Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

”What about Boluo now? Four Melt Gods, I wonder if they can test their skills against you, the fourth on the Heavenly List, hahaha...”

Fang Guozhen looked at Boluo and couldn’t help but laugh. Seeing Fang Guozhen’s demeanor, Boluo gritted his teeth and endured it. Liu Futong said, ”Fourth on the Heavenly List, Melt God Fourth Transition, indeed is already the peak existence. If I were to battle you alone, I definitely couldn’t win, but with the four of us fighting you together, do you still have any room for resistance?”

”We four can take you down in just the time of two incense sticks burning.”

Liu Futong raised two fingers, and seeing this, Boluo took a deep breath but did not retreat.

At this moment, Chen Jie seemed to understand Boluo’s thoughts and said, ”Boluo Army Master, I know what you’re thinking. You can withstand our assault for the time of two incense sticks burning, and during this time, you’re hoping the court will send reinforcements to assist you.”

”But you must understand, given the current situation, to hold us here, the reinforcements must be the Living Buddha. In the city, the gods you could utilize are only Dharma Ba and the Living Buddha.”

”Even if Dharma Ba arrives in the time of two incense sticks burning, it would be me and Zhu Chongba against Dharma Ba, Yushan Shangren and the Dragon King against you. I’m unsure if you feel that you can handle both of them coming at you together.”

After hearing this, Boluo fell silent, and after a long time, he spoke, ”What exactly do you mean?”

Chen Jie said, ”I don’t mean anything; I’m just analyzing the direction of upcoming events with you. Actually, the upcoming direction is already quite clear. If the Living Buddha arrives, we’ll all die here; but if he doesn’t come—?”

”Hehe!”

Chen Jie chuckled and said, ”You won’t be able to keep us here, do you admit that?”

Chen Jie looked at Boluo as he spoke, and Boluo, after pondering, said, ”I admit it! But how can you be sure the Living Buddha won’t come?”

Chen Jie chuckled, ”Lord Boluo, if you were the Emperor, encountering such a crisis, would you let the Living Buddha easily leave the Imperial Palace now that he’s coming to save the day? What if these rebels return with a backward charge?”

”What?”

Upon hearing this, Boluo was stunned, and Chen Jie continued, ”All our thoughts here are from our own perspective, but who has considered the perspective of your emperor?”

”If I were the Emperor, I would be certainly shocked to the core. Catching these rebels wouldn’t be important to me right now; the most important thing would be ensuring my own safety. How would I know if these rebels might return with a backward charge? In such a case, isn’t it better to let the Living Buddha stay in the Imperial Palace to ensure my safety?”

Chen Jie said this, looked at Boluo, and asked, ”Boluo, do you think my words make sense?”

Boluo, upon hearing this, thought for a moment about his emperor’s character, and he had to admit that Chen Jiusi’s words were indeed very accurate. For the emperor, his safety was paramount. How could he let the Living Buddha leave his side?

Moreover, there’s another important piece of evidence: If the Living Buddha had moved, given his speed, he should already have arrived by now. How could we be waiting till now?

Thinking about this, Boluo looked at Chen Jie, ”Are you Chen Jiusi?”

Chen Jie saw Boluo looking at him and slightly cupped his fist, ”Indeed, I am.”

”Very well, I’ll remember you!”

Boluo said this and turned to leave. Watching Boluo depart, Chen Jie remained silent.

At this point, Boluo jumped off the city tower and immediately shouted, ”Everyone, retreat!”

With this order, all the soldiers promptly departed.

Seeing Boluo leave, Chen Jie let out a sigh of relief. Facing the fourth-ranked on the Earthly List, he was under enormous pressure.

Moreover, Chen Jie had bluffed a lot at Boluo. You should know that Fang Guozhen had been injured earlier, and Liu Futong also sustained injuries after a tough battle with the Dragon of Destiny. The fighting capability of the two severely injured Heavenly List Strong People was greatly reduced.

Chen Jie and Zhu Chongba could only be considered as added support; they couldn’t unleash much fighting power.

But the final outcome was relatively good. After all, they successfully persuaded Boluo to retreat without lingering here.

They were well-prepared for an evacuation, and now things are simple: all they have to do is wait for Little Ming King like Ruyang King’s Mei Tu and Zhao Ya to return.

One could say that this operation was a complete success for them.

Chen Jie was thinking about this when Liu Futong looked at Chen Jie and said, ”Jiu Si, it was thanks to you this time.”

Chen Jie heard this and said, ”Brother, what are you talking about? Your affairs are also your little brother’s affairs. Through wind and fire, there’s nothing to say.”

Liu Futong heard this and chuckled, ”Fourth Brother still treats his big brother well.”

Next to them, Fang Guozhen glaringly said, ”Hey, Big Bro, what do you mean, it’s just Fourth Brother who treats you well? I almost got killed here, what have I said?”

With this, Liu Futong said, ”Alright, alright, Third Brother treats Big Brother well too.”

Fang Guozhen said, ”Who wants your compliments? But Fourth Brother, you’re so good to Big Brother, I’m really jealous.”

Chen Jie heard this and said, ”Alright, Third Brother, stop teasing your little brother. Your little brother brought good stuff for you brothers.”

With that, Chen Jie promptly called over those who followed him into the Imperial Palace’s Inner Treasury and let them gather all the treasures they brought out together.

Instantly, it formed a pile, dazzling with gemstone glows.

However, the truly valuable treasures had already been placed in Chen Jie’s storage ring in advance, such as precious herbs and elixirs, which are of the highest value.

Those items had been completely collected by Chen Jie, while the other jewels and some lesser herbs weren’t hidden away, mainly because the storage ring couldn’t fit them.