“Lying…?” Earth-Ox said with an unchanged expression, “Where did I lie?”

“‘Matched Assassination’… How absurd?” Black Sheep snorted coldly, “If this plan really came from Brother Yang’s mouth, I’ll cut off one of my own hands today.”

“You’re quite confident.” Earth-Ox sighed, “Just based on ‘Matched Assassination,’ you know I’m lying?”

“Pei Qianhu’s match is ‘Heavenly-Tiger.’ How could Brother Yang possibly send Pei Qianhu to kill a child?” Black Sheep said through gritted teeth, “Isn’t that just sending him straight to his death? In my eyes, Pei Qianhu can die at any time, but I absolutely won’t allow him to die under such a ridiculous lie. If you dare to scheme against him, I don’t mind crippling you right now.”

Seeing this, Earth-Chicken remained silent and slowly retreated a step. She also wanted to figure out what Earth-Ox was really trying to do. This time, she could only stand by and watch.

“Isn’t calling him a ‘child’ too arbitrary?” Earth-Ox replied, “Even if ‘Heavenly-Tiger’ is a bare-bottomed kid, he’s the same as us—he’s been in ‘Taoyuan’ for decades. What’s the difference between him and an old monster?”

“The difference is appearance.” Black Sheep said, “This is Pei Qianhu’s only weakness. Brother Yang knows how to use people’s strengths. Even though I can’t figure out many of his strategies, such a reckless plan obviously didn’t come from his mouth. What exactly is your objective?”

“It seems you’ve misunderstood me.” Earth-Ox shook his head and found a chair to sit down, “I’m only thinking of everyone’s best interests. Now all the arrows are on the string, and only a group of ‘Heaven-level’ stand in front of us. No matter how you look at it, we should eliminate them.”

“I don’t need you to decide what’s ‘right’ on your own.” Black Sheep said again, “Tell me Brother Yang’s real plan. If you dare to use this plan to get Pei Qianhu killed, I’ll never let you go for the rest of my life.”

“This is Brother Yang’s plan.” Earth-Ox said again, “Believe it or not, it’s up to you.”

“I’ll give you one more chance…” Black Sheep’s expression grew increasingly stern, “If you dare to deceive me again with this ‘Matched Assassination’ lie, be prepared for a fierce battle.”

As Black Sheep spoke, he unbuttoned his suit cuffs, rolled up his sleeves, and loosened the tie around his neck.

“Isn’t this plan reasonable?” Earth-Ox frowned, “You should be glad I’ve freed you. After all, you don’t need to kill ‘Heavenly-Sheep,’ so you’re in a relatively safe position in this plan. But I’m different—I still have ‘Heavenly-Ox’ to deal with.”

Black Sheep smiled slightly after hearing this: “I’m weak and alone, there’s not much I can do. I can only take this opportunity to help Brother Yang pull out a rusty ‘needle.'”

As soon as the words fell, Black Sheep instantly disappeared from his spot. Before the air around him could react, his figure had already shot forward.

“Hey!” Earth-Chicken nervously stepped forward, “Black Sheep… I know you have many questions. Don’t you want to first clarify the cause and effect?”

“Earth-Chicken, I know you’re unaware of this matter.” Black Sheep said, “If you really want to understand the cause and effect, let this battle determine the outcome first. On this ‘train,’ trusting anyone will only bring you endless suffering.”

Earth-Ox snorted coldly, reached out to push Black Sheep away, and said softly: “Black Sheep, don’t think you can take advantage in terms of force. I heard you used to paint fans, but I was an athlete.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Black Sheep said again, “On this ‘train,’ no ‘Sheep’ is easy to mess with. Not only do you want to get Pei Qianhu killed, you even fabricated a plan full of loopholes to insult Brother Yang. This makes me extremely angry. Even if I can’t kill you today, I definitely can’t let you off easy.”

The two completely ignored Earth-Chicken’s attempts to mediate and immediately began fighting again.

This brawl was clearly different from the usual fights that came from Earth-Tiger’s room. Both seemed to want each other’s lives. Their fists and feet collided, creating thunderous explosions. The wooden floor and wooden door looked as if they were about to shatter.

“Annoying…” Earth-Chicken frowned and muttered under her breath, “What should I do now? You suddenly changed your story and announced this kind of plan… Now trouble has arrived…”

Earth-Chicken could only move to stand at the doorway. She could only hope that others had grown accustomed to this kind of fighting over the past few days. If they alarmed ‘Earth-Dragon,’ there would be big trouble.

……

Earth-Mouse pulled Pei Qianhu back to his room. He first stuck his head out the door to check that no one was following them, then waved his hand to tell his several students in the room to leave.

“What’s really going on…?” Pei Qianhu asked cautiously after Earth-Mouse’s students had all left, “Is there a problem with that Earth-Ox?”

“Dog Leader…” Earth-Mouse closed the door and said in a low voice, “Did you eat shit or something? You were just about to admit you’re carrying an ‘echo’?”

“I…” Pei Qianhu found the sofa in Earth-Mouse’s room and slowly reclined in an extremely comfortable position, “What’s wrong with that? We’ve already reached such a critical moment. What’s the use of hiding it?”

“We’re only meeting that Ox Leader for the first time.” Earth-Mouse said with a cautious expression, “You disregarded everything and directly revealed our hand to her. Do you really think this ‘Matched Assassination’ plan is feasible?”

“Is there any better method?” Earth-Dog asked, puzzled, “You and I are standing here because we want to kill our own superiors, aren’t we? Only when they’re dead can you and I become ‘Heaven.'”

“That’s exactly the problem. That ox is precisely exploiting this…” Earth-Mouse also pulled over a chair, “If ‘Matched Assassination’ could succeed… would we need to go through so much trouble to board Brother Yang’s boat? Heavenly-Snake can know your thoughts, Heavenly-Dog can clearly hear your movements, Heavenly-Mouse can smell your killing intent. Each of them has extremely powerful self-protection methods… How can we defeat these monsters with just our fists and feet?”

“So you’re saying…” Pei Qianhu narrowed his eyes, “That Earth-Ox is lying?”

“Exactly.” Earth-Mouse said, “Dog Leader, please eat something nutritious to nourish your brain. You brought me onto this boat, and saving your life once makes us even. Don’t be so foolish from now on.”

“But I don’t understand…” Pei Qianhu said again, “What’s her purpose in lying? If she’s on ‘Earth-Dragon’s’ side, having evidence of our rebellion would be enough to get us killed a hundred times over. Why would she tell such a lie to make us voluntarily go to our deaths?”

“I’m not talented… but I have a bold theory.” Earth-Mouse turned to Pei Qianhu and said, “Dog Leader, that ox probably isn’t on ‘Earth-Dragon’s’ side, but she has her own separate plan.”

“What…?”

“Brother Yang’s plan should have already begun.” Earth-Mouse said again, “Don’t trust anyone present, including me. The reason Earth-Ox had everyone create chaos is precisely to take advantage of the confusion to complete her own plan.”