"Take me with you." Just then, Zhang Shih-hao strolled over.
This guy still carried that carefree, playboy aura, and after returning to the mountain this time, he seemed much more lazy.
Perhaps this is some kind of tradition of the Xuan Yi Sect; if this guy wore a Taoist robe, he would look even more like a charlatan.
"You?" Ye Xingchen looked at Zhang Shihao in surprise. This guy's arrival was inexplicable, and he didn't know why.
But now that I'm heading to Jinluo City, he's followed me. I suppose he came out of seclusion this time for my sake too?
“That’s right, my strength isn’t that great, but I’m still the future Celestial Master of the Xuan Yi Sect.” Zhang Shihao said leisurely, “A sorcerer can play a huge role at crucial moments.”
"What role can you play?" Ye Xingchen frowned. "You sorcerers, especially those from the Xuan Yi Sect, value cause and effect the most."
“Going to Jinluo City would have dire consequences, and aren’t you afraid of those consequences?”
“Our Xuan Yi Sect believes in cause and effect, but I also believe in my own cause and effect.” Zhang Shihao looked at Ye Xingchen seriously: “I helped you today, and you will help me in the future.”
“I plant good seeds and I reap good fruit, so this does not violate our principles.”
"I understand." Ye Xingchen nodded slowly. "Alright, I'll take you with me. Let's go now."
"Ye Xingchen... I want to see Ye Xingchen." A howling voice came from inside the carriage; it was Jin Xiang's hysterical roar.
"I'm here. Do you have any last words?" Ye Xingchen opened the car door.
With a thud, Jin Xiang, who was frantically pushing open the car door, fell directly out of the car.
He fell face-first into the mud, and it took him a long time to struggle to stand up.
"Just say what you have to say, there's no need for such a grand ceremony," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
Jin Xiang finally managed to stand up straight, then stared at Ye Xingchen, and suddenly, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"What are you doing?" Ye Xingchen frowned.
"I'll agree to any condition as long as you let me go." Jin Xiang's face was deathly pale.
"Don't beg me like this. You can't give me what I want." Ye Xingchen shook his head: "This is your fate. No matter how much you struggle, it's useless. Give up."
“Ye Xingchen, Jinluo City is not as simple as you think.” Jin Xiang composed himself: “They have powerful backers behind them.”
“I know that. It’s not a secret. If it weren’t for the support from behind the scenes in Jinluo City, how could we have our current status?” Ye Xingchen said. “You don’t need to remind me like that. I know everything.”
“But do you know who Jin Luocheng’s biggest backer is?” Jin Xiang asked.
"I don't know, and I don't care." Ye Xingchen shrugged.
“The Temple…” Jin Xiang gritted his teeth and uttered two words.
"What?" Ye Xingchen frowned.
“I said, the true mastermind behind Jinluo City is the Holy Temple,” Jin Xiang said with difficulty.
"Never heard of it." Ye Xingchen suddenly became interested: "What kind of existence is the Holy Temple?"
"Whether it's Jinluo City, the Holy Curtain, the reclusive families, or the financial magnates around the world that you've come into contact with, the Temple's shadow is always behind them." Jin Xiang let out a long sigh. There were some things he dared not say aloud, but when he actually spoke them, he had fewer concerns.
"Go on," Ye Xingchen nodded.
"The Holy Curtain of Jinluo City and the high seas are under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Holy Temple of the Holy Temple..." Jin Xiang gasped for breath.
"The Seventh Holy Temple?" Ye Xingchen was completely unfamiliar with this name.
"The Temple has twelve Holy Halls, each with its own designated area. The head of each Holy Hall is responsible for the various forces within that area." Jin Xiang gritted his teeth: "Ye Xingchen, you can't outmaneuver them. Their strength and terror far exceed your imagination."
"They will stop at nothing to gain profit. As long as they can profit from it, they will rush into this field. If there is no cause for trouble in this field, they will create trouble..."
"What trouble are you referring to?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Heh, political changes, terrorist attacks, wars, disasters, plagues…” Jin Xiang laughed: “Every calamity they create results in the deaths of tens of thousands, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict… Ebola in Africa…”
"The collapse of the Ippu Dam... the Boris riots, and even... the terrorist attack on Dubai's tallest building—these were all orchestrated by them. They created riots, disasters, and wars... and profited from them."
With each statement Jin Xiang made, Ye Xingchen's brows furrowed more deeply. He stared at Jin Xiang, trying to detect a hint of lying on his face.
Unfortunately, he didn't see any change in Jin Xiang's expression.
In other words, what this guy said is true.
Ye Xingchen's expression was serious. If what this guy said was true, then this temple was already extremely terrifying.
From the above, Ye Xingchen learned at least a few things. First, they possessed extremely advanced biotechnology and were able to create viruses.
Secondly, they have the ability to instigate conflict, launch coups, and possess arms manufacturing capabilities.
Terrorist attacks... they even have their own army, and for profit, they can create countless extremist acts and profit from them.
A coup can allow supporters to change local policies, from which they profit; war can sell arms, and plague can sell medicine.
If this organization stands on the side of good, it is a force that can benefit all of humanity; but if it stands on the opposite side of humanity, it will be a great disaster for the whole world.
"Thank you for telling me all this, but what are you thinking? Are you trying to save your life by telling me this? Or are you warning me that you have powerful connections and that if I kill you, I will face a vicious reprisal?"
"Yes, you will face retribution, you and your family will." Jin Xiang roared, "Ye Xingchen, let go, there's no need for us to hurt each other over the past."
"Ha, a lose-lose situation? I think you're mistaken." Ye Xingchen laughed loudly: "First of all, you're doomed in my hands. No matter what happens to me in the future, you've already lost."
"Secondly, this organization is indeed very large, but Jinluo City is just one of their small strongholds. They are very powerful. I may not be as powerful as them, but I can make them restless and disrupt their plans."
"In short, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. If they want to play, I'll play along to the end. But Jinluo City must be destroyed."
"You will regret what you have done." Jin Xiang looked at Ye Xingchen with trepidation.
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