Seeing Vajra King take action, Shui Miao quickly channeled spiritual energy into Old Guan.
While mentally controlling Old Guan, Shui Miao simultaneously sent a telepathic message to Old Huang: “Uncle Huang, tell me, what hidden mechanisms are concealed within this villa? Why can’t my divine consciousness penetrate the walls? If you help me, I’ll give you immortal pills that will greatly enhance your cultivation in a short time.”
“Alright! I’ll help you. I don’t need the pills—I just want to be your friend.”
Old Huang was a smart man. After a lifetime of cultivation, he had never encountered a Daoist master as formidable as Shui Miao, so he was convinced that Shui Miao might be his lucky star. If he could befriend him, the future benefits would be immeasurable!
“Of course. I can even take you as my disciple.”
Shui Miao was not modest in the least.
Only an extremely powerful cultivator could speak with such confidence!
Upon hearing this, Old Huang was overjoyed and immediately responded mentally: “Thank you, Master! The Xuan Group is divided into three units—you’ve seen members of the Dao and Martial Arts units, but they pose no real threat to you. The third unit is the Special Ability Unit, composed of psychics. There are three of them, though I don’t know their identities. I only know their codenames: Prophet on Wheels, Invisible Shielder, and Elemental Girl. The reason your spiritual awareness can’t penetrate the walls is because of the Invisible Shielder. He can block your mind-reading abilities and even create walls out of thin air using his thoughts. As for how to counter it—I don’t know.”
“It’s simple—attack the wall!”
Suddenly, a strange old man’s voice echoed in Shui Miao’s mind.
Frowning, Shui Miao quickly asked mentally: “Who are you?”
“I am the Prophet on Wheels. I’ve known you would come here. I knew you would kill Yi Tianwen, but I didn’t tell him. My purpose is simple—I want to help you, and then I ask that you help me in return. Help me get out of this wheelchair. I don’t want to live the rest of my life sitting in a wheelchair anymore. I want to be a normal person.” The Prophet on Wheels spoke directly.
“Didn’t expect you to be the real mastermind. You orchestrated everything, including my arrival. But I appreciate your honesty. You haven’t harmed me, so I promise—I will help you rise from that wheelchair. However, I’d like to know why Yi Tianwen framed me. What’s his real intention?”
“He’s a cunning old fox. His plan is simple: lure you down to the ninth level, where Elemental Girl will capture you, and then extract from you what he lacks and cannot do himself. Don’t worry though—Elemental Girl is my adopted daughter. Even if you had truly come down to the ninth level, she would have spared you.”
At that moment, deep underground on the ninth level, the Prophet on Wheels lay in a stone room on a bed, being cared for by two middle-aged women dressed in yellow coats. He was born without arms or legs, but his head was three times larger than a normal person’s. He had decided to help Shui Miao after learning of his abilities, hoping that Shui Miao would help him become a normal person in return.
Next to the Prophet’s room was the chamber of the Invisible Shielder.
The Invisible Shielder was a dwarf with a grotesque appearance—his head was unusually large and transparent, allowing one to see his brain through his scalp. He too was lying in bed, being cared for by two middle-aged women. In truth, he was a patient whose brainwaves were connected to the walls. He survived via IV drips and feared death deeply, so he obeyed every command Yi Tianwen gave without question.
Meanwhile, Yi Tianwen and Elemental Girl were in the control room on the ninth level.
Elemental Girl appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, a frail and delicate girl capable of manipulating the five elements to kill. However, she feared sunlight and lived entirely underground as a result.
In the control room on the ninth level:
Yi Tianwen stared at the monitor in front of him, slammed the table, and shouted furiously: “Damn it! All of them are idiots! I told them to capture someone, and they’re fighting among themselves! Immediately notify the military outside—they need to come in and arrest him now!”
“Uncle, I wouldn’t recommend that. I remember the Prophet on Wheels once said that this Shui Miao is especially skilled at controlling metal. If the military enters, they won’t be of any help—they’ll only cause more chaos. I think it’s better if you personally lure him down here.” Elemental Girl looked innocent. Not even Yi Tianwen knew that she was the Prophet on Wheels’ adopted daughter.
“…”
Upon hearing Elemental Girl suggest that he personally lure Shui Miao, Yi Tianwen fell silent.
He knew Shui Miao’s strength well—if he went himself, he would likely never return.
After a pause, Yi Tianwen picked up his phone and immediately called a member of the Xuan Group who was currently chatting with Xiong Ying at a hotel: “Old Song, bring Xiong Ying to the underground ninth level of the villa base right away. Remember—not through the front entrance, use the back. Hurry.”
“Uncle, are you going to use the old man as bait?”
Elemental Girl blinked her eyes innocently at Yi Tianwen.
“….”
Yi Tianwen sighed softly: “I have no choice. If I don’t, my plan will fail. It’s a temporary measure.”
Elemental Girl continued to look at him innocently: “Uncle, the Prophet on Wheels said Shui Miao is very powerful, with incredibly profound Daoist techniques. I just wonder—if you learned his techniques and became that strong, would you go to the Immortal Realm? Would you leave us behind?”
“Of course not! Once I learn these skills, I’ll definitely teach them to you! If we go to the Immortal Realm, we’ll go together!”
Yi Tianwen dared not offend Elemental Girl.
She was his trump card—he had to keep her happy.
But Elemental Girl was a girl full of questions, a pure-hearted soul who trusted others easily.
“But I’m afraid of light—I can’t go. Uncle, can’t you stay with me forever and never go?”
“….”
Caught off guard while thinking about how to deal with Shui Miao, Yi Tianwen had let slip something he shouldn’t have.
Knowing how difficult she could be, he quickly smiled and said: “Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to help you overcome your fear of light. Once we capture Shui Miao, all problems will be solved.”
“Oh!”
Elemental Girl blinked again, tapped her chin with her finger, and suddenly said: “Then let me go and lure him down instead. If I want to overcome my fear of sunlight, I should contribute too!”
“What? You have a way?” Yi Tianwen looked at her in surprise.
Elemental Girl nodded and leaned close to Yi Tianwen’s ear, whispering: “I don’t have a way, but the Prophet on Wheels definitely does. He once told me a secret—he said he has a way to befriend Shui Miao. We can have him lure Shui Miao down.”
“What? He really said that!?”
Yi Tianwen was shocked. He silently questioned himself: “What leverage does the Prophet on Wheels have to befriend Shui Miao? Could it be… that he’s planning to betray me?”
“He even specially told me to let Shui Miao go. Originally, these were secrets he forbade me from telling. But now, for the sake of helping me overcome my fear of sunlight, I’ve decided to tell you everything. Also, the Prophet on Wheels even wanted me to become his adopted daughter.”
Innocent and trusting Elemental Girl, believing Yi Tianwen’s lies, revealed every secret she knew.
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