Chapter 63:A Trap

Yang Zhai lied that he had told about Cu Gil's affair to someone else. Yang Zhai did it to protect himself. He was aware of a person's heart. In an extreme state of emotion, a person could do anything. Yang Zhai was aware that a person could do anything in fear, he would do everything to protect himself. That is why he was aware that when Cu Gil thinks that Yang Zhai is dangerous to him, Cu Gil would do everything to get rid of him.

Therefore, Yang Zhai lied that he had already revealed the news to someone about Cu Gil's affair. This way, Cu Gil would always refrain from doing anything to Yang Zhai. This was another fear that Yang Zhai had placed in Cu Gil's heart to contend against his fear toward Yang Zhai. Yang Zhai knew that it was not enough, but it could at least put Cu Gil in confusion for some time. And this time was enough for Yang Zhai.

"How does he know about my affair? And how come he knows about the Blue Gem as well? It appears that he knows more about me and my family affairs than he is letting on." While on the other hand, elder Cu was in thought. 

"So, what do you say? Can I get the Blue Gem?" Yang Zhai disturbed Cu Gil's thoughts. He knew what Cu Gil was thinking about. But he did not care at all. Yang Zhai had already known that Cu Gil would surely doubt how Yang Zhai knew about his family affair. So, what if Cu Gil doubts it? After all, he could not always stop himself from his goals, fearing that his identity might get revealed.

But, Yang Zhai was not so foolish as to let someone else discover his previous life. At least, until he is strong enough to protect himself. And there was no evidence that he had reincarnated. 

"What do you need this Blue Gem for?" Cu Gil asked.

"You know as well, elder. So, why ask?" Yang Zhai looked at his left hand and said,

"It can only help you in advancement. And it's not like you can use it any other way, without the help of resources." Cu Gil said with narrowed eyes.

"When you know that I want to use this Blue Gem to advance to the Mid-Stage, why are you wasting my time then? My dear elder." 

"Sigh, you are a clever kid. No wonder, my daughter always complains about you. There is no way to touch you, even though I am an elder. I will give Blue Gem to my daughter to give to you tomorrow. You can get it from her." Elder Cu sighed and said, before standing up. 

"Thank you, elder." Yang Zhai did not stand up and only replied while still sitting on the chair.

Elder Cu started walking toward the entrance and whilst walking, Cu Gil's back was facing Yang Zhai's back who was sitting on the chair. When Cu Gil was two to three feet away from the table, he said with a serious tone,

"I don't like the people who betray me. So, always remember that your end won't be good if you betray me."

Whilst saying this, he did not look back and walked away. Yang Zhai could feel Cu Gil's anger in his tone. But, he didn't care and only smiled. 

"Lord, do you want something?" A worker of the inn came to Yang Zhai and asked. He did not dare to come before because elder Cu had forbidden them from disturbing him. 

But now that Elder Cu had left, the worker of the inn came to ask if Yang Zhai needed something. This worker was a mortal, so he was behaving very submissively toward Yang Zhai.

Yang Zhai smiled and looked at the worker.

"Give me a plate of the Moon Bull's meat. And also, tell me, where do you catch these bulls from?"

"Yes, lord, I will bring a plate of the Moon Bull's meat right away. And as for the location of the Moon Bulls, I don't know. But my manager knows, I will inform him."

The worker left and after a while, a man with a red robe came with a plate of Moon Bull's meat.

"Lord, here is your order. And my worker informed me that you want to know the location of the Moon Bulls?" The manager of the inn said.

"Yes, tell me." 

"It is simple. When you leave the village, turn left and walk for two miles. After that, you will see a hill with some marks on it. From there, turn right and keep on walking straight, and you will be able to see the Moon Bulls in the way." The manager of the inn explained.

"Very well, you can leave now. And if you lied to me, remember that I am not a merciful person" 

"No, my lord. How could I dare to lie to you? There is not even an ounce of a lie in what I told you." The manager began to sweat after he heard Yang Zhai. He was pretty aware that the cultivators could kill mortals without even thinking and even when they feel like killing. 

Yang Zhai also thought that this mortal would not lie to him. After all, mortals were too scared to even speak loudly in front of the cultivators.

Yang Zhai ate his dish and left the inn. He went to the academy after he left the inn.

After a few hours, Yang Zhai left the academy and went to search for the place that the manager of the inn had told him about.

He left the village entrance and turned left. He began to walk and saw a hill after two miles of walking. This hill was at least hundreds of feet tall, and on the hillside were some marks made by some sharp weapons. It seemed that the mortals had done this to make it easier for them to know the directions they were walking in. From there, Yang Zhai turned right and began to walk in a straight direction.

But after walking for ten minutes, a few men appeared in front of him, there were four in total.

"Hahaha, another target has appeared. That manager is truly daring to lie to even the cultivators. Hahaha."

"Hahaha, yeah, you're right. I wonder what will happen to us if a higher up of the clan discovers about it."

"And how will the higher ups discover? Nobody has been able to leave this place to tell anyone."

All of the four men kept on laughing. From their laughs, it seemed like they had won or something.

"Who are you?" Yang Zhai asked with narrowed eyes.

"Isn't obvious, we are your doom, hahaha" a man to the right answered.

"Huh, aren't you scared of death?"

"Scared, why would we be scared? You are just a Rank 1 early-stage cultivator. And you have only just entered the cultivation world. What can you do to us? And if I am not wrong, you might not have even learned a technique properly. Even if you did, what can you do to us with a half-baked technique? After all, how can it be possible that someone can become an expert in just a few weeks? Therefore, we always hunt rank 1 early-stage cultivators. Hahaha." The man in the middle left spoke.

"And you might be thinking, how do we know about this? It's simple, a worker in your academy gives us all of the information on the newly awakened cultivators. Therefore, we know about you clearly, Yang Zhai. And we also know that nobody in your class has obtained any Kas or treasures yet. So, you are as easier for us to kill than a powerful mortal. Hahaha," another man spoke.

"Aren't you scared that the clan would find out about this?" Yang Zhai asked.

"Scared? Why would we be scared? We will not let you leave, and we also always make sure to kill the one we target. And nobody has ever been able to leave our traps until today, so why would we be scared?" One of the men spoke.

So, they target rank 1 early-stage cultivators, and this time I am their target. And they think that I am an inexperienced cultivator. I can use it to my advantage: Yang Zhai was thinking of how to deal with the situation.

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