Qin Siyang's question made everyone fall into silence.
Yeah.
If Guo Jiuxiao's goal was to kill Li Tianming, then there was no need to go through all this trouble.
Anyway, no matter who publicly announced Li Tianming's theory, Li Tianming would definitely take action to stop it.
Using Ye Hongqing was just to hide himself, to secretly set a trap for Li Tianming, right?
That's also why everyone initially thought Guo Jiuxiao just wanted to get Li Tianming thrown into prison.
But now that the meeting location had been changed to Xingye Ranch, far from the bustling urban area. Guo Jiuxiao was definitely planning to have a direct fight with Li Tianming.
Then what was all the effort at the start for?
Based on Qin Siyang's understanding of Li Tianming.
Li Tianming was not the type who'd let others take risks for his own issues.
The theory was his; he wouldn't let people like himself or Principal Zhang risk their lives to protect it.
If Guo Jiuxiao had disguised as Ye Hongqing to meet him, Li Tianming would've mentioned it, since he previously talked about wanting to kill Ye Hongqing.
But if Guo Jiuxiao used the publicizing of the theory as blackmail, Li Tianming definitely wouldn't tell anyone. He'd go alone.
Qin Siyang racked his brain, but still couldn't figure out Guo Jiuxiao's contradictory actions. On one hand using Ye Hongqing as cover, not wanting to fall out with Zhao Longfei; on the other, trying to kill Li Tianming, fully offending Zhao Longfei.
'What is the purpose of all this?'
Li Tianming was a deeply thoughtful person.
As his opponent, Guo Jiuxiao couldn't be some fool with a plan full of holes.
Lu Daoxing cut in, "Forget it, let's stop thinking for now. I'll steer the capsule pod underneath Xingye Ranch first. No matter what Guo Jiuxiao wants to do, we've got to pick up Old Li."
"Perfect. We can scout out Xingye Ranch first. Maybe we'll find out what kind of tricks Guo Jiuxiao is up to."
"That's true. Let's go with that plan."
Zhao Longfei said from the phone, ["You guys go first. Stay hidden. I'll also try to investigate the situation at Xingye Ranch. Stay in touch."]
"Okay."
After hanging up, Chang Tianxiang gave Lu Daoxing a coordinate. Lu Daoxing piloted the capsule pod over.
"Old Lu, your capsule pod. Guo Jiuxiao won't detect it ahead of time, will he?"
"Who do you think I am? There's no one like Zhao Longfei in his team. Just Ma Shi who can tinker with some God-Hunting Weapons. No way I'd get exposed!"
Zhang Kuang yanked off a split-end hair, "Old Lu, Ma Shi's ranking on the board is higher than yours."
"Tch, those folks at the Warren Chamber don't know quality even if it hit them. Their rankings are just nonsense."
Hao Liang said, "The Warren Chamber built their reputation on intelligence and information. If what they say isn't reliable, what is?"
"Old Zhang, Old Hao, you two really like boosting others while crushing your own team! Don't trust me, but trust outsiders? Want me to throw you out on the road so you can get to Xingye Ranch yourselves?"
"We're just being cautious."
"No need! I'm laying it down now! If Ma Shi manages to detect my capsule pod, I, Lu Daoxing, will crawl back!", Lu Daoxing said it that firmly, so Zhang Kuang and Hao Liang couldn't argue further.
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After two hours, Lu Daoxing's capsule pod stopped.
"We've reached the coordinate Chang Da sent, just over two thousand meters underground. Old Zhang, what's your next move?"
Zhang Kuang, the de facto leader of this operation, didn't shirk responsibility.
"Old Lu, use your God-Hunting Weapons to scan the surface of Xingye Ranch. Make sure you're not detected."
"If I don't want to get spotted, the scan'll be slow. Xingye Ranch is huge, could take five to six hours."
"How far is Old Li from here?"
"Chang Da said if Old Li doesn't switch to high-speed transit tools, he'll need over a day."
"Then take your time. No rush."
"Got it."
"You get to scanning. I'm going to nap. Old Hao, Little Qin, if you're not busy, sleep too. Rest up."
Lu Daoxing calmly operated a device that looked like a smartphone, probably a type of God-Hunting Weapon for surface detection.
"Okay."
Even though it was pitch-black underground, the capsule pod was very bright.
Zhang Kuang put on a sleep mask, reclined his seat, and lay down to sleep.
Hao Liang yawned, turned on his side, and got ready to sleep too.
Qin Siyang, still restless from not knowing Guo Jiuxiao's real goal, couldn't sleep.
His heart was uneasy and unsettled.
Looking at how calm the others were, he couldn't help but feel that he still had a psychological gap compared to these experienced professors.
Zhang Kuang definitely wasn't indifferent to Li Tianming, but he could rationally judge that worrying wouldn't help, and resting was better.
That's something Qin Siyang felt he had to learn.
Take it slow.
He mimicked Zhang Kuang, pulled up his hoodie to block the pod's light, breathed slowly, and tried to sleep.
He tossed and turned for a while.
But still, with the quietness from Zhang Kuang, Hao Liang, and Lu Daoxing around him, a reliable and stable atmosphere formed, gradually soothing Qin Siyang's anxiety.
He didn't know how long had passed before he finally drifted off to sleep.
And even had a very satisfying dream.
He dreamed that after breaking through his sequence level, he was peerless across heaven and earth.
Riding Zhao Longfei beneath him, fearless on the battlefield, and in front of both armies, he single-handedly beheaded the enemy general Xiao Zhigang.
"Wake up, everyone. Scan results are in."
"Little Qin, wipe your drool."
Qin Siyang wiped his face, then sat up.
Took a dozen seconds to fully wake up, then his thoughts returned to the capsule pod.
He saw Lu Daoxing with a face full of worry and furrowed brows.
Zhang Kuang clutched his head, still groggy, and asked, "Old Lu, what's going on?"
"I scanned the whole Xingye Ranch and the buildings on it."
"There's nothing unusual on the ranch, just the cows."
"But the buildings, something's off. That bastard Guo Jiuxiao set up a Bewildering Formation."
"What happened?"
"On Xingye Ranch, five buildings have strict protective measures against peeking, surveillance, and detection. I can't scan inside."
Zhang Kuang scratched his head, "This anti-detection stuff. Sequence skill or God-Hunting Weapon?"
"The protective mechanism is evenly distributed, running automatically. Likely not manually operated."
"If it's not human-controlled, then it's a God-Hunting Weapon. What grade do you think the tools inside those five buildings are?"
"Tier four."
"Tier four… No doubt, Ma Shi's involved too."
Hao Liang sighed, "Back in the day we got along fine with Ma Shi. Never thought he'd side with Guo Jiuxiao to target Old Li."
Lu Daoxing rolled his eyes, "You're basically talking nonsense. He's part of Guo Jiuxiao's research team. If he doesn't help Guo Jiuxiao, is he gonna help you?"
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