Chapter 214
No wonder it felt so out of place. Clearly, everyone had different thoughts and concerns, yet Liang Pozhou seemed to align perfectly with her every idea. Whenever she had doubts, he would seamlessly patch up the flaws.
That’s why he would say, “Any loophole will be magnified by you; even what seems flawless in your eyes is a flaw!”
Even if he stitched everything together flawlessly, she still couldn’t trust him and was unwilling to cooperate.
In the end, he would break down and exclaim, “Isn’t this enough for you to believe me?!”
Moreover, he couldn’t read Tu Lan’s thoughts. After all, before time rewound, Tu Lan had mused about Liang Yuchuan’s issues with his hands and feet, but Liang Pozhou was unaware of this, indicating that this skill could either only be used on a single target or was countered by Tu Lan.
These thoughts raced through Yu Xunge’s mind. The only thing she couldn’t understand was why Liang Pozhou hadn’t triggered the skill “Even Cured, Still Drooling.” Was it because his mental resistance was higher than hers, or was his current state immune to various spells?
At that moment, Liang Pozhou was utterly bewildered by Yu Xunge’s stream of thoughts!
If a stone statue could move, his first expression would undoubtedly be: Huh?
Yu Xunge sneered, “You have the nerve to lecture me?”
What was this nonsense about “You’re just being cowardly,” or “Caution is your shackles,” or “Strong people don’t grow in the sewers”...
Pfft!!!
What right does that old dog have to criticize this adorable little pup of mine?!
Liang Pozhou’s time rewind must have limitations; otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up in a countdown that led to silence.
In her heart, Yu Xunge said to Tu Lan, “Rewind, all the way back to when I said stop.”
Tu Lan responded, but after just one attempt, she found the skill had been disabled.
At that moment, the timeline was when she was pacing indoors, back to Liang Pozhou, preparing to play a daring game with “Mind Snatcher.”
Upon hearing Tu Lan say the skill could no longer be used, Yu Xunge immediately halted her actions, collected her thoughts, and shouted at Liang Pozhou, “Stop!! Half-time! I need to step out for a bit!”
Liang Pozhou: Is it really okay to do this? Don’t young people follow negotiation rules?
Yu Xunge didn’t care about that. She quickly left the cabin with the invisible Tu Lan, distancing themselves from the sinking ship. She asked, “Does your skill have limitations? I didn’t see that!”
Tu Lan explained, “This is the first time I’ve encountered such a situation. I rarely use it, but I sensed that for the next 40 natural days, I won’t be able to use ‘God-given Talent Evolution.’
“Xue Dui taught me that when this happens, it means a certain area has experienced at least a hundred time rewinds in a short period, causing time turbulence in that civilization. This is a punishment for disrupting the flow of time.”
A hundred times… They had only used “God-given Talent Evolution” four times in total.
Liang Pozhou had rewound ninety-six times?!
How many times had she questioned him in her heart?
No wonder her father was so agitated, questioning her… even asking if she had a heart!
It turned out that while she was unaware, she had clashed with him over ninety times… If she had known… she probably would have clashed even more.
At that moment, she began to understand why Liang Pozhou had talked so much nonsense from the start. She wasn’t really interested in his story, but with her personality, she wouldn’t strike a deal with something she didn’t fully understand.
She needed to gauge his character through “stories” and dialogue to find loopholes and decide whether to cooperate. That’s why Liang Pozhou had shared so much with her.
But it was all too late. If she left now, it would leave a significant risk behind.
Yu Xunge sighed. Since she couldn’t go back to before it all happened, she had no choice but to proceed with the deal. The other party had gone to great lengths to cooperate with her, which meant she had something he wanted, and he couldn’t use force against her. Given that, her only option was to engage, as it might give her a chance to turn the tables.
Moreover, there were the enticing baits of dragon scales and the evolution of God-given talents.
After waiting outside for a while to prepare, Yu Xunge returned with Tu Lan.
When they got back, the countdown had already begun.
Liang Pozhou was genuinely anxious this time. His survival depended on two skills.
“Half-Dream” (A Grade): Automatically triggers upon death, allowing you to survive in another form through sleep. Death is merely a long dream; every ten natural days of sleep grants one second of wakefulness (you can advance wakefulness time, up to ten minutes, but must repay it with double the sleep time afterward).
“Half-Awake” (A Grade): The wakefulness time gained from “Half-Dream” can be freely controlled, manipulating time between half-dream and half-awake.
He had slept for 73 years using “Half-Dream,” gaining less than 45 minutes of wakefulness, and had just about exhausted it while constantly using “Half-Awake” to rewind time.
However, just moments ago, he discovered that his skill “Half-Awake” had been disabled, and the disablement period was a staggering nine hundred sixty days!
If “Half-Awake” was truly disabled for 950 days, even if he encountered the designated person from Miya Si again, he wouldn’t have the confidence to gain the upper hand in negotiations with just his words. That person was too cunning!
Liang Pozhou repeated his previous words, using both soft and hard tactics to persuade Yu Xunge.
Time was running out, and Yu Xunge directly interrupted Liang Pozhou, decisively stating, “Okay, I can agree to your terms. As long as the Liang family doesn’t come after me, I won’t actively seek the lives of Liang family members.
“And you, you must ensure that you won’t leak our transaction. You need to solidify Liang Yuchuan’s current flaws, tell me the location of Miya Si’s remains, and the method for God-given Talent Evolution. I will bring the remains to you, and at that time, you must give me the Dragon Ancestor’s reverse scale. We must not deceive each other; if either of us breaks our promise, let my life points drop to zero on the spot, and you will have all your skills disabled from that moment on. How about that?”
“Deal! At your six o’clock, there’s a sea demon’s milk tooth.”
“I have the Oath Gem.”
“Great, let’s hurry! I’m really in a rush!” Liang Pozhou quickly replied. This matter had no traps, and having the Oath Gem made it even better.
The two of them completed the deal in a race against time.
Yu Xunge took out the Oath Gem she had just bought at a high price from Zhao Shuying, placed one on the crystal coffin for Liang Pozhou to inspect, while she held the other.
Liang Pozhou sang a short tune first, saying, “I have cursed my descendants with a bloodline lock. You have plenty of ways to verify this.”
Even with some suspicion, Yu Xunge was still startled by the words “bloodline lock.” Her mouth, faster than her brain, blurted out the first question: “Aren’t you going to ask her?”
Liang Pozhou replied, “Why ask when doing something unethical? No… young friend, I’m not targeting you; I’m just lamenting. I… no, I absolutely mean no harm!”
Yu Xunge fell silent for a moment, using the Oath Gem in her hand, saying, “Alright, from now on, as long as the Liang family doesn’t provoke me, I won’t take the lives of Liang family members.” She wouldn’t guarantee anything else.
Liang Pozhou, whether he realized the loophole or not, hurriedly rattled off a list of materials and coordinates, saying, “Go to this location to find Miya Si’s remains. Swallow these materials, hold the remains’ hand, and sing a little tune to achieve God-given Talent Evolution. I’ve engraved the tune’s score on the side of the crystal coffin. Once you’ve used Miya Si’s remains, you can bring it to me in exchange for the Dragon Ancestor’s reverse scale.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the countdown reset to zero, and Liang Pozhou fell silent.
Tu Lan curiously asked, “Are you really willing to let Liang Yuchuan go?”
Yu Xunge turned to the corner and tucked away the sea demon’s milk tooth, saying, “Yeah, the price he offered is high enough.”
Adding to that the cost Liang Yuchuan had paid so far, along with the hidden dangers she had left for the Liang family, the three factors combined made her willing to set it aside for now.
Most importantly, there was still room for maneuver. With Liang Yuchuan’s personality, as long as she teased him a little, he might just explode. She had plenty of ways to fish for information.
Yu Xunge walked to the crystal coffin and glanced at the little tune inscribed on it.
Tu Lan said, “I can’t shake the feeling that something’s off. Are you really going to agree to him?”
Yu Xunge circled the crystal coffin a few times, examining the stone statue inside, and sighed with a smile, “Since he wants me to find Miya Si’s remains so badly, I have to go take a look.”
Tu Lan suddenly said, “But will you really bring Miya Si’s remains to him? He doesn’t actually care about the remains, does he? What he really wants is for you to find Miya Si’s remains and complete the evolution.”
Yu Xunge looked at Tu Lan in surprise, as if she were meeting this well-versed little dragon for the first time: “You figured it out?”
Tu Lan explained, “Yeah, just the contract traps and contract linguistics alone, Xue Dui gave me a whole year of lessons. Stripping away all the linguistic embellishments, what he desperately wants is for you to reconcile with the Liang family, to find Miya Si’s remains and complete the God-given Talent Evolution. All his other demands are secondary.
“And he has traps too. He talks about upgrading God-given talents, but he never specifies whose talents are being upgraded.”
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