Four hours earlier, Heaven Dou City, Crown Prince's Palace.
Once again posing as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue looked over the stack of papers in her hands. They were reports her subordinates had just submitted regarding the conflict between the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
In this incident, the Heaven Dou Imperial Army's operation had not passed through "Xue Qinghe," but had instead been directly handled by Xue Ye. The reason was simple: "Xue Qinghe" had only just finished being punished, so it was naturally impossible to let "him" immediately take over everything. Many matters had to be gradually transitioned to "him." Furthermore, this operation was a massive gamble. The fewer people who knew about it, the better—even his sole heir could not be told. If the gamble failed, he, Xue Ye, would go down in infamy for all eternity.
Qian Renxue frowned slightly as she read the report. Broadly speaking, there was nothing wrong with its contents. From the perspective of an uninformed person who had not witnessed it firsthand, there would be no way to spot anything amiss. However, Qian Renxue was not entirely uninformed. She had personally heard Mo Lin explain the plan, including its intended goals and effects, so she could identify quite a few developments in the report that had not been part of Mo Lin's plan.
Based on her understanding of Mo Lin, Qian Renxue knew that he was someone who strictly carried out his own plans. He always laid the groundwork early and considered every possible circumstance, keeping all variables under his control. Even if changes ultimately outpaced the plan, he could still cut his losses in time and prevent the unexpected from escalating further.
For example, in Mo Lin's original plan, the battle on the ground should have