Embers Ad Infinitum

s like the real Father truly hates us.”

“It might just be in passing,” Long Yuehong subconsciously retorted.

He then saw Genava shake his head.

“No.” Jiang Baimian then said, “He’s indeed targeting us.
I suspect that he appeared near Iron Medallion Street and was secretly observing us.
He knew that we split up.
One team headed for the manor, and the other provided support.
Otherwise, it’s impossible for him to take action in such an orderly manner.

“He first found an opportunity to ‘hypnotize’ you and tamper with a portion of your memories.
Then, he used the fact that we had to come over to rendezvous with you and hid by the side of the road in advance to attempt to deal with us using his best techniques.
If he had succeeded, we might’ve died back then or become his ‘servants.’ We might’ve helped him do things.
Fortunately, we have Old Ge and won’t fall for his tricks.

“He didn’t have absolute confidence in his offensive plan.
Therefore, he hypnotized you in advance and made you his contingency.
Think about it.
If we feel that nothing had happened because we survived the attack and became careless, a few words from Shang Jianyao and I might incite your killing intent on the way back.
Apart from defending against ourselves, the hardest to guard against are our companions.”

Bai Chen nodded slightly.
“When fighting an enemy like the real Father, I’m not afraid that he will come with great fanfare.
I’m just worried that we might brush past him and unknowingly fall into his trap.”

“If he dares to come with great fanfare, I can knock him down five times!” Shang Jianyao shouted as if he were agitating the real Father—who might still be hiding in the surrounding area—since he couldn’t sense anything.

His voice then returned to normal.
“Old Ge can knock him down 50 times.”

Robots didn’t suffer from tricks like Hypnosis or memory tampering.

Jiang Baimian smiled and sighed.
“The real Father probably knew that we spoiled his plans in Weed City.
After discovering that we were involved with the Zhao family’s manor, he conveniently planted a trap for us.”

“That’s right.” Long Yuehong felt a lingering fear.

After experiencing everything in Weed City, Redstone Collection, and Tarnan and obtaining many exoskeleton devices and Genava—a smart bot companion—he originally felt that the Old Task Force could do whatever they wanted in most of the Ashlands.
As long as they didn’t provoke a proper army or the various religions’ core forces, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Bandits or gangs didn’t pose a threat.

Now, it seemed like just the real Father had almost wiped out the Old Task Force.

“We can’t just let it pass.” Shang Jianyao didn’t appear depressed and expressed his determination.

“Yes.” Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and looked at Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.
“Are there any problems with your current emotions? Don’t be afraid.
Frankly speaking, we still have the Destiny Pearl as a backup.
When the time comes, we can just get Shang Jianyao to do some clean-sweeping in your mind world.”

“Sure, sure.” Shang Jianyao’s eyes lit up as he looked at Long Yuehong.

Long Yuehong panicked a little.
He quickly compared the information and carefully examined himself.

After a few minutes, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, “There are no other problems.”

“After learning what’s real and what’s fake, the hypnosis effects are completely removed.” Bai Chen also voiced her judgment.

Jiang Baimian nodded and laughed.
“Before we leave First City, it seems like we have to compare our memories often to prevent ourselves from becoming the real Father’s weapon.
Heh heh, we are truly self-reflecting on ourselves three times a day like the sayings go!”

With that said, she said to Genava, “Old Ge, stay here and watch the car with Little White and the others.
Hey and I will take a walk in the woods.”

“Why are you going into the forest?” Long Yuehong asked in confusion.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said, “To search for clues.
A person like the real Father definitely has a sense of superiority, so he probably won’t pay attention to the domains of ordinary people because he can make others forget his looks.
Anyone who walks past will leave behind traces.
Since he passed through the forest, it’s very likely that he left behind footprints and other clues.”

At this point, Jiang Baimian concluded with a serious expression, “The more an Awakened thinks that they have transcended ordinary people, the more likely they are to be defeated by ordinary people.
Their strength is only one aspect, not everything.”

Long Yuehong was stunned.
He found it profound, but he also felt ashamed that he had only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

“Team Leader, you’re so cool!” Shang Jianyao praised.

Upon seeing Jiang Baimian look over, he smiled brightly.
“I helped Little Red say it.”

I didn’t…
Long Yuehong subconsciously wanted to deny it, but he felt that he indeed had such thoughts back then, so he chose to agree tacitly.

Jiang Baimian smiled and called out to Shang Jianyao, a little pleased with herself.
“What are you waiting for!? We’ll take turns monitoring the surroundings later to prevent the real Father from boomeranging.”

“He doesn’t know this term,” Shang Jianyao explained seriously.
As he spoke, he had already followed Jiang Baimian into the lush forest.

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