At this moment, Liao Chen was somewhat annoyed; he should have thought of it earlier.
How could Yan Pingsha, who was so easily deceived before, suddenly know the truth? Now he understood—it must have been Lu Chenxing who orchestrated this!
And those two people who came earlier, they were probably also arranged by him! The problem must have been with that bald man and that thin man!
However, Lu Chenxing ignored him, merely taking the opportunity to tell Xiao Zhi, "Xiao Zhi, you must remember, everyone is like a big tree.
Those who are very powerful are like the crown of the tree, while those ordinary people who are not powerful are like the roots."
"No matter if this big tree wants to blossom, bear fruit, or grow new branches, it all relies on the roots to absorb nutrients. Otherwise, the big tree will eventually wither and die, understand?"
Xiao Zhi listened, half-understanding.
She might not have understood other things, but she did understand the story about the big tree, so she nodded seriously and said, "Mmm, Xiao Zhi remembers!"
"Mmm, Xiao Zhi is so good."
Lu Chenxing stroked Xiao Zhi's silver long hair, then glanced at Yan Pingsha, seeing her tightly pursed lips relax, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he also discovered a problem with Yan Pingsha: she was clumsy with words! She couldn't argue with others and was easily swayed by their words! This was a fatal weakness!
If he hadn't spoken up this time, even if Yan Pingsha felt Liao Chen's words were problematic, she probably wouldn't have known how to refute them.
This made Lu Chenxing shake his head to himself; he had to help her solve this problem.
A strong person, whether good or bad, has beliefs that are not easily shaken! Otherwise, it is difficult for this person to become a truly strong person!
"Sister Pingsha, come back, leave the rest to the military," Lu Chenxing called out.
The turbid qi in Yan Pingsha's heart had been vented, and at the same time, her resolve had become firmer, and her state of mind had been solidified.
There was indeed no need to continue fighting, so she sheathed her blade, retreated, and came to Lu Chenxing's side.
Liao Chen, upon hearing his words, sneered, "Then why are people with good talent the crown, while those of us with average talent can only be roots? Why is that?"
"Then have you ever considered that the crown needs to face sun and rain, and strong winds? It might even be directly struck and broken by lightning?
Doesn't the photosynthesis of the leaves also nourish the roots?" Lu Chenxing retorted.
By his nature, he was too lazy to reason with such people, but there was no other way.
Xiao Zhi and Yan Pingsha were both present, so he could only reason, subtly influencing the two of them.
Liao Chen coldly said, "You haven't suffered the hardships of the bottom, these are just your high-sounding words, they have no persuasive power with me!"
"Oh? You've suffered the hardships of the bottom, so you want others to suffer doubly, is that it?" Lu Chenxing rolled his eyes.
"And who said I was trying to persuade you? I just want you to die with a clearer understanding."
As soon as his voice fell, the military's blockade array outside was completed, and the translucent light shield suddenly lit up.
At the same time, some soldiers escorted two people over.
"Reporting, sir, we've caught two stragglers!"
Yan Pingsha looked back and saw that it was A Lai and Kun Ge, who had previously tried to sabotage her promotion mission.
Both of them were looking at her with despair and shock.
"Sister Yan..." A Lai looked at this scene, his lips trembling, wanting to say something.
But Yan Pingsha had already turned her head away, her gaze not lingering on them for even a second.
The leading officer among the five military officers, seeing this, directly waved his hand and said, "Take them away and interrogate them strictly!"
"Yes!" A Lai and the other were escorted away by the soldiers, their expressions as if they had lost their parents.
Seeing that Lu Chenxing and the others had nothing more to say, the leading officer immediately waved his hand and said, "Brothers, move out!"
The five men immediately acted simultaneously, their standard military blades attacking from different directions.
The attack encompassed all possible retreat routes around Liao Chen, leaving him nowhere to go!
However, facing such an attack, Liao Chen did not dodge at all.
He flipped his palm, took out a blood-colored bead, and crushed it, releasing a violent spatial power.
A spatial rift instantly appeared behind him, sucking him in, and he completely disappeared from his original spot!
The five men were stunned when they saw this.
Their military's array had a certain spatial sealing attribute, but it had no blocking effect whatsoever against the violent spatial power just now!
This indicated that Liao Chen had made preparations beforehand and even had some understanding of the military's standard arrays!
And the only one who could provide him with such information was the Church of the Myriad Gods!
So Lu Chenxing was not in a hurry and said to the five, "Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, the place he teleported to should be Principal Bai's side.
After all, he's been operating for so long, so it makes sense that he would have a backup plan in that secret realm."
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On the other side, Liao Chen was sucked into the violent spatial energy, and in just a few seconds, he reached his destination.
He had found this bead in the place where the dragon bones were stored; it seemed to have been left behind by the deceased dragon.
There were originally three, but he had used two in previous dangers, and this was the last one.
Its function was simple: no matter where he was, he would be teleported back into the secret realm.
But this time was different from before.
This time, as soon as he stood firm, he saw a person dressed in white robes smiling at him.
After the spatial fluctuations disappeared and he clearly saw who it was, Liao Chen's eyes contracted sharply, and he exclaimed, "Bai Yuntian!"
"Mmm, it's me." Bai Yuntian smiled, then pointed to a group of black-clad people and the previous guards squatting nearby.
"Go squat over there for now; wait for the military to come and take you away."
Just as he was speaking, Bai Yuntian's phone rang.
He took it out and saw it was a message from Lu Chenxing.
A moment later, he put down his phone and smiled at Liao Chen, "So you're the President who tricked my little disciple, are you?"
"Principal Bai, Senior Bai, I..." Liao Chen wanted to explain something, but before he could finish, a sword light pierced through his body.
His meridians instantly ruptured, and as a martial artist, he was crippled.
"Pfft—!" Liao Chen immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to even stand steady, and fell to his knees with a thud, looking up at Bai Yuntian.
At this moment, Bai Yuntian looked at him with cold eyes, his gaze like a divine judgment.
"Crime one: oppressing the masses.
Crime two: colluding with the Church of the Myriad Gods.
To prevent you from taking your own life, I first crippled your cultivation.
Any problems?"
Liao Chen's face turned ashen as he lowered his head, kneeling limply there, looking exactly like a dog with a broken spine, without a trace of spirit left.
"Someone, drag him over," Bai Yuntian said coldly, looking at the group of people.
Among the group squatting over there, two immediately came out and dragged Liao Chen over like a dead dog.
Only then did Bai Yuntian withdraw his gaze, his anger subsiding.
This guy dared to use his disciple; such an outcome was what they deserved.