"Do you think what you know amounts to all the cards I have up my sleeve?" The Fourth Prince's expression was ugly.
What delusions? This was contempt! Blatant contempt!
The Fourth Prince felt personally insulted.
"Of course not. But whatever cards you have, your chances against the Second Prince with his cheat abilities are extremely slim," Nie Yun said with certainty.
"Oh? So you know something?" A gleam flashed through the Fourth Prince's eyes.
Judging by his words, did the Ghost Captain know about some powerful hidden trump card of the Second Prince's?
Nie Yun gave the Fourth Prince a knowing smile. "Yes, I do. But... why should I tell you?"
The corner of the Fourth Prince's eye twitched, but he quickly regained his composure.
Although the Ghost Captain had exposed his identity in a single sentence and initially caught him off guard, as an imperial prince seasoned in political struggles, he soon sorted out his thoughts.
"Ghost Captain, I admit that whether it's the All Things Unity Society or the Machine Race, the power behind you exceeds my original expectations.
"But since you've come here today, surely it wasn't just to mock me a few times?
"We share an enemy, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Wouldn't you agree?"
Nie Yun, however, wagged his index finger.
"No, no, no. It's true that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but even among enemies, there are different hostility levels.
"First comes unfriendly, then hostile, and finally mortal enemies..."
"Uh..." The Fourth Prince opened his mouth.
You're not wrong, but why does that sound so strange?
"Relatively speaking, the Second Prince and I merely have a conflict of interests. Besides war, both sides can also choose to compromise, so at most, we're hostile toward each other.
"And