Once, I wanted to be a good person
Chapter 923 - 241. Let the Demigod Deceive the Demigod! (6000 words)

Chapter 923: 241. Let the Demigod Deceive the Demigod! (6000 words)

Upon hearing the Peacock God King’s questioning, the "Dahei Jialuo" fell silent for a moment.

...

Fang Ze was feeling a bit panicked.

How panicked, you ask? Almost like the undercover cop in Infernal Affairs transmitting intelligence to the police, only to be suspected by the gang on the spot, that kind of panic.

After receiving that yellow brocade sachet from Emperor Li today, Fang Ze reflected for a full half-hour, and finally figured out Emperor Li and Old Mr. Bai’s thinking: the empty city ruse.

To put it plainly, even though this world possesses various miraculous abilities, people cannot be resurrected after death. Demigods also cannot reverse time or causality, so Old Mr. Bai is indeed dead.

However... although Old Mr. Bai is dead, apart from Tian who dealt with Old Mr. Bai’s corpse, who can confirm with 100% certainty that he is really dead?

Therefore, as long as this information gap is utilized well, and the demigods from the Outer Realm’s fear of Old Mr. Bai is leveraged, it’s quite possible to pull off an empty city ruse and deceive the demigods from the Outer Realm into retreating.

Of course, there’s a big gamble involved with this plan; that’s also why Emperor Li and Old Mr. Bai initially didn’t present it. But for Fang Ze, this is the only solution he has left.

Moreover, compared to Old Mr. Bai and Emperor Li’s genuine "gambling" plan, Fang Ze actually holds two trump cards that can increase the success rate of the plan.

One is the demigod-level treasure he just obtained, the "River Fan Like Painting." This treasure can capture Old Mr. Bai’s Sword Intent within the fan and unleash it.

This might produce miraculous effects when executing the empty city ruse.

The second is Fang Ze can transform into Dahei Jialuo.

If Fang Ze pulls off the empty city ruse as an enemy in Congyun City, the demigods from the Outer Realm might not believe him. But if Dahei Jialuo infiltrates their ranks to perform the ruse, Fang Ze feels there’s still some hope.

So, after directing the construction of Congyun City’s defenses and spreading the news of the Galan family’s annihilation within Tuoya State’s military, Fang Ze transformed into Dahei Jialuo’s appearance and went alone to the council hall of the demigods from the Outer Realm.

Given the urgency, after arriving at the council hall, he didn’t dare delay and directly stated his intentions according to his plan.

Yet, unexpectedly, just as he started speaking, these demigods from the Outer Realm seemed to have hit a sensitive nerve. Each one’s expression turned peculiar, and the Peacock God King directly set up a barrier to prevent escape, beginning to probe Fang Ze’s identity...

...

Listening to the Peacock God King’s questioning, in that instant, Fang Ze, who had activated Black Panther Ability, felt thick, dark killing intent emanating from those few demigods of the Outer Realm, surging towards him wave after wave.....

Fang Ze’s brain raced, thinking about where he had slipped up. But no matter how much he racked his brains, he couldn’t figure out what exposed him. After all... he had only spoken two or three sentences.

So, after swiftly organizing his thoughts twice, Fang Ze basically confirmed: it certainly wasn’t a problem on his part; rather, it was the demigods from the Outer Realm discussing some topic before seeing him, which he accidentally stumbled upon, leading to the current crisis.

As for what the issue was?

With too little information, Fang Ze couldn’t confirm, he could only boldly guess: it was likely related to Dahei Jialuo disappearing and reappearing.

Though he guessed the problem, under these circumstances, Fang Ze couldn’t resolve the matter once and for all. He could only respond to the situation as it unfolded and try to dispel the distrust of the few demigods from the Outer Realm.

Thinking about this, Fang Ze couldn’t help but quickly recall Dahei Jialuo’s content from last night’s farewell words from the Peacock God King.

However, whether it was because Dahei Jialuo hadn’t thought about those farewell words or some other reason, Fang Ze wasn’t privy to any information in this regard.

So, after hesitating for a brief moment, Fang Ze ultimately decided to speak truthfully....

He admitted he was gambling to some extent, but he truly had no other choice: making it up would only complicate matters further.

Thinking this way, Fang Ze spoke to the Peacock God King, "Farewell words? How come I don’t remember the Divine King ever giving me any farewell words?"

Although Fang Ze had only spoken this one sentence, immediately afterward he noticed an incredible scene before his eyes: the Black Mist enveloping him suddenly lightened considerably.

"Did I choose correctly?" Fang Ze’s eyes lit up as his brain raced, analyzing.

If the Peacock God King truly saw Dahei Jialuo off, even a simple goodbye could be interpreted as farewell words. But now, the Panther’s ability indicates that there’s no such farewell words. Then... the Peacock God King probably didn’t see Dahei Jialuo off at all.

Recalling Bandage Woman Xin Yi’s intelligence on Dahei Jialuo: Dahei Jialuo had been "wandering" around Congyun City for the past few months, Fang Ze’s brain whirred slightly, and he said boldly, "Divine King, do you not trust me? Are you testing me?"

"I just recalled, why do I remember that I haven’t seen you for two or three months?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze’s words, the expression on the Peacock God King’s face indeed froze slightly.

However, he wasn’t easily outwitted by Fang Ze, and said with feigned anger, "What kind of joke are you making? Haven’t seen each other for two or three months? We clearly just met a few days ago."

Though his words sounded "sincere," the "Black Mist" around him had almost dissipated, indicating he was completely bluffing.