After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 5: Deceiving Myself

Tang Feng had heard of Zhang Chi's reputation before, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

It wasn't until today, when Zhang Chi would rather offend people and accuse them of being the mole, and would rather give up visible benefits to help find someone for him, that Tang Feng realized there really were people of such righteousness in this world.

At this moment, he only wanted to believe in Zhang Chi.

After the River Temple meeting ended, he approached Zhang Chi to ask him if he had any ideas.

But Zhang Chi didn't answer immediately, instead saying, "Let's talk somewhere else."

When they arrived at a secluded and uninhabited place, he reassured Tang Feng, "Master Tang, rest assured, if my guess is correct, Miss Tang should still be safe."

"Is that true?"

Tang Feng became excited immediately. He instinctively doubted Zhang Chi's words, but deep down, he hoped that what he said was true.

Zhang Chi calmly said, "If the thief took Miss Tang, they must have some demands, either for money or for something else, but it's unlikely that they have a grudge against her."

"Yes, yes, yes. If Liling has always been kind to others, and Spiritual Medicine Valley has never had any deadly feuds with anyone."

Tang Feng agreed with Zhang Chi's words, thinking that he was right. But when he thought about the possibility of the thief wanting something else, his heart twitched.

His Dao companion had died early, leaving behind this precious daughter. He had taken care of her for all these years, raising her to be so well-behaved and sensible.

To think that his beautiful daughter would be violated by a bad person, as a father, he was filled with anguish.

"Master, don't worry. Whether it's for money or something else, the thief won't harm Miss Tang's life for now."

"What do you mean?"

Tang Feng looked at Zhang Chi expectantly, waiting for him to convince himself.

Of course, Zhang Chi wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off. He calmly said, "The thief has stolen many times without leaving any clues. They must be extremely meticulous. After taking Miss Tang, they definitely wouldn't immediately do anything bad. Although there are many disciples in the Left River League, not many have the ability to do this. At least, they should have a cultivation level of Foundation Building Stage or above. There aren't that many people above Foundation Building Stage. Once an investigation starts, it will be easy to discover their abnormality. Based on my calculations, with the thief's caution, they will definitely disguise themselves as usual and only act against Miss Tang after the investigation is over."

Upon hearing that his daughter was still safe, Tang Feng became instantly uplifted.

Zhang Chi's reasoning was so sound, no wonder people said he was intelligent and quick-witted. It was truly well-deserved.

Without any clues, he could deduce so much. If there were even a slight clue, wouldn't he be able to catch the thief immediately?

Tang Feng had overestimated Zhang Chi.

This wasn't cleverness, it was just coming up with a process that fit the answer. As long as it was reasonable, it would be the standard answer.

"Zhang, my friend, should we go and capture everyone at the Foundation Building Stage now?"

Tang Feng was willing to do anything to save his daughter.

Originally, he had mentally prepared himself for the possibility of his daughter suffering some losses, but now that he knew she could be saved unharmed, he naturally became even more anxious.

Zhang Chi dissuaded him, saying, "That won't do. The seniors at the Foundation Building Stage are the backbone of various sects. Without evidence, we can't keep them locked up indefinitely. If we can't find Miss Tang during the investigation, once the investigation is over, the thief will immediately target her, and they might even retaliate recklessly."

"What should we do then?"

At this point, Tang Feng no longer had the ability to think for himself.

With Zhang Chi analyzing for him, his train of thought completely followed Zhang Chi's lead, and he couldn't remain calm because he was worried about his daughter.

In this state, Zhang Chi could easily deceive him.

However, deceiving him wasn't Zhang Chi's goal. His target was the person eavesdropping in the shadows.

Zhang Chi was very clear about the schemes the Elder and Zhou Ran were plotting, so he deliberately led Tang Feng to a place where no one was around to discuss matters. It would be strange if the Elder could resist the temptation to eavesdrop.

And the information he would overhear through his abilities would undoubtedly be believed without a doubt.

He never expected that a mere Qi Condensation stage disciple would have the audacity to scheme against him.

As Zhang Chi had predicted, the Elder was indeed using his divine sense to eavesdrop.

Upon learning that Zhang Chi had narrowed down the suspect to someone at the Foundation Building stage, he became somewhat intrigued. He was about to inform Zhou Ran to take action when he realized that Zhang Chi seemed to have another plan.

He decided to wait a little longer.

Sure enough, patient Old Liu's luck wasn't too bad.

He discovered that Zhang Chi lowered his voice and said, "As long as the Valley Master releases a statement saying that Miss Ruolan possesses the rare Innate Profound Yin Body and can only be fully supplemented with the Profound Yin Nine Revolutions replenishment method, the temptation to complete her spiritual roots will be irresistible to the thief."

"Moreover, the Sword Sect happens to have a method of replenishing with the Profound Yin Nine Revolutions. When the time comes, we just need to wait for the thief to take the bait."

Having complete spiritual roots means that one can at least cultivate to the Divine Ability Realm, and the probability of breaking through to the Body Integration stage is also very high.

Very few cultivators can possess the Innate Five Elements, but they can all supplement their spiritual roots through postnatal replenishment.

For example, Tang Ruoling's Innate Wood Spirit Body can supplement her wood spiritual roots.

And Zhang Chi's made-up Profound Yin Body can fully supplement all spiritual roots at once.

However, the stronger the effect, the higher the requirements. Ordinary replenishment methods will only damage the Profound Yin Body, and once the Profound Yin Body is damaged, it will lose its effect.

The most wonderful thing is that the anomaly of the Profound Yin Body only appears in childhood and gradually disappears with age.

In other words, there is no good method to determine this physique.

It can be said that Tang Feng's lie cannot be exposed by anyone.

"But this statement will bring trouble to Ruolan!"

The Profound Yin Body is extremely precious, and Tang Feng is worried that the Left River League won't be able to protect her.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chi almost rolled his eyes.

He's already worrying about the future before rescuing the person. He's really something.

If I weren't the thief, your daughter would definitely turn into a milk puff tonight.

However, he silently criticized in his heart and still provided a solution, "After the person is rescued, you can tell everyone that it was just a lie, and then quickly marry Ruolan off. That way, you can naturally avoid others' coveting."

Upon hearing Zhang Chi's suggestion, Tang Feng finally let go of his worries.

He also became a little more clear-headed and realized that the most urgent matter was to rescue his daughter.

"Thank you, Zhang Xiaoyou. I will release the statement right away."

"Don't be in a hurry. You must let people know in an inconspicuous way, otherwise the thief will become suspicious."

Although he is the thief himself, Zhang Chi is still meticulous in his arrangements.

The Perfected Being who was eavesdropping couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Chi is indeed clever and wise.

But unfortunately, he is still too naive and doesn't know the marvelous method of a Perfected Being in the Divine Soul stage.

Your method is very useful, but now it's mine!

Immediately, the Perfected Being informed Zhou Ran of the news.

Why waste effort searching everywhere when you can just wait for the rabbit to come to you?

So, Zhou Ran's search was just for show. His mind was focused on the events of the evening.

He felt delighted that he had intercepted Zhang Chi's idea, not knowing that everything was part of Zhang Chi's plan...

(End of this chapter)