Chapter 1467: Coercion and Incentive
Wang Sijing’s voice sounded like a cuckoo crying blood, so tragic it could move both men and women to tears.
Lin Tian seemed utterly unperturbed. As if joking, this woman had long hated him to the bone. Whether she spoke or not, what difference did it make?
Besides, now she was in his hands, unable to do anything except utter some harsh words.
Lin Tian’s attention was fully focused on the large array beneath his feet. He was sensing it, having just plucked out the two eyeballs of the statues. What would happen? Would it be as Wang Sijing claimed, with everyone facing death, or would the array be broken?
The heavens do not disappoint those who persevere. Just now, the feeling of being trapped in a quagmire with his feet seized by evil spirits disappeared. His body regained its lightness, feeling as if he were stepping on cotton.
Additionally, the sensation of Spiritual Qi drain was gone. Lin Tian almost let out a moan of comfort.
Looking down at the array’s patterns on the ground again, Wang Sijing’s blood-lust-filled radiance was no longer there, and the statue’s eye had dimmed, becoming unremarkable.
Without a doubt, these two eyeballs of the statue were the core of the entire array! Without them, these statues were merely decorations.
The sense of crisis vanished, which made Lin Tian feel relaxed once more. His attention shifted to the two stone statue eyes in his palm.
They were about the size of walnuts, feeling warm to the touch, hotter than body temperature, smooth in texture, and a vivid crimson, resembling two beautiful pieces of amber. But when placed under his nose, there was no scent at all.
Finally, attempting to touch them with Spiritual Qi, he unexpectedly faced unprecedented resistance, being repelled. It seemed to contain immense power.
"This is surely a treasure!"
Lin Tian thought to himself, glee spiking in his heart. He carefully placed them in his backpack, planning to study them after getting out.
Then he shifted his gaze to the other statues. Logically, the eyes of these statues should be the array cores, thus treasures.
He walked around to observe the other statues, only to find their eyeballs had all turned to sand, weathered away!
This discovery made Lin Tian very displeased, akin to the feeling of losing money.
If Wang Sijing knew this, she might be driven crazy again.
Discarding unnecessary thoughts, Lin Tian approached Chen Moxiang, saying as he walked, "I’ve dismantled the array eye, so the array is useless. We should find the entrance to the next level."
Chen Moxiang glanced at her watch, "It’s four forty-five, dawn is near. We need to hurry."
"Yeah."
Lin Tian nodded, signaling to Xv Jiazhi, saying, "Alright, move your knife away from Miss Wang. We still have to rely on her for what’s ahead."
Wang Sijing glared at Lin Tian viciously, "Ptui! Save your crocodile tears and false sympathy! I’m injured, my points sealed by you. Kill or flay me as you wish. Want me to lead the way? Dream on!"
Lin Tian laughed lightly and squatted beside Wang Sijing, grabbing her bright red collar and looking inside.
She was wearing nothing underneath! Her skin was white with a rosy tint, smooth like milk.
Her pressure points still sealed, Wang Sijing couldn’t move, her face turning crimson with mixed shame and anger, wishing she could bite Lin Tian.
"Is humiliating me so amusing?"
Lin Tian released her collar, laughing, "You’re overthinking it. I’m not interested in runways like yours. Just checking if my clothes were with you; if it were, I’d reclaim them now. Sadly, you don’t have them."
Wang Sijing gnashed her teeth, her beautiful eyes bloodshot, filled with hatred, "Here for cultivation, there’s no danger wearing that rag! So, wanting to strip me, you really are a beast!"
Lin Tian shrugged indifferently, "You weren’t a beast when you stripped me for clothes? A woman, lacking discernment!"
Wang Sijing breathed heavily, seemingly on the verge of fainting from anger.
Lin Tian reached into his backpack, retrieving the stone statue eyes, waved them in front of Wang Sijing, saying, "Let’s make a deal. If you lead us to the fourth level, I’ll give you this statue eye. Though I know not its nature, it surely is a priceless treasure, a priceless treasure of your Wang Family. Moreover, it’ll help bind and stop your arm’s bleeding."
"Of course, if you decline the deal, it’s no matter to me. You’ll just remain here to fade away, as despite sealing your arm’s pressure points, you’re still bleeding, which can cause death within an hour."
"Two choices, make your pick."
Wang Sijing snorted heavily, averting her eyes with disdain, not bothering to speak.
Evidently, she refused.
Thump~
Lin Tian tossed the stone statue eye to the ground, a crisp sound echoing, yet it didn’t shatter.
Lin Tian said, "You don’t want it, fine, I’ll crush it underfoot. We’ll find the way to the next level. We’ve reached the third level, surely relying on something; leaving you won’t stymie us!"
Humans, driven by desires, naturally possess emotions and passions. Wang Sijing craved that statue eye intensely, her previous gaze had revealed her innate love.
Now tossed to the ground by Lin Tian, her eyes flashed with rage, and hearing Lin Tian’s intent to destroy it, she snapped frenziedly.
"I agree!"
She shouted loudly.
"See, wasn’t that easy enough? Just a little bash, and this flimsy eye crumbled a bit." Lin Tian said nonchalantly, as though oblivious to Wang Sijing’s murderous expression.
"I was kidding, the eye’s intact." As he spoke, Lin Tian released Wang Sijing’s sealed pressure points, allowing her to sit up.
Lin Tian continued calmly, "Now I’ll bandage you up. Out of goodwill, you’d best not bite the benefactor, even if biting would be futile, which you surely understand."
Wang Sijing closed her eyes, ignoring him completely.
Fed up with pleasantries, Lin Tian reached into his backpack for bandaging supplies, when someone unexpectedly tugged his arm. Turning, he saw it was Chen Moxiang.
𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
What’s this girl up to?
Chen Moxiang glared at Lin Tian, "Bandaging up? Your head’s injured too, let me treat it. Hey Xv, you handle that Wang’s wounds."