On this day, Zhao Zhi was on his way back from an errand. When he passed by a remote alley, a masked man dressed in black, covered in blood, suddenly staggered out from the side.
This scene gave Zhao Zhi a huge fright.
The timid Zhao Zhi was just about to leave when the masked man panted and said to him, "Brother, don't go …"
The more the masked man said this, the more Zhao Zhi wanted to leave. The masked man continued, "I have a treasure map on me … there is a ruin on it, and there seems to be a spirit fire inside …"
Hearing this, Zhao Zhi immediately stopped. Although he was a little timid, this kind of thing was very tempting to him, who did not have a spirit fire.
"Why are you telling me this?" Zhao Zhi asked. The masked man was seriously injured, but he still said such a thing, which made him feel puzzled.
"I have enemies chasing after me, and they are very powerful … I have no way to protect my life … I am about to die, so I naturally do not want the treasure map I worked so hard to obtain to fall into the hands of the enemy …"
"I see that you are a good person … so I think it is better to give this treasure map to you. It is better to let the enemy take advantage of you …"
The masked man said with great difficulty.
As he spoke, the masked man took out a yellow roll of paper, stained with blood.
Looking at the roll of paper, Zhao Zhi felt that something was wrong, so he immediately said, "If the enemy knows that I took it, won't they chase me to the ends of the earth to get it?"
"Brother, don't worry, once they catch up to me … I will use fire to burn the other roll of paper, creating the illusion that this roll of paper was burned … They will definitely not know that I have already given it to you …" The masked man said.
"Is that so?" Zhao Zhi was tempted, but he was still a little hesitant.
Seeing Zhao Zhi's hesitation, the masked man threw the roll of paper on the ground and said, "It doesn't matter if you want it or not … I will leave it here … Brother, you do not need to take revenge for me, because the enemy is very powerful and is not someone you can deal with …"
As he finished speaking, he ran forward without looking back.
Zhao Zhi was indeed tempted. Although his heart was thumping nervously, seeing that there was no one around, he finally took the roll of paper in his hand and sprinted towards the Soaring Eagle Hall.
As soon as Zhao Zhi left, two figures immediately appeared on the side of the street. They were Yang Feiyu and Yu Hongcai.
Soon after, the masked man covered in blood also came to their side.
At this moment, the masked man had already taken off his mask. He looked like a middle-aged man, but there were no signs of injury on him. It was clear that he could not be any better.
"Good acting," Yu Hongcai praised.
As he spoke, he took out some devil coins and gave them to the middle-aged man.
"Thank you, Young Master Yu." The middle-aged man was overjoyed.
Naturally, he was happy to receive such a reward for a casual performance.
He was one of Elder Liang's subordinates, dragged here by Yu Hongcai to put on a show for Zhao Zhi.
"However, don't tell anyone about this. If I find out, you'll be in for it!" Yu Hongcai said with a straight face.
The powerful aura emitted from his body caused the middle-aged man's back to break out in cold sweat. He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Young Master Yu. I won't tell anyone about this."
"Mm." Seeing the middle-aged man's reaction, Yu Hongcai nodded in satisfaction. He then said to Yang Feiyu, "Feiyu, is Zhao Zhi going to explore the so-called ruins alone?"
"Don't worry, Hong Cai. Zhao Zhi is timid, and Lin Li has shown great strength. Moreover, he has won Master's favor. Zhao Zhi will definitely pull Lin Li along," Yang Feiyu said.
"That's good." Yu Hongcai said. He did not want to do useless work.
After that, the two of them naturally observed Lin Long and Zhao Zhi's every move in secret.
After returning to his house in the Soaring Eagle Squad, Zhao Zhi naturally took out the treasure map and looked at it seriously.
After looking at it many times, he was sure that it was really a treasure map. After confirming this, his heart thumped even harder.
This map was indeed a treasure map, and the ruins in the map did exist. Therefore, Yu Hongcai and Yang Feiyu were not worried that they could not deceive Zhao Zhi.
Of course, the treasure map was real, but the things inside had long been plundered.
After confirming that it was a treasure map, Zhao Zhi initially wanted to go by himself. However, he quickly rejected this idea. He knew that with his strength, even if no one fought with him, it would be difficult to get the things inside.
Therefore, after thinking about it carefully, he decided to look for help. There were a few people in the Soaring Eagle Squad who were on good terms with him, but they were either too weak or too arrogant.
Therefore, Zhao Zhi finally set his sights on Lin Long.
Junior Brother Lin's strength was not bad, and he definitely did not look like the kind of person who would give him porridge without soup. With this thought, after hiding the treasure map on his body, Zhao Zhi went to look for Lin Long.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door of Lin Long's house.
"Who is it?" Lin Long asked.
"It's me, Zhao Zhi." Zhao Zhi answered.
"Senior Brother Zhao, what's the matter?" Lin Long opened the door and looked at Zhao Zhi.
"It's like this. I've obtained a treasure map, and I've heard that there seems to be a spiritual fire within it. Hence, I've come to look for you, Junior Brother Lin. Would you like to explore the ruins together?"
Seeing Zhao Zhi's nervous expression, Lin Long let Zhao Zhi in and then closed the door.
"Senior Brother Zhao, what exactly happened? Tell me in detail." Lin Long said solemnly.
If there really was such a ruins with a spiritual fire inside, Lin Long would naturally be happy. However, Zhao Zhi came so suddenly and out of the blue, he naturally had to ask in detail.
Immediately, Zhao Zhi took out the scroll of paper from his robes and told him everything that had happened.
Hearing Zhao Zhi say this, Lin Long became suspicious. After all, even if there was such a good thing in the world, it was too much of a coincidence that it happened to Zhao Zhi.
Seeing Lin Long like this, Zhao Zhi hurriedly said, "Junior Brother Lin, is this treasure map fake?"
"The treasure map is not fake, but the masked man is very suspicious." Lin Long said.
"I also feel that the other party is very suspicious, but it is also possible. If it were me, in a desperate situation, I would also rather give the treasure map to an unrelated person," Zhao Zhi said.
Although there were many suspicious points, he could not resist the temptation of the spiritual fire.
"How about this, Senior Brother Zhao, you take this treasure map first. I will go out and see if there is anything suspicious. If there isn't, we can go to the ruins together. How about that?" Lin Long said as he handed the treasure map back to Zhao Zhi.
"Alright." Zhao Zhi nodded.
After that, Zhao Zhi left while Lin Long walked out of the Soaring Eagle Squad.
He vaguely felt that this matter was targeted by someone. After he offended Yang Feiyu, Zhao Zhi obtained this treasure map. It was too much of a coincidence.
The reason why Lin Long walked out of the Soaring Eagle Squad was simple. If Yang Feiyu wanted to set a trap for him, he would definitely send someone or Yang Feiyu would secretly follow him.
As expected, as soon as he walked out of the Soaring Eagle Squad, he discovered that someone was following him closely.
After confirming this, Lin Long pretended to walk around and confirm the other party's specific location before returning to the Soaring Eagle Squad.
The people secretly observing Lin Long were naturally Yang Feiyu and Yu Hongcai. Seeing Lin Long come out, the two of them could naturally tell that he was suspicious.
However, they were not worried that Lin Long would discover that someone was secretly observing him. In their opinion, Lin Long's strength was in the Martial Lord realm.
Little did they know that after Lin Long returned to the Soaring Eagle Squad, he walked out again. However, this time, Lin Long, who was prepared, would naturally not let them discover him.
Then, Lin Long easily arrived outside the house where the two of them were. With Lin Long's strength, Yu Hongcai and Yang Feiyu naturally could not discover him.
"That Lin Li went back after one round, which means that he didn't find anything wrong. In this way, he will go to the ruins with Zhao Zhi, and we just need to set up an ambush there." Yu Hong Caiyu said.
"Then we'll have to rely on you, Hongcai," Yang Feiyu said respectfully.
Although he was unhappy that he had to give up something like the Water Magical Crystal, Yu Hongcai's strength and status were there, and he had no choice but to humble himself.
"It's no big deal," Yu Hongcai said proudly as if he had already taken down Lin Long easily.
"Alright, Feiyu, keep an eye on him. Once he comes out, inform me, and we will immediately head to the ruins to set up an ambush," Yu Hongcai said.
"Okay," Yang Feiyu responded.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Long immediately understood that it was a trap set by Yang Feiyu.
Although he could easily take down the two of them with his strength, he dispelled that idea because it was not too appropriate to do so in the territory of the Soaring Eagle Squad.
When he arrived at the ruins, he could do whatever he wanted. Of course, there was one more thing, and that was that he wanted to take a look at the ruins. Even though it seemed like the things there had most likely been looted by others, he still wanted to take a look at the ruins.
After making that decision, Lin Long immediately went to look for Zhao Zhi.
"Junior Brother Lin, are you heading to the ruins?" Zhao Zhi asked joyfully when he saw Lin Long.
"That's my intention." Lin Long nodded, but his tone changed. "However, I'll be honest with you. This is just a scam set up by Yang Feiyu to lure me to the ruins and then deal with me."
"Is that so?" Zhao Zhi could not help but feel a little disappointed. He had initially thought that there would be a spiritual fire, but who would have thought that it was a scam?
"However, Junior Brother Lin, how did you know?" Zhao Zhi asked doubtfully.
It was not that he suspected Lin Long, but he felt that it would be difficult for Lin Long to see through it.
"Because my Divine Telekinesis is much stronger than Yang Feiyu's. I snuck to his side without him noticing and heard his conversation with someone else," Lin Long said.
For some reason, Zhao Zhi felt that Lin Long was an honest person ever since he met him, so he believed what Lin Long said.
"If that's the case, why are we heading to the ruins?" Zhao Zhi asked.
Although he believed in Lin Long, he naturally could not understand why Lin Long would still head there despite knowing that there was an ambush.
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