After having a thorough understanding of Li Xiaochen's past, Chen Shen felt more confident. He nodded lightly and said, "Okay, one last question."
"You said before that the day when the so-called 'Secret Land' will be opened is coming. The location of the Secret Land and the news that the 'Treasure of Heaven and Earth' is about to be unearthed are all things your grandfather told you before he died."
"But...what if you didn't meet me?"
"Don't tell me that before I appeared, there wasn't a profound formation master who could penetrate your Dharma Eyes!"
The main reason why Chen Shen asked this question was because he was worried that all of this was a trap deliberately set by someone with good intentions.
The so-called "guilty conscience", after all, Chen Shen was the "culprit" who personally killed the three young masters of the Demon God Realm, and provoked such a big enemy as the Demon God Lord, no matter how cautious he is...
Although judging from the traces of carvings on the peach tree trunk, it should have been many years, but it is not difficult to forge the date of the thing; in the world of demons and gods, it is even easier to bribe some "extras"!
Therefore, when Chen Shen suddenly asked a question, how Li Xiaochen responded was particularly important.
The important point is not the other person's answer, but the other person's emotion——
For Chen Shen, who is in full swing, when the two of them are so close, even if the young man with gray hair and red eyes has a guilty conscience because of lying and the rhythm of his heart beat is disordered for a moment, he will never be able to escape Chen Shen.
Shen’s perception!
But I saw that Li Xiaochen was not hiding anything at all, and said bluntly: "To be honest, there are indeed more than forty 'qualified people' before you."
"It's just that when I arrived, some of them had doubtful identities and I didn't dare to use them."
"As for the dozen or so formation masters with 'clean' identities, I originally planned to have the dozen or so Xuan Formation masters take action together to help me break the formation when the time comes."
"I never thought that I would be lucky enough to meet you. Although those dozen formation masters are not bad, but compared to you who destroyed the 'Ten Thousand Woods and Thousands of Flowers Formation' in a moment, it is even better than Can Zhu and Haoyue!"
"Besides, the more people acting together, the easier it is to be exposed."
"As long as you are willing to help me break the formation, I will send a paper crane to tell the more than ten formation masters that they do not need to come as scheduled..."
Unexpectedly, after Chen Shen heard this, he suddenly smiled strangely: "Haha, no, just do what you originally agreed to do now and let them come."
Li Xiaochen couldn't help but dim his eyes: "Oh, I understand, you are still unwilling to help me break the formation after all."
"Who said I didn't want to?"
"Ah? Then you still..."
I saw Chen Shen gently tapping the lower chin of the monkey mask with his fingers, and said slowly: "You also know that you are taking food from the mouths of the five realms by doing this, and you should eliminate all hidden dangers."
"Just think about it, if some of those Xuanzhen masters were angry because of your sudden change of mind, and thus interfered, wouldn't that be a big deal?"
Li Xiaochen frowned slightly: "It shouldn't be the case, right? If I cancel their trip to the appointment, it will save them a lot of effort. These guys don't have to pay anything, but they can get the benefits I promised. How can they be happy?
Why not?"
Chen Shen smiled lightly: "Haha, you yourself have mentioned before that these people have different levels of strength, and they were selected one after another over a period of more than 30,000 years."
"Who can guarantee that after so many years, none of them have defected to the five realms? Or maybe you mentioned something to others, which then led to you, who has set up a 'reward breaking formation' in the dark realm for many years, to be beaten by some
Are you being targeted by someone with ulterior motives?"
"Your abnormal behavior of suddenly canceling the appointment will cause complications if the guarantee is not met, causing your plan to be aborted before it even has time to see the light of day..."
Li Xiaochen nodded slowly: "Then what should I do according to your wishes?"
Chen Shen smiled slightly: "It's simple, it's the same time and place you decided before, and all the people who should be called together are gathered together."
"Then, point them to a direction completely opposite to the 'secret place', anywhere, as long as it is far enough, and ask them to wait for you there."
"In this way, you can not only avoid unnecessary suspicions and even cause unnecessary problems, but also use their whereabouts to cover up your own real actions, killing two birds with one stone."
"After all, you have been engaged in 'breaking formations with prizes' in the dark area for such a long time. I am afraid that your movements have been closely watched by some people with ulterior motives."
"Now using the actions of those Xuanzhen masters to divert the attention of potential enemies will not be in vain, so they can take advantage of you, right?"
Li Xiaochen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you for your advice!"
Chen Shen waved his hand boldly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. After all, I am going to act with you next time. The more you are safe, the less I will worry."
After testing again and again, Chen Shen has become convinced that Li Xiaochen's invitation to break the formation was not a trap set against him.
So his attitude became more sunny and less cold and guarded: "Next, let us each make a blood oath in accordance with the previous agreement and each other's needs."
As soon as Li Xiaochen heard Chen Shen's words, he knew that the other party was willing to break the formation for him, and he suddenly became more energetic: "That's exactly what I meant!"
Since both of them sincerely wanted to cooperate, the various blood oath restraints, although complicated, went extremely smoothly, and within a short time, a result that was extremely satisfying to both parties was achieved.
Chen Shen was more honest and polite. He rolled up his sleeves and pocketed all the treasures stored in the underground space of the wooden house.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. Why did Brother Chen come here to inquire about me?"
With the restraint of the blood oath, Chen Shen had already taken off his mask and told the truth by his real name.
"I want to know the whereabouts of these guests after the boss behind Yixin Auction House disappeared mysteriously a few months ago."
Speaking of this, Chen Shen waved his hand and presented several portraits in front of Li Xiaochen.
Chen Shen drew this all by himself from memory. With his attainments in mysterious talismans, a half-baked "sketch" with simple lines is really impressive.
After Li Xiaochen pondered for a while, he snapped his fingers: "If it were others, I can't guarantee it, but these guys I can guarantee: they have returned to their respective spheres of influence early in the morning."
"And in a short period of time... well, at least after the operation of the secret area is completely completed, they will definitely not have time to visit the dark area again."
"What are their respective spheres of influence? Do you know who they are and what sect they belong to?"
Chen Shen asked, pretending to be stupid.
But I heard the other party say with confidence: "That's right. Your Excellency, please take a look——"
"This strong man with a face that looks like a gangster was actually an old monk from the 'Buddhist Realm' among the five realms before he changed his disguise."
"This skinny little guy makes himself look like a beggar, but his true identity is a 'Great Shura' in the demon world."