Chapter 226 - 165: A Duel! The Seven-Step Strategy! So-Called Killing the Spirit! [First Update!]_2
"But with High Willow City being so bustling, these people will not be too conspicuous among the crowd," Lin Yan mused.
"Still, we lost four pieces," Mr. Lu said, "One of them fled with a treasure, and the Observatory has already located his tracks! The other three were killed on the way."
"The work of Tribulation Ash?" Lin Yan asked.
"Regardless of whether it’s the work of Tribulation Ash, the true mastermind behind the scenes has already been identified," Mr. Lu stated.
"These sixty-seven treasures are also sixty-seven traps," Lin Yan suddenly realized.
"Because these sixty-seven treasures were transported to High Willow City through different channels, any problems with one of them will allow us to trace the corresponding internal thief of Tribulation Ash," Mr. Lu said with a smile.
"Mr. Lu, your strategies are brilliant!" Lin Yan exclaimed, showing his respect.
"It was my idea, but the execution was by Lu Changsheng and the three Great City Guards of Qifeng Prefecture. Their techniques were flawless," Mr. Lu said, stroking his beard. "How many have been calculated?"
Lin Yan thought for a moment and replied, "With people coming from all sides, High Willow City is thriving, trade routes are prosperous, and the foundation is richer; the whole city has made a huge profit, that’s one."
"Secretly transporting sixty-seven pieces of expansion materials and setting up sixty-seven traps, that’s the second."
Pausing for a moment, Lin Yan said, "It seems Han Commander is in closed-door training, preparing to undergo Qi Refinement. Could that be the third step?"