Scheming (3)

"This is what I said before, he is incomparable to you all!!" Vermilion Bird Emperor said, "Ye Lang, you have done a great service again this time. If you want anything, just say so."

At this moment, Vermilion Bird Emperor felt utterly disappointed. Perhaps it should be said that he had been disappointed for a long time, but only now did he truly understand it.

"What do you need? Oh, right, I'm missing some things. In a few days, let me go to the Imperial Treasury and see if you have them," Ye Lang said bluntly.

The Vermilion Bird Empire's Imperial Treasury must contain some valuable items. Everyone understands that it has accumulated over many years. However, accessing this Imperial Treasury is not something that ordinary people can do, nor is it something that ordinary people would even consider.

Ye Lang's straightforward insistence on going in only shows how impolite he is!

"... You little brat, you really don't hold back. Fine, I'll let you choose. As long as it's not too outrageous, you can have whatever you want!" The Vermilion Bird Emperor shook his head, feeling quite helpless. After all, Ye Lang had rendered meritorious service, and he himself had said so.

At the same time, Ye Lang hadn't asked him for anything in return for the help he had given him before, so he naturally wanted to give it to him now as well.

"Hmph! You think this is the end? Let me tell you, this isn't over yet!!" Ximen Qing's father said at this moment, his teeth grinding as he looked at Ye Lang and the other man's leisurely appearance.

Judging from his expression, it seems like there's more to this than meets the eye. Could it be...?

"I'm telling you, we've already calculated that we'd fail, so we've made a backup plan. We're going to perish together with you!! The people outside will proceed according to our plan, hahaha..." Ximen Qing's father laughed wildly, and that crazy laughter made everyone feel that this matter was not simple.

"What else have you done?" Princess Longji frowned. The current situation made her realize that this matter was not over and that there was a big problem ahead.

"Haha, let me tell you, we activated the Alchemy Array here half an hour ago. It will blow up the entire Imperial Palace. This is something we've been preparing for you for decades!!!"

"..."

Everyone fell silent!

The preparations of the Three Great Clans over the decades were something Princess Longji and the others had not anticipated. At this moment, their faces turned pale, and they prepared to flee this dangerous place.

At this point, no one would doubt these words, because if they weren't true, what would be the point of saying them? The Ximen Family wouldn't do something so pointless.

"It's no use, it's too late now! I deliberately waited until now to tell you, so you wouldn't have time to retreat. We would have retreated immediately earlier, we had plenty of time!!"

This is the last trump card of the Three Great Clans. It's all or nothing, because they know that if they fail, they will implicate their Lineage, so they might as well perish together.

Even if they perish together, the people outside can proceed according to plan, and their Lineage will still achieve victory!

"Walk!!"

Although there was no time, everyone began to evacuate. However, at this moment, someone noticed that Ye Lang was standing there in a daze.

It's quite normal for Ye Lang to be lost in thought at this moment, because he's often like that and sometimes just spaces out.

However, sometimes he does some unexpected things!

"Ye Lang..."

"What!" Ye Lang replied blankly, as if he had just woken up from a dream and had not realized what was going on.

"What are you daydreaming about?! Run!" Princess Longji and the others came to Ye Lang 'Ye Lang side, grabbed him, and prepared to run away.

"Ah... I remember now!! You don't need to run!!" Ye Lang suddenly shouted, stopping Princess Longji's movements and attracting everyone's attention.

"Yes, and this kid too. As long as you're near him, you'll be safe! He's an alchemical genius and knows the legendary strongest defensive Alchemy Array."

Everyone's eyes lit up as they moved closer to Ye Lang, because they all thought of Ye Lang's Water Moon Mirror, that Alchemy Array being an absolute defensive array.

Under such circumstances, there's a high chance of not escaping by running, but if you're under Ye Lang's Water Moon Mirror, you're guaranteed to survive.

"Ye Lang, quickly use your defensive formation!" the Seventh Princess shouted immediately.

"What do you need? I don't need anything!" Ye Lang shook his head and answered blankly.

"Of course they need to! They don't joke, and they have no reason to joke. Look at them, all motionless, like they're waiting to die." Princess Longji pointed at the people from the three major Lineage; their resolute attitude towards death was definitely not a joke.

"When will your stuff explode?" Ye Lang suddenly asked with a smile.

"Immediately!" The three Lineage were stunned.

"When is 'soon'?" Ye Lang asked with a smile.

"It should have been... just now? Wait, what's going on? Did the Alchemy Array malfunction?" Ximen Qing's father had a timetable, and he suddenly realized that the explosion should have started just a few seconds ago.

"Let's wait a bit longer, maybe the reaction will be slow!" Ye Lang smiled.

"Yes..."

This bizarre scene calmed everyone down. After all, these people were not ordinary; they all felt that things might have changed and that the explosion was no longer going to happen.

Time passed slowly, but in the end, there was still no explosion...

"Why is this happening? Could there be a mistake in our preparations? No, we were extremely careful; there's no way we could have made a mistake!"

"Alright, cousin, you can arrest these people and chop them up now! I'm going up to perform!" Ye Lang said with a smile.

"What?! You little rascal, what exactly happened?" Princess Longji asked in confusion. This was the question everyone wanted to ask. They couldn't understand why this sudden crisis had suddenly appeared and then disappeared.

"I was roasting chicken wings in the Imperial Garden a few days ago, right? At that time, I suddenly discovered something, which is this Alchemy Array that was going to destroy the Imperial Palace. I had nothing better to do, so I dismantled it for you, which is why there was so much smoke! You don't need to thank me..." Ye Lang replied.

"..."

Everyone fell silent; they never expected things to take such a dramatic turn.

"Then why didn't you say so sooner?!"

"What I wanted to say was interrupted, and then I forgot... I just remembered it!!"

"..."

"You little brat, I really want to strangle you!!"