Chapter 40: United Enemies Have a Plan

  "Huh? How did you get here so quickly? I didn't think it was time yet, but I guess it's about right. Hehehe, come on, come on! I've already prepared a gift for you guys~" Wu Yeru yawned and rolled over lazily, seemingly nonchalant, but if one looked closely, they would notice that his eyes were shining with excitement, almost bursting out of his body!

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  "It's this small courtyard, let's go in!" The gray leader ran quickly and easily followed the shadow of the beast to Wu Ye Yu's small courtyard. Seeing his own spiritual beast enter the small house in the yard, he hurriedly followed, thinking that this time Gray would also take the lead, and the reward from Master would naturally be taken by him!

  The red leader leaped through the air, seeing Grey hurry into the small house. He naturally understood what he was thinking, "Hmph! This grey one is just greedy for small gains and will ultimately be a piece of dog meat that can't even get on the banquet table!" Then his body twisted and he lightly floated down from the air into the small courtyard, with the others following closely behind.

  "Huh? Ah~! So beautiful... uh... a water basin!? Transparent? Is it carved out of crystal?" After landing, she naturally discovered the ice crystal water basin placed in the center of the courtyard, shining brightly under the moonlight, apparently a precious item. She hurriedly went forward to take a look, even putting aside the task at hand for the time being.

  "Wow, I didn't expect to find such a precious thing in this remote and poor village, and it's even in such an unassuming little courtyard. Tsk, tsk, it's really a strange thing. The transparency of this object is simply beyond crystal, how about the red color, you women are more concerned about this, I suppose you also have some research on it, what material is this large water tank made of?" Blue Leader asked lightly stroking the water tank.

  At this time, a group of assassins had all arrived, fifty or sixty people crowded the courtyard, which was not small in size, to the point where it was difficult for people to stand, and several who could not enter even climbed up onto the walls and houses.

  "What a crystal clear material, yet it's been carved into a water jug. Alas, the countryside is indeed the countryside, it's simply a waste of fine material. If this material were given to me to work with, I could make its use reach its maximum!" The green-haired leader shook his head and sighed.

  "Stop chattering there! I was the first to spot this, and I've already figured out a thing or two about it." The red leader slowly straightened up from leaning on the water tank, raised an eyebrow and said, glancing around at everyone. He noticed that everyone's attention had been drawn over, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

  "This object, based on my years of research on various gems, does not have an outstanding material. If I'm not mistaken, this transparent water jug should be carved out of a piece of ice." The red leader's words were astonishing, and the people around him were intimidated by his inference, their faces filled with surprise and uncertainty. He nodded in satisfaction and continued, "However, this object is naturally formed. I carefully examined its entire body and found no signs of artificial carving. This level of craftsmanship can be described as 'ghostly skillful'. Moreover, the person who made it is unknown to have used what method to fix the shape of the ice, increase its hardness, and prevent the cold air inside from dissipating, even in sunlight. This is the greatest value of this object!"

  "Whoa!" Everyone present, all who heard the Red Leader's words, simultaneously drew in a cold breath, and the oxygen content of the air in the small courtyard suddenly dropped by several dozen percentage points.

  "That's right! If we can get this manufacturing technique, won't we be able to produce a lot of transparent objects?!" said the Blue Leader.

  "That's right! The material used to make it is just ice, let alone making many such large water jars and selling them out, I think it must be valuable too." said the purple leader.

  "If we succeed in this operation and not only complete the task but also obtain this craftsmanship, I believe our lord will be very pleased when he arrives!" The black leader said at this time, however, as soon as his words came out, he completely failed to notice that the expressions of several leaders around him had changed slightly.

  "Hmm, not bad. If we pass on this skill to the master, perhaps us old guys can retire early and spend our days in a scenic mountain village." The gray-haired leader said.

  "Huh? Grey, how did you get out? How come your Tracing Beast didn't find its target?" The Black leader asked as soon as he saw Grey, and instantly everyone's gaze shifted from the Ice Crystal Basin to Grey.

  "Hmm, it seems we didn't find anything after all. I think we were a bit too careless. The Wu family is the local snake in this Clear Water Town, and even if there was no one here, everything would have been taken away. I've searched every inch of this place from top to bottom, but I didn't find any secret passages or hidden rooms. Even if our target had stayed here before, they must have left by now." The gray-haired leader rubbed his nose with a somewhat embarrassed expression and said.

  "Hey! What was that gray thing you just said? Let's see your skills! Is this really your skill? Luckily, we still got some unexpected gains here, otherwise, it would be a waste with you around!" The red one said with a weird expression, while constantly stroking the water jug. "And another thing, having that beast follow you is simply a waste! Why don't you hurry up and give it to me? It's really a pearl in the dark with you!"

  "You! Red! As the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses stumble. Who hasn't had a slip-up before? Even if I didn't find the target, what can you do about it? If you're capable, come on!" The gray leader said, somewhat unable to bear Red's sarcasm, his face flushing with anger.

  "You have the ability to bring the Triceratops here, and I'll take care of it!" said Red Needle.

  "You're going to take the Trifri away from me!? You actually dare to say that out loud, humph! I've long known you were up to no good, eyeing my treasure, and now you even have the nerve to steal it right in front of me?! What a huge audacity!" The gray-faced one's anger was palpable, with one hand constantly pointing at the red one, clearly dissatisfied to the extreme.

  "Alright! Stop arguing! Something's not right here! Just now, Grey said that there was nothing in the rooms of this courtyard, and even the furniture had been moved away?" The black leader, who seemed to have a higher status, interrupted hastily as he saw the two were at odds.

  "Ah, yes, the owner of this small courtyard is really stingy! The house has been cleaned out, not a single piece of furniture or decoration left behind. Hmph! But there are a few spider webs." The gray-haired leader said with a strange expression on his face.

  "Hmm, in that case, since the master of the house is so stingy, how could such a precious water tank be left behind in this courtyard?" Blue Leader asked.

  "Hmm! That's right, the other side left this water bottle behind. Could it be that they still want to give it to us? Hmph! They definitely don't have such a good heart." The purple leader said.

  "Hmm, in my opinion, the owner of this small courtyard wouldn't be trying to use this water jar to attract our attention, would they? Gathering us here only to annihilate us all at once?" The green-robed leader's hand chopped down sharply as he said, "Hmm, it's not very likely either. If the other side could really annihilate us in one move, why would they need to escape?"

  Just then, "Here's the dripping mountain road eighteen bends ~ here's the dripping water road nine linked ring…… Eighteen bends!!! Nine linked rings!!!" A loud and piercing voice came from under the ice crystal vat, scaring the surrounding assassins who were centered around the ice crystal vat to retreat in unison! Their movements were neat and uniform, just like a well-rehearsed square dance.

  Suddenly startled, these assassins took out their weapons at the first time and held them in their hands, concentrating on being vigilant. After waiting for a while, the assassins found that there seemed to be no danger, just this piercing sound was not good.

  "You! Go take a look, what's under the water tank, dig it out and see. I'll give you credit for it later! What are you looking at? I'm talking to you, hurry up!" The purple leader said, gripping his dagger tightly and pointing at one of the assassins behind him.

  That unlucky assassin, although unwilling in his heart, had no choice but to go at this time. The assassin took a deep breath and, accompanied by the famous tune from his past life, cautiously approached the water jar. As he drew closer, the surrounding assassins retreated in unison, with some being squeezed into the corner of the wall, having nowhere else to retreat. They simply jumped up onto the surrounding wall.

  The unlucky assassin obviously discovered the movements of his companions around him, and he stopped with a cry, looking back with a sorrowful face. He saw that Zi's expression changed at this time, and she stared at him with a serious face. The assassin had no choice but to continue moving forward.

  It took a full five minutes to cover this short distance, and the unlucky assassin was now digging at the ground with his dagger, looking utterly dejected. Most of the other assassins had already retreated from the small courtyard and were standing on the rooftops in the distance, gazing over here.

  Time passed minute by minute, second by second. Finally, the assassin who was digging stopped his movements and picked up a strangely shaped object from the ground with an odd expression. Suddenly, he scratched his head and thought to himself, "It's this thing that made the noise!"

  That's right, this thing was a must-have for Wu Yeru's past life as a street vendor traveling from town to town selling goods. A poor-quality tape recorder cost Wu Yeru 100 points of energy.

  At this moment, the loudspeaker was pulling out its majestic voice, passionately singing a famous song from the previous life. In order to attract the attention of the assassin, the sound had been turned up to the maximum by Wu Ye Yu, and the broken but piercing loudspeaker could attract the attention of any living thing within ten kilometers, lingering in the sky above the Wu family's house for a long time, refusing to disperse, and was a great tool for gathering monsters and attracting hatred!

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