After hearing Xie Lingyun's words, Ji Quan stroked the table with his fingers and pondered briefly before saying, "If you ask about the chances of success, the key lies in what the Human King is thinking. To the Human King, the Eight Great Families have grown too powerful to control; he hates them enough to wish he could get rid of them swiftly. Zhang Chen's appearance is an opportunity to tear open the Eight Great Families from within. Some among the Eight Great Families want to push Zhang Chen out to take the blame, while members of the Zhang Family want to protect him. This is an opportunity for the Human King. We can use this as an excuse to advise the Human King, and we will surely be able to win Zhang Chen a sliver of room to maneuver."
"I'm only afraid that, in order to win over the Pacifying Border King, the Human King will hand Zhang Chen over directly." Xie Lingyun voiced the concern that troubled her most.
Ji Quan smiled at that. "The Pacifying Border King is no longer the greatest threat. The greatest threats are the Demon Race, the Yellow Heaven Dao, and the Eight Great Families. Using Zhang Chen to throw the Eight Great Families into chaos and draw out the forces behind him to fight them is precisely what the Human King wishes to see. If the Eight Great Families demand that Zhang Chen be handed over and we choose to protect him at all costs, we will stand in direct opposition to them. The Human King will be delighted to see us fight the Eight Great Families to the death. Only then will he find an opportunity to strike from the shadows."
Having said this, Ji Quan began calculating carefully. "Now that