Everyone Under Heaven Is His Chess Piece!
You've seen bold people... but have you ever seen anyone as bold as Tantai Jing?
What gave you the courage to come to our Cui Clan at this time?
You, Tantai Jing, have never died, have you?
When the news reached the Cui Clan, the Clan Head Cui wished he could kill Tantai Jing on the spot.
But the Clan Head Cui restrained himself... because Clan Head Cui also wanted to know, Tantai Jing lost all his courage to come at this time?
"Tantai Jing to the Clan Head Cui!" Looking at the Clan Head Cui, whose face had turned green with anger, Tantai Jing smiled without showing any fear.
"You treacherous dog, Tantai! What grudge has my Cui Clan held against you? Your Demonic Sect's affairs have implicated my Cui Clan? Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you? Guards! Seize him..."
"Clan Head Cui, you are also a supreme expert, why are you so angry... Tantai has come today to resolve the troubles of the Cui Clan."
Upon hearing what Tantai Jing said, the Clan Head Cui was so angry he almost wet himself...
What the hell are you barking about? Solving problems, my foot! If it weren't for your Tantai Jing, would we even be in any trouble?
"Take them down!" At the command of the Clan Head Cui, powerful members of the Cui Clan immediately took action.
But Tantai Jing remained completely calm, saying, "Clan Head Cui, please don't be anxious. I know you want to kill Clan Head Cui right now and then spread rumors, right... But Clan Head Cui look... Last night Tantai, I personally went to Liu Xing's maternal family, and tsk tsk tsk... This Liu Lineage is no good either. I just casually killed a few of their bastards, and they were so scared that they knelt down and begged for mercy, producing all sorts of evidence that Liu Xing was given to you Clan Head Cui... Such Lineage has absolutely no bottom line..."
"Don't worry Clan Head Cui... I already dealt with the Cui Clan kind of unscrupulous Lineage last night... so you won't have to make another trip."
Mad dog! At this moment, the Clan Head Cui felt that Tantai Jing in front of him was nothing short of a mad dog!
He spoke of killing an entire family over a mere disagreement with such nonchalance... Are all the Demonic Sects on the Blazing Sun Continent like this?
"Today, Tantai's visit is not a provocation. Tantai genuinely wants to help... no... genuinely wants to cooperate with the Cui Clan. After all, there are no eternal enemies in this world, only interests. What do you say, Clan Head Cui?"
The Clan Head Cui frowned. Although he was furious, he had to admit that Tantai Jing was probably the most outstanding prodigy he had ever seen besides Chu Xinghe.
Among the entire younger generation of the Cui Clan, none can compare to Tantai Jing...
"Please look, Clan Head Cui, this is the evidence. Now, Clan Head Cui has two choices. The first choice is simple... eliminate me, Tantai Jing, and this evidence will never be known to outsiders again... However, I think Clan Head Cui might choose the second one."
The Clan Head Cui looked at Tantai Jing without saying a word.
"It seems that the Clan Head Cui has already made his choice... Then Tantai so bold as to suggest the second option?"
"Although the recent rumors have brought a lot of attacks on the Cui Clan, let's be frank, Clan Head Cui. These rumors can't possibly shake the foundation of the Cui Clan, can they? They're just a few more little stories spread by outsiders..."
The Clan Head Cui silent. Although he had been furious these past few days, he knew that these petty rumors were harmless and that Clan Head Cui Clan didn't even need to refute them. The more they tried to refute them, the more excited those people would become.
So it's best to just ignore this bunch of clowns.
But what the Clan Head Cui didn't expect was that Tantai Jing, the very cause of all this trouble, would dare to come knocking at this time!
"Everyone outside says that I, Tantai Jing, am trying to use this rumor to get the Cui Clan to help me kill Qiu Tian... Heh... These people are really naive. If a mere rumor could get the entire Cui Clan to help, they would be treating all the powerful people in the world like idiots."
"So this mere rumor was just a little joke played by Tantai and the Cui Clan. Now, let's get down to business!"
The Clan Head Cui looked at Tantai Jing before him, then at the young genius of the Cui Clan beside him... At this moment, Tantai Jing was calm and composed, as if the world was at his fingertips...
On the other hand, the young people of the Cui Clan glared at each other Wrathful-Eyed... In contrast, the Clan Head Cui could only sigh.
"Clan Head Cui, let's put aside the rumors. Now I'd like to discuss the second option, which is quite simple... Tantai requests that Clan Head Cui take action against Qiu Tian!"
"Tantai Jing... where did you get the audacity to think that our Cui Clan would take action? Have you lost your mind?" A young member of the Cui Clan who couldn't hold back jumped out and spoke up.
Tantai Jing glanced at the young man with an indifferent expression, then said calmly, "Clan Head Cui... you can't spoil your children too much. They need to be beaten severely when necessary. If you don't, they might get beaten to death if you leave them out in the world..."
"Tantai Jing... you dog..." the young man spoke again, but at the same time, a blood-red light flashed in Tantai Jing's eyes, and the next moment the young man seemed to have seen the most terrifying thing in the world, and he collapsed to the ground.
The surroundings fell silent... because the one who spoke was a rising star of the Cui Clan, yet even such a prodigy couldn't withstand a single glance from Tantai Jing.
"Tantai Jing, how dare you! You attacked our Cui Clan with despicable means, and now you want our Cui Clan to take action? Tell me, on what grounds?"
"Clan Head Cui, please don't be anxious... Listen to me. Does Clan Head Cui know how many industries the Demonic Sect controls in the Spirit Beast Continent? And how much do these industries produce each year? I, Tantai Jing, don't need to calculate this figure; I'm sure your Clan Head Cui can give you a clear answer."
"Tantai previously dealt with nine Demonic Sects, but did Clan Head Cui notice that although those Demonic Sects I dealt with were of average strength, they all had intricate connections with Qiu Tian, and they all controlled some of the Demonic Sects ' businesses?"
"These industries are all shady dealings, but while the industries themselves are shady, the resources are incredibly valuable. I bet not only the Clan Head Cui, but the other three clans have long coveted them too... It's a pity, the Four Great Clans of the Spirit Beast Continent still have their pride. No matter how lucrative these industries are, only the Demonic Sect can afford them... So they just end up benefiting that old bastard Qiu Tian!"
"But now, Clan Head Cui, guess who will own those properties if Qiu Tian loses this battle?"
"Tantai Jing, you yourself said that the Four Great Clans would never interfere with those industries, so what you're saying is meaningless!"
"Clan Head Cui, the Four Great Clans cannot interfere, Tantai Jing can... Those properties all belong to me, Tantai Jing. What does it have to do with the Four Great Clans or the Cui Clan? They are still the property of the Demonic Sect..." After Tantai Jing finished speaking, he looked at Clan Head Cui, because he knew he had said enough. If Clan Head Cui still did not understand his meaning, then he would not have reached his current position.
As expected, the Clan Head Cui quickly spoke up, "Tantai Jing is despicable and shameless, and has no credibility whatsoever. How can I trust you?"
"If Clan Head Cui doesn't trust Tantai, doesn't he trust himself? This is the Spirit Beast Continent. Although Tantai can seize these assets from Qiu Tian in a short time, what virtue or ability does Tantai possess to protect them? Therefore, we need Clan Head Cui's help, and Clan Head Cui needs the title of Tantai Jing! It's a win-win situation, so why not?"
The Clan Head Cui did not immediately agree, but instead asked Tantai Jing to rest first. Afterwards, all the elders of the Cui Clan gathered together, and the content of their discussion was quite simple.
"Clan leader... it's feasible!" The eldest elder of the Cui Clan nodded after a moment's thought.
The other elders also nodded in agreement, indicating that it was feasible.
Just as Tantai said, the Four Great Clans have long coveted those industries of the Demonic Sect. The problem is that those industries are all shady. If the Four Great Clans were to do it themselves, they would have to do it in secret. But is Qiu Tian someone to be trifled with?
If they secretly plot against Qiu Tian, wouldn't they just kill indiscriminately? If they make it too obvious, what will become of the reputation of the Four Great Clans?
Therefore, the Four Great Clans could only watch helplessly as Qiu Tian did all this.
But now, if we add Tantai Jing, it will be completely different... This time, the Cui Clan doesn't need to pay anything. They only need to restrain Qiu Tian and prevent him from dealing with Tantai Jing. In this way, with Tantai Jing's methods, he will definitely cut off Qiu Tian's countless industrial chains quickly. Then, the Cui Clan will control these industrial chains under Tantai Jing's name.
Regardless of what others say afterward, the nominal controller of these industries is Tantai Jing. As long as Tantai Jing insists on this point... what does it have to do with the Cui Clan?
What the heck? You're saying it might be exposed because of the appearance of someone from the Cui Clan?
Every family has a few traitors... Whoever is discovered is a traitor, just get rid of them... Whether you believe it or not, it was Tantai Jing did it, we believe it anyway!
Of course, now it's a contest between the two Demonic Sects, and under normal circumstances, the Cui Clan wouldn't get involved, since they have no reason to participate in the Demonic Sect conflict!
But Tantai Jing is truly terrifying. You think he's spreading rumors about the Cui Clan?
In reality, he was giving the Cui Clan a reason for their downfall!
The Cui Clan had no reason to get involved in the struggle between the Demonic Sects, but Tantai Jing gave Cui Clan enough reason.
Liu Xing is nothing... In the eyes of the Clan Head Cui, what is a concubine, no matter how much he dotes on her, compared to the profits brought by the Demonic Sect's industrial chain?
At this moment, whether it was the Clan Head Cui or the many old fellows of the Cui Clan, they couldn't help but sigh... This Tantai Jing is too terrifying.
When the incident involving Liu Xing came out, everyone thought that Tantai Jing wanted to use this incident to force the Cui Clan to take action.
Although the Cui Clan was furious at the time, the elders of the Cui Clan family said that Tantai was nothing special, and that the Cui Clan dared to take action against him with mere rumors? It was simply ridiculous!
But now the old folks are all silent... Tantai Jing never imagined that rumors could force the Cui Clan to take action...
Rumors are unacceptable... but profits are!
Rumors were never Tantai Jing's means of attacking the Cui Clan, but rather Tantai Jing pre-arranged pretext for the Cui Clan to take action!
Now that Liu Xing is a reason, Cui Clan's move may be ridiculed by many.
Even more rumors might surface.
The question is, does the Cui Clan even care about these rumors?
Rumors can only hurt those who care about them... The Cui Clan cares about resources... about the Demonic Sect's industries... so what harm can these rumors do to the Cui Clan family!
Is this Tantai Jing?
The Clan Head Cui thought this guy was simply a monster... because he had included the Cui Clan in his plans from the very beginning, yet the Cui Clan could not refuse him, because the Cui Clan could not refuse benefits.
Everyone thought Tantai Jing was a mad dog, but Tantai Jing's methods were so advanced that he could see three steps ahead for every one step he took. Every move he made had an unexpected effect, as if everyone was a piece on Tantai Jing's chessboard.
But what truly terrified the Clan Head Cui wasn't Tantai Jing... but Chu Xinghe...
How could someone as terrifying as Tantai Jing be constantly utterly crushed by Chu Xinghe on the Blazing Sun Continent?
Just how terrifying is Chu Xinghe?
Are all the people in the world his pawns? Including Tantai Jing?