The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 866 - 372: Walking into the Net
Life is full of surprises, and Lin Yun didn’t expect that the Earth Scripture, which had fled earlier, would actually return on its own after he had fallen asleep.
Is it recognizing its mistake, a prodigal son returning to the fold, or what?
Lin Yun decided to ask it.
"Bro, how dare you come back? Do you think I’m easy to talk to?"
The Earth Scripture stayed silent, as if it were already dead.
In fact, for some people, there’s no difference between being alive and being dead.
Hearing Lin Yun’s question, if it had one, its heart would be bleeding.
"Not talking, playing cold? It seems like you don’t know that what I hate most is being ignored while I’m talking."
As Lin Yun said this, he subtly hinted at Qing Nu.
But Qing Nu didn’t respond, and neither did the Earth Scripture, which only made Lin Yun feel even more slighted.
He couldn’t deal with Qing Nu, but he couldn’t handle a broken book?
Lin Yun tried to burn the Earth Scripture with his flames, but the book didn’t even squeak.
Its resilience made Lin Yun pull back.
"Brother Earth Scripture, how about you say something and I won’t kill you?"
"Really?"
The Earth Scripture let out a joyous sound; that’s more like it!
Lin Yun seriously said: "Of course, I’m really curious how you left and then came back. Did you have a change of heart, thinking that I’m the best master?"
The Earth Scripture: "..."
Awkward to say the least.
During Qing Nu’s attack, it knew that without fleeing, death was the only option. So, it used its strongest Forbidden Technique, without care for the losses.
This was also the method previously suggested to Lin Yun, the way to escape to another world. As long as it was in this world, Qing Nu could find it.
The Earth Scripture paid a tremendous price, using up most of the fortune it had accumulated in the Six Paths Samsara Realm, with no place to replenish it. It was a significant loss.
However, after completing the world traversal, the Earth Scripture was dismayed to find itself back in Lin Yun’s body, looking at the flame and the endless Spirit Liquid Sea, and it knew it was out of options.
It no longer had the ability to use the spell to travel through worlds again, and it feared spending a great deal of energy only to end up back in the original world.
Forget it, I’m tired, might as well die!
Thus, the Earth Scripture self-isolated in Lin Yun’s Dantian for a long time, not even reacting much when Lin Yun tried to burn it.
After all, it was going to die; an early release was a good thing, better than being exploited by Lin Yun and then burned after.
But Lin Yun unexpectedly mentioned not killing it.
Who would choose death if they could live?
Even though Lin Yun had a very low reliability rating in its heart, the Earth Scripture wanted to try.
It admitted there was a gamble to it, but winning the gamble was a path to life; losing wouldn’t be any worse. With that in mind, why not gamble?
"Can you swear to it?"
The Earth Scripture’s request was so humble.
Lin Yun smiled slightly, knowing he had tricked the Earth Scripture too cruelly before, making it feel very insecure.
He said nonchalantly: "Sure, I can swear to my own Heart Demon. As long as you remain loyal to me, don’t hide anything from me, do whatever I tell you to, and never betray me again, I’ll let bygones be bygones."
The Earth Scripture: "..."
Those were indeed stringent demands!
But also a slim chance at life!
"Alright, I agree to your condition."
To survive, one mustn’t be disgraceful.
Earth Scripture felt that Lin Yun was a cunning character, definitely seeing his usefulness, which is why he was willing to put aside past grievances.
Upon thinking of this, Earth Scripture also felt more at ease.
After Lin Yun made a serious oath, Earth Scripture took the initiative to ask, "What do you want me to do?"
"No rush, let’s take it one issue at a time."
Lin Yun spoke with a amiable smile: "First of all, how did you end up here?"
Earth Scripture: "..."
Right off the bat, a heavy question, and this question had a domino effect.
If he answered that he escaped here, naturally he would have to explain why he needed to escape, which would mean he had to explain why Qing Nu went to trouble him, and eventually he would unavoidably have to talk about how he and Dongfang Yao conspired with Destiny to go against Lin Yun.
Having stayed with Lin Yun for such a long time, Earth Scripture already knew what kind of person Lin Yun was.
This man was a devil, untrustworthy and vengefully petty.
If Lin Yun found out what he had done, he might just find a reason to torment him later on. He might not kill him, but he would definitely make him suffer.
Earth Scripture weighed his options. He knew that he couldn’t lie to Lin Yun; if Lin Yun saw through the lies, it would give him a reason to kill him.
He couldn’t tell a single lie, nor could he hold back any details, and he still had to avoid letting Lin Yun know the root cause of it all, which was extremely difficult.
However, this was a condition that must be met, and Earth Scripture, always quick-witted, thought of a crafty plan.
He just needed to lead Lin Yun to overlook the root cause, and to achieve that, he had to reveal something that would shock Lin Yun.
"I used a divine skill to traverse worlds, and to my surprise, I ended up inside your body. This can only mean that inside your body, you have a world of your own."
Earth Scripture also remembered the previous strife between Dongfang Yao and Lin Yun, so he firmly stated: "Without a doubt, you are the real Lord of the Fire Spirits—Yun."
Isn’t this information shocking enough?
At least when Earth Scripture first arrived inside Lin Yun’s body, the whole scripture was stunned silly.
However...
"You said that traversing worlds uses up a lot of power, so who forced you to use this divine skill?"
Earth Scripture: "..."
Why can’t I deceive this guy?!
Aren’t you shocked that there’s a whole world inside you?
The atmosphere suddenly turned a bit awkward. Earth Scripture, despite being an old relic who had lived for who knows how many years, still couldn’t come up with a foolproof strategy.
Lin Yun, on the other hand, was leisurely waiting, ready to watch Earth Scripture’s performance.
Trying to deceive me?
In this life and the last, I’ve only ever deceived others; no one has ever deceived me.
Even if Earth Scripture was an old relic, he had no way to deal with Lin Yun.
Thinking of Lin Yun’s previous oath, Earth Scripture had to harden his heart and accept the situation!
If worse came to worst, he would just be tormented by Lin Yun. Enduring it would get him past it.
Continuing the deceit was futile, and it was better to confess for leniency.
"I was avoiding Qing Nu..."
Helplessly, Earth Scripture had to confess how he and Dongfang Yao joined forces with Destiny to cast a spell on Lin Yun, how they brought Qing Nu into the fray, and how he ended up running away...
He dared not miss any detail in every part of the story, lest Lin Yun burn him for not being detailed enough.
After hearing about everything that had happened from Earth Scripture, Lin Yun finally understood why the world seemed different after waking up from a sleep, why Qing Nu suddenly decided to let him leave the moon, and why he suddenly felt stronger.
Lin Yun looked at Qing Nu with some worry.
This time, could it really be a big issue?
