342: Chapter 342 Everything Goes Smoothly

Bone Erosion pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "Then why were you outside the barrier just now?"

Black Rose had prepared her answer long ago.

"Regarding that—actually, I had contacted Gu Fan earlier."

"At the time, he wanted me to act as an inside agent to kill Chen Yi together, but I didn't think he was a match for Chen Yi. I was afraid he'd be captured alive and have my background interrogated out of him, so I kept refusing to cooperate."

"While I was here, I heard Gu Fan was attacking, so I guessed that once he couldn't beat Chen Yi, he would definitely use the Spirit-Binding Formation to set an ambush!"

"So I found an excuse to leave the team and lay in ambush outside in advance!"

"Looking at it now, my choice was indeed correct!"

"That guy has practically gone mad just to win Her Majesty's favor!"

"If he's allowed to keep causing trouble, I'm afraid it will lead to even greater disaster. I had no choice but to step in and kill him!"

This explanation was perfectly reasonable.

Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion glanced at each other, both seeing agreement in the other's eyes.

On their way here, they had indeed discovered some traces of traps set by Gu Fan.

They just hadn't expected that Gu Fan actually wanted to trap and kill them along with him!

He even wanted to kill the important target, Chen Yi!

"That traitor!"

Shadow Brake gritted her teeth. "To think Her Majesty valued him so much, yet he actually wanted to kill us too!"

Bone Erosion looked at Black Rose with a hint of appreciation in her eyes. "Rose, it's all thanks to you this time. If you hadn't noticed in advance, we might have really fallen here—"

"I only did what I should have, but—"

Black Rose shook her head modestly, while looking at Chen Yi in her arms and sighing. "This guy is still hard to deal with!"

Bone Erosion was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean? Now that Chen Yi is unconscious, can't we just take him back directly? I have a Teleportation Talisman here!"

But Black Rose shook her head. "It won't work! He obtained a supreme treasure called the Crystal Palace on the fourth floor of the secret realm. That thing integrates offense and defense. Once he encounters an unexpected threat or is forcibly moved a certain distance, it will automatically activate its defense mechanism."

As soon as she said this, Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion seemed to remember as well.

Hadn't that Gu Fan just mentioned wanting Chen Yi to hand over the Crystal Palace?

So it was such a miraculous thing?

To make them believe her, Black Rose even demonstrated it personally.

Holding Chen Yi, she took a step and flashed a hundred meters away.

In the next second, a sudden change occurred!

A blue light erupted from Chen Yi's body, followed by intense spatial fluctuations.

Chen Yi's figure became illusory in the blue light, and then with a "whoosh," he vanished!

"What?"

Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion were shocked.

Black Rose returned to the original spot and said with a bitter smile, "See? I only moved a few hundred meters, and he was immediately teleported into the Crystal Palace! It's impossible to stop!"

"That is an independent small world. Unless he comes out voluntarily, we can't get in at all."

"If I could have taken him away, I would have done so long ago. I wouldn't have waited until now!"

Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion looked at each other, both seeing disappointment in the other's eyes.

But soon, Bone Erosion figured it out. "That's fine. If Chen Yi were that easy to take back, Her Majesty wouldn't value him so highly."

Shadow Brake looked at Black Rose. "Then what do you plan to do next?"

Black Rose pondered for a moment. "I will continue to stay by Chen Yi's side, using his resources to strengthen myself while continuing to try and control him. One day in the future, when I can completely control his will, I will take him to see Her Majesty."

"But before then, I need your help—help me keep this a secret!"

"Don't let others from the Sect disturb me. Otherwise, once my identity is exposed, all my efforts will be in vain."

Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion glanced at each other and nodded.

"We understand."

Bone Erosion said, "This time we were trapped by Gu Fan due to our mistake and almost killed by him. It's thanks to you that we were saved! We'll remember this favor. After we return, we will definitely report to Her Majesty and explain your difficulties!"

Shadow Brake glanced at Black Rose and said, "We will say that you are still undercover and need more time!"

Black Rose breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

"However!"

Shadow Brake suddenly spoke up, "When Chen Yi wakes up, if he asks about us—"

"I will say you were Gu Fan's accomplices and have been repelled by me!"

Black Rose had already prepared her excuse. "Chen Yi listens to his Spirit Beasts very much. I'll control them to whisper some pillow talk in his ear, and he won't suspect a thing!"

Hearing this, Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion also nodded.

At this point, they really could only trust Black Rose.

"Alright, we'll head out first."

"Chen Yi is about to wake up, right? Staying here would only make him suspicious."

Black Rose nodded. "Mhm! Leave quickly and inform Her Majesty of what happened here. Remember, you must emphasize Gu Fan's act of betrayal so that my kill will be justified."

"No problem!"

Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion no longer hesitated. They turned into two black shadows and quickly disappeared into the darkness of the Ultimate Darkness Zone.

Only after confirming that the two had truly left did Black Rose let out a long sigh of relief.

With a wave of her jade-like hand, she lifted the mental control over The girls.

"Alright, they're gone."

The girls all sighed in relief, moving their somewhat stiff bodies.

"The feeling of being mentally controlled is so strange—"

"Yeah! It's like being in a nightmare. You're clearly conscious, but you can't control your own body."

"It's definitely uncomfortable, but it's also quite a unique experience!"

"My head still feels a bit dizzy. I don't want to be controlled again next time—"

"Plus one. Mental control is terrifying!"

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The girls discussed amongst themselves.

After all, Shadow Brake and Bone Erosion were Her Majesty's confidants. Their perception abilities were very strong. If they weren't careful, they might have noticed that The girls weren't actually controlled!

To deceive their perception, Gu Fan had used a High-level Enhancement Card on Black Rose to make the act real!

He really did control all the Spirit Beast Girls!

But there was only one thing: even after being enhanced, Black Rose's strength was still inferior to Chen Yi's!

Therefore, even if she used her full power, she couldn't control Chen Yi at all to fake the illusion of him being unconscious!

She could only make a feint, cause a big commotion, and then have Chen Yi pretend to sleep to get through it!

However, since he was pretending to sleep, if Shadow Brake or Bone Erosion had come forward to check Chen Yi's condition, it would have inevitably been exposed!

That's why they used the excuse of Chen Yi having the Crystal Palace's protection as an excuse to move him away and then send him into the Crystal Palace.

On one hand, it could stop the two of them from thinking about taking Chen Yi back;

On the other hand, it was to prevent them from contacting Chen Yi to keep them from seeing any flaws!

Now it seems that everything developed according to Chen Yi's initial plan!

It could be said to be extremely smooth!