Chapter 12620

Chapter 12620

This is the residence of the strategist. If there is anyone here who can completely control this place, it is none other than the strategist himself.

But at this moment, the strategist had become his last lifeline, and he could not, under any circumstances, push the strategist to the opposite side.

The strategist sighed: "For my sake, I hope you will spare his life."

“It’s not that we can’t give him a way out, the key is how much sincerity he can show.”

Lin Yi said in a low voice, "He tricked me out of five mid-level divine equipment pieces. Those were the culmination of my life's hard work, and they were of great significance."

The Strategist: "..."

Xu Shaoweng was no fool after all. Now that things had come to this point, the next step was to see how much money he would offer to buy his life.

Xu Shaoweng gritted his teeth: "I have a precious apprentice who is quite capable and beautiful. What's more, she has a simple and easy-going personality. I'm giving her to you."

You mean Ai Yu'er?

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow: "Using your female disciple to save your life, you're quite the master."

Xu Shaoweng smiled obsequiously: "That's my precious apprentice whom I raised myself. I would really be reluctant to part with anyone else, but I have complete peace of mind giving him to you, brother."

Lin Yi shook his head: "Not enough. My patience is limited. You have one more chance."

Xu Shaoweng glanced at the strategist, and seeing that the strategist had no intention of helping him again, he could only say with a bitter face:

"I haven't touched these five mid-level divine equipment pieces at all; I'm returning them to you, brother."

"I'll also give you this divine equipment crafting recipe."

“There really isn’t any left, brother. I gave you my most valuable Mirage Pearl before.”

"Since you haven't suffered any real loss, brother, please let me off this time. I'll never dare to do it again!"

After saying that, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground and bowed deeply.

Lin Yi's expression was strange: "You're very skilled at this, you must have done it a lot before, right?"

Xu Shaoweng lay on the ground, utterly embarrassed.

As a seasoned conman, he was highly skilled, but if you walk the dark path too often, you're bound to run into a ghost.

This isn't the first or second time their scam has been exposed; otherwise, they wouldn't have run back to Tianjun from the Divine Realm Open Zone.

The reason I've survived until now is because I'm smart enough to know my place.

Each time he was caught, he always displayed a willingness to accept defeat and a good attitude in admitting his guilt.

Just like right now.

Just because of his attitude, Lin Yi felt embarrassed to continue making things difficult for him.

Finally, Lin Yi slowly nodded: "Alright, considering your attitude, I'll let you off this time. Just don't let me see you in Tianjun again."

Xu Shaoweng felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Seeing that Lin Yi really didn't intend to make things difficult for her, she couldn't wait to escape from the Strategist's Mansion.

Zhang Baiyu looked at Lin Yi: "President, aren't you afraid of leaving behind future troubles?"

Although Xu Shaoweng was just a swindler with limited abilities, his ability to stir up trouble was by no means lacking.

The fact that even a strategist fell for his trick this time is enough to show its power.

If he gets another chance in the future, it's hard to say whether it will cause even bigger trouble.

Lin Yi remained noncommittal: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

Actually, the reason for letting Xu Shaoweng go this time was partly because of his good attitude, but the main reason was actually another aspect.

Lin Yi had a premonition.

Keeping this person around might prove useful in the future.

"He's gone, now it's my turn."

The strategist looked calmly at Lin Yi: "The winner takes all, the loser is condemned. You won this round, and I, the loser, should pay the price."

Lin Yi's expression was subtle: "The Strategist Saint is not necessarily a complete loser."

In terms of taking sides, the strategist was indeed wrong.

However, judging from his subsequent behavior, it seems unlikely that he had truly placed all his hopes on Xu Shaoweng.

The removal of Xu Shaoweng's Heavenly Pillar is clear evidence of this.

Although Lin Yi had already prepared a backup plan, and Xu Shaoweng would definitely not have been able to leave even without his intervention, the strategist still made his move in the end.

"A loss is a loss, there's no need to make amends for me."

The strategist was quite frank: "If you lose, you have to accept it. Zhang Baiyu, the future of the strategist lineage rests on your shoulders."

Zhang Baiyu was stunned.

Ever since the strategist chose to bet on Xu Shaoweng, he had indeed thought about this scenario more than once, but now that it was actually happening, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.

Zhang Baiyu suddenly realized: "Father, you deliberately wanted to lose to me?"

Before he could continue speaking, the strategist had already flashed behind him and grabbed his crown with one hand.

A tremendous force surged into Zhang Baiyu's mind, instantly rendering him unable to move.

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow at the scene, but made no move to interrupt.

There's nothing more to it than the transmission of power.

The immense power of the four-zhang-tall Dharma form was extremely compressed and, following some extremely profound patterns, gradually entered Zhang Baiyu's body.

Such a level of Dharma power would be difficult for anyone to withstand.

Unless one is a master of at least the four-zhang Dharma form.

Zhang Baiyu is clearly not one of them.

At the normal pace of development, he should explode and die soon.

However, once the power of the Dharma Image was infused, it was immediately dispersed by the more complex patterns and firmly sealed off.

In this way, not only is the pressure on Zhang Baiyu minimized, but it can also be absorbed slowly in the gentlest way, without any waste.

"Truly worthy of being the legacy of a strategist."

Even Lin Yi was amazed by what he saw.

Even though he possessed the will of the world and was merely an observer, he felt he benefited greatly from this transmission of power.

At least we have a more intuitive understanding of the nature of the power of Dharma.

Strictly speaking, the way the Five Sages of the Aristocratic Family passed on their lineage was abnormal.

In order to circumvent the limitation of the quota for the Four-Zhang Dharma Form, they forcibly turned this inheritance into a kind of curse.

Lifespan of 100 years.

It's not that they can only live for a hundred years, but that the profound patterns on their bodies can only be maintained for a hundred years.

A hundred years later, the patterns will lose their effectiveness, leaving them with only two possible fates.

Either the power of the Dharma body becomes uncontrollable and explodes, resulting in death, or one actively transfers the power of the Dharma body outwards, in which case one's own life force will also be exhausted and extinguished.

Either way, it's all the same—death.

However, even with such a fatal side effect, the entire method of power inheritance was still ingenious in Lin Yi's eyes.

Simply put, it's a bit unorthodox, but it's incredibly technically sophisticated.

Lin Yi gave the strategist a deep look: "The hearts of parents are truly pitiful."

He then sat down to the side and began to drink his tea.

This level of power inheritance is an extremely dangerous matter from any perspective.

Not only is the technology itself extremely difficult, but more fatally, it is very likely to attract the covetousness of outsiders.