Two-Pronged Approach
Soon, there was a knock on the door, She Long entered the room carrying a document. After placing the document in front of Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue, he left the room.
Jun Xuehan reached for the documents and, while flipping through them, placed the chess pieces on the board. The sound of chess pieces hitting the board filled the room.
After a while, Jun Xuehan looked at the chessboard, holding a chess piece in her hand, her eyes full of contemplation.
"Xuehan, judging from the current situation, with me in the palace, along with the two Titled Douluo She Long Ci Xue, and with your Wind Snow Pavilion outside the palace, the situation is almost as stable as Mount Tai. The only possible change lies with Ning Fengzhi, who frequently enters and leaves the palace, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," Qian Renxue said thoughtfully.
Jun Xuehan twirled the chess piece in her hand, saying thoughtfully, "Hmm, that's not wrong, but Xue'er, you've overlooked one thing: Xue Ye. If Xue Ye doesn't die, Xue Qinghe will ultimately only be the Crown Prince. So if Xue Ye is taken away by someone, then we've lost this game."
"But Xue Ye cannot die yet; the time is not right. Our strength in Heaven Dou City is not particularly strong. If we are willing, it is not impossible for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with Sword Dao Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong in charge, to rescue Xue Ye from the palace in conjunction with the various academies in Heaven Dou City."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue frowned slightly. Although the possibility was very small, it wasn't impossible. Moreover, with Ning Fengzhi's assistance, Chen Xin and Gu Rong were practically equivalent to four Titled Douluo. Coupled with their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, their ability to assist various academies in rescuing people, while not easy, wasn't particularly difficult either.
"Xuehan, what do you mean?" Qian Renxue asked softly.
"Make two preparations. While guarding against this incident, gradually replace all the people in the palace with our own. Furthermore, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family have a mutually supportive relationship. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family needs the deterrent power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needs the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to improve its convenience. However, we can try to make Xue Ye wary of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, thereby abandoning the mutually supportive relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and instead supporting our Wind Snow Pavilion." Jun Xuehan said, placing a chess piece on the chessboard.
"Yes, that's true, but Xue Ye isn't stupid, Ning Fengzhi isn't blind either. I can work things out in the Imperial Court in secret. But the friendship between the Wind Snow Pavilion and Xue Qinghe is common knowledge in the palace. It will be difficult for the Wind Snow Pavilion to replace the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the royal family." Qian Renxue frowned and pondered.
On the surface, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is stronger than the Wind Snow Pavilion, and it is said to be incredibly wealthy, with resources far exceeding those of the Wind Snow Pavilion. Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family have supported each other for many years. From any perspective, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has no reason to abandon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and switch allegiance to the Wind Snow Pavilion.
"Xue'er, you know what, I actually have a solution, it's just a bit complicated to implement." Jun Xuehan snapped her fingers and said with a faint smile.
"What way? What way?" Qian Renxue blinked her beautiful eyes a few times and asked softly.
Jun Xuehan leaned close to Qian Renxue's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.
After listening to Jun Xuehan's story, Qian Renxue couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You really are incredibly clever. However, it feels like we are being taken advantage of by the Wind Snow Pavilion to give up so many benefits to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
Jun Xuehan smiled and said, "Xue Ye might make a profit, but we definitely won't lose. Right now, it's just a matter of moving things from one pocket to the other. As long as the plan succeeds, the entire empire will be ours, and we might even be able to take over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect along the way. If you think about it that way, do you think we're still losing out?"
Qian Renxue smiled and shook her head, saying, "No loss, absolutely no loss, in fact, it's a huge profit. So when will we start implementing this plan?"
Jun Xuehan thought for a moment and said, "I have to go back to the Wind Snow Pavilion tomorrow to learn about the Wind Snow Pavilion situation and see which benefits we can cede. When we go to the royal family and meet Xue Ye in person, we will begin to implement this plan."
This matter is rather awkward. After all, the Wind Snow Pavilion has been established for five years, and as its Wind Snow Pavilion, he has only managed it for a total of less than five days. He is definitely a hands-off manager.
"You have the nerve to say that? Look at the sect leaders and clan chiefs of other major forces. How many of them on the continent don't know about them? And look at you, the Pavilion Master. Other forces only know that there is a Pavilion Master in the Wind Snow Pavilion, but apart from a handful of people from major forces, nobody knows who the Pavilion Master is." Qian Renxue couldn't help but complain.
"There's nothing I can do. I'm just too busy. When I first established the Wind Snow Pavilion, I went out to train for more than two years. When I came back, I participated in the All-Continent Elite Tournament. Then I spent more than a year recuperating from my City of Slaughter for almost two years." Jun Xuehan waved his hand and said somewhat nonchalantly.
"Yes, yes, Young Master Jun is very busy." Qian Renxue gave a smug look and said, "I'm a little hungry now, let's go eat."
Jun Xuehan gently stroked Qian Renxue's delicate nose and said softly, "Alright, you little rascal, let's go to Heaven Dou City to eat. What do you want to eat?"
Qian Renxue stretched her waist and said, "Let's go to Heaven Dou City and see what we want to eat."
The two got out of bed, walked straight out of the room, and randomly found a restaurant on the bustling street. After ordering some dishes, they waited quietly.
Soon, all the dishes were served, and the two began to eat.
After Jun Xuehan finished eating, she looked at Qian Renxue, who was still eating, blinked, and asked softly, "Xue'er, it seems you have a good appetite; your food intake has increased."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue looked up, thought for a moment, and said casually, "Maybe so. I have been eating a little more than usual these past few days."
Qian Renxue doesn't usually eat much, but now Qian Renxue's eating almost twice as much as usual. However, neither of them seems to care much about it.
After finishing their meal, the two looked at the sky and, realizing it was getting late, decided not to wander around Heaven Dou City but instead returned directly to their residence to rest.