Chapter 112 A Battle of Wits

I smiled at Lin Zhao, "You're right, but also wrong!"

"If both Jie Yueling and the woman in black were at their peak as ghost deities, I certainly wouldn't compete with them in patience, because I'm the one who can't afford to wait!"

"But now, they have to determine the winner within two days."

I pointed outside the window and said, "Two days later is the time of the full moon on the fifteenth. I've calculated the calendar; although that day isn't a blood moon, according to the calendar, two days later will be a Yin day and Yin hour. The moon is Tai Yin, and the appearance of a full moon will inevitably trigger a surge of Yin energy in the most Yin places."

"The well is one of the places with the heaviest Yin energy. If the woman in the black dress can't devour Jie Yueling at that time, she won't get the greatest benefit."

"She will definitely come tomorrow night!"

I looked at my watch, "There are still two hours before dawn. The woman in black certainly won't come now; tonight is when we fight. Let me see what skills you, a member of the Coffin Sect, possess."

I casually released Lin Zhao's acupoints. The first thing Lin Zhao did was point at me and roar, "You wait, after this mission is over, if I don't beat you to death, I'll take your surname!"

I chuckled, "Are you thinking of marrying and following your husband? If you were a woman, I might consider letting you take my surname, Li Lin Zhao. But a man? Forget it! Although you have a nice butt..."

Lin Zhao's face turned red with anger, "You pervert!"

"More like a gadfly, it stings people, leaving a bump behind." I took advantage of Lin Zhao's inattention and flicked another brain-flick at him. "Stop talking nonsense and get to work!"

Lin Zhao covered his forehead, pouted, and walked away.

But I rubbed my forehead: This Lin Zhao is too much like a woman. No, after the mission is over, I have to throw him to Old Liu and teach him how to be a real man!

Old Liu had stockpiled a large number of materials in this stronghold. Basically, everything that could be used to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits in the world of magic was available here.

Lin Zhao was making coffins one after another, and I was setting traps.

The eighth-ranked among the Nine Ghosts was called Killing King Lie Huo. I never understood if his name was "Killing – King Lie Huo" or "Killing King – Lie Huo". In short, he was a guy who didn't like to talk but was full of bad ideas.

His greatest skill wasn't killing people with his bare hands, but setting traps.

I had always suspected that Ghost Eight came from a northeastern hunting sect that was skilled in using traps. His traps could kill ghosts and slay demons. He had also said that as long as he had the time and manpower, no army could reach him.

However, I didn't like using Ghost Eight's skills. Because traps required waiting for the prey to take the bait. That didn't suit my personality.

In my opinion, my master was right: When you encounter an opponent, fight if you can win, and run if you can't. Who has time to set traps? Unless you're always on the defensive.

However, Ghost Eight didn't think so and forced me to learn all of his skills.

When I was setting traps, I didn't avoid Jie Yueling, which was equivalent to turning half of the building into a dragon's den right under her nose.

Lin Zhao and I worked until it was almost dark before we stopped. Only then did we bring Jie Yueling to the second floor of the factory. "Ye Yang, Feng Ruoxing, you don't have to do anything tonight. Just protect Jie Yueling's safety. I'll take care of the rest!"

Ye Yang glanced towards the door and asked, "How confident are you?"

I lit a cigarette. "I don't know yet. I have to see how capable that woman in black and the Coffin Sect are."

"Coffin Sect?" Feng Ruoxing asked back, "What does your arrangement have to do with the Coffin Sect?"

I said in a deep voice, "The direction the Coffin Sect chose is still the ancient well temple. The Coffin Sect has cut off the woman in black's retreat, so she can't attend to both ends. Only then do we have a chance of victory."

I stood up and paced back and forth in the room, "Moreover, now is also the time for the Coffin Sect to attack us."

"The Coffin Sect has been looking for opportunities to disperse the manpower of our Two Realms Hall. If I'm not mistaken, their Third Senior Brother will launch a general offensive against us tonight as well."

Lin Zhao also nodded, "The Coffin Sect's Third Senior Brother is named Jiang Wuyou. He's a person who is both righteous and evil. He seeks to maximize his benefits. With his personality, he definitely doesn't just want to defeat the Two Realms Hall."

"Even if they win the mission, the most they can do is cripple Li Po. What Jiang Wuyou wants is to annihilate the Two Realms Hall and use the corpses of the Two Realms Hall to intimidate the world of magic."

"Therefore, he will definitely attack in several places at the same time, so that we can't attend to both ends."

Feng Ruoxing also gasped, "Should I rush back now? Or should I go kill Jiang Wuyou now!"

Among us, Feng Ruoxing had the best movement technique. Only she could rush back to the Two Realms Hall in the shortest amount of time.

"No need!" I waved my hand. "Trust Old Liu and the others; they can handle the problems there."

A trace of coldness flashed in my eyes. "Jiang Wuyou wants to wipe out the Two Realms Hall in one fell swoop, and what I want is also a complete victory."

I set up traps for the woman in black in the abandoned building, but wasn't Jiang Wuyou also setting up traps for me?

Jiang Wuyou and I were like two hunters, both treating each other as foxes.

Who can skin whom will depend on tonight!

Tonight, I will not only determine victory or defeat, but also face life and death.