Best Negotiation Deputy
Uncle Yin had already worked out the calculations and benefits behind the performance in meticulous detail.
On one hand, Xu Yi could use this to cast himself as a tragic figure, then leverage Biyou Academy's anti-Church and anti-Ancestral Court forces to strike a heavy blow against his enemies.
As it turned out, the effect was excellent. Bai Menghui couldn't escape, and the Church ended up losing sixty years, with the pressure then passing on to the Pang Family.
On the other hand, Xu Yi had also backed Biyou Academy—and Two Forget Peak in particular—into a corner. At a time like this, Two Forget Peak would never let him leave, no matter what. If they did, wouldn't that confirm all his accusations? What would become of Two Forget Peak's reputation, built over ten thousand years?
As long as Two Forget Peak's leaders hadn't gone mad, they would never let Xu Yi leave.
By this point, Uncle Yin could have guessed with his toes that Xu Yi would seize the opportunity to demand a hefty reward.
This pattern could be clearly seen in the records. It was also something Xu Yi had consistently and resolutely carried out.
Everything had gone exactly as Uncle Yin predicted. Xu Yi had no intention of leaving, of course.
Why would he leave? He had clawed his way into Two Forget Peak with great difficulty, and its abundant resources were only just opening their arms to him. Leave? He must have been dreaming.
Besides, he had never punished himself for someone else's mistake.
Of course, since he'd already said he was leaving, he couldn't take it back so easily. The performance had to go on.
Qian Feng and Song Zheng Yi had only just come to a stop in front of him when Xu