Wang Zheng was still unwilling to believe him. "Don't think that you can force me to tell you about the seal just because you said that."
Lu Yin frowned. "It seems like you still don't believe that I can control Wang Su and the others' lives."
Wang Zheng stared at Lu Yin. "Lu Xiaoxuan, I really admire you. You're someone who has lost all of your memories, but you managed to walk back step by step from an abandoned wasteland. Even the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas might not be able to do such a thing. I really do admire you, and I don't have any enmity towards you. It's just a pity that we're on different sides."
Lu Yin met Wang Zheng's gaze. "I can keep you or even release you. I can also release Wang Su, Wang Yi, and the others in the future."
Wang Zheng shook his head. "I don't believe that you've captured the expeditionary army. You can control Long Ke, and that doesn't mean that you can't control the rest of the army. But even if you do, I won't tell you about the seal."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Aren't you afraid that Wang Su and the others will die because of you?"
"That's still better than the entire human race being subverted," Wang Zheng retorted.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. "You're talking about righteousness with me?"
Wang Zheng sighed. "Regardless of whether you believe me or not, I didn't know about the plan to banish the Lu family. The Four Way Scale's banishment of the Lu family is a huge crime for the Astral Tree. Regardless of whether the Lu family has contributed to the Fifth Mainland or for whatever reason, the Lu family should not be banished. They are the strongest force that can resist the Eternals."
"There's no point in saying that now," Lu Yin said coldly.
Wang Zheng smiled bitterly. "I know you don't believe me, and I don't need you to. What I want to do is not let you know about the seal so that you won't be able to save the Star Alliance. I sympathize with the Lu family and the people in the Star Alliance, but I can't let you save them. Otherwise, with your status, the Astral Tree will fall into chaos and the Eternals will take advantage of it."
"Wang Zheng, you're too ridiculous," Lu Yin retorted. "You're even worse than Bai Teng and the others. They at least admitted that they wanted to exterminate my Lu family, but you're trying to defend humanity? You're too hypocritical."
Wang Zheng met Lu Yin's gaze. "It's up to you whether you believe me or not. In any case, even if the entire Wang family is annihilated, I will not allow you to destroy the balance of the Astral Tree Galaxy. Lu Xiaoxuan, the Four Cardinal Scales have wronged you regarding the matter of the Lu family. It's not wrong to stand in your shoes and seek revenge, but you must think this through. If the Four Cardinal Scales are gone, who will resist the Eternals? The Star Alliance has been rescued, and the Four Cardinal Scales will be suspicious of each other.
Lu Yin clenched his fists, as this was something that had been troubling him for a long time. This was the Witch Spirit God's scheme.
He didn't know if Wang Zheng really thought that way. If it was an act, then this person was too hypocritical. If it was true, then it would be very difficult for him to learn about the restrictions from Wang Zheng. This was the most troublesome thing.
He did not know what kind of person he wanted Wang Zheng to be. A hypocrite?
Integrity?
Lu Yin had a grudge with the Four Cardinal Scales, and many of them were high and mighty and looked down on everything. However, that did not mean that everyone was like that. There were also heroes who were willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of humanity, and there were also righteous people.
Lu Yin finally understood what it was like to be unable to see through someone. Very few people had been able to see through him, and now, he could not see through Wang Zheng either.
Helpless, he used Wei to seal Wang Zheng once more and went to find Wang Dashuai. "What kind of person is Wang Zheng?"
Wang Dashuai was about to flatter Lu Yin when he saw him, but when he heard Wang Zheng's name, he was so shocked that he froze in place. His hands were still raised in the air, and he looked very awkward.
"Wang … Family Head Wang Zheng?"
Wang Dashuai thought that he had misheard and repeated himself.
Lu Yin looked at Wang Dashuai. "How much do you know about Wang Zheng?"
Wang Dashuai gulped. "Seventh Bro, why are you thinking about him?"
Lu Yin said, "Just say what I told you to say. Cut the crap."
Wang Dashuai revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. "Wang Zheng is the head of the Wang family, and I don't know much about him. Seventh Bro, you'll have to ask Wang Su and Wang Yi about this."
"Don't you have a basic impression of Wang Zheng?"
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and Wang Dashuai felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly said, "I- I have an impression of him. He's old-fashioned and ruthless, and he's ruthless to others and himself. He looks elegant, but I heard that he destroyed many families when he was young. The entire Wang family doesn't like him, and even Wang Si publicly said that if he wasn't a direct descendant, he wouldn't have been able to become the family head."
"Wang Si doesn't get along with him?"
Lu Yin was astonished.
Wang Dashuai nodded. "Our Wang family seems to be divided into branches, but there's actually another division, which is the elders' faction and the direct descendants' faction. The elders' faction is led by Elder Wang Si, while the direct descendants' faction is naturally led by Family Head Wang Zheng. It's not usually obvious, but at certain times, the differences between the two factions can be seen. The most obvious example is the pursuit of the Lu family's remnants."
Lu Yin listened quietly.
For the sake of showing off, Wang Dashuai did his best to tell Lu Yin everything he knew. "The elders' faction would rather kill the Lu family's remnants than release them. Although the family head's faction also pursues them, their methods aren't as ruthless as the elders' faction. Many of the Lu family's remnants were originally going to be executed by the elders' faction, but the direct descendants saved them and sent them to the backlines.
"However, sometimes, the direct descendants are even more ruthless than the elders' faction when it comes to the Lu family's remnants. Many people don't know why."
Through Wang Dashuai's description, Lu Yin's impression of Wang Zheng became clearer. This person wasn't protecting the Lu family, but rather, how should he put it, making the best use of everything. Yes, he wanted to make the best use of everything, and he wanted to use every bit of power to achieve what he believed to be a balance.
He believed that the Four Way Scales was guilty of banishing the Lu family because they were the strongest force that could resist the Eternals. However, once the Lu family had been banished, he had done everything he could to prevent the Lu family's strength from recovering in order to prevent internal strife.
He would rather die than reveal the restrictions because he didn't want Lu Yin to use the Star Alliance to do anything to the Four Way Scales.
Wang Zheng's impression of Lu Yin could be described in one word: pure!
Wang Dashuai carefully sized up Lu Yin. "Seventh Bro?
What I said, was it useful? "
Lu Yin looked at Wang Dashuai. "Not really."
Wang Dashuai smiled. "As long as Seventh Bro is satisfied, then that's good. Seventh Bro, if you have any instructions, just tell me. Do you have any errands for me to run?
I'll do it right away. "
Lu Yin replied, "There will be soon. You guys will be free soon."
Wang Dashuai's eyes lit up. "Really?
That's great! Thank you, Seventh Bro. "
Lu Yin left and walked over to Wang Zheng. The man was slightly trapped and couldn't see Lu Yin outside.
Perhaps this person was as pure as Wang Dashuai had described him to be, but such a person was troublesome. It was almost impossible to obtain the restrictions from him.
Aside from him voluntarily revealing the restrictions, was there any other way to obtain them?
Lu Yin thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of anything. Helpless, he took out a mirror and asked the Fog Ancestor for help.
"This kind of stubbornness is indeed the Wang family's style. Wang Yi was like this back then; the more stubborn she was, the more stubborn she became. Her daughter, Wang Si, whom you killed with a single strike, was even more stubborn. It's fine if she's kind, but if she's evil, then she'll be in big trouble."
Lu Yin thought of Wang Miaomiao and Wang Xiaoyu, one of the Twelve Marquises. These people were all stubborn; otherwise, why would they have joined the Everlasting Race?
Humans had deep-rooted bad habits, but this was human nature. No one was perfect, and it was precisely because of imperfections that life was human.
"Senior, is there any way to obtain the restrictions from him?"
Lu Yin asked for guidance. In terms of knowledge, he was far from being comparable to the Fog Ancestor. Rather than letting his imagination run wild, he might as well ask the Fog Ancestor for guidance.
The Fog Ancestor stroked his chin and walked around Wang Zheng. He looked at Lu Yin. "The restrictions are split into four. You've grasped three?"
Lu Yin nodded.
"Isn't that easy?
Just use the restrictions that you've grasped on him. Humans have instincts, and if you slash at me, I'll subconsciously block it. As long as he knows the restrictions, he'll subconsciously resist as well. When the time comes, you'll be able to see how he uses them. After all, you've grasped three of them, so the last one should be more or less the same. "
Lu Yin raised a brow. "More or less?"
"Yes, more or less." The Fog Ancestor was certain.
Lu Yin was speechless. He would be an idiot if he believed her. How could it be more or less the same? It really was more or less the same. There were already people in the Four Way Scales who had grasped the complete restrictions, and Lu Yin was not confident that he could see through Wang Zheng's restrictions.
The Fog Ancestor was puzzled. "You don't have confidence in yourself?"
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. "Senior, the battle technique that you've inherited is that no one can compare to you in terms of intelligence and comprehension. You're the greatest goddess in the universe, but this junior is different. I- I'm just a mortal."
The Fog Ancestor felt smug. "That's true."
"How about this junior hand over the restrictions to senior, and senior can take a look at them?"
Lu Yin probed.
The Fog Ancestor snorted. "I don't look at a man's body."
Lu Yin was stunned. Who told her to look at that?
"Don't you have an intelligence root? Use it," the Fog Ancestor reminded him.
Lu Yin slapped his head. "Right, I still have an intelligence root."
The Fog Ancestor rolled her eyes. "If I let you play with Huiwen, you'll definitely be toyed to death by him. Idiot." She then returned to the mirror.
Lu Yin was ridiculed, but it did not matter as long as there was a way. He looked at Wang Zheng.
The Wei in front of Wang Zheng dissipated once more, and he looked at Lu Yin in shock. Only a few hours had passed, and Lu Yin was actually looking for him again?
"I'm very curious. Among the leaders of the Four Way Scales, you have the highest cultivation. Why didn't you attack me earlier?"
Lu Yin asked Wang Zheng.
Wang Zheng was calm. "The moment we left the Wang family's mainland, I instructed Half-Ancestor Chai to keep an eye on us in case the White Dragon's injuries had anything to do with the Frigid Immortal Sect. They wanted to lure us out of the mainland, and although it wasn't the Frigid Immortal Sect, someone did want to lure us out of the mainland and wait for an opportunity to attack."
"You captured me, so Half-Ancestor Chai definitely took action, but you still brought me here. Since you were able to escape from Half-Ancestor Chai, there must be a Half-Ancestor behind you. It must be Kui Luo."
Lu Yin was amused. "You're still very rational. What, do you want to meet the puppet?"
Wang Zheng's gaze turned cold. "You're confident that Kui Luo can make me reveal the restrictions?"
"That's not it. I just learned about Wang Zheng's character, and regardless of whether you're pretending or not, it doesn't seem likely that you'll tell me about the restrictions," Lu Yin said.
Wang Zheng did not reply, as that was what he had been thinking.
"Kui Luo isn't here," Lu Yin suddenly said.
Wang Zheng was astonished. "What did you say?"