Becoming a Wizard by Starting From the Mind Closure Technique-Chapter 756 - 229: Schemes_2

Chapter 756: Chapter 229: Schemes_2

This is not to say it could trigger an earthquake, but at the very least it would make quite a commotion.

It could even create mass panic among many people and forces.

After all, Governor Hu and Octagon Martial Arts School/Li Shuwen indeed have many adversaries.

Had Shi Gandang pondered on any of these before he came here?

Of course, he had.

The two hours he hesitated were spent not only on making up his mind but also on weighing the pros and cons.

However, he eventually did come and confessed his feelings.

This indicates that Shi Gandang has thought through it all, understanding what he was about to do and its subsequent ramifications.

“I’m aware of the consequences, but I don’t think we can’t bear the risk,”

Shi Gandang said adamantly, “I’ve made my decision, and master will not object. If you’re willing to accept it, we can overcome the pressure from Governor Hu’s side together.”

“Heh…”

Hu Suqi chuckled, “Pressure? What pressure? Who can pressure me?”

“Does this mean you accept?” Shi Gandang asked.

Although Shi Gandang was somewhat slow in picking up emotional cues, he was not an utter fool incapable of perceiving the underlying messages.

“We shall see.”

Leaving just these words behind, Hu Suqi took the flowers and small box from Shi Gandang, turned around, and entered back into the house.

As for the ring in the box, she promptly put it on.

Seeing this, Shi Gandang laughed with joy until his eyes were almost shut, looking like a child despite being in his thirties.

Lotus Heart Boat.

Hu Songqi cleared up the final pieces but had no intention of changing rooms.

She sat in front of the dressing table, her expression grim, her mood greatly unsettled.

Not long ago, she surrendered her position as the Witch Master of the “Witch Charm” organization, complying with Link’s second condition.

Even without Link overseeing, Hu Songqi did not dare to procrastinate or provide perfunctory efforts.

A large forest always harbors all kinds of birds.

Given that Hu Suqi, the founder, had abandoned the organization, it was clear that her successor Hu Songqi would also have rivals within the “Witch Charm.”

The organization quickly elected its third Witch Master, and under the new Master, thoroughly severed ties with Hu Songqi.

The “Witch Charm” organization has completely abandoned Lotus Heart Boat.

Luckily, Hu Songqi indeed possessed the property rights to Lotus Heart Boat. Thus, she did not lose her wealth and industry along with her power.

“Death Valley!”

But Hu Songqi seemed truly unwilling to accept this.

Particularly the threat from Link, who easily made her pulse stop without her noticing or reacting, made her feel absolutely terrified.

This indicated that if Link really wanted to kill her, she could’ve already been dead like the cleaned-up corpses – dead beyond dead.

This terrified Hu Songqi and also gave her a different idea.

She could replace him!

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As long as she could safely enter Death Valley and find that secret book – copied from the source of the legendary evil witchcraft…

Hu Songqi took a deep breath, stopped overthinking, swept everything off the dressing table, spread a piece of white paper, and began to draw a map of Death Valley from memory.

There were many pieces of paper like this one nearby.

The paper, pen, and ink were all old items.

Through special treatment, the map of Death Valley became an ancient map.

Hu Songqi’s plan was clear as day.

If she couldn’t achieve her plan of turning a Hollow Void Stage martial artist into a puppet, then she would muddy the waters by disseminating the map of Death Valley.

This way, there would be many people lured by the potential profit, choosing to ignore the dangers and adventure into the Valley.

As long as Death Valley is attractive enough!

“Immortality! Who among the high-ranking, elderly leaders can resist such a temptation?”

Hu Songqi thought of a secret rumor recorded in official history and began to laugh.

Legend has it that there is a peach tree in Death Valley that bears fruit once every thousand years.

Anyone who eats a peach from this tree can extend their life by three hundred years. If one consumes three peaches, they could live for a thousand years more.

In history, indeed someone lived for a whole four hundred years.

The legend says that a martial artist at the peak the Hollow Void Stage, only one step away from the “Seeing God” realm of the Human Immortal Martial Path, had once managed to escape from Death Valley with his life.

No one could say for certain whether the longevity of the pinnacle-level Hollow Void Stage martial artist, who had lived for 400 years, had anything to do with eating the peach.

No one could provide a definite answer.

However, the cause of death for this peak Hollow Void Stage martial artist was clearly recorded in the history books.

He was killed by the ambush of six Hollow Void Stage martial artists, each with just a short time left to live, rather than dying a natural death due to old age!

If it weren’t for this event, could that person have lived for a thousand years?

On the back of the paper with the finished map, Hu Songqi wrote down this secret rumor and also thoughtfully included the book references.

It was the truth anyway and she was not afraid of anyone checking it.

“Hehehe…”

Having done all this, Hu Songqi started laughing somewhat crazily.

She was doing all this to muddy the waters and thus increase her odds of finding the manual of evil witchcraft in Death Valley.

She also hoped to disrupt Link’s plans.

“You wanted to enter Death Valley, didn’t you? Let’s see what you do now!”

Two days later.

The ship carrying Link arrived at its destination – the County City of Tianshui.

Before he even disembarked from the ship, Link noticed a lot of people dressed as martial artists gathered on the dock, swirling onto the ship in a dense swarm.

“What is going on?”

A passenger, who was also preparing to disembark, immediately asked.

“They’ve gone mad! Everyone’s gone mad!”

When he found out that the dock was blocked and passengers might have trouble disembarking, the anxious captain contacted the dock management for information.

After learning about the situation, the captain immediately rushed to the deck and started shouting.

“What do you mean ‘gone mad’? Who’s gone mad?”

Immediately, curious passengers started asking loudly.

“Death Valley! Death Valley! Death Valley! *cough cough*…”

The captain called out three times, choking on his words without providing a proper explanation.

The gossip-hungry passengers were so frustrated that they wanted to strangle him.

Upon hearing the words “Death Valley”, Link immediately thought of one possibility.

In the information provided by Hu Songqi, Death Valley was described as one of the most unique locations.

“Interesting.”

Muttering to himself, Link quietly teleported to the dock, unnoticed by any of the passengers on the deck.

Silently stealing a cheap photocopy from a martial artist dressed in typical mechanical martial arts gear, Link read it while walking, confirming his guess.

As expected, it was Hu Songqi causing a ruckus, unwilling to go down without a fight.

Moreover, the situation she created was beyond Link’s expectations.

It was not targeted at Hu Suqi, nor the Octagon Martial Arts School, not even the “Witch Charm” organization, but him.

She aimed to attract everyone’s attention with the Longevity Peach and stir the water.

It must be said, this move was pretty effective.

“Let’s see how this plays out.”

Handing the photocopy back to a bewildered mechanical martial artist, Link smoothly walked out from the crowded dock towards the County City of Tianshui, leaving a stunned young martial artist with a map that had vanished mysteriously only to reappear just as mysteriously.

“Oh my God!”

The young martial artist yelped, dropping the map as if it had burned his hand, and began to wrestle his way through the crowd to get off the dock.

This world was becoming too terrifying!

He hadn’t even reached Death Valley and was already facing such incidents.

If he really entered Death Valley, wouldn’t he die without knowing how he died?

The indifferent Link, who had just saved a life, had already reached the planned hotel at a seemingly normal, but actually incredibly fast speed.

The hotel was the tallest building in the County City of Tianshui, with 22 floors.

The room reserved by Link had a distant view of the large Jiang Mansion in Tianshui County.

Of course, the distance between them was very far, over two thousand meters.

But with Link’s vision enhanced by secret techniques, he could easily penetrate the defense of the Jiang Mansion and see their activities.

Standing before the window, looking far into the Jiang Mansion, Link couldn’t help but recall that naive and innocent single mother.

It had been ten years since they’d last met. I wonder how she is doing now?