Chapter 1842: Chapter 1837: Unlucky Cao Ying

"What’s going on? Why can’t I catch up no matter what?"

Cao Ying’s expression was incredibly grim...

Thinking carefully, Cao Ying realized he seemed to have fallen into some kind of vicious cycle.

"Could it be... could it be that I’ve been trapped in an array?"

The moment this thought appeared, he felt as if his heart was being squeezed.

"This is impossible, this is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Thinking this, he heard footsteps again.

Looking up, he saw Hu Xiaobei, who had been impossible to approach, walking towards him.

Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he heard Hu Xiaobei’s teasing, "Oh my, you really dared to come over, huh? Are you also an array expert? If so, I’m truly impressed!"

"Hu Xiaobei, you... did you set me up? You bastard."

Cao Ying looked at Hu Xiaobei, hysterically shouting.

Although his brain worked a bit slowly, he knew that Hu Xiaobei had definitely set a trap for him, and it was a particularly nasty one.

Hearing such a frantic outburst, Hu Xiaobei chuckled lightly, saying, "Watch your words! What do you mean I set you up? Obviously, you were the one trying to dig pits for me before."

Glancing at Hu Xiaobei, he retorted, "I didn’t! Before, I always wanted to work well with you."

"Enough, there’s no outsider here, no need to keep acting. Aren’t you tired wearing a mask and acting all the time?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei’s sarcasm, Cao Ying fell completely silent!

Soon, he lifted his head again...

"Master Xiaobei, I admit I had some thoughts before, but now, I still hope we can work well together. So please, tell me how to leave here."

Cao Ying was truly a formidable figure.

He knew when to bow down...

Just like now, though he wanted to tear Hu Xiaobei apart, he still spoke so calmly.

"Now you know how to cooperate well? Too bad, you’re a bit late!"

After saying this, Hu Xiaobei turned and walked away.

Seeing Hu Xiaobei leaving directly, he panicked completely, "Master Xiaobei, you can’t leave, let me out first! Otherwise, I’ll be trapped here to death."

Knowing he was genuinely scared, Hu Xiaobei continued talking leisurely, "Don’t say that. You’re so smart, you can surely think of a great way to leave here. I won’t delay you."

"Damn it! Hu Xiaobei, stop right there! If you’ve got the guts, let me out, and let’s face off openly. What’s the point of these tricks?"

"I just love playing such tricks. If you don’t like it, come out and bite me. Oh, I forgot, you can’t get out anytime soon!"

"You..."

Hearing he was about to say something useless again, Hu Xiaobei softly said, "Oh, I forgot to remind you that this prison is only part of the array, and there’s a bigger trap coming soon. Hope you can hold on!"

"You... Master Xiaobei, I was wrong, I was really wrong. Give me another chance, I promise I won’t go against you again. I swear!"

"Now you know how to beg? Too bad, it’s a bit late. Hope you’ll learn in your next life!"

After saying this, Hu Xiaobei turned and walked away.

Hu Xiaobei knew that Cao Ying couldn’t break the array, so he would soon die under the array’s lethal move.

Over the years, the array’s power had been weakening gradually.

But even weakened, the final strike was terrifying enough, so there was absolutely no way Cao Ying could withstand it.

"Master Xiaobei, I was wrong, really wrong!"

Seeing Hu Xiaobei walking further and further away, he continued to shout wildly...

But it was all meaningless...

This led him to the height of despair.

"Before, I thought I was always in the advantageous position, but now it seems, I was the one being played all along!"

Sitting bitterly on the ground, he sighed in desolation.

Now he completely understood.

But unfortunately, it’s too late now to understand...

Because he had no chance of escaping.

...

"Once the array’s lethal strike is unleashed, the array will gradually dissipate, so at that time, I’ll have to set up another array, otherwise, this place will lose its mystery."

Hu Xiaobei knew that this place remained mysterious because of the array’s existence.

Without its deterrence, countless guys would swarm in, so he had to set up another array to protect this place firmly.

While secretly planning, Hu Xiaobei heard a sharp and miserable scream from behind.

Turning back for a glance, Hu Xiaobei knew that from now on, there was no more Cao Ying in this world.

"I thought he could hold on a bit longer, but it seems his strength was a bit less than I expected!"

Gently shaking his head, Hu Xiaobei stepped out of the array, arriving at a place full of birds singing and flowers blooming.

"This isn’t quite what I expected!"

Listening to the chirping of birds and watching the flowing water, Hu Xiaobei was slightly stunned!

Previously, Hu Xiaobei thought this place, long unattended, would be desolate and overgrown with weeds!

But now, it wasn’t like that; everything was orderly.

So Hu Xiaobei couldn’t link this place with ruins; instead, he could associate it with Paradise.

...

"Can’t remember how long it’s been, finally someone has returned! Are you from the Cao Family?"

While looking around, Hu Xiaobei heard such a soft inquiry. Quickly turning his head, Hu Xiaobei saw an old man in a long robe, smiling at him.

"Old man, when did you appear?"

Hu Xiaobei quickly asked back...

He asked this because he hadn’t noticed any trace of him.

It was as if he had appeared out of thin air.

"I was sitting here all along; you didn’t notice me because your mind wasn’t on me!"

Hearing his explanation, Hu Xiaobei was still a bit surprised, but didn’t pursue it further and instead answered his question!

"Hello, old man. I’m not truly a Cao Family member, but I do have some connection with them."

Just after speaking, Hu Xiaobei heard his calm question, "Was that person who died in the array just now a Cao Family member?"

"Yes!"

Responding, Hu Xiaobei felt a bit wary.

He was worried that the old man might seek revenge for Cao Ying.

"No need to be nervous, nor very alert. I won’t deal with you because I can tell you’re not a bad person!"

"Oh? How can you tell I’m not a bad person?"

Hearing his words, Hu Xiaobei softly asked back. At this moment, he became very interested in him...