Chapter 202: Greed and Envy Try Their Best to Disguise Themselves

Amid the dense mountain forest, two men wearing tailcoats and Silver-White Masks gazed at each other from a distance. The mountain breeze rustled the surrounding leaves and the hems of their clothes.

Xueyuan solemnly sized up Greed. This direct encounter made him realize that Greed was very strong! Undoubtedly an absolute Gold powerhouse.

He did not act rashly. Striking recklessly without knowing the opponent's abilities would easily expose a flaw.

Sikong Zhen solemnly sized up Envy. The resonance between experts made him realize that Envy's strength was extraordinary. Just as Taoist Priest Xuanqing had deduced, Envy was a Gold powerhouse!

The other party's gloomy gaze did not surprise him, because he had long since learned from Taoist Priest Xuanqing that Envy and Greed were at odds. In the future, the two would even fight each other in Lanshan.

Envy's eyes held only gloom and hostility, but no suspicion. This meant his disguise had not been seen through yet.

Envy and Greed stared at each other for a long time. The atmosphere was completely silent; neither was willing to speak first.

Sikong Zhen knew he could not remain silent any longer, or Envy might sense something was wrong. So, he said in a hoarse voice, "We meet again, Envy."

He did not know if speaking like this fit Greed's persona, but a simple greeting should not blow his cover.

Unexpectedly, as soon as those words left his mouth, he clearly felt the opposing Envy's body tense up.

'Oh no, did he spot a flaw already?'

Xueyuan's body jolted. He suddenly realized that the Greed opposite him had mistaken his identity! The other party thought he was Envy! He had considered the possibility of Greed directly attacking a fake like him, but he never expected the man to actually mistake him for someone else.

It seemed his physique was very close to the real Envy's, which, combined with the mask, caused the misunderstanding.

Perhaps he could use this. He could play along and extract some information about the Seven Deadly Sins. The Seven Deadly Sins had publicly murdered a noble and were already fighting to the death against the Chiyan Empire. If manipulated properly, perhaps the Seven Deadly Sins could be used by the Blood Moon Empire!

Just as Sikong Zhen felt he was exposed and prepared to attack, the opposing Envy spoke. The response was brief, just a light "Mm," but it made Sikong Zhen sigh in relief.

'As long as I am not exposed.'

He still wanted to take this opportunity to gather intelligence on the Seven Deadly Sins, as well as figure out why Envy had arranged to meet Greed and what their goal was.

Harboring the exact same objective, both sides waited for the other to speak first. As a result, the two fell into silence once again.

Sikong Zhen frowned slightly. 'Are Envy and Greed really at odds to this extent? Unwilling to say even a single extra word? Then why did you invite Greed here?'

Helpless, he had no choice but to speak again. "Spit it out. What do you want with me?"

Xueyuan froze. He had absolutely no idea how to respond to that, but he also gleaned from those words that the Greed before him seemed to have been invited by the real Envy.

'Crap!'

'Doesn't that mean the real Envy will show up soon!? Judging by Greed's attitude, Envy is highly likely a Gold powerhouse as well. When I am exposed, I will definitely be besieged by two Gold powerhouses. This is bad!'

'No, I need to find a way to leave first.'

Xueyuan felt anxious. To avoid showing any flaws, he braced himself and said, "It is about that matter from last time."

This time, it was Sikong Zhen's turn to freeze. That matter from last time? What was the matter from last time? 'Crap! I'm going to be exposed!'

He stayed silent for a moment before saying hoarsely, "That matter from last time is indeed very thorny. What do you plan to do?"

He kicked the ball back. He had not made up this lie randomly, either. He figured that since Envy had called for Greed, whom he did not get along with, it was proof enough of how difficult that matter from last time was—to the point that he had to rely on Greed's strength.

"I plan to..." Xueyuan's body tensed up. He knew he was definitely going to be exposed, so he prepared to attack directly.

But right at that moment, a frivolous young man's voice rang out not far from the two of them.

"Yo, everyone is here."

A man wearing a Lust Mask and carrying a longsword on his back appeared out of thin air.

Both of them were instantly shocked, because neither had noticed when this person showed up!

Especially when they saw the Lust Mask on his face, their hearts sank simultaneously.

Sikong Zhen realized the situation was grave. Originally, the plan this time was to capture Envy, but another member of the Seven Deadly Sins had actually arrived!

'Damn it! Is this what Taoist Priest Xuanqing meant when he said the future is not set in stone, and that as long as people take corresponding measures in the present, they will affect the future to a certain extent?'

'No, I absolutely cannot expose my identity now. I must disguise myself well in the role of Greed. If the two of them team up, I might not have time to fire the signal flare.'

Xueyuan also sensed that things were bad, alarm bells blaring in his mind. 'Damn it! Is today a gathering of the Seven Deadly Sins? Why did another member show up?'

'If they find out, I will very likely be doomed today!'

'No, I absolutely cannot expose my identity.'

Taoist Priest Xuanqing smiled as he greeted the two. Looking at their silence, he complained, "Honestly, you two. It has been so long, why are you still acting awkward? Isn't it just that Greed snatched a Gold Artifact from you in the Nightmare World last time? Didn't he compensate you with other Transcendent Tier materials later on?

If you ask me, let this matter go. After all, we are all on the same side."

This statement contained a massive amount of information, leading the two men into endless speculation.

'So this is the reason why Greed and Envy do not get along!'

'The Nightmare World? No wonder no matter how we investigated, we could not find any traces of the Seven Deadly Sins' existence. How could several Gold powerhouses just pop out of thin air in the Empire? It turns out the Seven Deadly Sins is actually an organization composed of Nightmare Apostles!'

"Hmph!" Xueyuan coldly snorted, looking at Greed with an extremely unkind gaze. To avoid blowing his cover, he tried his best to fit the character relationship.

Sikong Zhen stared back, equally unwilling to show weakness. He figured that since Greed dared to snatch Envy's Gold Artifact, he was definitely not afraid of Envy, so he could not show cowardice.

"Ah, seriously, you two. Boss Pride will be here soon. You better not act like this when he arrives. If you make the boss angry, he won't spare you!" Taoist Priest Xuanqing earnestly advised, worrying himself sick over the harmony between his colleagues.

Little did he know that those words falling upon their ears were no different from a bolt out of the blue.

'Pride is coming too!?'

At this moment, the exact same thought rose in both their minds: they absolutely could not expose their identities, otherwise they would be ganged up on by the Seven Deadly Sins!

Especially listening to Lust's awe-filled tone, Pride's strength was definitely overwhelmingly powerful. Otherwise, how could he suppress these Gold powerhouses?

Sensing their concealed emotions, Old Taoist Xuanqing was practically blooming with joy in his heart. 'Hahaha... Interesting, truly interesting. Two Gold powerhouses have both been completely terrified by this poor Daoist!'

Just then, Su Mu's voice echoed in his mind. "Yan Moxie has arrived. One hundred meters to the southeast, in the shadow of the crooked tree."

Old Taoist Xuanqing immediately understood the Divine Envoy's meaning. He casually waved a hand at the crooked tree. "Hey, Uncle Gluttony, since you are here, do not hide anymore."

'What!? Another one of the Seven Deadly Sins!?'

Sikong Zhen and Xueyuan's feelings could only be described as shocked to the point of numbness. They helplessly watched as a cluster of Shadow writhed beneath the crooked tree, and then a man wearing a black tailcoat and a Gluttony Mask stepped out from it.