Given their wits, Meng Du and Jiu Jie naturally knew their suggestion was useless and would only plunge the North Profound Realm into even greater chaos. But they had no choice. They had to show they were capable, or they would be stripped of command—and then the North Profound Realm would have even less hope.
Fortunately, they had covered their tracks perfectly, and the Po Family Brothers wouldn't blame them.
"Big brother, what if the Po Family Brothers realize our suggestion is useless and has only made the North Profound Realm more chaotic? What should we do then?" Meng Xiong asked, unable to keep his worry from showing.
"It's the same answer as before: they failed to carry it out. That doesn't mean our plan was flawed." Jiu Jie shook his head. "With their wits, I doubt they'll figure out that our suggestion was useless in the first place. So they won't blame us."
"I hope so." Meng Xiong muttered, then murmured to himself, "By then, the North Profound Realm will be in utter turmoil, and the Po Family Brothers will be too busy looking after themselves to pay us any mind."
"Big brother, if the realm keeps descending into chaos, many of our cultivators on the front lines will surely return. Our strength will take a serious hit. What should we do then?" Jiu Nan asked, frowning.
"Chi Xue has probably figured that out too. He definitely doesn't want North Profound to win so easily, so he'll send his people to stir up trouble there. He might even use against North Profound the same methods Ling Tian used against our realm." Jiu Jie sounded faintly expectant. "North Profound's cultivators know their realm far better than Ling Tian knows ours. It'll be easier for them to make their move, and