Chapter 1237 - 191: Testing the Waters

"Why have you come back again?"

Tang Haofei smiled as he spoke, though his smile was somewhat forced...

"I just forgot something. Hmm, regarding the reward you received in the second Sequence Member-Ranking Battle... the Calamity Gourd, right?"

Tang Haofei nodded, indicating that the item was still in his possession.

"I just thought, since you need my blood, why don’t you exchange the Calamity Gourd with me? How do you feel about this proposal?"

"Not good..."

Tang Haofei seemed to seriously consider the proposal but eventually and resolutely rejected Wen Yu’s request.

Just a bit of blood for a Level 11 powerful expert’s pass, does Wen Yu think too highly of himself or...?

"Oh... Then let’s forget it..."

Wen Yu sighed, seeming somewhat disappointed. He turned his head and walked straight to the door.

"Keep him... kill him!"

"Boss, get rid of him..."

The noisy voices in his mind surfaced once again. Faced with these voices, Tang Haofei remained silent — he was pondering the pros and cons of taking action now.

However, suddenly a voice pierced his eardrum.

"By the way, have you seen Faceless over the past few years?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

Confronted by Wen Yu’s abrupt question, Tang Haofei was clearly caught off guard. He looked at Wen Yu, somewhat bewildered, not comprehending Wen Yu’s intent.

"I remember a few years ago, I called Faceless back once, and he visited you. At that time, he observed you from afar. Based on Faceless’s report, you likely didn’t notice his presence, but thinking back now, there seems to be some issue..."

Wen Yu didn’t elaborate on the issue. Instead, he turned to look at Tang Haofei again. This time, unrestrained Soul Perception swept out, quickly enveloping Tang Haofei’s body.

His physique was still as it appeared at the first glance, yet Wen Yu seriously contemplated, feeling an unresolved issue with Tang Haofei.

The issue arose from Tang One and Tang Three’s earlier performance — at first glance, there were no apparent doubts. However, when Wen Yu filtered through the situation in his mind again, he sensed he overlooked something...

"Don’t you want to know what I’ve been doing these past years?"

"You always have your secrets. If you don’t bring them up, I have no need to ask."

"Hmm, then wouldn’t you want to resolve the issue concerning the cost of power? I remember you wanted me to handle Tang Three’s trouble a few years back; perhaps now I could give it a try."

Wen Yu spoke as he strolled towards Tang Haofei.

Indeed, just a try — regarding the cost of power, Wen Yu truly had no effective solution, at most using the Dream Come True Skill Group to attempt to pull out Tang Three’s persona. Yet, as Wen Yu thought of this, he vaguely realized what he had been neglecting...

The fact regarding resolving the cost of power had not been mentioned by Tang Haofei from the start!

Ever since the cost emerged, whenever Tang Haofei met Wen Yu, he couldn’t escape the issue of how to resolve the cost of power. Old Tang dreamed of eliminating Tang Three’s beast-like persona, yet with Wen Yu’s return, Tang Haofei hadn’t asked for Wen Yu’s help; instead, he eagerly sought Wen Yu’s blood.

This is just one aspect...

When a slight flaw is discovered, the entire affair becomes riddled with holes, like a sieve!

Tang One and Tang Three had issues... at the initial meeting, Tang One had a peaceful demeanor, even if there was a huge disturbance in the World of the Heart’s Image, he only casually chatted with Wen Yu. Until Wen Yu inquired, he displayed the worst aspect of Tang Three within the World of the Heart’s Image.

As for the research on souls, no one in the world surpasses Wen Yu. Given such a significant matter with Old Tang, failing to find Wen Yu would be understandable, but Wen Yu proactively approached him. It was logical for Tang Haofei to urgently request Wen Yu to try eliminating Tang Three’s personality externally rather than allowing himself to enter the World of the Heart’s Image and stage such a dull farce with Tang Three!

Tang Three’s behavior was more suspicious — the apparent madman’s characteristics were established, yet Tang Three’s every move had deeper meaning.

First, he led me around for over half an hour, letting Tang One narrate events that occurred recently, creating a preconception. Then he absurdly indulged in the taste of my demon spawn — what’s so enchanting about it? Demon spawn are abundant in this world.

He simply wished to convey that he had seen through Wen Yu’s identity and secrets, thus achieving a certain goal...

What goal? Asking for blood, of course.

And this was fundamentally why Wen Yu turned back.

This request for blood... was entirely irrelevant, unnecessary, and when Wen Yu first heard this demand, he was bewildered. Why show all this to just ask for some blood? There’s no logic to it!

It’s like someone asking what you had for lunch, and you answer that it is three fifteen now... the two matters don’t connect!

Initially, Wen Yu was bewildered but eventually believed Tang Haofei’s mention of the "New Skill" issue. However, after leaving, Wen Yu thought more and more about it, realizing that these doubts linked up completely.

Tang Haofei was problematic — and it was a priority inversion issue!

Wen Yu often overlooked the scenario, assuming Tang Haofei’s priorities inverted, with a logical and thoughtful Tang Three taking over the body, resulting in Tang Haofei...

He would inevitably continually refresh the Life and Death Battle Execution, stacking his physique high! To heights that would frighten Wen Yu!

Would such a scenario unfold?

Indeed... Tang One and Tang Two’s powers, compared to Tang Three’s, inherently lacked advantage. Once Tang Three dominated the body’s rights, he wouldn’t leave the Life and Death Battle Execution unused — simply because Wen Yu, capable of keeping him in check, still existed externally! Thus, he must return to the pinnacle of power! And upon organizing everything, Wen Yu even deduced another possibility!

Long before my departure, Tang Haofei had already shown problems, the exact time unknown — a secluded individual attempting suicide several times without anyone noticing!

After Faceless’s recent return, Tang Haofei actually detected Faceless’s presence — Faceless observed Tang Haofei from afar, while Tang Haofei observed Faceless more closely, even realizing Faceless’s special identity, and during my first return, Tang Haofei set this trap to extract how Wen Yu escaped Dominator’s control — at the very least, he sought Wen Yu’s blood to research this method...

But clearly, Tang Haofei’s trap was full of loopholes, and given his relationship with Wen Yu, he could have just asked directly; Wen Yu had no reason to refuse, but he didn’t...

Tang Haofei underestimated his relationship with Wen Yu... or rather, the current Tang Haofei has no concept of good friendship with Wen Yu!

So...

Shortly, Wen Yu unraveled everything, while he reached Tang Haofei’s side as well, looking at Old Tang’s calm expression before gradually stretching out his right hand.

"Come on... let’s conduct a small operation..."

Wen Yu said with a smile.