Bai Xiaowen quickly understood Candice's meaning from her subtle hints.
He also understood why Candice had discussed this matter only among the three of them.
Because neither Bai Xiaowen nor Queen Bee wanted to see Heavenly Prefecture Territory grow stronger.
As for Candice, she presumably harbored some hostility toward Meng Chuan for some unknown reason as well.
"Lord Candice, if you have something to say, just say it," Bai Xiaowen said.
Candice said with a smile, "I heard Heavenly Prefecture Territory invested a great deal of effort into conquering the Dark Age Plane. The demon army Meng Chuan commanded today should have come from the Dark Age Plane... If an expert skilled at conquering Spirit Realm planes entered the Dark Age Plane and severed Heavenly Prefecture Territory's foothold there... wouldn't that stop Meng Chuan's forces from continuing to expand?"
As she spoke, Candice's alluring eyes lightly swept over Bai Xiaowen.
Queen Bee pondered before saying, "Doing that would mean offending Meng Chuan to the death. That expert... would be very likely to bring a full-scale war upon his territory."
Bai Xiaowen understood perfectly. The "expert skilled at conquering Spirit Realm planes" Candice spoke of was clearly himself, while Queen Bee was reminding him of the consequences.
Although Candice did intend to make use of him, being useful to others was not always a bad thing. At the very least, it proved he had value. So long as he was not foolish enough to help count the money after being sold off, he could accept it.
Bai Xiaowen slowly said through voice transmission, "I can enter the Dark Age Plane. But I need your help."
Bai Xiaowen did not refuse. His conflict with Meng Chuan was currently the sharpest, and curbing Meng Chuan's expanding power was the most urgent matter for