After coming out of the room, Sun Baifa, who was walking towards the street corner with Bai Xiaosheng, lowered his voice and said, "That little fox is cunning, and the maid she keeps is also cunning. Several times when she went out, she would watch us until we were far away before she stopped."

Hearing Sun Baifa's words, Bai Xiaosheng smiled and said, "Young friend Chu is so smart that anyone who isn't stupid would be influenced by him."

Upon hearing this, Sun Baifa nodded at first, but then immediately realized what he meant.

"Wait, are you indirectly calling me stupid?"

Bai Xiaosheng said calmly, "There's nothing I can do if that's how you think."

Sun Baifa: "..."

After being subtly tricked and insulted by Bai Xiaosheng, Sun Baifa's face darkened.

But after walking for a while longer, recalling the conversation between Bai Xiaosheng and Chu Qinghe, Sun Baifa couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you subtly probe when you were chatting with that little fox earlier, to see if the little fox already knew that Zhu Wushi was also the leader of the Azure Dragon Society?"

Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and said, "Since you have already guessed our plan this time, then you, young friend Chu, must also know Zhu Wushi's identity."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Baifa muttered, "That's true."

Then, Sun Baifa continued, "What exactly was the meaning behind the riddle you and that little fox played at the end?"

Bai Xiaosheng said calmly, "It's nothing, just confirming how we'll get along in the future."

"Um?"

Hearing Bai Xiaosheng's words, Sun Baifa pondered for a moment and, recalling the conversation between Chu Qinghe and Bai Xiaosheng, his expression changed slightly as he said, "You took the initiative to test whether that little fox wanted to get involved in this matter, but the little fox only mentioned a small plot of land. Could it be that the little fox also wants to control the world?"

Although Sun Baifa was not as intelligent as Bai Xiaosheng and Chu Qinghe, he was still from the same school as Bai Xiaosheng. He looked slovenly, but he was actually very learned.

They naturally understood the meaning of "this small plot of land".

People generally believe that "one acre and three points of land" refers to their own sphere of influence.

In reality, during the Ming Dynasty, every year on the day of Hai in the second month of spring, the emperor would go to the Temple of Agriculture to perform the ritual of offering sacrifices to the farmers, and the area of ​​the land he "personally cultivated" was exactly "one mu and three fen".

One, three, five, seven, and nine are considered yang numbers, with one and three being the two smallest yang numbers.

Because the emperor was the Son of Heaven, he had to personally cultivate the land but could not overwork himself. Therefore, a minimum land area was set as the "Jitian" (聰田), which served as a symbolic "demonstration of cultivation," hence it was one mu and three fen (亩三分).

Although the entire Ming Dynasty had many cities, the court divided them into thirteen districts, known as the "Thirteen Districts," and thus the numbers "one" and "three" were used to represent the cultivated land area.

Therefore, a small plot of land, though seemingly insignificant, was cultivated by the emperor, naturally implying the vast territory and the entire world.

Knowing what Sun Baifa was thinking, Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and said, "Your master used to tell you to study, but you insisted on raising pigs. You only know how to memorize things by rote. No wonder you were used and ambushed even when you were a Grandmaster. Your brain is full of mush."

Seeing that Bai Xiaosheng denied this statement, Sun Bai was taken aback and said, "Then the little fox didn't mean that?"

Bai Xiaosheng said, "The same sentence can have different meanings depending on the context. One plus three equals four. What you mean by 'one acre and three points' is actually just four locations."

Sun Baifa raised an eyebrow and asked, "What about the influence of those few women, that little fox?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded and said, "That's right. According to what young friend Chu means, as long as we don't provoke him, the Yihua Palace, the Shenshui Palace, and the Sun Moon Divine Sect, he will at most be a spectator watching the show and will not participate in our plan this time."

After understanding Chu Qinghe's meaning, Sun Baifa asked, "So you just agreed?"

Bai Xiaosheng said calmly, "Why not agree?"

"The Yihua Palace, Shenshui Palace, and Sun Moon Divine Sect, and even that young friend Chu, have no conflict with our Azure Dragon Society. Moreover, we need to ask this young friend Chu for help to treat that person later."

"Even if Young Friend Chu didn't say anything, we wouldn't go out of our way to provoke him or his female companions."

Sun Bai asked, "What about after that? After all, Dongfang Bubai of the Sun Moon Cult isn't someone who's content to be content with mediocrity."

In response, Bai Xiaosheng chuckled and said, "Although Dongfang Bubai is belligerent, her current goal is merely to develop the Sun Moon Sect into a top-tier power. Besides, the Sun Moon Sect has already moved its headquarters to Bright Peak. What's the harm in giving her the land south of the Great Ming after we destroy the Divine Sword Manor?"

Sun Baifa muttered, "They're quite generous, giving away such a large area just like that."

Bai Xiaosheng replied, "Once the Divine Sword Manor is destroyed and Xie Xiaofeng is killed, without the Divine Sword Manor to suppress it, the area south of the Ming Dynasty will be without a top-level power. The entire area south of the Ming Dynasty will probably fall into internal strife and fighting. The presence of the Sun Moon Divine Sect can actually help stabilize the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Baifa glanced at Bai Xiaosheng and said, "No wonder you secretly arranged for those forces in the south to cooperate with the Sun Moon Divine Sect. It turns out you had thought all this through before you came."

Bai Xiaosheng replied, "With Dongfang Bubai's current strength, it's only a matter of time before he can subdue the surrounding forces. Doing something in secret can preserve the forces under my Azure Dragon Society and also earn me a favor for free. Why not?"

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng's slightly furrowed brows, Sun Baifa couldn't help but shake his head.

As Bai Xiaosheng's senior brother, Sun Baifa naturally knew just how strong Bai Xiaosheng was in strategy.

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