The Deepest Darkness
It is precisely because Bai Chenxiang is a promising talent that Ye Qingcang is unwilling to treat Bai Chenxiang as a mere ornament or decoration.
And Bai Chenxiang certainly did not disappoint Ye Qingcang.
After a moment's thought, I walked in.
Ye Qingcang could guess Bai Chenxiang's thoughts. He thought that it was just some secrets, everyone has secrets, it's not a big deal. Even if this secret was big, even if this secret was dark, at most it was just that Ye Qingcang colluded with Evil Spirit Master, orchestrated the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, and joined hands with Qian Renxue of the Spirit Hall to usurp the throne. But was that possible? However, the darkness he wanted Bai Chenxiang to see was far more than just the tip of the iceberg.
"You've arrived?" Ye Qingcang looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who had been waiting in the study for a long time, took off his coat and put it on the clothes rack next to him. The wooden floor quickly expanded, and soon five chairs materialized opposite the desk. "Sit... you two too, sit down."
Violet took the chair in the very center without hesitation.
Zhu Zhuqing then sat down next to Violet.
Bai Chenxiang hesitated for a moment.
Look left, look right.
Ultimately, it was herd mentality that prevailed.
He sat down on the other side of Violet.
Zhu Zhuqing and Violet were positioned on either side of Violet, sandwiching her in the middle.
"The original plan..." Ye Qingcang took out a notebook from his Storage Soul Tool, scribbled on it, and said without looking up, "Violet, briefly explain it to the two of them."
"Alright." Before Bai Chenxiang and Zhu Zhuqing's curiosity could reach its peak, Violet calmly revealed the original plan that sent chills down their spines. "In the master's original plan, Zhu Zhuqing was to turn Zhu Zhuyun against him, so that they could work together from the inside to force Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi to duel and die. After that, the Evil Spirit Master of the Holy Spirit Church would use the banner of the Clear Sky Sect to forcibly take over the Star Luo Empire. During the takeover, they would inadvertently expose that they were Evil Spirit Master, and also inadvertently expose that the Clear Sky Sect was cooperating with the Holy Spirit Church. After that, the Spirit Hall would send out the Clear Sky Sect Angel Legion wipe out this group of evil Evil Spirit Master Evil Spirit Master and their ally, the Clear Sky Sect. Naturally, various forces would respond, and the final outcome would be to restore peace and order to the world."
Zhu Zhuqing looked completely bewildered.
Bai Chenxiang was completely bewildered.
Three or four seconds passed after Violet finished speaking before Bai Chenxiang shakily raised her hand, her voice trembling, "This extremely unintentional exposure... was it really an extremely unintentional exposure?"
"If the master is willing, then it will be an extremely unintentional exposure." Violet's words were full of Zhao Gao's style, pointing at a deer and calling it a horse, "As long as it is proven that these Evil Spirit Master are real Evil Spirit Master, and then an equal number of corpses are produced as an explanation, do you think the world will believe the Spirit Hall, which killed more than 30,000 Evil Spirit Master and can produce corpses, or will they believe the Clear Sky Sect, which these more than 30,000 Evil Spirit Master claimed to be allies?"
Bai Chenxiang felt a chill.
Whom should we believe?
Put yourself in her shoes, and you'd believe the Spirit Hall too!
Because the Spirit Hall can actually offer...
Etc!
"Over 30,000 Evil Spirit Master?" Bai Chenxiang's voice changed with shock. Then, an incredulous thought flooded her mind, and her gaze towards Ye Qingcang gradually filled with doubt. "If you can order them to their deaths, why do something so self-destructive... Keep them alive! 30,000 Evil Spirit Master! You could assemble an entire Soul Master legion! Even the two great empires couldn't. Keep this force here to prevent the Spirit Hall from developing any ill intentions towards you, to Intimidation the Spirit Hall, isn't that better?"
"You need to have a broader perspective." Ye Qingcang put down his notebook, tapped the table, and two Shadowcreeper Soldier immediately emerged from the shadows, carrying two human-sized fleshy balls. They placed the two balls on the remaining two chairs, bowed to Ye Qingcang and Violet respectively, and then disappeared into the shadows. "Thirty thousand lives, at most some lives of ordinary people and high-ranking officials... You must remember, Goddess of Life is the cheapest thing in the world. It is so cheap that it can only be measured in quantity. Therefore, I don't mind paying some necessary price to maintain a friendship, because my friendship is worth that price."
Ye Qingcang had two more things he didn't say.
That is, he doesn't need to rely on more than 30,000 Evil Spirit Master to Intimidation the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall will not be Intimidation by just over 30,000 Evil Spirit Master.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic... all that is in the past." Ye Qingcang steered the conversation back on track, took out a stack of photos, placed them on the table, and gestured for Zhu Zhuqing to take a look. "Are these your aunt and uncle?"
Ye Qingcang's image in Zhu Zhuqing's mind has gradually developed into that of an all-rounder, so no matter what methods Ye Qingcang uses, Zhu Zhuqing will not be surprised.
I took the stack of photos and looked at them.
He changed his form of address and confirmed, "They are indeed the Emperor and Empress of the Star Luo Empire... Master, are you trying to have someone disguise themselves as them, a case of substitution?"
"No." Violet knew what Ye Qingcang was planning as soon as she saw the two life-sized fleshy balls, but she wasn't sure about some details. "I roughly guess what Master is thinking... Master wants to use the Faceless Men to replace the Emperor and Empress of the Star Luo Empire, but the Faceless Men can only complete the replacement by absorbing corpses. Since the Star Luo Empire was supposed to be swallowed up by the Spirit Hall in the previous plan, there was no need to waste two precious slots on the Emperor and Empress of the Star Luo Empire. But now that we've chosen to infiltrate, it's necessary to use up two slots."
The consciousness of all Faceless Men resides in the Mother Nest.
Only after replacement can consciousness be reactivated.
Therefore, the plan Ye Qingcang mentioned earlier, which resulted in the loss of over 30,000 Evil Spirit Master, was not a loss at all. It was simply a matter of bringing over 30,000 wandering children back to the Mother Nest and reshaping their bodies or temporarily residing in the Mother Nest according to the wishes of each Faceless Men. If he were to be stingy, he could even take back the corpses of the over 30,000 Evil Spirit Master executed from the Spirit Hall, turn them into pure flesh and blood, and recreate them, so that each Faceless Men could have their face reshaped. If he wanted, he could create over 30,000 Soul Master in a matter of minutes, with almost no loss.
At most, some innocent people will die.
However, those were all necessary sacrifices and costs to achieve the unification of the world.
Excuses are something you can always find if you want them.
And now...
"Let Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai both perish, and take this opportunity to switch your aunt and uncle." Ye Qingcang's smile was so gentle, but in Bai Chenxiang's eyes, it was so dangerous and terrifying. "Although it can't be done in one step and it's easy to attract the attention of the gods, as long as the Star Luo Empire is still in my hands, unifying the world is just a matter of whether I want to or not... I always have to give some people a little bit of non-fatal but thorny crisis, so that they think they are just a little bit away from defeating me, and then they will take the initiative to win over their allies and fall into the trap."