Inside the secret chamber of the Human-Demon Battlefield Grand Governor's Mansion, Grand Governor Ji Yuan, strategist Gu Yue, and Western Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Patrol Division Xi Qiangu sat together, watching a spirit mirror like a water screen, roughly a meter across.
Within the spirit mirror was, astonishingly, the scene of the unrest currently unfolding in the Blood River Forbidden Zone.
And the one controlling this spirit mirror was none other than Hong Ru, a true disciple of the Heaven Temple Holy Land.
At this moment, Hong Ru pointed at Ye Zhen in the spirit mirror, whose body had dissipated like watery mist after being struck by a streak of light, and laughed. "This arrangement may not be a grand and overwhelming open scheme, but it follows the tide of the times!"
"Obviously, more than a dozen incidents of actively contacting the outside world had erupted in rapid succession, and they could not be stamped out no matter how many were killed. This Ye Zhen had long since grown suspicious.
"He had even reached some sort of private agreement with Long Ruo, the Hall Master of Fire Spirit Hall." Hong Ru pointed as he spoke at Long Ruo, who had swiftly seized the priest leading the agitation to attack Ye Zhen.
"Even if Ye Zhen has seen through this, he still has to kill, still has to enforce military law. So long as he continues enforcing military law, unrest is inevitable.
"That is the tide of the times!"
"Once the unrest begins, my arrangements will, step by step, send the entire Blood River Forbidden Zone into—an abyss!"
As he explained, Hong Ru wore an expression of utter confidence, as though every pearl of wisdom lay in his grasp.
"Master, how did you employ all these methods? Could it be