Through the hands of Second Grand Authority Priest Yangshe Zheng, they had exploited Ye Zhen's own needs to arrange an assassination attempt against him so flawless it seemed seamless as heaven's own weaving. This not only showed Ye Zhen the shrewd calculations of Dongyang Si Chen, the legendary Sacred Priest, but also made him see Dongyang Si Chen's forcefulness!
With nothing more than suspicion and no solid evidence whatsoever, Dongyang Si Chen had dared to seize and kill a famed Great Zhou general like Ye Zhen, a man bearing the titles of Duke of the State and Hall Master of Fire Spirit Hall.
His overbearing strength and tyranny were plain to see.
It also sounded an alarm in Ye Zhen's heart.
At the level of Sacred Priests—especially at the level of a legendary Sacred Priest like Dongyang Si Chen—many worldly rules no longer held much sway. They often shattered old conventions with earth-shaking acts.
Thus, Ye Zhen had to change his way of thinking as well.
After considering it again and again, Ye Zhen drew several key conclusions from his current situation.
First, Ye Zhen had to leave the Sacred Priest army and return to the North Sea.
There were two reasons. One, Changling Commandery urgently needed aid. Two, he and Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen had now effectively torn off all pretense. If Ye Zhen remained within the Sacred Priest army, he would have to guard against schemes and danger at every turn. It would be no different from having a blade hanging above his head.
But leaving required a proper way to leave. That was the second issue Ye Zhen was considering.
How should he leave?
Under what pretext should he leave?
One thing was certain: under the present circumstances, it was impossible for Ye Zhen to obtain