Original God, if I am beaten by them, I will become stronger

Walnut immediately gave a thumbs-up in return, and the traveler looked at both of them and gave a thumbs-up as well.

……

The next night, the manager of Yanshang Tea House, a man wearing a mandarin jacket and round glasses, had just got off work and was walking alone on the street.

In fact, he is a spy of the Fatui, but he does not completely belong to the Fatui now, because he is on the Doctor's side, and now he has infiltrated the Yanshang Tea House to observe every move of the General Affairs Department's Intelligence Department.

Little did he know that Ye Lan had already discovered his suspicious behavior and deliberately recruited him and placed him in the Yanshang Tea House in order to better monitor this guy and occasionally give him some false information to confuse the Fatui.

But before that, Ye Lan didn't know which side this guy was on, the side of the defector doctor or the side of Zhidong.

But this problem is no longer a problem after Lin Qiu and the young master formed an alliance.

Lin Qiu directly asked Tartaglia and concluded that Tartaglia did not know this guy, so it can be confirmed that this guy is the doctor's subordinate.

Ye Lan did not expose the truth immediately, but instead took advantage of the situation and planned to use the manager to spread false information so that the plan of burying Lin Qiu and Ying together could proceed smoothly.

Now, the manager of Yanshang Tea House was walking alone on the street, not to meet anyone, but because he was hungry and wanted to find a place to have a midnight snack.

Even though it was late at night, there was still a wide variety of food in Liyue Harbor, but the manager's attention was attracted by the stall cart in front of the teahouse. He had heard from the employees of Yanshang Teahouse more than once that the cooking skills of the owner of this roadside stall were beyond imagination and the food was delicious.

In fact, this was also a trap that Ye Lan deliberately sent people to spread, in order to lure the traitor to the roadside stall and then spread false information to him.

The insider manager walked to the roadside stall cart and ordered a bowl of noodle soup from the owner. While waiting for the food to come out, he chatted with the elderly roadside stall owner.

Of course, it was just chatting to kill time.

After all, the insider didn't know that the roadside stall owner he chose would actually be Ye Lan's information provider.

As they chatted, the stall owner deliberately changed the topic and started talking about great heroes.

"I heard that the great hero is about to pass away." said the elderly stall owner regretfully.

"Why do you think so?" said the manager of Yanshang Tea House.

"My stall is mobile because it's a push cart," the stall owner explained. "Sometimes, I sell noodles near the Wangsheng Hall to feed the employees there..."

The manager listened attentively, and he felt as if he had heard some extraordinary news.

The stall owner continued, "When I was setting up a stall near the Wangsheng Hall, I saw a young man who looked very similar to the legendary hero. He has been frequenting the hall recently. Why would such a healthy young man go to a place like that? I'm afraid he must be seriously ill."

The manager shook his head and said, "That's wrong. I heard that the hero likes women. I think he is interested in the young master of Wangsheng Hall..."

"I thought so at first, until I asked my nephew who works at the Wangsheng Hall, and then I knew it was the hero himself who needed service." The stall owner looked around and said in a low voice, "Don't tell anyone else, otherwise my nephew will be caught leaking customer privacy and lose his job."

The manager's expression turned serious and he said, "Okay, I won't tell anyone else, Boss. I'll buy you a few more bowls of noodles later. I want to ask you, do you have any other reliable information about the hero?"

"You won't tell anyone?" the stall owner confirmed.

“I won’t tell,” the manager promised.

The stall owner took the noodles out of the pot and whispered, "It is said that tomorrow, Master Hu will personally take the hero to Wuwangpo to find a burial place. Don't you think it's strange? As a well-known celebrity, why would he be buried in such a remote place?"

"It's really strange." The manager thought.

As a spy of the Fatui, he planned to go to Wuwangpo in person tomorrow, follow Lin Qiu and the head of the Wangsheng Hall, and observe what they were doing in Wuwangpo.

……

At the same time, in the Hall of Rebirth.

"Are you ready, Hu Tao?" Lin Qiu gave a thumbs up. "Showtime is coming soon!"

Hu Tao also gave a thumbs up with great interest: "Hehe, although I am not an actor, my skills are better than those of a professional. This time, just think of it as a special service from me to the hero. Tomorrow, I will show you my superb acting skills!"

Chapter 116: Overthrowing Master Hu (4k)

The next morning, Lin Qiu and Hu Tao prepared to go to Wuwangpo. They set out before dawn and drove towards the north of Liyue in the exclusive carriage used by the Wangsheng Hall to pull coffins.

Because they were going to do something particularly secret, there was no driver to drive the carriage, but Hayashi Qiu himself held the reins - a few months ago he didn't know how to ride a horse, but during the free time before leaving Inazuma, he asked the Tenryo Bugyo for advice.

Walnut sat in the back carriage, where the coffin was originally placed.

At the same time, the insider manager who learned the false news from the roadside stall last night had already made preparations for tracking.

This guy asked for leave from Yanshang Tea House early in the morning and handed the work over to the employees. Then he rented a horse nearby and followed Lin Qiu's car at a distance.

Little did he know that the moment he believed the roadside stall owner, he had already become a prey in the fishing net, destined to carry false information to the doctor, allowing Lin Qiu's plan to proceed smoothly.

In the afternoon, Lin Qiu and his friends arrived at Wangshu Inn.

In order to prevent being discovered while tracking, the traitorous manager of Yanshang Tea House waited ten minutes until Lin Qiu arrived at the inn before coming to the inn and observing their actions from a distance.

However, Lin Qiu and Hu Tao did nothing. They had a simple lunch at the inn and continued their journey towards Wuwangpo in the north of Liyue. Their goal was very clear.

Out of rigor, the tea room manager didn't even find a table to sit down and order food. Instead, he hid in a place where he could be observed easily and took out the dry food he brought with him and started to eat it.

After Lin Qiu had been gone for a while and confirmed their location from a high place on the inn, the doctor's subordinate who had infiltrated Liyue Harbor continued to follow the two.

It was already late at night when we arrived near Wuwangpo.

……

The manager cautiously came to the edge of the forest and found the carriage of the Wangsheng Hall parked there. He believed that the two people riding in the carriage had already entered the gloomy and dark grove.

In addition, there is Yin-Yang magic performed by Lin Qiu near the carriage, which is similar to a barrier to prevent monsters or thieves from interfering with his and Kurumi's only means of transportation.

Fearing that the barrier would be triggered and Lin Qiu would discover him, the manager did not approach to investigate the carriage. Instead, he planned to sneak into the forest and continue to follow the two to see what they were up to.

The manager tied his horse to a tree far away, and then followed the footprints left by Walnut and Linqiu to enter the forest to check the situation.

This guy is not worried that his tracking will be discovered by the hero and Walnut, because he has a prop that can conceal his aura given by the doctor.

Logically speaking, it is unlikely to rely on props to block the hero's perception, but as the doctor's subordinate, the spy has a very high degree of trust in the doctor's invention, so he followed the trail into the forest with confidence.

The traitor believed that as long as he carried a prop that could block his aura, the two people would not be able to detect him unless they were seen directly.

……

Back at Linqiu, he and Walnut walked forward in silence until they reached the center of an open space deep in the forest.

This open space is very spacious and there is not a single tree. Perhaps it was because there were once two Hill Rock Helmet Kings competing for the position of tribal chieftain here. They wrestled and fought fiercely, which caused all the vegetation to wither and the trees to be uprooted.

Hu Tao often comes to Wuwangpo to play. She is so familiar with this place, just like home, so it is easy for her to lead Lin Qiu to find this place.

The reason why we came to the center of this open space is because this place is very suitable for being "observed".

They were deep in the center of a spacious clearing, in the light, while the tracker was sneaking around behind a tree at the edge of the clearing, in the dark.

In this way, they can easily fabricate false information, use the tracker as a medium, and bring the information to the doctor, and the plan to bury the great heroes can be realized.

Arriving at the center of the clearing, Lin Qiu and Hu Tao looked at each other, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.

They are waiting for the arrival of the innocent.

……

Following the footprints, one big and one small, the traitor manager finally approached the edge of the forest. He was very curious about what the hero wanted to do by bringing Master Hu here.

The manager thought there were two possibilities.

First, the great hero does not have any physical problems. He brought Walnut to this place just because he fell in love with the young hall master. He will confess his love to her and there may even be some unspeakable scenes - in that case, there will not be any big problem.

If that were the case, the manager would take out the camera he carried with him, take a picture of this big news, and sell it to Fontaine's newspaper office in Liyue to make some extra money.

Second, just as the roadside noodle stall owner said last night, the great hero Lin Qiu is about to die, and he came to Wuwangpo to find a place to bury himself - that would be a big problem, and we must report this to the doctor in time so that he can arrange the next plan.

However, the insider manager currently believes that the second situation is not very likely. After all, Lin Qiu looks very healthy, and Wuwangpo is similar to a mass grave. As a well-known hero, it is impossible for him to be buried in such a haunted place.

Or choose a place around Liyue Harbor or near Tianheng Mountain - the scenery is beautiful.

Or he could be buried on the territory of Inazuma Hachiman Island - and be worshipped by the people of Hachiman Island.

However, Wuwangpo is too remote a place to be a hero. It is just like scattering ashes in a sewer.

The most important thing is that Lin Qiu was fine before, so how could he suddenly consider his funeral?

Although there are rumors that he came to Liyue just to bury himself and return to his roots, rumors cannot be regarded as reliable information after all. Moreover, there are rumors that he has been very close to the traveler in recent days. How can a dying man have the mood to pick up girls?

The traitor manager stopped thinking about the great hero's situation. He could get a preliminary understanding of the situation by eavesdropping on the conversation between him and the head of the Wangsheng Hall.

……

In fact, Lin Qiu had drawn Yin-Yang runes on the soles of his shoes in advance for the purpose of detection.

Every step you take will leave runes hidden in your footprints, which can be used to detect the movements of the traitorous manager.

When that guy came nearby, Lin Qiu noticed it immediately, and he understood that the show was about to begin.

Lin Qiu winked at Hu Tao, indicating that it was time to speak her lines, and Hu Tao immediately looked back at her.

Start!

The girl in the Hall of Rebirth looked around the surroundings and said helplessly, "Great hero, do you want to be buried in a place like this? Although I won't interfere too much with my guests' choices, this place is really too bad, both from the perspective of feng shui and sociology."

Lin Qiu complained in his heart: Aren’t you the one who likes to come here the most? Master.

Of course, he couldn't say what was in his heart directly. Facing Hu Tao's questioning, Lin Qiu nodded lightly and explained slowly: "Yes, I just want to bury it here. I can only bury it here..."

"Why? Do you like Wuwangpo very much?" Hu Tao pretended to be puzzled. "Also, I can't understand why you, who looks lively and energetic, would come to Wangsheng Hall to seek service."

Lin Qiu was silent for a long time. Finally, with a heavy sigh, he began to explain slowly: "After I came to Liyue, I discovered this matter - the demon power I absorbed from Inazuma could no longer be suppressed. It kept eating away at my body. Even the gods could not save me..."

Maybe it’s because there are so many deaths in daily life, Lin Qiu’s acting in this aspect is very realistic. He has the expression of a dying man, as if his life is really counting down.

"Even the gods can't save us?!" Kurumi's plum blossom eyes widened in shock.

"That's right, because the power of the Demon God and I have merged into one and cannot be separated - please don't tell Shen Zi and Ling Hua about this suddenly, I want to give them some psychological buffer time." Lin Qiu placed one hand on his left chest and said, "I still have the ability to control myself now, but I know very well that the resentment of the Demon God is beating in my body, and I can't maintain my self-control for too long..."

Walnut scratched his head through his hat and suggested, "I think, since you know you are in such danger, why don't you find an ocean-going ship and live out the rest of your life alone in the middle of the ocean? This way, at least you won't cause pollution or damage."

Lin Qiu complained in his heart: Is this human language? With a body temperature of 37 degrees, he actually said such cruel words.

“After all, my last name is Lin, and Liyue is my hometown. Are you going to stop me from returning to my roots?” Lin Qiu shook his head and refused, then added, “Of course, I won’t put the people of Liyue in danger because of my willfulness. I have already found a way out.”

"A way out?" Hu Tao pretended not to know.

Lin Qiu nodded and said with a calm smile: "I made an agreement with the traveler that if I find the hero out of control, I will kill him with a single sword. Before I die, I will use Yin-Yang magic to seal myself and suppress the power of the demon."

"I see. The reason you chose this place is because Wuwangpo is vast and sparsely populated, making it suitable for reinforcing the seal?" Hu Tao hesitated for a few seconds and nodded. "Okay, I agree to your request. Where exactly do you want to bury it?"

"Let's bury it here. The open space in this forest looks quite spacious. It's a good choice to use it as the end of a great hero." Lin Qiu looked around and then said earnestly, "Please tell Linghua, Shenzi, and Inazuma that even if I die, don't hate the traveler..."

The two of them were talking according to the prepared lines, and at the same time they were forcing themselves not to look in the direction of the peeping person in the woods, lest they be exposed and their plan would fail.

……

The traitor manager who was hiding nearby and eavesdropping understood the cause and course of events, and also knew why Lin Qiu had been looking for travelers recently. He was secretly delighted to have overheard some big news.

However, it was all fake, and he was sinking deeper and deeper into the vortex of the trap. Lin Qiu's plan was almost realized.

At this moment, an unexpected event beyond Lin Qiu's expectations suddenly occurred.

Although the conversation between Lin Qiu and Hu Tao just now was so sincere and serious, and compared to the unconfirmed rumors, it can be said to be very true, but the insider manager suddenly became a little worried. What should he do if the real situation is different from what Lin Qiu said?

He couldn't afford to report wrong information.

The manager decided to take the big gamble.

If the demonic power in Lin Qiu's body was really out of control as he said, then a similar rampage should have occurred when he sensed the power of other demons.

Thinking of this, the traitorous manager took out the evil eye from the secret pocket of his clothes in case of emergency.

He planned to throw the evil eye towards Lin Qiu and detonate it in mid-air to release the evil power within it.

If what Lin Qiu said was true, then when he came into contact with the power of the evil eye, the evil spirit power in his body would become agitated, and would show up even if it could be suppressed.

At that time, the hero should attack the nearest Master Hu, and the manager can take the opportunity to escape and report this key information to the doctor.

If what Lin Qiu said was false, the worst that could happen was that the identity of the traitor would be exposed, thus preventing false information from flowing into the doctor's research institute, which would be a great achievement.

The spy has an almost fanatical belief in the Doctor and is willing to sacrifice his life for him, so he is willing to take the risk and bet on whether the other party is in disguise.

He directly manipulated the evil eye to overload it, as if it would explode at the next moment, and then the ghost manager prepared to throw it in the direction of Lin Qiu.

……

Feeling the strong demonic power emanating from the woods, Lin Qiu thought that it would be too fake if he continued to act indifferent.

He could only turn his head sharply towards the place where the demonic power was emanating, and at the same time summon the Death Thorn Spear, but other than that he did not take any other action.

After all, Lin Qiu had no idea what the stalker was up to, and the next step was the most troublesome improvisational performance.

You must not reveal even the slightest flaw, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain.

The next moment, the evil eye that was about to explode flew over.