I Am Loaded with Passive Skills - Chapter 3969 - 1895: Dao Heart 2

Chapter 3969: Chapter 1895: Dao Heart 2

You are not a fish; how can you know what the fish thinks? How could he possibly know what he’s thinking?

But his attitude is particularly obvious.

Just like how I’m wary of him, Dao Qiongcang is equally afraid of my unpredictability, which might disrupt his rhythm and push the development of everything back countless years.

Like this accidental encounter with Yan Sheng?

It seems that the highest level of conspiratorial cooperation might indeed be the best choice?

Xu Xiaoshou did not respond immediately.

He thought deeply about every detail and still felt that being torn between the Third Ancestor, Kong Yuhen, and others was not as good as colluding with Dao Qiongcang alone.

He had made a decision.

“Dao Qiongcang, I really originally planned to sit back and enjoy the rewards, but since you’ve said so much, I can’t bear not to share a little with you.”

“Lord Shou, I’m all ears.”

“Actually, giving these things to others, I can demand a favor in return and require them or Their heights to make a choice.”

“Gratitude.”

“I’m only giving you three words. How much you can learn depends on your ability to find out. You need not make an upper choice, a middle choice, or a lower choice, but similarly, don’t ask more questions.”

“Lord Shou, please speak.”

Here, Xu Xiaoshou appeared slightly hesitant.

After all, giving this to Kong Yuhen, the Third Ancestor, is feasible. Knowing is knowing; not knowing is not knowing. They probably wouldn’t understand the essence of it.

Dao Qiongcang, with too many variables, might not be so easily predictable!

But the decision had been made; being indecisive would make him seem irresolute. It was just three words anyway, Xu Xiaoshou admitted:

“Shi, Ming, Nuo.”

The Spirit Rhinoceros Technique instantly went silent, faintly hearing a heavy heartbeat from the opposite side.

Xu Xiaoshou glanced at Dao Peipei, who was still focused on chess games and realized it wasn’t from Dao Qiongcang, nor was it from Dao Peipei.

The heartbeat was his own.

After a long while, finally Dao Qiongcang’s voice came through: “I just have one question…”

“I said, don’t ask.” Xu Xiaoshou interrupted.

“Just one!”

“…Then afterward, can I ask many more questions?” Xu Xiaoshou had already prepared a countermeasure, merely a negotiation before the lion’s opening bid.

“I won’t hide anything.”

Dao Qiongcang chuckled and straightforwardly asked, “Is it during Kong Yuhen’s reformation of the Six Gates with Time Realm Rift, or is it the Demon Ancestor swallowing the Time Ancestor, Lord Shou, which one do you bet on?”

Well then!

Xu Xiaoshou’s heartstrings vibrated, and he couldn’t help but marvel at the depth of the question.

It’s clearly not a long sentence, yet it compresses multiple questions: “Is Kong Yuhen the Time Ancestor?”, “Has Kong Yuhen completed the Six Gates at All Time Forgotten Sorrow Pavilion and formed an alliance with you?”, “Is one of the Demon Ancestor’s intentions to understand how the Time Ancestor sealed godhood without an Ancestral God Fate Chart?”

For a moment, Xu Xiaoshou almost thought Dao Qiongcang had learned about the matter with the Demon Ancestor on the river of time, how the Demon Ancestor requested Him to collect all of Kong Yuhen along the river of time.

On second thought, he must not know; perhaps he has only guessed a rough idea, but surprisingly, it’s not far off.

The unpredictable Dao Qiongcang indeed has his talents!

Xu Xiaoshou did not beat around the bush and responded directly:

“I bet on the first one.”

“Why?” Dao Qiongcang promptly followed up.

Strictly speaking, this was the second question, and Xu Xiaoshou could ignore it.

He chuckled lightly, not minding, and said:

“Kong Yuhen, I consider him a friend.”

This straightforward statement seemed to stun the calculative Dao Qiongcang into silence, wordless for a long time.

It seemed that in his world, such emotional matters were completely irrational.

After a long time, he heavily transmitted his voice:

“Lord Shou, I will not let you down.”

Oh no!

Xu Xiaoshou felt a cold shiver.

Why the sudden expression of feelings? You haven’t fallen for me, right? I’m not into that!

After benefiting, he began to demand a return — for Dao Qiongcang, Xu Xiaoshou never showed politeness.

He couldn’t be bothered with pondering what Dao Qiongcang might glean from “Shi, Ming, Nuo” and what he might achieve; that was his ability. If nothing was gained, then it was fate.

Switching the topic, Xu Xiaoshou returned to the beginning:

“Earlier you mentioned that if the Ancestral God Fate Chart were given to Kui Leihan, it was due to Guidance. What does that mean?”

Dao Qiongcang detached quickly.

Seeing Xu Xiaoshou not dwell on “Shi, Ming, Nuo,” Dao Qiongcang easily suppressed his curiosity and responded earnestly:

“Do you truly have three Ancestral God Fate Charts in your possession?”

“Yes.”

“From the Demon Ancestor?” Though this question need not be answered, Xu Xiaoshou was generous with words, confirming once more:

“Yes.”

After a moment’s silence, Dao Qiongcang spoke bluntly: “Lord Shou should have discerned that with three Ancestral God Fate Charts, if matched with the Eight Gods Cao, their respective paths would end in half-resistance, half-guidance. This is the most superficial psychological hint from the Demon Ancestor, not even worthy of being called Guidance.”

This point, Xu Xiaoshou understood.

The birdcage effect, he knew.

Someone once conducted such an experiment, gifting a birdcage to a friend who disliked raising birds, to hang in their home.

Thereafter, every guest would ask why they hung a birdcage but didn’t keep a bird, over time becoming annoying.

Eventually, the friend had to make use of the birdcage, thus beginning to keep birds, and everything proceeded naturally.

At the Divine Relics, having obtained the Ancestral God Fate Chart, and Dao Qiongcang didn’t want it immediately, instead allowing himself to possess it. Wasn’t he trying to make him keep birds too? Xu Xiaoshou was too lazy to pursue this.

The three birdcages gathered by the Demon Ancestor aimed to imprison the Eight Gods Cao; the last one given by the Sword Ancestor might intend for Xu Xiaoshou himself?

In conclusion, it’s all scheming!

Yet these four are golden birdcages, of great value, each equivalent to a fallback route after a failed struggle, making refusal difficult.

But once in hand, to give or not to give, it becomes a hot potato issue.

Such was Xu Xiaoshou’s thinking.

Merging two into one, returning to zero, clearly distinguishing between oneself, is one path.

Like the Demon Ancestor, Medicine Ghost, or Cursed Yin, first ascend to godhood and become an ancestor, then gradually push toward the extreme, is another path.

Living on, there is always a chance for a comeback.

This golden birdcage, giving it away might break Kui Leihan’s resolve to make a last stand.

However, for those steadfast in their path, like Xu Xiaoshou, they wouldn’t always want to use it just because of a golden birdcage in their possession.

To give or not is one’s own affair.

Whether Kui Leihan uses it or not, he has his own contemplation.

These people aren’t foolish, sending the birdcage away, at least won’t lead to utter destruction in a crucial moment due to a failed last stand with no way out.

“You are indulging in assumptions, Lord Shou.”

On the opposite side of the Spirit Rhinoceros Technique, noticing the prolonged silence, Dao Qiongcang transmitted a sigh:

“I am not faulting you for lacking deliberation but rather saying you haven’t underestimated Bazhun’an and The Divine because you know them.”

“But with Kui Leihan, whom you’ve only met once, you overlook him by more than a star or two.”

Xu Xiaoshou felt a stir in his heart: “What do you mean?”

“You can give the Ancestral God Fate Chart; those steadfast in their path naturally won’t use it, but you chose the wrong target.”

“You shouldn’t have come to the Time Realm Rift to give a backup to Kui Leihan; he already has a fallback.”

“This Ancestral God Fate Chart, you might want to consider… Cao Erzhu.”

Ah?

Xu Xiaoshou’s mind filled with question marks, and out of nowhere, the heart-rending “Kings and nobles, has anyone been born otherwise?” rang in his ears.

Cao Erzhu, what on earth is he?

This Ancestral God game plan, how does it remotely concern a simpleton like Erzhu, who’s even half a Spirit Crystal away from connection?

To put it bluntly, even if Erzhu were to muster all his strength, he wouldn’t measure up to a single strand of his father’s hair, as the difference of the times is firmly placed there, an ordinary person truly finds it hard to shake it.

“Lord Shou, intricate details reveal the truth. Let me put it this way, don’t look at people; look at weapons — the Third Ancestor wouldn’t care about these, for in his eyes everything below are ants, easily obliterated.”

“But you? Why did you forsake the Flame Python, keep four unused, naming Hidden Bitter; why did Bazhun’an seal Qingju, hide the Sword Me, choosing not to reveal? Why did Ai Cangsheng abandon sinful sins to step aside, and why does The Divine cling to the Overlord nonstop… Why, knowing the Ancestral God would arrive, did Kui Leihan alone indulge in alcohol in early years, lay down his arms, and pass the Sky Shattering Hammer to Erzhu?”

“Did Cao Yihan, from the start, get his Dao heart shattered by my one weapon prohibition order, deciding to give up struggling?”

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