Chapter 1729 - 313: Vote for the Monthly Ticket!

The sedan chair in front was lowered.

Uncle Zhao raised his hand, and the people from the main house halted.

The lady of the second house stepped out first. She grasped two golden maces with both hands, crossing them behind her head, resembling both a stand and a pillow.

With her current demeanor, performing such a move really gave an impression of a female Cheng Yaojin.

Following her was Second Master Zhao, who placed his hand on his wife's shoulder, not to pull her back and let himself, the man, stand in front, but pushed her forward two more steps to better shield himself.

When their strapping son Zhao Yong got off the sedan chair holding a shovel, Second Master Zhao took the initiative to step aside, letting his son take the lead.

Tan Wenbin had considered using "civil drama" to stall for time.

But the risk was too high, because this family was clearly not fond of acting. Otherwise, they wouldn't feign illness and refuse to appear after replacements, loafing on their duties.

He shouldn't be merrily performing, spitting away, only to be dispatched when those four from the main house surged forward.

Nevertheless, with a "wife and son" ahead, Tan Wenbin had the confidence to lighten the mood and shouted to the other side:

"Big Brother, we brothers haven't been close for ages. Look, the scenery here is great. How about our two families have a picnic while we wait for third and fourth brothers?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhao drew out a compact axe embedded with two tiny skulls on each side, their mouths moving closed and open, emitting a "gurgling" laughter.

Tan Wenbin chuckled at the sight: "Big Brother still has a child's heart. This toy is quite entertaining!"

Uncle Zhao: "Your second house, are you humans or ghosts?"

Tan Wenbin: "Well, that's a long story..."

Uncle Zhao pointed the axe at Tan Wenbin: "Then don't talk."

Tan Wenbin smacked his lips twice; indeed, chatting wouldn't work, relying on fast talk was futile.

Li Zhiyuan emerged.

From Li Zhiyuan's perspective, everyone should maintain superficial harmony first, wait until they all infiltrate the Zhao Family Ancestral Mansion, then strike the Zhao Family Elder before tearing off masks, maximizing benefits.

After all, this wave's nominal objective was to kill the Great Elder.

As for unexpected events during the mission or new issues arising after killing the Great Elder, that was something Li Zhiyuan harnessed.

Because Li Zhiyuan's goal in this wave was Zhao Wuyang.

The more chaotic the disturbances at the Zhao Family Ancestral Mansion, the less pressure on the youth.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Yi acted differently.

Before entering the ancestral mansion, Zhao Yi took action.

With the preconditions altered, Li Zhiyuan had to make a new choice.

Either help these River Walkers break through Zhao Yi's blockade, ultimately convening at the Zhao Family Ancestral Mansion;

Or, feign ignorance; after all, his second house was the least conspicuous, he could completely keep feigning ignorance while they do what they do, and his house would wait by the mansion gates;

Or, side with Zhao Yi, helping him block people.

The three choices corresponded to three strategies from top to bottom.

Now, Li Zhiyuan chose the bottom strategy.

The new cooperation needs to be re-established.

Li Zhiyuan didn't believe he was acting sentimentally; he thought this was based on his understanding of Zhao Yi and was temporarily overlooking immediate benefits, aiming for maximal safety and rewards in later phases of this wave.

However, inherently, the term "understanding" itself carries biases.

Especially when you understand only Zhao Yi but not the immediate opponents.

Thus,

this time stepping out of the sedan could be regarded as a wager on past relations with Zhao Yi.

The youth believed that Zhao Yi's side could perceive the positions and changes of the sedan chairs and understand the choices made here.

This time, it was Li Zhiyuan who first took action to assist, laying the bets out.

Essentially, the youth first released an "ally application."

If Zhao Yi doesn't accept or respond, then they are enemies, and this enmity goes far beyond ordinary, becoming deeper and more intense.

Li Zhiyuan didn't stand at the back of the group but took several steps forward, "Second Master Zhao" consciously continued to retreat, placing his wife and children entirely in front of himself.

Just as the position shift succeeded, a shadow appeared behind them, the glint of steel visible as an assault descended.

Tan Wenbin sensed it, having been preemptively warned by Brother Xiao Yuan.

After fully suppressing and controlling those four spirit beasts, Tan Wenbin's five senses reached a highly enhanced state, but the excessive configuration made it challenging to operate fluidly.

Yet under the Red Line's pull, his mental awareness synchronized with Li Zhiyuan's, thus naturally aligning his perception with Li Zhiyuan's.

The sudden situation was like a hastily assigned task, and before Tan Wenbin finished reading the question, Brother Xiao Yuan had already solved it, handing over the paper for him to copy.

Tan Wenbin copied it.

He didn't turn around but formed a seal with both hands, merging his index fingers and pressing against his brow.

"Form Suppression!"

That shadow, in order to ensure the success of the sneak attack, eliminated all excess distractions, which also meant he had no defense.

The knife in his hand was about to slice "Second Master Zhao's" neck when suddenly, a pair of Snake Eyes appeared on the back of Second Master Zhao's head.

The shadow's spatial perception immediately scrambled.

When the ambush failed, the shadow quickly chose to retreat, swiftly dissipating.

However, the second lady who was initially in front now appeared behind.

A golden mace slammed down, the not yet fully dissipated shadow instantly shattered with a "bang," turning into a cloud of dust.