"Ha ha ha! Fellow Daoist, what a brilliant plan! You understood it at once! As long as we avoid the edge of the Eastern Sea Investiture Sect and let the Eastern Sea Investiture Sect battle the Ye Household, the Western Teachings, and the others, then once they've worn each other down, we can emerge and strike a decisive blow. Wouldn't that settle the world once and for all?" Zheng Xuan burst out laughing, looking very much like a hero who had met another hero too late.
I laughed inwardly. Zheng Xuan had revealed such core secrets to me the moment we met. Although he appeared to be trying to win me over and make a big deal together, he was actually even harder to control than Ye Qingyu. There had to be some other scheme hidden behind all this.
These old foxes. Their methods were more ruthless than the last, so even when chess pieces seemed to be laid openly on the board, I merely took a look. All along, I had been able to overcome obstacle after obstacle and cut down one opponent after another entirely by watching the movements of the whole chessboard!
Besides, Zheng Xuan was formidable, but could he have more leverage than Xia Ruize? And what kind of person was Xia Ruize? Could he really let Zheng Xuan trick him into ruin?
I had always felt that Xia Ruize was the one who tricked others. Very few people could trick him. Even if it seemed they had managed to do so, they would ultimately have to spit out the benefits they had gained.
"Even my escape can make Alliance Leader Zheng laugh himself awake. It seems my trip here was worthwhile after all. Alliance Leader Zheng is indeed worth cooperating with." I flattered him.
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