Chapter 249. It's Darkest Under the Lamp (1) (Teaser)

His mind went blank for a moment before snapping back to reality.

All sorts of questions flooded his thoughts, vying for answers.

Why?

He never could have expected this.

Tang Mingren was the Black Shadow Division. While few knew about it, those who did always suspected the division first.

There was no way that the Dark Heavens Association would choose someone so conspicuous as Avaricious Wolf. Even the smallest suspicion would severely limit his movements.

Moreover, how could someone as intelligent as Blessed Existence make such an obvious move?

That was why he had assumed that this suspicion was a trick to divert attention. This wasn't a guess, either. This was conviction.

Nangong Weiwu and Zhuge Xiang had thought the same.

"Blessed Existence has a message for you."

Tang Mingren didn't laugh or show any anger. Just like when Zhou Xuchuan had first seen him, he spoke in an emotionless voice, his expression slightly weary.

"When it comes to strategy, nothing is easier than doing what the enemy assumes you won’t. That's why I did it."

"…!"

He had been caught off guard.

Blessed Existence had read him perfectly.

He had believed the Association wouldn’t make a move so obvious it could get them caught. That belief—so rooted in common sense—had blinded him.

However, it was because of that confidence that he had lost.

"He truly is a scary person," Tang Mingren said, approaching with calm steps.

Although Zhou Xuchuan wanted to move his body, he couldn't. He didn't know what sort of poison he had been poisoned...

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