead, they used the beasts to implement a grand scheme.
“There are plenty of soul shards within these fierce beasts, excellent for imbuing weapons and refining spirit crystals. These so-called righteous warriors will surely collect them, and that will mark the beginning of their end.”
Wolf Tongue chuckled, then turned to Tiger Lift, “Tiger, are your fierce beasts ready?”
“Of course, I’ve already requested the sorcerer to cast spells. As the number of soul shards increases, they will naturally explode. By then, they’ll either be dead or severely injured. The sorcerers within the Sanctuary will have no choice but to come out to face us, and that’s when our sorcerer will have his chance. The Three-Day Stone will definitely be taken.”
“Beast Tamers, long time no see.”
Next to the two summoners, a black door entwined with dark mist appeared, and an old man leaning on a black skull cane stepped out from it.
Sorcerer’s secret art, the Dark Portal, such a technique could be triggered only if spells had been cast in multiple locations beforehand, allowing for teleportation between these spots.
“Greetings, Master Yang.”
The two beast-clad summoners bowed respectfully.
“Dispense with the formalities. How are your fierce beasts prepared?”
“All is ready.”
“Good. I’ve laid out the spells. When you launch a unified attack, the enemy will surely defend. The fierce beasts will be slain, dropping a multitude of soul shards. As long as we have enough soul shards, we can activate the spirit techniques, causing explosions, eliminating the outer enemies, drawing out the sorcerers from the Sanctuary, and then our people will take the opportunity to steal the Three-Day Stone. This area will soon fall, and I will use the portal to send you all away.”
“Understood!” The two beast tamers responded in unison.
“Thank you both. I will now go and check on the other locations.”
The old sorcerer tapped his skull cane, and another black door wrapped in dark mist appeared. He stepped through it, heading to other places.
“Master Yang is truly remarkable, his sorcery is divine.”
“Yes, with his secret arts, our efforts are doubled. We must also strive hard, we cannot afford to lag behind.”
The two summoners invigorated their spirits, preparing for the attack.
……
Lin Nuo and his companions arrived at the scene, near the Sanctuary, where a large group of talented and ambitious individuals had already defeated the fierce beasts.
“Why have you wrapped the cloth around yourself?”
Lin Nuo noticed Ling Meng wrapped in a cloth, quite puzzled.
“Master, look, that person…”
Ling Meng pointed ahead, and Lin Nuo followed her gaze, spotting the bald powerhouse they had seen before.
Oh no, why is it him?
Daoist Wu Hui, who had nearly been killed by Ling Meng before, had now recovered and hurried to the scene to slay the ferocious beast.
“Do you still have a headscarf?”
“No more, Master, shall we share one?”
“No need, you use it.”
Lin Nuo saw that Su Kexin and Liu Shuqin no longer doubted him, so he stopped wrapping the headscarf, figuring the daoist probably wouldn’t remember him anyway.
Lin Nuo reined in his horse and jumped down, following protocol, he first greeted the seniors.
Soon, Daoist Wu Hui noticed Lin Nuo.
“Young brother, have we met before on Mount Tulu? It was you who saved me from the witch’s hands.”
“No, it wasn’t, farewell.”
Lin Nuo habitually gave a set of three refusals.