Chapter 10: Traveling with Criminals

After talking with his cellmates, Cheng Tian waited silently for one of those criminals to approach the cell he was in.

While doing so, he tried to meditate to regain his energy and surprisingly found no difficulty doing so, even considering those chains around his body.

But when he realized this strangeness, old Xiao Yang did not take long to tell him that the chains restraining them blocked only their martial souls.

That seemed strange, he had thought. But after hearing from that old man that it was in those people's interest to keep them in an acceptable condition, he understood the need for them to be able to meditate.

Anyway, full of energy in their bodies or exhausted, without their martial souls, they had no way to escape those chains, much less the cell they were in.

Because of this, even with the possibility of cultivating in captivity, it did not increase the chances of successful escapes. After all, even if one were a cultivation genius, such a person would be limited to whatever cultivation range they were in.

Without the possibility of absorbing spirit rings, it would be impossible to reach the level of strength necessary to break those chains. In this case, there were no weaknesses in these restrictive items!

Therefore, when Cheng Tian began to meditate, no one there found this strange.

However, to the misfortune of that group of criminals, Madara's heir was there!

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In the early evening, someone finally came to that cell with the portions of leftover food usually given to captives.

"Dinnertime, you bastards!"

"Look what we left for you today! Good, huh?" A man dressed in shorts, who had a protruding belly, showed them a large bowl of mixtures.

That looked like pork food, something that was enough to make the earthling Cheng Tian feel goosebumps all over his body. But upon seeing that bowl, his four cellmates directly used their hands to eat, with hungry looks on their faces.

'Bastards!'

'They let us cultivate to maintain our health, but they send this as food?' Cheng Tian felt even more anger from those people, concluding that there was nothing wrong with going along with his plan.

"Hey!" He said, drawing the attention of the pot-bellied man.

Looking at that good-looking young man, the criminal frowned his eyebrows and said firmly. "What is it? Aren't you going to eat, brat? Do you think this is a hotel where you can order whatever you want?"

"Young Madara, eat some..." Xiao Yang said in a low voice, trying to get this young man out of trouble.

But Cheng Tian continued to stare at that man while two tomoes appeared in his eyes. "What is your name?"

The silence lasted for three seconds until that man finally answered him. "Guo Hu..."

"That's what I thought..." Cheng Tian said in a low voice, laughing ridiculously. "Gou Hu... Gou Hu... You don't know what your groupmates are preparing for you."

"What are you talking about?" Gou Hu felt curiosity in his being while his constant fears surged in his heart. 'Is someone plotting against me?'

'That...'

'I always suspected that something might happen, but... Is it true?'

He then listened. "Gou Hu... I heard this name when I was captured earlier... Well, I guess you better take care of yourself, or, hehe, your situation will be worse than ours."

"That..."

'Who will it be? Will it be our leader?'

'But I didn't do anything wrong!'

'No! The other two are definitely capable of killing me! What do I do?' Doubt arose in this man's heart, who was already breaking into a cold sweat.

Cheng Tian then said. "Gou He, if you bring me a portion of meat and rice, without mixtures, I can help you find out who your enemy is."

"Oh?" That man's eyes opened wide. "Can you really do that?"

"Of course! You just need to lure them near this cell. I'll try to find out what they think of you."

"That..."

'Trust him!' Gou He's 'own' voice came into his mind.

'Well, it's only a plate of food, so I guess it's worth the risk...' Gou He thought while being influenced by Cheng Tian.

While they were talking in whispering tones, the four people in that cell had stopped eating and started observing their surroundings strangely, sensing that there was something wrong there.

'Why is this criminal talking so calmly with Madara?' The woman there thought about it, avoiding looking toward the two.

'What is young Madara talking about? Why is he making up this story?' Xiao Yang looked at Gou He's figure and noticed the nervousness in this man's eyes. 'He... He believes everything!'

And indeed, that was the case.

Madara's Sharingan could not manipulate thoughts as Shisui's ability, Kotoamatsukami, was capable of. But with the genjutsu of those eyes, Cheng Tian was fully capable of influencing his opponent's mind.

In everyday situations, this would not be possible with Gou He, as that man was a few levels stronger than Cheng Tian. But in this situation where he was not protecting himself from the young prisoner, the pot-bellied criminal had been slightly influenced.

That was not enough for him to be totally under Cheng Tian's control, but it had been enough for this young man to put ideas into his mind!

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That way, it did not take long for that man to move away from that cell, looking carefully from one side to the other.

'One has gone...' Cheng Tian smiled, planning to bring chaos to the people of that criminal group.

His plan was simple. Influence as many minds as possible, make the people in this group extremely suspicious of each other and then make them fight.

Obviously, he did not think he could influence everyone there. But if some of them became sensitive enough to start a battle, that would be enough.

'You are the ones who captured me. Then you can only blame yourselves for the fate that awaits you.'

'Now, I just need to wait for you to play according to my plans.' He sat cross-legged, watching in the direction from which Gou He had departed.

"Young Madara..."

...

On the next day, Cheng Tian was interrogated by two people, who soon fell into his trap and believed that part of the group was planning a rebellion.

As for Gou He, he had begun to behave suspiciously towards his group mates, making some of them realize this.

But with most of them still outside Cheng Tian's influence, they just thought that this man was stressed due to the lack of women in his life.

They had already gone days without visiting a city with brothels, so those with no partners were expected to be more stressed at this point of the trip...

Meanwhile, the two criminals, who had already talked with Cheng Tian this morning, were watching Gou He's movements with concern.

To them, that man seemed to be planning something!

'Their' own voices in their subconscious were telling them what was wrong.

'He is planning to kill you and take your belongings...'

'He's planning a lure further on. He wants to rob the group...'

Voices identical to theirs popped into their minds from time to time, making them believe that Gou He's every move had a hidden meaning, which would invariably result in losses for them.

In any case, one of the captives had promised to help them expose Gou He, so, for now, the two were just cautiously watching that man from afar.

On the other hand, while being watched, Gou He felt that Cheng Tian's words were more accurate than he had thought. Each time he came across some members of this group, he felt as if his position was at risk.

With this, he soon began to experience sleepless nights, thinking about how his colleagues would plot against him and how he should act.

So, two more days passed.

In that time, the group advanced a few more kilometers north of the Star Dou Great Forest, getting closer and closer to Soutuo City.

In those days of travel, those two took meals for Cheng Tian during the day, and Gou He did so in the evenings. However, it did not take long for the others in the group to notice their strange behavior!

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"Hey, brat, come here!" A tall, strong man with a large scar on his bare chest said to Cheng Tian as he stopped next to this young man's cell. 'That bastard is going to answer me what's going on with those three!'

'I've already talked to those damned, but they insist that there's nothing wrong, that they're just tired...'

'But this brat must know something!' So he thought about it, while a middle-aged man beside him was also curious to find out the problem with those people who were feeding this captive so well.

"Are you talking to me, sir?" Cheng Tian looked servilely at those people, laughing internally.

"Brat, just tell me what's going on. Why are Gou He and those two bringing food to you? What's going on between you?"

Gulp!

"Sir, please don't make me talk... They... They..."

"What is it?" The middle-aged man frowned.

"I fear for my life... They forced me to eat those things... They are trying something..." Cheng Tian whispered, looking from one side to the other as if to check that no one was watching him.

Those four people in his cell felt goosebumps in their bodies, shocked by Cheng Tian's acting ability.

'This boy is not a good thing!'

'He is manipulating those three, and now he is lying to these two...' The fourth individual who spoke little in that group swallowed his saliva in anticipation.

He was beginning to feel more afraid of Cheng Tian than of the criminals who had stolen his freedom!

"Brat, just say what's going on!"

"If something is going on, rest assured. I am stronger than those three and can handle them." The man who first spoke said in an agitated tone, already beginning to believe those three were up to something.

'Good!'

Cheng Tian then said. "Well..."

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