Chapter 392 - Zhuge Yuan

Chapter 392 - Zhuge Yuan

“Senior Zhuge, I think that Sitting Oblivion Dao member really thought he was me.” Li Huowang said, looking up at Zhuge Yuan. He truly didn't expect that the Sitting Oblivion Dao member could steal his black spindle and weapon. To make matters worse, he had perfectly impersonated Li Huowang.

He must’ve made his move when I was stuck in the hallucination underwater. Perhaps he was the one who wanted to make sure that I'd get stuck in the hallucination!

Li Huowang recalled seeing a childish middle-aged man inside the White Tower Prison. Li Huowang was convinced that the childish middle-aged man was the persona of the Sitting Oblividion Dao, who had imitated him in real life.

“I also saw someone else while we were inside the belly of that monster! Perhaps that man had been waiting for you in the belly of that monster,” the monk said, reminding Li Huowang of what he had seen.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Hong Zhong clicked his tongue as he walked up to the corpse. Then, he imitated the old monk's prayer to corpses and walked in circles around the corpse.

Everything was over, and Li Huowang had an explanation as to how the Sitting Oblivion Dao member had managed to impersonate him.

However, why did he decide to impersonate Li Huowang? Wouldn't his plan fail if Li Huowang had encountered "Li Huowang"?

Zhuge Yuan unfurled his fan, attracting Li Huowang's attention. Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

Li Huowang saw the same four words on the paper fan—"everyone has their values."

“No need to worry. They're here for me. They don't dare to approach me without any disguises, so they decided to use your identity to get close to me. Their plan would have worked if you hadn't arrived here in time," Zhuge Yuan said.

Zhuge Yuan then turned around to leave.

Li Huowang picked up his belongings and followed behind Zhuge Yuan. “I’m sorry. If it hadn't been for me, you wouldn't be facing such issues right now.”

Li Huowang was truly caught off guard by Zhuge Yuan's revelation. The fact that the Sitting Oblivion Dao's target wasn't Li Huowang himself was a bit of a hard pill to swallow for the latter, as both the Sitting Oblivion Dao and he had always butted heads whenever they stumbled upon each other.

Zhuge Yuan smiled faintly at Li Huowang's apology and replied, “Don't worry. This isn't the first time, so I've gotten used to it. They've been harassing me nonstop since I killed Fa Cai."

Li Huowang looked and saw the corpse vanishing in the morning fog. He imagined the entire Sitting Oblivion Dao chasing after him, and he instantly felt suffocated. The Sitting Oblivion Dao members could replace anyone around him, after all.

Zhuge Yuan sat on a cushion and prepared some tea. “Junior Li, what type of tea would you like? Mountain’s Essence? How about Gentleman’s Silver?”

“I’m fine with either,” Li Huowang said as he sat across from Zhuge Yuan to watch him prepare tea.

Li Huowang had many burning questions, but he didn’t want to interrupt Zhuge Yuan.

Li Huowang decided to wait patiently and watch. Of course, he had no idea what Zhuge Yuan was doing, but Li Huowang could feel that Zhuge Yuan was doing something that required focus and true skill.

“Thrice-brewed Gentlemen’s Silver. The tea leaves on Xing Island are excellent, but the water here is ordinary, so I hope you won’t mind the taste.”

Li Huowang took a sip and realized that Zhuge Yuan had put away the utensils he had used to make tea, replacing them with a game board. The board was for a game called Go[1].

Li Huowang didn't even bother waiting for Zhuge Yuan's explanation as he placed a black stone on the board. “Senior Zhuge, why did you help me? Are you a Strayed One like me?”

Li Huowang's heart beat wildly against his chest as he waited for Zhuge Yuan's reply.

Zhuge Yuan placed a white stone on the board and answered, “No, even though both of us have the word ‘One,' I am not a Strayed One. I'm a Twisted One.”

“You're a Twisted One?” Li Huowang asked, sounding disappointed. While he was on the passenger ship to Xing Island, Li Huowang had pondered over the matter and concluded that Zhuge Yuan was a Strayed One.

Li Huowang was disappointed, as he knew his life would become much easier if there were a powerful senior guiding him in this crazy world. At the very least, he wouldn't have to risk his life so often.

Li Huowang sighed, but he was still curious, so he asked, “Twisted? What does that mean?”

Zhuge Yuan made sure that the tea leaves wouldn't enter his mouth as he took a sip of his tea before replying, “Washing the windowsill during a good day; one will find the snake and the earthworm twisted together in the soil. The Twisted One’s character is using the very same character as the 'Twisted' snake and earthworm[2]. Junior Li, it’s your turn.”

1. A game where players have to surround the pieces of others using their own pieces ☜

2. He’s basically flexing by reciting a poem and telling Li Huowang what character of ‘Twisted’ was it. Man, this guy would be best friends with Jin Shanzhao ☜