Ye Xiruo felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. Brother Xiu Qi had been acting strangely all day. What had happened?
"Brother Xiuqi, you'd better tell me the truth! I don't want to hear the answers I want from other people." Besides, we're all in the same boat now. If anything happens to any of us, we'll all be doomed.
Ye Xiruo jumped off the bed: "I asked Master Zhang to prepare a table of delicious food. Let's eat together! We can talk while we eat." Ye Xiruo's smile was incredibly innocent, but Xiu Qiyu understood that something was up. He was told to tell the truth, or else... well, you know. The implications were quite profound.
Zhang Quan did not disappoint her expectations. The table was full of dishes that Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu liked to eat, but Xiu Qiyu did not have a good appetite and did not even pay attention to the food in front of him. If Ye Xiruo had not served him food, he probably wouldn't have touched his chopsticks.
It seems something big has happened, and it's quite troublesome, the kind of thing that Brother Xiu Qi is powerless to resist and has no way to deal with.
"You should just tell me!" Ye Xiruo put down her chopsticks, waiting for Xiu Qiyu to confess.
"The Illusionary Heaven Palace has attacked Falling Sunset Valley, killing many innocent disciples. A month from now, several sects will jointly besiege Falling Sunset Valley. Now Falling Sunset Valley is completely surrounded; they don't want to leave a single survivor."
Ye Xiruo slammed her hand on the table: "This is outrageous! How dare the Illusionary Heaven Palace be so arrogant? Does it even respect the laws of the continent?"
"The Illusionary Heaven Palace did it very discreetly. Without evidence, even the Supreme God Emperor can't say anything."
"Ahem, how about I go to the Bounty Tower and put a bounty on the core disciples of the Illusionary Heaven Palace? No, that's too obvious. Let's just find an assassin to kill them! Assassins are more principled; if an assassination fails, they'll switch to another one until the target is successfully killed."
"Little Yezi, stop joking. Huantian Palace is a long-established power in the Heavenly Realm with countless core disciples. Besides, given Lian Jing's temperament, even if a few people really die, he won't feel anything."
"The most important thing now is to break the trap set next month. The Illusionary Heaven Palace is really too despicable. From now on, we will raise the price of the pills we sell to them by 30%. Take it or leave it."
"It was my fault."
“What did you do wrong? How did that bitch Lian Jing get to the position of Palace Master? Why hasn’t anyone risen up to overthrow her?”
"There's nothing seriously wrong with it."
"Hmph, it's not appropriate for the Pill King Palace to directly intervene unless Falling Cloud Valley becomes a subordinate force of the Pill King Palace. I'll go and discuss this matter with my master right away. I just don't know if the sect leader will have any objections."
"Those who have objections are probably not the sect leader, but the other affiliated forces and families of the Pill King Palace. As a top-tier power, the Pill King Palace has many forces that want to become its vassals, but very few have succeeded."
"It doesn't matter. Sunset Valley is practically your mother clan's power. I won't watch it perish."
"If Illusionary Heaven Palace doesn't mobilize a large force, it's wishful thinking for them to destroy Falling Cloud Valley with just the few Yellow-level and Profound-level forces around them."
"Hmm, something's up," Ye Xiruo's eyes lit up.
Xiu Qiyu whispered a few words in Ye Xiruo's ear, and Ye Xiruo couldn't hide her smile any longer.
"In that case, all obstacles have been removed. I'll go talk to my master. We need to plan this matter carefully. Since that shameless old man Lian Jing wants to catch a big fish, we'll wait and see."
Now that a general solution had been found, Xiu Qiyu accompanied Ye Xiruo through a sumptuous dinner, and the two went together to pay their respects to Jing Li.
As soon as she entered, Ye Xiruo handed over a puddle of her newly brewed wine with great interest: "Master, this is my latest fruit wine, I call it wine, would you like to try it?"
Jing Li gently placed the wine jar aside, a clear smile playing on her lips in her narrow eyes: "Little Yezi, you can tell me what you want now. I've accepted your bribe."
“Master, how can this be called a bribe? This is clearly a small token of my appreciation.”
Jing Li gave Ye Xiruo a look that said, "Say whatever you want." Ye Xiruo then began to speak seriously, including some of the measures Lian Jing had recently taken, as well as the current trend of Luoxia Valley.
"I understand. What are your thoughts?"
"What is the real reason behind the manipulation of the sects surrounding Luoxia Valley by Huantian Palace?" Lian Jing was naturally doing this to retaliate against Xiu Qiyu, but as a powerful force in the Heavenly Realm, Huantian Palace also cared about its reputation. If it did not have a respectable reason, it would be criticized.
"The leader of Luoxia Valley is cruel and ruthless. He once plundered the treasures of several sects. Now, the sects have joined forces to reclaim their own treasures. Surrounding Luoxia Valley is to prevent the leader from running away in desperation."
"That's a pretty good reason."
"That's all baseless. Because of Brother Xiu Qi, they always lost badly in the triennial competition. All the treasures that the Dove Sect leader brought out were taken by Brother Xiu Qi. There's no such thing as a sect's most treasured item."
"Little Yezi, you are still too naive. Just like between individuals, there are also conflicts between sects, which can be even more terrifying and complicated."
"These sects knew perfectly well that what they were doing was extremely inhumane, but driven by profit, they still did it. So profit is the most important thing."
"I understand, Master. Brother Xiu Qi guessed that the reason Lian Jing would make his move a month later was to lure out Brother Xiu Qi."
"He was just a divine child. Killing him is nothing. Why is Lian Jing reacting so strongly? Could it be that the divine child was his illegitimate son?"
The Palace Master was absolutely right: "What are you two planning to do?"
"Let's play along. Since Lian Jing wants to attack Brother Xiu Qi, why don't we take this opportunity to repay him properly and let him know that this matter is best left unresolved. Otherwise, the first thing I will do when I become a Divine Master is to destroy the Illusionary Heaven Palace." A bunch of hypocrites, seeking fame and fortune. If they truly cared about the common people, they wouldn't be behaving like this.
"I will fight Huantian Palace to the death at all costs." Luoxia Valley was a Yellow-level power, and the loss of so many disciples, including some inner disciples, was a devastating blow to the sect. He felt he had let down the sect leader.
"You should set off tomorrow! If you're going to put on an act, go all the way. Sunset Valley is just bait; Lian Jing has no interest in putting too much effort into it."
"Master, nothing can happen to Luoxia Valley. Someone as cunning and treacherous as Lian Jing must have already made several preparations. It would be best if we could kill Brother Xiu Qiyu. If we fail, he will definitely target Luoxia Valley and make Brother Xiu Qiyu regret it for the rest of his life." The conspiracy theory from my previous life should also hold true in this other world.
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