ATPnovel #675 - Real acting skills, a deal worth negotiating
#675 - Real acting skills, a deal worth negotiating
Lin Yu indeed knew that something was off about that "Chen Yuan Ye" from the start. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to have Xuan Yunzi bring out Xie Chong's remains here and quickly obtain the Swift Travel Talisman from him.
Investigating slowly in Xian Town would have been good, but… this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord was too strange. Lin Yu didn't want to create any more complications.
Although its abilities haven't affected his group so far, the encounter with the Little Fire Dragon trio had made Lin Yu realize… the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord's abilities definitely aren't ineffective against players.
Because he guessed one thing wrong—"Chen Yuan Ye" wasn't relying on acting to play the role of "Chen Yuan Ye," but had actually released the real "Chen Yuan Ye's" consciousness and personality.
Although this misjudgment didn't matter much, Lin Yu himself was very concerned.
Because, to Lin Yu, he was like a master magician who discovered a wonderful street magic performance—a great transformation of a person. Itching with excitement, feeling like he had met a kindred spirit, he went up to chat with the other party, only to realize that they weren't performing magic at all. The principle behind the great transformation was actually that they knew magic, using teleportation to send people away.
"I actually couldn't tell that it wasn't acting…"
Fortunately, Lin Yu adjusted his mindset quickly—after all, he knew he was here to clear a 【Dungeon】, not to compete in acting skills.
"At least this also shows that acting skills of my level are indeed not something anyone can easily achieve."
Lin Yu thought, then sighed and looked at the "Chen Yuan Ye" before him.
"Alright, since you have this ability, then I think the guy who entrusted Jin Fu Escort Agency's Gu Town branch to escort Xie Chong's remains was also you, right?"
Chen Yuan Ye chuckled softly: "Smart, Junior Sister."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and a short, fat man dressed as a wealthy landlord also stepped out of the shadows, with a black mole on his face, and slowly spoke.
"Although I haven't met you before, it's a pleasant surprise, you 'Outsiders'," this "Chen Yuan Ye" said softly, "I'm afraid you are quite a powerful figure among the Outsiders, aren't you?"
"Just an insignificant nobody," Lin Yu waved his hand and said, "Being able to see through your arrangements is just a coincidence—what I'm curious about is, who exactly are you? Could you be an avatar of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord?"
Chen Yuan Ye sneered: "Me? Of course not… Although I can indeed use the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord's 'Karma Thread' divine power, I am indeed a genuine human!"
Hearing this, Lin Yu didn't comment, but Xuan Yunzi couldn't help but speak up.
"Nonsense, all lies—even if you were once human, now your sinister and treacherous methods of possessing a corpse and dwelling in another's body clearly show that you have already fallen into the ranks of demons and beasts!"
Xuan Yunzi cursed angrily, and Chen Yuan Ye stopped talking.
"It's useless to say more to you. Quickly hand over Xie Chong's remains, and I may spare your lives!"
Chen Yuan Ye said softly, then waved his hand again.
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Accompanying Chen Yuan Ye's words, dark shadows appeared all around.
One after another, shadows appeared around Chen Yuan Ye—some were familiar faces to Lin Yu, the escorts from Jin Fu Escort Agency, while others Lin Yu didn't recognize at all.
Compared to the puppets encountered at Chen Family Fort before, these shadows were clearly not ordinary people, but martial artists with martial arts skills.
Snowy Owl snorted: "Still want to threaten us? Do you think I'm afraid of your threats?"
High Mountain also nodded: "That's right, if you want Xie Chong's remains, then come and get them yourself!"
Seagull sighed helplessly: "Oh, we have to fight again… It's really helpless!"
The righteous trio immediately prepared for battle.
Chen Yuan Ye sneered again: "Won't shed tears until you see the coffin—fine, since I gave you a way out and you didn't take it, then don't blame me for being ruthless…"
Just as Chen Yuan Ye was about to attack, Lin Yu raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Wait—I haven't spoken yet."
Lin Yu calmly took off Xie Chong's remains from his back and said: "This thing is in my hands. Why are you listening to their opinions? I didn't say I wouldn't agree to you."
As soon as these words came out, Snowy Owl, Seagull, and High Mountain all looked at Lin Yu.
"What are you doing?" Snowy Owl frowned and scolded, "Could it be that you want to cooperate with the demons of this Prison Mountain Realm?"
Xuan Yunzi also immediately said: "Absolutely not, these remains of Xie Chong must not fall into the hands of this villain!"
High Mountain also began to persuade Lin Yu: "This guy's origins are unknown, and he's in league with that spider. If you agree to cooperate with it, I'm afraid it will bring disaster to the creatures of this Prison Mountain Realm!"
"Yeah, there's no reason to surrender, is there?"
Seagull also echoed.
Lin Yu didn't respond. Flying Knife said softly: "But, is there anything wrong with that?"
Li Nian also crossed her arms and immediately supported Lin Yu: "Stop trying to hold us morally hostage!"
High Mountain added: "This isn't a moral kidnapping… This guy is in league with demons. Even if he gets the remains, he may not keep his promise—moreover, if he takes the remains, how will we clear the level?"
Not to mention the players, even Chen Yuan Ye was stunned.
After a long while, he finally said: "What do you mean?"
Lin Yu ignored the dispute behind him and just looked at Chen Yuan Ye and said leisurely: "I'm not saying I can't give you these remains of Xie Chong… You also know that I am an 'Outsider' and have no irreconcilable conflicts with this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord."
"So—as long as you can fulfill our purpose, there's nothing wrong with giving you these remains."
Xuan Yunzi became anxious upon hearing this: "You… you really were deceiving me! You scoundrel! I trusted you so much!"
Lin Yu ignored Xuan Yunzi and just looked at Chen Yuan Ye and asked with interest.
"So, let me confirm first… What exactly are you planning to do with these remains of Xie Chong?"