"So, I intend to invite you to join my forces. I don't want you to become a member of the Protectors, but I hope you can join me in this bold attempt and work together with me to change the status quo."
"This... is indeed a bit sudden." Gu Qingze seemed a little hesitant. "Can you tell me what exactly you plan to do?"
Feng Ying shook his head decisively and refused, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you now because it involves some confidential information. And you haven't made the decision to join yet."
Gu Qingze asked tentatively: "What will be the consequences if I choose to reject your invitation?"
Feng Ying replied calmly, "I won't take any action against you, but the reason why Tiandao didn't discover you and expel you before is because I have been deliberately hiding it from you."
"However, if you refuse my invitation, I will no longer use the system's energy to help you conceal your identity. By then, you will most likely be expelled from the Heavenly Dao, or even face life-threatening danger."
After hearing Feng Ying's words, Gu Qingze did not hesitate any longer.
Regardless of whether Feng Ying's plan and idea are reliable, it is at least much better than facing death directly after he refuses and never seeing Ling Xiao again.
The reason why he was able to stay awake in the Nether Spring and never gave up hope of living even in unbearable pain was because he was always thinking of Ling Xiao in his heart.
He didn't want to lose contact with Ling Xiao like this, as they had agreed to meet again.
If he refused Feng Ying's invitation and died for unknown reasons, breaking his promise, Ling Xiao would be very sad because he couldn't see him.
He could not accept such a result no matter what.
"Okay, I promise you." Gu Qingze forced a smile, looked at Feng Ying and said.
"Very good, your choice is wise. I believe you will not regret the decision you made now."
Feng Ying's system slowly flew to Gu Qingze's side, displaying something that looked like a contract. "You just need to put your fingerprint on it."
Gu Qingze carefully touched the small ball with his fingertips, and then a large number of regulations and guidelines about maintainers suddenly flooded into his mind.
Just when he was confused, Feng Ying explained in time: "I almost forgot to tell you, since our power is not too great right now, we can't rebel and act alone, so we will temporarily join the defenders' side."
Gu Qingze nodded and began to sort out the information that suddenly flooded into his mind.
"Now... I can tell you some preliminary details of the plan," Feng Ying said. "However, since you are not yet a core member of the faction, I can only tell you part of the information for now."
Gu Qingze didn't care about this. Anyway, that wasn't what he really cared about. He nodded, then looked at Feng Ying and pretended to "listen".
"The initial plan is to find a way to conceal it from the Heavenly Dao of each small world."
"Although Heaven will force 'Son of Heaven' to follow the plot in order to maintain the stability of its own world, we can cleverly mislead it."
"Just like in this small world, I will let this world's 'Son of Heaven' only go through a necessary portion of the plot, so that it feels that everything is generally fine and thus lets down its guard."
"Then, we'll use the system's power to trick it into thinking the plot is complete and stop pursuing the matter..."
"I'll give you the specific action plan in detail after you begin the mission. I'll tell you this much for now. Once you actually start practicing, you'll quickly master it."
"This is merely a temporary measure to stabilize the Heavenly Dao of each small world. Ultimately, the reason each small world demands the 'Son of Heaven' to force the plot forward is also to maintain world stability."
"Once I find a way to completely stabilize the world, we won't have to do this anymore..."
When Feng Ying said this, his face was full of confidence and his eyes were shining with expectation. Gu Qingze suddenly had an intuition - perhaps Feng Ying could really do it.
In addition, Feng Ying's words also revealed an important message to Gu Qingze: he would not force the "Son of Heaven" to complete all the plots.
This means that Ling Xiao will not be forced to reach the ascension plot, and therefore will not face death.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingze couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't care about anything else, as long as Ling Xiao's safety was guaranteed.
After a moment, Feng Ying turned to Gu Qingze and said, "I know you must have a lot of questions. Now, you can ask as many questions as you want. As long as they don't involve core secrets, I will do my best to answer you."
"This is just... a small benefit for you to join my faction."
Gu Qingze's eyes lit up when he heard this. He thought for a moment and finally decided to ask about Ling Xiao first:
"After Ling Xiao completes some crucial plot points, he can break free from the constraints of the plot and gain freedom, right?"
He originally had a lot of questions he wanted to ask about himself, but Ling Xiao was the most important to him, so he asked about Ling Xiao first.
"Of course." Feng Ying nodded. "This is exactly why I established this faction. The 'Sons of Heaven' in every world no longer have to follow their original paths. Whether they are good or bad, they no longer have to be forced to complete the plot."
Although Gu Qingze had guessed it before, after getting Feng Ying's assurance, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground and he was completely relieved.
He then asked, his face showing a cautious yet expectant expression: "Then...when I leave this world in the future, can I take Ling Xiao with me?"
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