Chapter 1061: The Cautious Prince Feng, Has Absolutely No Idea How to Lose! (Elder Shui)

........"You're dividing too little. Not enough to digest."

Lu Ding's ears perked up. They were bargaining?

Fine!

He immediately moved his fingers. Well then, it got even smaller.

Zhang Xing looked and was about to say something.

But Lu Ding beat him to it.

"Senior Gongyang!"

Gongyang Qingrou instantly understood Lu Ding's intent.

The violent aura of Deification Ninth Level exploded outward, surging with overwhelming force!!

Zhang Xing froze for a moment.

He knew Lu Ding was formidable, and his subordinates were all prodigies, but being able to swallow the Great Wilderness Realm was already beyond comprehension.

Wanting to swallow Raise Phoenix Mountain? That was absolutely impossible.

But now, with Gongyang Qingrou's aura unleashed.

Zhang Xing smiled, reached out, and bent Lu Ding's already curled fingers back open: "Hehe, let's go with what you first gestured. We'll take the smaller share, you take the bigger one. I'll go back, gather my people and equipment, and we'll surround Raise Phoenix Mountain, scraping it inch by inch. How about that?"

Lu Ding said, "Alright, I'll trouble you then, Company Commander Zhang."

"No trouble at all, no trouble. We help each other, we progress together, right. Alright, I'm off now."

Zhang Xing was just about to leave, to report this good news to his superiors.

Right at that moment.

Yan Feifan's voice rang out: "Wait a moment, Company Commander Zhang."

He turned to look at Yan Feifan, then back at Lu Ding.

Yan Feifan walked over to Lu Ding's side and said, "Brother Lu, receiving a report at this time might be problematic."

He then asked Zhang Xing, "Company Commander Zhang, according to normal procedure, what would you usually do?"

Zhang Xing didn't hesitate, blurting out: "According to normal procedure, we'd first come to ask questions, then conduct an on-site investigation. If we find something suspicious, we'd have to invite Lu Ding back for further questioning. After all, matters on the border can't be taken lightly."

Yan Feifan nodded: "That's exactly it. Brother Lu, if you leave, the camp will be empty. Who knows what might happen then."

"And you just provoked Su Yun not long ago, and he promised he'd come."

"It's as clear as day."

Zhang Xing didn't quite understand: "So isn't it perfect that I'm not taking Lu Ding away now?"

Yan Feifan shook his head: "If we don't take Brother Lu away, how will they fall into the trap? And they probably don't know we have Senior Gongyang here. Since they want to pull a 'lure the tiger out of the mountains,' we'll turn their trick against them. Brother Lu, you go with Company Commander Zhang for a while. With Senior Gongyang holding down the fort here, if anything happens, I'll notify you immediately, and you can come straight back!"

Zhang Xing looked at Yan Feifan: "I understand a bit, but isn't this scheme too blatant? If even I can understand it, what kind of good plan can it be?"

"I feel like this 'lure the tiger out of the mountains' is probably just a decoy, right?"

Lu Ding spoke up: "I'm not saying it isn't a decoy from the other side. But we don't know what their next move will be."

Yan Feifan added: "So, we need to choose to turn their trick against them. They might calculate that such an obvious 'lure the tiger out of the mountains' would fail, leading to a mindset of repeated attempts and eventual exhaustion. The main goal might actually be 'the drinker's heart is not in the cup.'"

"The target of their scheme is us, but not entirely us. The focus of the 'lure the tiger' might be the border army."

"Suppose, just suppose, they want to attack Black Phoenix Gathering. Company Commander Zhang, your border army knows we're stationed there. Once a fight breaks out, your border army will definitely come to support."

"Let them make one trip first, then attack later. Their level of attention might not be as high. Even if they do come, their speed and seriousness definitely won't match that first trip that never materialized."

"The time in between gives the enemy exactly the window they need to operate."

"Of course, these are all just my guesses. The follow-up actions of a scheme are diverse and hard to predict. Since that's the case, we'll go along with them, let them take Brother Lu away, and leave a gap for them to exploit!"

Of course, the most important thing was that Yan Feifan knew Lu Ding's [Celestial Shift] could bring him back in an instant.

That was the real backbone!

And there was also Gongyang Qingrou, the Deification Ninth Level powerhouse who hadn't been exposed yet. No matter how the enemy changed their plans, they could handle it calmly. This was the foundation for an undefeated position.

Since that was the case, they had to consider counter-scheming against the enemy.

Zhang Xing was a bit dazed by all this.

He quickly shook his head: "This is getting a bit over my head. I'll just do as I'm told! Tell me what to do, and I'll do it!"

Yan Feifan glanced at Brother Lu.

Lu Ding said, "I'll leave things here to you all. I'll make the trip first."

Saying this, he looked at Zhang Xing again: "And I'll accompany Company Commander Zhang back to bring the main force to scrape and slaughter Raise Phoenix Mountain!"

They liked to play schemes? Fine, just flip the table. Call in the troops and go for a combined pincer attack!

Home field advantage was just that unreasonable!

Even though they couldn't hog all the spoils to themselves, it didn't matter anymore.

At least Overcast Mountain was taken by the Western 749 Bureau. For Raise Phoenix Mountain, Lu Ding's side would get seventy percent, and the border army would take thirty percent.

They didn't have to exert much effort either, avoiding casualties. Perfect.

Although Lu Ding had controlled the flow of battle in the various battlefields of Overcast Mountain, there were still cases where deaths happened too quickly, resulting in the loss of more than a dozen investigators.

Every single loss pained Lu Ding deeply.

Soon.

Lu Ding followed the border army and left.

The situation here was transmitted through secret arts to the ears of the One-Word Prince of Baoji Kingdom, Feng Kuangsheng, who had already arrived at Raise Phoenix Mountain.

It instantly left him completely dumbfounded.

"How could Lu Ding have been taken away!?"

That's right, their scheme, just as Yan Feifan had said, was to report to the border army as a decoy. The important thing was to numb the border army, making them slower to provide support later.

Against Lu Ding, Feng Kuangsheng was confident.

But if he truly came into open conflict with the border army, that would be a completely different matter altogether.

The real "lure the tiger out of the mountains" was supposed to be executed only after the border army had left this time.

But now that Lu Ding had been taken away by the border army, it completely ruined Feng Kuangsheng's original plan.

His brow slowly furrowed: "Send someone, take my artifact, and keep watch..."

Suddenly, he paused.

"Forget it, I'll go myself. You all prepare, gather the troops and lie in ambush outside Black Phoenix Gathering. Wait for my orders, and don't expose yourselves."

He wasn't at ease sending anyone else. Even a lion uses its full strength when hunting a rabbit. Although he was the One-Word Prince of Baoji Kingdom, he wasn't like those third-rate villains who were arrogant and would just send some random lackey to keep watch on someone.

For someone like Lu Ding.

He had to go personally.

Feng Kuangsheng rode the wind and followed the border army that was taking Lu Ding away. He followed them all the way until they arrived outside the border army's main camp. After several confirmations that this was indeed Lu Ding's true body.

He then calculated the distance back to Black Phoenix Gathering.

"This distance, even if a situation breaks out at Black Phoenix Gathering and Lu Ding rushes back at full speed, it should still take some time. And that time, can be used by me."

To be even safer, Feng Kuangsheng lingered outside the border army base camp for a long time, just in case Lu Ding was turning the trick against him—making a token appearance and then sneaking back.

In the end, he found that Lu Ding had truly entered the border army's main base and was settled inside without moving again.

Feng Kuangsheng was finally relieved.

"The demons of Raise Phoenix Mountain are already in position, lying in ambush outside Black Phoenix Gathering. I'll head straight back, and we'll strike immediately. With my speed, even if you, Lu Ding, start chasing me the moment I leave, you won't be able to catch me."

"At this great distance, even if we start at the same time, I'll be at least ten minutes faster than you. With my cultivation level, forget ten minutes—even five minutes, even one minute, is enough for me to destroy the entire Black Phoenix Gathering."

Thinking this, Feng Kuangsheng smiled: "Lu Ding, thank me. Thank me that my target this time is just to rescue the Disaster Mother, not to slaughter your investigators."

Even though he still felt something was off, the difference in speed and power, and the time saved because of it, was enough for him to achieve his goal.

As for what happened afterward, at worst, he could just abandon Raise Phoenix Mountain. This was one of the reasons Feng Kuangsheng brought Raise Phoenix Mountain along—to leave Lu Ding a punching bag, so things wouldn't get too ugly.

Otherwise, Prince Feng acting alone would have been much more convenient.

One Raise Phoenix Mountain in exchange for a Su Yun who would sincerely contribute to Baoji Kingdom—worth it!

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This extra chapter is for the super-great certification previously sent by Elder Shui. Thank you, Elder Shui. Thank you, Jun Shen Hongchen, for the two Gift Kings sent over. Thank you, big shots. I'll add more chapters one by one. Babes, give some good reviews and boost the ratings!