Mushroom Man

"Your Excellency, that fellow is very wary."

"I both concealed my cultivation level and provoked him, but I still couldn't lure him out of Chaotic Star Island."

The cold, old man spoke in a deep voice with a respectful expression.

Clearly, this person was none other than the Bone Immortal who possessed the ability to create a face without changing its form.

In contrast, the Star Palace Mushroom Master was none other than Wu Liang.

"Isn't it because you alerted the enemy and caused them to fail?"

"Your acting is terrible. Anyone can see that you're deliberately trying to cause trouble. That guy is also a successor of the Formless Sect. Do you think he'll fall for it so easily?"

Wu Liang remained expressionless, his eyes cold and indifferent.

Ever since he remembered that Bai Xiaosheng had frequented the Chaotic Star Gambling House, he used the Wuxiang Token to confirm it.

As expected, Bai Xiaosheng was indeed on Chaotic Star Island.

Therefore, he had a sudden inspiration and thought of having Bone Master cooperate with him to test Bai Xiaosheng.

The main purpose of this probe was to see if Bai Xiaosheng could be lured out of Luanxing Island.

If they can lure him out of Chaotic Star Island, he and Bone Master could very likely obtain another Formless Token without much effort.

Unfortunately, Bone Master's acting was too poor, which alerted the other guy and prevented him from falling for the trick.

Seeing that more and more mushroom growers were gathering around, Wu Liang finally showed up to help them out.

"Your Excellency, I..."

When Gu Zhenren saw that Wu Liang was blaming him, he was immediately filled with fear and wanted to speak up to defend himself.

However, Wu Liang didn't dwell on these things and waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Your acting skills aren't good, but you can practice them later. I'll let you off this time."

"Have you taken care of the task I asked you to complete...?"

Wu Liang spoke calmly and slowly.

He had anticipated from the beginning that Bai Xiaosheng might not be so easily fooled.

Therefore, he also prepared a backup plan...

"Reporting to Your Excellency, everything went smoothly."

"When I bumped into that kid, I had already secretly tied the 'thread' to him without anyone noticing."

In an effort to salvage the envoy's impression of him, Bone Master quickly began to speak up and impress him.

Wu Liang nodded slightly, acknowledging Bone Master's abilities.

"Now that the thread has been tied, this child cannot escape my grasp."

"I want to see what this guy is up to by lingering here for so long..."

Wu Liang stood with his hands behind his back and gave a cold laugh.

The so-called "connecting thread" is actually a four-turn universe mushroom.

This mushroom was one of the thirteen fourth-level universe-path mushrooms he obtained from the Dragon Palace Treasury.

Its function, as the name suggests, is to transform into an invisible and intangible thread.

When this thread is tied to someone else, the mushroom master can establish a connection with them, and even if they are thousands of miles apart, they can use this as a medium to influence the other party.

This mushroom, when paired with the eavesdropping mushroom and the peeping mushroom, produces a very pleasing effect.

It is entirely possible to monitor targets undetected, even from thousands of miles away.

Wu Liang has already connected three people with a single thread.

First, Ao Miaoyin.

The main reason for keeping her tied up was out of concern that she might do something irrational.

She needs to be monitored at all times to prevent her from committing suicide.

Secondly, the woman in the purple skirt.

This person is his wife, so naturally she deserves his surveillance to prevent anything from being exposed. Thirdly, Bai Xiaosheng.

The reason for tying the thread to this person is self-evident.

This person is the only remaining easy target so far.

Strictly speaking, the Formless Token on this person's body is the only one besides Wu Liang that has not yet been obtained by an immortal.

Bai Lai and Hua Youque, needless to say, have both now fallen into the hands of the Buddhist sect.

Wu Liang would rather give up collecting all the Wuxiang Tokens than be foolish enough to try to steal the Wuxiang Tokens from the Buddhist Immortal before he has even become an immortal.

As for the other holder of the Formless Token, the Azure Mushroom Immortal named Zixiao, he is even more unapproachable.

He certainly wouldn't set his sights on an immortal until he was absolutely certain of his success.

In this situation, after a while, only Bai Xiaosheng remained, and he was relatively easy to bully.

Now that they've run into each other by chance, he naturally can't let it go.

However, being new here, there's no rush to take Bai Xiaosheng's life.

At the very least, we need to find out this guy's background, purpose, and so on before making any decisions.

As a successor of the Formless lineage, Wu Liang clearly knew the general mindset of the other successors of the Formless lineage.

Normally, it's impossible for someone without a lineage to stay in one place for too long.

If a person who has attained the status of no form stays in one place for a long time and is unwilling to leave, then there are only two possibilities...

This place made him feel safe, and he believed that his identity as the successor of the Unparalleled One would not be exposed, and that he would not cause trouble in the short term.

This is somewhat similar to Wu Liang's stay in the Dragon Palace.

However, Chaotic Star Island is clearly not a safe place.

Not to mention that Wu Liang's fall into the sea with the West Palace caused a huge commotion, drastically reducing the safety of Chaotic Star Island.

In this situation, if Bai Xiaosheng did not leave immediately, it could not be because he stayed there for safety.

Therefore, only one possibility remains...

What opportunity this place holds that has attracted Bai Xiaosheng, making him willing to risk exposure rather than leave?
Although Wu Liang didn't know what this opportunity was, he figured it must be quite significant.

Otherwise, why would Bai Xiaosheng risk everything to stay on Chaotic Star Island?
That's why Wu Liang decided to play the long game and catch the big fish.

First, establish contact through a matchmaker; if any opportunities arise later, he might be able to get a share of the profits.

"Let's split up and get to work."

"I'll go check out that so-called one-man show and see if I can borrow some money."

"But you are, after all, a zombie. If you mingle on Chaotic Star Island and someone notices anything amiss, you'll definitely be in trouble."

"So I need you to go back to the seabed and help me clean up those greedy mushroom masters who are still thinking about finding opportunities to fall into the sea."

"Remember not to expose yourself. When choosing targets, try to pick the easy ones. The flesh and blood are mine, and the bones are yours."

Wu Liang was like a heartless boss. After using Gu Zhenren, he planned to send him back to do more dirty and tiring work.

However, Bone Master had no complaints about this; on the contrary, he was all smiles and extremely excited.

Cleaning up small fish is his specialty.

Staying on Chaotic Star Island yielded very little.

But if he went into the sea, he could take the opportunity to collect bones and strengthen himself.

Therefore, Master Gu agreed to the order without any objection.

Wu Liang nodded slightly, turned and left without hesitation, disappearing into the crowd without a trace.

Master Gu watched Wu Liang's disappearing figure and narrowed his eyes.

Now that he has left the Demon Suppression Tower, regained his freedom, and temporarily escaped the envoy's sight.

This juncture seems to be the best opportunity for him to leave this 'Holy Envoy'... (End of Chapter)