"Yes, Lord Night Emperor!" Cold Sword acknowledged, then said, "Within three days, I'll uncover all the spies placed by the Left Prime Minister's Residence and the Imperial General. Do you want me to kill them outright?"
Lin Bai shook his head. "No. Give me a list. I need to see how many of them can still be put to use. Also, give me a list and portraits of all the senior figures currently in the Black Alliance and Crimson Alliance!"
Cold Sword nodded. "Yes! I'll bring you the list in three days!"
Lin Bai nodded slightly, and Cold Sword turned and left.
After Cold Sword departed, Hong Su walked out of the room and asked, "Since you don't trust Chen Feiying and Han Zong, why did you hand the Crimson Gate and Black Gate over to them?"
"You were eavesdropping on us?" Lin Bai asked with a faint laugh.
"You were speaking too loudly. I couldn't help hearing you. Besides, I'm Lady Ye now too. Shouldn't I be listening?" Hong Su walked up to Lin Bai and said with a radiant smile.
Lin Bai chuckled. "At the beginning, I made the two of them leaders of the Crimson Alliance and Black Alliance because they were both clever men. Chen Feiying was bold yet meticulous, while Han Zong was full of schemes. I put them in those positions to make them understand the situation and stop provoking us. Ideally, they would also secure some special authority for us within Badlands Prefecture. That's all!"
"I never intended to become the leader of the Crimson Alliance and Black Alliance, nor did I ever plan to merge the two alliances!"
Hong Su asked, "What about now? Why do you want to merge the Crimson Alliance and Black Alliance into the Sword Alliance?"
Lin Bai